What do I do to get inspired to write?
I remind myself that time is a gift and because I have many stories I would like to tell, so I should not take advantage of this gift.
How do you deal with writer’s block?
I have two WIPS that I am equally as passionate about. If I am stuck in one or experience writers block, I find that switching projects usually propels me past that.
What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?
I was removed from my mother and my culture at birth. It was presented to me as a type of rescue and I only found out the truth later in life.
What are you currently working on?
WIPS
Star Enders The 11th Tribe
Book 2 in the series and
Louie's Well - a stand alone novel
What kind of research did you do for this novel?
For Star Enders The Last 18 there was alot of study into Native American history, Prophecy and the Navajo Language. The eighteen all have different cultural backgrounds. In book two of the series I am studying the traditions and stories of the Iroquois stone coat giants, the Romoni as well as the Vapor Canopy.
In general, what emotions do you usually wish to elicit with your writing? Outline or pants? What’s your plotting process?
I want the reader to feel connection with who they are and where they come from. The importance of identity and belief in truths told by the generations that came before you.
To consider the unrandomness under the mask of randomness in today's world.
I am definitely a pantser. No outline. I chose a concept and wanted to tell a fictional story that was deeply intertwined in cultural heritage, diversified and represented in a respectful way, yet confrontational about the wrongs certain cultures have and continued to endure.
Best advice on writing you've ever received?
Spend 10 full minutes alone in a room with your antagonist. Just the two of you.
What is the weirdest/wildest topic or fact that you’ve had to research or uncovered in your research?
My book is full of conspiracy theories. I did quite a bit of research on Mel's Hole in Ellensburg Washington and read every conspiracy theory I could find on Antarctica.
The tinier your ears are, the more likely you are stingy, but that also means you cannot hear the Forest Spirits. They hate the greedy, so they are bringing a storm of strangers to feast on all you have.
What else would you want readers to know about you? Where can readers find you online?
I am a 60 year old Aquarius, who's lifelong love for storytelling came to fruition with the publication of my first novel in 2025. Star Enders The Last 18.
I am deeply passionate about confronting social injustice and uncovering Hidden Truths. My writing is inspired by lost voices, prophecy, conviction about confronting the darker parts of history and gifting the next seven generations a better version of moral truth.
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