This week’s guest poster is Gary M Sherwin, author of Immortalis, who has given his time to answer my interview questions. Enjoy!

Q01 Have you always wanted to be a writer?

Firstly let say thank you for asking me to do this interview.

To answer your question, yes. Its been with me since childhood and in fact I penned my first short story whilst I was at school.

It’s only been in later life that I have taken that plunge into the writing world and written my first book.

Q02 What was the best piece of advice you received/read when you were starting out?

Don’t edit!

When I started writing I had the annoying habit of trying to edit my work as I went along but as you can imagine this slows down the writing process considerably. Now I just write and edit later.

Q03 What is your dream goal for your writing?

To entertain readers in a way that I myself was growing up reading book after book and immersing myself in other worlds and lives.

Q04 What is the title (or working title) of your current manuscript and can you tell us a little bit about it?

The current title is Immortalis: The Fallen it’s the second book in the series based on the homeworld Avalon, the last planet to be colonized by humans that face an ancient evil rising because of one man’s curiosity and which will explain a lot more of what was going on in the first book, the fate of certain characters and new ones.

Q05 How long have you been working on this manuscript?

The series itself has been in my head for over 10 years now but the first book has taken me 6 months to complete, the second will take far less due to the experience of writing the first.

Q06 Are you a pantser or a planner?

I used to be a pantser but switched to planning which in all honesty is the best thing I’ve done since starting out.

Q07 – Would you ever want to see a story of yours turned into a movie?

Absolutely yes I would.

To see your written word recreated on the big screen would be a huge personal accomplishment. Wow could you imagine that!

Q08 What is the hardest part of the writing process for you?

It has to be finding the time where I can just write uninterrupted, I work fulltime and have three young children that take up a huge amount of my time so I do find myself writing as and when I can grab the time throughout the day.

Q09 How do you deal with writer’s block?

I usually go work on another project and then return to it a day later, that usually helps.

Q10 What is the single best piece of advice you could give to new writers?

Read as many books as you can in your genre and learn from others in your field. I’ve been following bestselling authors like Mark Dawson, Joanna Penn., Nick Stephenson and Derek Murphy.

Q11 Are there any authors you would love to meet in person?

I would have loved to meet James Herbert, I grew up reading his books

Q12 Tells us why you love writing

Creating new characters and getting involved in those lives of the people in their worlds is a satisfying experience. 

Now that I’ve finally finished my first book and had some really great feedback from my beta readers it just pushes me on to do more.

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About Immortalis

An ancient prophecy is beginning to unfold. For one man, there is no escaping what he must face.

Raif Harrison, former commander of the Star Chasers on Avalon, finds his life and everything he thought he knew changes the instant an enigmatic stranger arrives with knowledge about Raif and his true origins.

Raif is set on a path that will bring him face-to-face with an age-old evil that is rising and the secret sect that has sworn to stop the prophecy, no matter what the cost.

With time running out, Raif must fight an unimaginable horror that threatens his family, the woman he loves, homeworld, and beyond.

The war has begun…but who will survive it?

A fast-paced, plot-driven audiobook filled with corruption, betrayal, and the perfect mix of sci-fi and horror that will grip you to its climactic end.

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Big thanks to Gary for doing this author interview. If you want to be featured in an author interview on this blog, please check out my Guest Post Policy page.

Apologies for the delay in getting this post publoshed. I’ve been struggling with my net connection and then there was the attack in Manchester, which was devastating. We have friends and family there, so being on the blog was the last thing on my mind.

I’ll be back on Friday with a blog post of my own.

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Source: Image from Canva. Book cover belongs to Gary.

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