Author Interview -- Charlie Finn!

Go on, introduce yourself, I promise that I won't bite.



Well, I'm Charlie and I just turned 21 this year (July 1st if you're interested ;)) I'm from Stevenage Hertfordshire and this is me :)



What genre are you most comfortable writing? 



Young adult/Paranormal. Although I think I would be comfortable to write any genre it's just this one makes me feel super excited to write about it!



Do you ever try out different genres?



I currently have a bedtime story in the works and another novel that is based on a true story.



What do you write? (Novels, novellas, short stories, poetry, non-fiction, flash fiction) 



Novels.



How long have you been writing for? Is writing your full time job?



I've only been writing for a few months. It hasn't always been what I have wanted to do at all it was only in December last year after a really hard time in my life I started to write and as much as I love writing this isn't my full time job being a stay at home mum to two gorgeous little boys is so I'm very lucky!



What do you prefer to read, stand-alone novels or series?



Series for sure!

Who is your favourite author? Did they inspire you to write? 



My favourite author would be Richelle Mead or J.R. Ward but neither one inspired me to write!



So who inspired you to write? Or what inspired you?



After a really hard time in my life last year I threw myself into book after book to help myself cope because I could get lost inside of a story and forget my problems in the real word and the after a while I started realising that a lot of things got repeated and I thought that I had read enough about the things I love to write my own spin on them with things that hadn't ever been done before. – In case you're wondering the hard time that inspired me to write was a miscarriage.



What's your favourite book? How many times have you read it?



Oh god … ummm….. I would have to say the Vampire academy series I've read them all about four times over and I'm going over them again for the release of bloodlines!



Do you have any fears? If so, give us a list!



- Loosing another child.

- One of my children getting ill/hurt or something much serious.

And spiders YUCK!



Oh and an embarrassing one, I'm scared of mince! Just the thought of it makes me want to cry! If you're wondering why I was really ill one time after having some and ever since then I won't go near it in fact I refuse to have it in my house as I'm so scared of getting ill again by it!



Do you write with music, or without? 



Both. If I'm writing a scene I need good emotion for I will stick songs on that make me cry to help with the emotion and then anything else is normally silence but I don't mind writing to music occasionally too!



Are you forever coaxed on caffeine (like so many)?



I used to be really badly where it affected my sleeping pattern big time but I have been caffeine free now for about two months and I've been fizzy free for about a week! I'm trying really hard though to just survive on just juice!



What's your poison ;)?



Malibu or Pepsi Max.



Are you planner or are you pantser?



I guess I'm a pantser? I'm not sure what it is though haha but I don't plan anything!



Would you like to share any writing tips? 



Just go with the flow and right the story you want to write for you don't let anybody change the reasons why you first set out to write and always stick with what's close to your own heart! … And don't become addicted to caffeine because you won't sleep, ever. Okay maybe sometimes but still don't get too attached to it! Lol



Do you have anything published (self-published)?

I'm currently still in writing mode for all products but I can share with you the cover of my first book, Awakened.



What is 'Awakened' your novel about?



"Layla has spent her whole life thinking she was normal. But now someone wants her to know the truth. Thrown into a world of lies and deceit, who can she trust when she can no longer believe the lies she was told? Unable to accept the lies that once kept her safe can she now learn to accept the biggest one of them all? That she was never human to begin with and should never have been allowed to live the life that was once hers. Torn between different sides, can she learn which side is worth fighting for when she has no one worth protecting and become what she has always been destined to be and finally let go of everything that makes her human and become Awakened."



Where can people find YOU!



Blog: www.charliefinn.com/blog



Facebook: www.facebook.com/CharlieNFinn



Twitter: www.twitter.com/CharlieFinn_x_x



Other: www.charliefinn.com or https://www.facebook.com/CFAuthoraccount

Thanks for having me!

It was a pleasure!

~Joseph Eastwood, with guest and author, Charlie Finn!