I love to start out writing just dialogue, nearly the whole book. I'll usually focus on that first because I like my situations and jokes to be very social and character-driven. I'll put each section of dialogue under a quick header to let me know what was going on there. Then, I fill in the obvious things, like who said what and what they were doing at the time. I usually take this time to heavily edit, rearrange, and punch up the events, as well as the comedy or tragedy of it all. Finally, I flesh out the descriptions, details, and layout. This technique helps me keep writer's block at bay, as well as write 200-500 page stories SUPER FAST! I also love to keep a book of continuity, so all my facts match up best as possible across the Dakaverse. Otherwise, my mind races too fast. I often forget what I was talking about mid-conversation. Loads of notes help a lot, when I can read my own writing, sheesh!

I use resources from mostly Daz 3D, Renderotica, and Pixabay to create my cover scenes and art. Then, I typically get in Photoshop and design a look based on the story concept. Finally, once I'm satisfied with the look of it I'll order posters or photos of the cover via Vistaprint to see how it'll look in real-time. Hang it up, live it, love it, MANIFEST IT! Seriously, that technique has helped me really get a feel for the cover off the monitor.

I really got sick and tired of rejections from publishers. Much like my mother, I write about things that are close to me, not just what is expected of me. Most of the time, I was never even given a chance to show my talents. Thankfully, many tools have become available over the years that allow me to express my ideas and concepts the exact way I'd like to, and I certainly take advantage of all of them. In the long run, I wanted to express my adoration for my little man muse and decided to combine everything into a Universe for him.

Smashwords is an excellent outlet which allows indie authors to reach a wider market. I am so thankful I discovered it, and I recommend it to everyone looking to get their stories in the hands of people who actually appreciate great tales.

I grew up in Atlanta, Ga--or more particularly, the Bankhead area, lovely 30318. It influenced my writing a bit, mainly my character creation methods a lot. You see a somewhat wide variety of people there, ranging from junkies and whores to people working hard to escape. And for the missing varieties, it became easy to fill in the blanks. It was pretty hard growing up in such an area, given my eclectic tastes, beliefs, and interests. But, dealing with the constant bullying and rejection made me a stronger person, I feel.

I have officially been writing since I was around 10. My mother was a writer, and I admired her ability to write about issues she felt close to, as opposed to what was expected of her. Come to think of it, one of my first stories, that I still have at least, was Hollywood Horrible around age 12. I was a really old kid...

I enjoy creating worlds and characters. As reclusive as I am, I'm a notorious people watcher. I love finding out what motivates people to do and say the things they do. I love putting my characters in strange situations and allowing their personalities to dictate how they'd react to them. Also, when people stress me out in the real world I find it relaxing to write them into a story somehow and punish them fictionally.

Currently, we are minting some Dakaverse NFTs. We are working on some of the music/musicians introduced in our latest stories via our bands Suite:Yuko and Sounds of the Dakaverse. We also have some apps we are developing from several stories. The Dakaverse IS fully-immersive! In addition, there should be some comedy coming soon, as well as working on a few patents for inventions.

My children irritate and inspire me so much, the tiny nutjobs. I call my 16-year-old son my heart, my 9-year-old daughter my body, and my 6-year-old son my soul. They certainly reflect that, too.

My desk is quite neat and well-organized. Since I'm autistic AF and have severe ADD, I can't afford to not be meticulously organized. I have my desktop and tower, my desk lamp, a stapler, speakers, a cobalt blue glass of pens, and a few Feng Shui trinkets on my desk. My husband/partner, on the other hand, his desk looks like a hurricane hit it. He has everything ranging from musical equipment to old food there. He seems to work fine that way. I can't approach it with a police escort.

WHEN I'm not writing or creating, I'm a hardcore gamer. I live on Steam as DeemagicK, having given up expensive consoles. I love RPG games, especially sandbox-type games. There's that immersive trait again. I blame my Pisces nature. I also love streaming anime on Funimation, Hulu, and Netflix. Otherwise, I would not even own a TV, honestly.

Strangely, for pleasure I read psychology, history, science, occult, self-help, and other nonfiction books. Close as I get to fiction is poetry, maybe? What can I say? Such a geek...

Actually, I prefer to read ebooks using the many available apps on my Samsung phones. I tend to do everything there, as I like the ability to sync everything together. Talk about productivity, haha.