To End the Night follows Julius Caesar as he battles a secret enemy, one that is dark and sinister and exists in the shadows of the Roman Empire. What was the inspiration for the setup of your story?

I really wanted to do a different take on vampires and I was watching a documentary about Julius Caesar and just thought, huh, that would be a good setting to do my version of Vampires in. I wrote the story originally in the late 90’s as a short story and then beefed it up to a novella later.

Can you share with us a little about the research that went into the historical aspects of your novel?

Loads and Loads! I have an entire bookcase dedicated to Julius Caesar and ancient Rome now. Many hours reading with highlighters and googling things for clarification. I also went on a history channel binge for JC documentaries. I listed some of the most used research items in the back of the book. I wanted the history in my historical fiction to be as accurate as possible. I am writing a book starring Genghis Khan now and already have 18 history books I’m going through.

How were you able to strike a balance between historical accuracy and supernatural events?

For me, it was a matter of motivation. Why did JC cross the Rubican? Why did he pursue power so doggedly? And then finding places to slip in the motivation. I wanted the history to be the star of the show with the supernatural as a supporting cast.

What is the next book fans can expect to see from you?

I have a book with the editor right now called The Ballad of Jayce: Not Your Mother’s LitRPG. It is my take on LitRPG. I’ve been told it is like a LitRPG meets Ready Player One. I am using an editor that is completely unfamiliar with the genre to help me make it as accessible as possible to people who do not read LitRPG. I needed a fun thing to do after all the research that went into this book. I am also 25 thousand words into my Genghis Khan historical fiction and have plans for a Terry Pratchet style book after that. I plan on bouncing between more serious historical fiction and light hearted fun things.

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