By Dawn’s Early Light follows a forensic pathologist and her assistant as they try desperately to make sense of the utter wasteland in which they have found themselves stranded. What was the inspiration for the setup of your story?

This is an interesting story. I have a summer house in the Adirondack mountains and there is a story or urban legend (don’t know which), there was a CIA black site in the town of Indian Lakes. Rather than tell you the story, you should read it for yourself: Indian Lake Project. I mixed that in with research I did on radiation. There are items that are naturally radioactive: kitty litter, bananas, Brazilian nuts, and a few other items. I mixed it all up and the book was born. I will tell you this book scared me when I was writing it because it could really happen. Also, a couple of months ago, there was a story in the news about a man preparing to plant a bomb under the NYSE. One thing I do is research topics heavily and I am frightened the book I spent a year writing was coming true!

What is it about dystopian fiction that intrigues you?

I am shocked at all the ways humanity can die. This is probably the only genre that doesn’t need a bad guy! It could be a weather phenomenon, earthquake, asteroid, you name it!

What’s the most difficult thing about writing characters who exist in a world so different from our own?

Actually, in most dystopian books, generally, everything starts out normal. I try to get all of my science research on point as much as possible. The one thing I do enjoy in my books is giving the message of hope. Regardless of how life changes, everyone on earth has hopes and dreams. In my books, I relay the message of hope.

Can fans look forward to seeing more releases from you soon? What are you currently working on?

I’ve since released Seismic Eruptions. That has been doing well on Amazon. My latest work that will be coming out in the next two weeks is Utopia. This is the first book of a trilogy about the first manned mission to Mars. I had such a great time learning about what the astronauts go through! This was the most fun book I wrote and it’s also the largest! Book 1 turned out to be 850 pages, but I pared it down to 600 pages. I want to bring it down to around 400 words.

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