Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m an author, freelance journalist, and history enthusiast. I have writing professionally for nearly 20 years, having begun my career at the turn-of-the-century as a newspaper reporter and copy editor, but I began writing fiction when I was a child. I blog on my website about history, the writing process, author interviews, and historical fiction book excerpts and reviews. I am particularly interested in the period 1890-1920 and how WW1 changed the lives of ordinary people.

I am the author of three nonfiction books, contributor to a fourth, with two books – one fiction and one nonfiction — launching in 2019.

My three published books are A Tale of Two Nations (available in five parts and as a complete edition), Enterprising Women: Practical Advice for First Time Entrepreneurs, and Enterprising Women: A Practical Guide to Staring Your First Business. I contributed to When Women Become Business Owners.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
A Tale of Two Nations is my most recent release. I wanted to present a different perspective to World War 1. Since I am a former newspaper reporter and editor, I decided to focus on how newspapers at the time reported the war. Through this lens, I examine events as they occurred, not with the benefit hindsight and analysis.

In our 24/7 news cycle, it is difficult to imagine a time when news reports were often days old, when stories weren’t necessarily confirmed and when colorful language permeated articles. During World War 1, that’s exactly how newspapers in Canada and the United States reported events locally and aboard.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I’m not sure if this qualifies as unusual, but I write all rough drafts by hand. I enjoy the connection between writer and story.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I really enjoy Edith Wharton and the way she wrote about hypocrisy in the Gilded Age. The Gilded Age is one of the eras that I really love, and she lived through it and wrote about it first hand.

What are you working on now?
I am in the process of getting my historical fiction novel, Angel of Mercy, ready for its June 28 launch. I also am working on my next nonfiction book, Murder and Mayhem in the 1910s, for release later this year.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m still learning what works and what doesn’t.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
My advice for new and aspiring authors is keep working at perfecting your craft. The more you write the better a writer you will become. Don’t bog your story down with details that don’t matter or are misplaced in the plotline. Don’t use dialogue tags other than “said.” Keep dialogue realistic. Avoid first person; it narrows your storytelling.

I see many grammatical, punctuation and style errors in indie books, so I would advise either learning these points on your own or using a professional copy editor or both.

What are you reading now?
I’m reading The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Once Angel of Mercy and Murder and Mayhem have launched. I will begin working on new novels. I have two already written, but in rough draft form, so I will begin polishing those. I’ll also make a decision as to which novel will follow those two – I have several ideas – and begin my research.

What is your favorite book of all time?
The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton

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Melina Druga Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
So, by day, I’m an author and by night, I’m a freelance sports journalist. Freelancing allows me the freedom to do more things I enjoy. I live in central Indiana with my husband, three parrots, two dogs. I love spending time with my author friends.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Angel’s Collar is my latest, although I have two soon to be released books. Originally, it was going to be a short story I was going to put on Wattpad. To get some feedback, I entered into a contest and got a request for a full read from Wild Rose Press. The story turned into a 52,000 word novel and series with two additional books. One soon to be released and one in the early stages of editing.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
If I really want to push myself to work, listen to smooth jazz on my TV music station. I don’t really like jazz that much, and so it keeps me from singing along and distracting my work.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I’ve always been a fan of Kat Martin and Julia Quinn. My writing is not like theirs, but I developed my love of romance novels from them.

What are you working on now?
I’m in the editing stages of the third book of the Love Strictly Tested series which is Angel’s Collar, Sabrina’s Seduction, and Jordan’s Trials. Also, I’m writing a third book in my contemporary romance Heart series.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I think author event signings and being a part of author groups is very helpful finding readers.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t stop. It’s hard work and some days you will feel like a total failure, but then when you see your book in print, it’s the greatest feeling in the world. Keep writing. Your story might be exactly what someone is looking for.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Be true to your story. I got that from Aleatha Romig as a time, I was questioning the story I was working on, and I stayed true to MY story, and I love it and am proud of it.

What are you reading now?
I’m reading a romantic suspense by Lisa Caviness. It’s a series and the third book is called the Order of Rage.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I have files for 8 or 9 books I have ideas for, but I have a romantic suspense I really want to bring to life.

What is your favorite book of all time?
Oddly enough, it’s a nonfiction book called A Walk Across America by Peter Jenkins. It was written in the 1970’s and is about a man and his dog walking across the U.S. It makes you feel every emotion,

Author Websites and Profiles
Anna Hague Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m twenty-three years old and have a lot of interests. How Computers Work and What to Do When They Don’t is my first book. I’ve written several others books that’ll likely never be published, but I did self-publish one book in high school that had a very niche cult following!

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I started working on “How Computers Work and What to Do When They Don’t” almost a year ago, but it’s been the fruition of many years spent helping family and friends with their computer and technical problems. I even held the real job title of Client Support Guru for almost four years! Over time, I learned that you could apply the “give a man a fish and you feed him for a lifetime” philosophy to computers and so I stopped simply solving people’s computer problems and started teaching them my methods to the madness. I hope that it helps people everywhere adopt a good mindset with which to approach technical problems, even if they don’t have a technical background or any technical knowledge at all.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really. I don’t drink coffee, which is probably unusual for a writer.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Too many to count! In non-fiction, it’s hard to nail down any specific examples, but I like books that are straight and too the point, and packed with generous amounts of information instead of a lot of filler. That’s what I’ve tried to do with “How Computers Work”. I’ve yet to publish any fiction, but C.S. Lewis’s “The Chronicles of Narnia” series really influenced me as a kid. More recently, I’ve been enjoying Craig Johnson’s “Longmire” series.

What are you working on now?
I’m working on (at least) two books: a follow-up to “How Computers Work” that focuses primarily on the Internet and cybersecurity, and a sci-western that I’m still fleshing out. Stay tuned!

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m still figuring that one out!

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Just start. For non-fiction, I like to have an outline so I know what I’m writing before I write. For fiction, I’ve found that being a “plantser” works pretty well; I like to have a skeleton of the story in place and then flesh it out as I go, and this also allows for unexpected plot twists and unplanned scenes. Find what works for you, but just start.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
That’s tough, because I make it a point to read as much good advice as I can. In regards to writing, Steve Jobs once said, “Real artists ship.” I believe that’s critical for us writers: We can write and rewrite until the cows come home, but we must put our art out there at some point. We must ship.

What are you reading now?
I’m currently working my way through “Long Way Round” by Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman, while balancing some Plato and Marcus Aurelius for good measure. I’m also making my way through “The Lord of the Rings” this year.

What’s next for you as a writer?
For non-fiction, I’m going to work on a follow-up or two to “How Computers Work”. For fiction, I’m working on a sci-western that’s been on my mind for quite a while. Other ideas are gestating, so I’m hopping among them and fleshing them out as the inspiration strikes me!

What is your favorite book of all time?
The Bible. I try not to go a day without reading it.

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Matthew R. Baker Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Outside of writing, I’m an avid gamer and uber anime fan. I’ve also been a visual artist since I can remember. Storys have always captivated me, so I guess that’s why I feel so drawn to them.
When I was a kid, every paper, worksheet, or sketchpad would always be covered in numerous drawings and short stories that I’d write when I was bored. To be honest, I started out writing fanfiction from other stories and decided to start writing my own ideas one day.

After I realized my love of writing, I obtained my bachelor’s degree in English in 2015 with a focus on Creative Writing. In 2016, one of my short stories, Night Mother, won the Fiction Short Story category from the On My Own Time Awards with the DFW Business Council of Arts. Then in 2017, my manuscript placed as a Finalist in the SFF category of the Writers’ League of Texas Manuscript contest. My debut novel, Theme Song Panic, was published in October of 2018 as an eBook with the print version available January of 2109. The debut novel, Theme Song Panic, is a Young Adult Urban Fantasy novel with an LGBTQ+ romance subgenre.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Theme Song Panic-
There are a few reasons why I wrote this novel.
I first got the idea while riding in the car with my husband one day and happened to have one of the many random thoughts that I have that started with, “Hey, do you know what would suck?” Which evolved into my music curse idea.

The characters for Dax and Teddy came to light not long afterward, however, Dax’s character changed a bit to help me through some difficult struggles in my life. Some of his mental struggles are not far from my own and I used my writing to ease myself from some painful situations.

I’ve also always been a big believer in falling in love with the person, not the gender, so it actually took a few revisions for me to realize who Dax was supposed to end up with by the end of the book. I hadn’t planned on it, but that’s kind of my writing style where the book writes itself and I’m just along for the ride.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Usually, I write late at night. It’s the most quiet and no one minds if I jam out with headphones on and ignore the world then. As far as writing the story, I’m mostly a pantser. I usually start with knowing the characters and how the novel begins, then where it ends. I write not knowing how I’m getting from point A to point B and I love it, even if it makes me cry along the way.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
There are quite a few authors who have inspired me over the years. One of my first favorite authors I had read in middle school, Amelia Atwater-Rhodes wrote a novel called “In the Forests of the Night” and I read it all in one evening. I was extremely tired the next day, but I loved every minute of the book. I used to carry it in my backpack to school and read it over and over again in my downtime. One of the most amazing things about the author to me at the time was that she was so talented and not much older than myself at the time. I really thought then, that if I loved something that much like writing or art, then maybe I too could be as inspiring as she had been for me.

What are you working on now?
I just finished the first draft of a work in progress manuscript. It’s another YA UF novel that focuses on the dynamics between two superheroes both personally and professionally. This book as a heavier romance subgenre than the last because I wanted to balance the fighting with more fun times.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I use Twitter a majority of the time to promote or engage in the writing community. I have found many friends on there who are also writers and understand the daily struggles it entails.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t give up. Even if it’s tough and even if you’re scared or if someone says to stop, don’t! Because this is what you love to do and at the end of the day, the only person’s happiness you are responsible for is yourself.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
I know a lot of writers say it, but it really is good advice: write for yourself, no one else.

What are you reading now?
Brandon Sanderson is one of my favorite authors, so I have recently started his Way of Kings book (and yes, it’s as amazing as everyone is saying, lol).

What’s next for you as a writer?
Just keep writing for the most part. I am going down the self-publishing journey for now, but I wouldn’t mind finding an agent or publishing house to work with someday. So, to say the least, there are many different directions I need to go depending on which hat I’m wearing that day (writer, marketing, editing, etc.).

What is your favorite book of all time?
It’s really, really hard to narrow it down to not only one author, but one book. If I had to pick, I’d say Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn: The Final Empire (Book One). I can relate so much to Vin, it’s scary sometimes. I really enjoyed reading her interactions with the crew and her bonding moments with her kind of adoptive father Kelsier. I also love the witty banter between her and Elend. They are my favorite fiction pair.

Author Websites and Profiles
C.K. Larsen Website

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
In my day job, I am a software engineer who has always enjoyed writing. I wanted to take the opportunity to show that software engineers can be creative and artistic. I have published one book and have another one in progress.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My current book is called Love, War and Glory: Spoken Words for All Seasons. I have had certain troubles and experiences in finding love and had to overcome various hurdles to achieve my ambitions in life. I wanted to share my thoughts on how to handle disappointments in life, what to do when you achieve your ambitions, staying hungry and what it means to love someone. I’m hoping this book will inspire people to not give in and offer encouragement regardless of what stage they are at in life.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I tend to write when ideas come to me. Ideas can come to me when I’m in the gym, the toilet or even just seeing something on T.V.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Roald Dahl was one of my favorites; Fantastic Mr Fox was one of my favorites. I enjoyed reading Shakespeare especially Merchant of Venice; he was able to tell a story using poetic expressions which I felt was probably a little ahead of his time.

What are you working on now?
I’m currently working on my second book. It is a fiction book exploring that explores slavery.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
It’s been a combination of speaking to people and Facebook. I have spoken to a lot of people on the train and they have bought the book off me there and then.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
To become a writer I think is actually quite simple; pick up your pen/computer and get writing. The medium you write in is a different matter; that will come over time depending on how far you want to take your writing. The advice I would give to people is don’t let anyone tell you what you can’t and can do. Trust your instinct and let your imagination fly. I believe writers are at their best when they let their ideas just flourish.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Never give up and never let people tell you what you can and can’t do.

What are you reading now?
Ameekial: Abomination by Sara Hampton. A very interesting book.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I am continuing to promote Love, War and Glory. I’m also starting work on my second book. It is going to be under my own publishing imprint called Akinster Books.

What is your favorite book of all time?
Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl.

Author Websites and Profiles
Denis Akinmolasire Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a full time screenwriter in Hollywood. I’ve written dozens of books under various names. My romance books are a way of letting my explore idea I can do in my current day job.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Robin & Hood: Case of the Blocked Backdoor
I love characters that want to be together but doing so would be taboo.
The Robin & Hood series takes place in modern times and pushes the unrequited love concept to erotic levels. Hood is an FBI agent, Robin is a criminal.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write VERY visually. I play the scene out in my head over and over until I feel like I’m watching it. Then I write it up.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Arron Sorkin, E.L. James

What are you working on now?
The next nine books of the Robin & Series are mapped out. I’m now typing them up.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m always looking for ones.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write and let everything else will work itself out.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write what know. If you get writer’s block then go learn something new.

What are you reading now?
Visiting the classic romances and classic crime stories for inspiration.

What’s next for you as a writer?
The first book in the series is under option to become a TV pilot. If it happens then I’ll be writing all the episodes of the first season with a team.

What is your favorite book of all time?
That’s like asking which is your favorite child!

Author Websites and Profiles
Maryryan Gosling Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m the author of 22 books, all of them Christian at the core, most of them falling into the cozy mystery, romance, suspense category. Two notable exceptions are “Killer Conversations,” a gritty thriller, and “Love’s Beating Heart,” a young adult with a pro-life theme.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“Pirate Hole Murders” is the third in the Fog Busters, old bones detectives series set in Scotland. Conducting research for the first two books in the series, “Black Pudding Murder,” and “Mushroom Murders” acquainted me with a true pirate hole murder mystery on the Isle of Mull, and I could not leave it behind in the pages of the research books.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Nope. I’m pretty ordinary in every way, except that I love writing. I live for writing. I don’t have a TV and while I enjoy long walks and fun outdoor activities – I currently live in Dunoon, Scotland, a marine climate where it rains nearly every day. Therefore…I write…almost every day.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
The first author who influenced me was mystery-romance-suspense author Phyllis A. Whitney. I still love her books, adult and young adult. I also love Agatha Christie. The contemporary mystery writer who gets my immediate attention is Christy Barritt. I also love Lauren Carr, and sister team Vickie Britton and Loretta Jackson. And the first book I ever read that made me want to become a writer was “Black Beauty” by Anna Sewell.

What are you working on now?
I am currently working on a fourth Fog Busters mystery set in Scotland. But the work in progress that has really touched my heart is set in Laredo, Texas, and features a main character who is suffering from dementia, and is determined to write one more book before her mind clouds over completely.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Except when I had back surgery and when I’ve been traveling and had no access to a computer, I get on Facebook at least once daily and send tweets out two or three times a day. I also avail myself of affordable promotions – like this one.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Yes. Write because you love to write. Write because you will die inside if you don’t write. Don’t write for money.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t give up.

What are you reading now?
I read my Bible nearly every day. I have nine markers in nine different places in the Bible, Old and New Testaments, and by reading them every day – I read through the Bible in a year. As for a contemporary author, I have just started a new Christy Barritt book, “Gaffe Out Loud.”

What’s next for you as a writer?
My dream is to move Arizona, USA. I’ve never lived there, but I have lived in the Great Basin Desert of Nevada, and I love desert. I am also weary of rain and cloudy skies. I would love to move to Arizona and buy a little house that I could rock (I love rock work almost as much as writing) during the daytime. I would write after dark.

What is your favorite book of all time?
“Black Beauty.”

Author Websites and Profiles
Stephanie McKean Amazon Profile

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I live in Northern Michigan with my wife. I enjoy the outdoors and try to get into the woods as much as possibly. I have published two works of fiction and one work of non-fiction is due out by the end of February 2019. I never intended to be a writer, but found that I was called to do so. 50% of my profits go to charities (mostly local).

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book was published in November 2018 and it is the second in a series of seven. It is a work of fiction and is called “The Road to Revelation – World at War”. I am set to publish my first non-fiction book called “How I Retired By Age 45 – Investing in Real Estate for Beginners”

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
The Road to Revelation series is writing from the point of view of multiple characters. I list the name of the character at the top of each chapter so that you know who is talking.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
The Road to Revelation is based on Biblical Prophecy. It is a fictional representation of what I believe will happen in the time leading up to the second return of Jesus Christ. I obviously am influenced by the Bible, but I also follow a few commentators on the subject like Joel Richardson, Nelson Walters, and Mark Davidson. I grew up reading the works of Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and J.R.R. Tolkien.

What are you working on now?
How I Retired by Age 45 is due out in February 2019. I am also working on book 3 of The Road to Revelation series. It is called “The Road to Revelation – Darkness Falls” I hope to have it out by November 2019.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I self publish on Amazon and use the advertising feature right now. I am also active on Twitter and Facebook. Frankly, I don’t know what channel is the best.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep writing! Don’t let fear stop you from doing what you want to do. If you have trouble finding a conventional publisher, self publish on Amazon. Regardless, keep writing!

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The person who really wants to do something FINDS a way; The others find an EXCUSE!

What are you reading now?
The Bible
Mount Sinai – by Joel Richardson
The Mystery of Catastrophe – by Joel Richardson
How to Brew – by John J. Palmer

What’s next for you as a writer?
Besides The Road to Revelation – Darkness Falls, I plan to write two more non-fiction books:
– How to Buy and Sell Real Estate – An Investor’s Guide
– Property Management Simplified

What is your favorite book of all time?
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

Author Websites and Profiles
Clifford Wellman Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a sales person through and through, I love the chase and the ups and downs of this career. A career that has allowed me to travel the world and have a comfortable life style. Yes there is stress in the job, I have 3 stents in my heart to prove that but it has more pro’s than con’s. I have two children, one a medical doctor the other a sales trainer for a PLC insurance company. I have been married 2 times, my second marriage is going strong after 27 years. It is my intention to write 7 books. So far, I have written 2, All Mouth No Pay and Prospecting a two-way street. My reviews have all been 5-star ratings to date.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Prospecting A two-way street is my latest book. I was inspired to write it as I would really enjoy seeing some of the younger folk getting a taste of how things have changed and having the knowledge to see that those changes are slight, and everything can still be applied today with some slight tweaks. It is the future of consent so we as sales people need to bring prospects to us not us to the prospect. I always say “Chase money, don’t chase people”

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I tend to write on a Saturday evening into Sunday morning. I find this is a good time to work, I tend to finish around 5am Sunday morning.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I have main authors in the same profession, Brian Tracy and Zig Ziglar outside of my profession I enjoy Douglas Adams, Ben Elton and some older writers such as Charles Dickens and Catherine Cookson. Out of all the books by these authors, I would have to say Charles Dickens was the greatest influence, A Christmas Carol just reminds us that we need to be good people while we are on this Earth.

What are you working on now?
My 3rd book which I am hoping to complete by September 2019. All about the sales training, I have undergone and my own training methods I have given to friends.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
So far, I have only used LinkedIn, LinkedIn has over 600 million members and they mainly are business people. I have only started to spread my wings.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Never ask friends and family their opinion until you have published your 1st book.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
It is better to die on your feet, than to live on your knees

What are you reading now?
I have stopped reading until I complete my 7 books as I must stay focused. I do not want to have my style of writing compromised.

What’s next for you as a writer?
After I have completed my 7 books, I may go on to public speaking. Or I may write some more books.

What is your favorite book of all time?
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Author Websites and Profiles
Andrew J Morrow Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am the author of contemporary thrillers ‘In The Dark’ and ‘Lies That Bind’.

I was born and raised in small town in Central Florida. Drawn to suspense and horror stories at a very young age, I spent many years with vivid nightmares, sleepwalking, and an overactive imagination. ​Although the sleepwalking and nightmares were left behind many years ago, my imagination has remained firmly intact. It runs a bit wild from time to time.

My other interests include photography, biking, music and obsessing over any well-written story, as a consumer and a creator. Influences include the mighty Chuck Palahniuk and the master himself, Stephen King.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest novel is titled Lies that Bind. I’m always inspired to write, from experiences in everyday life. I am constantly playing “what if?” in my brain, and that lends itself to endless ideas. The inspiration for this particular novel came from the idea of ending a story in the most unlikely way. That sounds a bit simple, but it was the initial idea that spread into a much larger tale.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I’m not sure if my habits are particularly unusual, but I do create a mind-map on my iPad, and spread it out further-and-further as I build out character development, and plot lines. I complete an entire plot on this before I write one word. By the time I had my story mapped out for Lies That Bind, the mind-map chart looked a bit like a map of the solar system.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
My biggest influence is Chuck Palahniuk. It’s not that I write like Chuck, or even have similar stories. But his insatiable ability to create an character’s inner-monologue is like poetry to me. Stephen King is another big influence for me, in that he brings the reader so far in (sometimes), that it feels like you’re actually there. Specific books that have influenced me include The Tommyknockers, Girl On The Train, Before I Go To Sleep, and Fight Club.

What are you working on now?
I’m currently working on marketing for Lies That Bind, including book signing schedules, Podcasts and radio guest hosting. I’ll be doing book giveaways, along with t-shirts, stickers, and even a few Kindle Fire tablets, in the coming weeks.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Most of my online books promotions is on my own social media. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and my own website: http://www.danielfoxbooks.com.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
I write a monthly blog (and my website), and much of tends to turn into a sort of advice. It’s not meant to, but it’s often just me, sort of talking to myself. Some of the advice I’ve written there is certainly for new authors. Things like: Take at least some time to write something every day. Expect to give a lot of effort, for very little or no rewards, at first (other than the reward of knowing that you are an author, regardless of how many people buy your work). Never stop dreaming up new stories. We all need them.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
We are all consumers on some level. But, you need to decide if you are going to spend most of your time consuming or creating. Those that choose to be creators make the world. Those that choose to be consumers live in it.

What are you reading now?
I am currently not reading a book (gasp). I’m tied up with spending every waking moment marketing my latest one. Also, to be purely honest, I’m starving for a new novel that sinks its teeth in right away.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Later this year, I’ll start mind-mapping out the full story for my next three books. They will be a three part young-adult series. Something different for me. I’m really looking forward to it. It’ll be the biggest project I’ve tackled yet.

What is your favorite book of all time?
My favorite book of all time is Fight Club. It’s so much more that it seems from the titles (or the movie trailer).
Mild spoiler alert: It’s truly an intimate study of what it must be like to lose your mind.

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Daniel Fox Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a book lover, vintage movie nerd, and photography fanatic. I’m also a Libra. We can be a bit crazy…perhaps you’ve already figured that out.

I have three children’s books out: A World of Imagination, Delilah’s Birthday Surprise, and Little Winnie Witch Goes to Flight School.
Additionally, I have two books of poetry in wide release: Uncharted: A Journey Through Life in Rhyme and A Thousand Little Words. Finally, I have a historical fiction/romance novel, Fateful Voyage out and available on Amazon and I am currently working on a historical fiction/drama novel, The Hunted set to be released in late spring 2019.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest release is entitles Fateful Voyage. It is a historical fiction/romance novel that deals with love, tragedy, and fate.
The inspiration for the book is my fascination with fate and destiny and how two very different lives can collide together in a chance meeting. I think it’s interesting how there are billions of people on this planet yet, we only have meaningful relationships with very few people. It’s almost like those lives were meant to intersect…like it was written in the stars and that’s what makes those particular relationships extra special.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really other than I talk to myself a lot when I write and can pretty much carry on full conversations with my characters and have them talk back to me. I always find them very fascinating.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Dorothy Parker is my go to girl. I have always admired her sass and wit and ability to tell it like it is. She is my author spirit animal. I also have been influenced by the works of Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Higgens Clark, Bill Bryson, Susanna Kearsley, and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

In regards to books that have influenced me, I have read all the books by the authors listed above and have enjoyed their writing style. There is also a book called After The Rain by Karen White that has stuck with me as well as The Witches Daughter by Paula Brackston. Recently, I read a book called The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein that really resonated with me. I also really enjoyed Ove and My Grandmother Told Me to Tell You She’s Sorry.

What are you working on now?
I am currently working on a historical fiction/drama novel entitle The Hunted. It deals with the mass hysteria around the Salem witch trials and the community that fell under siege to its madness.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I like connecting with people via Twitter. It feels more like texting and it’s so much more real and immediate, almost like you’re having direct face-to-face. Plus, I feel like people are a lot more genuine on Twitter. I also like to promote via blogging when I have the time through my website.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Never let anything strip you of your passion for writing. This is a tough crazy making business and there will be times when you want to throw in the towel. But, at the end of the day, you have to remember your love for the craft. There is always going to be constant noise about what you should and should not be doing as an author…ignore it! Do what feels right to you. There is no right or wrong way to write. If you have talent and patience and determination than that’s all you need.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
It doesn’t have to make sense. It just has to make you happy.

What are you reading now?
I am currently reading Escaping From Houdini and so far I’m really enjoying it!

What’s next for you as a writer?
I hope to get two books published this year and then turn my attention to the independent publishing house I am starting. I am the founder of Barn Owl Publishing and I hope to get that off the ground in order to help other authors navigate the confusing system that is publishing and help them avoid some of the pitfalls I have encountered.

What is your favorite book of all time?
Seriously, how on earth am I supposed to answer this question? I plead the fifth on this!

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a retired property manager and have written 2 historical novels in the last few years. I was born and brought up in Yorkshire – not far from Haworth, home of the Bronte sisters – and lived in Zurich and London before settling in Hampshire, where I have lived for the last 30 years.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
A Divided Heritage. It was inspired by my first novel, Voyage to Venning Road, which was based on a true story concerning my great-uncle who worked for the Malayan colonial government. One of the fictional child characters I introduced into that novel is the main male character in the second, which follows his life and the lives of his sisters from 1928 to 1948, as they experience prejudice, tragedy and the barbarity of war.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really, unless it’s unusual to have pen and paper in every room so I can jot down ideas as they come into my head.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
The Bronte sisters, Noel Barber, Dinah Jeffries.

What are you working on now?
I write a short story every month for my writing group and plan to put a selection of them into a book.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Local magazines and newspapers and word of mouth.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write what you really want to write, not just what will sell well. Put your heart and soul into your books.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Follow your dreams.

What are you reading now?
Dangerous Crossing by Rachel Rhys.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Putting my short stories into a book, then I have a very vague idea for another novel, set in the 1950s this time.

What is your favorite book of all time?
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was born and raised in India and have been living in Los Angeles for the last 8 years. During this time I worked as crew in the Hollywood entertainment industry. I write and do game development along with directing. Besides storytelling, I enjoy off-roading into the southern California wilderness in search for animals to film.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
WAR MACHINES
– I love the concepts of sentient robot machines and extra-terrestrials and in WM, I was able to write a story that combines both of my interests around a central emotional narrative thread. The theme of the book is what inspired me to write it and I would rather have readers find it out for themselves what it is than me stating it here.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
They aren’t unusual to me.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Michael Crichton, Robert Heinlein.

What are you working on now?
I’m working on my second novel which takes place in Africa. Another large scale science fiction action thriller but with a male protagonist.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t over think in the first draft. Just outline and get it on page and then nudge it in place in revisions and rewrites.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Shut up and Write!

What are you reading now?
Stranger In A Strange Land

What’s next for you as a writer?
My second novel might turn into a duology or a trilogy. So, the immediate focus is to finish the second story and see how large it turns out to be after all.

What is your favorite book of all time?
I haven’t yet found it.

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hello,

I’m L. M. White, but most of my colleagues just call me Mr.white.

Like many of you reading this I had inauspicious beginnings having grown up in a poor neighborhood with an absent father, impoverished, struggling in school, and unable to form close relationships and not for lack of trying.

If the power was on that day I would spend all my days either in bed watching television or staying up all night to play video games and if the electricity wasn’t paid that month I would just walk the streets until 1AM then go home and sleep the day away. I did this up until the legal age to work in my state when the reality of life hit me and my mother mandated that I get a job my senior year of high school and start contributing to the rent.

After securing my first job I was stricken with such a severe depression from getting such a pittance for pay in exchange for all the hours of drudgery I expended that I resolved to turn my life around overnight.

That led me to go to University and eventually get into writing. So far I have only written three books as of January, 2019.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The latest book I have written is The Keys: Using The Secrets To Self Discipline to Resist Temptation, Stop Making Excuses, and Unlock Your Potential.
What inspired the books was studying a good friend of mine named Richard. Richard is the most disciplined man I’ve ever come in contact in my entire life. He barely spends any money, works out all day, only eats the healthiest food, and what little money he does spend he uses it to grow a business. He and I are almost the same age but he’s far ahead of me career wise just because of how much self control he has and I wanted to learn how to do what he does.

I feel like this books catches the essence of self discipline.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write three hours a day upon waking every morning as my personal goal then I get cracking on everything else I need to do for the day.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Arnold Bennett is by far my favorite author with his books on how to life live the best way possible and he wrote his books nearly 100 years ago but they’re still relevant today.

What are you working on now?
I’m working on a book that highlights strategies to cultivate a strong work ethic, how to turn yourself from a lazy man into a workhorse so to speak.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My amazon author central. http://bit.ly/Icecolddrinks

Do you have any advice for new authors?
The best way to write I’ve learned is like walking. Do it daily, and when you fall, get up. Eventually you’ll walk without issue.

Also just write, don’t edit as you write, write for a few hours in the morning and then edit a few hours in the evening. Otherwise you’ll stop your creativity from flowing as you try to correct punctuation and grammar.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
If you succeed daily, your life will be a success. Meaning that if you determine your long term goals, break them into daily goals, and focus on those daily goals consistently, each day your life will get better and at the end you’ll look back with satisfaction.

Also you’re not a failure if you fail, you’re a failure if you fail and quit going. Everyone fails, the difference is some learn from it and move on, others just turn around and go home.

What are you reading now?
All they will call you by Tim Hernandez

What’s next for you as a writer?
Once I get over the stumbling blocks that all new writers face, eventually my first best seller.

What is your favorite book of all time?
Dale Carnegie’s How To Win Friends and Influence People, this changed my life. Or How to Live on 24 Hours a Day by Arnold Bennett.

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a new Indie author from the Pacific Northwest. Jake’s Redemption is my first published book. It is a cross-genre, full-length prequel that introduces a dystopian society and the first characters of this long, romantic story.
I love cowboys, ice cream, and reading almost any kind of romance and feel that every one of my stories, no matter how dark, must have a happy ending. I also strive to make them impossible to put down until the very end.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Jake’s Redemption: The Angel Eyes Series Prequel
History is where I get a lot of ideas in general. The very first idea for this series came to me in high school history class. We were studying the American Civil War. I remember thinking, “What could be worse than living as a slave?” The idea grew and morphed as my friends and I discussed the topic. Especially after I brought up two questions:
1. “What if slavery wasn’t about race, but instead about gender?”
2. “What if women were the ones in control and they weren’t all that nice.”
Those ideas sparked a long, interesting conversation, which encouraged me to put pen to paper.
History is where a lot of the societal base and the inequality in the story comes from, both older and more contemporary. Jake’s story came to light about two years ago, when I felt, that because he plays such an important part in the lives of the main characters in the series, that he needed his own story told first.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not sure about unusual, but I can write almost anywhere, as long as I have earbuds (to block out any background noise if needed) and somewhere to sit. I do enjoy working outside when it’s nice out.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
My first favorite author was Tolkien. I loved the scope of his writing, the worlds and cultures he created enthralled me. I wanted to do the same. Kathleen Woodiwiss and Karen Robards are long-time favorites of mine. Both of these writers grab you and drag you into a story. Kathleen’s epic tales are a little old fashioned, but the stories are still beautiful. Karen weaves humor into her books which I love about her. The first erotica book I ever read was The Lover by Rodin Schone and it was a good one. There was a lot about hot sex, but there was definitely a growing connection between the main characters and wonderful/intriguing supporting characters. The first dark romance was Deliver by Pam Godwin. Another great story by a talented author. She takes terrible situations and spins them into something good. Two of my favorite cowboy authors are Maisey Yates (Broke Down Cowboy) and Peggy L. Henderson (Diamond in the Dust). They both inspire me every time I read them. There are more in the sci-fi, fantasy, and post-apocalyptic genres that I also enjoy, but I’ll stop here.

What are you working on now?
Editing Masters’ Mistress, Book 1 of the Angel Eyes Series and trying to finish Book 5 of the same series, Masters’ Betrayal

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Just started, so not sure.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Just do it. Writing is a gift, if you have it inside you, let it out. You could be the next Nora Roberts or even the next Stephen King! You’ll never know unless you try.
But I’d also say that writing is not easy. It’s also not high paying until you are as lucky and talented as those two authors I just mentioned. It’s hard work to get to that level and then more work to stay there. But even if you don’t reach those lofty heights, the act of writing and then sharing your story with others who appreciate it, maybe even love it, will be extremely fulfilling. It’s a challenge, but well worth it.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
If you have a story to tell, tell it, and don’t worry about what others may think or say.

What are you reading now?
Just finished “Not Quite Broken” by Abbie Zanders
Am now reading “Saving Maverick” by Debra Elise

What’s next for you as a writer?
Finish the Angel Eyes Series and start on the next book or books as I go.

What is your favorite book of all time?
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (all in one big book, of course)

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was born at a young age to parents who treated me like a child for most of my early years. One day, a band of ninjas rescued me from the city of Rockhampton, QLD, Australia, and took me to Brisbane. However I moved on to Perth where life really started for me.

I’ve been a computer systems programmer; a salesman of many different products and services; and even a stage mentalist (long before Simon Baker jumped on the bandwagon).

These days I live with my wife and daughter in Brisbane, QLD.

To date (2/2/2019) I have published four books: Twelve Strokes of Midnight, Dead Cell, Bootstrap’s Journey, and Demon Blade. There are many more to come.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is Demon Blade, which is a sequel to Dead Cell. It’s a supernatural thriller that takes place in Australia when the spirit of Jack the Ripper resurfaces in 2016. But super-psychic Craig Ramsey is on the demon’s trail and discovers its ancient, blood-stained history holds a deadly secret that relates to him!

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Ummmmm. People have always thought me unusual, but I think I’m pretty normal… even if I do like eating Cheezels and yoghurt at the same time. Or peanut butter on waffles (nothing else).

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Traci Harding; Douglas Adams.

What are you working on now?
Currently, I’m working on three projects. One: a sequel to Bootstrap’s Journey, my time-travel romp in Australia. The second is the next instalment in the Craig Ramsey series.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Use my mouth.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Run! Run while you can!

No, seriously, keep doing it. Don’t try competing with others. Your biggest enemy and competitor is yourself, so try making yourself better than you were the day before.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Brush your teeth twice a day.

What are you reading now?
This Present Past by Traci Harding

What’s next for you as a writer?
Bed.

What is your favorite book of all time?
To Kill A Mockingbird. That book is pack-jammed full of great characters and characterisations. Otherwise, pick up a Charles Dickens book.

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