Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
​”I am a financial literacy advocate who believes in the power of the financial markets to change the lives of families across the globe. I’ve completed one book but will be putting out 3 more books this year. Including a children’s financial literacy book.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Having spent years navigated the fast-paced world of retail trading, I realized that the real secret to financial freedom isn’t a ‘lucky’ trade—it’s discipline. As the author of Smart Money Habits, I advocate for the power of the financial markets to change the lives of everyday people by bridging the gap between professional strategy and personal consistency. Inspired by the lack of financial literacy education that was never available to me as a kid or as a young person.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
My perspective isn’t drawn from textbooks, but from the front lines of retail trading. I’ve seen the volatility, the risks, and the immense potential of the markets firsthand—and I’ve distilled those lessons into a system of sustainable, “smart” habits.
​While the markets can be chaotic, my process is the opposite. I find my flow writing to smooth lounge music, bringing a sense of calm and clarity to a subject that often feels overwhelming to others. My goal is to take the complex world of finance and turn it into a steady, rhythmic path toward wealth.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
​My work is heavily influenced by the transformative philosophies of authors such as Robert Kiyosaki, Dr. Spencer Johnson, Prince S. Logie, and Chika Onyeani. Their focus on mindset, adaptability, and radical self-reliance mirrors my own mission: to empower others to move beyond mere saving and into the intentional cultivation of wealth-building habits.

What are you working on now?
Beyond the Smart Money Habits series, I am currently developing a financial literacy app designed specifically for children. By translating complex market mechanics into interactive, habit-forming tools, I aim to equip the next generation with the “Spider-Web” economic mindset and the practical skills necessary to achieve lifelong financial independence.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
In the markets, you don’t just “buy and hope”; you have a strategy. The same applies to your book:
​Phase 1: Accumulation (Book Bounty): Focus on getting those first 10–20 reviews to build credibility.
​Phase 2: Breakout (BookDoggy/Amazon): Run a price promotion to drive high volume and climb the category charts.
​Phase 3: Trend Following (Morgan James/Series): Use the momentum of the first book to launch the rest of the series and your financial literacy app.
​Trading Insight: In the book world, reviews are your “Volume” indicator. High volume (reviews) confirms the trend and attracts “institutional” buyers (major readers and media).

Do you have any advice for new authors?
To ensure maximum impact, I champion a strategic approach for new authors that prioritizes deep research into specific niches and leverages robust promotional platforms like Amazon, Book Bounty, and BookDoggy to build the essential social proof required for long-term authority.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
At some point in life we all have to eat humble pie. It can be a great meal, eaten voluntarily but when served by life, it’s always a cold meal.

What are you reading now?
​Indaba, My Children by Credo Mutwa (1964)
​This is his masterpiece. It is a massive collection of Zulu history, African mythology, and folklore.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I am currently in the process of completing the Smart Money Habits series, with two additional titles in development to expand the collection. Alongside this series, I am working on a dedicated financial literacy book for children, designed to introduce the next generation to the fundamentals of wealth-building and economic independence through engaging, vibrant education.

What is your favorite book of all time?
Roald Dahl’s ​Danny the Champion of the World isn’t just a story about poaching pheasants; at its heart, it’s about a strong father-child bond, resourcefulness, and a “David vs. Goliath” struggle against the wealthy landowner, Mr. Hazell

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
So far, I’ve written one poetry collection, Everything Starts With an Emotion. It’s my debut book and a very personal project.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My debut book is called Everything Starts With an Emotion. The inspiration behind it is life itself. Moments that didn’t last or work out, but stayed with me, and the journey of learning my own worth. I realised that every major moment in my life began with an emotion, whether that was fear, hope, love, or courage, and that understanding became the heart of the collection. I wanted the poems to be honest and relatable, so readers could see parts of themselves in the words and feel less alone.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I’m very much a method writer. I immerse myself fully in what I’m writing and need to feel the emotion behind the words. That can be intense at times, but it’s also what allows my work to stay honest and emotionally grounded.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I’m really drawn to books that inspire and empower me. At the moment I’m reading Let Them by Mel Robbins. I like books that focus on wellbeing and learning to look after yourself, especially as I naturally tend to put other people first. I also enjoy emotional, relationship-driven fiction. I’ve read The Idea of You by Robinne Lee and books by Mercedes Ron, and I’m drawn to similar genres. I love spiritual books that explore moons, stars, astrology, and crystals

What are you working on now?
I’m working on another selection of poems while also exploring other types of writing, including screenwriting. It’s exciting to experiment with new forms and see where my creativity takes me.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I promote my books through book festivals, radio appearances like BBC Sounds, and social media like TikTok and Instagram. Word of mouth and support from friends and family are also key, and my publisher helps keep my website up to date.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
I’d say, stay true to you. Write what makes you happy and what you want to share. Don’t write what you think others want and just put out what’s meaningful to you.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The best advice I got was at a book festival from an experienced author. They said to separate your workspaces and set certain times to focus on writing so you don’t burn out. If ideas pop up outside those times, just jot them down and come back to them later.

What are you reading now?
Let them by Mel Robbins

What’s next for you as a writer?
Next for me is working on more poems and branching out into other types of writing, like screenwriting. I’m really excited to explore new forms and see what comes from that.

What is your favorite book of all time?
I don’t really have one favourite book of all time. It changes depending on where I’m at in life. I tend to connect more with books that meet me emotionally in the moment.

Author Websites and Profiles
Stacey Banton Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was raised in northeast Arkansas but moved to Cedar Hill, Texas in 1983 at the ripe old age of eleven. In my youth, I was a fair to spare guitarist, singer and songwriter. Unfortunately, I now make a living as an insurance adjuster. I currently live in Aledo, TX (near Fort Worth) with my wife, two kids (occasionally), two dogs and one cat. I have coauthored one book and we’re halfway through another one.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The latest and only published book is titled Then the Night Got Weird. This book was coauthored with a close friend named Reggie Tennison. In my twenties, I was an aspiring singer-songwriter and Reggie was a songwriting buddy. My plan to take over Nashville fell flat, but I did sing in Printers Alley once. But I digress—this book was a labor of love between two old friends that still have a creative itch to scratch after all these years.

Once we tumbled to the idea of accidental time travel resulting in thirty-eight year old men usurping their fourteen-year old bodies, we were off and running. The real tension hits when one of these grown men in a teenage shell realizes every choice he makes could erase a future he loves…including the wife and kids waiting for him back home.

Then the Night Got Weird is written for adults, though plenty of teens will probably latch onto the story’s energy and humor. Just a heads‑up—the dialogue doesn’t shy away from some colorful language.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Probably the fact that I write with a coauthor would be considered unusual these days. We have a system that works for us though. We get together (beer is usually involved) and come up with a loose outline for an entire story. Then we focus on outlining a few chapters at a time with solid notes and start writing. We email edits back and forth as we finish each chapter.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
My love of stories started early. When I was a kid, my mom read Call of the Wild and White Fang to me, so Jack London made an impression right out of the gate. In elementary school, Book Fair day was like Christmas, and by middle school I was devouring every Encyclopedia Brown book I could find. I drifted away from reading in high school, but my buddy Reggie pulled me back in when he introduced me to Dean Koontz. From there, I found my way to Stephen King—and, somewhat unexpectedly, to one of my biggest influences: Agatha Christie.

In my late twenties, I spent countless hours driving across a huge work territory, which meant a steady diet of audiobooks. I’d always known Christie by reputation, but once her books became so easy to access online, I finally gave them a real chance—and quickly realized just how extraordinary she truly is

What are you working on now?
Our current project is tentatively called The Tunnel.

Zach and Grace Dunning are shattered after the suicide of their fifteen‑year‑old son, Ethan. Searching for comfort, Grace is drawn into a spiritualist church in Cedar Hill, Texas, where promises of afterlife communication offer a fragile sense of hope. But the church’s mediums—the volatile Eddie Munson and the seemingly benevolent Lamar Golding—quickly entangle the grieving couple in a web of manipulation.

As the deception escalates, so does the danger. Eddie’s behavior turns threatening, culminating in a confrontation that ends in tragedy and forces Grace and Zach into a desperate cover‑up. What follows is a spiral of betrayal, blackmail, and violence as the couple becomes trapped in the schemes of a psychic mafia posing as healers. At the breaking point, a final revelation forces them to confront everything they thought they understood about grief, guilt, and the possibility of saying goodbye.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
We self-published the book through Amazon KDP. We have implemented various marketing resources to promote the book including Facebook, Amazon ads, Bookbub ads, Chik Lit Book Cafe marketing, and a promo from Book Barbarian. We have placed the paperback in a couple of local bookstores as well. The most successful campaign was an ebook giveaway through Book Barbarian. We gave away over a thousand ebooks in a couple of days. Hopefully, some of those fine folks will leave us reviews on Amazon.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
My advice is to remember that writing software is your friend…your good friend. Reggie and I invested in Prowriting Aid and it has been invaluable. Also, keep in mind how much fun the creative writing process is because the editing part kinda sucks. Actually it really sucks. So fall back on your memories of the fun times imagining a world where your characters live and breath.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Hmm. I recall my late great dad used to say, “Do something! Whether it’s right or wrong…just do something.” Pretty strong advice.

What are you reading now?
I just finished reading Cosmology of Monsters by Shaun Hamill. He’s another Texas author and ran across his work in a Fort Worth book store called Recluse Books.

The story is engaging and bats around the idea that not all omnipresent beasts are unholy and that some can be inherited and passed down through the generations. I really liked it!

What’s next for you as a writer?
Well, my buddy and I are halfway through a psychological horror novel, tentatively called The Tunnel. We have the next book idea on deck—a YA contemporary fantasy in which a teenage girl stumbles upon an enchanted typewriter.

When sixteen‑year‑old Sarah discovers an old typewriter hidden in the back room of the store where she works, she thinks it’s just a quirky antique—until the words she types start rewriting her life. Overnight she has the perfect boyfriend, the perfect friends, the perfect reputation. But perfection shatters when one of those friends turns up dead… and suddenly every finger points at her. With suspicion closing in and the typewriter’s magic growing unpredictable, Sarah has to face a terrifying question: will the enchanted keys save her, or write her out of existence?

What is your favorite book of all time?
Wow, it’s pretty hard to pick a favorite. I have a short list though. For sentimental reasons I have to say Call of the Wild is on the list. Twilight Eyes by Dean Koontz brought me back to books. Intensity by Dean Koontz is a real page turner. Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie is on the list. There are several Agatha books on the list. A book I was very impressed with lately is The Outsider by Stephen King.

Author Websites and Profiles
Greg Neeley Website
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Greg Neeley’s Social Media Links
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
The author writes from the quiet edges of memory, where truth is felt before it is spoken. Choosing anonymity not as a mask but as a form of honesty, they explore the shadows of childhood, the weight of silence, and the long echo of survival. Their work blends emotional clarity with restraint, inviting readers into a story told not for recognition, but for release. This memoir is their first step into the light after years spent learning to live with what was never meant to be said. It is important to the author to protect the identities of his siblings at their request, and it is not his intent to shame his parents or ruin their lives. This story is being shared by the author for personal healing as well as for the purpose of putting forth a stark warning as to the consequences of turning a blind eye to child abuse.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
We Will Stone Him is reminiscent of the book A Child Called It. This book began as my private attempt to understand the parts of my life that never made sense in the moment, the extreme abuse, the fractures, the shadows, the accusations that reshaped everything I thought I knew. What you will find here is not a dramatic retelling, but a quiet excavation.
I wrote this memoir to reclaim a voice I lost along the way. If you have ever lived through something that left you questioning your own truth, I hope these pages offer a place where your experience feels seen. I chose to remain anonymous for now for my own mental health and wellbeing.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write to give shape to silence. What inspires me is not resolution, but the weight of what is endured. Through restrained language and symbolic imagery, I explore the spaces between memory and truth, not to be seen, but to be understood. Writing is how I survive what was never meant to be spoken.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Dave Pelzer, author of A Child Called It, has been my inspiration to share my story with the world.

What are you working on now?
I will be working on the next phase of my life as a young adult and the consequences to myself and others of a childhood filled with abuse. This book should be coming out later this year.

Author Websites and Profiles
John Gambacorta Amazon Profile

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Who am I? A writer with her head in the clouds, or a flight attendant with her feet on the ground? I’m a little bit of everything (and nothing properly), but above all, I’m a flight attendant. I even managed to fly my way into the world of VIPs and their private jets. Thirty years ago, however, no one would have guessed that I’d become a flight attendant. I was that quiet, dreamy girl who was always reading something… But the world of airplanes has always fascinated me—after all, airports are packed with stories. (Have you ever tried stopping in the middle of a busy airport and just watching the stories unfolding around you? Why would someone argue before a vacation to the Maldives? And why is that girl in the corner smiling so mysteriously?) Later, I studied journalism, worked as a waitress, then in a magazine, an advertising agency, a travel agency, and then I decided it was time to explore the real world. I packed my suitcase and became a flight attendant. I discovered my braver self and started living my own stories.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
This is my first book written in English, Altitude and Attitude, inspired by the funny stories flight attendants encounter daily on board aircraft.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I always write sitting on the floor, my laptop on a coffee table, surrounded by handwritten notes.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Although I have many favorite authors, this time I was inspired solely by funny real-life stories that happened to me and around me while flying. After all, with time, almost every disaster turns into a funny story. I usually enjoy reading thrillers, crime novels, sci-fi, and fantasy, but my book is light, humorous reading.

What are you working on now?
Now I’m focusing on my actual job of a private jet flight attendant.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Still figuring everything out. But of course – pretty-hot!

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write what you know – emotionally, not just factually. Or what you are really curious or passionate about.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write what you know – emotionally, not just factually. Or what you are really curious or passionate about.

What are you reading now?
Silo trilogy.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Let’s see 🙂

What is your favorite book of all time?
Harry Potter

Author Websites and Profiles
Zuzana Greizingerova Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a lifelong Dallas/Fort Worth resident. Back in the 90s a high school buddy (Greg Neeley) and I were budding songwriters with dreams of making it in Nashville. Life, as it is wont to do, had other plans. Instead of Nashville, we each became husbands and fathers and that became the priority. Enter the dog days of Covid, with the children now young adults. Our creative juices again began flowing. Soon we had a really cool (or so we believe) twist on time travel, and work began on our debut novel, Then the Night Got Weird. We are happy to share it with the masses.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Then the Night Got Weird is an 80s sci-fi romp, filled with both heart and humor. Greg and I are both 80s kids, and we loved the adventures of that era. The Goonies was a clear inspiration for Weird, though ours has accidental time travel instead of treasure hunts.

Weird is also targeted more toward adults. There is a, shall we say, a healthy amount of salty language. Though I think high school readers would enjoy the story, some parents might object to the language.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Since writing duos are still anomalies, that probably qualifies as unusual. I have also read that many of my favorite writers—Stephen King, John Sandford, Michael Connelly, etc—like to write by the seat of their pants. Meaning they know the beginning and end of the story, but let everything in between work itself out as they go along. Other writers do a full outline.

Greg and I have a hybrid approach. We storyboard ahead several chapters at a time. So we know the bones of those chapters, but you really never know the guts of those chapters until you sit down and start typing.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
See the above. Stephen King is the Man. Even when he doesn’t hit a home run, there are always things to admire in his stories. And he still has his fastball. In recent years, I have loved The Institute and The Outsider. He is an influence for sure. Connelly and Sandford are also favorites of mine. The pacing and dialogue in Sandford books are always a delight.

I should also give a shout out to Dean Koontz. I was a voracious reader as a child. However, that changed in high school and I thought I would be content to never read another book. At 20, out of town for a funeral and with nothing to do, I picked up a copy of Watchers by Dean Koontz. I finished the book the book two days later and have been reading every since.

What are you working on now?
We are about halfway finished with book 2 now. It is a psychological horror story called The Tunnel. It will require a trigger warning because it deals with the parents of a teenage boy, that are left to pick up the pieces after his suicide at the age of 15. Hounded by guilt, grief, and desperation, the parents attend a session at a local spiritual church. Things seemingly go great, leading them to having a number of one of one sessions. Eventually the lies and manipulation orchestrated by this “pyschic mafia” are found out, and unspeakable violence follows. The Tunnel is loosely based on my own personal experience with a devastating family loss.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
www.rtgnbooks.com

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write, write, write. Then write some more. I promise you, if you are the creative sort, you will get better as you go. Don’t be afraid to use software like Grammarly or ProWriting Aid. No matter how smart you are, those programs will catch things that you might not notice for months, or even years.

Be mindful of empty words. Words like really, just, some, etc, are often used as a crutch. Both in real life and on the page. It’s not that these words can’t serve a purpose, because they absolutely can. But oftentimes they are a crutch.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
At a class at DFW Con a couple of years ago, an instructor told us to be mindful of overusing adverbs in dialogue tags. The reason being, it is better to “show” the emotion rather than tell the reader.

What are you reading now?
Those We Do Not See by Angie Gallion

What’s next for you as a writer?
After we finish The Tunnel, we will move on to an untitled YA horror about a lonely high school girl who comes across a mystical object at her part-time job and it changes her life in ways she never could have imagined.

What is your favorite book of all time?
I really loved S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders as a kid. Then as mentioned earlier, Watchers played a very important role early on as well.

As an adult, I have loved many. I’m not sure I actually have a favorite. I will cheat and name two that resonated with me in a big way. Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane, and The Bone Tree by Greg Iles.

Author Websites and Profiles
Reggie Tennison Website
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