Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m 16 years old. Imaginative Reality is my first book which I started with a poem “Vita” in March 2017 and finished it with “Orchid” in May 2019

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Imaginative Reality is my only book but not for a long
I think life inspired me with pain, struggling to survive, dreams also were a big inspiration, and people in my life.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I may write anywhere, anytime, when I’m with anyone.. I don’t care, because when inspiration comes it takes me with it.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I wasn’t influenced by anyone
But I really admire Alice In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

What are you working on now?
I’m working on a novel tilted “Promise Me”. It’s actually done, needs just to be edited and corrected. It’s in Arabic but I’ll translate it later to other languages. My novel has some lines discussed from Imaginative Reality

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Be yourself. If you loved what you’ve written then it’s good. Try to give yourself the advise.. no one knows more than you do.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Be yourself

What are you reading now?
Nothing actually

What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m going to write novels I thought about, I have the plan.. and with time my novels will be written one by one.

What is your favorite book of all time?
Alice In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Well, I’m Robert A. Coryell. My friends call me Al. I’m pushing 70 years old but this is my first novel. Writing a novel has always been on my bucket list, I just never had the time or the opportunity until I retired. Most of my life has been spent writing technically: reports, proposals, manuals, stuff like that. Most of my working career I was involved in software engineering and data management for large corporations… and NASA. I’ve worked on the Space Station and Space Shuttle programs.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The book is called Afghan Horse. It’s a play on words, “horse” being a nickname for heroin. The premise of my book is that the CIA smuggles heroin into the U.S. from Afghanistan to sell on the black market. Ostensibly, the sales are to raise money for black operations since the agency can’t legally be budgeted Congressional funds with a sequester in place. Without giving too much away, the hero and heroine accidentally discover the CIA’s plot and that makes them targets on the run.

The inspiration wasn’t a sudden light switch moment or an epiphany of some kind. Watching the opioid crisis evolve over the last few years, especially heroin, gave me pause and made me wonder where all that heroin came from. I remembered reading about a guy named Gary Webb, an investigative reporter in California, who accused the CIA of helping Mexican cartels smuggle cocaine into the United States. He ended up dead. Supposedly, he shot himself in the head… twice. Or so the LA Coroner’s office ruled. Movies were since made about the CIA’s operations. One popular one with Tom Cruise was called Air America.

Anyway, I began to wonder why heroin had become such a prolific killer in the U.S. and where it might be coming from. Almost by accident, I watched a documentary on the Afghanistan heroin trade and how it blossomed after the American invasion in 2001. Within a decade, Afghanistan became the largest producer of heroin and opium in the world, exporting almost 80% of the world’s supply. But the U.S. Government denies that any of the heroin in America comes from Afghanistan. Seriously? I saw an opportunity for a strong story there. So I came up with a scenario that made as much, or more, sense as Iran/Contra and set it to paper. That documentary was the seed for Afghan Horse.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Unusual writing habits? Not so much habits as places. It was difficult for me to write at home. Too many distractions. I would ride my bicycle five miles every morning to the library and spend all day there writing. The community where I live has a clubhouse where I would often go if the weather wouldn’t let me use my bike. I also flew to Chicago a couple of times and hid in my daughter and son-in-law’s basement for months, away from civilization, social contact and other annoyances. I probably wrote half the book in that basement.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I like books that challenge the status quo or social norms. They need not necessarily be radical or revolutionary, although that appeals to me, too. Books like Ayn Rand’s ‘Atlas Shrugged’, or Robert A. Heinlein’s ‘Stranger in a Strange Land’, books that force you to think and question what ‘normal’ means appeal to me. Hesse’s ‘Siddhartha’ comes to mind. Genre is not as important to me as subject. Although I have to admit, good science fiction writers hold a high place in my heart… Asimov, Bradbury, Clark, and I guess I would have to throw in Huxley and Orwell.

What are you working on now?
I’ve thought about a sequel or a prequel. But for the moment, I’m focused on trying to understand how to sell my book. This process is all new to me. I self-published Afghan Horse so all the marketing and advertising falls on my shoulders.

Oh, I’ve also toyed with an idea for a “Coming of Age” novel that takes place in the early 1960s where I grew up in Tampa, Florida. It would be a sort of ‘Stand By Me’ but darker.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
As I’ve said, I’m still struggling to do that. Amazon is my primary source for both promotion and sales. But the book is also available on Barnes and Nobel.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
As a new author, myself, I’m not really qualified to give advice to anyone. Just don’t quit would be the best advice I have to offer. Before I could write this novel I had to learn how to do so. There are loads of websites that purport to help and teach you. Honestly, most of them are worthless. I’m a very methodical writer. I outlined the entire book before setting prose to paper. It’s my understanding that’s not very common. If you can or want to learn to write that way, check out a method called “Dramatica”. I spent six months reading and studying the philosophy behind it before I began to write. For me, it was worth every minute of the time invested.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
I have no sage writing advice. Something my dad once told me sticks with me: “Never argue with an idiot, bystanders can’t tell the difference.”

What are you reading now?
I accidentally found Scott Turow when my wife checked out an audio book from the library. The actor that does the reading is excellent, all kinds of accents. If you’re a Turow fan but have never listened to the audio versions of his books, you have to check it out. It will change the way you read his books.

What’s next for you as a writer?
At 70 years old, I’m not going to leave a huge catalog of material. I’ll write one or two more books and call it a day. Writing is a hobby for me, not a vocation.

What is your favorite book of all time?
I mentioned Ayn Rand’s ‘Atlas Shrugged’ earlier. I’ve probably read that book five times over the years, the latest perhaps four years ago. It blew me away the first time I read it. The concepts she introduces are fascinating and I intuitively understood the truth in them. The book has strong characters with character and a storyline and plot that resonates in any time period. It seems especially apropos in today’s politically charged socio-economic environment.

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have one book however have many to come. I look to write books to help others and impact lives

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
37 Healthy Morning Habits.

I learnt about morning habits and it changed the way my day goes and developed good habits in my life. I wanted to share this with others so others can benefit

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I like to write short and to the point

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Doug Wood
Stefan James
Dan Lok
Dani Johnson

What are you working on now?
My next book. Have many to come. I have so much I want to share

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Social Media and my website

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Just do it, Be a finisher, Be consistent, Give loads of value to your reader and forget perfectionism.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Be a finisher

What are you reading now?
Doug Wood – Church boy to millionaire

What’s next for you as a writer?
To keep writing and publishing

What is your favorite book of all time?
That’s a hard one. There is so many! Any book that adds value to my life

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m an erotic novelist who is about to publish my first book – and flash fiction collection about naughty maids. This book is as “vanilla” as I get because I tend to write about unexplored fetishes.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“The Mischievous Maids of Master Marius” is inspired by all the stories in the collection – I wrote a bunch naughty maid short stories a long time ago. I recently found them, updated them, and threw them together to create the collection.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Well, I have a very unique way of dealing with writers block. Given the genre I write it, I’m sure your imaginations will figure it out.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Tiffany Smith encouraged me to write erotic short fiction with her Skillshare class.

What are you working on now?
I’m working on my first full-length novel… and the nine short stories that act as prequels to it… help me.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Twitter seems to be working out well for me. It connects me with other writers and I appreciate that.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write whatever makes you happy and don’t let public perceptions of your genre dictate your life.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Do what makes you happy. It’s simple, but people still struggle with the concept.

What are you reading now?
I’m buying all of Harley Laroux’s books today so… yeah. I can’t wait.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Finish the full-length novel.

What is your favorite book of all time?
How dare you make me choose just one?!

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was born and raised in San Diego, California and earned a BA in English from San Diego State University and an MLS from UCLA. I began my career as a reference and collection development librarian in the Art and Music Section of the San Diego Public Library and then transferred to the Literature and Languages Section, where I had the pleasure of managing the Central Library’s Fiction collection and initiating fiction order lists for the entire library system. Although I also enjoy reading biography, memoir, and history, fiction remains my first love. In addition to the three R’s—reading, writing, and research—I enjoy Scrabble, movies, and travel.

My earliest ambition was to be a “book maker” and I wrote my first story, “Judy and the Fairies,” with a plot stolen from a comic book, at the age of six. I broke into print in college with a story in the San Diego State University literary journal, The Phoenix, but most of my magazine publications came after I left the library to spend more time on my writing

My stories have been published in Eclectica, The Binnacle, The Nassau Review, Orbis, Thema Literary Journal, Verandah Literary & Art Journal, Short Story America, San Diego Writers’ Monthly, The Storyteller Anthology, I-70 Review, 34th Parallel, and the anthologies Short Story America, Vol. 2 and The Captive and the Dead. Four stories, including two as yet unpublished, received honorable mention in the Short Story America Prize for Short Fiction contests. The Wild Rose Press published Seventeen Days in 2018 and will publish The Rebound Effect in July 2019

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Rebound Effect. The initial trigger came when a response wasn’t made to an apology after a breakup. Teresa responded instead, and that became the first line I wrote. Add in a longtime fascination with sign language, a remark about bondage in an interview with E.L. James, and a dark and stormy night, and the characters, relationships, and plot developed from there.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t know if it’s unusual, but I cross out what I’ve scribbled down in my notebook when I’ve used it in the story. It helps make it clear what I haven’t used yet. I consider a lizard my muse and Huxley, a writer mouse from Starbucks, my sometime collaborator.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
A major influence early on was the Williamsburg series by Elswyth Thane. It’s now very dated and politically incorrect, but I still see echoes of it in my writing. I’ve also written several captivity stories, including “Rumpelstiltskin,” (published in Eclectica, April/May 2015), undoubtedly influenced by memoirists Jaycee Dugard, Elizabeth Smart, Katie Beers, Amanda Berry, et al.

What are you working on now?
Promoting The Rebound Effect.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’ve found Twitter is better than Facebook for promotion. I’m still learning where to send review requests and what effect other kinds of promotion have.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Read! Read anything and everything. The more different styles you read, the more easily you will develop your own. Read good writing, but even bad writing can teach you something. Write what you want to write. Don’t worry about writing in chronological or logical order; it can all be sorted out later. Write for yourself and polish for editors. Don’t give up. Sometimes a story will find a home when you least expect it. Learn from criticism, but don’t take it personally

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“Sit down and write. Don’t talk about it half the night.”
Chad Walsh

What are you reading now?
I’m just finishing The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer. It’s even better than The Wife.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m preparing a police procedural/interracial romance for submission, and working on a story called “Moon Shadows.” .

What is your favorite book of all time?
This is an impossible question. Most often read: Ever After by Elswyth Thane.

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Linda Griffin Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I recently been challenged. A tragedy I can honestly say I was not prepared for. It left me with too many emotions. The challenge is I need to try to accomplish great feats so I can help the people around me and I Accept. Since I cannot buy more time I found another answer. Sell. Sell myself to my work. What do I get out of it? CHANGE!
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This quest I’m taking has to lead me to conquer difficult tasks. Unlocking the first key is what allowed me to realize something simple but yet special. I want to do things a bit different. If you follow along my journey where I started from Liberia and cross to the US. You will discover I’m just an average individual. Just learning as I go. I use it to map a story of originality.
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His words bleed. How else will he know it hurts? How else will he know the deed is done? It may leave you wounded for a while but it heals. It bestows a message. But are you willing to compromise? Can you adapt?
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I traveled back in time to craft a compelling historical fiction, Rooks of the Raven. I went to work. From scratch, from page one I just started. I absorb knowledge from everything and everyone. I digested what I did not know and with that, in a way, I manipulated time. You were at home but you felt Abel’s presence. You were riding alongside her on the stagecoach just before she sold at the auction. Did you picture her face? When she realize the evil thought that corrupt her young mind? ”I rather not have my sister live a life of bondage. So I did what I thought was best” You want to know what she did to her infant sister…I cannot allow my work to be dull. It has to cut deeply. Otherwise, that wound will heal and be forgotten. My next story is Six Years Black. More on that later when its completed.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Six Years Black. I like to write about difficult subject. Even though it’s fiction it pertains to the real world. Honestly, my debut novel sparked my inspiration. My main character was such a force so I needed another strong female character.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I believe I’m one of the few that do not drink coffee. a lot of my imagination comes from my fondness of anime. Besides that, I just write when I can. I do not use outlines so everything in my head which means I can write any time.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
The Help. It a historical fiction book. I’m not an avid reader but knowing I’m i competition with a book I personally read and love gives me fuel to do better. At one point I rank higher than the Help. Proudest moment by far. I did not read the book but 12 Years a Slave is a huge influence in my story.

What are you working on now?
Crafting my prose and building my image as an author.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Anything and everything. I believe in self investment. If it propels you forward then by all means utilize it. However, do not break the bank. Some marketing can easily be done with some effort on your part and it will cost you nothing.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Devour the unknown to digest knowledge. You cannot be afraid to put yourself out there. With out pain there is no progress. Just start writing.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
When I look at others and see how much they have accomplished or simply how far they reach its a bit daunting. So never compare ones worth by another.

What are you reading now?
Millionaire Success Habits by Dean Graziosi

What’s next for you as a writer?
Continue on the journey I have set for myself. Build the lives around me the best to my ability. I get butterflies talking about my stories. Its hurts me to know how much I try but my voice is not heard. I do not plan on stopping any time soon.

What is your favorite book of all time?
A Series of Unfortunate Events. Read all of them!

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Franklin Neal Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I began to write novels at age 15, and since then have written novels, short story collections and volumes of poetry. I have succeeded in publishing only two novels and a novella. The two novels are BOSHETH WILLIAMS, published in England in 2003, and WORDS OF A SHAMAN, published in England in 2019. MY DUNGAREES, 67 pages in length, is the novella. I am still searching for publishers for my other manuscripts.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I have two latest books. One is a full length novel entitled WORDS OF A SHAMAN, published in London in March 2019. The other is a novella entitled MY DUNGAREES, which was published in March 2019, in the Amazon Kindle Edition. My poems have been published in newspapers and magazines, and over 150 of them are online.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I am more or less a nocturnal writer. There’s more serenity felt late at night, when one could hear one’s own blood flow through one’s own plexus. That, to me, is the most auspicious time to put thoughts down on a paper.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Many of them. I have no particular influence among writers or books.

What are you working on now?
I am writing two novels at the same time. I’m also working on a collection of poems.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/Nkwachukwu-Ogbuagu/e/B0034NMVDO

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Continue writing. Once you’ve got the afflatus, find the time to share your thoughts. Then read whatever is printed. You become a greater writer when you read other writers’ works.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Never give up!

What are you reading now?
A Thousand Forests in One Acorn by Valerie Miles

What’s next for you as a writer?
Seeking out publishers or literary agents in the bid to publish my many manuscripts.

What is your favorite book of all time?
I have no particular favourite book. All the same, I have read so many GOOD and INSPIRING books.

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Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hello! My name is Lennie, and I’m a self-published horror writer. 😀 I love reading and writing, of course, collecting books, and going to book signings. I love pizza, coffee, and animals. My favorite genres to read are horror, mystery & thriller, fantasy, and manga.

So far, I’ve written one novel, a collection of three short stories, another short story, and a novella.

I’m really to share my art with everyone!

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
my latest work is a short story called “The Broken Hearted Bride”. I haven’t really thought about what inspired me to write it, but it was most likely watching reruns of “Deadly Women” on Hulu. I love crime shows, and I usually put them on for background noise while I do housework.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
my most unusual writing habit is probably where I get my ideas. I love writing prompts. Any time I come across one I like, I’ll write it down, so I can remember it for later. hopefully, it turns out useful in coming up with a jumping off point for a new story.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
A writer on Wattpad, believe it or not. 😀 I found a writing prompt that suggested you write a Christmas themed horror story. I gave it a try, and I realized how much I loved writing horror stories.

Almost as much as I love writing Fanfiction. (but let’s not talk about my embarrassing fanfics, lol.)

What are you working on now?
Right now, I’m working on a novella with the working title of “She watches you sleep.” I’m hoping to have it out within the next month or two. 😀

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Facebook groups and goodreads. 😀 I love seeing when I get a new review.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep writing and always write what you love. 😀 And of course, read! Read not only in your own genre but also branch out into new ones. expand your horizons. 😀

be positive and kind, even when it feels like no one will like your stories. If even one or two people enjoyed something you wrote, that’s a success! Be happy someone out there got a little joy and entertainment from your artwork. 😀

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Just keep swimming.

What are you reading now?
Scowl: The Bonaparte Interviews by Mark Lages. It’s the first book I’ve read by the author and I’m really liking it. 😀

What’s next for you as a writer?
Finishing my novella and starting work on my second novel.

What is your favorite book of all time?
Don’t make me choose!

It’s probably “The Books of Elsewhere by Jacqueline West. I read the series once or twice a year.

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Lennie Grace Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Writer. Reader. Perpetual student. Nerd.

Born in New Zealand to a Brit and an Australian, I am a writer with a passion for all things storytelling. I love reading, writing, TV and movies, gaming, and spending time with family and friends. I am an avid fan of British comedy, superheroes, and SuperWhoLock. I have too many favourite books, but I fell in love with reading after Isobelle Carmody’s ‘Obernewtyn’. I am obsessed with all things mythological – my current focus being old-style Irish faeries. I live in Adelaide (South Australia) with my long-suffering husband, delirious dog, mad cat, two chickens, and a lazy turtle.

I’ve had fourteen books published as of April 2019. Mostly these are Young Adult Contemporary Romance, but there’s also some Fantasy in there as well. I’ve also written three other novels which need an edit before I even think of publishing them, and a lot of partially finished pieces.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book was ‘[Bad Boy’s Guide to…] Being Not Good’ and I can’t really remember what inspired it. I think I’d binged too many 90s/00s teen rom-coms and it just got the creative process going. I wanted to try my hand at more of a parody of all the movies I love so much, and ‘Being Not Good’ was born.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write in the bath. Full regalia – laptop, mouse, notebooks. It somehow keeps me a bit less distracted than my desk.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Who hasn’t is probably a better question. Some of my favourites are Rick Riordan, Jane Austen, Kate Forsyth, Cecilia Dart-Thornton, Kasie West, Terry Pratchett, John Flanagan, Isobelle Carmody, Christina Benjamin, Bram Stoker and Emily Rodda.

What are you working on now?
About a million different things. I’ve got an adult romance I’m trying to get out in the next week, plus a YA rom-com due in August, and there’s a new novella series I’m working on, and part five of my current novella series. It’s all a mix of romance but some is Fantasy, other Contemporary. I’ve got short pieces and long pieces – last I checked there were over 150 WIPs. I tend to bounce around from idea to idea until something’s finished unless I have a deadline.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I find a fan-base is actually working the best for me at the moment. I’ve got a small but very loyal group of readers and they find my books through various channels – social media, mailing list, Amazon or Goodreads follow.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Read everything. Write everything – don’t worry about the elusive ‘perfection’ because you can work with anything from terrible to half decent to excellent words, but you can’t work with no words. And don’t wait – do it now! Also don’t listen to naysayers or people who tell you there is a right way to write or publish – find your own path and travel it proudly.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The first draft is just you telling yourself the story – Sir Terry Pratchett
This is actually not totally true for me as most of my first drafts end up published, BUT it’s still great advice and I love Terry Pratchett.

What are you reading now?
Ha! I am actually reading something at the moment. First time in about a year, though. ‘Introductions’ by C.L. Stone.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Many more books to write and read. I’ll just keep on keeping on until I’m dead.

What is your favorite book of all time?
That’s like asking on what day of the week I prefer to breathe… If I absolutely had to come up with one…right now it would be Jane Austen’s ‘Northanger Abbey’. I just love Austen’s humour and wit, and her play on Gothic literature is hilarious.

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Elizabeth Stevens Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a new Romance author and have published two books to date. My next release is scheduled June 2019

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The latest book was titled
“Enemy Fiance Billionaire”
“A Billionaire Enemies to Lovers Fake Fiance Office Romane”

Billionaire books are by far my favorite. I love having them set in New York City, with a happily ever after ending!

My next book is bringing back a character from my first book, Lovesick, A Best Friends Brother Secret Baby Romance”
I had many emails about Bette, who was a supporting character!
She is awesome!

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I use my laundy machine cycle as a pomodoro technique!
Every cycle is 27 min, so when the timer goes off, I take a 10 min break, flip the laundry, make a tea and settle back into my computer!

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Danielle Steele, Judy Blume was my favourite authors growing up.
My favourite romance series was ” Sweet Valley High” books

What are you working on now?
I am working on my third book. It is set in New York.
James Silver is the Billionaire, recently divorced from a gorgeous movie star. Hannah is also recently divorced, fleeing a terrible marriage. She is a dog walker in New York and is friends with Bette ( From Lovesick). She is in James high-end brownstone walking Bettes dogs when they meet!

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Newsletter swaps with other authors. Romance authors are the best people!

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Trust in yourself, don’t give up, and enjoy the process!

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Hold the vision, trust the process!
Meditate, pray, and visualize where you want to go!

What are you reading now?
I’m reading a book on juicing and smoothies.
With summer right around the corner, I want to feel my very best!

What’s next for you as a writer?
To work full time writing and publishing 1 book each month!

What is your favorite book of all time?
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume!

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I currently have three full length novels published, and a short story. I am writing the fourth novel, and have another short story ready to be published. I’ve writte quite a few books that will never be published, though hasn’t every author?! And I have MANY more to work on and publish!

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Deeper into Darkness is my most recently published book and it’s the second in a series. It follows the point of view of a serial killer. It was super fun to write! The whole series started with the idea of writing in a dark point of view, and then I just ran with the idea!

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I like to write with the sounds of white noise or rain. And I often like writing at night.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
My favorite authors, especiallys ones that have influenced me, include: Gillian Flynn, Marisha Pessl, Chuck Palahniuk, Tana French, Ruth Ware, Megan Miranda, and Jamie McGuire.

What are you working on now?
I’m currently working on the third book in my Darkness Series, which will be the final book of the series!

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m working on starting a newsletter, and I always post to my social media. I’m just now – finally! – getting into other promotional sites like pretty hot, etc!

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Remember that your stories won’t be for everyone. BUT every story has a reader. So never stop writing, because there are readers out there who NEED your stories!

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Get your butt in the chair and write! You won’t have stories to share unless you’re writing. The more you write the more you learn. Same goes for reading, and editing. Do it all as much as you can and never stop growing in your craft.

What are you reading now?
Currently I’m reading a few different books, including a re-read of The Handmaids Tale.

What’s next for you as a writer?
My goals are to continue growing and improving. I hope to publish several books a year for a long while!

What is your favorite book of all time?
Oh this is a hard one. I think it’s a tie between Catcher in the Rye and Night Film by Marisha Pessl. Both are phenomenal, and can teach an author a lot!

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am an author, educator, actor, and standup comedian. This is my second poetry book. I also have a humor book coming out in a few months with a traditional publisher, and a collection of short stories I’m hoping to publish by the end of the year.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is titled “Feast of Sapphires.” Some topics I tend to discuss in my poetry are travel, illness, mortality, existentialism, individuality, spirituality, love, and understanding/serenity.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I enjoy writing in crowded places like my local donut pub. Lately, I’ve also been listening to classic rock or meditation music when I write at home. It is important to change up how and when you write in my opinion.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
In terms of poets who influence me, there are just so many. Charles Bukowski, Wallace Stevens, E.E. Cummings, Emily Dickinson, T.S. Eliot etc. I do read new poets–and find them on Instagram–or just by doing searches on Amazon–or attending readings.

What are you working on now?
A collection of short stories. They cover a wide range of styles and subject matters. I think horror and gore–with a bit of comedy thrown in–seems to be my primary genre.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Keep an email list and send out monthly updates. Other techniques that work include creating memes for social media and obtaining reviews on Amazon and Goodreads to help build excitement for a book.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Persistence is most important. It sounds foolish. But I think that is the key element with writing and publishing. You have to keep at it. Put work out into the universe. Then let go. The rest is out of your hands to a very large degree.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
I like advice that suggests you should really try and dig deep and express what is most critical to you. Yes, Samuel Goldwyn once said, “If you want to send a message, try Western Union.” And there is something to that too–art is maybe not the best place to proselytize. But, given this caveat, what separates artists is perhaps that those who have something important to say, those who are really connecting with the audience in a visceral way, in many cases, last much longer.

What are you reading now?
Stephen King’s “The Stand.” I’m also finishing a sci-fi novel called “Snow Crash.”

What’s next for you as a writer?
The collection of short stories. After that I’m hoping to complete two unfinished novels.

What is your favorite book of all time?
“Gulliver’s Travels,” and “A Confederacy Of Dunces,” probably because I love satires. I also like adventure stories like “Robinson Crusoe” and “Treasure Island,” and thriller type novels with cultural commentary like “Native Son.”

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a Cambridge University educated psychologist who researches the science of effective independent learning, collaborating with leading memory scholars around the world to decode the secrets to studying more efficiently for exams.

Ever since I achieved top 0.01% UK exam results as a teenager (ten A-star grades at GCSE and six A-grades at A-level), I have been passionate about discovering and sharing good study and learning practices ever since, helping students get higher grades and unleash their potential by studying smarter, not harder.

I have recently published my first book: Outsmart Your Exams.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“Outsmart Your Exams” has been about 10 years in the making. I started writing it out of frustration, because I kept coming across so many good tactics that can really give students an edge in exam and test situations, coming out of fields as diverse as elite sport and the science of memory recall, and yet no-one was making them available to students. So I decided to change that, and wrote Outsmart Your Exams, to put the tools of exam success directly in the hands of students.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I love using the Pomodoro technique to focus when I’m having a slow day: I really find the ticking clock helps get the brain in gear!

What authors, or books have influenced you?
The two books I keep closest to my desk are “Make It Stick” by Brown, Roediger and McDaniel, and “Understanding How We Learn”, by Yana Weinstein-Jones and Megan Sumeracki. Both are outstanding reviews of the science of learning.
In terms of stylistic inspiration, I love how Malcolm Gladwell weaves together human story and scientific evidence to craft his compelling narratives.

What are you working on now?
I’m taking some time out from book writing to focus on the podcast, Exam Study Expert, which is becoming a very popular way for students, parents and teachers to learn about the science of studying for and taking exams.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t underestimate the cumulative benefits of very, very small steps towards your goal if you take them every day. Even just 15 minutes a day, if it’s consistent, can add up to a huge amount of progress before you know it.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Be kind, and have fun.

What are you reading now?
Deep Work, by Cal Newport

What’s next for you as a writer?
I’d love to write a book called “The Student Brain: How To Tame It, And Get It Through School”, which covers a range of aspects of the neuroscience and psychology of learning and being a teenager: learning science, sleep cycles, seeing and hearing, rationalising, planning and risk-taking, all of which have an impact on a young person’s education.

What is your favorite book of all time?
Ray Mears’ Bushcraft. I feel like I’m transported to the wilderness every time I pick it up.

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Richard Flink is an Director and Founder in Advance. In this role, Flink manages all aspects of Talent Management, including Coaching, Hunting, Outplacement and Careers. A big believer in people, Flink supports associations like a volunteer.
Flink is a qualified Consultant with Chemical Engineering degree, many MBA´s, Master Science in Industrial Engineering, Doctor in Administration and Psychoanalyst.
Flink has more than 25 years of experience in Consulting. Prior to starting his Consulting Firm business, Flink spent 10 years as a Director in Big Companies like AlliedSignal Automotive, Carborundum and Diageo.
After a successful career in this companies Staff, Flink now coaches/teaches/ advises other people how to achieve the same success.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is “25 ways to make your LinkedIn profile stand out in 2019: Make this for success! Kindle Edition” and I was inspired by to see a lot of professionals with a problem to understand the Linkedin usage

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I have any unusual writing habits that is written during de night, almost with sunshine starting

What authors, or books have influenced you?
None for this issue

What are you working on now?
I´m writing about LinkedIn too.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I promote my book on sites and use KDRoi for it. It is an app

Do you have any advice for new authors?
For new authors, I recommend perseverance and study about write book

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The best advice I have ever heard was written for myself

What are you reading now?
7 habits

What’s next for you as a writer?
I will try to write a best seller book

What is your favorite book of all time?
Bible

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a four-timed published author. I am a mastered prepared H a nurse, teaches women how to embrace the natural approach to beauty and hair care. I speak on behalf researched knowledge as an enthusiast to natural hair expert. Speaking at various natural hair events, she reveals the secrets of holistic wellness through a chemical free and healthier aspect of wearing your natural hair. My books are referenced tool for products mixing, and some women have referred to her book as their daily hair care bible.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Small Voices Heard- The Parental Guide – A community initiative where the children shared valuable insight for parents to understand their aspirations for future planning and support. My son and I want to share tips to help parents support the children’s affirmation.
Flagler Voices – is an empowerment workbook to support the youth’s writing and positive journaling.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really, I just write things that inspire me and shares hope with others.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Dr. Gwendoyn Grant, Purpose driven life, Pastor Rick Warren, John Maxwell

What are you working on now?
Medical science books to help Nurse practitioners.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I use social media and go visit various locations to promote my work.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Start now and do not talk about writing a book, but start now.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Melanie Bonita helps new authors reach goals by sharing the information globally.

What are you reading now?
nurse practitioner books

What’s next for you as a writer?
In 3 years I will republish my story and my life on how I recovered from Abuse.

What is your favorite book of all time?
Honesty that is tough because I enjoyed Edgar Allen Poe and Alice Walkers the Temple of My familia

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