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Em McDermott

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Em McDermottTell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am the author of two published novels, with a novella coming out very soon! I write dark epic fantasy and fairy tale fantasy. I’m a character writer and I love to put a hero through her paces.

I wanted to be a writer in elementary school, and every day since. Now, I write every day in a cabin in the woods of upstate New York, which I’ve filled with fairy statues and dragon bookends. I adore the privacy of the woods and the gloominess of the Atlantic ocean, and those loves make it into the settings of my novels.

If I could have any pet I wanted, I’d have a dragon. Since I haven’t been able to get ahold of one yet, I have backyard chickens. Each one is named after one of my favorite characters.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book, The Woods, is a dark fairy tale retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.

My imagination has always looked to fairy tales, folktales, and myths when it seeks the foundation for a new story. When I sat down to write my latest novel, I was in a new relationship with a partner who came from a different world than me. We are different colors, different ages, and had very different early life experiences. A lot of my friends didn't get us. It was thoughts of this divide floating around in my head that provided the first seeds of The Woods, which explores love that crosses boundaries. I'm happy to say my partner and I are still together…as for The Woods, I won't give away the ending. 😉

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Yes! I can’t type without wearing fingerless gloves. Though I started wearing them years ago for comfort, now it’s become a ritual. I have a special set that I wear when I’m diving into a first draft and need to be at my most creative.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
One of my biggest influences as a teenage girl was Anne McCaffrey’s Pern series. Like so many teenagers, I had a tough time in those years, and McCaffrey’s books transported me to a world full of heroes, dragons, and the deep bonds between them. She’s remained an inspiration ever since.

As a writer, I was also heavily influenced by Steven Pressfield’s book, The War of Art. It’s all about overcoming procrastination and sitting down to Do The Work of actually writing (rather than just talking and dreaming about writing). It was a game-changer for me.

What are you working on now?
I have moved away from fairy tale fantasy for the moment, and am working on Book 1 of an epic fantasy trilogy. It is so fun to build such a complex story with multiple viewpoints, cultures, and huge stakes. I won’t say much about it yet, but I’ll tell you that it draws from selkie mythology to tell the story of a mother who seeks her lost daughter as the world ends around her.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
You have to define what success is for yourself. We all want to be successful, right? But what does that mean to you? Without an answer to that and concrete strategies to get you to your goals, you’re unlikely to stumble onto it.

That said, my other piece of advice is: Don’t listen to anyone who tells you you can’t do it. You can.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Allow me to get woo-woo for a second. The best advice I’ve ever heard comes from Eckhart Tolle, the spiritual teacher and author. Live in the now. Your whole life is lived there—in the present moment. This is the only moment where you can take action to bring yourself closer the life you want. Don’t waste it.

The less woo-woo version of this great teaching? Don’t spend so much time fantasizing about the awards you’ll win that you waste time that could be spent writing the books.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Writing a novel is like juggling. The more balls in the air, the harder it is to balance them all. As a baby writer, just writing a whole book that made actual sense was really hard! Now, I’m ready to scale up. Epic fantasy trilogy, here I come!

What is your favorite book of all time?
I have to pick just one??! This question is very mean.

I’d have to say The Wayfarer Redemption trilogy by Sara Douglass. That is an underrated fantasy series that defined, for me, what “epic fantasy” really means.

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Emily Kay Johnson

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Emily Kay JohnsonTell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Emily Kay Johnson lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, two kids, and two cats. If you don’t know who she is, that’s okay. The important people to know about are the Dudes. At least, that’s what her writing partner, Tyler, says. Luckily, no madcap plans or crazy schemes ever happen in Emily's quiet suburb!
Her goal, like that of most writers, is to spend as much of the day in a fantasy world as possible.
Along with her son, Tyler, Emily writes The Dudes Adventure Chronicles, a funny, realistic series for modern boys 8-14.
She is also working on a space-time travel series and a wizards and castles fantasy series for the same age group. She started Epic Spiel Press to publish rollicking good reads for kids to get lost in.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Dudes Hard Target was inspired by the sometimes contradictory efforts that adults undertake to "protect" kids. We're all frightened by the dangers of modern life, but the Dudes see fun and funny in everything. I think turning fear into laughs is a healthy habit to learn early.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I read new chapters out loud to the kids after dinner. Teens are brutally honest, so, if I don't get the reaction I want I lick my wounds and go back to the drawing board.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I grew up reading fantasy and sci-fi to escape from what I considered a boring suburban childhood. My kids taught me that comedy is another kind of escape. They didn't want to read problem novels or learn something. They taught me (I hope) to write without the moralistic parental viewpoint.

What are you working on now?
I like to keep a lot of irons in the fire. I'm currently immersed in world-building for my new sci-fi time travel series as well as final drafts on my medieval techno fantasy series–all for kids. And, of course, I'm drafting the next Dudes book: Dudes Dystopia, based on their adventures during the pandemic. (They had a lot more fun than the rest of us.)

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I use Amazon Ads, and I love AllAuthor for its great author marketing tools as well as for keeping me current on Twitter.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
It's easy to get distracted by marketing stuff and social media. But you've got nothing to promote if you don't keep writing, every day, for as much time as you can scrape together.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Read more books.

What are you reading now?
The Witchwood Crown by Tad Williams.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Choosing an illustrator for my medieval fantasy series. It's so important to have a professional cover. And it's also important to support artists with union-scale pay for their work. My illustrator on the Dudes Series, Jacquelyn B. Moore, is awesome. She really captures the Dudes hilarious expressions as their escapades backfire.

What is your favorite book of all time?
This is always the book I'm currently reading. As long as I can't wait to get back to it, each new adventure is part of my life and changes me. And I'm always anxious to find a new favorite!

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Emily Horabik

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Emily HorabikTell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I lived in New York City for about 16 years, so it gave me SO MUCH content to write about! I have a bunch of books in the works but so far I have self published one book – Comfort Zone Correction: Unfiltered True Stories In Successful Selling. It's a collection of stories of one of my mentor's while making a way for himself in the world.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Comfort Zone Correction: Unfiltered True Stories In Successful Selling is inspired by a gentleman I met while living in New York City. We would meet often for lunch and every time we met up he would tell me about some crazy story. I was like, people only dream to have these kinds of opportunities! I need to write them down so the world can learn how easy it is to come out of your Comfort Zone when you have the right tools and ambition to keep yourself motivated. The main story that inspired the book was how back in the day he used to come into the city, just to make cold calls. He would get a roll of dimes and at that time every call cost a dime. They would ask what number they could reach him at and he would always say "please allow me to call you back when convenient for you." Imagine the grit and determination to start a business with no office and no phone number!

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I feel like this is the life of a writer. Maybe in a way we all have ADHD! I am constantly bombarded with ideas from when I see a leaf fall on the ground to when I see an interesting character at the grocery store. Inspiration definitely does not hit when you want it to. It usually hits while you are occupied doing something else! So, that being said, I keep notes in my phone and also use google docs to just jot down lines of inspiration as I come up with them. Usually, it will be enough to prompt to me expand on the idea that I remember. However, especially when I wake up in the middle of the night from a fun dream filled with bright characters, I will look at what I wrote like what the heck was that about? I can't remember a thing.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I love to read romance novels. Kat Martin is my biggest inspiration. I love her way of story telling and her unique characters. I recommend Gypsy Lord if you like romance.

What are you working on now?
What am I not working on should be the question! I tend to do everything all at the same time. So right now I'm working on my travel content on my blog, a follow up to Comfort Zone about my personal stories in NYC, and working on finishing my romance novels that I have started myself. I am thinking to write them under a pen name and release those stories just for fun.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
For promotions, believe it or not, Pinterest has been my best friend!

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Yes definitely! WRITE EVERYTHING DOWN! There is an audience for anything and everything. Now it is easier than every to find your audience and self publish! You don't need to listen to someone else's opinion. It's a lot of work but worth it in the long run to have complete control of your work and your characters.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don't stop. A lot of people give up right before they could have broken through. The honest truth is no one is going to come up to you and hand you what you want! You are the only one who really cares about you and when you care enough about yourself to not stop until you hit your goal, it's only then that others around you will get inspired and appreciate what you are doing. Once you provide something of value to them.

What are you reading now?
Lately I have been reading a lot of travel blogs and connecting with other travel bloggers. I love the community and how fun it is to connect with similarly minded travelers!

What’s next for you as a writer?
As a writer, I am starting to do paid travel collaborations. Things are really taking off and I'm excited to continue developing my other novel's characters while on vacations!

What is your favorite book of all time?
Gypsy Lord by Kat Martin to this day is a book I can read over and over again. There's something about that historical romance that whisks me away to another world for a few hours of peace and quiet.

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Ari Akagi

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have written a LOT of books however just a few are live and published. I really like reading LGBT comics as well as psychological ones. I am residing in Asia so am just chill. It is my dream to get people to read my book and seeing people loving it or at least liking it, being famous is not one but a bonus ha-ha! I am actually a goth but I am bubbly and talkative and stuffs~ I am always open for conversations whoever you are (as long as its an appropriate conversation-) even if it is unimportant~
Do not be fooled by my face, it is not parallel with my age-
tho feel free to guess my age HWAHAHA

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is Devure actually since Sangria Scandal has been written long ago- I am not sure what inspired it, I was just washing the dishes one night and it popped out of my head ha-ha! nawr actually, I really like sci-fi actions and have been binge-watching animes within that genre lately. The feeling of blue in my eyes and the setting all feels surreal until I went on a what if. What if years later, something would drop in the planet? After watching a lot of sci-fi I've noticed that some went underground surrounded by metallic walls and stuffs so I went to that. Ever heard of Avatar like the blue hoomans? The graphics there are so cool and I really want to adapt them. My first draft was supposed to be made as a comic series however… stuff happened so it got declined. Change of plans, I made another story which this time would be more appealing even minus the graphics.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I'm not sure…. is writing at night unusual? If it is, then I guess that's it ha-ha!

What authors, or books have influenced you?
There's none- tho I am a real bookworm, love webcomics, and loves binge-watching. I cannot give specific ones because all the things I've viewed influenced me and it is from various genres. All contributed and there has been no bias, they're all amazing.

What are you working on now?
Currently, I am juggling between Devure, Sangria Scandal, and the upcoming webcomics my team and I are working on.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I don't know, still looking tho–

Do you have any advice for new authors?
I am a new author myself since I don't have much experience huhu. But if it helps, never be afraid to try. The day today, tomorrow, next month, or next year will all pass and be nothing but memories. You messed up? Okay, there's a lesson learned and a thing to laugh about in the future. You achieved something? yay! something to be proud of. Life is a series of trials and errors and you'll never know unless you try. Besides, there's no harm to that, is there?

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
"Just keep going. You are doing good, and will be doing fine" I ran a public survey with the synopsis of my webcomics. Not for fame, not for promotion, it's for ego. (sheesh I don't like the word) At that time, I've been rejected by a lot of artists, so many your hand and foot won't be enough to count and is starting to think whether to continue doing the project or just drop it. I've come so far. I have an agency waiting for me, complete set of requirements such as character sheets and all, I've even completed the first season and yet no, no one wants to take it. I am looking for passion and turns out, it is something so rare and money still rules it. I didn't offer money even at the very last moment because I want a buddy not a co-worker. A buddy that no matter the controversy, would still stay because I am still staying, yet everyone is looking for one thing. Money and money alone. That is when I started the survey. If the audience doesn't like it, I'll drop it. Maybe its because of the story. And then everyone started encouraging me to continue and that phrase is my most favourite of them all.
I know that doing art is hard and takes a lot of time, I know because I am an artist myself but if passion lacks it, on my point of view, if you can't do it without the offer of money, I don't want it.

What are you reading now?
A bl series too cursed to tell~

What’s next for you as a writer?
I dunno ha-ha! Whatever fate or rather, my psychopathic actions throw at me-

What is your favorite book of all time?
hmmm, I don't have one since I like them all hehe

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Featured Interview With Author Lilura Sloane

Lilura SloaneTell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Find the wild girl inside.

Lilura Sloane wants you to fall in love with idea of being in love.

She has always had a romantic persona and believes that anyone can find love if they first love themselves, she writes romantic fantasy because even as a adult she still sees the magic that the world has to offer.

Even in the dark, light can shine

I’ve been an avid reader since I was little, I’ve always had a fond interest in books, I have been writing stories since I was a teenager, when I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2019 I really got stuck into writing and finally wrote and published my first book in 2021

I have currently wrote 14 books to date, with more planned for the rest of this year moving into 2023.

Books I’ve wrote:

Under her spell ( wicked desires #1 )
Sinful Duty (wicked desires #2 )
Taming Skye (wicked desires #3 )
Falling for the wolf (fated #1 )
Beauty and the vampire ( fated #2 )
Temptation ( temptation #1 )
The roommate
Winds of eternal ( immortals #1 )
Wicked Hex ( saints and sinners #1 )
Midlife whatever ( swing club #1 )
Reaper and the rose ( gods & monsters #1 )
Blood curse ( immortal touch #1 )
Hunter ( hunted by you #1 )

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Hunter— Hunter is a forbidden romance, as a romance writer I wanted to broach a forbidden romance with a twist, the start of the book came to me in a dream, isn’t that where we all get our brilliant ideas, when we dream or when we daydream, it’s just like lucid dreaming, we never understand the ideas to come, they just do, there’s something poetic about creativity.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I’m not sure I’d call it unusual however, I don’t have a note board with lots of notes, I don’t plan out a plot line, I like the story to write its self and then it’s even a surprise for me ( haha ) my books start with a simple idea and the characters and storyline just flow as I write.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I’m not sure, to be honest for my genre there are no authors that have influenced my writing, however I do love Stephen king, his writing is so profound, his books were that good they used to give me nightmares (haha)

What are you working on now?
I’m working on a Christmas special from my wicked desires series that will be book #4 the characters all come together in a Christmas special.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I honestly don’t have a method, my books are uploaded to the many popular sites, I am active on Facebook and Instagram and update my followers regularly, I also have an ARC team that review my newest upcoming books.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
The best advice I could give is to just write, I know that seems pretty simple but there is no such thing as a bad book, after all the most important thing is starting and finishing a manuscript, worry about polishing it up once it’s completed, just write, you never know who needs to hear your voice.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
You are not a writer when you become a best seller, you are a writer when you start writing.

What are you reading now?
The institute by Stephen King

Did I mention I’m a huge king fan!

What’s next for you as a writer?
Carry on writing haha, but in all seriousness, I will continue to write because it brings me joy, I’m the most happiest when writing a book, there’s just something so cathartic about creating characters and scenes to create a brand new world, after all writing is like life, we start on a blank page, but as we go on, there is a new adventure waiting on the next page.

What is your favorite book of all time?
Alice in wonderland—it’s just such an amazing story full of magic and possibilities.

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Featured Author Interview With Donna Woods

Donna WoodsTell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am an author that has always believes in the unseen mysteries of the natural and unnatural worlds. I'm a High Priestess of the Coven of Butterflies in Lithonia, Georgia and I hold a Degree in Theology from Woolston Steen Theological Seminary. When I'm not writing or reading tarot cards I spend most of my time reading, cooking, and traveling to my happy place, New Orleans. LA. But in my quiet time I enjoy watching fantasy TV shows and movies with my wife Kimberly and spoiled pitbull Lady. I have written 8 books, Crimson is the first published.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Crimson, Huntress of the Succubi. I have two loves, magic, and New Orleans. These two things definitely inspired the Huntress of the Succubi book series. The story centers around a family that has been blessed by the gods with supernatural powers to protect mankind. I infused a lot of firsthand magical references into the story line which led to deep dive into Creole history and beliefs.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Meditation music, candles and quiet.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Charlaine Harris is one of my favorite writers and her Sookie Stackhouse series inspired the successful True Blood series. She was definitely an inspiration.

What are you working on now?
An adaptation of the book to a TV Series.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I use the book promotion sites like yours. But I also use A TON of social media.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Never quit, never lose your drive to create.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Your story is not the same as someone elses. Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.

What are you reading now?
The 6 Habits of Growth, Brendon Burch

What’s next for you as a writer?
To work as a screenwriter.

What is your favorite book of all time?
Dead until dark, Charlaine Harris

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Sarah Marten

Sarah MartenTell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am from the Midwest, and was an English teacher for 17 years. I am married and have one daughter. I have written one book, the first in a series of 3, titled Surrender. It is a small, town romance that will wrap you up like a warm hug.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is The Bungalow Series: Surrender. I was inspired to write this love story by my own life experiences. I am seven years my husband's senior, and with that comes some scrutiny. But like our life together, Surrender ends with an HEA.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I cannot write without having my favorite slippers on, even in the middle of the summer. Thank goodness they are machine washable!

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I taught middle school English for several years, so I often read the most popular YA novels to stay current with my students. Stephenie Meyers and the Twilight Saga had a big influence on my writing, along with Syliva Day, Julia Alvarez, and EL James. It's a strange mix, but true.

What are you working on now?
I am currently working on book two of The Bungalow Series, Found.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Social media and a healthy email list from my website has helped promote my writing and of course PRETTY-HOT.COM!

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don't give up; don't stop writing.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don't give up; don't stop writing.

What are you reading now?
I am currently reading It End With Us by Colleen Hoover. She's brilliant.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I hope Found finds success, and that I can continue to build my readership.

What is your favorite book of all time?
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

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Jami Rogers

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My name is Jami Rogers and I am the author of 13+ romance novels with two new series starter that released this year. I write both sweet and steamy new adult and adult contemporary romance novels. I love love and want to share my passion for happily ever afters with the world.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My last release A Boyfriend by Christmas was released on 10.4.22 and it was inspired by the Hallmark channel. i always wanted to write a romance that gave me those feel good sweet romance vibes, so I did it.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I'm not sure it's an unusual habit, but I have no routine. I write maybe three days a week with 1-2k words on those days. It takes me about three months to finish a book. My novels are anywhere between 50-60k words and are the perfect afternoon reads.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Abbi Glines and Jamie McGuire are definitely the two that inspired me to start. Now, Melanie Harlow, Meghan Quinn, and Claire Kingsley, to name a few, keep me going.

What are you working on now?
I'm currently working on my Lust or Bust series. The first book, The Write One, releases on 11.15.22. It's a steamy romcom series that follow the lives of six male romance writers who know how to write about falling in love, but have no idea how to do it in real life.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I think newsletters are my best method. Social media like IG, FB, and TT definitely help, too.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
I know it's cliche, but write. Remember why you love it and when you start to feel stressed, remember the best thing you can do for promo or to keep readers coming back is to have another book for them to read.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Stay in your lane. Know what books you like to write and what books of those your readers want. Write more of those so your readers know what to expect. When you stay consist, you become a one click author to your readers.

What are you reading now?
Meghan Quinn – Runaway Groomsman

What’s next for you as a writer?
More books!

What is your favorite book of all time?
Currently it's the Bailey Brothers by Claire Kingsley.

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K.J. Devoir

K.J. DevoirTell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I love all things Gothic! I studied English Literature at University of Maryland where I developed a passion for Victoriana, its elegant macabre, its dark and brooding, Byronic anti-heroes and the complex, intelligent heroines who fall for them. It was during my Study Abroad at University of London, while visiting Jane Austen’s town of Bathe, when I first immersed in the moody and romantic setting of so many beloved novels, the decadent architecture, the rolling hills, the whispers in the wind of the dark forests, and the ancient pagan lore. When not writing dark paranormal romance, I can be found homesteading, homeschooling, or attending musicals, ballet, opera, concerts, museums and paranormal shows. kjdevoir.com

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I wanted to write a dark paranormal wolf shifter romance about an old-money heroine and a new-money anti-hero being thrown together under mysterious circumstances in small-town Southern Florida. I wanted to push boundaries with a Byronic character like Shaw MacRath (Brutal Intentions, Kings of the Order). Currently there are 3 books in this series, as well as a Box Set.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I must be surrounded by gothic things = happy 💞
What kind of "gothic things" ? I've got a black candelabra on my desk, a hanging bat, a gothic doll, and in my nearby secretary desk I've got a whole bunch of other inspirations, like my canvas art of Peter Steele (Typo Negative, my favorite gothic doom metal band).

What authors, or books have influenced you?
The short list: Huge fan of Anne Rice, the Bronte Sisters, Mary Shelly, Bram Stoker, Neil Gaiman, Poe, Lovecraft, to name a few.
The long list:
Andrew Lang, Grimm bros, Janet Frame, Austen, Dickens, Fitzgerald, Stevenson, Wells, Neal Stephenson, Thackeray, Marquis de Sade, Oscar Wilde, Dante, Julia Cameron, Joyce Carol Oates, V.C. Andrews, Beth Henley, Aristophanes, Chekov, Stephanie Meyer, Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, Stephen E. Flowers, Aleister Crowley, Marie Cachet, Nigel Pennick, Gaston LeRoux, Lady Caroline Lamb, Nancy Mitford, Frances, Hodgson Burnett, Elizabeth Robinson Montague, Tolkein, Shakespeare, Emerson, Dickens, Ursula Le Guin, Ayn Rand, Jean M. Auel, Warrin Ellis, Amanda Quick, Marjorie M. Liu, J.D. Ward, Lauren De Stephano, Christine Feehan, Steampunk Magazine, Analog, Guillermo Del Toro, Tim Burton.

What are you working on now?
I'm pushing even more boundaries with my anti-hero, Xavier, in Savage Intentions, the next set in the Kings of the Order series, and the story takes on a darker tone. It will be out soonish.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Amazon is a big deal in the e-book industry, so I have an Author's page on there. I also use my own website (with proper SEO put in place to help with visibility in search results). Also Kobo books has great ongoing promotions for authors.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
For story structure/templates and organizing and visualizing your novel, Scribner is great. Also, use a book formatting services like Atticus or Vellum and save yourself a TON of time and headaches trying to format your own books for the various publishing sites.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write the first drafts with the door closed (meaning, turn off your editing and marketing brain), and write your second drafts with door open (with editing and marketing in mind). I read that bit of advice in Stephen Kings book On Writing

What are you reading now?
Anne Rice's "Violin"

What is your favorite book of all time?
Bronte's Wuthering Heights and Bram Stoker's Dracula are tied.

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Beverly Rearick

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Beverly A. Rearick is the author of paranormal cozy mysteries. The paranormal has always been something she's been interested in since she was young. She even did some paranormal investigations at one time. Besides her love of the paranormal, she is also a lover of anything to do with bats. You will find a bat somewhere in every story she writes.

I have published three books and preparing more.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is Reunion, Runes & Revenge.

I had come up with a number of titles for future books in order to stay consistent. Reunions intrigued me because I never went to my high school reunion. I sat down with paper and just came up with whatever bad things I could picture happening to my character at her reunion. And the story just bloomed from there.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I have a blue neon bat that I turn over whenever I am writing or revising a draft. Since my "office" is in the living room, this is an indication to my family that it isn't the time to bother me. It works most of the time.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I think every book I read influences me in some way. For the longest time, I was an avid Dean Koontz reader. I still read his books, but the past few years I've fallen behind. Mainly because I found the paranormal cozy mystery genre. The moment I read the first one, I fell in love. It combines the two things I love the most, the paranormal and mysteries.

What are you working on now?
I'm currently writing the fifth book in my Moonflower Mysteries Series. This one happens right before Halloween, leading into the sixth book, which will all happen on Halloween. Working on this book leading up to the holiday has allowed me to be in the right mind set.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Facebook has helped me a great deal with promoting my books. Since I am fairly new, I haven't delved into the whole paid ads section of marketing, but I've grown some regular readers by promoting in groups that focus on cozy mysteries and paranormal books.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Believe in yourself!

I had a great deal of self-doubt when I started my journey. Although I have gotten positive feedback, I still wondered if I would even make one sale when my first book was published. Even writing my fifth book, I doubt myself when I'm having a rough day getting the words onto the screen.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Someone right now is waiting for your book.

When I first started out, I got the opportunity to have a book coach. I was overwhelmed by everything involved in self-publishing my book and had a great deal of self-doubt. He told me this during one of our first meetings, and it has stuck. I even have a sticky note with this on my desk to remind myself when I feel like I'm not good enough.

What are you reading now?
I'm currently reading the Ivy Morgan series by Lily Harper Hart. I'm almost done with the current books in the series and plan to move onto another series.

I like to read a series completely through, only taking breaks when a new book from another series I've already read comes out.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Continuing to progress in my abilities as a writer. Every time I write a new book, I feel like I'm improving and plan to continue. I'm also learning about other social media to expand the exposure to my books.

What is your favorite book of all time?
Strangers by Dean Koontz.

I read it every year. There is something about the fact that you are kept in the dark until close to the end about what caused these strangers to all be drawn to the same place.

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Sara Reynolds

Sara ReynoldsTell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a wife and mother from Kentucky, who's always loved escaping into fantasy worlds. I love learning about mythology, and I put many hours of research and development into every mythological or supernatural creature that I have written about. All of the research and development was done to help mix the myths with reality. There's nothing I love more than helping others escape into a fantasy world, away from the monotony of everyday life. I've written only 1 book so far, but I'm working on 2 others.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book was "Silencing The Siren" and it was inspired by a dream that I had when I was sick.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I like to write in my bed? I've been told that's unusual, but I like being comfortable when I write.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Probably the "House of Night" series.

What are you working on now?
I'm working on a sequel to "Silencing The Siren" and a separate book about the fae.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Basically any social media site.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write the book. You can fix a bad book but you can't fix one that isn't written.

What are you reading now?
"Voodoo Academy" by Theophilus Monroe.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Probably finishing the sequel to "Silencing The Siren"

What is your favorite book of all time?
I'm not sure, honestly. There's so many.

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Jansen Schmidt

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am an award-winning author of women’s fiction and romance with mystery and suspense elements. My debut novel On Common Ground was a finalist in the Great Beginnings Contest sponsored by the Utah chapter of Romance Writers of America and earned a 5-Star Readers’ Choice Award. The first two books in the Grounded Series garnered prestigious Readers’ Crown Awards from InD’Tale Magazine and The Ties That Bind, Book One in the Family Ties Series, earned the Literary Titan Gold Award.

My husband and I moved to historic Vicksburg, Mississippi in 2015, where we own and operate a lovely Victorian B&B. I never pass up a good meal or a good theater production. In my free time I enjoy cruising and trips to Disney World. I love reading romance, thrillers, mysteries, biographies and anything that’s well written and captivating.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Ties That Bind, Book 1 in the Family Ties series released in August of this year and was inspired by my desire to write a kick-butt, tomboyish heroine who’s not afraid to break the rules. I kind of got this idea from watching Yellowstone and seeing how tough those cowgirls are who don’t back down from challenges or fights.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I am what I call, a binge writer. I own an 1870’s Victorian home that I run as a B&B, which keeps me pretty busy. I don’t have a ton of time to write. I’m not one of those people who can sit down just any old place and write for 15 or 20 minutes. That’s not my style. I need large chunks of time in order to be productive. So, I keep a pretty tight schedule and on days when I don’t have any guests, I will sit and write for 8 or 10 hours at a time. It’s not for everyone, but it works for me.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I think Phyllis Whitney had the biggest impact on my love for books and mysteries. I remember as a young person waiting, not so patiently, for her new releases to come into the local library where I grew up. When my name came up on the waiting list, I usually had the book read in a few hours. When I started seriously writing, I envisioned myself writing stories like she used to write and imagined some other young person waiting anxiously, as I had done, for the next book to be released.

What are you working on now?
I am in the creative first draft phase of Book 3 in the Family Ties series and alternate my writing days on that manuscript with editing days on Book 2 in the same series. I’m hoping Book 2, Broken Ties, will be released in the spring of 2023.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I wish I knew the answer to this question. I use Facebook mostly because I understand how to use it and how to set up marketing campaigns. I think the best promotion is just to spread yourself over as many platforms as possible and try to keep up with regular postings about your books. Staying visible, not necessarily spending money on ads, helps with promotion.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t give up. Don’t get discouraged. Just write YOUR story. And, ALWAYS have your manuscript professionally edited. Spend the money. It’s worth the investment.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t compare yourself to anyone else. Their journey is not your journey.

What are you reading now?
Allison Brennan’s Nothing To Hide

What’s next for you as a writer?
My short-term goal is to finish the Family Ties series then do some research for a possible story that’s been spinning around in my brain for a while now. I’d like to get back to writing romantic suspense, but it requires a lot more planning and plotting than I’m used to.

What is your favorite book of all time?
Hmmm – I think I have read all the Little House on the Prairie books the most, including when I was an adult, so I guess those would have to be my favorites. And all the Phyllis Whitney books, of course.

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Colleen Story

Colleen StoryTell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a full-time freelance writer who pens books on the side. I've published 6 books so far—3 novels and 3 nonfiction books for writers. I live in the beautiful Pacific northwest and am also a French horn player in the local symphony and pit orchestra.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest novel released from CamCat books in July 2022. It's called "The Beached Ones." The idea for this book came to me after watching the movie, “Sarah’s Key,” which was based on the book of the same title by Tatiana de Rosnay.
The movie had a profound effect on me. Without giving too much away, the main character is haunted by the death of her little brother, for which she blames herself. At the end of the movie (spoiler alert), unable to shake her guilt, she commits suicide. Close curtain.
That movie haunted me for months. It seemed so unfair, what happened to the main character. And I kept feeling like her story was left unfinished. What happened after the suicide? "The Beached Ones" gave me a chance to explore that general question, although of course, within an entirely different story with a supernatural twist.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I think my writing habits are pretty normal! I just sit down and write. As a full-time freelancer, I've learned discipline and daily writing—skills that have served me well when writing books.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Some of my favorite authors include Margaret Atwood, Andre Dubus III, Kazuo Ishiguro, and many more. As a youngster, I loved all types of horse stories, but was a huge fan of Water Farley and the Black Stallion series.

What are you working on now?
I'm working on a retelling of the King Midas myth. In my research I discovered there was a real King Midas who ruled in the 700s BC. I'm blending pieces of that history with the mythological story to create a new fantasy novel.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I've found the best success promoting my books through book blog reviews, guest posts, review services (like BookSirens and BookSprout) and through some book promotion sites.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
The only advice I have is to decide whether you are a writer or not, regardless of what happens in the outside world. I spent years being unsure of whether I had the talent to be a writer, but learned later on it's not about that. It's about how willing you are to practice, improve your craft, and keep plugging to get your work out there. Once you decide you're a writer no matter what, the indecision falls away and you can put 100 percent of your energy into your goals.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The best advice I ever heard was to "finish the story." Too many times we get to the middle where it typically gets hard and give up, thinking the idea is bad. But it's usually that we haven't learned how to tell a story from beginning to end. Finish the story and you will learn how to do that. Then you can finish another and another.

What are you reading now?
I'm reading "Game of Thrones" (Book 1, George R. R. Martin), "Klara and the Sun" (Kazuo Ishiguro), "A Million Things" (Emily Spurr), and "The Wild Hunt" (Emma Seckel).

What’s next for you as a writer?
I am in between projects at the moment. I recently finished another draft of my Midas novel, so I'm letting it sit while I brainstorm my next story.

What is your favorite book of all time?
I have many favorites, and can't really name one, but I will say the one that sprang to mind first: "The Art of War" by Steven Pressfield. I have found it tremendously helpful not only in my writing, but in life.

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Nicole Gauder

Nicole GauderTell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a spiritual alignment specialist, mental healer, and author. I have written 3 books so far which are part of the Mental Health Series. I love reading and am passionate about enlightening others to the higher truths of life. I help my readers identify their goals, release limiting beliefs, and create lasting change in their lives.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is the first in the Mental Health Series titled Conquer Stress: The Overthinker's Guide to Peace and Happiness. With all the chaos in the world it is easy to have a million thoughts swirling around in your mind which leads to feelings such as stress, anxiety, overwhelm , and frustration. My mission is to inspire, enlighten and empower people to understand their true power and potential so they can experience the peace and happiness that they deserve.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I do not think when I write. Mind is not involved. The words flow from within.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Authors which have been influencers in my life journey include: Mooji, Maharshi, Ramana, Papaji, Neale Donald Walsch, Wayne Dyer, Abraham Hick, Neville Goddard, Eckhart Tolle, Ernest Holmes, Stuart Wilde, Normand Vincent Peale, Gregg Braden, Carl Jung, Louise Hay, Emmet Fox, Caroline Myss, Joe Vitale, Maharaj, Nisargadatta, Wallace D. Wattles, Bob Proctor, Alan Watts, Earl Nightingale , Deepak Chopra, Napoleon Hill, James Allen, Rhonda Byrne, Robert Collier, Joseph Murphy, Michal Mirdad, Maharaj Shri Siddharameshwar, Pam Grout, Joseph Benner, Sadhguru and more.

What are you working on now?
I am working on getting book 2 in the Mental Health Series, Your Life, Your Way! The Go-Getters Guide to Getting What You Want, edited and ready to be published.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Facebook and Linkedin.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Never give up. Your first draft isn't going to be perfect. Go easy on yourself. One step at a time. The small steps now will build on themselves and pay off in the long run. Only you can make or break your success. You got this!

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
That we are not the body. To seek beyond the body and mind to the awareness that is the silent observer.

What are you reading now?
I am in the process of re-reading the Bhagavad Gita.

What’s next for you as a writer?
The next steps as a writer is to continue to inspire, enlighten, and empower my readers to their higher truth.

What is your favorite book of all time?
Before I Am by Mooji

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Jonathan Neville

Jonathan NevilleTell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
So far I have written 3 books, The first of which is published and a lovely collection of short stories that includes something for every age and reader. I am currently finishing two books for children, The Adventures of Schteve and Schtephanie Giraffe MD PHD Books 4-8.
I became an author during the pandemic after changing my life around 180 degrees, and finally began doing what i have always wanted to do

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Let's see here is what i am working on:
Original Halo novel – Precursor Rising
The Adventures of Schteve and Schtephanie Giraffe MD PHD Book 4-8 (The first 3 are in A Collection of Pleasant Nonsense)
Humanities last stand: We lost
97 percent true Legends from my life

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I often write with music, and sometimes will play the same track on loop to be able to write the feeling of the music. One of my stories in A Collection Of Pleasant Nonsense is actually written from the feelings and tears of a song that i looped until i could write it.
I am horribly disorganized notes shotgunned over paper, 2 computers, 30 different notes files….

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Clive Cussler. I once spoke to the man before he passed on, and he was an absolute Legend. I thanked him for changing my life.
Sir Terry Pratchett – Loads of influence in a lot of my writing, Discworld was a huge thing in my life and I wish i could thank him in person. He was a wonderful man who created brilliance and hope. I aim to do the same.

What are you working on now?
Writing waaaay to many books at once, going to school to learn neat new stuff to write books about, working on overcoming social anxiety, focusing more on writing childrens books and then i plan on finishing the various space operas and sci fi epics i am working on bit by bit. I am also working on getting an audiobook version created for my first book.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Currently this website, and facebook postings since I refuse to learn what twitter is. Or tok tok. Mainly word of mouth and committing random acts of kindness. I need a wider marketing plan for free, always tricky for new authors

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Expect rejection from brick and mortar publishing houses. No matter how amazing your book is, people will reject it. *HERE IS THE IMPORTANT BIT* Frame it. Seriously, frame it and display it proudly, because when you get that letter? You are a real Author. Keep trying. Keep submitting! Then independently publish. Keep submitting after that, and all of a sudden you may find brick and mortar publishers are more interested…
Keep writing! No matter how down or rejected you may feel, keep on writing. you can edit later.
Latch on to any positive feedback and praise you get and focus on it. This is literal author fuel.
Keep. Writing. Don't let slow sales, people around you saying you need a real job, your own doubts or any other nonsense slow you down. Just keep writing and submitting and learning and reading.
Authors are delicate people, focus on the positives and work to improve them. if there are negatives, learn to improve them and keep writing. But focus on the positives and live inside them. Thats how you get published.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Trust your reader

Its so hard to trust that the reader will have the same mental movie as the author when they write the thing, but truth is, no matter how much rich description you put in there, everyone has a different mental image/movie of what you've written, and especially with children's books, trust your reader to do the heavy lifting

What are you reading now?
Halo Book series and Lore to prepare for my Halo novel, doing research and enjoying some amazing writing.
All the discworld books by Terry Pratchett
short stories in all genres

What’s next for you as a writer?
MORE BOOKS!
First I am going to publish 8 Adventures of Schteve and Schtephanie Giraffe MD PHD in picture and chapter book form then I will publish the space opera Halo novel and one or two other sci fi books I am working on at the moment and a collection of amazing real life things that have happened to me in 97 percent true legends of my life… phew! so many projects on the go.

What is your favorite book of all time?
Book? Singular? That…. I don't understand the question. Love one book above all the rest?? I love so many books, series, authors it seems wrong to place one above another. I am influenced by Sir Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, Clive Cussler, and many more but those are my top three. I want to say my first book, which represents the change in my life where I began doing the thing I've always wanted to do which is delight people with my words.

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LaShelle L. Turner

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a romance author who loves to write romance with a sense of sexiness and drama. I am an avid contemporary romance and women fiction reader since the age of 11. I have written 5 books.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Everything Tarnished is my latest book. It was inspired by my love of family sagas and the love of books with a feisty heroine who is filled with gumption.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write in my bed early in the morning, so I keep a pen, notebook, and my phone nearby.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Jackie Collins, Sidney Sheldon, Terry Mcmillan, Donna Hill, Jennifer Weiner, and Emily Giffin.

What are you working on now?
I am working on the third and fourth book in my romance series titled Everything.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Crave Romance

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don't be afraid to take chances in this new era of the author. That's to social media there are so many ways to get your work out there.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don't be afraid to rewrite!

What are you reading now?
The Tsarina's Daughter by Ellen Alpsten. I am a big historical romance fiction fan.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Writing my first women's fiction novel.

What is your favorite book of all time?
Rage of Angels by Syndey Sheldon. It made me want to become a writer.

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Sam Whittaker

Sam WhittakerTell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I've written 18 novels and novellas.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Exiles of Dar'ryn.
Honestly, I've had these characters and the basic shape of this story rattling around in my head for 25 years. It was just time for it all to come out.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Starting last year, I took up voice dictation and use transcription software. It has drastically improved my productivity.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
David Weber, Timothy Zahn, Stephen King, Terry Goodkind, George Lucas.

What are you working on now?
I'm working on the next book in the new "Chronicles of Dar'ryn" series. Book #1 is out now, book #2 is finished and will publish on October 19th. I'm presently writing book #3.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Amazon ads.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Pick a reasonable word count and write that many words a day for at least 5 days a week. Form habits (times of day, setting, etc.) and follow those. Routine is a writer's best friend.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write at least 1,000 words a day. I'm way past that now, but it was a reasonable starting point for me and enabled me to grow into a more proficient writer.

What are you reading now?
"Fairy Tale" by Stephen King, "Pirates of Venus" by Edgar Rice Burroughs, "The Short Victorious War" by David Weber, and "The Book of Enoch for Beginners" by Philip J. Long.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I'm going to write the rest of my "Chronicles of Dar'ryn" series (6 books in total, I believe). Then I have to write book #3 of "The Rise of the Scythe" fantasy series, and "A Ghost of Earth," which is the fourth and final book of my "Ghostly Elements" series.

What is your favorite book of all time?
"Lord of the Rings" by Tolkien. (You do realize you're killing me with this question? Like there's just one!)

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Kit Campbell

Kit CampbellTell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hi, I'm Kit Campbell! My fourth novel, Hallowed Hill, is coming out on October 1, 2022. I also have two short story collections available, and have had stories published in various magazines and anthologies.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Hallowed Hill is a Gothic horror story, originally inspired by a trip I took to eastern Canada in 2013. We stopped in a town and climbed to the top of Gallow's Hill, where we found an elementary school immediately next to a graveyard. The elementary school was an older building too, a late 1800s architectural style known as Second Empire. As I said to my spouse at the time, if there were ever a setting for a horror story, it was that school.

In Hallowed Hill the hill isn't called Gallow's Hill, and it's a high school-level boarding school instead, but that school was definitely the original inspiration.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Oh, probably not. I've trained myself over the years to be able to write just about anywhere, whether there's noise in the background or not. Ideally, I like to have a nice warm drink and my laptop somewhere free of distractions–my breakfast nook table works well, as do some local coffee shops–but I'm not terribly picky.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Perhaps my biggest influence is/was Terry Brooks. I found the Sword of Shannara in my elementary school library when I was 12 or so, and it was highly influential. Horror is actually a relatively new genre for me. Prior to this, I'd only done a few shorts, a handful of ghost stories, and a novella that has been well received by my critique group but needs some edits. I've traditionally written fantasy, with the occasional science fiction thrown in.

What are you working on now?
Once Hallowed Hill is out, I'm going to go back to working on the revision of the first book of a high fantasy trilogy. I've been working on this trilogy for years and years and years, and I think it's finally about done. Fingers crossed that I get the revision done by the end of the year.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Nothing really beats word of mouth. I've also had good results with Goodreads. And making sure I'm targeting readers I think will like my specific book, as opposed to just trying to throw it at everyone, tends to be more effective.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Just get things done. It's always easier to fix something that's complete than to just keep hacking at the same problem. Besides, it's easier to see the overall picture once a project has a definite shape, and it's easier to see what's actually a problem and what's not. Remember: all a first draft has to do is exist. (paraphrased from Jane Smiley)

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
I'm a firm believer of the "don't edit while you're writing" maxim. Everyone is different, of course, but being able to see the entire story, at least for me, makes fixing said story manageable. Working through arcs and plotlines on their own during the revision, as well, has been something that has been hugely useful for me.

What are you reading now?
I just finished A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine, and I'm starting Recursion by Blake Crouch. I try not to read the same genre as I'm currently working in, because it throws off my writing voice.

What’s next for you as a writer?
As I mentioned previously, I'm going to go back to, and hopefully finish, my high fantasy revision. I hope to get that one out on submission soon-ish, and then I'm going to revise my scifi horror novella. And then yet more revision on a paranormal cozy mystery that will be submitted under a pen name. A LOT of revision in the near future.

What is your favorite book of all time?
My top three are The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster, Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen, and Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones. Lord of the Rings also has a special place in my heart, as does the Sword of Shannara.

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Aisha Hinnawi

Aisha HinnawiTell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My name is Aisha Hinnawi. I’m an author and an entrepreneurial lady that loves adventure. I have studied English literature .
I like to explore new and innovative ways of storytelling, And I love to read. In particular, romance novels, drama and suspense, no I’m not a fan of horror for sure!
I use writing as an outlet for her emotions. For example, when I’m full with bad energy, I like to release it by writing and to inject real passion into my stories!
I am the founder of a small local group called “Sawa to fiea’l el-khayr” (together to do good) whose goal is to help children suffering with different illnesses, principally Children with Cancer.
I love art and nature and I love to travel a lot, absorbing new experiences and learning from them to make changes in my life from time to time.
I am a fire sign so I am fast!
I love sweets, mainly the apple with caramel that reminds me of my childhood.
I’m a romantic and empathetic woman that loves flowers, especially tulips!

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Things I want Adam to know-
It’s a real name for someone were precious in my life in the past . The novel based on true events!

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
When writing I love to be in pain. I can’t cry if I’m not sad or in in pain.
So I force myself to cry while writing!

What authors, or books have influenced you?
William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet.
Alyssa Cole – an extraordinary union. Since I’m a lover of romance and drama somehow.

What are you working on now?
I’m working on part 2 of Things I want Adam to know.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Social media ..

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Believe in yourself.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
An old lady , she was a friend of my mother, she kept telling me to fight for my dreams even if I don’t want to.

What are you reading now?
I am reading wife by Wednesday by Catherine bybee .

What’s next for you as a writer?
Launching my second part of Things I want Adam to know.
Launching a course for “How to improve your selling skills “ since I’m experienced in selling too.

What is your favorite book of all time?
Crime and Punishment is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky

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S.G. Blaise

S.G. BlaiseTell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was born in a faraway land of castles, monarchies, and fallen dictatorships, aka Hungary. Hollywood movies were largely forbidden under Soviet oppression during my childhood, but my dad smuggled them in any way, risking his life so that his children could experience the magic and hope inherent in those stories. I watched rebellions unfold in real-time and journeyed across the Atlantic Ocean for love. I ended up in sunny southern California, where I'm living my dream — writing stories and annoying family members.
Through my writing journey, I have published two novels within the Last Lumenian series, and the third in the series, Proud Pada, is set to release on December 6th, 2022!

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is the third in the Last Lumenian Series, Proud Pada. Lilla is on her next mission as a Sybil to The Archgoddess of the Eternal Light and Order when she must travel to the Pada world following the trail of a ruthless murderer. Navigating deadly politics turns increasingly challenging as the Teryn emperor goes missing. Now the Teryn empire is heading toward civil war, and Lilla must uncover who is behind the conspiracy before it's too late. Unfortunately, her success depends on the Proud Pada.

The inspiration for this book stems from wanting to develop my original idea of Lilla's story further. At this point in her hero's journey, Lilla is experiencing significant changes in her life by trying to understand her role in the Era War and better understanding herself and how her actions affect the people around her. Readers will experience a sci-fi fantasy action adventure unlike any they have experienced before!

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
One of my most unusual writing habits is finding ways to be creative when needing a break from writing to help process my thoughts. My favorite way to do this would have to be through building Lego sets. It's an incredible way to allow my mind to process ideas while still staying creative.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
There are many amazing authors who influenced me both professionally and as a reader. They include authors like Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson, Ilona Andrews, Kim Harrison, Patricia Briggs, Danielle Steele, Sydney Sheldon, Robert Ludlum, Karen Marie Moning just to name a few.

What are you working on now?
I'm currently working on making the final touches to Proud Pada and preparing to write the next book in the series. It has been a pleasure to see where this series will go, and I think the readers will be elated with what is coming next.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
One of the most significant methods of promotion I have used for my book series is the Goodreads giveaway. Goodreads is a place where all readers can go to explore authors and their work so bringing the book directly to those who want to dive into their next adventure is the best possible route for every indie author.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
The best piece of advice I could provide to a new author is the importance of patience. Cherish each step of the writing journey and understand there is always more to learn. It may take time to get where you want to be, but getting there is part of the fun of the process. Enjoy it before it passes, or you miss out on all the mini-accomplishments you endeavored throughout your journey.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The best advice I've received is to follow your passion regardless of how much you know about it because there's always more to learn. There is always a sense of fear in pursuing your dream due to feeling imposter syndrome and the worry that one is not advanced enough to reach their goal. Finding a way around those feelings and pushing through will lead to bringing your dreams a reality.

What are you reading now?
I am currently rereading Dune by Frank Herbert.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I plan on continuing to work on the Last Lumenian Series and bring other aspects of that story to life through comic books and other forms of writing. I can't wait for the readers to see what I have in store for them!

What is your favorite book of all time?

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