Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I grew up in a very small town, and we all know that small towns don’t necessarily promote big dreams and inspiration doesn’t live there. I somehow found a way to use writing as my escape, which started when I came out in my freshman year of high school. I was deeply depressed with how my mom reacted, and thus my talent for writing was found as my release, and it’s been growing ever since. I’ve written fourteen books, ranging from poetry to novellas and full-length novels, and self-published ten of those.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“A Place To Fall” is my first bigger project after taking a six year hiatus to pursue a drag career, which was lucrative! I completely lost myself in that world, so this novella is my baby. Based on true events with fictional elements, I had to write what I knew coming back.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not that I can think of, I know having my cocktails helps-and my writing playlist playing in the background.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
“Speak” by Laurie Halse Anderson stays with me to this day. The way she crafted every sentence was just perfection. I did watch the movie with Kristen Stewart, and it was just as good. Augusten Burroughs was masterful with “Running With Scissors” and I’ve recently been turned on to Riley Sager.

What are you working on now?
I didn’t plan on this, but I am working on the sequel to “A Place To Fall.”

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m still figuring that out! Facebook has been my go-to, but this time around I’m exploring more options.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep going and surround yourself with people who won’t blow smoke up your ass.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
It’s a Cecil Beaton quote, it goes:
“Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers.”

What are you reading now?
Well, I’m listening to “Final Girls” by Riley Sager and just finished “Rebel Rising” by Rebel Wilson.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Who knows! Definitely want to venture into script writing. I’ve got some other novel ideas to expand on.

What is your favorite book of all time?
I haven’t read/listened to it yet.

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m an English writer based in Central Portugal, living something of a double life. By day, I’m a commercial content writer; by night, I become alter ego author Jemima Mori and craft strange, liminal fiction! My debut novella PARKING is out now.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The initial concept for PARKING was born from a conversation many years ago about whether there might be a fetish that doesn’t exist on the internet. From that decidedly quirky launching point, my aim became to build a surreal but familiar contained world that holds few of the stressors of modern life, inhabited by a cast of characters upon which readers can project their own ideas and identities. I hoped to create a sense for the reader that they are not only solving mysteries with the protagonist but also evolving alongside them.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
My constant writing companion is a deaf cat named Yoshie. She likes to yodel and break dance, which is perfect entertainment for my writing breaks.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
The authors I cherish and return to the most are Hillary Raphael and Banana Yoshimoto. I’m a particular fan of contemporary Japanese fiction, and Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, The Lonesome Bodybuilder by Yukiko Motoya, and In the Miso Soup by Ryū Murakami spring to mind as favourites from my bookshelves.

What are you working on now?
I’m currently working on a collection of surreal short stories that I hope to release in early 2025. I’m also developing the outline for my next novella.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m focusing the most on community building, using social media to connect with people who favour a kindred aesthetic and life perspective. Both my commercial and fiction writing are very much centred around the importance of authentic human connection – I believe that’s essentially what we serve as creatives and that it’s vital for both us and our readers!

Do you have any advice for new authors?
It’s a daunting thing to put your unique voice out there in the world, but nobody else can do it the way you can. So I say, hit your marks for diligence – be sure to prioritise quality editing, formatting, and design – but beyond that, just play and experiment; enjoy creation for its own sake, and then fling what you’ve made out into the ether.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Be brave! A dear friend gave me a quick crash course in self-hypnosis to get me over the last few fear hurdles ahead of getting my book finished and setting it free. Happily, there are plenty of tools and tricks to help us shed whatever is holding us back, so find the right lever to liberate your brave self and pull it.

What are you reading now?
I’m currently reading A Life Unwrapped by Diane von Furstenberg.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m working on a collection of short stories alongside my next novella. While my writing doesn’t seem to fit neatly into any particular genre, I’m definitely chasing a feeling. It’s a medley of strangeness and comfort – something both edgy and uplifting. I’m a big fan of duality!

What is your favorite book of all time?
My favourite book of all time is I Love Lord Buddha by Hillary Raphael. It is not only a cultish thrill ride of a tale, but Raphael elegantly demonstrates the art of throwing the literary rule book out of the window. The entire novel is in lowercase bar the name of the central character, and chapters jump between a dizzying spectrum of character voices and formats. It’s a zany and addictive read that I return to again and again.

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Jemima Mori Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hey, I’m Cat. I’m a reading interventionist for Dyslexic students by day and a writer of romance with humor, heart, and heat by night, weekends, holidays, and sometimes in the bathroom. I’ve written lots of books, but I have published five, soon to be seven. I’m getting ready to release the fourth and final book in my Diminishing Magic series soon, as well as an unhinged rom-com within the next couple of months.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is Wood. It’s what I’m calling an “unhinged spicy novella” based on Pinocchio. I was inspired when someone asked for a Pinocchio rec in a Facebook group I’m in. Nobody could provide her one, so I thought, hm. I wonder if I could write that. My very first (naughty) thought was, “I could write that, but it would not be his nose that grows.” It was stupidly easy for me to take some of the elements of Pinocchio and add them into the book. For example, the Blue Fair, Cat and Fox, the circus and the whale are all in there in some capacity. The premise required a day or two of thinking, but once I decided how to set it up where it was his “not the nose” that grows, it literally took me a week to write it. It was a blast!

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t know if I’d call it unusual, but I always get a good idea of the beginning, midway turning point, and end in mind, write 3-4 chapters to get a feel for the voice, then go back and write the blurb. Writing the blurb before the bulk of the book is a trick I learned and it has revolutionized how I blurb. It makes it so much easier to do it first. There ya go, authors. A free tip for you.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
i would say first Madeleine L’Engle as she is the author that got me into reading in school. My college journalism professor, Mr. Duncan who told me I was great at descriptive writing, but couldn’t be as forceful as I needed to be for a career in Journalism. The first book I attempted to write came directly after I closed the book, Divergent by Veronica Roth. Something about that book spoke to my inner writer. It made me believe I could do it, so I opened up my laptop and did. From there, I’d say all the contemporary authors I read now influence me in some way.

What are you working on now?
Getting Wood launched, the final edits of Ripples of Glass, the final book in the Diminishing Magic series, and I’m also writing the second book in my Curse of Between series. As soon as school is out for the summer, I’ll add my next Why Choose Christmas romance in the mix too. Because my time is limited, I plan way ahead and usually work on multiple things at once.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Fussy Librarian, Book Mojo, Facebook ads, and sites like this one. I love stacking my promos during launch week and when I do special deals.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Like I said before: write the blurb first. Other than that, don’t let other authors’ successes or failures slow you down. Your book will be unique and find its readers. Comparing yourself to others leads to a lot of resentment and heartache. Find the story you want to tell and tell it. Don’t worry about the market or genre or tropes.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Have I mentioned the thing about writing the blurb first? Yeah, that.

What are you reading now?
Nothing at the moment and it is KILLING me. I plan to finally dive into Zodiac Academy 9 as soon as I hit my writing goal for this week. It’s one of my favorite series and I have put it off in favor of writing and wrapping up my school year. I cannot wait to see how it turns out in the end. I’m a bit amazed I haven’t read any spoilers yet.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Next, I will keep writing. It may seem basic, but it’s the only way to get to my goals. I would love to be able to write full-time, to make enough that I can dedicate my whole day to writing. I’m not there yet, so I keep writing until I am or until I need to stop. I have several series ongoing and a couple more in the planning stages and I can’t wait to bring those characters and worlds to life.

What is your favorite book of all time?
This question is just mean! I will always mention A Wrinkle in Time as it got me into reading at a very young age. As far as anything else goes, I’m a mood reader and it would depend on the mood of the day.

Author Websites and Profiles
Cat Collins Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’ve traveled to 49 out of 50 United States, with Alaska next up! After exploring America for a year, I settled in sunny, sandy Florida, the inspiration for a series of romance novels set on the Atlantic coast. Satin Romance has published the first three in the Salem Crossing series: Riptide, Sandcastles, and Driftwood, with the fourth novel coming this fall–Hurricane. I’ve also published American Royalty, a steamy princess romance novel from Totally Bound Publishing, as well as the hot thriller, iii, on Vella.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The latest in my Salem Crossing series is Book 3: Driftwood. It was inspired by my youth at Grandma’s house watching Days of Our Lives. This story in a soap opera without anyone pumping the brakes on the content–steamy and saucy!

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I read everything from Pride and Prejudice to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies–basically, gimme some Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy, please.

What are you working on now?
Book 4: Hurricane of my Salem Crossing series comes out this fall. I’m finishing the first draft of Book 5. I also am wrapping up the first draft on a cozy romance set in the Midwest.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Never give up. Find an idea that would make YOU interested as a reader. Take the reader on a ride–in my case, it would be on a surf board.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Life is short. Spend as much time on the beach as you can.

What are you reading now?
Throwback time: The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton. Classic romance.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I would love to be successful enough to travel AND write.

What is your favorite book of all time?
To Kill a Mockingbird

Author Websites and Profiles
Antonia Church Website
Antonia Church Amazon Profile

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hi, My name is Maxine and Unglorious War Revised Edition is my first book I have written although I did revise it from its original form. I just had my second book accepted for publication but I don’t have a date that it is coming out. I have written one western script and had several short stories published.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Unglorious War Revised Edition was inspired by all the Veterans I have known throughout my life and writing a story that showed the horrors of war from two people who met and fell in love because of it. So many of our Veterans came back missing limbs or having psychological problems and so many more didn’t return at all.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write with the TV on in the background. I can’t write in silence. I usually write for hours at a time, take a food break, and go back to writing some more. I have to be inspired. If there isn’t anything in the tank or as I say the well is dry, I can’t force it. Then I work on pitching other work for publication or editing something I have already written.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I can’t say one particular author has influenced me. I research my work before writing so if I have an idea for a story, I get books from the library and pour over the material until I come up with an angle to write the story.

What are you working on now?
I am editing my script to turn it into a novel and I am trying to complete the last two stories I want to write in a series of detective stories that take place in the late 1970s. I have already had a few of them published but I want to publish all of them in order in a small book.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Facebook and looking for websites that will allow me to let people know I have a book on sale. I try to tell people I write and when I have a short story coming out, I have an email list that I notify them with the link.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep plugging away. Don’t give up. It’s really hard unless you have an in within the book industry or entertainment industry. If you do, use it.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
It was an anonymous quote. What does a writer fear most? Someone will read their work or someone won’t read their work. You got to believe in you. Keep plugging.

What are you reading now?
Just finished a book called Love and Poison. Excellent read but I don’t have a new book yet.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Nothing. Keep doing what I’ve been doing.

What is your favorite book of all time?
Exodus

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
This is my first published book, although I have a prolific blog. I began writing several years ago after the sudden death of my husband, and it’s just evolved tremendously. I went from a blog to published articles, to lengthy posts to a book! And here I am. I hope you enjoy my work. I’m just getting started.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My first and latest book, “The Narcissistic Tangle, ” was inspired by my own accounts growing up. I had no idea what I was living through, although I knew it absolutely wasn’t normal. I found a sanctuary in my husband of 23 years. It wasn’t until he died in 2020 that I started researching and labeling the trauma that I lived and was still living within my family dynamic. This propelled me to reach out, only to discover my story was not unique. So, my book is to inspire, educate, and help facilitate recovery for those suffering in the same relationship dynamics.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Well, I wouldn’t call them unusual. I take days to be creative, and then there are days to be productive and fiscally responsible. Then, there are days to decompress and just “be.” All are separate and I find when I define a day, it’s usually hard to switch into another mode.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I love science fiction, although that doesn’t influence my writing per se. I have mentors who have influenced me along the way in my writing, one being my Auntie Marian. She writes sci-fi but has always been a hugely influential figure in my life from my early teens upward. I am me, and I’ve developed most of my writing on my own through love and the loss of my spouse.

What are you working on now?
Right now, I am working on a companion workbook for my book “The Narcissistic Tangle.” After that, I have planned a second book for readers of a different age. This first book was written for adults seeking validation and understanding of the situation they grew up in. My second book will deal with young adults and later teens/early 20somethings who are still in family narcissistic dynamics. It will encompass understanding, dealing with the situation, and learning how to heal themselves.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I just try to direct everyone to the amazon page where you can download my book or purchase if you want a printed copy. I am relentless about posting on Instagram and Facebook. Those who follow my blog and resonate with my message will be my supporters.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Wow, it’s so hard, I will say follow your gut. Do what feels right. I had to write and rewrite many things, from my author bio to my copywriting to my book description; it’s all part of the process. Learn it all. Do. It. All. Then farm out what you don’t enjoy or can’t do well to those who can do it better, and don’t be afraid to tell them no….it’s not good enough. This is your word, heart, feeling, and what you want to convey. Never, ever compromise.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Move on, and don’t become emotionally invested. I still have a hard time with that being my first book, but my mentors have said that in the end, not every book will succeed. You can give it your all, and it still fails. Don’t take it personally. Treat it like a business, and so I shall, and so should you.

What are you reading now?
Currently I am reading “Many Lives, Many Masters” by Brian L. Weiss, M.D. It was recommended to me and I am absolutely enjoying it. I will definitely read more of his work. I am also reading “The Art Of Happiness” by His Holiness The Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler, M.D.

What’s next for you as a writer?
My next venture will be the companion workbook to “The Narcissistic Tangle,” which will help those desiring comfort and healing in traumatic situations. The workbook is a companion yet stand-alone book that inspires self-awareness and facilitates the healing process without the use of a therapist.

Then, I’ll embark on the second book to address those in their late teens/early 20s, something that is in narcissistic entrapment and seeking understanding, self healing, recovery and relief from their situation.

What is your favorite book of all time?
This is such a telling question. My favorite book of all time has to be “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury. As I’ve said, I’ve always been a science fiction fan, and reading this in my junior year of high school completely transformed my thoughts on literature. Until then, I had never read or heard anything so provocative or controversial in my short life. It made me question who I was and what I believed in and analyze everything moving forward. I lived in this sort of Utopian paradise, and the more books I consumed, the more questions I had. Mind you I have to tell you I am of Generation X, so questioning the very reality of everything became our nature.

Author Websites and Profiles
Leila Rivers Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Debbie Regan Cleveland is a retired non-profit Executive Director, blogger, author, free-lance writer, volunteer, historian, and collector of vintage photos and ephemera. She co-founded two neighborhood groups and was designated a “Hometown Hero” as an advocate for her section of town.

Debbie has been a published author beginning in high school when she was selected to be the student reporter for an area Massachusetts newspaper, The Lowell Sun. She was a columnist for her college newspaper, and just about everywhere she was employed, she used her writing skills in newsletters and marketing pieces.

Grandmother’s Trunk Press, her company, grew out of Grandmother’s Trunk, her consignment shop full of antiques, collectibles, unique items, and vintage clothing. Debbie published brochures and booklets as part of promoting the shop. She also was invited to write feature articles for trade antiques periodicals.

When she and a fellow dealer launched New England’s first Vintage Clothing Show and Sale, they published a companion newsletter, The Vintage Gazette, reporting on the vintage clothing market and East Coast Vintage Clothing Shows.

Debbie worked full and part-time in public libraries for 20 years. At one point she was the Local Store Marketing Coordinator for 13 corporate McDonald’s restaurants, using her ideas and promotional skills when introducing new products and new stores.

For several years she was the owner and webmaster of Framingham.com, one of the first community websites in the U.S. and still online. She is a long-time volunteer at the Framingham History Center and blogs about being a senior citizen on her blog 50plusses.com.

She enjoys shopping at thrift and consignment and vintage shops, especially looking for interesting photographs and ephemera. She has created some books and digital products using her finds.

She has published several books. One of significance is a memoir of a Massachusetts Legislator who championed women’s, gay, and the underdog’s rights.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
How Shadowchaser Got His Name: A Cat Tale. This is my first children’s book and it took me 34 years to write and publish it. It is loosely based upon an incident in my family when my children were young.

There really was a Shadowchaser.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write in my mind when I can’t sleep.
I may jot notes in my phone for later.
I like writing longhand, but typing gets my ideas down quicker.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I have four grandchildren and noticed what keeps their attention. That helped me to better choose my words and format the book. I also worked in public libraries for about 20 years, often in the children’s department and noticed what kids tended to like.

One would be Dr. Seuss, for the bright colors and simple illustrations on each page. The illustrations for Shadowchaser are simple, without a lot of backgrounds.

What are you working on now?
I am working on a sequel to How Shadowchaser Got His Name. Working title is: The Trouble with Shadowchaser. As he is a life-like stuffed cat, he is sometimes mistaken for a real cat. That’s when there’s trouble.

I am also working on a non-fiction book: So You Really Want to Buy A Cabin in the Woods. We own a cabin in Maine and there’s the dream and then there’s the reality, which I will share in the book.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Hmmm…well, I use my website, which is GrandmothersTrunk.com, and my blog, which is 50plusses.com, which is about the joys of being 50 plus and I mention my books. I also use Facebook. I also carry business cards with a picture of the book cover and a QR code for where to buy the book on Amazon on the back. I hand them out, which is working better than just telling people.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t give up and don’t do it alone. Even though I wrote free-lance articles and newsletters, etc. for years, writing a book is different. I signed up for several paid and free writing summits or webinars and took copious notes. I credit them with helping me with the title and the book cover, as well as the book structure. I used a lot of the words and ideas I had written down years ago, but used them better. I had a librarian and educators critique my book and their suggestions helped me over humps and better use words. It takes a village.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t go it alone. Seek and ask for advice.

What are you reading now?
I read mostly mysteries and thrillers. But right now I am reading Table for Two by Amor Towles. I am in awe of his craftsmanship and versatility.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Hmm…beyond the sequel and the book about owning a cabin, I have a few other children’s book ideas.
I also love Maine and may do a book about my experiences as a “PFA” – “Person from Away” and how enriching it has been to be in DownEast Maine.

What is your favorite book of all time?
Perhaps Gone with the Wind.
I have trouble picking favorites or bests.

Author Websites and Profiles
Debbie Regan Cleveland Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’ve only ridden one book for now.
Garnett Rogers Sr. is a luminary in the world of poetry, renowned for his evocative verses that illuminate the human condition. Born Sacramento humble beginnings, Garnett’s journey from a small city to literary prominence is as captivating as his words. His poetry, deeply rooted in personal experiences and observations, resonates with authenticity and raw emotion. Through his mastery of language and keen insight, Garnett explores themes of identity, resilience, and the universal quest for meaning. His work serves as a beacon of inspiration, inviting readers to contemplate life’s complexities with compassion and clarity.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The transition I had a very transitional life growing up that made me the entrepreneur and the Hustler that I am today and it’s just been a transition to get to this point where I’m at and I’m blessed

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I just go with with my creativity which way it goes I follow

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Jay Conrad Livingston and his guerrilla marketing collection all right. Thank you

What are you working on now?
Promoting my first book and really putting it out there

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Fiverr and word of mouth marketing and getting helpful tips from guerrilla marketing

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Prepare your mind for a marathon mindset, not a Sprint

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
I only chase one rabbit instead of five rabbits because you have a better chance of catching the one rabbit

What are you reading now?
1001 ways to Market your Book

What’s next for you as a writer?
Branch out to new products around poetry

What is your favorite book of all time?
Think and Grow Rich

Author Websites and Profiles
Garnett Rogers Sr Amazon Profile
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Guided by the visionary works of authors like Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick, and the Strugatsky brothers, I’ve been immersed in the world of science fiction for many years. A chance meeting with Robert Sheckley in 2004 further fueled my passion for the genre.

I share my life with a wonderful family, including my wife and a grown-up daughter, who inspire my storytelling with their own adventures. My focus is on crafting imaginative stories that transport readers to uncharted dimensions and evoke the wonder of speculative fiction.

I have several novellas and short stories published on various platforms.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“Mission: Unknown” is a tale of survival, betrayal, and the resilience of the human spirit in adversity. This short story is also an attempt to explore the shadowy recesses of the human psyche, where the grim and often contorted facets of our essence lurk, waiting to be unearthed and brought to light.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I find that writing in the very early morning, when the world is still quiet, sparks my creativity. It’s an unusual habit, but the tranquility of dawn offers a unique perspective that I infuse into my storytelling.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Robert Sheckley has been a significant influence on my approach to storytelling, especially with his masterful blend of humor and speculative thought. His collection “Untouched by Human Hands” features stories that challenge the ordinary, such as “The Monsters” and “The Impacted Man.” Robert Sheckley’s stories often play with paradoxes and social satire, revealing the absurdities of our world through a lens that is both alien and intimately familiar.

What are you working on now?
I am working on a short story titled “Door,” with the aim of completing it by early summer. It delves into the theme of alien contact.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My approach to book promotion is experimental and dynamic. I’m currently exploring a variety of platforms to discover which ones resonate most with my target audience.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
My advice for new authors is to be persistent and open to learning. Writing is a craft that requires patience and practice, so keep writing, keep reading, and never be afraid to revise.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The most impactful guidance I’ve received is to author the book that I, myself, would be eager to read. This philosophy guarantees that my work is infused with genuine enthusiasm and sincerity, qualities that truly connect with my readership.

What are you reading now?
I’m immersed in Kyla Stone’s “Edge of Collapse.” It’s a fascinating exploration of the lengths to which humanity will go when pushed to the brink.

What’s next for you as a writer?
As a writer, my horizon is set on the creation of a full-fledged sci-fi series that intertwines the allure of mystery with the boundless possibilities of speculative fiction. It’s an endeavor that beckons me to chart a course through the enigmatic and the extraordinary, crafting worlds that captivate the imagination.

What is your favorite book of all time?
Choosing a single favorite is a challenge, but the authors who have left an indelible mark on me include Gabriel García Márquez with his magical realism, Stephen King’s unparalleled mastery of suspense, Umberto Eco’s historical narratives, and Brandon Sanderson’s epic world-building. Each has contributed uniquely to my love for literature and continues to inspire my own writing journey.

Author Websites and Profiles
Preston K. de Laura Amazon Profile

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a single mother from Georgia, losing myself in my writing brings me so much joy. I am best known for my Young Adult Novel “Abigail’s Curse”. I have five published works and I’m currently working on three more.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“Southern Shadows’ Veil’s of Twilight” is a sweeping paranormal romance, inspired by the likes of “Gone With the Wind”.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I listen to Audiobooks while i write, strange? Yes, but it helps me concentrate.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Jane Austen, Margaret Michell, Bram Stoker, I love the classics.

What are you working on now?
I am working on “Victoria’s Secret”, a gothic paranormal mystery. It too is something I’m very proud of.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I am new to the world of self promoting, but I have found social media and “Ream” to be very useful.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write, Write, and then Write some more, And Never Ever Give Up! Cause that’s what you do when your a writer, you write for the joy it brings yourself and others.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write for yourself first, If you love it, then someone somewhere will too.

What are you reading now?
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

What’s next for you as a writer?
I hope to get myself out there, promoting my writing and finding new Junebugsters, build a fanbase.

What is your favorite book of all time?
I am now and will always be a Potterhead, no matter how old I get.

Author Websites and Profiles
June Calva Website

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’ve been a writer all my life. I currently have over 100 books published on Amazon. When not writing, I like to work in my garden and tend to my bees.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest cozy mystery novel is “Toys in the Attic: A Puppet Mystery (Miss Henry Art Cozy Mysteries Book 15).” I was inspired to write this book by a desire for money.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write using em dashes a great deal instead of commas. I particularly like to use em dashes for parenthetical asides. Other than that, I type like most others.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Beyond a doubt, the authors who influenced me most are Mary Stewart and Georgette Heyer.

What are you working on now?
Building a blog and mailing list — promotion.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My mailing list is my best method for promoting my books followed by social media (Facebook and Twitter).

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write a lot. You’ll keep getting better and won’t make much per book.

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Melanie Jackson Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a journalist by day and a writer by night. I am happy to say after two years of waiting I finally published my first book!

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Goods Are Odd was inspired by an old saying in Alaska: “The odds are good, but the goods are odd.” As I soon found out, that would describe my experience with online and app dating in Alaska to a tee.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Id say it’s littered with sarcasm and blunt observations. Perfect for the 20 – 30 somethings who are chronically online.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
“Nice is a place in France” was huge for me. The whole time I read it I knew that sarcastic comedy genre was something I could tackle in the future.

What are you working on now?
Right now I’m setting my sights on a documentary….stay tuned!

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I find Instagram is the best!

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write everyday, keep it simple, and be patient!

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t worry about how long it will take to finish something, the time is going to pass anyway.

What are you reading now?
Bad Blood, the true story about the rise and fall of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup headed by Elizabeth Holmes

What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m a journalist by trade so really I’m writing everyday still!

What is your favorite book of all time?
Ishmael. I cant tell you what it’s about or you wont pick it up. Just trust me.

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Taylor Burke Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Born in the late fifties, went to school in Derby England, mainly midstream education. It was a lack of concentration that made me lose my place at the top grammar school, the exams went disastrously wrong. It was never a good thing asking me to concentrate, my mind would always be somewhere else, thinking all the time about other things. Being at school was a secondary chore in place of a primary, although I was always marked good for turning in every day. I had little absences from school but juggled time between school and play. I was a bit arty and crafts at school was a subject I enjoyed, my teacher more or less begged me to go to art school as he said I was his best student in years but the lure of a city and guilds apprenticeship in plumbing and heating with wages outweighed the other of five years at art school with no incentive beyond that.
Nature was what I enjoyed when I was younger and all the books I read would have been linked to birds or animals. My early days would be spent walking in the countryside with my friends to see nature thriving around us. I still enjoy going out and getting as close to nature as I can.
I was busy after my apprenticeship finished whilst I tried to start my own business as a self-employed plumber installing central heating systems. I eventually moved into building work, a fairly natural progression into property and creating a portfolio of property rentals.
I started to write manuscripts on different subjects without publishing any of the unfinished work due to my workload that I had created, and time was not a luxury I could afford. I had not read novels as I was more interested in nature and I was fascinated by nature and its diversity. I would watch programs on animals, the ocean and its inhabitants, birds of all kinds from the biggest hawks and vultures down to the smallest hummingbirds. Reptiles were always something that I enjoyed reading about and the environments they lived in.
I spent the last thirty years building new houses and large care homes for the elderly and running the day-to-day administration of caring for the elderly residents. I started writing books again with a view to publishing them after the pandemic (Covid), it had given me a new lease of life to start writing again but this time not to just write a manuscript but to write it and publish it.
I seem to have been born with a gift of a creative mind and photographic memory, the books I write just seem to flow out my head as I am writing them. I seem to be able to write in any genre including fiction of course. I consider myself lucky as I have never read any fiction books. I find I do not affiliate my writing with any other author and do not mimic the style of any. I do my best to make a book exciting to read and entertaining for the reader.
I have two books currently in the worldwide market True Love Unlimited and True Love Unlimited The Conclusion. The latest book True Love Unlimited The Conclusion has won the gold prize for its genre Romance, Action, Thriller and I thank Chick Lit Café for giving me the first prize for my book.
I have just completed my new sci-fi book The Sixth Dimension Defined and will be published. We aim to release the new book for sale early July 2024.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My current book is at the publishers now, it is a Sci-Fi, the first one of a sextet and called The Sixth Dimension Defined. Space has always fascinated me and I always wanted to write a Sci-Fi and define what’s in space without having to visit it.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
No I don’t.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
All my experience with writing comes from within myself and I am not influenced by any other writing.

What are you working on now?
I am working on the next five books to complete the sextet.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I have my own website www.neilvickers.co.uk as well as having my books on Goodreads and Amazon.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
To think about their novel fully before they start writing.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
I have not been given any advice on writing.

What are you reading now?
I am not reading anything at the moment.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I am working on the next five books to complete the sextet.

What is your favorite book of all time?
I do not have one the books I have read were mostly at University.

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Neil Vickers Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My Name is Andrew Masseurs and I am from Wellington, New Zealand. I’m a crazy guy who loves to play sport, exercise, make music and write novels. I’ve got two dogs and two cats. A wife who I love dearly and four beautiful kids. I’ve written two books. A Day in the Life Novella and The Day After. They are an apocalyptic book series.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The latest book is The Day After. Book Two in the A Day in the Life series. My inspiration for writing the series came from trying to read a novel on holiday that was a hard slog. So I started writing my own. I love most things apocalyptic so it has been a joy to write.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Only that I write the book in my head while I’m doing day to day things. Then when I’m ready I’ll attack a chapter. Ideas come thick and fast while I’m working, exercising or listening to audiobooks. I have to stop everything and write it down before I forget.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Stephen King, George R R Martin, J K Rowling, Thomas Harris,Suzanne Collins. I loved to get whisked away into another world. The best books were the ones I couldn’t put down. There really is something special about keeping the reader guessing.

What are you working on now?
Third book in the series called Days of Fury. Also planning the rest of the series which is up to around nine books at the moment.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I tend to use Facebook, Instagram and tik tok a lot. I’m trying anything and everything to get my books out there. Sale, sale,sale.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Be yourself. There’s only one of you. Use it to your advantage. Read some marketing books. Make sure you love your novel. If you don’t love it no one else will. If it ain’t working, fix it. If it still ain’t working write something else. I’ve got two novels sitting unreleased because they had issues. The two books I have released, I love! Release something great and it will market itself. Make sure your cover kicks ass. My first cover was crap. I found someone who could create something brilliant. Now he’s doing all my covers. Couldn’t be happier.

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

What are you reading now?
The Stand Stephen King. I read it twenty years ago. Trying to read it again.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Book Three, four, five, six, seven, eight and nine of the series.
Fun,fun,fun.

What is your favorite book of all time?
The Shining by Stephen King. Best series, Harry Potter.

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Andrew Masseurs Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
As a writer, my focus has mainly been on screenplays. I have had several screenplays optioned over the past couple of years but the WGA and SAG strikes last year delayed anything from going into production and now the industry is still on hold as they negotiate contracts with IATSE because there could be another strike this summer if no agreement is made.

I started writing novels as a way to share my stories with the public. My two novels ‘Suicide Bridge’ and ‘Family Feud’ both began as original screenplays that received favorable reviews but ultimately did not get produced. I do have more books that I am going to write this year and next from scripts I have written that are in my drawer.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is called ‘Family Feud’. The original inspiration came from a news story about a woman who disappeared and appeared to be kidnapped. She mysteriously returned after two weeks and in the aftermath it turned out things were not as they seemed.

But the only thing that my novel has in common with real life is that the woman returned after being kidnapped. Everything that happens after is a fictional creation that I made before the truth of the real events were ever uncovered.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I’m a morning writer so after my kids go to school I use the next couple of hours where there aren’t any distractions to write. I usually am able to focus and be pretty productive during that time.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Screenwriting in general has been a huge influence. But for authors of fiction novels I have to go with Michael Critchton, Michael Connelly, and Stephen King. I like writers who keep a fats pace and use every word economically.

What are you working on now?
I always have spec scripts I’m working on. For a novel, I am planning on doing another adaption this summer and hope to have it released by the fall.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Facebook and Amazon ads seems to work and so does Good Reads. I’m at a phase where I’m trying to create a portfolio of books to aggressively market instead of focusing on one. I’m also trying to get reviews and ratings for the books so that when people click on the page they can see the work has been well received.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write every day.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Be prolific instead of perfect. A lot of writers spend years on just one work trying to improve it. But behind every novel is a premise and sometimes that premise doesn’t click with a wide audience no matter how many times you try to improve it.

So have a few novels on the market and advertise them. Some will be more responsive to the audience than others. And if someone liked one of your books then they are going to click on your author profile to see what else you have done.

What are you reading now?
I’m about to start Starship Troopers. From what I have heard it is much different than the movie.

What’s next for you as a writer?
To keep writing every day.

What is your favorite book of all time?
Very hard to say. My book case is full of lots of genres from fiction and non-fiction.

Author Websites and Profiles
Daniel Kowalski Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m passing into my twilight years and figured I’d witnessed and done enough to offer others some insights I’ve gained about what all of us are doing on Planet Earth. Most of my books possess a spiritual angle for that reason. However, I also write political satire, mostly because there are none more opaque than politicians. Finally, I also write Crime and Westerns because I enjoy both genres.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is titled Memory Loss which focuses on a criminal organisation that artificially wipes clean the memories of an investigative journalist.
The book was inspired by friends and family members who suffered with Alzheimer’s and Dementia and, the sort of impact the loss of memories has on everyone. To create a credible storyline I needed to tweak the depth of memory loss artificially created.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
What constitutes an unusual writing habit? I think I’ll be a bore here and say none that I can imagine which do not apply to others.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I’ve gone through many phases over many decades reading naval war stories written by Alexander Kent, westerns by Elmore Leonard and Zane Grey. These all moulded me from an early age as did Mickey Spillane in regard crime detective stories. More recently Lee Child and the Jack reacher novels are entertaining while on the science fiction side I enjoy J.N. Chaney.

What are you working on now?
I’m currently working on a story about an elderly guy disappointed by the way the world has changed in the UK by its government becoming more like a dictatorship than democracy. Yes, a type of 1984, but not quite because many things that have occurred since it was written by George Orwell were not envisaged.

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

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep plugging away, it’s easier today to write your novel and get it published than it ever used to be. My first book ‘Main Bitch’ took me 10 years before a London publisher bought it.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
When editing your work read it aloud to yourself and never rush it.

What are you reading now?
Extraction Protocol: the one U.G.L.Y. Marine Series Book 5 by John Pirhalla

What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m also editor of a local classic car magazine titled ‘Still Motoring’ which keeps me busy as we slowly expand.

What is your favorite book of all time?
‘HMS Ulysses’ by Scottish author Alistair MacLean for its fabulous descriptions of rough seas and the inter-action between sailors at war.

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Bob Price Amazon Profile

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Wendi M. Lindenmuth, BS, MPH, author of three published books, an editor, and an artist. She enjoys exploring hiking trails, mountain biking, kayaking, and hugging trees in her free time. Wendi also loves reading and playing with her four hilarious dog children: Auggie, Emry, Wren, and Nike.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Intrigue Your Mind: Daily Questions is my latest book. I LOVE asking questions and learning from other people’s perspectives.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I leave my laptop open all day and jot down ideas, write when I walk by.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Seriously, way too many to acknowledge.

What are you working on now?
I am working on a gratitude book for the body.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I am still figuring this out, honestly.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t be afraid to share the stories inside of you. You don’t have to have an outline and the whole story created in your head before you start writing; start with the first word and puke all your thoughts out.

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

What are you reading now?
I am looking for a new book to read.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Continue writing as many books as I can.

What is your favorite book of all time?
I truly don’t have one.

Author Websites and Profiles
Wendi Lindenmuth Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
During my career I have been a university and public school teacher and writer – both jobs I have loved throughout my adult life.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Tao of Spock is my latest completed book.
As a former pitch artist for the TV series, Star Trek: Enterprise, I had started my Tao of Star Trek book series (four completed to date) and wanted to add one final book to the collection.
In the original series, Mr. Spock is the ‘perfect’ Vulcan with impeccable logic in the worst of crises. Still how does he use the wisdom of Surak and Lao Tzu to make life and death decisions for his crew on the Enterprise?
This book attempts to show how the young officer in stories found TOS and Strange New Worlds illustrates his behavior.
Additionally, the book explore T’Pol’s time on the Enterprise with Captain Archer, too, as she was the first regularly stationed Vulcan on a starship in Federation history.
Lastly, my love for Star Trek as a storytelling device for a future world of hope inspired me each and every day – as I hope this book does for you, my friends.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really – just to write daily and intensely – a habit I recommend to all beginning and seasoned scribes.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Bradbury, Ellison, King

What are you working on now?
A new non-fiction book on LOST – an amazing science fiction/fantasy TV series that started 20 years ago. I hope that the competed project will remind readers of just how genre-breaking and interesting a story it was for television viewers at that time.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I promote my books on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, and other book promotion sites.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write what you love – and the rest comes naturally.

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

What are you reading now?
How to write books!

What’s next for you as a writer?
To write what inspires others – whether it rests in sports, academics or popular culture.

What is your favorite book of all time?
Too many to mention by name, but The Adventures of Tom Sawyer still resonates as wonderful writing to me.

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