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Shaan Randhawa 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Well, I’m seventeen and I self-published my first book back in July, and recently did the same with a new romance novella. I’ve always been really into reading and writing, but I suppose I started thinking about it more seriously when I hit fifteen and started considering self publishing. But, as a student it’s sometimes tough finding a balance between writing, advertising, studying and having time for home life and social activities. But, that’s just my tangent for this question lol.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My newest book is called “The Green Garden”, and it was inspired, surprisingly enough, by the song “Green Garden”. I listened to it for the first time in June, while I was finishing my first book. As the lyrics passed by I had images of these two characters, Lacey and Erik. The lyrics “I’ll go, whenever you go,” kind of made me think of tragedy and gave me this image of two young lovers running away together, and then something bad happening. It’s like the song kind of spelled out the entire story in my head, if that makes sense? Either way, that was the initial starting point.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Sometimes if the room I’m in isn’t doing anything for me I have to move about and sit somewhere else, or leave the room entirely just so I can get a new perspective to write.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Malorie Blackman’s Noughts and Crosses series was a really good read, and I suppose I do kind of see a few similarities that were inspired through her writing.

What are you working on now?
I’m currently working on two projects (don’t worry, because I’m also really bad at multitasking lol). The sequel to Disconnected, my first book, and the sequel to The Green Garden, “After The Green”, which just shows us the events of what happened after the garden and when Lacey and Erik fail to escape. We get more insight into Vincent’s character, (Erik’s father), and we get to take a look at Priya and Parker, and why Priya turned to him over Achint.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’ve tried using social media a bit, and after digging deep into the internet I found this, so I suppose we’ll see.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Proof read 1000 times, love your work and don’t be afraid to show you’re proud of it: you’re allowed to feel pride for your creations.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“You started doing this because it’s what you loved.” Not really advice, just a reminder for whenever I get frustrated at sales. It grounds me and makes me remember the seven year old girl who turned to her own imagination so long ago.

What are you reading now?
I’m rereading “The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle”. It’s a phenomenal read with so many twists and turns, and the ending is shocking, it’s definitely something I’d recommend (after The Green Garden, of course )

What’s next for you as a writer?
Hopefully more promotion, as well as maybe releasing a minimum of two books next year, if I can stay on track. I suppose we’ll see.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Hmm… How To Stop Time, Noughts and Crosses, The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, and Red Queen.

 

Donna Young 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am an Author, Psychic and Medium from Australia
I have written two books with my third in progress also publishing my own tarot cards

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Spirit Club – Mediumship Uncovered
This book was inspired to assist people to understand more of the great unknown as I know it. Assisting everyday people with fears around ghosts, Life after Death and past lives.. at the same time assisting Psychic Mediums build confidence in the amazing work they do assisting others

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write books while waiting around in my truck in the muddy tunnels being built under Sydney

What authors, or books have influenced you?
My book has been channelled
I do love the secret!

What are you working on now?
Spirit Club KIDZ
This is a book for spiritual children and family members to assist them to understand and embrace who they are and what they are capable of.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
https://psychicmediumdonnayoung.com/collections/all

https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Donna_Young_Spirit_Club?id=dndMEAAAQBAJ

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write with your heart, Keep focused and set intentions

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
You must believe in yourself for anyone else to..

What are you reading now?
I’m to busy working on Spirit Club KIDZ

What’s next for you as a writer?
Spirit Club KIDZ to be published in the new year of 2022 .. and many book signings, Expos and Shows around Australia for next year

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
The Secret
Anything from Wayne Dwyer
The eye of the Dragon by Stephen King

Author Websites and Profiles
Donna Young Website
Donna Young Amazon Profile

Donna Young’s Social Media Links
Goodreads Profile
Facebook Profile
Twitter Account

Elisha Shapiro 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
LA Freak is my first book. I have been writing essays and stories since high
school. I have been telling stories at storytelling shows over the past ten
years. My art form has been conceptual art since the 1980s.

 Elisha Shapiro created the 1984 Nihilist Olympics
 He was a Nihilist Party candidate for president, sheriff, and governor.
 He hosted the Nihilists’ Corner tv show for 14 years.
 He performed in performance art, comedy and storytelling show many
times.
 He did several solo shows.
 He has put on the Nihilist Film Festival for 20 years.
 His photography has been shown at several galleries.
 And he taught English at Santa Monica College over this whole time.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
LA Freak is my memoir. It explores how I grew from an odd introvert to a
challenging artist who enjoyed rebelling against the glamorous Hollywood
where I grew up. It is a collection of my experiences that I thought were
funny.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
For this project, it was going over decades of previously written stories.
Some of which were published or performed. I selected stories that fit
together, wrote to connect them, and put aside fun stories that did not fit.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Twain, Kafka, Oliver Sachs, Malcolm Gladwell, Hunter Thompson, Voltaire

What are you working on now?
Every fall, I make a Nihilist Calendar and produce the Nihilist Film Festival.
So that is keeping me busy. But when I put together LA Freak, there were
many stories I did not include. And a lot of them are pretty fun, so I am
thinking about another book with those stories.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
You can check out my website.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Maybe, don’t take yourself so seriously.

Art is about finding a way to communicate your worldview to people who
do not see things the way you do. So you should think about your readers,
and who they are, and how they see things. Engage them, entertain them,
challenge them. It worked for me.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Just get it on paper. Later, you can fix it or mess with it. But don’t worry
when you’re getting the ideas from your head to the paper. Or computer.

What are you reading now?
A collection of poetry that includes Shirley Windward poems. She was my
junior high school homeroom teacher, and the first person to mentor me to be
a writer.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I just keep writing down stories from my life that I think are interesting. I
am sure that will develop into something.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
How to build a boat?

Author Websites and Profiles
Elisha Shapiro Website
Elisha Shapiro Amazon Profile
Elisha Shapiro Author Profile on Smashwords

Elisha Shapiro’s Social Media Links
Goodreads Profile
Pinterest Account

Stephen Gerdel 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I began writing thirteen years ago and have completed seven novels and a partial autobiography. I say partial autobiography because the small book contains the stories of my childhood for my grandchildren. The world I grew up in no longer exists and I wanted them to know my stories.

My novels cover recent and current periods in our present time. There is a political theme, a smattering of sci-fi, a bit of romance, and some real scary parts. I have been told by many the books are real pager turners. I hope you find them to be so.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest novel is entitled Cauldron. It is the second in my series, The Cauldron Chronicles. I was inspired by the corruption in modern politics and the amazing fact that no one is ever caught or prosecuted for the things they have done. In my stories, the bad guys do have to face their crimes. Some of the penalties are instant, others take a little longer to be fully discovered.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
It all depends on where I am in a particular story. If I’m slogging through the developmental stages, I find myself searching for spicy scenes to move detailed parts along. When the action really gets rolling, I tend to be glued to my laptop. Sporadic is a good word to use for my style. Now if I could just plug my imagination into my computer, it would flow in a continuous stream. But then most of it would be edited out.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
It’s an odd combination of mystery writers from twenty-plus years ago and the more action-oriented spymasters of current times.

What are you working on now?
At present, I’m in the middle of the sequel to Cauldron. It is entitled Insurrection. I should have it finished and out by mid to late spring of 2022.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
This has always been a challenge to me as it probably is for many authors. Self-promotion is not in me naturally. I tend to prefer to just be left alone. Let me do my gardening, tell my stories, and have a chance to cook dinner. When it comes to promoting my books, I rely on Facebook a lot and am just beginning to learn about great places like Awesome Gang, Crave Books, and Goodreads.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write! Pour it all out. Dump yourself into the trenches of your story and dig it all out. Then, humbly submit your work to your editor and learn to listen to someone outside your head.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
It actually came from my wife, Jan. She is a devoted reader. She told me to be willing to let parts of my story go. Somethings I really worked hard on and cherished. If it doesn’t advance the story, it detracts from the story. It was a hard lesson for me to learn.

What are you reading now?
I’m currently reading Blink, by Ted Dekker. His stories combine supercharged plots blended with the supernatural.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m seeking to discover the continuation of my two series, the Oak Mountain Trilogy and the Cauldron Chronicles, to the next twist of international skullduggery. I have another series that I have not developed about a private detective and his assistant, an invisible, twenty-five-foot-tall angel named Watcher. Again, it’s the self-promotion thing.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
The Black Stallion, The Rosie Project, Les Miserable, and the Bible.

Author Websites and Profiles
Stephen Gerdel Amazon Profile

Stephen Gerdel’s Social Media Links
Goodreads Profile
Facebook Profile

Chris Powell 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m Chris. I’ve written three full length novels but have only published one. It took a few to get it right! For work I’m a bassist in a cover band so travel the UK and Europe rocking people’s weddings. It’s a great way to meet people and see the world. My hobbies include rock climbing, retro computer games (my favourites are half-life and dungeon keeper), science fiction movies and books. My favourite authors include Terry Pratchett, Blake Crouch, and Douglas Adams.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is called A More Perfect Human. It’s based in London and is inspired by conspiracy theories that have become rife over the last few years. It looks to poke fun at them a bit. There are shadowy organisations, untrustworthy corporations, and crazy gun wielding cultists.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really. I like to sit in a completely dark room so I can’t see anything other than what I’m writing. Just me, my headphones, and the laptop. And probably lots of crispy snacks…

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I recently read Finch by Jeff Vandermeer which I think has influenced my style quite a lot. It’s a book about a private eye who lives in a city controlled by fungal people. It’s weird and fun. I like the humour of Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams. I take a lot of my humour from things I see on the internet, and British sitcoms like King Gary, The Office, and anything with Greg Davies.

What are you working on now?
I’m working on two books at the moment. A More Perfect Human is the first of what is probably going to be a trilogy and so I’m slowly writing the first draft of book 2. I also have a first draft of something set loosely in the same universe called Mousebane and Redmist which is a book about two cats who start to get strange super-hero like powers. There owner is baffled and trying to find out what’s going on.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I currently promote my books with amazon ads but also have a mailing list which I use to tell everyone about deals and upcoming new releases.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Read a lot of marketing books. It’s not just about writing. If you want people to read your work you have to learn marketing too. And don’t worry it’s not all about doing dances on Tik-tok. You can do it without that. Ricardo Fayet as a great book on marketing.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Get it writ, then get it right. Your first draft can be terrible. You are just telling yourself what’s going on. Skip bits, write scenes out of order, just get something down.

What are you reading now?
I am reading Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse). I’ve just started up my first book club with some friends and this is the first book. I’m enjoying it a lot.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Hopefully sell as many copies of this book as I can. I’m really looking forward to seeing what people think. And hopefully it’ll branch into a whole universe of books.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Insomnia by Stephen King
Finch by Jeff Vandermeer
Carpet People by Terry Pratchett
Dune

Author Websites and Profiles
Chris Powell Website
Chris Powell Amazon Profile

Chris Powell’s Social Media Links
Facebook Profile

Sarah Angleton 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I live near St. Louis, Missouri where I loyally follow Cardinals baseball but don’t care for the local pizza. I am the writer behind The Practical Historian, a history and humor blog that often winds up being more about my dog. My books include the humor essay collection Launching Sheep & Other Stories from the Intersection of History and Nonsense, and three historical novels: Gentleman of Misfortune, Smoke Rose to Heaven, and White Man’s Graveyard.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest novel is called White Man’s Graveyard. It’s set in the 1830s and 40s in both Pennsylvania and Liberia and follows the story of a pair of siblings who are politically divided over the issue of colonization, or the movement to establish an African colony of freed American slaves. The book was inspired by a diary dated in 1837 that my family found stashed beneath the false bottom of a drawer in a lawyer cabinet among my grandmother’s possessions. The main characters of the book are ancestors of mine.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t know how unusual it is, but I tend to want to see a lot of information at once when I am researching and writing. My office space contains lots of cork board and chalk board space and I often tape pictures and notes to the walls.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
So many. I first fell in love with writing and character creation while reading the works of Anne Tyler, Louis Erdrich, and Barbara Kingsolver. For exciting, heart-pounding stories, it’s hard to beat Orson Scott Card, Octavia Butler, and Neal Shusterman. Among the classics my favorites are Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and Mark Twain. But really, I think every book we read impacts us in some way.

What are you working on now?
Currently I am both publishing an episodic young adult sci fi dystopian story on Kindle Vella called Tiger Moth, while also researching and drafting my next historical novel which will be set against the backdrop of the 1904 St. Louis Word’s Fair.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I still market most effectively through my own blog, where I post weekly and interact with a great community of readers and fellow writers.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep at it. Overnight success has always been a rare thing in the publishing industry and it is growing rarer all the time. The writers who are successful are the ones who don’t give up.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
As refers to writing? Don’t leave the room. Writing is hard work and it requires a lot of time sitting at your computer painfully eking out words. In those moments when you are working through a scene and are feeling restless, stay with it and see where it goes. It can be so tempting to get up and change out the laundry or update Facebook, but that’s when you have to keep going. Don’t leave the room.

What are you reading now?
I just finished Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty, which is wonderful. Now I am reading a historical novel called Agnes Canon’s War by Deborah Lincoln, which I’m enjoying very much and Empire of Booze by Henry Jeffreys, an amusing nonfiction book exploring the history of some of the world’s favorite alcoholic drinks. I read pretty broadly.

What’s next for you as a writer?
More books! I’m also anxious to pursue the audio format with some of the titles I already have out there.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
The Bible, the Army Survival Guide, Roget’s thesaurus, and Jane Austen’s Emma.

Author Websites and Profiles
Sarah Angleton Website
Sarah Angleton Amazon Profile

Sarah Angleton’s Social Media Links
Goodreads Profile
Facebook Profile
Twitter Account

Justin Morgan 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a Welshman in search of adventure. I’ve always been a storyteller and have made it my life’s mission to travel and experience as much as possible so that the stories I tell might be as rich and as captivating as possible.
My work as a high school English teacher has enabled a life of travel and allowed my love of nature to remain central by placing me in interesting and varied environments around the world.
I’ve presently written three books in my ‘Animal Eyes’ series, the first of which was published in autumn of this year. You’ll find my passion for environmental issues and love of the natural world is evident in the vivid settings and authentic behaviour of my animal characters.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
‘The Dogs of Chernobyl’ was released on Halloween this year and is the first book in my ‘Animal Eyes’ series: Man-made disasters as seen by nature’s most defenceless victims.
The idea to write a novel from the perspective of stray dogs came about way back in 2011 while I was working as a teacher in Bangkok. It’s a city where strays, or soi dogs as they’re known locally, can be found in packs everywhere. The following year, I moved to Bucharest to teach and, I don’t know how it is now, but back in 2012 the city had a major issue with stray dogs. Unlike in Thailand, I found the Romanian strays much harder to befriend and this is where the inspiration for the complex character of Ony, the canine protagonist of ‘The Dogs of Chernobyl’ came from.
As for Chernobyl… I’ve worked in the former Soviet capitals of Prague, Bucharest and Baku, spent time exploring Bulgaria and Russia, travelled the Trans-Mongolian/Trans-Siberian railway and have enjoyed several trips to China. This all provided insights into the Communist world and gave me a lot of experience to draw on when creating the world of stray dogs Ony and Belka.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
My only unusual writing habit is that I tend to write in a lot of different places because my life is quite transient – I move a lot! This is great, because I’m always picking up ideas for new stories, but it can be tricky as it takes time to establish a good routine whenever I relocate. With the pandemic, I’ve had no choice but to stay put and I think this has helped me to produce a steady output. My feet are very itchy now though!

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I’ve taught ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ by John Boyne in high school a number of times and loved it. The biggest response from teenagers is always when the storytelling meets the history. The naïve perspective on history that comes through the young protagonist is incredibly powerful and is what I’ve attempted to capture through my dog narrative exploring Chernobyl and Soviet society.
Margaret Atwood is a hero of mine. I love how her dystopic futures are based around what’s actually going on in the world. Her wit is so intimidatingly sharp and she seems full of mischief and fun.
I’m a big fan of Kazuo Ishiguro too. I’m in awe of how much space he finds and the understated nature of his writing. Plus, I’m a huge Japanophile, so whenever those influences seep into his work I get a thrill, especially now that another trip to Japan seems a distant prospect. I guess that’s why one of the next books in my series is set around Japan – if you can’t go in body then why not go in mind?

What are you working on now?
I’m busy making final revisions to the second and third books in the ‘Animal Eyes’ series which are due for release next year. Each book explores a man-made disaster from the perspective of a different animal – no spoilers here sorry!
I’m also working on a prequel to the first book: ‘The Road to Chernobyl: Ball Boy & Red Cross Girl’, which will be released in January and is currently available for pre-order. This novella reveals more about the human characters that feature in ‘The Dogs of Chernobyl’. Told from their duel perspectives, it explores Alek & Narmin’s respective journeys to becoming liquidators following the 1986 nuclear disaster.
Last, but certainly not least, I’m working on a free book for my mailing list members. It’s another dog narrative but I don’t want to give too much away as it’ll be an exclusive for those brilliant people who are so fantastic at supporting me.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
As this is my first published book, I’m very new to promoting and am still finding my feet – what works and what doesn’t is not yet clear!
Using my existing network has been critical in making a start, and for me, Facebook has been most helpful in doing this.
I am currently selling exclusively on Amazon, and I think understanding the platform and how best to make your work visible there is an important starting point too.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Comparison is the thief of joy – focus on yourself and don’t worry about how everyone else is doing. Even the smallest step forward is progress, but when you start looking at other people’s success it’s very easy to lose sight of that.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
It’s better to regret the things you’ve done than the things you haven’t. I’m not sure where I first heard it, but I try to live my life by it.

What are you reading now?
Honestly, it’s not very inspiring, but all my current reading is around book marketing guides!
The last novel I read was ‘Klara and the Sun’ by Kazuo Ishiguro, which I enjoyed immensely.

What’s next for you as a writer?
With two more ‘Animal Eyes’ books, and the novella prequel to ‘The Dogs of Chernobyl’, all coming out next year, I’m going to be busy finalising those scripts and learning more about how best to market them and grow my audience.
I also have story outlines for two further books in the ‘Animal Eyes’ series, so I plan to do further research and begin writing early in the new year too.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
I think a Japan: English dictionary would provide endless hours of entertainment – a stick in the sand would be all the paper and pen you’d need for practise!
‘The Complete Works of Shakespeare’ would give something for every mood and keep me routed to my humanity and a sense of history.
And because she’s just so great that I could read her again and again, I’d have to bring along some Margaret Atwood too.

Author Websites and Profiles
Justin Morgan Website
Justin Morgan Amazon Profile

Justin Morgan’s Social Media Links
Goodreads Profile
Facebook Profile
Twitter Account

Erik Goddard 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I write stories about fictional themes that interest me: suspense, fear of the unknown, and unexpected outcomes. These stories can involve victims, criminal elements, unknown connections between people, or observations that remain unexplainable. Strange things happening to ordinary people, or people getting caught up in dangerous situations are recurring themes of suspense that motivate me.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Kidnapping of Sarah Easton is a suspense piece. I was interested in telling the story from a different perspective than the usual “FBI agent/small town cop” format and a situation where the lines between good and bad are murky.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I grew up reading stuff like Willard Price, Hardy Boys, Robert Arthur Jr., Edgar Rice Burroughs, Whitley Streiber, Stephen King, James Clavell, Isaac Asimov, Frank Herbert, Lovecraft, Arthur C. Clarke, Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, George Orwell, Phillip K. Dick and so many more. I’ve loved mysteries, crime, historical, and literary, but my true love is suspense, thrillers, horror and sci fi.

What are you working on now?
Another installment in my Requiem series of gothic horror short pieces.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Wish I knew!

Do you have any advice for new authors?
EDIT!

What are you reading now?
The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell

What’s next for you as a writer?
To write my next suspense novel, a horror novel, and start on my YA series I’ve been envisioning for decades.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Rendezvous with Rama, Great Expectations, Salem’s Lot

Author Websites and Profiles
Erik Goddard Website
Erik Goddard Amazon Profile

Erik Goddard’s Social Media Links
Goodreads Profile
Facebook Profile
Twitter Account

Pamela D Smith 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a wife, mother, author, evangelist, and mentor. I am passionate about helping women heal so that they are purposeful in their life and business.
I have written 8 books and been a co-author in 3.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
While at the Altar: Becoming a resilient, healed, whole woman through the power of prayer.
I was inspired to write it because of my own struggle with being a businesswoman and a minister/Evangelist. I realized this struggle came from parts of me that needed to be healed so that I became confident in what God called me to do.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I still use paper and pen. A lot of writers find that unusual and time consuming in this tech generation, but I am very old school.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Marianne Williamson The Law of Divine Compensation
Iyanla Vanzant-Get over it

What are you working on now?
I’m working on a workbook for authors, to mentor them through the healing process so that they are able to effectively build their brand.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My best method of promoting has been speaking engagements. This was pre-COVID so I’ve been in trial and error mode with finding other ways to promote since in person speaking engagements dropped due to COVID

Do you have any advice for new authors?
My advice would be to simplify your marketing. I know initially you may have to try a few things to find what works but once you find 1 or 2 things that work, maximize those until they no longer work for you. The key is making an impact without getting overwhelmed.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write to an audience of one. This helps build connection with the reader. They will usually feel as if you are speaking directly to them….and you actually are.

What are you reading now?
Get Over It: Thought therapy for healing the hard stuff by Iyanla Vanzant
I’m reading it for the second time. The first time was for education and this time is for implementation.

What’s next for you as a writer?
To finish the workbook for authors/Christian businesswomen.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Impact by TD Jakes
The Law of Divine Compensation by Marianne Williamson
Stilletos in the Kitchen by Shanel Cooper-Sykes

Author Websites and Profiles
Pamela D Smith Website

Pamela D Smith’s Social Media Links
Facebook Profile

Deborah Perdue 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My focus is on sharing the powerful practice of gratitude with others. I have written 6 books – two Gratitude Journals, two 365 Days Guides, 1 pocketbook of gratitude inspiration and a Coloring book illustrated by Tara Thelen.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My brand new book is Daily Gratitude Reflections – 365 Days to Great-Full Living
I email out thoughts of gratitude 5 days a week and have been doing so for 7 years. I decided to write this book at the suggestion of a few members on my Daily Graitudes mailing list.
This book is a compilation of the best of 2019, 2020 and 2021. It contains some of my favorite quotes, personal reflections, and full color photographs on every page. Some of the photos are my own, taken on my property. I live in beautiful Southern Oregon and can become inspired just stepping out my front door and walking around my property.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t know how unusual it is, but it is a practice that I have done for years and it has transformed my life. I spend quiet time alone each morning and I keep a gratitude journal. I also keep a daily habit of writing gratitude thoughts to share with my email list.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Tama Kieves has been super inspiring to me and I have read or am reading all of her books. Mark Nepo is an amazing spiritual author. Wayne Dyar, Deepak Chopra and Florence Scovel Shinn are a few more authors that I especially love reading. Spirituality is my favorite genre.

What are you working on now?
My next book is in the works, “Gratitude Beyond Reason.” It will be about radical gratitude and how to be grateful even during the biggest challenges we face. I believe it’s an important topic, especially today, as many folks are struggling with depression after experiencing significant life changes and loss due to Covid-19.

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

I am working with a power book marketer, Kimberly Bowden, with Next Chapter Book Marketing, and we are promoting my new book in many ways.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write about what you love, and keep writing!

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t give up. Believe in yourself. If you have passion for what you do, you will succeed.

What are you reading now?
I am reading fiction by Susan Clayton-Goldner, a mystery series. And I read from quite a few spiritual books each morning. Tama Kieves is one of my all-time faves.

What’s next for you as a writer?
To continue practicing gratitude and inspiring others to do the same by being a great example. My life is a powerful testimony to how being thankful can transform your life for the better.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Favorites are from the New Thought movement – Ernest Holmes, Eric Butterworth, Florence Scovell Shinn, and many more. But I would definitely be tempted to try and sneak in more than just 4 books!

Author Websites and Profiles
Deborah Perdue Website
Deborah Perdue Amazon Profile

Robin Ferrier 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am an author originally from Seattle and have moved around to different ski towns. I am currently in Bozeman, Montana. I have currently written four books with four more coming out starting in March 2022.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Fate Forsaken. It is the last book in my Earth’s Gatekeeper series. This one starts to combine science fiction with Roman gods. I absolutely love Greek and Roman god mythology so I couldn’t help but put it into my series.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I always need a cup of tea, a snack and a blanket. I am very good at coming up with excuses for getting up in the middle of writing session. The result is that I need to make sure I am fed, warm and hydrated so I don’t have an excuses.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
The two main authors that have influenced me is Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. I love the Discworld novels and Good Omens made me giggle.

What are you working on now?
I am working on my new series set to be published in March of 2022. It’s tentative title is Soul Matched and it is a Dystopia series. The premise revolves around finding your soul mate means an instant fight to the death where one person walks away with both souls.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I am building my mailing list slowly, which is really nice. Those are the people that truly love your books and want to hear about when your next ones are about to come out.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Be consistent when writing. Even if it’s only a few hundred words a day. You can always edit a bad chapter, but you can’t edit a blank page.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Measure what’s measurable. This means record the number of words you write every day, your sales. Anything you can measure, do. This advice has helped me beyond writing. It has helped me in any goal I have in life. If I am working towards running a marathon I keep track of how many miles I run each day. That way you have a realistic idea of what you have actually done each day and you can see your progress.

What are you reading now?
Better Demons by Ramy Vance

What’s next for you as a writer?
I would love to turn this into my full-time job. I am planning on consistently publishing and if it can become full time than it means I will be able to spend more time writing.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Author Websites and Profiles
Robin Ferrier Website
Robin Ferrier Amazon Profile

Robin Ferrier’s Social Media Links
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Denis Daniel 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m an African boy at 26 years old and i have written 7 books both finished and unfinished books. Mostly, fantasy and fiction books.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is called Hitman, Denzel Marshall.
Personal life experience is what insipired me to write this book. How one person can be seen as a bad person from people’s eyes without them actually knowing him and what led him to become the monster.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Yeah, i like to write while I’m in my bed right after waking up in the morning. I feel more productive when i wake up.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Stephanie meyers, Suzanne collins, stephen king, pitacus lore, j.k. rawlings. Fifty shades of grey, the loner of 1960s, the book of knowledge,

What are you working on now?
HITMAN: DENZEL MARSHALL.
FORBIDEN MATE.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I don’t have that yet. But i like free promotion sites since i don’t have that much income.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Set aside a budget for promotion first and set a pre-order before releasing the book. Just make sure you’ve reached as many people as possible before actually releasing your book, that will save you from the extra hustle you’ll go through promoting the book after publication.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
I hope you don’t stop writing.

What are you reading now?
Lorien legacies, falling of five by pitacus lore

What’s next for you as a writer?
Improve my writing and promote my backlist books and release more books.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
The hunger games books, The twilight saga.

Author Websites and Profiles
Denis Daniel Website
Denis Daniel Amazon Profile