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Sandra Bass Joines 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Some say I’m a storyteller, scene ​weaver, truth stretcher. I say I’m a wife,​ mother, grandmother, friend. Storyteller. Lover of beaches and dancing souls. I tell stories of wounded women in ​seemingly hopeless situations. Stories that sometimes frighten me to tell. I believe all women are remarkable and strong. Warriors who find the courage to escape. To take back their lives. When the time is right.​ When they can.

I’ve written four books, three fiction and one non-fiction. My protagonists are strong women, sometimes they don’t know it yet, who face controlling mothers or spouses with mental or physical abuse issues, substance addiction, or sex addiction. My books explore family secrets, sometimes dark, which not only affect the lives of the secret keeper but also their succeeding generations of daughters and granddaughters.

I grew up along the Forgotten Coast of Florida. That’s most likely why my books are set in small towns in that intriguing area. Although my stories address series issues, my Southern humor pops up quite often.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is “Bed, Breakfast & Bedbugs.” I can’t tell you what actually inspired it. Typically some crazy book title flashes through my mind, and I write a story about it. I think that’s how this book came about. The story changed several times during the writing process. I thought of a quaint bed and breakfast and the crazy people who were permanent residents—each one with a unique quirk. In this book, one has Alzheimer’s and drifts in and out of reality. One is a retired preacher who misquotes Bible verses. A third is a young artist with absence seizures who freezes into a statue without warning. Each character helps the protagonist’s journey. (There are none of those nasty little bed bugs that bite in this story)

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t think I have any unusual writing habits. I prefer to write in my office, sometimes with music—depending on the scene I’m writing. It’s often difficult to sit for long due to back issues. My husband gave me a wonderful Christmas present, however, and the recliner allows me to write for much longer periods. We set it up in my office, and I would be lost without it.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I probably should refer to one of the great classic authors like Virginia Woolfe or William Faulkner, both I love, but one author who has influenced me significantly is Jean M. Auel, author of the Earth Children’s series (Clan of the Cave Bear) set in prehistoric Europe. It’s not that I love reading about the interactions of the Cro-magnon people with the Neanderthals. It’s her incredible command of storytelling, her dedication to researching, and her ability to write that had a great impact on me and definitely encouraged me to be an author.

Three of my favorite authors who inspire me are Kristin Hannah, Diane Chamberlain, and Elin Hilderbrand.

What are you working on now?
Currently I’m working on “The Blossom Inlet Series.” The series simply happened. I was writing a standalone, “Bed, Breakfast & Bedbugs,” when I realized each character had his or her own dark secret, so why not tell those stories. Ivy Jane was the first Lady Van Leer, who came to America in 1908 and the one who built the Blossom Inlet estate. I’m offering a free novella, written in journal style, about her struggles and how she felt her actions caused Blossom Inlet to be cursed. “Ivy Jane’s Journal: The Beginning of Blossom Inlet.” I have four other books in the series in different stages from first draft to editing stages. These characters live in my mind, and I can’t wait to get their stories on paper.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
There are so many wonderful promotion sites—like Awesome Gang. Some are free and many have reasonable costs. I think it takes a lot of research to determine the best places to promote our genre. Landing a BookBub spot is one of the best for actual book purchases. It’s all about finding what fits our book and being consistent and persistent in promoting.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Getting the story from your head to your computer or paper. Without the words, you’ll never have a published book. Learning the craft. There are a great number of informative workshops and classes to help you develop your skills. With the proper understanding of how to write, those words you typed into your computer will come to life. Not allowing that nasty imposter syndrome to control you. Instead, tell yourself you are not a fraud. You have talent. You have skills. You can write an amazing book. Not one successful author achieved success without putting words on a page. Most all successful authors will tell you they have, at one time or another, experienced the effects of imposter syndrome. Be consistent. Form a habit to write every day. Lastly, avoid comparing yourself to other writers.

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

What are you reading now?
“The Last House on the Street” by Diane Chamberlain. Awesome. Awesome. Awesome. Highly recommend it.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Getting this “The Blossom Inlet Series” completed and moving on to writing other 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?
I don’t know about what books I would take with me, but I surely hope one would be a book about how to survive being stranded on a desert island.

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Sonya Lawson 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hi! I’m Sonya Lawson and I like to write stories about magic with a bit of mayhem, struggle, and sass thrown in for good measure. I’ve written a lot in my life, both as an academic for many years and as a fantasy author. As of today I have two novels completed. They are a contemporary fae fantasy duology.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My first novel, Sabrina and The Lady, was released in February 2022. It was inspired by (and also references) an old John Milton play from 1634 titled Comus. Hence the name of the duology – The Comus Duology. It follows the struggles of two women who are best friends. Sabrina is a human academic thrown into the fighting of the Fae court while Nin is a Fae princess doing her best to survive in and outside of that court.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really. I think my writing habits are pretty average. Other habits, however…

What authors, or books have influenced you?
So many! Milton, of course, was a big influence on this duology in particular. I also love the classics in general. In terms of contemporary fantasy, Pratchett, Moning, Gaiman, Maas, and Hamilton are big influences on my writing. I also read widely in lots of genres, so I like to take inspiration and influence from all over, not only in fantasy.

What are you working on now?
The Comus Duology will be completed with the publication of The Queen and The Scholar in May of 2022. I’m also currently finishing up a long (30k+word) high fantasy novella featuring dragons and magic.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m new to book promotion, so I’m doing so much to get the word out to readers it all feels a bit of a blur.
Anywhere authors can directly relate/speak to readers (like here, social media, interview sites or podcasts) really seems like the best way forward for promotion.
My author website, sonyalawson.com, is also really useful because it has the best, most up-to-date info about me and what I’m working on at the moment. To get freebies and additional tidbits to my readers, my monthly newsletter is a huge help (and you can sign up for that on my website).

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write, read, and share/talk about both. That’s the best advice. The more you talk writing (your own or others) the more you learn about craft. The more you share your writing, and read what others have written, the better you become at recognizing what works for you as a writer and a reader.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
A direct quote from an old grad school professor: “Sometimes good is good enough.” We try for perfection too much and realistically can never reach it. But we can get good results even if they are not perfect. I try to tell myself this often and keep it in mind, especially when I’m writing. Getting a good story out is the end goal for me. I don’t need perfection. Good is good enough.

What are you reading now?
I’m reading In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado and All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody & Christine Lynn Herman

What’s next for you as a writer?
My next series project is a urban fantasy quartet based in Columbus, OH that pulls on the Lovecraft mythos.

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?
Such a hard question, so I’m going to cheat just a little bit!
1. Terry Prachett – Lords and Ladies (one of the all time best books about evil elves)
2. Angela Carter – Burning Your Boats (collected short stories)
3. Laurell K Hamilton – Club Vampyre (collection of the first 3 Anita Blake novels)
4. Mary Shelley – Frankenstein (because it’s my absolute favorite novel of all time)

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T.O. Paine 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I love reading as much as I love writing psychological suspense thrillers. Harlan Coben, Taylor Adams, Theresa Driscoll, Riley Sager, C.J. Tudor, and J.D. Barker are just a few of my favorite authors. I fell in love with books at an early age, but I was drawn in by the internet and subsequently achieved bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer information systems. When I’m not reading, writing, or programming, I’m on the road, running or cycling. I am fortunate to live next to the great Colorado Rockies where I have road cycled hundreds of miles and can fly anywhere in the USA in less than four hours. This is important because it decreases the travel needed to achieve my goal of running a marathon in each of the fifty states. As of 2022, I have eighteen more to go. Wish me luck. Also, as of 2022, I have written three novels, all set for publication this year. My wife, two children, and a Boston Terrier Ogre mix named Fiona tolerate my excessive behavior, and I love them for it.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
In the mid-2000s, my family and I lived in a cult on the edge of a protected forest for roughly three years. My latest novel, The Teaching, is a thriller mystery based on my experience there.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I do much of my writing without a computer or a pen. I write in my head and type it up later. Inspiration often comes in the moments immediately after waking up or on long runs through my neighborhood.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
A.J. Finn’s “Woman in a Window,” Theresa Driscoll’s “I am Watching You,” Alex Michaelides “The Silent Patient,” and Rachel Caine’s “Stillhouse Lake” immediately come to mind. Less contemporary influences include Alfred Hitchcock, Shirley Jackson, and Edgar Allan Poe.

What are you working on now?
I’m finishing my third novel, The Excursion. In this “Rainman meets The Most Dangerous Game” thriller, a neurodivergent twenty-something disappears in the mountains of Colorado, and a madman goes on a hunting trip.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My newsletter goes directly to the people I care about most. There is no better promotion than honest, word-of-mouth exchanges between those who have enjoyed my writing.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Authors who truly love to write don’t need advice. They need time, persistence, humility, and encouragement. With that, everything will fall into place.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
When you get knocked down, get back up again.

What are you reading now?
Every Last Secret by Alessandra Torre.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I’ll be publishing three psychological thriller novels this year, and I plan to keep this cadence for the foreseeable future. Each of my novels explore mental concerns ranging from brainwashing to addiction to autism to narcissism to . . . stay tuned for more.

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?
Different Seasons by Stephen King, Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis, and Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk.

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Renata Fernandes 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Well, I am Eunice, a budding author from Mangalore. This is my first book. I mostly write books based on my Catholic Faith.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The name of my latest book is Come Have Some Mutton Soup based on the reflections I had in this lockdown

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Yes, I tend to jot down things as soon as they come into my mind.

What are you working on now?
I am working on my next book. It’s called Come Down the Aisle. It is a Christian books to help young couples today.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Yes. I would always say, believe in yourself and follow your heart. Listen to that voice inside you and not the many loud ones outside.What are you reading now?

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?
Well, I would take the Bible.

 

Alexandra Bradley 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a 24 year old Admin Assistant living in the UK with my family. I’ve written one book which is my debut novel, which took three years to write.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Two Worlds Collide is my debut novel. The idea came about on one of our family holidays to Cornwall which we take every year. With my headphones in I remember we were driving along a road which overlooked a beach and I saw a lifeguard riding on a quad bike which sparked an idea in my head. For the rest of the trip I was scribbling down all my thoughts which gradually became a plot for a story – this became a three year project and my first ever book to be published.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I wouldn’t say unusual but I love to put my earphones in with a coffee shop ambiance and soft jazz music playing in the background. If I can’t get to a coffee shop, there’s a specific YouTube video which is set in a cafe, it plays for about 4 hours and it’s so great. I think I actually prefer it to listening to music as it eases my mind and there aren’t any distracting lyrics so I can enter my creative headspace.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Jodi Ellen Malpas is an author who really got me into reading again, I remember my mum raving about her ‘This Man’ series so I gave them a go and fell in love.

Another author is Estelle Maskame – she is 24 years old and an international best selling author. I think the fact that she’s the same age as me, having achieved what she has, is a real inspiration and motivation for me.

What are you working on now?
I am currently working on the second book to my Two Worlds series – hopefully this one won’t be three years in the making.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Influencers, influencers, influencers. I think Instagram is a great place to find book reviewers and influencers with a decent amount of followers who are willing to help promote your book. Youtube is also a good method of finding people with a following who review books. Approaching them and offering to gift them your book is always a good way of getting your name out there.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t give up. It’s possibly one of the most amazing things to have written and finished a novel, now you’re an author and want people to read your hard work – approach as many people as you can, research as many promotional websites/companies as you can and don’t give up!
Oh, and write your second book! Once people get a piece of your writing they’re going to want more and that’s a huuuuge compliment… give them what they want!

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
There’s no such word as ‘can’t’.

What are you reading now?
My Policeman by Bethan Roberts – it’s eye opening.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Write more! I’m currently working on my second novel so that’s the priority at the minute, but I have so many ideas which I’m itching to get started on.

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?
Never Give Up: A Life of Adventure by Bear Grylls
Scavengers by Darren Simpson
The Forbidden by Jodi Ellen Malpas

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Jeanette Watts 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
How are you defining “books” and “written?” I’ve published five, and my sixth book will be out March 14th. But I’ve also got half-written books, books that I’ve written that aren’t ripe yet, books in other genres than the ones I’ve written in so far. It gets complicated, when I have an unpublished erotica series, AND there are children’s books that I need an illustrator for.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“My Dearest Miss Fairfax.” I have two other books that are Jane Austen-inspired, so I belong to a lot of Jane Austen chat groups. I wrote a comment in defense of Emma (the character, not the book). For all her faults, she has a generous heart. But in the course of the conversation, I ended up intrigued by the end of writing a novel from the point of view of her…well, I’ll call her rival, for lack of a better term. Or maybe frenemy? Anyway, I reread Emma, then went to the used bookstore and bought a beat up used copy that I could take a highlighter to, and I read it again – and this book is the result of hours of carefully extracting every bit of Jane Fairfax’s life that is buried in Emma.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t know how unusual it is, but I love to write in pretty places. Hotel lobbies while my husband is at a conference. An Air BnB by the beach, or in the woods. I’ve rented cabins in Allegheny National Forest, and stayed in a friend’s cabin in Canada, looking at Lake Erie from the opposite shore than I usually see. I love traveling and writing. Wineries are fabulous places to write. So is the library where I currently live in Champaign, Urbana.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Well, Jane Austen, obviously. I grew up adoring Gone With the Wind (and its author Margaret Mitchell), so my first book is historical fiction set in Pittsburgh in the Gilded Age, heavily influenced by Margaret Mitchell. She was a journalist, so she knew how to do her homework. There are some very subtle historical details buried in Gone With the Wind. I wonder how many people have noticed the references to abortion? There are quite a few.

Another writer who has strongly inspired my writing is Edith Wharton. I have tried in my first two books to make Pittsburgh society come to life as clearly as she did with New York society.

What are you working on now?
Well, once “My Dearest Miss Fairfax” is well and truly launched, my husband is finishing new cover art for my romantic comedy, “Jane Austen Lied to Me.” Once I get that relaunched, I was in the middle of writing a textbook series on historical dancing when I got distracted by the Jane Fairfax project. I really do want to finish the dance books. They are for small historical museums all over the country who have school programs, and festivals, and no one employed there knows anything about dancing in the eras they teach about.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I love going to book festivals all over the country! I don’t know if it’s my “best” method. But it is my favorite. It is so much fun to get to spend a weekend talking with a festival full of voracious readers. I’ve met so many amazing people there. Inspiring people.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t start writing because you think you are going to make money at this, unless you realize the first thing you have to do is spend a lot of money. It’s like most other business ventures: if you are going to open a store, you have to buy a building, buy the merchandise, hire people to stock the shelves and help customers. Same with writing. You aren’t writing a book. You are starting a business. You are going to spend several thousand dollars getting a product worth selling AND getting it into readers’ hands.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
From the artistic side: my college professor talked with us about the writing process, and said do NOT censor yourself as you write. You’ll never get anywhere. Just write it all down, spit it all out on paper, then go back and edit. If your censor monkey is really preventing you from getting anything down on paper to start with, give it a shot and a beer and tell it to go to sleep for a while. Only in Wisconsin would you have a college professor advocating drinking…I am old enough that I started college when the drinking age was 18, not 21. But I have never had writer’s block. How much can I blame all the wineries that I write at? I don’t know. My coffee shop around the corner from my house is a good place to write, too. It has a pretty patio in the summer.

From the marketing side: network. You can’t just ask your friends to buy your book when it comes out. If they put up a review on Amazon for you, Amazon will see that you are friends on Facebook, and they will remove that review. You need acquaintances through a network of connections that have to do with what you write about, and help each other getting the word out.

What are you reading now?
I just finished “A Visitors Guide to Jane Austen’s England, and after I get through my Smithsonian Magazine and the latest National Geographic History Magazine, I haven’t decided if I’m going to tackle Mary Chestnut’s diaries from the Civil War, Mark Twain’s autobiography, of David McCullough’s book on Theodore Roosevelt. Funny thing, I write historical fiction, but I don’t read much historical fiction. I love biographies and history books. It means that when you read my historical fiction, you can trust any historical fact in it. I do my homework. I don’t even stop doing homework after the book is published… nice thing about the publishing industry as it is, I can always go in and fix a mistake.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Besides the dance instructional books for historical museums, I have so many more projects to tackle! One book that I had started writing was about Belle daCosta Greene, JP Morgan’s librarian. Some of the research I needed to do was in Florence Italy, and then Covid put a stop to any trips to see materials that weren’t digitized yet. Now, someone else has just released a novel on that very topic! As soon as I get caught up on those other 3 books I mentioned, I need to go buy that book.

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?
Shelby Foote’s The Civil War. My copy is broken into 3 volumes, does that mean that’s all I get to bring? If I’m allowed the books, I’ll take the complete works of Edith Wharton, and an anthology of all Jane Austen’s letters – because, I’m sorry to say, I still haven’t read her letters! Which is a disgraceful state of affairs.

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Kingsley Osajie 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My name is Kingsley Osajie, I am the author of the book Cindy and Her Beautiful Bird. It is my first published book; and I have other ones coming later. I am an astounding, talented, prolific and Heart-based Writer. I write in many categories as inspired or led by the Universe. I write on: Spirituality, LGBT, Inspiration, Personal Development, Life, Culture, Feminism, Humour, Black Lives Matter, Religion, Relationship and others.

Kingsley believes that he can use his writings to inspire, heal, empower, liberate, teach and enlighten Humanity into embracing Higher Consciousness. Kingsley’s vision for the society is one where truth, justice, love, compassion and unity dwells. He strongly believes that people should be treated fairly and equally no matter their skin colour, gender, culture and sexual orientation.

Here are some cool features of Kingsley: quirky, maverick, genial, humble, compassion, adventure/travelling and spending time in Nature

Hobbies: swimming, ping-pong, watching documentaries of wildlife, dolphins, whales and the aquatic world on YouTube and listening to Mantras on YouTube, WWE, gymnastics, music/singing and reading

To learn more about Kingsley, visit his beautiful website where he blogs with passion and compassion (www.kingsley-osajie.com)

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My book is Cindy and Her Beautiful Bird. It was inspired by my love for children and the song by Mary McKee titled My Songbird.

I can be crazy some times (LOL); I often joke to people that Cindy is my child. I will say, “I have two children Cindy and Quimby…” (Quimby is the brother to Cindy in this story). In turn they will ask me, “how come you have two children when you are not yet married yet”?

Anyway, I still consider Cindy and Quimby my children (do not worry about their mother. She is fine…hahahaha!!). The reason I call Cindy and Quimby my children is because they are my brainchildren and such I consider them my children in way—kind of…(winks, smiles and kisses).

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Yes. I infuse my quirkiness and maverickness into my writing. As one who does not really follow the consensus; my writing reflects some kind of eccentricity! Plus, I do not follow routine when writing. I write when I am aroused to write. That could mean any time of the day or place. Sometimes it could even be in the bush! (Lol)

What authors, or books have influenced you?
My favorite authors are: Buchi Emecheta, Cyprian Ekwensi, SMO Aka, Charles Dickens, Tea Obreht, Chinua Achebe, John Grisham, Robert Kiyosaki, Danielle Steele and host of others.

What are you working on now?
I am working on a Young Adult Nonfiction about a South African boy. It is a must read because even my editor made a very heartwarming and remarkable comment about my story and style of writing. It should be ought subsequently.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I use variety of ways; sharing my book on Authors groups and other online book platforms

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Yes. Hang in there. On my journey to becoming a published author I was rejected by 13 publishers before I finally found a publisher that agreed to publish my book. It required faith, focus and positive thinking. Plus believing that I am worthy of being a published author and knowing my worth.

Just know that your book has its own audience. Everyone has their own audience and the Universe has more than enough space for everyone to express their passions and shine their lights. Do not let anyone talk you down!!

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
As an author, the best advice I have ever heard is keep writing.

What are you reading now?
I am reading a book about Dragons.

What’s next for you as a writer?
What I am hoping to achieve as a Writer is to have my books turned into a movie. For example, I have had the intention of having my book (Cindy and Her Beautiful Bird) turned into a children’s cartoon movie such as Snow White, Cinderella, etc

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 will take An Awakening, Mapping Your Dream by Suzanne Hosang, Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki, Tiger’s Wife by Tea Obreht, Second Class Citizen by Buchi Emecheta, Outwitting the Devil by Napoleon Hill

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Ogburn Charles 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a debut author, although I have been writing for over ten years. The genres I like to write in are science fiction, paranormal and mystical with a huge does of action-adventure tossed in

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Passage is the title of the work.
It comes from a love of Native American cultures combining this with the many cultures I have met during my travels. I thought I would blend these many stories I have heard as a child into one work. Bringing the rich heritage of the native peoples in a novel that already has several five-star ratings on amazon was both an honor and my pleasure.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
SEveral, I binge-write, then don’t write for days on end? I also have a unique problem with my writing every few words I capitalize both letters of a certain SEntence? < like that!
Inspiration, from everywhere, I see an ad on tv I write, I see a coyote in my field, It sparks something in me. Science fiction junkie, yup me? Everything leads to something else in writing.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Issac Asimov, Stephen King, Brahm Stoker, and of course Clive Cussler. However, the one thing that most influenced me was as a boy growing into manhood. The stories my Grandfather would tell night after night over the fire in the woods. He’s been gone now these many years, but that above all else influences me to this day.

What are you working on now?
Several works all at the same time, I write funny like that?
A.I. – A work on what if it’s not what you think it is?
Ancient – An age-old city rises from its grave, if it’s not stopped we all?
Tempest – A work on The dark plans of the Nazi empire and its reach into modern governments to this day.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Twitter/ unable to get account info error code working on it
Linked in
Amazon, currently published there, many 5 star ratings
Redit
Goodreads

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Never give, up keep at it
Refine your work get better use poor ratings of 1 or 2 stars as motivation to write more and better.
Find your niche and blow it up!

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Funny as is seems a man that bought one of my books said,
” The book was so bad I just had to put it down.” That lit a fire under me never give up!

What are you reading now?
simply everything I can get my hands on, voracious, Hemmingway is always a favorite. Then there’s the classics sherlock holmes, HOund of the Baskerville. The early works of Tolstoy were an interesting read. Mostly at this moment Iam reading A friend’s novel Isabella Steeles work Skedamuch witch on amazon.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Continue to get better, I hope to at some point reach out into screenwriting as well as continue into audiobooks.

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?
Tough one?
Shakessshere’s collected works, Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598–99) I’ve got time?
Hemmingway, The Old Man, and the Sea Great for desert Islands!
Sherlock Holmes as well

Author Websites and Profiles
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Kami Adams 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Kami Adams is a crafty young woman who loves to write, paint, dance and run her small business in her free time! (You can find all of her links here > https://linktr.ee/witchybeanbean ) She’s been writing since a little girl, recently moved to Seattle (by herself), and is apart of the LGBTQ. She also loves to roller-skate!

I have published 1 book so far, and I am currently working on it’s sequel.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is called ‘Elemental’, and I started it when I was 14. I wrote most of it, but the website I was using crashed and I lost all of it. Right before my 20th birthday, I started to re-write it. I finished and published it in less than 6 months.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I have ADHD, so I tend to hyper focus on things. I’ll go days without writing a thing, but then there are days where I don’t sleep for a while and I am constantly writing. I call it Author-Mode.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I grew up reading all sorts of books, so I don’t have particular ones that stand out to me.

What are you working on now?
I am working on the sequel to Elemental, which is called ‘Queen’. I have even started on the third book as well.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I promote mostly on my Instagram and Facebook.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t ever give up, and always re-read and re-edit.

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 would bring my own to remind myself that I can do great things, my treasured Sherlock book, and the prompted book my Mother wrote for me.

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Wallace Briggs 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Now in my late seventies it would seem that I have come to writing stories for children rather late in life. Until the mid 1970’s I had not written a complete story and it was not so much inspiration as it was a necessity. During one our many seaside family holidays in Great Yarmouth my five year old son made four or five new friends while playing on the beach. A sudden downpour drove the kids to take shelter in our beach tent. My wife was trying to read and was disturbed by the noisy kids. I was ‘instructed’ to keep them quiet. “How?” I asked. “Read them a story or something!” I hadn’t brought any children’s books down to the beach. “Well make one up then.”
I had noticed that the smallest child in the group was being picked upon. “Do this” or “Do that,” or “bring that” or “take this.” It amounted to bullying behaviour. My heart bled. My own boy was involved. So the hero of my story had to be a small boy with bright red hair. He looked different and unknown to the children he was different for a very good reason. He had been orphaned when his alien parents were stricken by Earth’s coughs and colds. The red haired guy who was different overcame every obstacle in his path and a strong inner strength shone through. Jimmy excelled at every turn and became s hero with friends on both sides of the stars. He numbered among his friends the four witch guardians of Earth and Lord Oron, The Weatherman, joined Jimmy in many an adventure.
The only problem was that during the next shower Jimmy had to become involved in more and more adventures. And so Jimmy’ Crikey’s adventures began.
I am in process of completing the fourth adventure and have also published another three children’s stories all tending towards fantasy.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The forthcoming Jimmy Crikey story might be titled:
“Jimmy Crikey’s Adventures: The Emerald Lake.”
Where did the inspiration come from? I don’t know! I pick up my pen (figuratively) and began composing. The words either flow or they don’t, which is a rarity. Some authors plan out a plot chapter by chapter. I am not that clever. But from somewhere in the ether comes inspiration.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Other than relying on an unknown source of inspiration I don’t consider I have any unusual habits.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
In children’s writings I enjoyed reading Enid Blighton to both my boys, with a dash of Rupert the Bear.
Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter are long term adult favourites as is almost everything written by Wilbur Smith, starting with When the Lion Feeds. Latterly Baldacci has provided several excellent adventure storie. When I want a light holiday read I turn to Jim Pattinson and his never ending string of co-writers.

What are you working on now?
The launch of the fourth Jimmy Crikey story. Thereafter I have a dream that I can make my ‘life story’ and interesting read: Consorting with the Enemy

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
FB groups, Book Goodies and All Author primarily of choice.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Develop a thick skin tgo prepare you for the inevitable knock backs BUT never give up. Keep writing, whatever.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Be true to yourself but don’t dismiss advice from outside your world.

What are you reading now?
J Pattinson

What’s next for you as a writer?
After considering forgoing I may write a sequel to Romney Hole,

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, Gibbon’s Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire, Lord of the Rings,

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Magdalin Laine 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I started writing as a teenager and fell in love with crafting stories that are exciting and unexpected and really dig into emotions. I’ve published four novellas and my first full length novel comes out tomorrow, March 3rd 2022. But I’ve actually written closer to eight novels with many other projects on the burners, just waiting for the right time to introduce them to the world. I have so many ideas knocking around my head, but I can only write one book at a time.
I live in the midwest with three cats, three backyard chickens, and two dogs.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My newest book is called Her Least Favorite Husband. It’s the second book in Her Favorite series, which I suppose can be catergorised and erotic thrillers, but each book actually takes on a slightly different tone so it never gets boring. This book is an arranged marriage to the mafia and follows Mia Thorton as she navigates her way in a marriage she doesn’t want to a man who doesn’t want her. It plays around with role reversals and power dynamics.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I like to dunk oreos into coffee. Sometimes its the only thing that will keep me in my seat when I don’t know how to write the next line. It works miracles.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I read a lot when I was younger, so I suppose I was very influenced by Janet Evanovich and the Stephanie Plum novels with an off beat female lead getting into sticky situations that are a little too dangerous for her skill level. I also may have misinterpreted Dan Wells “I am not a serial killer” series as romance novels, so that may be repsonsible for my confusion on sticking to genre expectations.

What are you working on now?
I am working a novel that may be titled “Kill me, not”. It’s like a masked slasher movie meets a John Green novel. That’s all I’m going to say about it for now.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m on tiktok all the time. Username @Fruitypancakegirl because sometimes I post non book related stuff as well. You can also find me on Instagram @magdalinlain and that’s very focused on all my books.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Just keep writing. Focus on one task at a time. Don’t get ahead of yourself. It’s a long game.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Listen more than you talk.

What are you reading now?
I’m currently reading Deceived by the Gargoyles by Lillian Lark.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m just going to keep writing. One book at a time. I promise I’m working as fast as I can.

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 hate this question. I’m going to leave now.

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Mahayana I. Dugast 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Greetings!

I am what they call middle-aged (lol) with more than 30 years’ experience helping people with their personal development and support them on their spiritual path. I specialize in transmitting techniques and practices to deal with stress, and clear subconscious mental programming that is in the way of success.

I previously wrote three self-help books that reflect the aforementioned and just wrote my first novel, book I of a trilogy.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
It is: Ekstasis – The Return of the Sovereign Heart, an epic metaphysical & visionary tale, and a time travel / suspense romance.

My original inspiration was to write a kind of love story where people are spiritually connected to each other, where sex is sacred, hence the sovereign heart part of the title. But much more than that worked its way into the story as it is inspired by my own guides.

What the editorial and reader reviews mostly convey is that Ekstasis provides healing and transformation through the medium of storytelling, so I am delighted!

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not sure if it is unusual, but I get up at 6 am and write in bed with a coffee every day until 10.30am. Then later again if I have time.

For my previous books, I took to writing absolutely anywhere, on planes, trains and yes, even automobiles while waiting for the kids to finish school or their activities. I found out that I don’t need bags of time as I use to think (which was more of an excuse) or a special place to do some good work.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Aside of all things spiritual (David Deida, Marianne Williamson, Paulo Coelho, etc) I love the Time Traveller’s Wife as a time travel love story, Margaret Attwood The Handmaids Tale (she writes so eloquently) and Stephen King.

I love all books from Marc Levy and Guillaume Musso who are mostly known in France, where I am originally from.

What are you working on now?
Ekstasis book II!

I love it as I have come to love the characters in this epic story. I’m completely involved with them, and feel hugely responsible for their fates! How exciting.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
There is a video trailer for Ekstasis – The Return of the Sovereign Heart: https://youtu.be/DIh4yBhBOXk
Or direct to my Amazon author page:

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Spot the negative self talk, and get a coach if you need one, I did for my first book, just to keep my writing pace going, and help turn it into a habit.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Read lots! Quote from Stephen King: “If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have time to write.”

What are you reading now?
The City by Dean Koontz – absolutely brilliantly written with goodness oozing out of it, made me cry several times.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Write, read, write, read … And start a discussion group for my novel.

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?
Maybe the Celestine Prophecy (series of 10) and several blank books I can write into!

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Taylor Claremont 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
As a lifelong reader, I always dreamed of writing my own book. I would start story after story and never finish it, but in 2021, something clicked and I became more intentional about finishing the stories that came to me. In the past year, I’ve written ten novellas.

I’m a homeschooling mom who travels the country with my husband and two daughters. We have three guinea pigs and a dog–our life is a constant web of laughter, tears, confusion, and immeasurable beauty.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The name of my latest book is Something Blue, from the Seaside Point series. It was inspired by a longing for warmer weather and the sound of ocean waves while I sat inside, weathering out one of the coldest winters we’ve had in a long time.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I like to blast music that I feel like listening to, even if it’s starkly different from the mood of the scene I’m writing. If I’m in a high-vibe state, jamming out, my writing productivity goes up exponentially, as compared to listening to something only for the sake of getting myself in a certain frame of mind.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
While my writing differs greatly from these two, Deborah Harkness and Brian Jacques were the two primary authors that influenced me to write. Their command of language and captivating styles really made stories come alive for me.

What are you working on now?
At the moment, I’m working on a novel about a girl named Georgia Pines, inspired by the sweet, frank nature found in Anne of Green Gables.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m still pretty new to the game and have been relying on keyword research and word of mouth to promote my books.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
My favorite rhythm is “write and read”. I write a book and then read a book. This helps me hone my craft and allows me to get out of my own head for a bit before starting a new project.

Another piece of advice would be to finish one project before undertaking another one. When the inevitable shiny new ideas come to you, jot them down in a place you’ll easily find them later (my favorite is Google Docs so I can write from my phone). Any ideas that comes to you for that project keep in that one singular place, but don’t let the ideas form into a full project until you’ve finished the one you’re currently working on.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write! It’s easy for authors to get caught up in all the little aspects of things – the double-edged sword of having such an active imagination! Put pen to paper, or fingers to keys, and let the words flow out of you.

What are you reading now?
Right now, I’m reading When Breath Becomes Air and Atomic Habits.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m working on writing novels instead of novellas and building up the confidence to get my name, and my books, out in the world on a larger scale.

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 would definitely bring the All Souls Trilogy. They’re the only books I can read repeatedly and never tire of. In the last few years, I’ve started a tradition of re-reading them every autumn and I always find something new within their pages.

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