Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am an emerging author, poet, digital artist, photographer, tattoo designer and all round nice guy

I have written one book, “Shades of Reflection Book 1: Faithless Twist”, which is a chapbook containing some of my poetry written during a very dark time of my life. And I have just recently finished a short story due for release on Kindle February 15th.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book, which is due for release through Amazon Kindle on February 15th, 2016, is a short story entitled “Eye of the Snake”. The inspiration behind the story (or at least the idea of a massive black snake sleeking through a forest) came to me through a dream I had. My close friends who have read the story while in its draft period have often asked me just what exactly happens inside my head in order for me to dream up such a thing as “Eye of the Snake”. My reply is simply what happens inside my head…isn’t it the same as what happens inside everyone’s head? I’m beginning wonder if I’m wrong in this course of thinking.

It has taken me a total of 12 years to get “Eye of the Snake” to where it is now. I have never been truly happy with the story so it’s ended up lying in the rather overfilled drawer of my desk, beneath many other unfinished, and some unsatisfying, manuscripts. However, over the years something has continued to eat away at me about the story and so every now and then I would drag it out and begin adding to it, until it finally reached its current status as a story that is, perhaps, worth showing to the world.

However, in having said this, I know somewhere inside the streets of my mind, I’m being called back to that forest and the snake. I really don’t think the story is finished yet, there appears to be many unanswered questions. So we could be looking at yet another rewrite in the future, perhaps becoming the novel I feel it should be. In the meantime, I see the short story version as a certain introduction to what may come in the future.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Oh where does one even start in order to answer this question? I suppose every writer has their own unusual habits, some more disturbing than others. It’s just a matter of finding what works best for you.

I suppose my worse habit (if I may take the word unusual and replace it with worse here) is that I tend to neglect those that are important to me while writing. It’s a sad confession and one which I know isn’t exactly what most people want to hear. But I’m sure there are a lot of authors out there who would agree with me when I say writing is a very lonely career choice and at the most we do tend to block out those around us. We don’t intentionally do it, it just happens.

I have a rather bad habit of not being able to return to reality while writing also. I find myself trapped inside the streets of my mind and trying to decide between what’s real and what’s fiction during my writing times is kind of like trying to see everything around you while wearing a blindfold.

I cannot write, or even consider putting pen to paper, without my Beethoven Piano Sonatas; the more darker and sullen the better. There’s something about this master that arouses me and keeps me pouring ink onto the pages. Oh and I must have my coffee within reach of me at all times.

Not really unusual habits I suppose but they are my habits that help me write.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
The author that comes to mind first when answering this question has to be, undoubtedly, Stephen King. But honestly, what horror/thriller writer wouldn’t be inspired by this master of the craft? Others would include Peter Abrahams, Pat Barker, Paul Bowles, Graham Greene, Harper Lee and Edgar Allen Poe, just to name a few. Books of inspiration, again, Stephen King cannot go unmentioned here, The Shining was certainly the book that inspired me to start writing. Others include How to Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Underworld by Don Delillo, Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates. The list could go on but do I really want to bore the readers with too much information here?

What are you working on now?
A few different pieces. Another short story, possibly a novella, book 2 of my poetry chapbook series, and I’ve just started drafting the first part of an epic fantasy novel. I also have my artwork taking up my time in the background but that’s for an entirely different type of interview.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
As an emerging author I haven’t really begun to delve into all the countless methods and websites that I could use to promote my books. At the moment I have concentrated on really only building a reputation as a writer throw Twitter and have been busy building my author’s website. Awesomegang would really be the only site I’ve used to date to promote my work.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Stick with it. Even if you don’t think the story is worth anyone’s time, you should still stick with it. Follow your dreams and don’t give up. Yes the road ahead will be long and hard, even dark at times, but there is certainly a cleaning at the end. Read. I can’t express this enough. If you want to be a writer you have to read, and a lot. Here’s a recommendation for you “Shades of Reflection Book 1: Faithless Twists” by Cage J Madison. No, I’m joking. Nothing wrong with a bit a sly promo. Also, write. Don’t put it off and tell yourself you’ll do that later. Just write. And if you find yourself stuck on a certain part in a story, put it aside and continue on with something else. As writer’s, we always have something new bubbling away in our minds.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“Remember that the basic rule of vocabulary is use the first word that comes into your mind, if it is appropriate and colorful” – Stephen King – On Writing.

What are you reading now?
Paul Hoffman’s The Left Hand of God.

What’s next for you as a writer?
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What does a writer do but write. There’s no other way I could answer this question without boring the readers with a recap of the answer I gave to the question: What are you working on 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?
The Shining by Stephen King.
Mohawk by Richard Russo.
Who am I by Richard David Precht.
The Secret History by Donna Tarrt.

Author Websites and Profiles
Cage Madison Website
Cage Madison Amazon Profile

Cage Madison’s Social Media Links
Facebook Profile
Twitter Account

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’ve been writing since 2007 in two genres – self-help/motivational and action/adventure. It seems like a strange combination, but the hero of my action books uses the basic principles of success found in my self-help books to overcome adversity and the bad guys as well.

In total, I have fifteen books listed on Amazon and there are three more being edited at this time. These will be released throughout 2016.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book, Fire on the Plains of India (Book III in the Memoirs of Nathanial Kenworthy series) was just uploaded December 8, 2015 to Kindle/Amazon.
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My inspiration for this book came after reading the epic tale, The Mahabharata, This is an ancient text written about a civilization that waged war with atomic weapons and laser guided missiles 5000 years before our modern military machine ‘invented’ them. It makes for a tantalizing subject!

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t think I have any unusual habits – I get up at around 6 am and immediately sit down and start writing. I don’t spend much time planning the events in my writings. I really enjoy the thrill of how the plot, characters, and so forth grow organically. That’s the biggest thrill and then going over what I wrote that day and wondering where the ideas originated from.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Many have influenced me but mainly the icons of the New Thought Movement who wrote about the divinity and possibility that resides within each of us. This list includes the works of Phineas Quimby, Thomas Troward, James Allen, William Walker Atkinson, Wallace Wattles and a host of others.

What are you working on now?
I’m working on Book VI of the Nathanial Kenworthy series at the moment. I don’t want to give too much away but in this next exciting book in the series, Nathanial travels back in time and meets the great Mongol ruler Genghis Khan. It was very interesting doing the research for this one, I learned a lot of the ancient Chinese customs and methods of war from what I read.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I find that offering a free book on Amazon, linked to my website (rogerkenworthy.com) where a reader can receive a second free book helps grow my list. The readers who join my New Releases Readers’ Group appear to be as passionate about the Nathanial Kenworthy series as I am about writing it. There is an exchange of positive energy which really helps to keep me focused upon the project at hand.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
I think that it’s important to remember why an author starts to write – the original passion that you have for the first book should be just as strong for your last book.

I’m not sure looking at writing as a business is best but each to their own.

Myself, I wrote from 2007 until 2013 (without earning a penny) when I finally downloaded my first book to Amazon. I wrote just for the love of writing, and that helped me in creating my new writings.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Fall in love with each book you write – that way you can keep your motivation to get your story told.

What are you reading now?
At the moment, it’s a book called Tao Te Ching, written by Lao-Tzu, a 6th Century Chinese philosopher. Robert Brookes, the translator of this epic work, does an excellent job of passing along the ancient messages to the present day in a easy to understand translation.

It’s a great read with loads of practical advice to become an enlightened person by following the Tao.

What’s next for you as a writer?
My first love is writing, but I just created my new website, quadrantofsuccess.com. This site will focus upon helping others achieve success in their personal and professional lives.

I’ll have my self-help/motivational books there as well as e-courses, podcasts, coaching and past life regression therapy. It’s going to be exciting to see how I can help others achieve their wants and dreams.

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?
That’s a tough question, but I searched my tablet and here’s my top choices that I would not want to be without. They are as follows:

The Prophet (Kahlil Gibran),
Journey of Souls (Dr. Michael Newton),
The Book of Mirdad (Mikhail Maimy),
and Tao Te Ching by Lao-Tzu.

Author Websites and Profiles
(Dr.) Roger Kenworthy Website
(Dr.) Roger Kenworthy Amazon Profile
(Dr.) Roger Kenworthy’s Social Media Links
Facebook Profile

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’ve been drawn to writing since childhood. Putting thoughts onto paper was always my method of processing events, sharing experiences and pursuing the fantasies I’d created in my head. Though I’ve published several poems over the years, it wasn’t until recently that I published my first novel.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Expert Witness is a romantic suspense novel in which the protagonist is a forensic psychologist. The story is one that I’ve had in my head for a while. My background in the field of psychology inspired the setting and the characters developed from there.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not anything too odd. I’ve always avoided working at a desk unless it is unavoidable. When I’m writing, it’s usually on my couch… Well, unless I’m toting my laptop to my kid’s sporting events or trying to squeeze in a chapter while waiting between appointments in my car.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I read many of the classics while growing up and these were certainly influential. At the time, I read the works not fully understanding the significance or the immense talent contained on those pages; rather, I was an insatiable reader and would read anything I could find. As an adult, my greatest influences have been more modern writers. I admire how Nicholas Sparks identifies these gut-wrenching situations and delves into human relationships in such a way that you are immersed into the characters he creates. The most recent book I read that I couldn’t stop thinking about was The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. I think the multilayered messages about society and how personal beliefs drive humanity are intriguing. I’m not sure that I can identify one author or a single book that inspires me. Overall, my greatest influence has been my lifelong love of reading.

What are you working on now?
I’m currently working on a dystopian/paranormal young adult novel. This novel is much different from my previous romantic suspense and, thus far, the change in perspective, approach and content has been fun to write.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m relatively new to the marketing aspect of being a writer and, consequently, am still exploring the various markets for promoting my books. However, despite being new, I’ve heard great things about Awesomegang.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
The best advice I can give is to write regularly. I’m guilty of putting my writing aside when life calls, but I finally realized I would never finish my book this way. I began to write whether I felt up to it or not, and found it was much easier to keep up with the plot and the unique aspects of each character. The other piece of advice I would give new authors is to develop a support network of fellow writers. I enjoy conversing with authors, sharing advice and encouraging one another. In areas where I may not be as strong (e.g. marketing), a fellow author may have some great tips. In turn, I might be able to offer helpful advice on another aspect of the writing or publishing process. Plus, it’s just really nice to have someone to talk writing and books with who shares the same passion.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The best advice I’ve received is to “just keep writing.” There can be so many inherent obstacles to writing and publishing a book. Persistence is invaluable.

What are you reading now?
I’m currently reading the final book in the Twilight novel series, Breaking Dawn. I’m a little (a lot?) behind in reading these as they were released awhile back, but I’m enjoying them now.

What’s next for you as a writer?
My current young adult book is the first novel in a series. After I finish this one, I will begin writing the next. I know as a reader I don’t like to wait too long in between novels that build upon one another (ugh, the suspense! .

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 take the Bible, a survivalist book, Gone with the Wind and the Complete Works of Shakespeare.

Author Websites and Profiles
Nicole Luckourt Website
Nicole Luckourt Amazon Profile

Nicole Luckourt’s Social Media Links
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Facebook Profile
Twitter Account

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Brian Boru – Freedom Within The Heart is my first novel but I have written several screenplays

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Brian Boru – Freedom Within The Heart. I originally wrote it as a screenplay and then, decided to turn it into a novel due to delays with the project’s production.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really other than when I write, it usually consumes everything that is going on in my life at that time.

What are you working on now?
I’m working on a project called ‘The Chicago Way.’

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Just to keep writing as the craft of writing is in rewriting.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
There is so much good advice that I can’t really say, other than to pay good attention to who is giving you the information, as then you should be able to gauge the value of it.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Another screenplay.

Author Websites and Profiles
Mark Mahon Website
Mark Mahon Amazon Profile

Mark Mahon’s Social Media Links
Goodreads Profile
Facebook Profile
Twitter Account

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m an author, speaker, and musician with 3 published books on Amazon. My first set of children’s books is set to be launched later this year.
Currently, I am a Contributor for WomensMinistryTools.com, GotQuestions.org, and Crosswalkcom.
Along with several published articles, I speak at writing workshops and Christian women’s events, where I encourage women in faith and life.
I love being a wife of almost 25 years, mother of 4, and nana of 3. My favorite place to be is at home with a cup of coffee and a stunning view of the Rocky Mountains.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Prayer Worrier: Turning Every Worry into Powerful Prayer

I come from a long line of worriers! So, instead of letting worry get the best of me, I decided to turn every worry into prayer, and help others do the same.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I work on a dozen different projects all at once!
Whatever I’m inspired to write that day, is what I work on.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Lysa Terkeurst
Jennifer Rothschild

What are you working on now?
My first set of Children’s Books…a series called “A Day in the Life of a Little Kid.”

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
http://www.jenniferwaddleonline.com

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep writing, editing, polishing and most of all…sharing!

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Do what you love and love what you do.

What are you reading now?
The Book of Job

What’s next for you as a writer?
I plan to branch out with an eCourse and video podcasts.

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
A Survival Guide for Life by Bear Grylls
My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers

Author Websites and Profiles
Jennifer Waddle Website
Jennifer Waddle Amazon Profile

Jennifer Waddle’s Social Media Links
Twitter Account

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My name’s Mike and I’m an IT Consultant who lives in Preston, UK with his wife and twin daughters.

As well as Message Bearer, I’ve produced several short stories over a period of many years, some of which were fortunate enough to be selected for publication. Sadly, a bad experience with a faulty hard drive and an evil usb stick sent many of these to digital oblivion, putting me off writing for a prolonged period.

Those stories that could be salvaged, as well as more recent efforts can be found on Amazon, with Mirror Man being a particular favourite.

Overall, forgetting about those that can’t be salvaged, I’ve got one novel and four short stories out right now.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is Message Bearer, the first in an urban fantasy series set (initially) in the UK before going all over place.

I’ve had the rough idea of Message Bearer sitting in my head for several years. I loved Harry Potter back in the day, and I liked the idea of a more adult focused version of that. Along side that, over the past few years I’ve been completing a combined degree in physics and IT, with a particular favourite subject of mine being quantum physics. I love the concept of reality only existing because we, the observers, make it exist. When I started writing Message Bearer for real I wanted to combine these two concepts – a modern hero’s journey with a magic focus blended with a magic system that in theory could exist in the real world. The story was born from there and the mythology and history just exploded outwards from that point!

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
My only unusual habit is that I always try and end a writing session with the particular scene half done. That way I know that when I start the next day I’ve got something to write. I used to find if it was a brand new scene or chapter that the blank page could be quite intimidating. This method always ensures I can at least finish that last scene.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I love so many authors, but the one who really got me into writing was Stephen King. I loved Pet Semetary, Salem’s Lot and all those early stories of his. They were simple concepts but so well told and I quickly devoured many of his books.

Aside from Stephen King, I also love good old fantasy. In particular I love the R. A. Salvatore Drizzt Do’Urden series but also have a soft spot for David Eddings and the Belgariad, David Gemmell and his Druss stories (no one does heroic fantasy like David Gemmell) and many others.

What are you working on now?
The sequel to the Message Bearer and the next in the Auran Chronicles (provisionally titled “Consensus Breaking”). I’m 60,000 words in at the moment with a release date pencilled in for summer 2016.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I think just being patient is key. Using promo sites is a good way to get some sales spikes, and these can often generate click throughs weeks after the promo has run. Aside from that though just being patient and building your network seem to be critical. Join a few relevant forums, engage with people about books you’re interested in. Don’t do the hard sell, just be engaged and interested.

Also, ensure you have a decent platform. Get a blog, twitter, goodreads etc. Ensure your amazon profile is completed. Have a Facebook page for your series. Basically don’t give anyone an excuse not to find you.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Be patient with everything. Don’t rush that first draft. Don’t rush to publish. Edit, edit, then edit some more. Get the best cover you can afford. Spend money on an editor if you can afford one. Get as much feedback about your work before you send it out to the wider world.

Oh, and read. Read lots and read wide. I honestly believe you can only get better in the craft if you invest time in learning what good and bad looks like, and that comes with reading lots.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Be patient. Write every day and read lots and read wide.

What are you reading now?
Harlan Corban – Play Dead. It’s an early one of his and the plot is a bit far-fetched but it’s a really good read.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Learn more about this marketing lark and planning book 3 in the Auran Chronicles.

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?
Salem’s Lot.
Lord of the Rings.
The Stand.

Author Websites and Profiles
M. S. Dobing Website
M. S. Dobing Amazon Profile

M. S. Dobing’s Social Media Links
Goodreads Profile
Facebook Profile
Twitter Account

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Mostly, I write Science Fiction, which isn’t surprising given how many SF books and authors I read as a teenager (too many to count). My favourite authors then were Isaac Asimov, Larry Niven and Frank Herbert. these days I enjoy the writing of Robin Hobb and Andy Weir. I’m working on the third book of The Prosperine Trilogy, tentatively titles “The Scarf”. Under the pen name, Jacob Carlisle, I write humorous short stories and have also published the novel, Small Fish Big Fish.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The idea for the Prosperine Trilogy came from a real-life news report concerning the discovery of an ancient tomb in Jerusalem that some maintained held the remains of Jesus Christ and his family (this was later discredited). With my author’s hat firmly on my head, I began to speculate on what the tomb might have contained. The answer? A manuscript, of course. But what would this manuscript say that would dramatically change mankind’s views on God and on life itself? How about a direct quote from Jesus? Yes! From that point, the story came to life, almost as though it had been waiting for me to discover it.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not so unusual, but I write best when I turn on my relaxation music. It seems to get me into the right frame of mind for work.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Definitely Asimov, Niven, Le Guin, Clarke, but also some non-scifi works -e.g Edgar Rice Burrows, Edgar Allan Poe and a guy by the name of F Anstey who wrote around 1900. His volume called “Humour and Fantasy” is well worth a read, even now.

What are you working on now?
I’m working on book 3 of the Trilogy, but I’m also working on an idea for a follow up to Small Fish Big Fish.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Awesome Gang, of course! It would be great to get onto BookBub, but no luck so far. I promote my own website www.hickorylace.com in my books.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Winston Churchill said “Never give up.” That’s the best advice I have. Also, find yourself a good editor.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The one I live with is “Never give up”. But, a sparkling cover, and great blurb go a long way too. Be flexible, if it ain’t working, change what you’re doing.

What are you reading now?
I am enjoying Stephen King’s “Bazaar of bad dreams”.

What’s next for you as a writer?
The next step for me is to continue to improve my writing, find ways to squeeze more hours out of the day (without my wife divorcing me) and the big one, “get noticed”.

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?
Hawaii, by James Michener (only read it four times)
The Bible, by various (I’d need it)
How to survive on a desert island, by whomever.

Author Websites and Profiles
PJ McDermott Website
PJ McDermott Amazon Profile

PJ McDermott’s Social Media Links
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Facebook Profile
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was born in California and moved to Missouri in 2000. I worked in retail management for 10 years before going into real estate. I retired in 2012 to pursue other interests.

I am an avid reader and especially enjoy novels that are Christian based. I like getting out in nature, especially the state parks. I love to capture the beautiful landscapes of the Ozarks in photography and I also do traditional landscape painting in oils and pastels. You can view my work on Fine Art America, Zazzle, and Society 6. I also enjoy digital art and writing poety.

I have been married for 25 years, have 4 grown daughters, 6 grandchildren and one great granddaughter.

I self published my first novel Jan.22, 2016 on Amazon.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My book is entitled, “The Zarion-Saving Mankind” and is science fiction novel. My writing has spiritual undertones due to my strong belief in my faith.

I have always been drawn to science fiction and enjoyed watching all the television shows like “Outer Limits” and “Twilight Zone.” when I was young. This particular story just fell into place as the characters came alive for me. Part of it was inspired by Revelation in the Bible.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
The only thing that may seem unusual, is the fact that I write with either music or the television on low in the background. This stems from my school days when I used to study with the tv going. Some old habits continue into adulthood.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
My favorite Christian author is James Rubart and his “Well Spring Series.” I admire the way he spins such an exciting tale with characters that seem so real. His descriptions make you feel like you are there yourself. He influenced the fiction novel I’m writing right now.

Next, would have to be William P. Young, “The Shack.” Similar subject matter with a little variation in style.

I’m also a big fan of C. J. Darlington and “The Thicker Than Blood” series.

I have taken some webinars from Jerry Jenkins and Rob Parnell. They both are excellent and I’ve learned a lot from them.

What are you working on now?
I’m currently working on a Christian fiction novel called “A Walk with Heavenly Spirits.” It is about a young woman who has had lots of challenges in her life, was saved in her early years, but drifted away from the Lord. She is visited by several heavenly spirits who all have something to teach her. I hope to finish it in the next few months.

I also have plans for a sequel to “The Zarion” and a mystery novel.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I do what most other authors do. I use my email list, Twitter, and Facebook. I’m still learning about marketing my book to other various sites and continue to add them as I find them online. I have learned to appreciate how much you have to educate yourself when you self publish.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Learn as much as you can from professionals that are successful. Put your best effort out there for your readers and view your work as if you were the reader. It helps put things into perspective.

Don’t ever give up. Keep writing. Write often and set yourself schedules and surround yourself with good support people to motivate you.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t wait until you think you are good enough to publish. If you do that time may never come.
Just keep writing and get your message out there for others to read.

I was told by a very successful writer, not to join a lot of forums. Spend the time writing and learning your craft.

What are you reading now?
I’m reading “Stone of Fire” by J.F. Penn. I enjoy her webinars on writing and newsletters so I decided to read her novels. So far, I’m enjoying it a lot.

I’m also reading “Agents of Babylon by Dr. David Jeremiah.

What’s next for you as a writer?
To keep writing as inspiration comes to me. There are things daily to be inspired from. We just have to keep our eyes open.

I plan to complete the projects I have started before the end of the 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 Bible, Complete works by C.S. Lewis, Left Behind, Gone with the Wind, Little Women

Author Websites and Profiles
Julie (J.E ) Grace Website
Julie (J.E ) Grace Amazon Profile

Julie (J.E ) Grace’s Social Media Links
Goodreads Profile
Facebook Profile
Twitter Account
Pinterest Account

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Although I an not active musically anymore I still like to think I am a musician and song writer. I have played in several bands, performing live and recording music. I have a degree in Learning Disability nursing and a post graduate diploma in autism. I am registered as a children and young person’s learning disability nurse with a specialist interest in autism. I live in Dunfermline, Fife, with my wife, teenage daughter, older son and golden retriever. The Homecoming is my first novel, inspired by a love of all things Greek, her islands, people, landscapes, sea, light and ambience all of which are important themes and symbols in my writing.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My book is called The Homecoming. I wrote a travel journal/novel of my visit to the island of Zakynthos many years ago. It was my first serious attempt at writing a novel but it was never published. It was to influence the writing of The Homecoming when the story line of the novel moves to Zakynthos. The main backdrop in the novel was always going to be Greece that was never in doubt. I’m inspired by what it means to be human, our thoughts, feelings, emotions and beliefs and how such things influence our relationships with others and our personal stories.
It was the novel I was always going to write. I wrote it over a period of a few years and during that time my writing developed and improved and it grew with me. Many years ago when I wrote my first ever song I thought it was good at the time, however, as I learned the art of song writing I realized that as a process it takes time and a lot of practice before you finally get it right. Writing the novel was the same. I revisited the plot and prose which involved lots of drafts and with each visit it was like getting acquainted with an old friend again. Initially its flaws and weakness were all too evident but with time its strengths and potential matured into a story that I really cared about as eventually my writing improved and I felt competent with my style. It became a potent part of my life. As my writing progressed, the characters developed into intricate individuals with private and personal sides, their hopes, motivation, dreams and conflicts drove the plot forward. They became like real people to me who I empathized with and who I had watched grow and develop.
I’m interested in identifying with a physical place and the feeling of belonging therefore Edinburgh and especially Greece are prominent in my writing. Edinburgh is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, it is rich in history, has amazing classical buildings, (the new town of Edinburgh is a world heritage site) and it also has vibrant restaurants and café bars, and last but not least, Hibernian football Club.
Greece occupies my heart. Her history, culture, religion, people, landscape, light, colours and sea inspire me every day. There is a spiritual quality to it. Zakynthos is one of the main jewels in Greece’ crown and I’ve always been transfixed by its landscapes, light, sea and ambience.
In the novel Louis finds refuge in the character of the sea, it becomes a comfort to him and he feels connected to its constant presence. He becomes aware of an awakening in himself and this became an important symbol in the novel.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I like to listen to classical music when I write, mainly from the baroque period.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I love books that have a sense of place and time, which draw you into the social and cultural complexities with ease. I like the characters to speak to me from the page, where I can identify with them, their hopes, fears, conflicts, loves and emotion, for me that is when a character becomes real and it’s at that point that I want to know what is going to happen to them, where is their life taking them in the story.

I often read Sebastian Faulks, William Boyd, Anita Shreive and Carlos Ruiz Zafon. At the moment I’ve just finished Midnight in St Petersburg by Vanora Bennett. The common denominator is that they all write about what it really means to be human through our relationships with the world and each other. Most importantly they write good stories with beautiful prose.

What are you working on now?
I am currently writing my second novel, it is set in Scotland and Greece, mainly Corfu.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I use social media a lot and network with other like minded authors.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write, write and write. Make sure that before you publish your book has been properly edited or get others to read it for grammar and punctuation errors.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Happiness is not getting what you want, but wanting what you’ve got.

What are you reading now?
William Boyd’s Brazzaville Beach

What’s next for you as a writer?
Continue to write. Finish my latest book and publish it.

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?
To many to mention.

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I live in a little house in the woods with three other humans, a cat, and some chickens in the yard. All that put an end to my days of world-circling travel, but has not stopped my writing.

I write historical romance, fantasy, articles for the local press, and whatever else strikes my fancy. I’m currently midway through a fantasy series which will be released later in 2016.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I’ve been listening to a lot of author interviews and my writing habits are really pretty normal, with lots of procrastinating on the internet and long walks in between short spurts of putting words on the page (or editing them).

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I read pretty widely and it’s always hard to choose favorites. One book I really loved was Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees.

What are you working on now?
A rather long fantasy series, loosely inspired by the legend of the fall of Atlantis.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep at it, and find a way to be satisfied with your work that doesn’t depend on outside feedback like sales or awards.

What are you reading now?
The Little Red Hen (I have a young child thrusting it at me right now).

What’s next for you as a writer?
I’d like to experiment with different genres and lengths after I wrap up this series.

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?
A couple of blank books, a good poetry collection, and some history or mythology.

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Amelia Smith Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I started my writing career as a self-published author, publishing my first book, an epic fantasy called DARK WATERS back in 2011. Since then I started work on a futuristic/dystopia thriller series and self-published the first story in the series, THE RUNNING GAME, in 2013. This was later signed with Booktrope Publishers and has now been revamped and re-released by them.

As well as being a writer I am also an editor, keep myself integrated in society by working a few nights at a restaurant, and I’m a massive reader of all kinds of books.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
THE RUNNING GAME, is the latest release and is a paranormal thriller set in dystopia London. Influenced by films like Blade Runner, it’s a very British interpretation of our future with a supernatural twist.

To accompany my new series I also have published three short stories, SAFE HAVEN, FAMILY, and THE LOST SHEPHERD, which are all available for free from Amazon and feature a snippet of THE RUNNING GAME.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
When I write scenes I tend to make faces mimicking the characters’ reactions. It causes a lot of people concern.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I’m a huge fan of John Connolly, although we write different genres he’s my favourite author of all time. I also love Scott Lynch, David Gemmel, Neil Gaiman… I love too many authors and too many books influence me.

What are you working on now?
I’ve just sent off book 2 BORDER LINES to my publishers and that will go into production in the next month or so. Right now I’m working on book 3, which doesn’t have a title but is part of my Reacher Series.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I tend to use Facebook and Twitter a lot and by a lot I mean I live on them. Mostly I make connections with similar authors and we share info and support each other.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Listen to fellow authors around you and encourage them if they encourage you. We’re all insecure and nervous, but if you work together the process becomes easier.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
When your editor annoys you, stop working, go to bed and rethink about it in the morning – more often than not you’ll see she had a point.

What are you reading now?
I’m reading Don’t Even Blink by Rocky Rochford

What’s next for you as a writer?
The biggest thing for me is working on my Reacher series, I’ve got at least another four books to finish and I’m loving where the story arch is going so I can’t wait to get stuck in to more of the plot.

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?
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, by Suzanne Clarke
Black Angel, by John Connolly
Neverwhere, by Neil Gaimen
The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch

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L E Fitzpatrick Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am author of the Fate’s Love Series, Chastity Falls Series, and standalone novel, Lucky Penny. Home is a small town in the middle of England where I currently juggles being a full-time mum to two little people with writing. In my spare time (and when I’m not camped out in front of the laptop) you’ll most likely find me immersed in a book, escaping the chaos that is life.

I currently have seven titles available on Amazon.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is called Deliverance and is my first venture in co-writing. I wanted to write something a little bit grittier and darker than my previous books, and hopefully Deliverance captures that.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really… I try to sit at my desk and focus with some background music. Doesn’t always quite happen that way.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I have always been a reader, right since I could take a book from the bookshelf. Growing up, I adored Enid Blyton and RL Stine books. As I moved into adulthood, I became a big fan of Kathy Reichs and Dan Brown, and read a lot of thriller suspense books. It wasn’t really until I became a mother and a wife that I was introduced to the world of indie authors. I binged on paranormal romance, new adult romance, and hundreds of contemporary romance novels that stole my heart and let me escape the chaos of day-to-day life.

It was while reading a book by an self-published author, Kelly Elliot, that I thought to myself ‘I can do this, I can write a book’. Now, I’m largely influenced by my favourite indie authors: Tijan, Jessica Sorenson, Kelly Elliot etc.

What are you working on now?
Currently, I’m working on the fourth book in my most popular series: The Chastity Falls Series. The first three books are the story of two characters, but this is the antagonists story. The bad guy is getting is chance… I can’t wait to see how readers respond to him.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I think connecting with readers and bloggers via social media is a invaluable tool for a new author. Establishing networks and friendships, and building on word of mouth. I have also had good success with a Bookbub ad.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Get a critique partner. Share your work. Seek feedback. Keep writing… and if you make it to publishing stage, get your work edited professionally.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Keep on writing… so true, especially on those days when it all seems to be going nowhere.

What are you reading now?
I’m actually not reading due to being on deadline.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I have a release March 1st, and one scheduled for April 12th, and then I’ll be working on something new. A new story, new characters, and I can’t wait.

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?
Oooh…

1. Romeo and Juliet (okay, it’s a play, but I’m taking it)
2. Angels and Demons, Dan Brown
3. Broken and Screwed 1 + 2, Tijan
4. The Premonition Series, Amy A Bartol
5. Lucky Penny, by yours truly

I kind of cheated by throwing series in there

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L A Cotton Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a fantasy author enjoying life’s adventures with my Shepsky dog, Shadow, out in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I am also a gamer and a cosplay enthusiast! Sports take up a bit of my life as well. I have written two novels so far: CHILD OF BLACKWEN and MISTRESS OF BLACKWEN. They are the first two books of the Artemis Ravenwing series, which could hold six novels.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest novel is called MISTRESS OF BLACKWEN. I wrote the first draft of it when I was 14 years old in an old, ratty notebook. I’m 26 now. I snuck in the writing time whenever I was done with my assignments in class and when I was traveling for my volleyball games. The idea of the series came to me through a dream when I was 11; I originally dreamt of one character at the time. It wasn’t until I was 13 when I decided to give the character and the ones that followed after a chance. They’ve been with me since!

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I always have to have music on when I write, that’s for sure. Although when I edit or write new material, my “table companions” have been Game of Thrones and Star Wars Funko Pop dolls. When I get the dreaded writer’s block, I tend to escape to video games to help me get out of it; nothing like Legend of Zelda or Pokémon to get my brain working!

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Lord of the Rings is definitely my biggest influence. My love of elves and high fantasy came from Tolkien. Barb and J.C. Hendee’s Noble Dead Saga influenced me since my middle school days, whereas the Vampire Hunter D novels did so in my high school years. They gave me the courage to write about a dhampir and to give that species a voice that they really do not have. Game of Thrones would have to be included too, as well as Neil Gaiman’s American Gods.

What are you working on now?
I’m currently working on book three of the Artemis Ravenwing Novels, CHAMPIONS OF ARRYGN. I also sneak some time for a novel called SHADOW WALKER, the first of a series I would like to share with fantasy lovers one day.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My go-to for promoting would be social media as well as my blog, Live to Write and Love to Dream. I have met a ton of great people through Facebook, Twitter, and Goodreads. The indie author community is a quirky one!

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t give up! Always do what you can to get yourself out there. Never stop writing, because there’s nothing more rewarding than to do something you love.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
To never forget my dreams. I even got a tattoo on my wrist for it to serve as a daily reminder for whenever I feel down.

What are you reading now?
I’m currently reading Hedge King in Winter by Michael E. Dellert.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m working on my first book booth in the coming Santa Fe Comic Con! I’ve dressed as my main character in the Artemis Ravenwing novels and handed out bookmarks to help advertise myself, but it’s time to have a booth for it too. I’m more than excited.

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?
This is a tough one. It’s just as hard as asking me what my favorite novel is. Since I really have to choose, I would take these four with me: The Devil’s Diadem by Sara Douglass, Ines of my Soul by Isabel Allende, Dhampir by Barb and J.C. Hendee, and American Gods by Neil Gaiman.

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Melanie Rodriguez Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’ve been writing relationship books (advice for real life romances) for twenty years, and writing romances for a few months now. Back in the roaring 90s I wrote and published 1001 Ways to be Romantic. The stars must have been aligned because I sold three million copies. Somewhere along the line I lost my mind and decided it was a good idea to undertake the biggest booksigning tour in the history of publishing: Two years spent criss-crossing America aboard a custom 36-foot RV, visiting 43 states and 189 bookstores.

Along the way I was invited to appear on Oprah, Donahue, The Today Show and Good Morning America; my advice and antics have appeared in The Sunday New York Times, The Boston Globe, Cosmo, Playboy, Reader’s Digest and (honest to god) The National Enquirer.

The genesis of 1001 Ways to be Romantic is too long a story to relate here, but the highlights are…teaching romance seminars for ten years before sitting down to write the book…a longstanding fascination with the complex relationship between fictional romance and real life romance…and marrying my soulmate, Karyn Buxman.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“A Hard Days Night”- an erotic romance novel. Inspiration? The intersection of the real world of people with our complex love relationships, and the fictional world of stories and fantasies of characters who express who we are, who we wish to be, and fantastical imaginings of fantasy realities.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Emotions and thoughts and actions of (most often) men and women in loving and/or passionate relationships… and how can one gender do this well without consulting/working with a member of the opposite sex? I don’t know the answer to this, but I do know that my writing partner, Anastasia Winters, and I are continually learning insights bout XX and XY of loving relationships. It seems to us that without a great, mixed-gender writing relationship, any writer is simply guessing or projecting or fantasizing about what the other gender is thinking about and feeling.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land
Robert Gruden, Time and the Art of Living
Richard Bach, Illusions
Margaret Mitchell, Gone With The Wind
Robert James Waller, The Bridges of Madison County
Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights

What are you working on now?
The sequels to “A Hard Days Night” – “Help” and “All You Need Is Love” in addition to a series of erotic romances for MEN.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Don’t know yet. Check back in a few months!

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Just write. And keep writing. Match your writing style to your personality and your work style. Don’t listen to authors who tell you how THEY write; it’s irrelevant. Self-publish. Any determined half-wit can run circles around Random House.

What are you reading now?
“Ship of Theseus,” by V.M. Straka. A strange, brilliant, unique novel.

What’s next for you as a writer?
More. More. More…. 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?
Time and the Art of Living, Robert Grudin
Hyperion & The Fall of Hyperion, Dan Simmons
Illusions, Richard Bach

Author Websites and Profiles
Greg Godek Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m from India. My ancestral origin is Kerala but I was raised up in Kodagu district of Karnataka State. Kodagu is well known for its beautiful hilly location. I live in a place called Gonikoppal. I’ve been teaching for a period of 18 years. Currently I’m working as a teacher in Lourdes Hill Convent School, Pollibetta, which is situated about ten kilometers from my home.

I also offer courses for Communicative English and Personality Development. I’m a chess player and also a musician. I play the musical instruments violin and harmonium.

Writing was my passion since my childhood. I’ve written four books. I really don’t know how I managed to accomplish that task. I realize writing is not as easy as how I thought before. But then I do feel that it took me to a world where I’m not in the midst of any sort of tensions. That was a relaxing and a wonderful entertainment that made me travel to a different world.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
‘Tiptoe to Silence” is my latest book. I’ve started writing this book 15 years ago. I remember, in 2001, working in a college near Mangalore, and the good time I had. I was travelling through some places; I was fascinated with some of the places there, and thus my characters got its birth. It is my love of travel that made me write this novel. There were at times when I grew bored with my writing, not knowing how to continue with it, when the ideas got stuck in my mind. But then, I managed to continue. Besides, my love to photography was also an added advantage.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really. I type in my computer whatever comes to my mind and edit it the next day. Then after some more days, once again I edit, till the story begins to have a flow. After considerable edits, I feel easy to continue.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Bramstocker’s Dracula, the gothic horror novel is one of the books that had influenced me. I had read this when I was in third grade. I was just eight years old then  I was scared to read it fully but then I was reading it, the whole night, being scared to go from one room to the other. I adored the style of writing, and wished if I could also hook the readers in some way. I tried my level best to write at that age, but all papers remained in the dustbin when many laughed reading my story. I didn’t give up… continued… in hopes that one day or the other, I would improve…

What are you working on now?
Right now, I am trying to promote my books, organize a book release, giveaways, and concentrating on things like that.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Facebook and twitter has helped me a lot in promotion of my books.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
I’m not really that good to give advice. Just not to give up writing- that’s the only one thing I can tell…

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“They say, what they say, let them say…” and “The present destination is not the final one,” these two thoughts have influenced me a lot to move on, without giving up my hopes…

What’s next for you as a writer?
There are so many things that I need to improve in my writing. I’m dedicating ample amount of time toward my writing. I’m focusing on my weaknesses and trying to overcome those, paying attention to the reviews that I get. All in all, I wanted to improve my style of writing.

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Lathish Shankar Amazon Profile

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My purpose in writing is to entertain my reader. I want them to develop a bond with my characters, to like them and be anxious to know what will happen to them. I’ve written 3 books. Two Lord Huntscliff mysteries and my latest – a historical romance – Captive Most Wanted.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Captive Most Wanted is my latest book. This story has been dancing around my head for the longest time and I finally managed to put down on paper. I love the time period – early 1800s.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write everything down with paper and pen and I love to write outdoors ( weather permitting).

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Biggest influence was Kathleen Woodiwiss, can’t count how many times I’ve read her novel. I also admire Lisa Kleypas. For mysteries Ann Cleeves, Elizabeth J Duncan. And for fun – M C Beaton.

What are you working on now?
I am working on a Highlander romance. Hope to have it out this spring.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I like to use facebook and a few other social medias. I’ll still learning my way around.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t become discouraged. Keep writing.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
To believe in your story.

What are you reading now?
Right now I’m reading Ann Cleeves – Harbour Steet – part of Vera Stanhope series.

What’s next for you as a writer?
To build my Lord Huntscliff series. I love the characters and hopefully my readers do as well and I want to share more stories about them.

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?
My favorite romance, mystery, cookbook and inspirational book

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Ann Lacey Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m Italian, I was born in Buenos Aires. PhD in Social Communication at the Complutense University of Madrid, professor and author of books on various topics. I registered my name by a significant amount ISBNs of books with different publishers over time, from 1990, which was when I published my first book of poems “Versos encamotados”. The genres are educational, technical, design, as well as self-help, psychology, communication, and art: poetry, prose and stories. I learned all the possible ways of publishing and editing, something has changed and will continue to change with the advent of social networking and e-book. The forms of distribution and sales, and methods to present a book today are done through the network, with new forms and processes. The publishing world is complex, and there are many speculators.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I have three latest books. The first is “Ontological Coaching”, which deals with the ontology of the people, as an individual development through emotions and thoughts and actions to take in every moment of life. A book with exercises, analysis and applications of concepts related to personal development, and inspired by my experience as a teacher, and classroom needs discovered or certain ways of expressing their emotions and attitudes of people. The second is a book of poems and paintings: “The remarkable lover” where poetry merges with the great paintings of the artist Ignacio Guerrero. Romantic and deep poems, which is developing an innovative way to talk about love and loving relationships. And the third “Existenciario”, which are thoughts and reflections on life itself and philosophy of life.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Usually an artist gets in creative state when the muses are presented born and creativity, and will depend on the need for expression and what I have to say that author. Sometimes I use the recorder and when I verses, concept or way of saying something on my mind appear, shaped with my voice, and then refined and modified as I analyzed. I learned to write anywhere, anytime, no limits for those who wish expressed by the lyrics. Go to unusual places, ancient sites, remote villages, or even listen unconventional music, little known and different genres and times can spark creativity and open windows to images and literary concepts. Writing are moments, emotions and thoughts that weave and gestate a fruit that will be a poem, an idea or an altruistic plan.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
In the fiction genre has greatly influenced Franz Kafka, I consider it an important author of this period. Also in poetry Walt Whitman, in self-help literature Ramtha, in philosophy Nietzsche, in education Raúl Verdú. No possibility to discover the literary world without going through our hands a considerable number of books.

What are you working on now?
I still do books of various genres, although I like “The quantum side of your life” which is a compendium of knowledge about the existence of life in the universe and an analysis of why we exist, always from an ontological perspective, scientist and humanist. Also “Interview with an alien” who is on tracks that lead a journalist to meet an alien who will be interviewed by this and bring out very deep issues where it holds that all beings in the universe live in a permanent battle and search survival. There are other books also that they are gestating. “Literary Coaching” I’m preparing a book, alongside lectures writing and publishing those authors will be giving it.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
In my experience, and I have walked by many publishers and bookstores in the world, according to the statements of other authors, I consider Amazon one of the most important in the distribution, promotion and sales of books platforms. And I’ve heard that people have a respect for that brand because it meets, it is effective and responsible for the products offered. It also has many possibilities for both junior and senior authors. Traditional publishers, with some exceptions, generate disadvantages of many types or appropriating royalties from sales because devalue the work of the authors. Many Authors Publishers suffer abuses and the courts of the world are full of claims against publishers. Also the possibility of translating books into other languages is important to expand the work of an author, and that can be done through Babelcube.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
It is important to note that one thing is the process of writing and another of promotion, distribution and sales. They are two different paths. We must therefore experience all the possibilities and go see what it is the best for everyone. Patience and perseverance are forces that will open doors to the world of readers. It is important to be genuine, not imitate, and not copy formulas from other authors, although we are always influenced. Therefore, everything we write is valuable because there will always be an audience for each written to occur in the world. Sell much has to do with many factors, and not always good literature sells more books. Triumphalist not, nor give up; because there will be many factors that determine the path of an author.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
I have said many things during this time that I write. And one of them is to never stop writing. But if the question is one tip is to keep perseverance, I do not falter in my purpose and even with mistakes and failures or deviations in the way of writing, always go ahead. That was said by my English teacher, Ana Peltz, who told me to 18 years in high school. Always resurfaced in my mind his words.

What are you reading now?
Now I’m reading several books “The essence of Zen,” a book of Zen masters, I’m reading Shakespeare poetry teacher, and some Finns authors on education.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Just keep writing, keep publishing and broaden the spectrum of lectures, recitals, workshops and continue to seek new paths in the world of creativity, with new people that adds up to projects, translation, teaching and learning.

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 have read many books, from classics to modern. You may choose several, but the most important was “Metamorphosis” Kafka, because a book that expresses human unhappiness is, it is a book of ontological teaching, improvement, and human behavior. Oddly or fiction fantasy genre has a second frame behind a hidden message.

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Miguel D’Addario Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was born in Moscow, Russia on the 11th of August, 1955. I graduated School # 35 and Serov VA Art school # 1 at the same time, a multiple winner of Olympiads in physics and mathematics.
I created a perfectly legal multi-level marketing program, details of which are readily available to google. I was falsely imprisoned and while serving a fabricated sentence in prison, I conceived the concept of evil temptations besetting humans and their susceptibility to accepting deeply held desires being fulfilled. It was at that time I created the series, The Temptation Chronicles.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My current book released was Lucifer’s Son, The Temptation Chronicles, Book 1 – first in a series. The book was written in Russian and rapidly became a best seller. The book was generated as a result of observing the greed and evil that is buried deep in the soul of many, and the extent to which they would go to attain those desires.
Translated into English and published by Argus Book Publishers, Lucifer’s Son is becoming the hot seller of 2016. Other volumes will be released in 2016 and 2017.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Unusual in that I write in Russian, but have an excellent translator on staff. I write when and if inspired, but once I start I find the words flow easily and it’s most difficult to stop.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Most books are not available in Russian, and I have difficulty reading in English. None the less, great fiction horror writers such as Stephen King and Dean Koontz have had an influence on my writing, as has Bram Stoker, a fellow country man well known for his eerie writings.

What are you working on now?
The Temptation Chronicles, Book 2 – yet to be titled – will be released by Argus Book Publishers in late Spring or early Summer of 2016. The book is complete and is currently undergoing translation. The third in the series will be released late 2016 or early 2017. It is contemplated that the series will contain 6 volumes. Whether the number is significant is up to your imagination.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Releasing the book in both print and eBook has attracted attention. Social media is most helpful, as are sites such as this one spreads the word and the more the people see and hear about the book, the more productive.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write what you know and if you don’t know, then either research or leave it out. Details are important.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
You can’t get what you want if you don’t first know what you want and then go after it.

What are you reading now?
Watchers by Dean Koontz – recently published in Russian.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Completing the series, The Temptation Chronicles, and then possibly a non-fiction about the life of a Russian inmate.

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?
Anything by Stephen King or Dean Koontz and possibly a western or two by Zane Gray (old time western writer of the early twentieth century.

Author Websites and Profiles
Sergey Mavrodi Website

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I grew up in the small city of Leduc, just south of Edmonton, AB, with my parents, Ken and Linda, and my older brother Brad. After graduating with a Diploma in Child Daycare Management, I moved to Edmonton, where I lives today with my husband of eight years, Robin.
When i’m not writing, I work for an RV Dealership where I takes care of all the Accounts Payables and Payroll. A position I have become extraordinarily grateful for not only is it a fantastic place to work but they have also provided me with the flexibility to pursue my dream in writing my first novel. In the summer months we love to spend time out at our golf lot where my husband Robin and I have a Fifth Wheel. Golfing and enjoying time with friends and family is what we love most about the summer months and in the winter besides sitting down in front of my laptop to write, I also enjoys movies, quiet nights in and getting together with friends to play board games.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
It is called Beyond the Red Carpet. I have always been a fan of Danielle Steel and Jackie Collins novels, and plus I love to watch movies. I love the whole Hollywood scene and I have always wanted to write a novel, however, I never thought I would be creative enough to do it. I finally decided to take the small idea of a plot and start writing. I really had no idea where the story was going or where it would end up until the book was complete. I am currently working on the prequel to Beyond The Red Carpet.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
No, I don’t think I do. I just sit down and write. I often have where I want the next chapter to go, but I usually just sit and start writing and the story flows on its own.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Like I mentioned, Danielle Steel, Jackie Collins, I also enjoy other genres like Stephen King, John Saul and really whoever is able to captivate me with a good story. But a huge portion of my collection and reading has to be Danielle Steel.

What are you working on now?
I am currently working on the prequel to Beyond the Red Carpet. Beyond the Red Carpet is the first book in the Hollywood Lies trilogy. The second book will be titled Heart of Stone.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I use twitter a lot, and it has served to be pretty beneficial. I have also starting exploring other platforms and have began discovering many sites such as this one. I also use Facebook a lot, promoting on my fan page.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
First thing is just focus on getting the book out to the public. Be patient it is a long process but just keep yourself focused and take the time to promote yourself and your book daily on as many platforms as you can think of. Also reach out to other new authors, whether they are self published Indie Authors or Traditionally published. Having a support network is so important.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Just sit down and write. That was the words of advice I was given when I expressed my dream of always wanting to write a book. Because of those words of advice I actually did it. I wrote and released my first book in 6 months.

What are you reading now?
Right now, I am reading a novel called Mist Deep by a fellow author that I connected with on Twitter. It is not typically my genre of book but I like to be exposed to new works of fiction.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I will continue to work on my second book. I hope to have it finished in the next couple months. I will get that one released and then start on the third and final book of the trilogy.

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 my own of course would be one of them, Beyond the Red Carpet. Also The House on Hope Street, IT, and His Bright Light.

Author Websites and Profiles
Debbra Lynn Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m Italian, I was born in Buenos Aires. PhD in Social Communication at the Complutense University of Madrid, professor and author of books on various topics. I registered my name by a significant amount ISBNs of books with different publishers over time, from 1990, which was when I published my first book of poems “Versos encamotados”. The genres are educational, technical, design, as well as self-help, psychology, communication, and art: poetry, prose and stories. I learned all the possible ways of publishing and editing, something has changed and will continue to change with the advent of social networking and e-book. The forms of distribution and sales, and methods to present a book today are done through the network, with new forms and processes. The publishing world is complex, and there are many speculators.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I have three latest books. The first is “Ontological Coaching”, which deals with the ontology of the people, as an individual development through emotions and thoughts and actions to take in every moment of life. A book with exercises, analysis and applications of concepts related to personal development, and inspired by my experience as a teacher, and classroom needs discovered or certain ways of expressing their emotions and attitudes of people. The second is a book of poems and paintings: “The remarkable lover” where poetry merges with the great paintings of the artist Ignacio Guerrero. Romantic and deep poems, which is developing an innovative way to talk about love and loving relationships. And the third “Existenciario”, which are thoughts and reflections on life itself and philosophy of life.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Usually an artist gets in creative state when the muses are presented born and creativity, and will depend on the need for expression and what I have to say that author. Sometimes I use the recorder and when I verses, concept or way of saying something on my mind appear, shaped with my voice, and then refined and modified as I analyzed. I learned to write anywhere, anytime, no limits for those who wish expressed by the lyrics. Go to unusual places, ancient sites, remote villages, or even listen unconventional music, little known and different genres and times can spark creativity and open windows to images and literary concepts. Writing are moments, emotions and thoughts that weave and gestate a fruit that will be a poem, an idea or an altruistic plan.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
In the fiction genre has greatly influenced Franz Kafka, I consider it an important author of this period. Also in poetry Walt Whitman, in self-help literature Ramtha, in philosophy Nietzsche, in education Raúl Verdú. No possibility to discover the literary world without going through our hands a considerable number of books.

What are you working on now?
I still do books of various genres, although I like “The quantum side of your life” which is a compendium of knowledge about the existence of life in the universe and an analysis of why we exist, always from an ontological perspective, scientist and humanist. Also “Interview with an alien” who is on tracks that lead a journalist to meet an alien who will be interviewed by this and bring out very deep issues where it holds that all beings in the universe live in a permanent battle and search survival. There are other books also that they are gestating. “Literary Coaching” I’m preparing a book, alongside lectures writing and publishing those authors will be giving it.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
In my experience, and I have walked by many publishers and bookstores in the world, according to the statements of other authors, I consider Amazon one of the most important in the distribution, promotion and sales of books platforms. And I’ve heard that people have a respect for that brand because it meets, it is effective and responsible for the products offered. It also has many possibilities for both junior and senior authors. Traditional publishers, with some exceptions, generate disadvantages of many types or appropriating royalties from sales because devalue the work of the authors. Many Authors Publishers suffer abuses and the courts of the world are full of claims against publishers. Also the possibility of translating books into other languages is important to expand the work of an author, and that can be done through Babelcube.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
It is important to note that one thing is the process of writing and another of promotion, distribution and sales. They are two different paths. We must therefore experience all the possibilities and go see what it is the best for everyone. Patience and perseverance are forces that will open doors to the world of readers. It is important to be genuine, not imitate, and not copy formulas from other authors, although we are always influenced. Therefore, everything we write is valuable because there will always be an audience for each written to occur in the world. Sell much has to do with many factors, and not always good literature sells more books. Triumphalist not, nor give up; because there will be many factors that determine the path of an author.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
I have said many things during this time that I write. And one of them is to never stop writing. But if the question is one tip is to keep perseverance, I do not falter in my purpose and even with mistakes and failures or deviations in the way of writing, always go ahead. That was said by my English teacher, Ana Peltz, who told me to 18 years in high school. Always resurfaced in my mind his words.

What are you reading now?
Now I’m reading several books “The essence of Zen,” a book of Zen masters, I’m reading Shakespeare poetry teacher, and some Finns authors on education.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Just keep writing, keep publishing and broaden the spectrum of lectures, recitals, workshops and continue to seek new paths in the world of creativity, with new people that adds up to projects, translation, teaching and learning.

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 have read many books, from classics to modern. You may choose several, but the most important was “Metamorphosis” Kafka, because a book that expresses human unhappiness is, it is a book of ontological teaching, improvement, and human behavior. Oddly or fiction fantasy genre has a second frame behind a hidden message.

Author Websites and Profiles
Miguel D’Addario Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I began writing in 1974 and the following year sold three plays for TV. A divorce and work oversees meant Ilost touch with my agent but continued to write for mu own pleasure and relaxation. I retired to Mallorca in 2010 and was asked to host a creative writers group. The enthusiasm of my members made me look again at some of my own work. Since then I have published 8 novels, a collection of short storiesw and a short book of writing tips.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The latest novel is book 3 in the series Lost to the sea. The original idea came when Imoved to a small fishing village on the NE coast of England. I found out that in the early 1700’s 125 fisher folk were drowned trying to launch their boats during a winter gale. Also opposite my house was a water fountain and the dedication stone was to the memory of a young boy lost at sea when his ship sank in a typhoon off India. While investigating that I found that a message in a bnottle had been found one year later washed up on a beach in Devon. When my own brother John was lost at sea in August 1980 I decided to write a book in his memory. The series of books Lost to the sea are dedicated to him and his wife and family.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write in a crowded cafe where everyone is doingh their own thing but ignoring me completely. For some reason it works, at home I get phone calls, door bells and people asking if I want a cup of tea.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I am an avid reader and have a large collection of poetry books as I love the way they paint pictures and emotions with words. I love Robert Service, AE Houseman and among my novelists are Leon Uris, Alistair Mclean and Ernest Hemmingway.

What are you working on now?
As I was a commercial diver for over 40 years, I now suffer from arthritis, I moved to Spain as the warm climate is much more to my liking and helps with my aching joints.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I self promote my books on over 120 free websites, it is time consuming but my books are selling so it seems tobe working.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
I run Free creative writing classes and wrote my own book of writing tips mainly for my students.
My main advice is if you are serious about writing, GET A COMFORTABLE CHAIR, your going to be sitting in for a long time.
LEARN TO TYPE. It will speed up the process.
When you have finished for the day, forget about it. When you come back to it, read and correct any typos or errors you find before you start to write again; in this way you have done your editing and you are now back where you left off last time.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t give up.

What are you reading now?
Ovid; Metamorphosis.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I have already begun to write book 4 in my series lost to the sea and am collecting data for my autobiography.

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 25th hour. A story of survival in a Nazi prison camp. Probably one of best books ever written.
Housemans Shropshire Lad.
The complete works of John Dunn.

Author Websites and Profiles
E.Van Johnson Amazon Profile

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m the author of seven books so far: Graham’s Resolution is a four book series and I’ve written three novellas for Kindle Worlds. Two for The Persid Collapse, (Deception on Durham Road and Departuew from Durham Road) as well as one for the Watward Pines series (Kate’s Redemption).

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I just released Departure from Durham Road. My fans inspired, no demanded, a sequel. They seemed to love the direction I took with Jamie McDaniels and wanted more. I was happy to oblige.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Um… I tend to write fast pace pieces with instrumental music playing in the background. Not that that’s unusual. I do find that some night I have to get up to write because the voices just won’t let me sleep, lol. A bit creepy, I agree.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I read from a very early age. I loved all the old classics: H. G. Wells, Lewis Carol, L. Frank Baum as well as new old classics by Ray Bradbury. A few of my favorite contemporary authors is Anthony Doerr and Jason Gurley. I can see some of their influence in my own stories, especially Ray Bradbury’s though I can only hope to achieve a fraction of what he’s done. My writing tens to be more emotional and I think Anthony Doerr’s writing reflects this influence is a wonderful way; though again, I’m no where near his achievement.

What are you working on now?
I have three projects in the works currently. The first one is a post apocalyptic cobook that I’m collaborating on with author Steven Bird, titled Surrender the Sun. It’s a different type of apocalyptic account and one I’m excited to share.

The next is a children’s book and collaboration with my daughter whose quite the illustrator. Titled, How to Hide from Zombies, it’s meant to be a picture book loaded coming from the perspective of a seven year old girl named Zoe or Chloe; we’ve yet to decide.

The third project is something completely out of genre and I’m very excited to be working on this book. This is my current solo project, titled The French Wardrobe. It’s a coming of age story and I have high hopes for this stand alone novel.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
That’s a tough one. Fan promotion via word of mouth is the best way but I’ve used FB ads in the past with minimal success. I prefer spending my time writing rather than the business side of things, I tend to prefer it that way.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Best cover and editing you can afford and be in the moment when your writing. Smell the air, heard the leaves rarely in the trees on a late autumn day. Taste the tears and feel everything you can imagine.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Read everything- Ray Bradbury

What are you reading now?
I’m reading three books currently: Poems by Anthony Pope, Bel Ami by Guy De Maupassant and The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls. I tend to have a poetry book, an old work and a new work going at the same time.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Well, my current works are what is next for me. I intend to go to one convention this year and continue to write and release the best work that I can come up with.

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?
Oh, that so not fair… Um, The Collective Works of Charles Dickens, Peotry of the seventeenth Century and Anthony Doerr’s latest work, whatever that might be.

Author Websites and Profiles
AR Shaw Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a native of Louisiana and my home state’s history and culture have had a profound influence on me. I studied English and French in college. I’m fluent in French and enjoy reading Francophone Cajun folktales. My career has always involved writing in one way or another. My background is in grant writing and then marketing and communications. The Devil in Canaan Parish is my first novel.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I got the idea for The Devil in Canaan Parish as an undergraduate student. We were reading the journals of the early English Puritans in New England. Most of it was pretty dry and a bit boring, but there was a passage in John Winthrop’s diary about the hanging of a young woman named Mary Martin. She was 22 and had been abandoned by her father. She went to work as a maid in a household, and the married man of the house raped her. She tried to hide the pregnancy, and ended up delivering the baby by herself in a back room. She then killed the baby and hid it in her chest. She was convicted of murder and hanged. I felt so disturbed by this little blip of a passage. I wanted to know more about Mary. What did she go through at the mercy of the men who controlled her life? I began to write Mary’s story, and over the course of many years, changed the names and the setting to a time and place with which I was more familiar. And so was born The Devil in Canaan Parish.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I spend a long time on the planning — outlines, character development and dialog. I sketch things out — I usually have a strong beginning and ending developed and then work to fill in the story line to get me from point A to point B. Once I’m ready, I start writing, continuously. It took years to prepare to write The Devil in Canaan Parish, but I wrote the whole novel start to finish in two months.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and To Kill a Mockingbird are my three favorite novels of all time. I love the traditional gothic and Southern gothic genres and especially how women like Emily and Charlotte Bronte, Mary Shelley, Eudora Welty, Harper Lee, Flannery O’Conner and Anne Rice have dominated these genres. I love the strange tingle you get on the back of your neck, the suspense and the way the environment — the weather, the landscape, the architecture — both reflect and amplify the emotions of the characters involved.

What are you working on now?
Right now I’m preparing to write my second novel, the follow up to The Devil in Canaan Parish. It’s not a sequel — in fact it’s set 20 years before my first novel, during the Great Depression. But like The Devil it will include a Cajun folktale, a mystery, some great suspense, a surprise ending and of course it will be set in South Louisiana.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
As a self-published author, I am still figuring that out.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t give up. Become a student of the business. There’s so much information out there. Be careful of sites and services that offer to market and publish your book for a fee. Some are very helpful and some are more predatory.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

What are you reading now?
Huey Long’s biography by T. Harry Williams.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Right now I’m really focused on promoting my first book and writing the second one.

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, SAS Survival Guide, and Proust’s In Search of Lost Time.

Author Websites and Profiles
Jackie Shemwell Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My new adult nove, PLEASE HOLD, is actually the 7th book I’ve published and has won two awards. The Moa Series, MOA, STATUE OF KU and IRON SHINTO my YA SciFi Mystical Adventure, has won 23 awards. I also have a non-fiction series called the Gatekeeper’s Guide.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
PLEASE HOLD is my latest book. I watched a documentary about the women’s movement in the 1970s and the Equal Rights Amendment and was inspired to write about my own experiences (in fictional form, of course) working with some of the most influential executives in the entertainment industry.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Nothing unusual. Although, I have been known to seek inspiration in unconventional ways. For example, I sometimes sit upside down in a chair and look around the room. The change in perspective can be quite enlightening.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Ray Bradbury, James Joyce, Charles Dickens, Judy Blume, Douglas Coupland.

What are you working on now?
The fourth book in the award-winning, YA, SciFi Mystical Adventure Moa Series, Easton’s Gate.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My own website, Twitter and Facebook have been my most successful ways of promoting my books.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep going. Find inspiration in unusually, beautiful ways. It’s everywhere and, usually, where you least expect it.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better.”
― Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

What are you reading now?
Destiny of Souls by Michael Newton

What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m looking forward to more speaking engagements and writing more books. It is fabulous to connect with others who have the same passions as I do.

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?
Portrait of a Young Artist, A Tale of Two Cities, Ray Bradbury Collection, Norton American Literature Anthology

Author Websites and Profiles
Tricia Stewart Shiu Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hello, I am Kristen Becker! My non-fiction series FreeLark explores ways to return to simple, more emotionally sustainable and prosperous ways of living and thriving.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Freelark: The New Attitude of Financial Freedom is the first in my FreeLark non-fiction book series. As a young woman I thrived in the most simplest of ways. As I married and grew older I bought into the complex and materialistic ways of thinking that most of us can identify with. When I returned to a more simple attitude about finances and experiences my life opened up and my family flourished. This inspired me to write this book and teach others to do the same.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I have a background in art so the beginning of my writing process is quite visual. I create maps and diagrams and charts to plan out and connect ideas!

What authors, or books have influenced you?
TheHidden Messages in Water by Masaru Emoto is one of my favorite contemporary books. Ekhart Tolle’s A New Earth is one that I reread often as well as A Return to Love my Marianne Williamson. My classic, all time, life long favorite book though has to be The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry as it is chocked full of life lessons!

What are you working on now?
My second volume in the FreeLark series is currently with the editor and pending a subtitle. It is a guide to changing your habits of thinking and practice to better align yourself with your true highest existence.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I find that creating a following by providing great, useful and relevant content via my own site is the best way to stay connected with readers who are interested in my books.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
write all the time! I have index cards with me at all times and jot down anything that comes to mind. At the end of the day I place the cards on rings for different content and book ideas and reorganize them as need be. When the time comes to work on that project I then have many thoughts and pieces of content to start from.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Make the most of every moment and every day.

What are you reading now?
Care of the Soul by Thomas Moore

What’s next for you as a writer?
well more writing of course but actually I am planning to start a free video series as well.

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 ones I mentioned above!

Author Websites and Profiles
Kristen Becker Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I try to retain some semblance of anonymity so I can’t disclose that much about myself/ourselves. I do understand how important it is for authors and readers to get to know one another, so I think somethings should be put down.

I’m Kell, I love the outdoors, running, inclement weather, and as of this interview (early 2016) I’ve completed about six novels and have a considerable number of short stories and uncompleted projects that I’m readily completing and publishing one by one.

I would consider myself ambitious in my pursuit of providing excellent fiction for discerning humans, I understand I can’t please everyone, but I’ll certainly work hard to write gobs of lovely stories, many of which I’ll simply give away, and others I’ll ask pocket change for- that’s the current plan, and is subject to change.

For the most current schemings, check http://kellinkston.com.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is the fifth episode of the Nocturna League series, called “The Black Eye”. It’s going to be NL’s very first novel-length episode, and I’ve gotten 6.5k words into it. I’m certain it will be a challenge to make 80k words of entertainment with all I have going on in my day to day life, but I’ve done it before, so I’ll do it again.

It was inspired partially by the works of H.P. Lovecraft, Pirates of the Caribbean, and my own works by relation.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I sacrifice one million virgin souls to my volcano god so that I will be blessed with the attention span to write another chapter. One could understand that as the books get longer the sacrifices become more costly, so offer yourself up today!

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I’ve never been a fan of this question, frankly.

Lots and lots of people, places and things have influenced me. If I were to drop a name though, I’d say Stephen King and J.R.R. Tolkien are some of the biggest criminals.

What are you working on now?
Please see above.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My best method is simply writing the next book. Nothing promotes my new work and my previous work better.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Reading another author’s interview is no excuse for procrastination. I know what you’re doing. Now get back to work.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Not sure yet.

What are you reading now?
Terry Pratchett- a good humor on that guy, may he rest in peace.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Writing more stuff.

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?
Lord of the Rings (as it was supposed to be just one book) And three guides on island survival.

Author Websites and Profiles
Kell Inkston Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
In fiction, I have written three novels, the latest being The Secret Keepers. It is the sequel to the award-winning thriller, Deadly Exchange, which won Honorable Mention in Fiction at the 2009 Los Angeles Book Festival. While The Secret Keepers is a sequel, it may be enjoyed as a stand alone thriller. I also authored, Murder of Sex (2013), a steamy romance suspense.
I have also authored a fair bit of non-fiction under the Muscle Balance and Function Development® education system, as well as wrote full-length feature articles for print magazines, such as, Iron Horse Magazine, Law Enforcement Technology, and Credit Union Business.
I have served as a second level judge for the Maryland Writers Association Novel Contest (2011/2012), and presented creative writing lectures for the University of British of Columbia and Simon Fraser University, as well as numerous book promotion events, such as featured author at the Foothills College Author Lecture Series.
Sharing an intriguing story with deeper themes and well-developed characters with readers is one of my greatest joys.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Latest novel: The Secret Keepers, offered in a Goodreads.com Book Giveaway Contest until March 1st, 2016.
The inspiration for this book came slowly, unlike others. After Deadly Exchange, readers were asking for a sequel, but I had no workable ideas. After an extended stay in Europe, a couple of new characters began to tell me their story, which would fit into a plausible sequel scenario. And so I began to write, but I am a slow writer, so it took a little time. One of the new characters, as opposed to carry-over characters, was a young Russian girl being held by sex traffickers, which leads to even deeper revelations about cyber security plots against Western nations.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
As I mentioned above, I am a slow writer because I let the characters tell me their story. I never try to force a development or plot point. Writing thrillers is challenging because there are many elements to handle, such as a plausible storyline, logic, character development, twists and turns, and pacing, among others.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
For fiction, I’d say Graham Greene, Edgar Allen Poe, Olen Steinhauer, Alistair MacLean, Albert Camus, Charles McCarry, among others. I found Camus’s L’Etranger (The Stranger) to be truly incredible, especially for the time it was written. Shakespeare, of course, is a genius. Poe offered the reader such narrative drive, often with a peculiar type of humor. Greene’s works were magical in that the deeper themes blended so well into plausible stories.

What are you working on now?
Next up is new characters and a new series of books with them. It is a noir detective story in the present day. (Not allowed to say more-sorry.)

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Honestly, I struggle with marketing, especially in social media venues. I try, really I do, but I don’t think I’m very good at it. So not sure you want my answer. However, I really love connecting with readers, hearing their comments and views. I do like the sharing on Goodreads.com.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Read, read, read. Even read genres that you do not write.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Lao Tzu: It is fine to build a store, but do not attach to it.

What are you reading now?
Eragon by Christopher Paolini (My reviews and books can be seen at Goodreads.com-come be a friend.)

What’s next for you as a writer?
Writing more and more stories and sharing them with as many readers as wish to enjoy them.

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?
Shakespeare Complete Folio. The Stranger by Albert Camus. Parcival by Wolfram von Eschenbach. I-Ching: Book of Changes.

Author Websites and Profiles
Geoffrey Gluckman Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was raised in the Island of Antigua until I was six years old. From there my family moved to Miami, FL. It was there that I met my dearest friends who are from many different cultures. I always loved to hear stories and in my imagination I created a few myself, but reading and writing wasn’t something that came easy to me. At the age of ten, I was diagnosed with dyslexia. You can just imagine how difficult that was. When I finally began to read a new world opened up to me, and from then on I began to write stories that captivated my family and friends. I hope to be an inspiration for children and adults who struggle with this disorder; to hold on to their dreams and never give up.
In the last few years I have written four novels, Second Best, Is It Worth It, For A Lifetime and Alone In My Memories. Writing is a dream come true and I have loved every moment of it.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I am currently writing my fifth novel entitled An Independent Woman. I was inspired to write this book based on the strength I saw in my mother. Women in this generation have to be so strong and very independent. Independence is good, but sometimes we forget how to lean on someone, our mate and let him fulfill his role as a husband. This story is about a woman named Samantha who fears being open and vulnerable with any man, based on the secret she discovered in her parent’s marriage. One day a man, Justine, comes into her life and challenges the views she has about love, trust, and matrimony.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t have any unusual writing habits. My writing process begins with inspiration; it could be a person, a poem, a book or even a movie. Once I was walking around in a museum and I saw a man and his son. I began to wonder what happened to his wife. I started to create reasons why she wasn’t there, reasons that helped me to create a theme for my story. When I went home I sat down and began to write an outline for the main characters I had created in my mind. I believe once you know your characters, I mean really understand them, then it is easier to write your story.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I have a deep love for classical literature. Among my favorites are Jane Austen and Thomas Hardy.

What are you working on now?
I am currently writing my fifth novel entitled An Independent Woman. I was inspired to write this book based on the strength I saw in my mother. Women in this generation have to be so strong and very independent. Independence is good, but sometimes we forget how to lean on someone, our mate and let him fulfill his role as a husband. This story is about a woman named Samantha who fears being open and vulnerable with any man, based on the secret she discovered in her parent’s marriage. One day a man, Justine, comes into her life and challenges the views she has about love, trust, and matrimony.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I can’t say I have a best, but I use Facebook, twitter a lot to draw attention to my books.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t give up. I found that everyone has an opinion, but that doesn’t mean your future as a writer is based solely on what one or a few people say. Keep working on your writing skills. Everything gets better with practice. Dedicate at least five hours to writing a day and you will see some amazing results.

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

What are you reading now?
Not really, since I am doing a lot of research for my next book.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I hope to continue publishing my novels and establishing myself more as a clean romance writer.

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
Alone In My Memories (I couldn’t resist)
Tess Of The D’urbervilles
Pride and Prejudice

Author Websites and Profiles
Dallacey E Green Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I grew up in Cleveland Ohio, and now live north of Detroit in Michigan. I was a scholarship art student and worked in graphics before raising a family. Years later, I returned to my other passion, writing. My poetry and short stories have been published in more than fifty literary journals. I have four poetry chapbooks, a poetry chapbook award from Bottom Dog Press and an MFA from The University of Southern Maine. I work as a volunteer for Rochester Area Neighborhood House Inc., a nonprofit human service organization.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
IN THE CONTEXT OF LOVE is women’s fiction. It was inspired by the real life stories in a magazine article I read in the 90s titled “My Father Was a Rapist.” It was such a chilling but inspirational article, and I had such admiration for the women’s stories. I decided to write about a young woman, born in the mid fifties before there were rape kits or rape counselors, who learns this devastating fact about her conception. I didn’t know how she would find out, or what would happen when she did, but that’s part of the joy and the challenge of writing!

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I like to have music playing – it helps energize me. Barking dogs will blow my concentration.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
T. C. Boyle, Marilynne Robinson, Ann Hood, Anne Tyler, Ian McEwan, Jane Smiley, Jane Hamilton and fellow Michigander Bonnie Jo Campbell, to name a few. The earliest books I remember embracing were Heidi, Pippi Longstocking, Black Beauty, Mary Poppins, and The Jungle Book.

What are you working on now?
I’m writing a companion book to IN THE CONTEXT OF LOVE, which deals with the life of a character, Joe Vadas, who was most important to the narrator, Angelica. People have told me they want to know what happens to all the characters, including Angelica’s two children, so I guess I’ll have to write a sequel!

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Twitter has been a great resource for me, from finding supportive writers to book bloggers. And friends. Lots of friends. Making friends on Twitter has resulted in two radio shows and countless guest blog posts — not to mention that’s how I found my publisher!

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Think of your chapters as publishable excerpts, and submit them to literary journals and contests. Sometimes judges offer valuable feedback, and publishing credits establish credibility. Writing a synopsis is a great exercise that will help you further develop your story, plus it’s necessary for querying agents and publishers. If possible, work with a reputable story editor or other writers on structure, plot and characterization. Take a couple weeks off and then return to revising with fresh eyes. Once you feel you have a well-crafted manuscript, research agents and publishers and start sending out those queries. Lastly, don’t let rejection deter you. Be determined.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t take the easy way out. Don’t write the easy line.

What are you reading now?
SOME LUCK by Jane Smiley

What’s next for you as a writer?
More 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?
I would snatch up all the Anne Tyler and T.C. Boyle books I have yet to read.

Author Websites and Profiles
Linda K. Sienkiewicz Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am from a family of storytellers. At gatherings, we would sit around listening to our parents and grandparents’ fascinating stories of growing up, their adventures and the lessons learned which they passed down to us.

Writing was second nature to me since elementary school. Little did I know I would come full circle with writing — no longer school compositions or papers, but stories about life that could be enjoyed by readers of all ages. Thus, my motto, “I may no longer sing, dance or draw pictures, but God has granted me the gift to do them all in my writing.”

My stories, as I said earlier, are about life, accomplishments vs. failures, love, family — oh and let’s not leave out gardening and restoration. No matter how small or large, there will always be something related to those fields in the lives of my characters.

When my aged parents became ill, I would read them stories and help them regain their ability to read aloud and communicate on their own. They became my muse for children’s stories.

With simplicity, I discovered, reading can help our folks regain their cognitive abilities of expression and comprehension. This gentle therapy is what I encourage all families with aging or ailing relatives to share. Reading is comforting when read to, and an amazing reward when our loved one manage to communicate again.

Thanks to Ms. Jacquelin Thomas, COO of Brown Girls Books, I have returned to my love to write contemporary fiction for adults and teens. No, I haven’t abandoned my children stories. They will remain with me indefinitely.

To date I have authored seven books — ranging from juvenile to adult reading.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest release is PARADISE DREAMS, and was inspired by my travels to the Caribbean. I just loved the people and their colorful culture. Interchanging with them and hearing their stories stimulated ideas and thoughts such as, “What if …?” “Is it possible …?” In time, characters and situations formed and a story was born.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
No, not really. My mind visualizes the entire story from the beginning– not in the middle where I have to piece accounts to complete a puzzle — I cannot see it that way. Of course, when going over the draft, I add or take away or rearrange the scenes, but actually I pretty much know where it is going unless my characters redirect me due to a situation. They are given free reign and I listen, observe, but basically it starts from the beginning with a prepared ending that could sometimes turn into a surprise — even for me .

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Although I enjoy writing women’s fiction, I’m an avid fan of mystery, and my latest mystery writer is Estelle Ryan. Noted author and friend, Jacquelin Thomas, introduced me to romance through her books, and I was surprised how much I really enjoyed them. Perhaps because she spices up her stories with mystery and intrigue. She eventually encouraged me to write romance. What a new and delightful surprise to discover this refreshing genre I kept hidden until I found the key. New stories have opened and I am eager to share them with my readers along with my other genres.

What are you working on now?
My new project is titled, EDEN’S GARDEN. I’ve been working on and off it for some time now. Brown Girls Books prompted me to complete it. I love the story and can’t wait to introduce it to my readers.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Hm … my favorite. Well of course Facebook and a few other new marketing sites. I’m happy I was introduced to you, Awesome Gang, to help get my work exposed to as many readers as possible. I do try to keep my website up to date and share it as an immediate reference.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write, write, write and read, read, read. Reading and writing keep our minds lubricated and alert. There are also terrific seminars to attend that are cost efficient/free, yet valuable in knowledge. Keep in contact with reputable sights that offer good advice and events to attend.

Editing. Do not be offended by editing. It is another means of refining your work — not destroying it. A good editor(s) is the doctor that we as writers need to keep us and our story in check and bring out the best in our work without taking away our voice and thoughts.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Read your story aloud before you send it off. I may not read the entire book, but areas I feel are questionable, I’ve decided it wise not to ignore that advice. I perhaps may need to do just that with the answers to your questions.

What are you reading now?
I’m looking at Estelle Ryan’s latest release, THE MORISOT CONNECTION. I binge read. When I am drawn to a writer and like a few of their books, I just go ahead and gobble up the rest. After reading her book, I MUST go back to my writing and finish up my project.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Spring is soon approaching, despite how crazy cold it is outside right now. Time to make plans for my garden, and the big project of fixing up our home my parents left us. Just the thought of it exhausts me, but it’s long past due.

The biggest joy I look forward to is sitting on our porch with my favorite cup of joy and enjoy the beautiful yard. That brings out the best in my writing and reading. Stories start to surface and overdo blogs beg to be written.

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?
Stranded? Gotta have my Bible close by. Two mysteries and a romance. Can I have at least have two more books??? (sigh…)

Author Websites and Profiles
J. Hale Turner Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a homely hobbit-lady with 3 occasionally-adorable kids. I started my writing career (after many years of dabbling) in 2015 and my first fiction book launch is Dream Stalker on Feb 25th, 2016.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Dream Stalker is an urban fantasy set in modern London. It’s set in a world where magic is common, if not available to the common folk. Though the plot centres around a serial killer, the over-arching themes deal with the friction between those with magic, those without it, and the half-bloods caught in the middle. It’s a really gentle way to delve into issues like discrimination, while taking away the preconceptions that come with it by disguising it in a fantasy world.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I’m a stop-drop-and-writer. With kids underfoot all day, every day, I’ve had to learn to adapt, and that often means leaving my laptop open and dictating notes while washing dishes, or racing through a few more lines of a story while assembling lunches, rousting the kids or doing all that other busy-stuff we do every day.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Oh, so many to choose from! Scalzi, for his fast and witty style. Sanderson for his epic worlds and strong females. Mary Robinette for her genre-twisting Glamorist series. Butcher, for his explosions. Virdi, for his worldbuilding and perfect voice.

What are you working on now?
Book two and three of the Talented series are both in progress. We follow the protagonist, Emma, along her journey as she finds out what her destiny truly is, as she navigates the Talented society as one of the few half-bloods welcome in it. Gibble, her boggart protector, and Martin and Harrod, the two strange brothers who help her in book one, play much larger parts in her journey than she expects.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I guess I’ll find out on the 25th!

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Read books. Research. Invest. I’m so glad I found some of the resources I did early – podcasts, books and forums – so that I could learn how to effectively market and promote. I’ve always believed that if you don’t value a product enough to produce it properly, then you shouldn’t sell it and that still holds true to me now. Get a great editor and an amazing cover!

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Reaching a big goal takes a lot of time… but that time is gonna pass anyway. You may as well use it to get somewhere.

What are you reading now?
Grave Measures, book #2 of the Grave Report and Dead Man by Domino Flynn. Both are excellent, action-packed urban fantasies.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Write… 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?
The biggest ones I could find! Probably the entire Harry Potter Omnibus, the next Stormlight book, Devotion (a new one from Katika Schneider that’s not actually out yet!) and “How to survive on a desert island”.

Author Websites and Profiles
Amy Hopkins Website

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I spent 19 years in Healthcare before pursuing my love of Science Fiction, conceiving PLIGHT OF THE OVERLORDS as a novel trilogy. I grew up in Austintown, Ohio, where my passions included fantasy art, film-making, special effects make-up and Sci-Fi movies. This is my debut novel.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The OOPArt was inspired by a lifelong love of creative storytelling, inspired by the works of people like Ray Bradbury and Steven Spielberg.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Ray Bradbury, J.R.R. Tolkien, Michael Crichton, J.K. Rowling and many more.

What are you working on now?
Part two of the trilogy.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Never give up.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Keep writing.

What are you reading now?
Time Traders, by Andre Norton.

Author Websites and Profiles
T.J. Wolf Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was many things before I became a writer: mother, wife, lay judge, football team manager, city council member, teacher, and yes, also Skyrim player. The writing began to happen when I was fifty-three; my kids were grown, and there I was, with too much time on my hands. My husband gave me a laptop for Christmas, and six months later I’d finished The Distant Shore.
So far I’ve written seven books: six of those are Stone Series novels, one is the first novel in the new Sunset Bay series.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest published book is The Rosewood Guitar, a prequel in the Stone Series. It tells the story of young Jon Stone and his road to stardom as a performing song writer. Music inspired me to write it. I’ve always loved music, all kinds of it, too, and I wanted to write about it. Rosewood Guitar is not a sex, drugs, and rock’n’roll novel. It’s about the dream of fame and wealth and the price that will have to be paid for it.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t really think so. I’ve never thought about it, to be honest. All I do is sit down and write. It doesn’t have to be a particular place, either. I can write anywhere. While I’m writing this I’m on the living room couch. My kid, who is sitting next to me, is playing Steins;Gate on the PS, my husband is watching a football game on his computer.
I’ve written on planes, at airport restaurants, at my publisher’s dining table, in bed, and yes, even at my desk!

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Too many to mention. Vikram Seth’s A Suitable Boy, Sigrid Undset’s Kristin Lavransdottir, Neil Gaiman’s graphic novels (because they are so beautiful!), Sena Jeter Naslund’s Ahab’s Wife, Nagib Machfuz’ Cairo Trilogy. As you can see, I really like the classics. Character-driven novels.

What are you working on now?
Right now I’m working on a new book in the Stone Series. This one is not about Jon and Naomi, the heroes of the trilogy and the prequels, but about their children, Joshua and Allegra. It’s set in Ontario, New York City, Los Angeles and some other places. Joshua leaves his family to find out what he really wants in life. It will be released exclusively to those who signed up for my newsletter. A treat for my readers!

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I love twitter! It’s such a great place to actually talk to your readers and not just blast promo tweets into the air. I found my publisher on twitter! Or to be more accurate: they found me there. Pinterest is a wonderful place for authors. I’ve created boards for all my books, they’re like visual storyboards.
Facebook is great, too. For me, it’s always about connecting with people, and making friends. I just love making new friends.
As for the other possibilities–Awesomegang is a great way to promote books, just like BookBub and other sites. I leave that to my publisher though. They know better.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Patience. That’s what I have learned since my first book was signed by Buddhapuss Ink, my publisher. Nothing happens overnight, that’s a myth. Even those “overnight successes” never happen overnight. Also, don’t stop writing. The more books you have out there, the greater are your chances of being noticed. And don’t expect to be rich and famous overnight, either. Won’t happen. Just keep working.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“Butt in chair, write.”
This is my publisher’s favorite advice, and it’s also the best advice for any fledgling writer. It sums up everything you need to know: You’re a writer. Your job is to sit down and write. Everything else will fall into place.

What are you reading now?
Right now I’m reading “In the Context of Love” by Linda Sienkiewicz. An amazing book! The author has such a clear, unflinching view of young love, dead love, redemption, love fulfilled.

What’s next for you as a writer?
As long as my publisher still wants me I’ll keep writing for them! I’m in my happy place with Buddhapuss Ink.
When I’ve finished this (as yet untitled) Stone Series book I’ll go back to the Sunset Series. Those characters are really crowding my head, they want OUT!

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?
Certainly a book on “How to Survive on a Desert Island”! I’m sure there’s one somewhere out there, right?
I think I’d take Vikram Seth’s A Suitable Boy. I’ve been meaning to re-read that one for years now. Also, Peter F. Hamilton’s Night Dawn’s Trilogy. And I think I’d take The Bible.

Author Websites and Profiles
Mariam Kobras Website
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