Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I started writing in second grade and never managed to stop. To date I have around a dozen books though there are plenty more sitting in notebooks and waiting for me to release them into the world.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My most recent book is called The Alpha’s Daughter.
I am a huge fan of history and I had just written a novel based in the regency era that included a secret journal entry from the main characters distant relation. I decided to give that relation their own story in the court of Henry VIII

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I like to listen to music while I write. The music I listen to often varies and can be influenced by the tone of the scenes I am writing.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I think my biggest influences have been other historical romance writers. Virginia Henley, Janette Oke, Mary Balogh, and Victoria Thompson are some of my favorite writers.

What are you working on now?
I am working on a paranormal romance series set in post civil war Iowa. I am in the editing phase of the first two books The Alpha’s Niece and She-Wolf Wanted.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I am still very much learning how to promote. I think for me the important thing is to be reachable to my readers.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write. Don’t let lack of time or fear stop you. The world needs your creations.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
If you never fail you aren’t doing anything worthwhile.

What are you reading now?
The most recent Fablehaven book.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I am hoping to put out several more historical romance series that may or may not involve werewolves. I also have a futuristic sci-fi romance on the back burner.

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?
Flowers in the Attic
A Year and A Day
The Narnia Collection

Author Websites and Profiles
Jane B. Night Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
YOU DON’T KNOW ME YET, BUT YOU SHOULD. To date, I have written four novels and two collections of short stories. I am honored to be added to the Illinois Authors Wiki, a project of the Illinois Center for the Book. The project is a comprehensive resource for information on authors, photographers, and illustrators who have published books and have lived in Illinois or written about Illinois.

My first novel, Halfway to a Southern Heart, was five years in the making and inspired by John Grisham’s A Painted House. Grisham’s book was made into a television movie in 2003 and the house used in the movie set still stands in the rural community south of downtown Lepanto, Arkansas.

My third novel, Halfway to the Truth, is hailed as eco-fiction at its best and has received the LiFE (Literature for Environment) Award for my use of electronic waste as the story plot. This fictional thriller moves the reader from the shipyards of Savannah, Georgia to a hazardous electronic waste site in the horn of Africa and explores its environmental and health impact.

I chose to use the ‘halfway to’ theme for my books titles based on my road travels around the country. Seemingly, I was halfway to a destination when a character, plot, or location came to my imagination taken from the things I saw along the way. Throughout the remainder of the trip, a strong, mental outline followed on how I planned to use those elements in a story. I am excited to continue to take pieces of my life experiences and mold them into fictional works of art for your enjoyment.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is called, Halfway to Creepy 2. I originally intended to write only one collection of short, bizarre stories for release by Halloween 2016. But, I found the stories were really coming to me, so I wrote the second book as well. My inspiration came from the creepy shows I watched as a kid, like those of Alfred Hitchcock and Twilight Zone. I try to write using a state of mind which I refer to as creepy, rather than, using written imagery which to me is horror. And, I don’t always detail everything on purpose because I want the reader’s own experiences to fill in the blanks.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
In the beginning, I wrote at all hours of the night. Once, my wife found me belly-down in a closet hunched over my keyboard so I wouldn’t disturb her. I was there because I didn’t want to lose my train of thought on a scene, because I don’t think I could have ever remembered what I wanted to write the next day. But now I have settled down and generally write only during the day when she is involved in other activities.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
As stated earlier, John Grisham played a big part in my becoming an author, but I like to read lots of authors. Most notably, Janet Evanovich for series and John Berendt’s, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. But since becoming an author and knowing the struggles independent authors go through, I’ve found new enjoyment reading lessor known authors. Joey Pinkney, Leeky Behrman, and Cynthia Morgan to name a few.

What are you working on now?
I have been working on Halfway to a Vineyard since last summer, but put it aside to work on my Creepy books. Then I had total knee replacement in September which took any desire to write off the table for several months. I’ve tried getting back into it, but its been a struggle to tackle it. I fill my time most days lately by performing the marketing aspects of writing and thinking about my next books, Halfway to Creepy 3 and Halfway to MMXX. I accept that sometimes this happens to writers.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’ve tried using Twitter and Facebook for book promotion but they didn’t seem to work well for me. Now, I mostly rely on my website and Amazon promotions. I can be found on AuthorsDb, Pinterest, GoodReads, and LinkedIn as well.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Everyone has a book in them, so if the call to write really bites you, start. Even if it takes you a long time to complete, as my first novel took me, you may be surprised at what results. Also, learn as much as you can about punctuation, grammar etc. because readers are sophisticated and critical. Most of all, you can’t have thin skin – there will be criticisms and you will have to find a way to accept and learn from them.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
I haven’t heard it yet, but I keep listening.

What are you reading now?
I recently finished an advance copy of Hit and Run by request from Dr, Bob Rich and can’t wait for him to release it. My wife and I also shared reading a memoir by a man we met recently who grew up in English orphanages. The title is The Violets Are Mine – Tales of an Unwanted Orphan. His writing was somewhat crude, but the story compelling and poignant. Having met the author made a big difference in how we perceived his book.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Who knows, but I’ll take the ride.

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, Treasure Island, and Cooking Fish the Right Way

Author Websites and Profiles
Anthony Mays Website

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m 20 years old. I’m from India, studying food science and technology. I have written only one book yet.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Secrets As Legacy – Tale of the Mysterious Heart is my first book. It is loosely based on my college life experiences.

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

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Sara Shepard’s The Lying Game Series

What are you working on now?
The sequel of my first book Secrets As Legacy – Tale of the Mysterious Heart.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I guess my Facebook page.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Trust yourself. don’t be panic, you can do it and scream out loud.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Someone told me to always listen to your heart and do one thing unusual everyday.

What are you reading now?
I’m reading Chetan Bhagat’s One Indian Girl.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Like I told you before I’m currently working on the sequel of my first book.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Not in any particular order –
1. The Lying Game Series by Sara Shepard
2. Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling
3. The Last Song by Nicolas Sparks
4. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Author Websites and Profiles
Jaskaran S. Dhillon Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My name is Elyse Robinson and I am born and raised in sunny Sacramento, California. I lived there until I was 22 years old and moved to Boston for my first federal job. Throughout my years as a federal employee, I have lived in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Tucson, Arizona. I have a degree in accounting and worked as an Auditor for a few years prior to my move overseas.

I am now 30 years old and living permanently in Mexico City, Mexico. I barely know Spanish but I’m getting better everyday with classes. I am self-employed and do a wide range of things to make ends meet here. But I don’t have to work as hard as I did back in Amerikkka as it’s so cheap to live here. My life is fun and enjoyable now….something I’ve always dreamed of.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Get Out of Amerikkka
I want to help you get out of the “matrix” of the United States and live a healthy and fulfilled life. You DO NOT have to suffer day in and day out anymore. Don’t let US propaganda scare you aware from living the best life you can live! I can help you make that transition without any problems. From obtaining your passport, finding a place to live, figuring out how you will get by in Mexico, staying here permanently…I can help you every step of the way.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
No

What are you working on now?
How to obtain a Degree for Cheap and in Under a Year

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

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t stop until the record drops.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Nothing is promised and you only live once.

What are you reading now?
The Bible

What’s next for you as a writer?
Find more topics to write about that inspire others to make life changing decisions

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
Black Boy
The Giver

Author Websites and Profiles
Elyse Robinson Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
As far back as she can remember, Cindy has written poetry. She writes about anything: memories, viewpoints, magic, sarcasm and truth. Never having been good at playing the part of “starving artist”, she’s had many careers, but her current one, an over-the-road truck driver with her husband, Dave, provides amazing opportunities for inspiration and coffee! Cindy has published four of her own poetry books: Voices In My Head, They Won’t Shut Up, Rhymes Through Time, and Words On The Wind. Her children’s book, Caesar And The Bluebells, is being re-illustrated and should be back out soon. More of her poems appear in eight anthologies as well as several books by fellow authors.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is Words On The Wind and the collection was inspired by one of my friends who came up with the title and then the cover. The title suggested leaves floating on a breeze and so I randomly chose poems for it.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t have any writing habits. I just write when the voices speak to me. If I am unable to type it right away, I use a voices recorder.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I am influenced a lot by Dr. Seuss, I love how he taught moral lessons without being preachy. In fact, most people probably did not even notice. I love to read so I would have to say all authors inspire me.

What are you working on now?
I am working on a poetry collection titled “365” which is one poem written every day. Obviously it will be finished December 31st. I am also writing a second adventure for Caesar. Finally I am hoping I will finish the novel I began during NaNo month last year. It is off to a great start I just need to work on it.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I have not found that yet. Promoting is something I am very bad at.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
You cannot please everyone and probably won’t become rich, so, write what you need to say.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
If you don’t believe in you, no one else will.

What are you reading now?
Right now I am reading Heads & Tales by Karina Kant and Speed Bonnie Boat by Sarah J. Hilder

What’s next for you as a writer?
My next goal is to finish everything I have started. I have too many projects going at once.

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
Trinity Series Mixture by CG Blade
Complete Works of Edgar Alan Poe
Complete Collection of Dr. Seuss

Author Websites and Profiles
Cindy J. Smith Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was born on 19h March 1979 in a rural village in the Midlands of England. A life of trials and turmoil although she has mental illness and learning disabilities, this writer is still here to tell tales and poems that she has to tell. I have published three books of poetry Poems from a dark mind, Poems from my youth, Straight from the heart: poems of light and inspiration. On December 2016 I published Rebels of Blood Moon – The Erten Tales which is the first in a series of books. Since the age of eight, the writer has read many books on the field of parapsychology and mysteries of the unknown as well as religious aspects around the world and current affairs. She is an avid researcher of conspiracies and states her favourite book is 1984 and War of the Worlds. She has a varied range taste in musical styles classical music and traditional music, country and jazz, blues and rap as well as Ska and films ranging from horror through to dramas.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Erten Tales – The Awakening this was inspired by the life and many stories that come from everyday life, the world is an inspirational place though history and the unknowns that surround us every day.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I can’t say I do other than I am fortunate enough to be able to write around the clock and I will be alternating between poetry and novelisation. Although this said, I do now write my first draft in paper form and the notes that go with it, from chapter titles to small paragraphs on section descriptions.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Too many to lost here but T.s Elliot, Arthur Conan Doyle and William Wordsworth.

What are you working on now?
The Erten Tale – The Awakening

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
On the last few books I have relied on social media to promote the books but this has not been forthcoming so now I am trying outside promotions.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
NEVER GIVE UP

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Never give up

What are you reading now?
nothing I am currently taking a small hiatus from reading books and settled to watching films.

What’s next for you as a writer?
The Erten tales – The Awakening is the project I am writing right now and intend to have the first draft finished in the next month and aiming to finish the second draft in three months and the final draft for a November release.

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?
If I was stuck on a desert island I would want a pen and piece of paper and a military style sterilisation/ purification unit.

Author Websites and Profiles
Emma Hewitt Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’ve made my living as an artist/illustrator but I’ve been devoted to writing since college. I became really serious in my early 30s and my first novel, Prophet: Starkiller, was published by a Canadian publisher. It was about Jason Prophet, a private detective in San Francisco, during the early days of computers. The publisher requested a sequel and I followed it up with, Prophet: Dragon Chaser, where Jason Prophet follows a killer and kidnapped victim to Japan.
My third novel, The Sun Has Wings, is about a young scientist named Melissa Joyner who discovers an unknown species of apes that are not only intelligent but can also speak. She takes one of them, a male named Yewbie, back to America and his discovery becomes a sensation. It’s really a story about our relationship to the environment and our fellow species.
My most recent book, Crazy Town, is about Ginger, a young woman who is trying to retain custody of her son, Rusty, from her wealthy mother-in-law. Near the beginning of the story Ginger offers a ride to an old cowboy named Timothy Quigley and his dog, Bumper. Quigley claims his dog is inhabited by a creature from outer space. Ginger’s not sure if he’s serious but he seems harmless and soon Quigley and his crazy ideas helps Ginger as she struggles to elude the growing number of people hot on her trail. It’s a comical chase novel but, at its core, it’s about family and the importance of self-determination.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Crazy Town has an odd origin. One day I was driving behind a truck being driven by a young woman. In the passenger seat sat an elderly man, holding onto a dog. As a challenge to myself I wondered who they were and where they were going. Pretty soon the story began to emerge. I grew up in the South and loosely based the old cowboy, Quigley, and his outlandish stories on a couple of people I knew. I began the novel while attending a writer’s workshop and it was always rewarding, when I read a chapter aloud, to hear people laughing at what I had come up with. One thing you can’t fake is laughter. The novel went through multiple rewritings over a number of years before I felt it had reached its final form.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I always start a new session of writing by reading and rewriting the scene I’ve written the day before. It saves you from staring at a blank screen and helps keep the story flowing. I also keep a notebook nearby (especially on the bedside table). Great ideas come, sometimes, in the middle of the night. You have to be ready for them. Don’t write them down and you’re likely to forget them. It’s like having a hole in your pocket and losing every coin you’re given.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Harper Lee’s “To Kill A Mockingbird” has probably had the most influence on me. I love the way she brings out the humor and the kid’s sense of wonder in her novel. I’m also a big fan of Raymond Chandler. His use of metaphors and similes may be the best in American literature. Plus he never tells a boring story. Kurt Vonnegut’s work has also been a major influence. I enjoy the way the characters in his stories begin in the normal universe and the sci-fi elements throw them off course. I try to do that in a lot of my writing too. I want the story to be based in reality but veer off from it. And, yet, never seem unreal to the reader.

What are you working on now?
I’m now working on a novel set in 1968 about a young art student whose best friend (an African-American and fellow student) is killed in a hit-and-run accident. Discouraged by the police’s disinterest in the death, the art student begins searching for the killer. Along the way his girlfriend drops him for being too fixated on his search and he soon falls for the friend’s sister. He’s white and she’s black. He’s Christian and she’s Muslim. Everyone and everything seems to be pulling them apart. When he finally discovers who killed his best friend, the killer’s identity forces his world to spiral out of control.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Read great stories but don’t try to copy them. Just keep writing and your own voice will emerge.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Keep your protagonist in conflict and always struggling to reach his or her goal.

What are you reading now?
I’m rereading “Deliverance” by James Dickey. Its story goes beyond where most writers would end their story of adventure and considers the ramifications of a violent act.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I have to keep writing. It’s like an addiction. After finishing my next novel, I want to publish a collection of my best short stories before taking on another novel.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
To Kill a Mockingbird, The World According to Garp, Slaughterhouse Five, A Tale of Two Cities and All Quiet on the Western Front.

Author Websites and Profiles
James Morrow Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Michael Bernhart is an award winning author who has published extensively on international development and public health – primarily service quality. His credentials for this written outpouring are a PhD (from MIT!) and four decades of international work – currently 50 countries and counting.
The journey from writing funding proposals to writing pure fiction was short and easy. The result is the Max Brown tetralogy which traces the arc (from age 10 through 66) of a man who earnestly tries to avoid trouble, but whose own behavior – or events – repeatedly drops him into it. Each of the four novels finds Max struggling with a new existential crisis – or crises – as he grows up in these trying times. Manhood used to be a birthright; now it seems to be an unending series of challenges. Each novel also finds Max confronting a new face of evil.
Dr. (why not use it?) Bernhart started this project before the internet could serve up virtual experiences to authors. The contextual information and situations come from service as a pilot in the USAF, living in Asia, Europe and Latin America, and inexplicable success at snaring women well out of his league. These remarkable similarities with the main character noted, he insists the work is not autobiographical. It’s wish fulfillment.
Bernhart currently lives in a yurt on a mountaintop in northern Georgia with one ex-wife, two daughters, and three cats. He still flies his vintage plane, although more cautiously than before, and he’s unshakeable in his conviction that he’s God’s Gift to Aviation.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“How Existentialism Almost Killed Me: Kierkegaard Was Right” was driven by two – make that three – objectives. 1) The tetralogy takes Max Brown, an intentional smart-ass, through the conventional life stages. After three books there were still more years and at least one life stage left in the boy. 2) Each novel examines a different face of evil. I hadn’t presented evil that comes with an ideology attached. I selected the Khmers Rouges because I had worked in Cambodia and knew something of their vile ways. No one can do evil like those guys. 3) I was on a roll.

I’ve ground out ten (?) non-fiction books, primarily on some aspect of healthcare, and this makes four fiction books

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I enjoy writing fiction, perhaps because I enjoy lying. Too late to go to law school or enter politics, and this was the next best thing.
I’ve discovered that I do best with plot development when I’ve had a few in the evening. (This is being written in the evening. Had you guessed?) The next morning, sober, I clean up the previous night’s work.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
The writers that depress me the most when I read them are Garrison Keillor, John le Carre, and Bill Bryson. How do they do it?

What are you working on now?
Promotion.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Still a mystery.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Yes! Scram, skedaddle, get! The field is over-crowded already. I don’t need any more competition.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“That woman is trouble, Mike.” Sadly, I didn’t pay attention.

What are you reading now?
“Sapien” by Harari

What’s next for you as a writer?
I have to crack this promotion nut. Credible beta readers say the material is good.

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?
Three or four books on how to survive on a desert island.

Author Websites and Profiles
Michael Bernhart Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a self-published author from Tennessee. I have two children and have been in a relationship with my boyfriend since September 2013. I am also Founder and Lead Investigator of Seeking Answers Paranormal (SAP_TN). I got our team together after I realized that my family and I lived in our very own haunted house.
I have published nine books so far.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The First Case (Colt Investigations, #1) is my latest book. In all honesty the idea just popped in my head one day and I thought, “You know I could totally do this.”

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Even though I have a laptop with Word on it, I still prefer to write with a notebook and a mechanical pencil. I do a rough draft on paper, and then I type it all up on Word to edit and revise. I usually find myself adding more detail and more in depth scenes when I type that what I do just writing.
I also have Meniere’s Disease, so I have great difficulty typing at a desk or table. My normal working space is either on the end of the couch or sitting in the recliner with my laptop on a padded desk in my lap.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I am a huge fan of Heather Graham. I love her Krewe of Hunters and Bone Island Trilogy series’. She has been an influence on me in so many ways. Nicholas Sparks, Hans Holzer, and Ann Rule have also influenced me to believe in what I write.

What are you working on now?
I’m working on two books at the moment. The first one is Book #2 of the Colt Investigations Series, and the second is a type of self-help book that focuses on being a Highly-Sensitive Person (HSP).

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I use my author account on Facebook and Twitter to do most of my promoting. I also am very dedicated to Goodreads as both an author and reader, so it helps me be able to relate to both sides of the fence there. I do giveaways on that site quite often. I also run promotions on Amazon from time to time.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Just write and don’t ever stop writing. Believe in yourself. You can do this. You can fulfill your dream. Whether you make $1 or $10,000 if you bring a smile to a reader’s face, you’ve accomplished something that some people only dream about. Enjoy it.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
I was told by an online friend nearly six years ago that I had as much right to live my dream as anyone else does. He said those simple words, “I believe in you. Now go believe in yourself.” And from then on I was determined. No one’s criticism was going to stop me from the point forward.

What are you reading now?
Just as I can write more than one book at a time, I am also able to read multiple books at once. I’m currently reading four different books: The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker, The Making of Tornado Chasers by Ken Cole, Self Publishing Mastery by Justin Chua, and Haunted Hotels by Tom Ogden.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I am toying with the idea of writing a nonfiction series about haunted locations in various states. I’ve also considered writing a book about living with Meniere’s Disease.

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?
Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, Ghosts by Hanz Holzer, In Quest of Ghosts by Hanz Holzer, and The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

Author Websites and Profiles
Marie Tayse Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My name is Bradford Risbert. I like to write on topics of interest. I enjoy learning new things and writing about it. I believe complicated things should be simplified for most people to understand. I have written a few books on various topics such as aquariums and mobiles.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is Universe Unfolded. I have a great interest in Astronomy and things related to it. I have watched a lot of documentaries where I learnt many fascinating things, that our universe has to offer. I greatly appreciate all the work put into all those documentaries and I’m very impressed with the simplified way, they explain things to us.

However, there can be certain things that might be a bit hard to understand or remember. Space documentaries pack in a lot of fascinating pieces of information in less than an hour and in order to digest all the information, one might need to watch a documentary more than once. In this vast subject, you will come across terminologies that you don’t quite understand.

So I decided to write this book to help everyone understand better, the subject of Astronomy. In this book, my aim is to cover almost everything I came across in all of the documentaries that I have watched till date and put it across, to my readers in the simplest and most exciting way possible. I intend to cover all terminologies and topics here, so it becomes much more easier to relate to the information provided by space documentaries.

In this book, I talk about our universe and the various aspects of its functionality, Quantum physics, light and its different wavelengths, different types of stars, process of star birth, mechanism and death of a star, Black holes and their immense power, galaxies and various galactic phenomena that happen in space, nebulas, our Solar System, proving basic info about the Sun, the planets and their moons, how life began and the possibilities of alien life.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
When it comes to writing, I may adopt many different strategies and techniques depending on my mood and what works for me at that point in time. Sometimes I may not know where to start, so I begin, by writing anything in a chaotic form and then a story starts to form by itself.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Social Media, word of mouth, publishing the book in as many places as possible etc.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep an open mind. When your stuck, take a break. Try different approaches. Patience is an important thing. Don’t rush!

What’s next for you as a writer?
I might write about fantasy and fiction.

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 dont know about the others, but a book on survival would be one of them for sure.

Author Websites and Profiles
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have ten books in my Captain No Beard series. Twenty-three in the non-fiction cultural series If You Were Me and Lived in…, ten in the non-fiction historical series also titled If You Were Me and Lived in…, and three rhyming children’s books. I also have a chapter book for kids coming out soon!

I have one preschool story about yoga, and Whales’ Big Adventure- a collaboration with my five-year-old grandson.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“If You Were Me and Lived on… Mars”. I love learning about outer space and thought to take the culture series out to the cosmos.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I can write at my desk while I am working my regular job. I like multi-tasking.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I love to read. I started early when I was six with Nancy Drew and now read at least one book a night. My favorite authors are Jojo Moynes, Phillipa Gregory, Tracey Chevalier, Bernard Cornwell, Liane Moriarty, James Clavell, and Michael Phillip Cash ( my son- I must add, a most gifted author.)

What are you working on now?
Currently I am getting ready to have Oh Susannah: It’s in the Bag published, I also just released If You Were Me and Lived in… Germany and If You Were Me and Lived in… the Mayan Empire.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Both my son and I use Julie Gerber from Away We Go Media. We share an assistant and budding publicist, Brittney Bass. We use Facebook mostly to get word of our books out there. We have an astonishing network of bloggers who’s generosity in both reading and promoting has helped get work of our books out there.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write all the time. Don’t be afraid. Ask for honest reviews and then use them to make your writing better. Don’t be discouraged by rejection or criticism. It’s the best way to challenge yourself to get better and hone your craft.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t think you are going to just sell a book once it gets published. You have to promote yourself and use all the help on the internet that you can get. Julie Gerber taught me that.

What are you reading now?
I’m reading the Percy Jackson book series by Rick Riordan with my grandson. I’ve also just read Rules of Civility: A Novel by Amor Towles.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Oh Susannah: It’s in the Bag. It’s a short chapter book for youmg children.

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?
Sho-gun, Gulliver’s Travels, Swiss Family Robinson, the World Book Encyclopedia and the Bible.

Author Websites and Profiles
Carole Roman Website
Carole Roman Amazon Profile

Carole Roman’s Social Media Links
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My name is Kevin James Breaux and I am an author and an artist. I have written 7 books and many short stories. My books are normally in the 80,000 to 120,000 word range. But I have written one at 170,000 words. I am a graduate of art school and I create in any means possible. My motto is Write Makes Might!

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
THE LIFEBLOOD OF ILL-FATED WOMEN is my newest. It is a multi-genre book. I love to blend genres. So this one is Dark Fantasy and Horror. Historical Fiction too. It has elements of Romance as well. It is set in the Viking Age with Norse Mythology throughout. I was inspired to write it because I felt like there was a lack of good mythology books. And almost nothing with Valkyries as a theme.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I do not plan out my books. I watch them like a movie in my mind and then write from what I see.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Jonathan Maberry was my mentor. So he has influenced me greatly.

What are you working on now?
The sequel to another recent novel: ONE SMOKING HOT FAIRY TAIL. It’s sequel is titled TWO POLLUTED BLACK-HEART ROMANCES. These are books one and two in a new series. Urban Fantasy/PNR.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I am still seeking out my best method. I used FB and Twitter a lot.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep writing. Do not try and sell or publish a first or second or third draft. Hire a great editor. They are expensive but worth it.

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

What are you reading now?
Nothing.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Hopefully more readers and more reviews. I love feedback.

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?
DUNE. Mists of Avalon. KNOW YOU KNOW: The unauthorized guide to GI JOE.

Author Websites and Profiles
Kevin James Breaux Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My first book. “Geof Woodford is married and retired. He and his wife Jean have five grown children and one Yorkie. He lives in British Columbia Canada. Geof has worked for the DOT (Department of Transport, now the MOT) and IBM. His working career has included fundraising, public relations, sales, and teaching. He received his private pilot’s license in Elizabethton, Tennessee, and a commercial license in Vancouver. He assisted in forming the Christian Pilot’s Association in British Columbia and helped serve that association flying for humanitarian and Christian service needs.”

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Flying Escapades- This is the first of many, including life stories of others. I felt this would be a way of sharing inspiration and encouragement to a larger group of people.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I like to write longhand, then re-type it.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Joel Rosenberg, Sharon Kingsley. Treasure Island.

What are you working on now?
Flight Escapades 2.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Kindle Select

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Just get started.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Face your fear.

What are you reading now?
Time Line by Michael Crichton

What’s next for you as a writer?
Writing my second book

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
The Bible, the latest book by Joel Rosenberg and Over the Top by Zig Ziglar.

Author Websites and Profiles
Geof Woodford Amazon Profile

Geof Woodford’s Social Media Links
Facebook Profile
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m Steven, I’m 21 years old and I published my first book at the age of 19. I’ve written two books, Descent Into Darkness and Refused Existence. I’m writing a third but it’s still only in the planning stage, one of my favourite parts of the writing process.
In my free time, I like to read, watch horror movies, watch sports (as I’m too lazy to play them) and play a little guitar. A little while ago, I also made the decision to become a vegetarian, mostly for the animals. I love animals more than anything else in the world and I hate seeing them suffer.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is called Refused Existence. As it’s comprised of short stories, inspiration came from everywhere! Some were built from my own experiences and passions, others came into my head out of nowhere. I always like to make sure to write down ideas when they pop into my head.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I like to listen to horror movie themes sometimes, other times I listen to recordings of thunderstorms. I also love to write in bed. Is that even unusual? I can’t imagine being a writer and not doing that, haha!

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I’ve been heavily influenced by authors like Stephen King, Richard Laymon, Clare McNally, and Gillian Flynn.
One book that inspired me to write and believe in myself was The Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx. Magnificent book, can’t recommend it enough!

What are you working on now?
I’m working on my second novel. I’m aiming for release some time in 2017.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I find that marketing and promoting is my least favourite part of the entire process. I despise it! Sadly, I don’t have any magic secrets or tips. I simply try to spread my content around and reach as many potential readers as possible.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t expect success to happen overnight. Be prepared for a lot of hard work and late nights. But, in saying that, enjoy it!

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“Just let it happen and, I promise you, all that is magic will appear.” – Nikki Sixx

What are you reading now?
I’m in the mood to read true stories and biographies! I’m reading one of the late, great, George Michael’s biographies along with a book about the Manson Family. Great combination, I know!

What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m going to write and publish my new book and, after that, who knows? I’m excited to see what my future self will get up to!

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 Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx, Island by Richard Laymon, The Book Of Brownies by Enid Blyton, and Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn. All books that have influenced or inspired me in some way.

Author Websites and Profiles
Steven Wain Website

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend. I have two amazing sons that keep me smiling every day. We live in the Cleveland area as does my entire extended family! I enjoy discovering and cooking healthy meals for them all. I discovered Paleo, low carb and Keto eating a few years ago and have never looked back. I have struggled with my weight since I graduated from college and once I changed my lifestyle I lost over 40 pounds! In addition to my love for cooking, I enjoy being involved through volunteering in my community and drinking a good zin with my husband on date night! Currently I have written one book – Love Your Low Carb Leftovers. I have a few more ideas swirling in my head for future projects.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Love Your Low Carb Leftovers was inspired by my friends, who are busy and feel like they don’t have time to cook. I am dedicated to a paleo friendly, low carb lifestyle, and I wanted other people to feel like they could do it too. I have always loved reinventing my food into something else delicious (especially since my family does not want to eat the same thing over again the next day). So one day while making soup from last nights dinner I thought why not write these ideas down?

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t think so???? I was able to finally sit down and put this project together after watching a You Tube Video about reaching your full potential. The You Tuber (as my kids would call him) suggested I just write down my thoughts with no corrections, grammar or spelling changes. Then after I took an hour to write my ideas down go back and edit. It worked for me and I didn’t let myself get caught up in the perfection of it, which had derailed me in the past from completing anything in the past.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
So many I can’t imagine mentioning them all – Jean Auel, Ayn Rand, Michael Pollen, James Michener, Diana Gabaldon and those are just a few.

What are you working on now?
A book about organizing your life for REAL REAL life. Most organizing books I have read the author does not have kids and/or spends big bucks on matching baskets. I have two kids and no money for pretty organizing – but I want my life to run smoothly and reduce my family’s stress. Most people who come into my home want to know how it is so clean and organized, so I want to write down my tips and tricks.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I don’t know yet – I am new to this and want to learn.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Not yet! Stay tuned.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
When you have a dream or an idea you must take MASSIVE ACTION today, right now, toward that dream.

Don’t be driven by fear but hope.

What are you reading now?
Moral Defense by Marcia Clark, The Complete Words of Jesus Only, and Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins

What’s next for you as a writer?
Continue to work on my marketing skills. LOL

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?
Clan of the Cave Bear Series by Jean Auel, Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon I could read those again and again.

Author Websites and Profiles
Sarah Mroz Miller Website
Sarah Mroz Miller Amazon Profile

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hi there.
My name is Steven, and I’m a young-at-heart 43-year-old from England. These days I live in beautiful San Miguel de Allende, Mexico with my journalist wife, Leslie Patrick Moore.

I started writing years ago, mostly travel stuff and blogs, but I decided to write my first novel about 4 years ago. It was published in November 2014, and is a literary coming of age adventure. I was very proud of it for a first attempt, and it sold quite well, but now I’ve moved onto a more fun genre, and have just published the first of a 5 book action/adventure series.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My newest book is a 36k word novella called ‘The Samurai Code’.
I had already written the first drafts of the 4 books in the series, and I decided to write a novella to put out first to try and attract readers. The four full-length books are based in Peru, India/Tibet, Egypt and Mexico, so I wanted to set the novella somewhere completely different. I’ve been to the main location of the book, the island of Miyajima, Japan, and I did a little research of some real world events and based my story around those. (I’ve actually been to all the locations throughout the series except Tibet, but it’s on the list)

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Hmm? No, not really. I’m still learning my best tactics as I go. I suppose writing the first drafts of an entire series isn’t standard for most people, but it seems to me that if I lay out the whole narrative, it serves me well for character development. Other than that, nope. In the words of the great Hemingway, ‘There’s nothing to writing. You just sit at a typewriter and bleed.’ (or laptop, obviously)

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I used to love reading anything by Clive Cussler, you know, those grand, sweeping far-fetched adventures, and along with my love of Indiana Jones, then you get an idea of what my new series is aiming for, although mine are a little grittier with a slightly more adult leaning.
I also love most of the classics, and someone even labelled my first novel, ‘I Have Lived Today’, …a Dickensian like quest’. That made me very happy.

What are you working on now?
Well, only yesterday I wrapped up ‘The Samurai Code’, and other than a ghostwriting project I’m working on, and my day-to-day travel writing, I will be pushing on with editing the next book in the series, ‘The Condor Prophecy’. It’s a great story, and one I believe will resonate with anyone who loves a good adventure/lost cities/archaeology/ancient myths etc.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
That’s something I’m still learning, but I hear great things about Instafreebie. Sorry, that’s the best I’ve got for now.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Yes, loads.
I would say my number one tip is to write as if no one will ever read it (less pressure that way) Write a first-draft without stopping to think, zero editing. Ultimately, follow your dreams and see what happens. Just be aware that it’s a difficult job to finish even one first draft, so if you get that far, you’ve already achieved something special, even if its crap.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Two things. Read your stuff aloud to yourself. That’s the best way to understand if something is flowing well and the best way to notice mistakes.

And do NOT scrimp on editing services. It’s essential.

What are you reading now?
I’m reading my competition; Russell Blake, Cussler, Scott Mariani.
These are all successful guys in my genre and are good writers. If I can emulate their success I’ll be a happy camper.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Well, I have many ongoing projects, so it’s going to be a busy year. The ghostwriting is an exciting challenge, and will take 6-8 months, but I hope to find time to publish at least the next 2 books in my series before Christmas. It’s a big ask, but I’m determined.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
I would definitely take Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts. Absolutely brilliant.
I would also take ‘The Never Ending Story’. I don’t remember who it’s by, but as a kid I was blown away by it. I’d then have to take ‘The Cemetery of Forgotten Books’ trilogy by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (that counts as one, right?) And to finish, of course I would take ‘The Samurai Code’, a brilliant new action/adventure thriller by ME!!

Author Websites and Profiles
Steven Moore Website
Steven Moore Amazon Profile

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
After serving eighteen years in the British Royal Navy I was medically discharged with a broken back and started my first novel. I had almost completed it when I had to earn a living wage so I taught myself Visual Basic and became a computer programmer. Although it paid enough to live on I felt unfulfilled and became unhappy with the rat race. My wife and I decided to move to the Dominican Republic for a slower pace of life.

I started to write GERALD, my second novel. The first draft was completed within six months and went through revision after revision until I had it shining like a new penny. James Wymore saw the novel and championed it through a few more revisions and it will finally be published by Immortal Works as my debut novel.

Since finishing GERALD I have completed the first novel I started and am half way through my third. They are all very different and say a lot about my interests in life. Fantastical worlds, animals and medieval England. When I’m not writing I rescue animals in need and have even taken that so far as to gain a qualification, Veterinary Assistant.

In my ideal world I would be writing novels and helping magical creatures such as Dragons, Unicorns and Phoenixes.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest novel, due for release on May 16th 2017 is Gerald and the amulet of Zonrach which is the story of a less than able wizard who causes mayhem with a spell he used to create a nice shiny new village landmark.

The inspiration came when I was in the shower, funnily enough. I love Terry Pratchett and his diskworld series and also fantasy in general. I want to write a novel that I would love to read and suddenly the concept of promotion by height popped into my head. If a wizard successfully casts a spell he has a chance of promotion in inches, but if he makes a mistake, which Gerald would be known for, he loses inches. The tallest wizards in the land are the most powerful. I could foresee a lot of fun writing this, especially as I wanted the protagonist to be a bit of a klutz.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really, unless you count not being able to get away from my chair because of the ten rescue dogs wrapped around it.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
As I said earlier, Terry Pratchett has a big influence on my writing, but other writers such as Tolkien, Brandon Sanderson, Andrew Buckley have helped shape the voice in my writing.

Terry and Andrew because of the humor, Tolkien, because, well, he’s Tolkien and the father of fantasy. Brandon because I like the way he is constantly coming up with fresh approaches to the genre of fantasy.

What are you working on now?
I am working on two novels at the moment. Gerald and the three Princesses is the next in the Gerald series and he lands himself in trouble immediately. I’ve still go to figure out how to get him back to Wyverndawn as a wizard, because… well you’ll see if you read the query and first chapter on my website

The other is called Wilfrid and is about a twelve year old boy living in Anglo Saxon, England. His world falls apart shortly after his rite of manhood and if he doesn’t succeed in his quest to kill a mythical wolf then his father and best friend will be trapped between midgard and Waelheall, the Anglo Saxon Valhalla.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I use the normal social media pages such as facebook and twitter. I have my own blog and try to keep that current. I also have a goodreads author page. Apart from that I’m pretty much a marketing novice.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
My only advice is to not give up on your dream. Rejections are a part of the process and everyone gets them. Don’t let them get you down, although it is disheartening sometimes, and keep tweaking and submitting. Make friends with other writers and industry professionals, you can learn a lot from them and it helps to stop you feeling isolated when another rejection slip appears in your inbox. Eventually it will happen.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t stop writing until the first draft is completed. Usually the worst thing you can do is start editing what you have just written. I puts in this endless cycle and you never finish the draft. Get the book written then go back and edit.

What are you reading now?
I have just this second finished Hair in all the wrong places by Andrew Buckley and it was a great read. Next I’m going to grab either a viking, anglo saxon or roman story as I love those times

What’s next for you as a writer?
I have a book with my publisher at the moment and I am sitting on hot coals waiting to see if they will take it on.

I am doing a few school visits, which is an amazing experience which no author should pass up if they get the chance.

I’m going to finish the two books I’m writing at the moment and should have them both done before the end of the year.

Hopefully I will obtain representation by an agent in the future, that is my next goal. To me having someone in your corner to help build your career is very important, but I’m such a scaredy cat that it will take a huge leap of faith to submit to the agent that I want. I can’t say who it is, but he very editorial and loves working with his clients. A friend of mine is represented by him and says he is an amazing agent.

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, Elantris, Color of Magic, Stiltskin

Author Websites and Profiles
Carl Hackman Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have always had a passion for health and wellness.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The title of the book is The Ultimate Memory Improvement Guide

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I would say that my weird writing habit is that I can’t stop when I get an idea. I will be up all night working on a project.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I would say that Tony Robbins is my biggest influence. I have read all of his work, and he is an inspiration to every Self-Help author

What are you working on now?
I am finishing up my Masters degree, and then I will start my next writing project.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
While this is my first book, I am still learning the process of promoting my books.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
To do it. I know a lot of potential authors that will not create their book for various reasons. I would tell them that it is worth the process.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Go for it. Time is ticking, and you should do what you want to.

What are you reading now?
Unshakeable by Tony Robbins. I am reading it in all if my free time.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I have a few ideas for my next project, but nothing is set in stone just yet.

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 Tony Robbins or Tim Ferriss. While I don’t know how much help these books would be on a desert island, these are my two favorite authors.

Author Websites and Profiles
Matt Poyle Amazon Profile

Matt Poyle’s Social Media Links
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I self-published my first novel in September 2016 and am currently working on a prequel and a new, unrelated novel. These aren’t the first books I have written, of course, but it’s taken me nearly twenty years to get to the point where I considered my writing good enough to start looking for readers. I used to live in, through, and off books when I was little, and I want to contribute to that in the best possible way.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest (and right now, only) published book is called Naheli’s Sacrifice. The inspiring moment was short and intense: I had a sudden image of a girl who could turn the ocean into glass. That was the beginning, and this idea stayed with me all the way to the end and turned out to play a great part in the novel. Naheli is faced with having to sacrificed everything – much more than just her life.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I am a great fan of Michael Ende whose most famous book is The Neverending Story. But I also read a lot by Stephen King, whose characters I admire, and Peter Pohl for the great depth in his stories. For world and setting, I love Stephen Donaldson’s books. I’m happy to admit that all of these books have influenced my writing.

What are you working on now?
For my current work in progress, I use the working title Darklight Rest. It is the name of an institute housing people without memory – people who have chosen to give up their former lives in hopes of better ones. The inspiration for this story actually came from my previous novel, where a character I really liked just didn’t find her place in that book. So I gave her a story of her own, and it’s turning out to be a very emotional one.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I am still trying to work that out. Right now I have gone permafree with Naheli’s Sacrifice and I’m hoping to get sign ups to my mailing list for when I’m done with the prequel, so I’ll be able to launch that properly.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Stop whining.
Seriously, it’s changed my life.

What are you reading now?
I’m reading non-fiction at the moment: self-publishing, weight loss (mostly out of curiosity), mind sets for writers. The latest book I read was The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Oh, so many things! I have two main projects right now: the prequel to Naheli’s Sacrifice, and my new novel Darklight Rest. Apart from that, I’m also working on translating Naheli’s Sacrifice into German, and of course on promotion. There is so much to learn, and I’m eager to find a new angle every single day.

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 Stone and the Flute by Hans Bemmann – because that book makes me utterly happy.
A book by my favourite German coach, to remind myself that I. Can. Do. It.
The Witcher series, if I can bring all of the books.
And finally, The Neverending Story, so I don’t forget how to dream.

Author Websites and Profiles
Rabea Scholz Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’ve released one book, A Spark of Justice, but I have two more in progress. I like writing Mystery, Thriller and Science Fiction and have a love of big cats, which I try to work into most of my stories.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
A Spark of Justice was inspired by a period of my young life spent with the circus and reading books about old time circuses, before our awareness of animal cruelty made acts like the big cat acts untenable. In fantasy, no animals are mistreated.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
No

What authors, or books have influenced you?
James Otis, Ray Bradbury, Michael Moorcock, Michael Crichton

What are you working on now?
A Thriller called Sabertooth.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m still working that out.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t spend a fortune on every advertising site out there. Find the ones that get results.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Be excellent to each other.

What are you reading now?
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

What’s next for you as a writer?
Once I finish Sabertooth, I have a science fiction story partly written which I will complete.

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 good survival manual.
Something with a massive amount of pages to use to start fires.
A couple of good fantasy books to keep me sane.

Author Websites and Profiles
J.D. Hawkins Website
J.D. Hawkins Amazon Profile

J.D. Hawkins’s Social Media Links
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My name is Mary Lingerfelt, and I write Christian romance novels. I’m a relatively new novelist. I’ve been ghostwriting for clients for years, but A Lancaster Love is the first book out under my own name. I’m a romantic at heart, and love writing love stories, but my main intent in my books is to connect with my readers, and to inspire them to pursue their own love relationship with God.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My book is titled A Lancaster Love. I was influenced by a lot of things in this book; I admire and respect the Amish culture, and it’s been a lot of fun to discover the ins and outs of that lifestyle. I was also very struck by the challenges faced by ex-Amish, the people who choose to leave the Amish church and join the wider world. What would it be like to switch from a plain lifestyle, to today’s world — especially quickly? The culture shock would have to be intense.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I’m a real night owl. I like to write after the house has quieted down, and there are no interruptions from the phone or my family. An average day for me ends at two or three in the morning.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I love Catherine Marshall’s books, but also devoured C.S. Lewis’ and Tolkien’s work. I admire Jane Austen’s wit, and Georgette Heyer’s sense of humor.

What are you working on now?
My next novel will be a contemporary Christian romance, about a woman whose fiance dumps her. She is also wrestling with a big secret, and goes on a working vacation to Maine to get her head on straight. But instead of simplifying her life, the trip to Maine complicates it, because she meets a little boy there who steals her heart, and a man so gorgeous that she nicknames him ‘The Creature.’

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Facebook has been my main promotional avenue so far.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep writing, and never stop honing your craft.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t worry about tomorrow; it will happen differently anyway.

What are you reading now?
Authority to Heal, by Ken Blue. A thoughtful and even-handed examination of the subject of healing.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m just starting out now, so I’ll be looking to add more books to my site.

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, of course; but then probably Catherine Marshall’s Something More, Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, and maybe a few romances.

Author Websites and Profiles
Mary Lingerfelt Website
Mary Lingerfelt Amazon Profile

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’ve been in love with writing, especially writing for television, since I was a young girl still in elementary school. I currently have written two books and my third one will be release April 2017.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The name of my latest book is The Facebook Meme: A Short Story. I really think my relocation inspired it. I was living in my home city of Peoria, Il just before March of this year. My fiancé and I have always wanted to move to California to pursue our dreams, so we agreed and packed up and moved within weeks of making that decision. We relocated to California on March 7th of this year. Being in the city where I know my dreams will come true inspired and sparked me to write even more. I asked myself, “Why would I move here and do anything else, when I moved here to write?”

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I don’t believe I have any habits I would consider unusual. I know one thing though, is I can’t write unless I put it on paper first. Afterwards, I can type it up. Another thing, is I can’t start on any writing project unless I have a title first.

What are you working on now?
I’m currently working on my first suspense fiction short story, The Facebook Meme. I’m really excited about it.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
This one is hard. I use a lot of sites when it comes to promoting my books. I really like Awesome Gang and Twitter, Facebook and Instagram as far social media sites.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
I would say to never give up. It’s heard so often but so imperative to know. The more you write, the more you learn.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
I recently saw a video on Facebook of Denzel Washington accepting an award and he said,”Ease is a greater threat to progress than hardship.” This has stuck with me ever since.

What are you reading now?
I’m currently reading an Ebook by Author Ashley Emma called Fearless Author.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I love to write period but my dream has always been to break into television. I’m currently attending UCLA for my certificate in Television Writing. Hour long dramas for tv is the direction I’m heading in.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
I would bring Steve Harvey’s, Jump, Rework by Jason Fried and The Screenwriters Bible by David Trottier.

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Well, I love speculative fiction and have a particular passion for YA literature, since those are the books that sustained me when I needed them most and taught me that I wasn’t alone. I wrote a YA zombie comedy called Confessions of the Very First Zombie Slayer (That I Know of), and I co-write (along with my husband, Matt Carter) the YA horror/sci-fi series, The Prospero Chronicles. It’s about teens from different worlds having to come together to fight their town’s infestation of shape-shifting aliens from another dimension, and the third book, Slivers, is coming out this summer! There are going to be five in total.

Matt and I also wrote a horror satire called Agent Ingenue Versus the Lord of Terror, which I adore, but it’s kind of ended up backlogged in our publication queue for now while we’ve been working together on creating something new in the same universe as his solo debut, Almost Infamous. We’ve finally settled on a Superhero Noir story that’s almost done!

I’ve also written a couple of solo YA novels that aren’t scheduled for release yet. Some Side Effects May Occur is a futuristic body horror meditation on eating disorders, and Out of the Pocket is a dark Paranormal Romance satire about dating abuse.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Right now, we’re calling it Pinnacle City, but that may change. It’s a Superhero Noir story set in the same universe as Matt’s Almost Infamous, but with all new characters. This one’s about a down-on-his-luck private detective with the power to read the past of objects, forced to team up with a naive superheroine celebrity who may be one of the only non-corrupt capes in the city, to solve a murder and uncover the much deeper conspiracy behind it. Class struggles are a huge theme throughout, so you could definitely say that current events have been an inspiration.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t usually notice that I’m doing it, but sometimes my characters’ weird habits temporarily become my own. For example, my main character in Pinnacle City is a children’s icon who doesn’t swear. Normally, I don’t keep much of a leash on my language, but since I’ve been writing her, I’ve caught myself saying some of the most bizarre and syrupy curse-substitutes in everyday conversation.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
J.K. Rowling was the one who made me want to be a writer. I always wanted to create characters and worlds that would feel as real as hers did to me. I’m eternally grateful to Suzanne Collins for redefining the YA genre at a time when it desperately needed it, branching teen heroines away from the restrictive mold of romance-centric passivity, and I love John Green and Lauren Oliver for their willingness to pull back from constant action to explore human feeling in ways that more visual media often can’t as deeply.

What are you working on now?
Finishing up the last couple drafts of Pinnacle City, and then soon it’ll be on to book four of The Prospero Chronicles!

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m learning this as I go. I’m about to find out from my first ever indie launch which parts of the little-bit-of-everything I’ve been trying will do me the most good. I’d hate to mislead anyone before I know more myself.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Your first novel is like your first love. It feels like the only one you’ll ever be capable of, but it’s not. If you’re interested in a career in writing, you’re planning for a lifetime of creating new stuff. It’s okay to fall a little bit in love with every project along the way, but not to the point where you can’t see or learn from its flaws, or imagine any other project ever being as important as the one in front of you now. To develop your talent, you have to fall in love with writing itself, and the process of improving and rediscovering it over and over again.

This is a lesson I keep on learning.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
If you don’t care, why should your reader?

What are you reading now?
Squirrel Girl comics. Every girl should have Doreen Green in her life. I’m not kidding.

What’s next for you as a writer?
After finishing Pinnacle City and probably the last two books of The Prospero Chronicles, I’m thinking of doing something romantic. Possibly involving time travel.

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?
Ouch, only 3 or 4? Takes most of my favorites off the table, because I’d be sad having only part of a series. Let’s go with Warm Bodies, The Fault in Our Stars, The Haunting of Hill House, and How Not to Write a Novel, which happens to be both one of the best writing guides and one of the flat out funniest books I’ve ever read.

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a naturopathic medical doctor who enjoys writing about health, as well as fiction that explores individuality and society’s impact on health. I live in the Pacific Northwest with my family and find rainy days to be perfect for writing and watching movie marathons. My boyfriend, two babies, and cat are all supportive about my writing endeavors, and I think they can tell when I’m having writer’s block. I just have this weird look on my face. They inspire me all the time, and there’s no shortage of excitement and learning in my life thanks to them.

I’ve written four books so far, and one of them is illustrated by me as well. “Picture It: Homeopathy” is an illustrated humorous guide to homeopathic remedies. My second published book is “The Art of Health: Simple and Powerful Keys for Creating Health in Your Life.” I have two fiction titles as well. “Modern Day Fables” is a co-authored (by me and my boyfriend) collection of short stories that contains lessons for adults living in today’s crazy world. “Screen” is a cyberpunk short story, and it’s also the first one featured in the “Modern Day Fables” anthology.

In my clinical practice, I believe that health is not about perfect diets, hours spent at the gym, a magic cure from supplements or pharmaceuticals, or any one particular belief or ideology. It’s life itself, how we treat it and support it, and the courageous actions of the individual in the face of real life challenges. Hey, it’s also about enjoying a life you can call your own. These are the themes I most enjoy writing about. Let’s not give in to the mind fog.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is “The Art of Health: Simple and Powerful Keys for Creating Health in Your Life.” My experience seeing patients in practice is what inspired this book. So many people came in for their first visit expressing to me, “I just don’t feel like myself these days.” I understood how they were feeling, because the world is rough and I knew that feeling myself. I wrote this book to answer, from a health perspective, why it’s so hard for many of us to feel like ourselves in today’s world and society. The book helps explore what each of us can do about it, and how we can create health in an artful way rather than turning it into a burden or a chore. True health takes courage, but we each have this potential within us.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Maybe not unusual, because I can picture other people doing this. I love writing with music in the background or streaming into my ears from headphones. Lately, I’m writing to the tune of the band Twenty One Pilots, from their album “Blurry Face.”

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Ayn Rand definitely influenced me with her book “The Fountainhead.” I’ll never forget reading that book for the first time, and knowing that when it came to work and creativity, I wanted to do it my way. It’s not an easy road to do it your way, and I’m learning that over time. But there’s something about creating a piece of work or building something from the ground up, and saying that you did it.

What are you working on now?
I’m working on a book about acne. I dealt with so much acne in my life, and the way that I got through it was totally unexpected to me. I used my empirical treatment approach for patients I saw in practice, and now I also want to write a book about it so people can try out the methods from the comfort of their own rooms. What’s new or different about my approach? Here’s my hook…I can’t tell you yet! Mainly because I’m exploring this myself through my writing. What I can say is, think mind body.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’ve used Goodreads a lot, but I don’t know if it’s my best method. What has been most exciting to me is participating in the events and cyber conventions hosted by Angela B. Chrysler at her book and marketing website “Brain to Books” (http://www.braintobooks.com). By signing up for these affordable and creative events, I’ve learned more skills toward marketing my books, and I’ve become inspired to make a dedicated author website, write a blog and review books, and overall just get more jazzed about marketing rather than full of trepidation toward it.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Someone told me once, and I believe it’s true: Just keep writing, and the rest will take care of itself.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
In my life? Keep doing your thing.

What are you reading now?
I’m reading “America: Imagine a World Without Her,” by Dinesh D’Souza. Wow. This guy can articulate amazing insight, write, speak, and is incredibly courageous. He seeks the truth, and I appreciate that. I’m always trying to seek truth in health care. I don’t think you can really be healthy without facing the truth. I explore that theme in my fiction as well. Unlike Jack Nicholson’s character in “A Few Good Men,” I think you can handle the truth.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m going to keep writing for sure. I want to get rolling with, and eventually finish my book about acne. I also have a novel I started years ago that I’d love to finish. It’s waiting for me. It’s a mystery about a guitar case. I have no idea how it’ll end, and after everything I’ve experienced and learned in the last seven years since I started it, the book is truly a mystery to me too.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
“Boy’s Life” by Robert McCammon.
“The Fountainhead” by Ayn Rand.
“The Power of One” by Bryce Courtenay.
And one collection of short stories by Roald Dahl.

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have always had the self-image of being a writer. And I did write mansucripts for both amateur theaters and a soap opera many years ago. But for far too long time I sadly did let the years pass by believing I had to do all this other things first. Now when I finally hade decided to make my dreams come true there is nothing that can stop me from writing anymore.
At the moment I am writing on my third book. My bedut novella “Three Days in September” was publiched about a year ago. First in it´s original language Swedish and a few month ago in English. It is getting translated into portugoise as well.
My second book, and the third, that I am writing now, are crime stories.
I am using a pseudonym and below are my thoughts about that:
Is it possible to introduce oneself despite using a pseudonym? I believe it is. A person is far more than a name, a job and an age. We are our dreams, our experiences and our feelings. These are what make us unique.

I am fortunate to inhabit three entirely different worlds. The first is my everyday. Breakfasts, lunches, dinners and journeys to work. Responsibilities that intimidate. Dinners at friends’ who never just don’t know how much I care. Aggravation at work. Kids that make me cry with pride. Boring days. Sunny days. Sitting on my balcony. Days of heavy rain and exhaustion dragging me down. And all these days drift into one until suddenly along comes a day I’ll remember forever.

My second world is in all the books that I read. On my way to work on a bumpy, overcrowded train when I suddenly realize whodunnit. Or at home, under a blanket on the sofa, I imagine how it feels to long for the heartbeat of a lover. When I finally understand why orange is the new black. The amazing worlds other writers invite me into. Like when I searched for the dark rider of Mordor in The Lord of the Rings, terrified he would appear on the horizon. Each of these worlds as real as my own.

My third is the one I own, my world. And I am here to share it with you. The world my characters live, love, fight and screw up in. The loved and the infuriating, the characters that come from me but I can never be. Characters that go their own way but allow me to follow their adventures. Adventures that help me make sense of my first world.

I hope you choose to travel with me. To places you know and places you don’t. To meet people you’ve met and some you never want to. People you thought you didn’t know but you realise you did. Maybe I can shed some light. And help you understand, sympathize with and maybe, just maybe, forgive my characters.

Welcome to my world. I hope you enjoy it.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is “Playing with fire”. What´s inspire me is that the main caracter is a women in her mid sixties. For most of her life she has been working as a surgent. But age and shaking hands forced her out of that career. She refuses to be a pensioner and instead get herself a job as a private investigator. in close coolaboration with a young man with a self-image of a looser from the suburb and a young woman who has been oppressed for most og her life. Together they enter dangerous adventures to solve crimes.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I get up early, around 5:30, to write. Often when I wake up I have new ideas of the story as if it has been prosessed during the night. I write most every day.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I love Dan Browns books because they are so exciting that I just can´t stop reading. I also like that they are really long. Something I have to work on. When books are both really good and really long they sort of get like a part of your everyday life in a way that makes you miss them once you have finished reading them.

What are you working on now?
“Till Death do us apart” is a crime story. The second book of the serie of the private investigator Gunvor Ström.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
In Sweden it is a good method to get the book to the selection of libraries. Especially e-books because the market for lending e-books at librarys is groving quickly. And if you get on the top 100 book list you get good exposure. Since I am pretty new on the English speaking market I do not have that much experience.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
To do things like this; interview on avesomegang.
A good thing is to do a special offer for a day or two where readers can get your books for free.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
I just got hold of the brochure “Shining light on your book” by Babelcube and Bacon press books that amongst others gave me a tip about this page, awesomegang.

What are you reading now?
I am reading “The black house” by Peter May.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I will continue on the crime serie about Gunvor Ström. But I have also plans about writing a dystopia. About the World after the big catastrophe. I actually hade a great deal of the story in my head already.

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 Da Vinci Code by Dan Browne. Beacause it takes time to read and is exciting.
White teeth by Zadie Smith. Because I loved reading it years ago and I will read it againg but as soon as I find the time.
The lord of the rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. Because it would bring the right magic to being on a desert Island.
Any book about Harry Potter because I love the story but have just seen the films so far.

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hello! My name is Brea Viragh, and that is NOT a pseudonym! I am the author of the small-town contemporary series, the Promise Me series. The fourth and final installment will be ready in June of 2017.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The latest book is titled Kiss Me, and although it is a stand alone novel, it is part 3 of the Promise Me series. I got the idea for Kiss Me from the RWA conference in San Diego(2016). One of the lectures on high concept mentioned taking well-known tropes and amplifying them. I thought of conflict. I thought of family dinners and holidays. I thought “what can I do to turn my characters on their heads?”

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not particularly. I sit down and write. Much more of a pantser than a plotter. I prefer to write organically. Whatever happens, happens, and I go back while editing to make sure the scenes are cohesive.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I would have to say my biggest influences are Nora Roberts and P.C. Cast. I was first introduced at 13 and while I’ve always been an avid reader, these two authors caught my attention. And held it.

What are you working on now?
Right now I’m completing the draft for the fourth and final installment of the Promise Me series, as well as two stand alone novels that will be part of the Heartwood world.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Reach out to your community. It’s amazing what the people around you can do.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Be persistent! Never give up and never compare yourself to others and their journeys.

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 same well-worn paperbacks on my bookshelf I come back to again and again. Midnight Bayou (Nora Roberts), Goddess of the Rose (P.C. Cast), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling), and The DaVinci Code (Dan Brown).

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
William Wheeler is a licensed engineer and project management professional with over 20 years of experience in the architectural-engineering industry. He has also self-published several books, including the “Color Me!” series and the “Robert, Drake and Franklin” children’s book series.

Over many years of working through common financial challenges, William Wheeler has used his experience in design and managing projects to develop better techniques for keeping his personal finances balanced. Having practiced multiple methods of financial planning in the past, his methods have been refined and simplified to enable him to achieve the predictable results we all desire allowing him to write his personal finance book. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/EngineersFinance.

The children’s books developed are based on the idea that a single series of events is experienced by different individuals in unique ways, resulting in unique stories and settings. Creating the story involved setting up scenes and story frames that allowed all three characters to interact. Part of the challenge was setting up a story where all three characters each had an equal part. The other challenge was creating scenes where the placement of shadows reflected how the protagonist felt, without contradicting the other characters and their feelings. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/RobertDrakeAndFranklin.

An engineer by trade, William C. Wheeler studied art throughout childhood. Never forgetting a love for art, he also brings to the world a sophisticated way of re-living one’s artistic side as one once did as a child. The coloring books are appropriate for children, but have the sophistication necessary to challenge and entertain adults. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/ColorMeAdultColoringBook.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The latest book is “An Engineer’s Approach to Personal Finance.” I wrote it after being laid off from work, and with my children reaching the age where they leave the nest, I have been thinking through many aspects of working through finances when first starting out in life.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I do not believe I have any unusual habits, other than spending a lot of time thinking about a topic for a while outside of the typing process.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Since I have been creating non-fiction for most of my work, “Chicago Manual of Style.”

What are you working on now?
At the moment, debating on writing a diet book.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I will let you know when I start selling more than a few each month.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Proofread many times, and let it stay untouched for a few days, then proofread again.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Read the written word out loud.

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Near the end of the 1990s I read about the disappearance of Albert Fountain and his young son Henry near the White Sands in 1896. I wanted to read a book about the case, but what I kept finding was only a few chapters here and there about it in books about a larger subject, such as biographies of those involved. I began researching the topic and once I found the investigation reports, I knew there was enough for a book, so I wrote the book I had wanted to read. I followed that with a biography of Pinkerton detective and Civil War spy Timothy Webster. I’ve written a few nonfiction articles as well. My new book, Death of a Kootch Show Girl, is my first work of fiction.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The novel is a mystery called Death of a Kootch Show Girl, published by Black Opal Books. I was in my car listening to a Mick Ronson song called “The Empty Bed,” which begins with the narrator lighting a cigarette and ends with the cigarette burning out. I thought that would be a great idea for something set in the 1950s. I thought it’d be fun to write something set in that time period and, by the time I got home, I had a rough idea for the book.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write out everything with pen and paper first. I know some find that unusual, but I change a lot as I type it, so this makes sense for me.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
For my early nonfiction work Frederick Nolan, Leon Metz, and Robert Utley were my biggest influences. Others include Oscar Wilde, Ian Fleming, Al Franken, Woody Allen, and Mark Twain.

What are you working on now?
I always have a few ideas that I’m researching. Both my next book and next article will be nonfiction and deal with murders in late 19th century New Mexico.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m new to the fiction world, so it’s too early to comment on what is working and what isn’t. For nonfiction, reviews and articles in relevant magazines and journals have probably helped the most. Speeches have also been very successful and rewarding for me.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write and rewrite. Make your final product as good as it can be, then find a good and appropriate publisher. The more help you have, the better. I owe so much to my publishers.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
It would be very difficult to choose just one piece of advice. I had no experience writing books when I started my first manuscript, and I was lucky enough to get critiques and very helpful advice from successful authors in my field. I can’t thank Frederick Nolan, Gordon Owen, Leon Metz, and Chuck Parsons enough for all they taught me. Writers (and in that case, historians) can be a very friendly group, so don’t hesitate to reach out for help.

What are you reading now?
I just finished a book about the Sam Sheppard case by James Neff called The Wrong Man. It’s inspired me to learn more about the Marilyn Sheppard murder.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I will continue to research and write. I have many projects I want to get to.

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 list would change depending on when you ask me, but here goes: Letters From the Earth by Mark Twain (or the Bible According to Mark Twain which includes Letters From the Earth); The West of Billy the Kid by Frederick Nolan, The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, and the Complete Calvin and Hobbes (am I allowed a box-set?).

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Robert Longley is a coach, consultant, writer and world traveler. He began his career in Air Force intelligence during the Gulf War era. After the military he has been involved in many large scale IT projects in both the public and private sector. He specializes in case management systems for human services and donates software to many small non-profits. Robert also does coaching and consulting for organizational and personal development.
Even before the military, Robert started writing inspirational poems for people. They all follow the quatrain format used by Nostradamus. Most were written for times of loss, but many deal with a variety of life issues. Over the years his poems have been used in a movie, set to music, turned into shadow boxes, featured in several books and magazines, and used by the US Army in the packet given to children when a family member is killed serving their country. His fifth book of poetry is Echoes of War. It includes over 100 poems requested for families of service members who died during the modern era.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Latest book is Words Of Power – it’s a collection of poems about the many words that have power in our lives.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
All my poems are written in the quatrain format used by Nostradamus

What are you working on now?
Currently working on a book – Voices of Nature. All poems about nature.

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

Do you have any advice for new authors?
just keep writing

What’s next for you as a writer?
Continuing with poetry but also working on some business books 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 Alchemist, The Man Who Tapped The Secrets of the Universe, The Four Hour Work Week

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’ve written three books and published in two anthologies. I am Mother of six beautiful children and four grand. I love to write, read, and cupcakes. I am striving for the New York Times Best Seller’s list and spreading my love for literature.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I’m Still Here:What Didn’t Kill Me Only Made Me Stronger and Sharper. I read an article about Gianna Jessen who survived a late term abortion. I started to research the subject and decided to create a character who was African American and male. I wanted him to face his birth mother and have her explain why. My character goes through many trials and tribulations searching for his purpose and his reason to still live. On his quest to find his birth mother he discovers love, his purpose, and most of all forgiveness

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I love writing in a small room, dark, headphones, and a cup of tea or Pepsi.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Toni Morrison, Stephen King, Donald Goines, Jodi Piccoult, and Terry McMillain

What are you working on now?
Kimbella’s Hustle a novel about a street magician who hustles men until she meet her soul mate. She realizes the truth about her her hero, father, and that you can never hustle love.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I believe social media, give aways, and marketing services.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Build a platform, study your craft as well the business of books. To always stay consistent and believe in your book.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
That the first draft is like pouring sand in the box. You are prepping to build sand castles with words.

What are you reading now?
I am reading ,Jodi Picoult Small Great Things

What’s next for you as a writer?
I am working on Kimbella’s Hustle and to continue to grow as an author. To build my brand as an Author.

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’m Still here by Tamyara Brown
The Color Purple
Your Blues Ain’t Like Mine
Black Girl Lost

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
This is my second book. The first, “Treating Borderline States in Marriage: Dealing with Oppositionalism, Ruthless Aggression, and Severe Resistance” was published in 2000 and written primarily for psychotherapist’s. However, some lay people who have read it took the time to email me telling me they got a lot out of it. I’ve been an individual and couples therapist for over forty years and worked in a variety of inpatient and outpatient treatment settings. In Hatching Charlie I tell of much that I have learned about the human condition, yours and mine, during that time.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My book is “Hatching Charlie: A Psychotherapist’s Tale”. It was inspired by questions two of my adult children asked me some years ago: “Who are you?” and “What is it [life] about?” Those questions stirred within me for a few years, eventually giving rise to “Hatching Charlie” as a response.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t know if it’s unusual or not but when I start writing I may have a topic but I never know what I’m going to say or how I’m going to say it. One of the things I love most about writing is that through it I learn what’s on my mind.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
The many works of D. W. Winnicott and other psychoanalytic writers in terms of my profession. But generally, I jokingly assert that I don’t want to read anything that has character development in it. If Arnold Schwartzeneger can’t star in it I’m not interested. That’s not literally true, I love great novels like the Boys in the Boat or the Power of One., or the Gentleman in Moscow, but largely I like escapist action/adventure fiction.

What are you working on now?
I’ve just finished writing the book and I’m working to have it put on audible.com. Aside from that I’m trying to promote awareness of the book. What I’ve discovered is that you can have a good book but no one will read it if they aren’t aware of its existence.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m just starting out on this aspect of book publishing. I don’t know enough about it yet to answer this question.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Never look up at anyone. Never look down at anyone. Look over at everyone.

What are you reading now?
The History of Nearly Everything.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Don’t know yet. I always wait patiently to see what emerges from within me.

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?
Can’t say. If given that option I would research it and choose very carefully.

Author Websites and Profiles
Charles McCormack Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m an indie-author from Leicester. I’ve been writing since my early teenage years with what was effectively fan-fiction. In my early twenties, I wrote the premise to what would become my debut novel, Knightstar, but I shelved it for a good few years. I picked it up again, rebooted it, and rewrote it.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Knightstar is a superhero teen book for young adults. I’ve always been a fan of superheroes and love reading, especially action-packed novels and ones with a strong plot-line. It seemed natural to meld the two together. Also, I used to work at a book shop and was the Children’s Bookseller. For that role, I worked with a lot of authors, organised author events, and would make nice displays for particular books. I would always imagine that to be me, so I decided to put pen to paper (or rather finger to keyboard) and wrote my first book.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
None that I think are unusual. I will try and plan out a whole series, and sometimes work backwards from the finale.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
There have been so many authors that have influenced me. The ones that have influenced me the most are J.K. Rowling, Anthony Horowitz, and Pittacus Lore.

What are you working on now?
I am currently writing on the second book in the Knightstar series. Without saying too much, it follows the characters from the first books, builds upon the overall story arc, and introduces new characters and stories.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m still working on what works and what doesn’t. I put most of my promotion on Facebook and Twitter, and I’m starting to use Good Reads a little bit more.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Read as much as you can, especially in the genre you are writing about. Also, make sure your book is as good as you can get it and don’t rush into releasing the book. Once you have the book as good as you can get it, don’t give up trying to promote it. Some things will work and some things won’t. There won’t be overnight successes, so always keep trying.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
You can always edit words, but you can never edit a blank page.

What are you reading now?
Not only do I write superhero fiction, but I’m a fan of it as well. I’m currently reading, The Siege of the Supers by Logan Rutherford.

What’s next for you as a writer?
To keep writing! I’ve got six more books to write in the Knightstar series, and I’ve even got some ideas floating around in my head about a completely new trilogy of books!

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Ohh, that’s a difficult one. I would say “The Lord of the Rings” by J.R.R. Tolkien (a bit of a cheat with it being three-in-one), “Department 19” by Will Hill, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” by J.K. Rowlings, and “The Fate of Ten” by Pittacus Lore.

Author Websites and Profiles
James Martin Amazon Profile

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have written 4 books. The first one came in at over 400K words and is now residing in a trunk in the attic. My 2nd book – Where There’s Smoke – has just been published by Fireborn Publishing. My 3rd book is out with beta readers and my 4th is still a work in progress.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is titled Where There’s Smoke and is based in the fire service in N. Ireland. I’ve always been in awe of the work that the emergency services do – never more so than after 9/11. They are a tight unit, more like family, which got me thinking. What if a firefighter thought a murderous arsonist was at work, and none of her comrades believed her? How would she react? What, if anything, could she do? From those questions, the story was born.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Nothing unusual – at least I don’t think so. I prefer quiet to work in, and I do like to have snacks handy – mostly chocolate.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I love mainly mystery/suspense/thriller. My favourite authors range from Stephen King to Karen Rose. I love Karin Slaughter, Robert Crais, Jo Nesbo, Tana French, Tess Gerritsen, Jeffery Deaver, Faye Kellerman, Dean Koontz, David Baldacci. The list is endless, and they’ve all influenced me in some way.

What are you working on now?
I’m working on another mystery/suspense tentatively titled The Hungry Ghosts. It’s about a class reunion held on a remote island, which stirs up secrets from the past, and awakens a murderer determined to keep those secrets hidden.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m new to book promotion. Where There’s Smoke is my first published novel, so I’m still trying to find ways to promote it. Finding sites like Awesomegang has been amazing. They’re the perfect way to link authors and readers.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep writing.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Keep writing, even if it’s rubbish. You can’t edit an empty page.

What are you reading now?
Breakdown by Jonathan Kellerman.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Hopefully, to get my next book published. And the one after that, and the one after that…

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’s a tough one. For starters, I’d make sure they were the biggest books I could find – Stephen King’s books are good for that. Maybe one practical book – how to survive on a desert island. But the rest would all be for pure enjoyment.

Author Websites and Profiles
Cathy Cole Amazon Profile

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m an upbeat human obsessed with making those around me happier. Except when I’m writing, then everyone can leave me the hell alone! Ha!

I’ve written two books, both part of a trilogy. Only one is published but the other is currently being edited.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
RAY OF LIGHT. I had a dream…. no seriously. I had this weird dream where a bunch of friends stumbled upon this vault-like object. One of them stepped inside, and when she stepped back out a few seconds later her friends told them her she had been in there for half an hour.

This dream plagued me for weeks. I wondered why they were there, what happened next. And so the book was born.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t know if this is unusual but I tend to leave it until I haven’t got much time, then I pump out as many words as I can in a short amount of time. I like the pressure I guess.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I started reading a bunch of books that I believed had a similar feel to the one I was writing (you know, to see if I was doing it right). Books like Divergent, Delirium, A Thousand Skies Above You, Spark. They all stuck with me, and while my style is vastly different I do like the odd comparison.

What are you working on now?
Harbour of Light. The second book in the series. Editing editing editing.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Facebook. I just like to keep it real and have fun with it. Not too salesy, more personal.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
I am a new author, and if I were to give myself advice it would be to stay determined, to know your end goal.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
To just write. It’s obvious and simple, but it’s easy to get distracted and be a procrastinator.

What are you reading now?
Configured by Jenetta Penner.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Many more books.

I’m going to finish the current trilogy this year. Then I’m on to the next trilogy, about Elementals (with a difference).

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?
Ones on my TBR list that I haven’t read before.

Author Websites and Profiles
Elle Scott Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hello! My name is Virginia Burges – Ginny to my family and friends (even those I haven’t met yet). I’m a wife to one and a mother to four, based in Buckinghamshire in the UK. I’m energetic and high on life – time is too short to be anything else. I’m a fiction author, speaker, blogger and health coach.

Among other things I love reading, writing, music, dance, travel and adventure. I believe in living life to the full.

My favourite time of day is reading at bedtime with my daughters. It’s magical to see their imaginations and intelligence being stimulated by storytelling. They won’t settle without a story!

The Virtuoso is my debut fiction novel, written after I had not long come out of a period of intense suffering. It is a coalescence of my musical knowledge, life experience and imagination; my own unique hybrid of John le Carre and Jane Austen!

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
As a keen amateur violinist who has performed both solo and in orchestras I am slightly obsessed with the violin. Playing is a form of meditation for me, it works out my brain, relaxes me and takes me away from daily cares. Any musician will relate to the joy of being immersed in the music and your instrument. I felt the shivers come over me one day during a practice session. What if I couldn’t play for any reason? The thought scared me. I used the memory of a traumatic childhood experience and the premise for The Virtuoso grew and developed from there. I wrote about it detail on my blog, The Path to Publication: https://rhapsodyinwords.com/2014/12/15/the-path-to-publication/

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I wouldn’t say unusual – like most writers I have to sit down at my desk and just get on with it. I generally find that once my muse is in full flow the ideas and narrative keep coming, and my conscious mind can’t keep up with the hidden aspects that are ‘sparking’ through me.

I have various journals and pads in my office, by my bed and in my handbag, as inspiration tends to strike at the most unlikely moments!

Images, articles, books, interests, nature and my own life are rich pickings. After all, William Shakespeare, the greatest playwright the world has ever known, stole most of his plots from Greek and Roman plays.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I read a lot of P.D. James in my youth, and Stephen King’s Carrie had a strong impact on me. Some of my favourite authors include Kate Mosse, Louise Doughty, John Le Carre, Robert Harris, Leo Tolstoy, Paulo Coelho and Khaled Hosseini. I also enjoy non-fiction. Power Vs Force by Dr. David R Hawkins changed my life, and as part of my current historical research I found Helen Castor to be brilliant.

What are you working on now?
My next project is a trilogy of psychological thrillers with historical elements and a philosophical theme.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Aside from my reviews on Amazon and Goodreads, my blog (rhapsodyinwords.com) has 3 pages dedicated to The Virtuoso – The book, reviews and the music that was written, as well as blog posts where mention is made.

I am active on social media and did a few radio interviews after the launch. I also promote my Publishers Weekly Review. I’m no expert on marketing. I thought I had climbed the literary equivalent of Everest by just writing the book, only to discover a whole new steep learning curve when it came to marketing it! I personally think a number of different strategies works best rather than just one approach. One of my goals is to develop a mailing list and monthly newsletter.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Be yourself – your brand is you, so tell your story too. Know your market, have a plan in place and learn from the experts. Nick Stephenson and Mark Dawson both run excellent author marketing programmes.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The Latin aphorism derived from Hippocrates: ‘Ars longa, vita brevis’ (art is long, life is short)’

Shakespeare – ‘This above all: to thine own self be true’

What are you reading now?
The Mission Song by John le Carre and research documents and associated non-fiction books.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I am looking to collaborate with a scriptwriter on a screen version of The Virtuoso, as readers have told me they think it would make a great film. I am also going to be very busy with my new 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?
That’s almost impossible to answer! There are so many amazing books and each had its special place in my heart, depending on what resonated in my life at the time. Perhaps Shakespeare’s complete plays, The Alchemist and Power Vs Force.

Author Websites and Profiles
Virginia Burges Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My wife describes me as “Renaissance Man”, though I would probably say that is a bit much. I just have a lot of hobbies! I enjoy the act and art of “creation.” Doesn’t really matter what it is – art, music, software, and even writing. I am also a published recording artist, having been the lead singer of a Heavy Metal band back in the late 80s and early 90s. My kids can’t stand it!

“Joes: The Cold War Diaries Volume 1” is my first non-technical book. I was very involved with the Linux Operating System and movement during its infancy, and published a few technical books around that time (early 1990s). I’m very involved with tech startup companies here in the Atlanta area, and at one time or another, I was fairly prolific I suppose in writing about it and championing the community here.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“Joes: The Cold War Diaries Volume 1” was inspired by the antics of the young men I served with during my tour of duty in the U.S. Army in the late 1980s. It is a collection of bite-sized funny stories – downright side-splitting at times. Some of them were difficult to write as I found myself doubled over in pain laughing so much as I recalled them all. I think a lot of people might be surprised at just how silly 18-22 year old men can be when placed alongside a hostile border with nothing else to do!

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Hazelnut coffee. I’m a coffee fanatic, and usually don’t drink hazelnut coffee. But for some reason, when I’m writing, painting, or developing software, it calms me a bit. I’ve no idea why!

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Anything by the late Douglas Adams, for sure. What a maestro. Terry Pratchett is a close second.

Another book that inspired me, believe it or not, is Audie Murphy’s 1949 autobiography “To Hell and Back.” In addition to being a fine young actor, Audie was the most decorated soldier that came out of WW2. This is of particular interest since he was originally rejected by the military for being too short and frail (not to mention underage). I was honored to have served in Audie’s former unit during my time in the Army (3rd Infantry Division). The book didn’t inspire me to write funny bits, but it did show me that obstacles in life are speed bumps, and nothing more.

What are you working on now?
Currently, I am working on taking a few deep breaths after the release of Joes. Camping with my two young girls is on the docket! My wife doesn’t attend our ritual camping trips – probably out of the fear that I will flashback and kill everything in the woods. She truly doesn’t know what she’s missing! I’m also busy growing my creative design and software company, Incursus.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
While I am very familiar with things like Search Engine Optimization (SEO), I must confess that I am somewhat new to the area of promoting a book. I’m fortunate in that I have a ready-made network of fellow veterans that I can market to via Facebook groups and other such venues. Veterans are a close-knit bunch – about as tight as you can get. So there’s a lot of word-of-mouth that happens organically in groups like that.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
This is an interesting question. As I mentioned before, “creating things” is a passion and labor of love for me. I quite literally sat down, sketched out the general flow of the book, and worked pretty much non-stop on it until it was done. I never burned out on it. I can imagine that someone writing a proper novel might hit the wall at some point.

Along the way, however, I routinely bounced snippets of the stories in my book off of a handful of fellow veterans that served as sounding boards for me. They were quick to let me know that something wasn’t really funny, or didn’t really provide the full view of a particular story angle. Definitely surround yourself with like-minded folks who aren’t as close to your subject matter as you. That whole “can’t see the forest for the trees” bit is sadly very true.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“Keep chopping wood” is a big one. Don’t stop. Don’t give up until you hit your goals.

For me, the best “personal” advice I ever heard came from my old man – my dad. He was quite a character. I miss him terribly, but all of his little “sayings” have all come true as I’ve gotten older and started a family. I’m just glad he isn’t here to laugh in my face when my girls are acting up!

One of his sayings that I think resonates the most with me now is “the worst feeling in the world is so desperately wanting to do something for someone, and you can’t.” We didn’t have a ton of money growing up, but he was always generous with what we had, and his time. I try to pass that along to my girls, and so far, they seem to get it!

What are you reading now?
Your web site!

What’s next for you as a writer?
I called my first non-technical book a “volume 1” for a reason. Regardless of the success level the book achieves, I wanted to position myself for a logical “volume 2.” I probably have enough material for five volumes in this series! It is also incredibly important to me that these stories, and the people involved, are not lost to time. The Cold War, despite being nicknamed “The War That Never Was”, was very real. People died in the service of our great nation. I hope to bring a bit of levity to the darker side of the period.

Author Websites and Profiles
Scott Burkett Website

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a full-time soldier and a part-time author. I’ve published eleven e-books so far, many under pen names.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is called Inside the A7FL: Your Intro to the World’s Biggest No-Pads Football League. The A7FL is an independent football league which plays without a helmet and pads and says it makes the game safer. I think the league is great, so I wanted to do something to help promote it.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I tend to write in big spurts, sometimes for eight hours at a time. It all depends how much time I have to write.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Chris MacDougal’s Book, “Born to Run”, is a big influence, not just because it’s a great story, but because it started a movement. That shows that books can still be world-changers, even as other forms of entertainment continue to emerge.

What are you working on now?
The A7FL Player’s Guide. Now that my intro to the league is done, I want to help promote the players who make the game go.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
This website for sure, but there are also others. Best bet is to go to bibliocrunch.com and promote your book on every site they have listed.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
The work isn’t done after you’ve written the final page. If anything, it’s just beginning. The easy part is writing the book. The hard part is convincing people to read it. And the really hard part is getting them to pay you for it.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
See above.

What are you reading now?
Steve Young: My Life Behind the Spiral. Autobiography of one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history.

What’s next for you as a writer?
More books about the A7FL and football in general.

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’d just take my kindle. There has to be wifi on the island somewhere.

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have been a journalist for 20 years and during this time I have written many short stories and poems. My new non fiction book was written out of my personal experience with writing therapy, but also includes all of the amazing research about writing therapy and its phenomenal benefits for people.

I am currently writing a contemporary action novel about the war in Syria, the difference is that it is about women soldiers and telling their stories.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My current book is called Freedom Writing and details the benefits of writing therapy and how people can utilise this in their every day lives. I have written practical exercises based on my workshops and have included the experiences of my participants with writing therapy. Anyone can use writing therapy to be free, and everyone has stress that affects them every day. This book was inspired by the idea that I can help more people and show them practical ways they can be free from the stress of every day lives or deeper trauma.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I like to go outdoors to write, it seems to inspire me more. I often write by hand first as well and then write it into the computer as another draft.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I am deeply influenced by many authors including Hemingway, EM Forster, George Elliot, Peter Carey, AS Byatt and more recently Khaleed Hosseini in The Kite Runner.

What are you working on now?
I am working on my novel called Where the Sun Rises about the war in Syria, told from the point of view of two female soldiers. This novel sees the war through this strong friendship and shows the courage and loyalty of these amazing women giving their lives in Syria right now.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Word of mouth and promotions like this website.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Persevere and love what you’re doing, take risks.

What are you reading now?
The Kite Runner.

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 Room with A View, Pride and Prejudice, The Bible, Middlemarch and Heart of Darkness.

Author Websites and Profiles
Suzanne Strong Website
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