Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My name is Wayne Snow I was born and raised in Wisconsin. I have traveled the US from California to New York and have many stories I could tell. I first wrote a book of Poetry but found out later no one reads poetry anymore since the invention of the radio and TV. After that discovery, I decided to write a Novel which The Naked Lady Murders is a Novel I am writing a sequel using the same characters but in a slightly different setting.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My just released Novel is: THE NAKED LADY MURDERS

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I like the books by William Coughlin – Charlie Slone novels

What are you working on now?
I am currently working on a sequel of THE NAKED LADY MURDERS using some of the same characters and adding others. The Title is not written in stone yet but I am leaning toward using THE DETECTIVES but imagine a thousand books already have that name.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I am experimenting to find a place to promote my books and I hope AWESOME GANG is the one.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
What I would like to give to new authors is the need for them to develop their characters.
What I mean by that is if they leave the character without a complete identity then the reader is unable to identify, like, love, hate, or sympathize with them. Make then foul make them cute make them ugly make them smart but above all else make them interesting.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The same advise I gave to new authors.

What are you reading now?
The Judgement by William Coughlin

What’s next for you as a writer?
My next Sam and ChunLi 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?
all of the Charlie Slone books by William Coughlin

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a Southern Lady who loves to read. I found my passion for books at a young age, but never had the courage to write one myself until I turned 40. Now I am living my dream.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The last book that inspired me was The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas. It really made me think about what is going on in the world today. Of course I knew what was happening around me, but I never felt it until I read this book. It really pulled at my emotions and caused me to feel instead of just seeing what was going on in the news.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don;t know if it is unusual, but I like to plot out my scenes verbally before writing the actual story.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I have many influences, but the most influential authors for me are Maya Angelou, Zora Neale Hurston, Octavia Butler and Edgar Allan Poe.

What are you working on now?
I am currently working on the sequel to my debut novel, The Mistreatment of Zora Langston. Readers expressed that they wanted more of her story and I had an inspirational dream that made me want to continue her story.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I utilize Instagram the most because the photos are a great way to quickly connect with readers. I also use Facebook for author takeovers and connect with the readers on a more intimate level.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Be prepared to utilize all of your marketing skills. Writing the book is just the beginning. You have to be ready to put in the work to market your book to get in the people’s hands.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Last year I met seasoned author Olivia Gaines and she told me to pick a certain time to write each day and to write even when I wasn’t inspired. I found that she was right because once I set the time and wrote even without “feeling” inspired I was more productive and the words still flowed.

What are you reading now?
I am currently reading “I Am Soul” a poetry collection by Yecheilyah Ysrayl

What’s next for you as a writer?
Once I complete my current project, I would like to start working on a special dedication to one of my life heroes, Pat Summitt. I would also like to release a book of poetry this year.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Oh wow, this is a hard question. Can I take my Kindle and an everlasting battery? If I had to choose I would say Kindred by Octavia Butler… Nope I can’t decide, please don’t make me. lol

Author Websites and Profiles
Lisa W. Tetting Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a National and International Award-Winning Author, who has published 11 books. I write various genres, but specialize in self-help. In addition to being an author, I am the founder of Authors Promoting Success (an organization that specializes in assisting indie authors gain exposure and achieve success in the literary industry); owner of APS Publishing and APS Books & More Bookstore; and the creator of the APS Book Awards & Gala; and the APS Writers Society.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book, Love Me…Please, is actually my first novel. It discusses rejection and it was inspired by many issues that I’ve had to overcome in my life.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
No.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Priscilla Shirer – Fervent
T.D. Jakes – Destiny: Step into Your Purpose
Tyler Perry – Higher is Waiting
Ken Brown – Leap of Faith

What are you working on now?
I have two separate projects I’m currently working on. The first is a 12-book self-help series; the other is a collection of devotional prayer journals (set of 4).

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

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Stay persistent; research your industry; understand what it takes to be an author – especially if you self-publish!

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Never give up; Always believe in yourself.

What are you reading now?
T.D. Jakes’ Destiny.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m facilitating some self-help seminars based upon my upcoming 12-book series. I am also going to conduct some writing workshops. I’ve also recently started a blog, Achieving Literary Greatness, which chronicles my literary journey as well as provides tips to authors and those interested in this industry.

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; then some self-help titles that I haven’t read; and maybe something to make me laugh.

Author Websites and Profiles
Toneal Jackson Website

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My name is Rodney Strong, and I live in Porirua, New Zealand, with my wife, two school aged children, and two middle aged cats. Although I’ve been writing most of my life, my first novel was published last year and that’s when I started calling myself an author.
My second book is due out towards the end of February 2018.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is called Troy’s Possibilities. I’ve always been reflective in nature, and in quiet times would often sit and wonder how my life might have turned out differently had I made a different decision at certain times in my life. This lead me to the concept of what if a character had the ability to live out different possible lives. How would that affect him? What would he do to hang onto hope? Troy’s Possibilities developed from there.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not a such. I tend to write at the dining table in short bursts, inbetween house work. One of my cats will come and sit on my shoulders and watch me work. It was cute when he was a kitten, but not so much now he’s eight years old.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I read a wide range of genres and authors. I like Matthew Reilly for his non stop style, his books are one long action scene which is breath taking and exhausting. I also like Lee Child, David Baldacci, and Raymond Feist for his world building ability.

What are you working on now?
I’m about to send my second book off to the printer, so I’m just tinkering with the last minor changes. After that I have a young adult book which is in first draft that I need to get back to.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
As I sell on Amazon I’ve been doing some promos through them. I also did a couple of giveaways through Goodreads before they started charging. And there’s a new website called Bookgobbler which you can use to get free reviews.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t be afraid to go for it. It took me a long time to commit to writing as a profession, because of self doubts. So don’t let yourself stop yourself from going for your dream.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
If, when you wake up in the morning, you can think of nothing but writing…then you are a writer.
Rainer Maria Rilke

What are you reading now?
I’ve just finished Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey, so I’m on the search for a new book.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Working on my Young Adult book, then deciding whether to go back and write a sequel to Troy’s Possibilities.

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?
Only 4!!!!!
I would bring:
Magician, by Raymond Feist
Killing Floor, by Lee Child
Seven Ancient Wonders, by Matthew Reilly
The complete short stories of Sherlock Holmes, by Arthur Conan Doyle

Author Websites and Profiles
Rodney Strong Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
First of all…when I’m asked to talk about myself, my brain has a meltdown. I find it extremely difficult.
What I can say is that I live in a small town surrounded by mountains and my dream is to leave my fulltime job and become a full-time writer so I can move to an even smaller town surrounded by bigger mountains.
Currently, I have one book on Amazon, another one finished and waiting for approval to be uploaded (that is a subject for another day) and two short stories that are nearly finished.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is titled Origin. It’s the first book in a trilogy called Mama’s Retribution.
It’s about a young woman who ended up in a life of prostitution and how she faces abuse and objectification from her pimp and clients. She does everything in her power to fight her way out of that life and when she finds a certain something in an alley, next to a smelly, red dumpster, her life changes completely.
I know it sounds sleazy but I promise that it is not. But I have to warn that this is not your typical Pretty Woman story. No, there is blood, revenge and more blood before she can finally liberate herself from the life she hated most.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really. Having a full-time job, I write every chance I can get. Anytime, anywhere.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I won’t say that I’ve been influenced so much as inspired. I’ve always been a fan of your epic horror authors like Dean R. Koontz and Stephen King so naturally, I wanted to be like them.
If you want to know what actually influenced me, I would say it has to my passion for writing and storytelling.

What are you working on now?
I started a series called Dark Murmurings that consists of horror-themed short stories. These will soon be added to Amazon.
Then I will start the sequel to Origin. Really looking forward to that one.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
At the moment I’m kind of between methods. I haven’t found something that I can testify to at the moment. I’m hoping to ad Awesome Gang on my list of promoting strategies.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep going. There will be times when you feel overwhelmed and just plain depressed. Writing the book is nothing. All it requires is time and effort. The real problem comes when you have to get the book out there. Marketing and promoting is a real….female dog.
But don’t get discouraged.
Press on.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Publish and repeat. Don’t ever stop. If one book is finished, start your next. The more the better.

What are you reading now?
A lot of articles on book promotion and marketing.

What’s next for you as a writer?
My goal is to get enough books out there to become a full-time writer.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
The Bible
How to survive on a desert island by Tim O’Shei
Mama’s Retribution – Origin by Bianca Pheasant (What would readers think of my book if I don’t even like it enough to take with me?)

Author Websites and Profiles
Bianca Pheasant Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am the Director of IT at Warner/Chappell Production Music in Nashville, TN. I used to enjoy lots of free time before I started a daily writing practice, which quickly absorbed all of that respite and resulted in “The Century Cube,” my first book. It’s a time travel science fiction book meant to entertain young folks and warn adults about what might happen if kids found a magical Rubik’s Cube.

I lives in Brentwood, TN with my wife, two sons, and a smallish, rescued dog. Aside from reading and writing, I enjoy photography—I’ve meticulously taken a picture every day since 2004 and has posted them on my website—and being in the outdoors, whether going for a walk, riding a bike, throwing football at the park, watching the sunset, or relaxing on my screened porch.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“The Century Cube”

A couple years ago, my two sons became interested in the Rubik’s Cube. Turner, my older son, was more persistent about learning to solve it, so he always had a slight edge over Weston. I’d printed out a solution guide from the Rubik’s Cube website and made it into a small booklet. Turner would scramble his cube and work through the steps in the guide to solve the puzzle, over and over, until he no longer needed the guide and could perform the algorithms from memory.

The boys took their cubes with them everywhere, especially to school. In the mornings, I stood with them at the bus stop and watched the kids gather around Turner as he solved his cube in under a minute, then toss it aside coolly as if reaching the solution had been a simple, monotonous task. Over the next few days, the other children brought their Rubik’s Cubes to the bus stop—the little puzzle cubes seemed to be multiplying as if they were part of an infectious disease. Many of the kids weren’t able to solve their own cube, so they asked Turner to solve it for them. It was his first brush with fame. He was King of the Cube.

I became motivated to write a story based on a puzzle cube that did something significant when it was solved. That’s where the magic happens—at the puzzle’s solution, at the completion. I wanted to encourage my sons to continue seeking solutions and answers to the problems they run into in life and to be persistent at completing a task and finishing something.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I usually wake up early in the morning, around 4:00 am, and take my dog on a short walk before my wife has to leave for the gym. Then, I sit with my laptop on our couch, with my dog laying near my legs, and write until I reach my daily goal.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
The authors who have had the biggest impact on me are Robert A. Heinlein, Stephen King, Arthur C. Clarke, Terry Pratchett, and C. S. Lewis. With Lewis especially, so much of his work is accessible for all ages, so I’m able to read his books with my young kids. That’s what my goal was with “The Century Cube,” to make a story that both young and old can enjoy and share together.

What are you working on now?
The next book in “The Century Cube” series.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Currently, my book is only available on Amazon, so many of my promotion efforts are focus on driving traffic there. I utilize the sites I spend the most time on, such as Twitter, Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook. LinkedIn has also helped me spread the word through my professional contacts.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
I’m a big fan of having a daily practice. Set a goal, whether it’s a word or time limit, and work to hit it each day. If you miss a day, no big deal. Just get back to it the next day. Little by little, the work builds up. Don’t get overwhelmed or distressed. Just keep at it!

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
There’s a story about Jerry Seinfeld encouraging someone to get a big calendar, hang it somewhere prominent, and put a red X over the days when you accomplish your daily goal. “After a few days you’ll have a chain. Just keep at it and the chain will grow longer every day. You’ll like seeing that chain, especially when you get a few weeks under your belt. Your only job next is to not break the chain.” I followed this advice to get started writing, and eventually completing “The Century Cube.”

What are you reading now?
I like to have a few different books going at the same time. I’m reading “Wonder” by R. J. Palicio with my kids, a great book for all ages. I’m finally getting a chance to read “2001: A Space Odyssey” by Arthur C. Clarke, and am trying to get through “War and Peace” by Leo Tolstoy this year. I’m also enjoying the audiobook of “Einstein – His Life and Universe” by Walter Isaacson.

What’s next for you as a writer?
To continue writing the rest of the books in “The Century Cube” series, and then opening myself up to other subjects or genres that might be appealing to 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?
“A Short History of Nearly Everything” by Bill Bryson, “The Complete Calvin & Hobbes” by Bill Watterson, “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Viktor E. Frankl, and the complete Discworld collection by Terry Pratchett.

Author Websites and Profiles
Bo Boswell Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a graduate of the University of Chester with a 2.2 in Creative Writing and Journalism and though I mostly write short stories and poems, I have written a few books as well. For example, I have self-published a novellette, The Werewolf Asylum, a short story collection called Barking Benjamin, and on Christmas 2016, I got published the festive novel Reindeer.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is a Kindle release called Pizza Woman, an expanded version of a poem I wrote on my personal writing blog. It was inspired by…well, one day I was doodling and randomly drew a woman with a pizza slice for a head. I then wondered what her story could be and it grew from there.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really. Just sitting down with a cup of coffee beside me, tapping out the tale.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Plenty. As you could probably tell from some of the stories I wrote on my blog, I’m a big fan of Alice in Wonderland, and strive for a similar brand of surreality in my own work. Edward Lear is another big influence.

What are you working on now?
More stories and poems for my blog.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Probably my aforementioned blog.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t worry if your ideas seem “too weird”.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Well, “keep on writing”.

What are you reading now?
Mythos by Stephen Fry. An exploration of Greek myths, which I remember being interested by as a child.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Who knows?

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?
It doesn’t matter which books; if I were on a desert island and I had 3 or 4 books, I’d use them to start a fire so people would know where I was.

Author Websites and Profiles
Gareth Barsby Website

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have been a student, researcher and teacher of Traditional Indian and Thai Yoga for over 20 years. I served 3 years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Thailand, where I studied Thai Boxing, Traditional Thai Massage and Thai Yoga “Reusi Dat Ton”. I lived in Asia for over 12 years including 2 years in India studying Traditional Indian Yoga.
I currently work as a Yoga Therapist in upstate New York in an Integrated Pain Management Clinic helping Chronic Pain Patients to manage and reduce their pain without the use dangerous narcotic painkillers.
This is my first book, and it features techniques that have been tried and proven over the course of centuries.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“Self-Massage and Joint Mobilization of Traditional Thai Yoga: Reusi Dat Ton Part 1”
It was inspired by a desire to accurately document the authentic techniques of a little known Yoga tradition which has almost been lost in the modern world.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
My writing habits are sporadic with short bursts of productivity followed by long periods of nothing.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
“The Sivananda Companion to Yoga” by the Sivananda Yoga Center was one of my main influences in writing this book.
It’s excellent photos, images and clear step by step instructions allowed me to learn on my own very quickly. Upon arriving at their center in India, I realized that most of their classes were like a review. This impressed upon me the authors great skill in crafting such a book.

What are you working on now?
I am currently working on “Basic Exercises and Breathing of Traditional Thai Yoga: Reusi Dat Ton Part 2”

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Awesome Gang is my first and therefore my best website for promoting my books!

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Research your subject deeply. Gather together all that you have found, select the best and organize it. Hire a pickey retired school teacher to painstakingly edit your book and patiently instruct you in the correct use of grammar, punctuation etc. Find a Graphic Design Wizard like I was blessed to have found.
Better to slowly produce something good rather than rush and produce something mediocre.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“Show me, Don’t tell me.”

What are you reading now?
“The Roots of Yoga” by Mallinson and Singleton

What’s next for you as a writer?
Finishing my 3 part series on Traditional Thai Yoga, “Reusi Dat Ton”

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 Complete Works of Shakespeare” (Folger Library Edition)
“The Brothers Karamazov”
“The Complete Teachings of Buddha”
“Tao Te Ching”

Author Websites and Profiles
David Wells Website
David Wells Amazon Profile

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am an award-winning author, German-born and Paris-educated. I used to translate books and work as a cultural journalist in Paris. After falling in love with an American in Paris, also a writer, I moved to the San Francisco Bay Area. 5 books have been published in the States, a few in Germany, most successfully my photo biography “Gertrude Stein in Words and Pictures” (Algonquin) and “True Secrets of Lesbian Desire” (North Atlantic). I am still writing cultural reviews and blogs (Huffington Post, Scene4 Magazine, Epochalips, etc.)

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“Kiss Me Again, Paris” (IFSF Publishing, 2017) is a memoir of my youth in Paris at the end of the 70s, when Parisian women were most liberated and empowered, both intellectually and sexually. In the American climate of today, evoking this freedom that women once upon a time acquired, seemed an important political act of memory and inspiration.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I can write at any time of the day or the night, but my best writing used to happen in cafés. Parisian cafés! It took me a long time to find a café in San Francisco that could stand in.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Great women writers of the past, like Gertrude Stein or George Elliott. And certain classic books by Stendhal, Lampedusa and Thomas Mann (“Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man”). Contemporary authors like Rachel Cusk, Anne Carson and Maggie Nelson.

What are you working on now?
Promoting “Kiss Me Again, Paris” and writing short pieces for magazines and blogs.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I am proud of my website renatestendhal.com, my monthly newsletter, and FB, where I have a big fan page.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Be careful to whom you show your manuscript: you don’t need a flurry of readers — just one who really understands writing and knows who you are and what you are after.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
From my lover, Kim Chernin, who is a writer and also editor, I learned that for a writing discipline, stopping on time is as important as a beginning time.

What are you reading now?
John Le Carré’s autobiography “The Pigeon Tunnel” and the latest book by Marilyn Yalom, “The Amorous Heart.”

What’s next for you as a writer?
A memoir about growing up in Germany after the Berlin Blockade.

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?
“Anna Karenina,” Rilke’s Collected Poems, Lampedusa’s “The Leopard,” Amor Towles’ “A Gentleman in Moscow”

Author Websites and Profiles
Renate Stendhal Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am an entrepreneur, motivational, inspirational speaker, coach, consultant and a Mental Health Therapist. Author most recently of Weight Loss Dilemma For Women Over 40 years and is in the process of co authoring another book Declutter your life.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Latest book author is Weight Loss Dilemma For Women Over 40 Year. I was inspired to write this book after reaching 40 and realize that my metabolism and hormones where going out of whack.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Yes, if this is considered unusual and write and do other things in between my writer.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Dr. Ben Lerner – Body of God, Robert Kiyosaki, Rich Dad Poor Dad, Eckhart Tolle, New Earth ~ Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose, Gary Chapman, Five Love Language, James Dobson Love Must be Tough.

What are you working on now?
Second Book Co-authoring Decluttering your life

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Facebook, Twitter

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Imperative to write about issues that people needs solution to or impact their lives in a positive way.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Work Smart Not Hard ~ Your Money Should Work For You Not Against You.

What are you reading now?
Think and grow rich.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Develop and grow my businesses

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?
New Earth, Eckhart Tolle, Understanding Your Purpose

Author Websites and Profiles
Tiehu Clarke Website

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a web app developer/database admin at my day job but deep down I’m a cartoonist, musician, and author. I’ve put a few different comics up online for a few years at a time and tried my hand at animation and games. I finally decided to sit down and finish a book and The Woodies was the result. It’s my first.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest and first book is called The Woodies. I’ve always enjoyed making up stories on the spot and I’ve been doing so for myself and for others (including my cousins when I was younger, my daughters when they were younger, and my nieces and nephews now) for a long time. The Woodies is what happened when I finally listened to my brother’s advance and typed one up.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I tend to overthink things to the point of ridiculousness then completely throw it all out the window when I sit down to finalize it.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
A. A. Milne is a big one. My dad read Winnie the Pooh to us when were kids so his version of the characters’ voices and way of reading it plays a part in that. Tolkien is another. I love the idea of building such a massive mythology on your own. Jeff Smith’s comic Bone is a huge influence, too. It’s the perfect balance of humor and adventure with great art and story.

What are you working on now?
I’ve been trying to figure out something to do with some digital puppets I’ve created and I’m always trying to come up with an idea for a new comic or story.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I don’t have a lot of experience promoting my work so I can’t really speak to the best method. I think word of mouth and social media are the way to go these days, though.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“Finishing a thing is way more important than having something that’s perfect but not finished.” – Jake Parker

What are you reading now?
I’m reading The Black Company series by Glen Cook. I’m also listening to the audio version of The First Law series by Joe Abercrombie.

What’s next for you as a writer?
If people are interested enough I’d like to write a follow up to The Woodies.

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?
Bone – One Volume Edition by Jeff Smith
The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien
Dune by Frank Herbert
The Calvin & Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book by Bill Watterson

Author Websites and Profiles
Al Moore Website

Al Moore’s Social Media Links
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’ve been reading science fiction since forever. And I’ve been writing work-related stuff for years, which helped hone the craft of structure and story-telling. I’ve finally started writing novels, with “Guardian” my first and only to date. Writing is time consuming and solitary, though very satisfying when you’re finally done.

They say everyone has a novel in them, I can visualize at least three more in the Egan Universe. Let’s see how that goes.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“Guardian”.

It’s book one of a trilogy, but I started writing the concluding novel first. Then I realized that one of the pivotal events, which happens in that novels past, was actually a solid story in itself.

That percolated for a while as the overall arc of the trilogy developed, and then it just made sense to write the first book instead of finish the third.

So now I have the first novel and part of the third, with the middle chapter yet to be fleshed out.

Of the two, I found the Guardian character easier to write than the cast of the third – unnamed as yet – novel. He starts as a cocky, know-it-all and as his world tips upside down, he gains a degree of maturity and humility. Also, Guardian is violent and that was fun. Despite the violence and military-style, I was not looking for unrelenting action and ludicrous adventure. I wanted something more mature, where readers have time to get into the minds of the characters. I also applaud authors who kill main characters, so I wanted to see what that’s like. Turns out, it’s harder than it seems when you’re reading the novel.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
No, but ‘habit’ is the right word. Making time to write when it is not your day job is the main challenge to being an author. I find dialogue the hardest part to get right, as I find novels where characters speak strangely really off-putting. Interestingly, speech is where my grammar checkers go berserk. Very few of us speak strictly correct grammar, and if you write it thus, it sounds stilted and jars you from the story.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
E. E. Doc Smith, Heinlein, Asimov, Clarke…I would save up paper round money for the latest paperbacks I could find when I was a kid. They set me up for hard sci-fi, packed with technology, generally optimistic, but often underpinned by conflict or war.

Over the last two decades Hamilton, Reynolds, Morgan and Banks have been my ‘go to’ authors. I also like Egan, though a lot of his quantum physics-related stories go over my head, and Gary Gibson.

And outside sci-fi, John D. MacDonald and George MacDonald Frasier were huge influences. I grabbed the outsider ethos of Travis McGee, and Flashman is such a cad and bounder that you just can’t help but love him.

What are you working on now?
“Tyranny”.

It’s the second installment in the Egan Universe, and picks up immediately after “Guardian” ends. You can read “Guardian” standalone, the novel does conclude, but hopefully readers will be invested in the story and want to find out what transpires.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
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I’m too new at this to have that covered, but when I find it out, I’ll let you know.

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

Then, get as many people as possible to proof read.

I put “Guardian” up on Amazon, after proofing, after being checked by Grammarly, after being checked by Word’s inbuilt tools…and immediately I proudly popped up the “Look Inside”, I found three errors! Mortifying!

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Being honest is not permission to hurt peoples feelings.

What are you reading now?
“Iron Gods” by Andrew Bannister.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Finding time to write. My job is full on, our house needs renovation and there are just not enough hours in the day to get everything done.

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?
“Altered Carbon” by Richard Morgan and three Iain M. Banks ‘Culture’ novels, not sure which ones but it really does not matter, they are all awesome.

Author Websites and Profiles
Tghu Verd Amazon Profile

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
To date I have written four stand-alone novels, each in a different genre, plus an adventure saga, “Ruritanian Rogues”. The first three volumes of this are already published, with volume 4 going live at the end of January. I am currently writing volume 5.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is volume 4 in my Ruritanian saga and is entitled “A Betrayal of Trust”. It emerges from the intrigue and cunning of the lives of the Ruritanian nobility. Each volume in this saga contains a note from the author, inviting the reader to suggest possible ways in which events might unfold. – I was delighted when someone contacted me and asked to actually be included in the book itself!

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not especially. I do my best work in the early mornings and average around 1200 words per day.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I have always loved mysteries, or anything with unexpected twists and turns. This probably explains why my very first novel, “The Cryptic Lines,” had such an ‘Agatha Christie’ feel to it!

What are you working on now?
As I mentioned earlier, I am currently working on volume 5 of my “Ruritanian Rogues” saga. It is to be called, “A Hoard of Treasures.”

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
In addition to spreading the word via Facebook and Amazon, my books also appear on www.crypticpublications.com

Do you have any advice for new authors?
It’s difficult to answer this question, since I still feel like a new author myself(!) My first novel was published 3 years ago.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t write for a target age group. Instead, follow your heart and write what emerges – the appropriate age group will become apparent later.

What are you reading now?
At present I am doing some background research into central European matters, in order to help make my current saga as authentic-sounding as possible.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m in the process of adapting my novels as screenplays. One of them is already under consideration by the BBC.

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 Cryptic Lines
Order of Merit
The Black Talisman
The virtual Lives of Godfrey Plunkett

…all my own titles(!) I know that seems a little narcissistic, but I love my work!

Author Websites and Profiles
Richard Storry Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
This is my first book (a poetry collection). After struggling with depression and other mental illness for so many years i’ve decide to take my experience and made it something beautiful, to tell the world this can be overcome and there is a lot of hope for all of us.
I am a Dominican writer, 28 years old, a mother of a 9 years old and a too-chill dog named Sam. I’m a lawyer and currently working as a literature teacher in a private school.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
the title of my book is “Whatever”
I needed to tell my story throughout something beautiful as poetry. I needed to put some hope and love outside in the world, for those who struggle with mental illnesses and those who has a beloved one going through this kind of situation.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I like to mix different writing prompts and made speeches with it, after the speech is complete I try to make a poem about it.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Anne frank, jk Rowling, Mary Oliver, Maya Angelou

What are you working on now?
Now I’m making all the pre writing of my second book. Meanwhile I’m trying to encourage teenagers to write.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Social Media and Amazon ads

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Yes, help other writers.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“Always ask something”

What are you reading now?
I just finish re-reading 1984. And now I will start to read a indie author first book “someday i’ll be redeemed” that author have written four books.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I want to write at least two more poetry books and then I will consider the idea of writing in another genre

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?
Catcher in the rye
A good survivor’s guide
And Maya Angelou the complete collected poems

Author Websites and Profiles
Nilsa López Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was born in Dallas, TX. I love Texas. The weather is crazy, but the people are friendly. I graduated from the University of North Texas with a BA of Arts in Spanish. Mexico is my second home. My husband is from there, and I have family down there. I love the culture, the people and of course the food. I have three wonderful children and I love hiking and spending time outdoors when I am not writing.
Fantasy is my preferred genre to write in. There are no limits in fantasy beyond my own imagination. Anything can happen. Sunwalker is my debut novel. It is a YA Vampire novel. The first in a trilogy. Nightwalker, book 2, is set to be released in Spring 2018. I also just released a MG Fantasy novel entitled the Portal Keeper, in December 2017.
Also a few weeks ago I published my first non-fiction ebook. It is a quick easy read, about getting out of debt. I love the financial weight that has been lifted since becoming debt free and decided I wanted to share that. A Penny at a Time is a short 23 page ebook with 9 simple steps that anyone can follow.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Portal Keeper is my newest fiction book. It is a fantasy adventure about a young boy, Ajax, who through an accident sends the Prince into a magical portal. Ajax must enter the portal or risk the wrath of the King, as none have ever returned who have entered.
I have previously written a YA Vampire novel called Sunwalker, the first in a trilogy. However my children are younger, and the first book is a little too scary for them. I wanted to write an adventure they could read. My kids were my first beta readers. It was really fun to see their reaction as the story progressed, and their disappointment when I wasn’t writing fast enough for them.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I will write anywhere. If an idea, or line of dialog hits me in the middle of the night, I will get up and write it down. Too often I have thought, oh, I will remember that in the morning. However when dawn arrived the idea had disappeared.
I need noise when I am writing. Not someone talking to me, as that would be to distracting, but the tv or music turned on low. I just need a little hum in the background. Chocolate is always a favorite too.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Brandon Mull is one of my favorite authors. He writes middle grade fantasy. They are just fun, imaginative stories. I love to read them out loud to my kids. They get mad when I read ahead without them. But to me that is the mark of a good book, you don’t want to put it down. He does a great job at painting a picture that draws you in from the very beginning.

What are you working on now?
Right now Nightwalker book 2, of the Sunwalker Trilogy, is in final edits. I am working on finishing up writing Darkwalker, book 3. I am also just beginning to write the sequel to the Portal Keeper. I also have a younger beginner’s chapter book in the hands of my beta readers. So it’s an exciting time. I keep pretty busy, and bouncing from one project to the next keeps me on my toes.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Really the best method is connecting with other authors in your genre. Don’t seem them as competition. Instead look at them as a resource, and be sure to reciprocate any help they offer. Generally speaking if someone likes a fantasy series they will continue to read fantasy. The same applies to all genres. I also spend a fair amount of time in facebook groups and on goodreads.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep writing. Find readers who will find all the faults in your book. It is also a great idea if you can find other authors who write in your genre and beta swap with them. Don’t let the negative reviews stop you from pursuing a career in writing if it’s your passion.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Start a blog. It’s a great way to get followers. Have guest posts, do author interviews and I just started something I haven’t seen done before. I am doing illustrator interviews occasionally. There are a lot of new authors out there who have no idea how to get started working with an illustrator or what is expected on their side. Swing by and check it out. www.authorstsanchez.blogspot.com

What are you reading now?
Sadly nothing at the moment. However the next book on my list is Aqua by Kathy Armstrong Walters. I have heard great things, and book 2 is coming out soon, and I want to be ready.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I am thinking of branching out and writing outside of fantasy. I have an fbi thriller I wrote a few years ago that is collecting dust. It needs a lot of work, but I’d like to see if I can write in other genres. That will be my new project after I finish the Sunwalker 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?
The Lord of the Rings trilogy would probably be on my list along with The Book of Mormon.

Author Websites and Profiles
S. T. Sanchez Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Here is a few random things about myself not related to what I write:

• Eating cheesecake
• Throwing boomerangs
• Trying to catch boomerangs
• Playing with his 1 year old (which is like playing with a smaller, smarter version of himself)
• Hosting fake job interviews with random strangers inside elevators

I’ve written a whopping 1 book

I’m currently working on severally other writing projects at this time, and I’m loving every second of it.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest (and first) book is Stage Fight. It’s a guide to help people get over their fear of public speaking. Most books on public speaking focus on:

-What to do on stage to wow your audience.
-How to connect with the crowd.
-When to pause for emphasis on key points
-Blah, Blah, Blah

But they don’t address the fear of having to get up in front of people. They don’t service those readers who are petrified just thinking about staring into the eyes of an audience whether that’s an audience of 5 or 500.

I work with some incredible people who truly kick ass at work, but once they get in front of the boss to show the great work they’re doing they get beyond nervous, mumble and stutter through their presentation. They don’t represent themselves well under that pressure. I wrote this book to help them and many others who have trouble simply being themselves while speaking.

I was once also terrified to speak. Hated it. I did whatever I could to make sure I didn’t find myself in front of a crowd. It wasn’t until I left the US on a trip to Honduras that I found a way to get over my fear very quickly. That experience is what I share in the book to help my readers punch their fears of public speaking in the face!

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I actually write everything out by hand before ever cracking open my laptop to start typing. My first book was originally +48k words all written by hand. I find physically writing down my book is the exact pace I need to get the best content out of my head and on to paper.

I’ve gone through a stupid amount of pens in the process

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Books my Tony Robbins and John C. Maxwell have been truly pivotal in my life.

Another phenomenal book was Rejection Proof by Jia Jiang. Changed the way I viewed rejection regardless of what flavor it comes in.

What are you working on now?
I’m now speaking and coaching to help even more people get over their fear of public speaking. Teaching others gives me energy and brings more so much joy in life.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m so new at this I’ll have to come back to this one down the road.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Show up. Some writers like to feel motivated or creative to write. Motivation is so fickle. It only tends to show up after you do. My best advice it to write every day no matter how you feel. Even if you know what you are writing is hot garbage. You’ll impress yourself just how much you’ll get accomplished by just trying every single day.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The best? That’s a tough one but here goes nothing!

Surround yourself with people that support and encourage you. Everyone else should really get second priority. This is tough to put into practice, but the outcome…incredible.

What are you reading now?
Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferris

What’s next for you as a writer?
Definitely coaching and more speaking. I’ll still continue to write books. I get too joy out of it to stop.

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?
1) The Bible. I mean come on! It’s the Bible! Even if you are not religious, this book is chuck full of awesome stories and life lessons.
2) Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod
3) The best rated book on how to survive on a desert island

Author Websites and Profiles
Cody Smith Website
Cody Smith Amazon Profile

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m based in the Washington, DC area and am a banking/ corporate attorney by day (but please don’t hold that against me).

I’m a Gemini whose head has always been in the clouds. From a young age, my mother scolded me for not paying attention; when I was bored, I would make up stories in my head. I’ve been writing since I was about thirteen years old.

I’ve been caught air-guitaring in public. I love to laugh, and am the “go-to” person if a friend needs someone to laugh at his lame jokes. In true Gemini fashion, I indulge both my logical personality as an attorney as well as my creative fiction-writing personality. I loved law school and even miss it, which has led my friends to conclude that I am certifiable.

I’m a political junkie who has respect for all views and who admires the political involvement of Americans. Indeed, I love nothing more than a solid political discussion where all views are represented.

An irreverent Gen X’er, I write gritty contemporary romance, with plenty of sarcasm. I’ve self-published two books and will self-publish two more in 2018. In addition to that, I’m working on two other novels, to be released sometime in 2018-19.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book, to be published around March/April 2018, is a contemporary romance titled Thunderstruck, which is set during a fictional political campaign.

I had the idea to write a romance where the protagonists are running against each other in a political campaign. I’ve volunteered in local and statewide campaigns; and it is a fast-paced environment that (I think) works well as the background to a romance.

Also, a story (whether romance or another genre) should have a problem and resolution, and, in this case, in addition to whether the couple gets together (it is a romance, after all), there is the additional question of which one of them will win the political campaign.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I’m not sure if this qualifies as “unusual,” but I constantly take notes on idea for scenes, dialogue, and plot lines. Whenever an idea strikes me, whether I’m at the grocery store or wherever, I take notes on my phone. Later, at home, I add the details into the main outline of my book.

I end up with a lot of material that I don’t use, and I keep that in a separate file, to either use as short stories or in some other way.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Ken Follett is my favorite author, and he’s taught me a lot regarding how to build a story, how to develop characters, and how to structure pacing. His novel Eye of the Needle is my favorite thriller of all time; it features a strong female lead (as do all of his books), excellent pacing, and an interesting story with flawed characters.

What are you working on now?
In addition to Thunderstruck, which I mentioned above, I’m working on a book titled Your Scorpio Child, which is kind of like a parenting handbook that is not without humor. It’s geared particularly for parents of Scorpio children. In addition to being an attorney and author, I’m also intro astrology.

I’m also working on another standalone novel, Chaos Theory, which is a thriller and also a romance. After that, I’ll tackle the last novel in the Law School Heretic series.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Goodreads is an excellent platform that can help an author’s career, and can put an author in touch with readers. Goodreads has helped me in several ways. First, it’s allowed me to get in touch with fellow authors to do cross-promotional work. Unlike a website like Facebook (whose members don’t all read), Goodreads is a site specifically for people who read.

Goodreads works best if you get involved as a reader first, read and review books, participate in group reads and help fellow authors. Don’t just go to Goodreads to promote your books; readers do not like to feel pressured. Think of it as a community where you are constantly learning about reading, writing, and reviewing; and meeting new people.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
You will get bad and mediocre reviews; don’t sweat it. Not every person will like every book. If you pick a classic book that you enjoy, and look at the ratings, it will have some one-star reviews. Don’t feel the need to read every review of your books. If you do read your reviews, let them wash over you and move on to your next project. Do not get into arguments with reviewers. In one or two mediocre reviews I received, the reviewers did include constructive feedback which was helpful.

It’s also a good idea to thank reviewers who leave you good reviews. A simple “thanks for taking the time to review my book” is sufficient.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
A seasoned author and publishing expert told me that authors should write what they are passionate about, and readers will be drawn to that. Authors should not write what they think people want to read. Don’t try to write a book just to sell books. Even big publishers are unable to predict the market and consumer tastes much of the time. Also, always be respectful when discussing your own opinions, e.g. political and otherwise.

What are you reading now?
I just finished He Who Pays the Piper, written by Alex Breck, one of my new favorite indie authors. He writes thrillers, many of which are based in his native Scotland. He has an excellent eye for detail and his characters are seriously flawed but nevertheless sympathetic and engaging.

I’m currently reading Not Perfect: a Novel, by Elizabeth LaBan, about a woman who tries to cope after her husband disappears. It’s a bit chick lit and a bit mystery.

What’s next for you as a writer?
In 2018, I plan to self-publish two more books (mentioned above), then work on two additional novels. I’d also like to get involved in more local events at independent book stores, hopefully with other authors. That will be something I’ll be working on soon.

I’m also writing short stories, including flash fiction, which I’ll be submitting for publication at several different magazines.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
I would take Eye of the Needle and Pillars of the Earth, both by Ken Follett. They are two of my favorite novels which I never get tired of reading. I would also take Fahrenheit 451, which is a timeless classic. Indeed, its message still holds true today.

Author Websites and Profiles
Maria Riegger Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My name is Ericka, I am 27 years old and married with two kiddos. I live in a small town in Oregon out in the country. When I am not writing, I am hanging out with the family, camping, doing outdoorsy stuff and living life.

I have written Jordie In Charge & Avalee’s Voice which are published. I have Calida’s Forge which is coming soon. After that is Insecure Irie and the Protector.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My lastest book is Avalee’s Voice.

The inspiration behind it is based of my life. During my teen years, I used to be super outgoing, that crazy fun friend who constantly seems like they had too much caffeine but is actually just nuts, that was me. However, after some horrible verbally and emotionally abusive familial stuff that happened to me, I became reclusive.

So, Avalee is quiet and reserved, how I was. She keeps to herself, observes what is going on and speaks when she truly feels like she has something to say. Avalee is somewhat self centered but has a loving heart. Avalee has a dry wit. Based off of me because I am not witty to save myself haha.

I don’t want to give too much of the book away, but the hero is based off my husband Bryan.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Yes!!!

Before I write, I have to, HAVE TO, get all the music out in me. I dance and sing in my kitchen like a crazy woman. My singing voice could make Simon Cowell go deaf so it’s fortunate for him that he isn’t listening. I jam to AC/DC (Bryan Johnson not Bon Scott), Metallica, Aerosmith, rock and roll. Sometimes I go country with The Judd’s, Brooks and Dunn, Travis Tritt or Garth Brooks. My son, Braedyn, who is 4 says I make his eyes bleed. My daughter Teaghann says I sound like a howling coyote. But I jam out anyways. Once I get it all out, usually about 30 minutes of rock, I sit and type.

And that’s just one. My other weird thing is before I write, I have to research names. I have to pick the PERFECT name for the main characters. Some writers foreshadow, I do so with names. For instance, Avalee is Persian for Voice. Graham is English for From The Gray Homestead. I will spend hours looking for the perfect name. Only then can I actually follow my outline and write.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I used to read a lot of historical romances. Lots! By well known authors like Tanya Anne Crosby, Suzan Tisdale and Kathryn Le Veque. And one day, as I was reading Crosby’s book The Mackennions Bride, (absolutely amazing book by the way. I highly recommend it.) I was like why am I not writing? What is holding me back? Why am I constantly making excuses for myself? And I got mad at myself. I had no excuses. I had nothing, not a darn thing, person or otherwise holding me back. So I pulled up my leggings and starting writing. I was going to do my dream and take a chance. Hell or high water, I would be published. And now I am

What are you working on now?
Right now I am working on The Protector which is Book 5 in the Castre World Series. I am super duper excited about this because #1 dragon #2 magic #3 I introduce a different part of Castre #4 magic fight scene AND usually the girl needs rescued but not this time!

After, I want to try my hand at an Urban Fantasy Romance. For me it’s more like Rural because I am going to use my small town lol.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I use Facebook a lot. I interact with everyone. I’m a chatty Kathy but not everyone is. Each time a book is about to get published and go live on amazon, I do a signed paperback giveaway. Right now I have one going on until the 26th. I have noticed I get a lot of participation with the giveaway and it’s a nice chance to get to know your followers. Also it’s a way to get the all holy amazon review. Instagram is awesome as well. In a photo and some words, you reach a big audience as well. Twitter is hard and just doesn’t have the effectiveness it used to have.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
My advice is – don’t stop writing. Pull up your britches, shorts, skirts, leggings, whatever, and keep writing. Read also but keep writing. You will only get better if you try. You will only get better by failing and learning what worked and what didn’t. I am not perfect. I make mistakes. My editor is teaching me different little pieces each time. But I keep trying, I keep writing, I don’t stop. So please, don’t give up, don’t stop. If you need to reach out to me, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, find me. I will encourage you.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
My editor told me once — if it doesn’t help tell the story, delete it. I used to be SUPER repetitive, so much so that she told me in a video chat, point blank and said – stop for the love!

So now, I think about what I have written. If I get stuck, I go back and reread what I have and either add in or take out. Mostly, I take out. If it doesn’t progress the story, if it’s not there to help, then delete it.

What are you reading now?
I am reading The Moorchild by Eloise McGraw. It’s fantastic.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I want to finish the next two books in Castre then try my hand at Urban Fantasy Romance. It sounds exciting and

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?
Ooohhhh that’s hard.

#1 The MacKennions Bride by Tanya Anne Crosby

#2 Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

#3 Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austin

#4 Pirates by Celia Rees or Faerie Wars by Herbie Brennan. It’s a tough toss up

Author Websites and Profiles
E.A. Shanniak Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hi, my name is Alexis Rose and I have written a total of 5 books.
While learning to live with the effects of my trauma, and working with the deficits caused by PTSD (Post-traumatic Stress Disorder), I co-authored three inspirational books. My memoir, Untangled, speaks to the courage, resilience, and triumph over unimaginable hardship.
I am an experienced speaker on the topics of living with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, and an active blogger who writes about PTSD, Mental Health, and Trauma, with a bit of poetry sprinkled in along the way.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My newest book, If I Could Tell You How It Feels is a series of essays and poems about living authentically with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). I was inspired to write it by the many survivors, professionals, and people living with chronic illness that I’ve met who often felt a sense of aloneness while living with health challenges.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My website: https://atribeuntangled.com
and my blog: https://atribeuntangled.com/blog/

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write! Do not get discouraged.

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

Author Websites and Profiles
Alexis Rose Website

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a writer from South Wales in the United Kingdom.
I’m somewhat of a gigantic geek and honestly, I’m quite proud of it. I live with my wife, Natalie, and I also have a young son.
Having written since a young age I’ve written many, many, books and short stories – Many of which will NEVER see the light of day. However, since 2013 I’ve published two short stories (She Died With Gum in her Hair, and the short horror The Old Man on the Hill), and also two full-length novels (‘Stormbringer: The Devil’s Lantern’ – an Action / Adventure set in the golden age of piracy, and ‘The Last Wolf’ – a dark Revenge Western).

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
‘The Last Wolf’ is a dark Revenge Western.
I’m a bit of a history buff, and the Old West is one of the eras that fascinates me. My characters are often driven by revenge, but in the Last Wolf I wanted to examine the morality of revenge, and the divide between heroes and villains – How everyone is the hero of their own story.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I like to write to music, mainly soundtracks. Although one thing people do find unusual is that I cover the walls surrounding my desk with index cards filled with notes, plots points, and research.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I’m a huge fan of Stephen King. He’s the kind of author who writes what he wants. He doesn’t try to be a great literary hero, and he describes himself as ‘the literary equivalent of a Big Mac and Coke’, and I love that about him. He writes for himself, fortunately people love what he puts out.

What are you working on now?
I’m working on a thriller called ‘702’. It focuses on losing a child, and trying to hunt down their killer several years later when the case has gone completely cold.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Honestly, I find its a case of working social media. There are so many writers, authors, and book fans on places like Twitter. I often retweet and interact with them all, and sometimes they return the favour. We’re all there to help one another.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep writing. Eventually, you’ll reach the point where you think you’re work is trash, you’re trash, and everything you’ve ever done is trash. Push through it. We all reach that point, and it’s never as bad as you think.
Also, take criticism well. 9 times out of 10, those people are just trying to help.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write every day. Even if it’s just one sentence.

What are you reading now?
I’m currently rereading Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m working on my thriller novel, and also a few screenplays.

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?
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, any of the Harry Potter Novels, Cujo by Stephen King, and The Lord of the Rings.

Author Websites and Profiles
Ben Edge Amazon Profile

Ben Edge’s Social Media Links
Goodreads Profile
Facebook Profile
Twitter Account

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I work in web design, graphics, and technical editing and I’m in a Christian rock band. A fan of all things science fiction, my interests range from books and movies to music and games. Online I’m the Ninja Captain and founder of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. (http://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/) My books include Amazon Best-Sellers CassaStar, CassaFire, CassaStorm, and Dragon of the Stars and I live in the Carolinas with my wife.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Dragon of the Stars was my last full-length novel. Separate from my series, it was inspired by Ayreon’s song Dragon on the Sea. The song is about the Queen sending Sir Francis Drake to defend their country, and I imagined the basics of the story in a science fiction setting. http://whatarethekargrandes.com/

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I prefer to write to music – prog rock or heavy metal.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
My influences include Timothy Zahn, Robert E. Heinlein, and Alan Dean Foster.

What are you working on now?
My last story was a prequel to my Cassa Trilogy – a short story called CassaDawn. Now I am working on a book that will take place several years after the trilogy ends.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Blogging is still my preferred way to promote, plus I’m on Twitter. I’ve always tried to promote others as much as possible through both social platforms, and both writers and fans have been great with promoting my books.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
It’s all in the timing. Just keep after it and your time will come. Also, be the biggest supporter out there.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
I was told to start a blog right away and that’s been the greatest blessing. I’ve made so many friends and the Insecure Writer’s Support Group would not exist without blogging.

What are you reading now?
Stargate: Atlantis – Homecoming

What’s next for you as a writer?
I do hope to finish this next Cassa story and I’ll continue to focus on the growth of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group.

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?
First choice would be my Bible. I’d also take my autographed Sword of Shannara and one of Preston and Child’s Agent Pendergast books.

Author Websites and Profiles
Alex J. Cavanaugh Website
Alex J. Cavanaugh Amazon Profile

Alex J. Cavanaugh’s Social Media Links
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I started writing as a teenager, and started self-publishing nearly two decades later after a brief hiatus to focus on my day job. As a child I hated creative writing but after reading a quote by an author, who said she wrote the book that she most wanted to read, it changed my perspective. Now I write the books I want to read, and it makes me so happy that I wanted to start sharing my stories with other bookworms.

I’ve self-published 5 books so far, but have written around 10 more novels in the past.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book, Flash Photography, was inspired by the cute guys I’ve met who tease and flirt and generally make me feel weak in the knees! I tried to convey that feeling of butterflies into this story. I have always loved stories about characters who hate each other and learn to love each other, and most of my stories, including this one, incorporate that trope.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not so unusual, but I always have a certain album/playlist associated with different books. I started out writing on an ancient Windows 95 laptop without internet access. All I could do was use the word processor, and listen to a CD – so that’s what I did! If I needed a break, I’d play Solitaire and listen to music until I was ready to return. Other than reading, it’s the only thing I could do! Now I’ve got full access to WiFi as well as a car and the city, but I still like to hole up on the couch with my laptop and my songs and write away.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
So many – Louisa May Alcott, the Babysitter’s Club Books (#33 is what made me fall in love with reading when I was six years old!), Meg Cabot, Katie Fforde, Jane Green, Madeleine L’Engle, Nancy Drew books, Sweet Valley High books, Jennifer Weiner, Bridget Jones’s Diary, Lisa Kleypas, Jennifer Crusie, J.K. the Harry Potter series, The Chronicles of Prydain, The Chronicles of Narnia, Jane Austen, Sophie Kinsella/Madeleine Wickham…I’m sure I’m forgetting some more, but these are the books/authors I read over and over again

What are you working on now?
I’ve got four projects and only a week left before I go out of the country for a month to participate in a global health mission. I’ve got an erotic short, a romance novel, a book I wrote in 2009 that I’d like to adapt and publish now, and a book about mental illness at the top of my list right now – I haven’t decided which to work on first in my limited time! The erotic short and the already written novel would be the smartest use of my time, but I’m really excited about the romance I’ve got in mind, so we’ll see.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Booksprout has actually been unbelievably amazing – it gives me easy access to tons of enthusiastic ARC readers and I’ve built a following in a short amount of time. Even if it doesn’t (directly) contribute to sales, the reviews and feedback I get are so helpful. Other than that, I’m not sure what works – I’m use twitter, Google+, tumblr, Goodreads, my blog, Amazon ads, and a few paid promos – and I’m still collecting data!

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write, read, write, read – you can take a class in creative writing, and I’m sure that might be more efficient, but learning by reading what you love and practicing writing is the more pleasant and organic way, at least to me. As mentioned, I try to write books that I want to read – so if I’m not loving it, I know I need to change it. Read books you love by authors you admire, read books you’d like to change, read your own work – and think critically about WHY you feel how you do about each piece. I’ve learned a lot of lessons by myself but this is the most important.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write the book that you most want to read.

What are you reading now?
I’m working my way through a certain famous bestselling erotic novel. I’ve also been obsessed with British romcoms (“chick lit” if you will) for years. I just discovered Kat French and read all of her books in like a week, and I’m trying to find other books that give me the same things that I loved in her works. Lastly, I’ve got a long list of literature I’d like to read, as well as non-fiction about medicine, and memoirs and collections of essays. My Kindle is chock-full!

What’s next for you as a writer?
My day job is about to get busier this spring, and then a LOT busier beginning in the summer. I’m hoping to write as much as I can so I have some momentum. That way I may find it easier to continue when I’m working 80+ hour weeks. Specifically, I’m going backpacking around Europe soon, and I want to use my experiences there to drive new stories!

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?
1. Bridget Jones’ Diary
2. Little Women
3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
4. Taran Wanderer

Author Websites and Profiles
Sara Bee Website
Sara Bee Amazon Profile

Sara Bee’s Social Media Links
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Twitter Account

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am 26 year old aspiring writer who likes to scribble his thoughts whenever he finds time. This would be my first attempt to fulfill his dream of becoming a writer. I am ECE graduate and pursuing MBA in IT Management and currently working as a Business Analyst in Chennai for a leading automobile company.

I try to lead a double life of being a corporate worker by the day and a writer in solitude by night. I am very passionate about psychology and graphology and has spent years researching and practicing both and delivered few seminars on personality development and body language.
I do have a Facebook page – “Life-Noted Down”, to share the thoughts from my life experiences.Please check it out
https://www.facebook.com/LifeNotedDown/?view_public_for=343095799120414

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
PAYBACK: They Knew his name not him.

What Inspires me to Write..I would say that i think i want to write something which is worth a read.I always wanted to make reader actually visualize my characters.Reason was that i was looking to write something which is actually NOT a love story.It should be something different..something more relatable and Sensitive.
Thanks to Readers I am getting constructive feedback on my attempt to wrote something different and they are appreciating it

It took time for me to design character sketch..Although reading short stories and visualizing them is one of my inspiration.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Writing Process:
For starters,I had created a Plot Diary of my story .For understanding,i made a chain of incidents that would take place.I jotted down the characteristics of every character separately,so that first i could relate to them before starting my writing.
It may sound weird but I make them alive around myself.

I do talk or listen to my characters,even after finishing my writing.For Interaction i would say, i always dont write what i wanted to write,moreover i would try to step into the character’s shoes and then think from
their point of view,and then jump to another character’s to write from their perspective.

What authors, or books have influenced you?

What are you working on now?
Working on one Psychological Thriller.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Google suggested me Awesomegang

Do you have any advice for new authors?
First finish your story.Then think of its promotional activities
Do not hesitate to narrate out of the box stories.
Make it live even if you think its not your best attempt.
Do not try to copy the writing style of any of your favorite author.
Be unbiased.

Self publishing is boon

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Just Write!!!

What’s next for you as a writer?
Psychological Thriller

Author Websites and Profiles
Arpit Shrivastava Website

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Dumbiri Jonadab is the Founder and CEO of Mrfix Digital Marketing & Business Consultancy Service, a Nigerian based Online Digital Marketing and Branding agency, specializing in SEO, Content Marketing, B2B and B2C marketing, Social Marketing, web development, Integrated security solutions since 2012. He is an IT and Digital Marketing Consultant, Trainer, Author in Digital Marketing and Social Selling for notable organizations.

Jonadab has over 5 years’ client Digital Marketing experience and integrated security systems experience in helping firms and other notable corporations use the web to drive online visibility, generate leads that have resulted in new business online, integrating viable security systems suitable for firms.

Author Websites and Profiles
Jonadab Dumbiri Amazon Profile

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
To learn more about Eric K. Barnum and the world of the Forsaken Isles, visit his blog at forsakenisles.com or erickbarnum.com

An avid fan of the fantasy genre, Eric K. Barnum finally released his first book, Dar Tania, in September 2016. Set in a novel fantasy world pulled between magical and divine powers, Eric presents the Forsaken Isles, a world not too unlike our own. As the druid Brook said in Dar Tania II: Set’s Dream, ‘forsaken’ because the people of the isles fled from their devastated homes, never to go back.

Eric writes from Virginia when not otherwise engaged in his career as an analyst, hiking with his three daughters, or reading. With a deep love of fantasy works, and inspired by modern fantasy authors like Raymond E. Feist, David Eddings, and Brent Weeks, Eric hopes to take the familiar and present new ideas about how and why, in a world with magic, gods still matter. The paladin is a particular favorite in all Eric’s stories. Their relationship with priests, dragons, avatars, and necromancy in particular fill the pages of the Forsaken Isles.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Khalla’s Play: Merakor I was released on January 1, 2018. It tells the story of thieves guilds trying to control the black market for a dead god’s body. Set against that backdrop, one of the guild’s leaders, an elf lady named Khalla, is seeking adventurers for an epic adventure.

While this book follows the story told in Bomoki’s Gate (I have 5 books published), Khalla’s Play answers the question: if a god is slain in a world of magic, what happens next?

The correct answer is massive war.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I tend to write and write and then delete the first 100 pages/30k words of anything I write.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I love Tolkien, but really cut my teeth on David Eddings, Raymond E. Feist, and sci-fi authors like Frank Herbert’s Dune. I’d have to say that hands down Dune has influenced me. The sheer scope of that story, its impact, and the moving parts inspire me anytime I feel stuck.

What are you working on now?
I’m writing two projects at this time. The first is a serialized collection of short stories for my newsletter. It will be published as an anthology on Amazon later this year.

The next big project is the sequel to Khalla’s Play, to be titled as Merakor 2. It follows Khalla’s group as they arrive on a continent controlled by dark elves for over 3,000 years. They’re seeking a long lost Tower of Sorcery. Their group includes a dark elf, a doppleganger, a minotaur emperor seeking glorious death, and a gallery of rogues.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I love connecting with other authors in the genre, writing groups on Facebook and social media, and review sites like Awesome Gang. Thanks for hosting me.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
What are you passionate about? Find it. Write about it. Don’t write about anything except what you’re passionate about. Be open to criticism. Obviously you want perfection, but unless you’re writing today, you’re never going to find perfection in this art.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
There is no such thing as writer’s block; that’s an excuse. Write. If you don’t know what to write, write anything at all until you re-find your passion.

What are you reading now?
I just finished re-reading The Last Unicorn by Peter S.B. It’s such a classic. I’m thinking I’d like to read something scary this next time around. I’m on the look out for fantasy recommendations that are frightening.

What’s next for you as a writer?
More and more stories.

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, The Way Things Worked in 1700, something philosophical, and a blank book to sketch in

Author Websites and Profiles
Eric Barnum Website
Eric Barnum Amazon Profile

Eric Barnum’s Social Media Links
Goodreads Profile
Facebook Profile

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m passionate about giving value to other
As an interior designer with over 20 years of experience, I’ve opened cube-online design college with students from all over the world.
I’m a marketing passionate guy and raw foodiest

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
raw – live a better life
With over 20 years as a vegan, I have a lot of recipes that I love- and I wanted to share it with others so they will be able to create them self-lovely and vitalized meals

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
no

What authors, or books have influenced you?
life it self

What are you working on now?
I have several books on raw vegan, internet marketing, and interior design
I think that in today’s world we just cannot b only one thing
There are so many things that I love to do …so why deny them

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

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Go with your passion

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Carpe diam

What are you reading now?
How to raize healthy and happy kids

What’s next for you as a writer?
Life will tell

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 7 habits of effective people
Tonny robins book
How to survive in desert island

Author Websites and Profiles
laor heliraz Website
laor heliraz Amazon Profile

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Paula-Michelle Trotter enjoys her Texas home with her husband. She is a doting grandmother of four. Wanting to give her two oldest grandchildren a special gift to honor the finalization of their adoption into the family, she wrote a series of children’s books featuring their lives. She is proud of her sons who are in the United States Marine Corps and of both of her daughters who are wonderful mothers.
On most days, you can find her writing poolside, or in her second-story office, she likes to call her tree house.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Sex and Homicide is the last book I wrote. I’m currently putting the final touches on the third book of this six book series. A portion of the proceeds from each book purchase go to a Domestic violence and sexual assault charity.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I thought one of my crazy habits for writing was very unusual, until I learned the great Judy Blume has the same habit of getting great book ideas after taking a shower.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I have a few wonderful Author who have been very influential. One is J.A. Huss and another is Kristen Ashley, both have taught and directed me in my writing career.

What are you working on now?
I’m currently putting the final touches on the third book in my Death Betrayal and Love Series. It’s about two hackers who go head to head online and in bed.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
The best place to find me online is on my Facebook page or email me at Paula@paulamichelletrotter.com

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep writing, keep writing, and go for it, is what I would tell any new author.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The best advice I ever received was to file your copyright. Once you do, it gives you an awesome feeling of achievement.

What are you reading now?
I don’t have a lot of time to read but when I do it’s usually whatever JA Huss or Kristen Ashley have new released.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I plan to keep going with my Death Betrayal and Love Series and Mr.Pickles children’s 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?
If i were stranded on an island i would want a few diy books on how to live on a deserted island, and of course my own books because I love my characters. They feel like family.

Author Websites and Profiles
Paula-Michelle Trotter Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Worship Me, about a small country church held hostage by an ancient entity that believes itself to be their god, is my first and only novel to date, though it certainly won’t be the last! I’m currently bouncing back and forth like a Ping-Pong ball between three new novels… which I guess is really nothing like Ping-Pong, since that’s only two sides.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Worship Me was conceived during a very dark time in my life; the shadows of which have saturated the book’s pages. My sister, to whom the book is dedicated, died of a brain tumor. I’ve decided not to mince words about it. She suffered. She suffered more than I could describe in twenty books. So, instead of attempting to depict her pain, I explored my own. Because of her brain tumor, she suffered many deaths. It ate her away slowly, and each new layer brought its own horrors. This unbearable process lasted long enough to sap every ounce of spirituality out of me, spirituality that had been implanted through years of attending church services in my youth. But this pain, the pain of spiritual death, is the darkness that awaits the reader in Worship Me. For me, it’s about the impossibility of reconciling ugly, physical, bloody, bodily life with the optimistic promise of spirituality that our energy will one day join the cosmos, or faith that we’ll get to float up and take a seat on some clouds. What if we are just the meat we’re printed on? This is the journey Worship Me takes, and one I felt obliged to welcome other travelers to explore with me. So, dark? It better be!

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I almost always write with music playing. Actually, I often write my own music. I’ve scored all of my films, so I thought I might as well make a soundtrack for my books as well. It helps to return to certain themes and characters, especially when you’ve stepped away from it for a bit.

Please, check out some of the tracks I wrote for Worship Me here on my website:
Worship Me – Inspirational Cue 1 “Keeping the Faith”

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Above all, Clive Barker. Honestly, I wasn’t really into reading until I read him. I also read George Orwell when I was very young, and the idea of building stories that aren’t just for numbing, but have something to say about the world we’re stuck in, of hiding hideous truths inside a work of fiction, intrigued me.

What are you working on now?
I’m currently working on a sequel to Worship Me, as well as another novel that’s a love letter to 80s slasher films.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Oh boy, best to get this advice from someone else. I can say that, even if your book doesn’t fit into a strict genre, for the purposes of promotion, pretend it does. Do some research and go after the websites and bloggers who would connect with your work. There’s nothing worse than trying to get someone to listen, only to have them hate it. Not… that… that’s ever happened to me.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Before you start writing, make sure it’s a story you really believe in. And make sure it’s a story that the world doesn’t already have. That’s the only thing that’s going to keep you going on those lonely nights when you’re faced with only rejection and dismissal. It’s a hard road. Make sure to pad your feet.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
It’s not really advice, but something that’s helped me throughout my life came from the ending of Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street. In the end, Nancy Thompson defeats Freddy by “knowing him too well”, which takes away his power over her, reducing him to a harmless speck of nothing. This lesson about fear and how to overcome it has been invaluable. No matter if the fear is of failure, or of that thing making noises inside your closet, if you get to know it well enough, you can take its power away. Really, I suppose, it’s what this writing thing is all about.

What are you reading now?
I’m currently reading Little Heaven by Nick Cutter. I’m on a bit of a religious-themed horror kick. If anybody has any suggestions, I’m more than open to them! Let The Good Book go bad!

What’s next for you as a writer?
The next thing I have to do is come up with 3 books I’d take to a desert island. Stay tuned for the answer!

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?
Drum roll please!

Clive Barker’s Coldheart Canyon, Stephen King’s IT (because I could use its considerable girth to bludgeon crabs, my only source of food, and also, it’s a masterpiece), and finally, Iain Banks’ The Wasp Factory. There are passages in that book that literally made me dizzy.

Author Websites and Profiles
Craig Stewart Website

Craig Stewart’s Social Media Links
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Author bio
I imagine I have been writing since before I could write. When I was little, I would run around the house, scribbling squiggles on little pieces of note paper and leave them all over the house. Even though the symbols on the page where nothing but gibberish, they were important writing to me.
And that importance of the written word hasn’t changed over the years. As I got older and learned words, I also learned how to use them to tell the stories that were in me to tell.
I created my first series, Voyages of the Seeker, when I was 16. Standing out underneath the blanket of stars in my backyard inspired me to create a female character who had the kind of adventures I could only dream of. And to have those adventures on another planet, in another solar system far across the Galaxy was even better.
Fast forward a number of years, I’m not going to say how many years, and amongst raising a family, I have written many other tales, stories, and series. I have so much work in my desk drawer right now that I’m spoiled for choice. But I am choosing and submitting my work wherever I think it will tell the best story.
I have so many tales to tell. Now is my time to tell them.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Never Enough-Book One of the BFF Squad. My day was always really hard about grades. far harder than I thought he should be. When I went to write Arlene’s story I know the tale she had to tell would be one about overly demanding parents and what true problems were.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really. unless you consider writing multiple series to be unusual.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
My inspiration for this series stemmed from reading Sweet Valley High series by Francine Pascal. I also consumed a lot of Sweet Dreams and First Love from Silhouette title as a teenager.

What are you working on now?
You mean what am I NOT working on now. I have the BFF Squad in the works. I also have a sci-fi series, a Regency romance trilogy, a murder mystery series and horror series all simmering on the burners.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Facebook, twitter and whatever else I can find to get my work in the readers’ hands.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Just the usual. Read everything, write what you love and never give up.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
It doesn’t matter how slow you go as long as you go.

What are you reading now?
The Huxtable series by Mary Balogh. It is a Regency romance series.

What’s next for you as a writer?
The same as what was last for me as a writer. To write and be published.

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 Door Into Summer
Any Harry Potter
A Regency Romance I haven’t read before

Nelda Dunlap’s Social Media Links
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Twitter Account
Pinterest Account

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I won my first award for writing in 1991, and took part in multiple Young Authors conferences as a child. I have a background in theater, a BFA in film, and an MFA in writing. My work has been featured at USAToday.com, and I’ve been a contributor at Forbes.com. To date, I’ve written 15 novels, and plan on many more in the future.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The book is ‘Oddity Academy: Year One’, and the inspiration behind it is multi-faceted. It draws inspiration from several sources, but also utilizes a lot of history and mythology. Additionally, I wanted to create something that not only has some unique stakes for the main characters, but also presents relatable challenges in a different setting. Problems associated with everyday life for a teenager, but with an added twist.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Every book has a soundtrack that helps to inspire me. Those songs maybe ones I download or create, but I want each story to have a unique sound, a unique atmosphere. On top of that, I sometimes try to pair snacks with books as well. While writing, I may get a craving for a certain item, and I’ve always been a believer in whatever helps put words on the page. So, one story might need salty chips, while another needs chocolate and peanut butter.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I would have to say my primary influences were Stephen King, Michael Crichton, and RL Stein. I’ve loved so many books over the years, but growing up, those three were the authors I couldn’t put down.

What are you working on now?
A full plate. Lots of sequels, and a ton of new ideas. I like exploring things from a new angle, and that leads to some compelling storytelling.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
There’s a lot of tried and true paths out there. A good one is word of mouth, get people interested and they’ll tell their friends, who tell their friends. As for sites, places like Awesome Gang are fantastic.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t give up, don’t stop. Chase your dream and practice your craft. But whatever you do, get an editor.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
A mentor of mine passed down advice from his mentor. ‘If you want to be a writer, then write. Shoot for a minimum of five pages everyday.’ Even if you can’t do a lot, five pages is doing something.

What are you reading now?
Re-reading the ‘Harry Potter’ series.

What’s next for you as a writer?
More research and more writing. A glorious, never-ending cycle.

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 Bachman Books Collection, Firestarter, and Sphere. And a guide to surviving on a deserted island.

Author Websites and Profiles
Neil Herndon Website
Neil Herndon Amazon Profile

Neil Herndon’s Social Media Links
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I won my first award for writing in 1991, and took part in multiple Young Authors conferences as a child. I have a background in theater, a BFA in film, and an MFA in writing. My work has been featured at USAToday.com, and I’ve been a contributor at Forbes.com. To date, I’ve written 15 novels, and plan on many more in the future.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is ‘Mechanikal: Rise of the Wolf’. It is high fantasy with a twist. The biggest thing for me when it comes to fantasy is that every world seems stuck in a single era. In thousands of years, not a single technological advance happens. The ‘Mechanikal’ series was born from the idea of what if that wasn’t the case. While internal combustion hasn’t been discovered, it might not be far off. One city employs steam, another used dirigibles, and another has harnessed electricity. Swords and shields are still a major aspect, but guns are also in play. Gears have come home to roost. It’s a world where magick still exists yet so do crude machines.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Every book has a soundtrack that helps to inspire me. Those songs maybe ones I download or create, but I want each story to have a unique sound, a unique atmosphere. On top of that, I sometimes try to pair snacks with books as well. While writing, I may get a craving for a certain item, and I’ve always been a believer in whatever helps put words on the page. So, one story might need salty chips, while another needs chocolate and peanut butter.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I would have to say my primary influences were Stephen King, Michael Crichton, and RL Stein. I’ve loved so many books over the years, but growing up, those three were the authors I couldn’t put down.

What are you working on now?
Lots of sequels, and a ton of new ideas.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m still trying to find the best method, but places like Awesome Gang are great for emerging authors.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Quality over quantity. Read and re-read, edit and re-edit. Make sure that what you put into the market is the best it can be.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write everyday, as much as possible. Even if it’s only five pages, it’s still something.

What are you reading now?
The Game of Thrones series.

What’s next for you as a writer?
More research and more writing. A glorious, never-ending cycle.

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 Bachman Books Collection, Firestarter, and Sphere. And a guide to surviving on a deserted island.

Author Websites and Profiles
Neil Herndon Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I won my first award for writing in 1991, and took part in multiple Young Authors conferences as a child. I have a background in theater, a BFA in film, and an MFA in writing. My work has been featured at USAToday.com, and I’ve been a contributor at Forbes.com. To date, I’ve written 15 novels, and plan on many more in the future.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The book is ‘Star Runner: Journey Beyond’, the first in a long series. I’ve always loved big sci-fi epics, and this is mine. Like all my stories, it’s not just a space opera, but it comes at things from a new angle. Not only did I want to look at the politics behind war in a galactic setting, but I also wanted to address some of the emotions that come with it. Not only is the main character adopted, but his family was deeply affected by the war. What would a person’s mindset be in that case? How would they approach missions? Could they still fight if they knew the cost?

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Every book has a soundtrack that helps to inspire me. Those songs maybe ones I download or create, but I want each story to have a unique sound, a unique atmosphere. On top of that, I sometimes try to pair snacks with books as well. While writing, I may get a craving for a certain item, and I’ve always been a believer in whatever helps put words on the page. So, one story might need salty chips, while another needs chocolate and peanut butter.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I would have to say my primary influences were Stephen King, Michael Crichton, and RL Stein. I’ve loved so many books over the years, but growing up, those three were the authors I couldn’t put down.

What are you working on now?
Lots of sequels, and a ton of new ideas.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Review websites are an author’s greatest tool. Places that will not only spread word of your book but will also encourage people to read.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Make yourself stand out in the marketplace. How you do that is something only you can discover, but it’s something you need to do. A great story, a great premise, an intriguing cover. Grab people’s attention, and don’t let them go.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
A mentor of mine passed down advice from his mentor. ‘If you want to be a writer, then write. Shoot for a minimum of five pages everyday.’ Even if you can’t do a lot, five pages is doing something.

What are you reading now?
Game of Thrones

What’s next for you as a writer?
More research and more writing. A glorious, never-ending cycle.

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 Bachman Books Collection, Firestarter, and Sphere. And a guide to surviving on a deserted island.

Author Websites and Profiles
Neil Herndon Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Paula-Michelle Trotter enjoys her Texas home with her husband. She is a doting grandmother of four. Wanting to give her two oldest grandchildren a special gift to honor the finalization of their adoption into the family, she wrote and illustrated a series of children’s books featuring their lives. She is proud of her sons who are in the United States Marine Corps and of both of her daughters who are wonderful mothers.
On most days, you can find her writing poolside, or in her second-story office, she likes to call her tree house.
Please follow her on Facebook, Instagram.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Love and Homicide by Paula-Michelle Trotter is loosely based on true stories. I wanted to give back to my community. A portion of the proceeds from each book purchase go to a Domestic violence and sexual assault charity.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I wake up before the sun, with an idea or portion of the book on my mind.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
The authors who have not only influenced me most but have also mentored me have been J A Huss and Kristen Ashley.

What are you working on now?
I’m currently putting the final touches on the third book in my Death Betrayal and Love Series. It’s the third book in the six book series.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
You can find me on my Facebook page or email me at Paula@paulamichelletrotter.com.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
My best advice to new authors or anyone who wants to follow their dream is never give up and don’t listen to people who try to discourage you.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The best advice I ever heard was to remember you can’t please everyone, even though, I still try.

What are you reading now?
I don’t have a lot of time to read but, if I do it’s usually whatever JA Huss or Kristen Ashley have newly released.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I would love to bring awareness and support in order to stop domestic violence and sexual assault and for now, I’ll keep writing great romance novels with a little comedy and mystery.

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 were going to be stranded on an island, I would to bring some diy books on how to live on a deserted island, and of course I’d bring my books too, because I love my characters.

Author Websites and Profiles
Paula-Michelle Trotter Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I work at a library, telling stories and suggesting books. When I’m not working, I’m usually sipping tea or hot cocoa and wondering what would happen if I had superpowers. I’ve been published in multiple anthologies including Oomph: A Little Super Goes a Long Way and Inaccurate Realities.

I grew up learning about chakras and auras and the true power of imagination which slips into my writing whether I intended it to or not. In college, when I wasn’t busy working on my degree in Creative Writing, I also received my certificate in Women’s Meditation.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is called A Penny Lost, the first book in a trilogy about Penelope Grace, a teenage girl who can naturally read people’s auras. My classes in meditation inspired the book because my teacher would naturally see the colors of people’s auras and chakras ever since she was a kid and it made me wonder what it would be like. Then I started wondering what if my character saw something that wasn’t supposed to be there but only she knew it was out of place because only she could see the energetic world in the first place? From there the questions spiraled into a trilogy. Then, after a particularly rough flu season confined me to my bed, I marathon watched Doctor Who and that inspired the idea for a time traveling adventure as the base for exploring these questions.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Whenever I’m blocked, I turn off the lights and listen to music on shuffle loud enough that I can’t hear anything else and then I daydream my characters singing those songs, creating this mental “Musical Special Episode” in my characters’ stories. This helps me see character plots and emotions I might not have noticed or considered before.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Ally Carter has always been a sort of happy reading to me. I love how well her characters banter and how potential drama doesn’t get out of hand in her books. She uses her readers’ fears to her advantage without betraying their trust. There’s a nice balance there I hope I can mimic. I also love (crave actually might be the better word) Jonathon Stroud’s Lockwood and Co series. He does an excellent job creating characters I love and love to hate. In a short description, I can completely understand who these people are and I hope to one day have his writing skills.

What are you working on now?
I am currently working on the edits of the sequel to A Penny Lost, titled The Me in Memory. I also just finished the rough draft to another series I hope to publish soon.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Goodreads is a fantastic place to reach out to readers and get their opinions. My best reviews have come from there.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Writing isn’t just a dream. It’s a job. Put the time into it and you will be rewarded for your time. I promise. I used to think becoming a published author would be more difficult than living life with the “traditional” lifestyle but turns out, being happy in a job you don’t love is a lot more difficult. The effort you spend progressing toward a vocation that will actually make you happy? Ten times easier than pretending you can be something you’re not. If you’re a writer, BE a writer.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
I heard one professional discuss the current economy in a great way when she said “Jobs aren’t reliable. We can only rely on our skill sets.” This applies to writing too. The more you work on your writing skills, the closer you get to being rewarded for those efforts. Put yourself out there and keep learning, keep progressing, keeping taking the next “promotional” step one at a time.

What are you reading now?
I am reading the second Jackaby novel, Beastly Bones, written by William Ritter. It’s a light, enjoyable read. Like my lead character in A Penny Lost, Jackaby sees the energies of people. He uses this skill in a Sherlock Holme-like atmosphere to solve supernatural cases the police literally can’t see. In the point of view of his female, Watson-like assistant, this book was once described as “Sherlock meets Buffy” and I quite enjoy them.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Next step is editing the next book in the trilogy, The Me in Memory, and then sending it off to the publisher! Majorly exciting about this book. Risks heighten for Penny in ways you’ll never see coming. Can she survive saving everyone? Can her boyfriend, Stranger, accept she might not be the same person she used to be?

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?
Taking into account that I have to take books and not series, I’ve chosen to bring my favorite books within a series.
1. Winter by Marissa Meyers. It’s got all the characters and couples I love. I have a feeling, being stranded on a desert island, I’m gonna need all fairy tale happy endings within reach. And those realistically believable but still true to the fairy tale happy endings get me every time.
2. The Hollow Boy by Jonathon Stroud. I love all the Lockwood and Co books but book 3 really gets me every time I re-read it. Lucy’s struggle over how her increasing powers endangers her friends and Lockwood’s loyalty to protect her without concern for his own well being blooms organically in this amazing book. Never once do I feel the emotions are forced.
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Because it makes me happy.
4. Your Aura & Your Chakras: The Owner’s Manual by Karla McLaren. Because if I’m stranded on an island, maybe I’ll actually be able to finish it, do some major meditating, and get superpower-like awareness.

Author Websites and Profiles
Aspen Bassett Website

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a mother of three little ones, working full-time and married to a loving husband. I have written two christian non-fiction books and now my first novel in the christian fiction genre. I love jogging and reading and spending time with my family. My life thrives in the midst of toys, food messes and googoo-gaga phrases.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Revealed, The Angel Thread Series.

I was on maternity with my third baby when I felt prompted to write the story about an autistic boy and how an artist helped him being unlocked from the private world that keeps him imprisoned.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write wherever I am whenever I have a few minutes. There is no structure or planning when it comes to my writing habits.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Karen Kingsbury and Francine Rivers have been my inspiration.

What are you working on now?
I am busy working on the second book in The Angel Thread Series.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I am still figuring that out. Promoting is not something that comes naturally to me.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write, write and write. Never stop in spite of your own critics or people’s opinions. The more you write the quicker you will get beyond your crappy drafts and begin tapping into the beautiful and fascinating worlds you get to create with your words.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
I am always writing for an audience of One. If God is the only one who reads my book, that would be enough. It takes away the pressure to try and please everyone and to remember who ha given me the passion to do what I love doing – write.

What are you reading now?
With the little time I have available, I only read my Bible right now.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I am exploring the world of fiction and will be writing as many books as I can find the stories for.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
My Bible, Live the Let-go Life by Joseph Prince and a book from Karen Kingsbury.

Author Websites and Profiles
Maretha Retief Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’ve published 6 novels and non-fiction self-improvement book. The 1st three are political intrigue suspense thrillers. My last three -is a series of crime suspense mysteries, which have been my best sellers. Currently I’m employed in the financial industry and have been for the past 31 years. Prior to that, I owned my own multi-branch real estate business in Miami & Ft. Lauderdale. A lot of what I write is based on white-collar crimes and involving the reader solve the crime/murders in the novel. I have won several awards for my novels.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Just released is the 3rd in the series of Ex-cop, Joey Mancuso and his 1/2 brother, Father Dominic O’Brian – a Catholic Associate Pastor. Both are private detectives living in New York, and at the same time own an Irish Pub in the Financial District of Manhattan. The Manhattan Red Ribbon Killer deals with a serial killer who is preying on young professional ladies in NYC. The NYPD contracts Mancuso & O’Brian to consult on the case. While each book can be read individually, there’s a back story with the characters that’s ongoing from Book 1. Inspiration for the crime mystery series is the Sherlock Holmes collection of stories written by Arthur Donan Coyle.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Due to the fact I’m employed full-time, I write everyday after hours, and on Saturdays and Sundays. My novels are about 70,000 words, and I try to release 2 books during the year. All my books are available in eBook format through Kindle, print book through Amazon and others online outlets, and in audiobook format via Audible.com

What authors, or books have influenced you?
For fiction my most enjoyable reads/listens are from Nelson DeMile, Michael Connelly, John Grisham, and Robert Ludlum.
Every other book I read is usually non-fiction, and more than likely about a historical characters like – Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Winston Churchill, Ben Franklin… you get the picture.

What are you working on now?
Currently, I’m working on the 4th in the series of the Mancuso & O’Brian Crime Mystery series. The Case of The Sumerian Antiquities Collector. Mancuso & O’Brian are hired by a Greenwich, Ct socialite to find his abducted daughter who went missing from her dorm at the University of Miami. However, like most of my novels, there are many turns and twists, and the brothers end up involved with an unsuspected adversary.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I have an official website – owenparr.com – where I feature all my books, many of the reviews, a back story on the characters and locations. All my books are through Amazon, where I have an author page. Promotion is a never ending task, and the best results I’ve achieved have been advertising in Amazon/Kindle Ads, which are available to authors who publish through Amazon.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
For those who have never written a book, my best advice is to take an online course on ‘How To’ write a novel. I started with Writers Digest University, and would recommend them. Then, write, write and re-write your novel, read it out loud. A must is a professional editor, not your spouse, or a family member, unless they’re editors. Never publish a book without having it proofread and edited.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
With respect to writing, the best advice was to ‘just write.’ Stop procrastinating and write. Rewrite it later, but, just start. Then, once published, write another and another.

What are you reading now?
A Criminal Defense by William L. Myers

What’s next for you as a writer?
Continue with the Mancuso & O’Brian Crime Mystery series, due to its success. Then, write a second self-improvement book on Time Management, which I touched on my 1st book “How To Sell…”

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?
Sherlock Holmes collection of stories. Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Franklin and Winston by Jon Meacham. Lastly, my last crime mystery novel to enjoy myself.

Author Websites and Profiles
Owen Parr Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a full time deputy sheriff, SWAT commander, and a former Marine. I’ve written 2 books, and the 2nd should be published soon.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Arklight: Operation Nightfall. It was spawned from my imagination as a Dan Brown meets Tom Clancy kinda of suspense action novel. It started to go a little deeper into Christianity and really developed into a faith-based book series. Book 2, Arklight: Force Interdiction is about to go into beta read mode.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Yes. I’m a little OCD – I’m a Marine, go figure. The two books I have written, were typed into a first draft in less than a month. It’s just like, BOOM, here’s the book. However, it takes months of rewriting to get it ready.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Tom Clancy, Richard Marcinko, and Dan Brown are three of my favorites.

What are you working on now?
Arklight: Task Force Crusader will be the third installment in this series. It’s been an exciting journey stringing together this story. Spies, Elite Soldiers, Arma Christi, infamous works of art, and great battlefields of the past are fun to work with.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My blog https://arklight.blog is where I talk all about the series, the art, characters, and more.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Yes, give me some advice, lol. It’s very hard to get started in this business. I’m glad I have a full time job!

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t ever let fear control you. Overcome and adapt!

What are you reading now?
Mercy’s Firstborn Semester

What’s next for you as a writer?
I will hopefully finish up this 5 book series in the next 2-3 years. After that, I am working on a project based on my time with the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force. It will be a Crime Mystery Thriller and I hope to get it published traditionally.

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 SAS Survival Guide, The PALEO diet, Ship Building And Design, and Fishing for Dummies. What can I say, I’m a realist.

Author Websites and Profiles
J.M. Myrick Website
J.M. Myrick Amazon Profile
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J.M. Myrick’s Social Media Links
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a full time deputy sheriff, SWAT commander, and a former Marine. I’ve written 2 books, and the 2nd should be published soon.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Arklight: Operation Nightfall. It was spawned from my imagination as a Dan Brown meets Tom Clancy kinda of suspense action novel. It started to go a little deeper into Christianity and really developed into a faith-based book series. Book 2, Arklight: Force Interdiction is about to go into beta read mode.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Yes. I’m a little OCD – I’m a Marine, go figure. The two books I have written, were typed into a first draft in less than a month. It’s just like, BOOM, here’s the book. However, it takes months of rewriting to get it ready.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Tom Clancy, Richard Marcinko, and Dan Brown are three of my favorites.

What are you working on now?
Arklight: Task Force Crusader will be the third installment in this series. It’s been an exciting journey stringing together this story. Spies, Elite Soldiers, Arma Christi, infamous works of art, and great battlefields of the past are fun to work with.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My blog https://arklight.blog is where I talk all about the series, the art, characters, and more.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Yes, give me some advice, lol. It’s very hard to get started in this business. I’m glad I have a full time job!

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t ever let fear control you. Overcome and adapt!

What are you reading now?
Mercy’s Firstborn Semester

What’s next for you as a writer?
I will hopefully finish up this 5 book series in the next 2-3 years. After that, I am working on a project based on my time with the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force. It will be a Crime Mystery Thriller and I hope to get it published traditionally.

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 SAS Survival Guide, The PALEO diet, Ship Building And Design, and Fishing for Dummies. What can I say, I’m a realist.

Author Websites and Profiles
J.M. Myrick Website
J.M. Myrick Amazon Profile
J.M. Myrick Author Profile on Smashwords

J.M. Myrick’s Social Media Links
Facebook Profile
Twitter Account

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I started writing in 2015 and have written two books so far. I am a software engineer by profession. Poetry was an overlooked passion that I rediscovered a few years ago.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
A Journey to Yonder is the title of my latest book. A deep inner calling to heal myself and immense love and gratitude for this life were the main inspiration.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Yes I do, I sometimes wake up in the middle of the night just to scribble out something.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I mostly read self-help books. I love Dr. Wayne Dyer and Abraham Hicks.

What are you working on now?
I am working on a collection of poetry related to deep ecstatic love, longing, and pain.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I run ads on Facebook, Instagram and Amazon. I also did a virtual book tour for A Journey to Yonder through ireadbooktours.com.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Believe in yourself and never lose hope. Miracles happen to those who believe.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
If you knew who walks beside you, at all the times, you will never experience fear or doubt again. ~By Dr. Wayne Dyer

What are you reading now?
I have been reading The Secret by Rhonda Byrne.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Definitely a poetry collection book and I might also do a children’s 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 Secret
Rumi Poetry
My Wedding with Truth
A Journey to Yonder

Author Websites and Profiles
Nidhi Kaur Website
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