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Jake Compton 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I live in China, Guangzhou to exact. I have written a few books. My first is Chasing Owen, I have a few others that I am trying to go a more traditional route with but I will be self publishing possibly two book series.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is called Chasing Owen which I wrote as a grieving mechanism years ago when my father passed away. At the same time I was trying to do something new with urban fantasy which these days is pretty formulaic these days.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t really plan them out, I try and write about 6000 a day, after each chapter I go through and edit that chapter, before each chapter I brainstorm which is me laying my bed spread eagle staring at the ceiling thinking about what I want to happen in the chapter.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
For Chasing Owen they would be John Sandford and Neil Gaimen.

What are you working on now?
One is a portal fantasy about a nerd going to rescue his girlfriend from elves. Another is a historical fantasy about a guy who is trying to take out a group of mages, think the Protestant Reformation mixed with Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch. I am also working on a book about a supervillain trying to rescue his daughter as well as a fantasy novel about two different groups of people trying to make an alliance and the people set out to stop them.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Right now I am using Awesome Gang, also I am using pinterest for this book as well.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Step 1 write book, step 2 worry about after the book is written.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Lock yourself in a room, turn on loud music and sit down and write; I’m paraphrasing Stephen King’s book on writing.

What are you reading now?
Acacia by David Anthony Durham

What’s next for you as a writer?
Finish the other books I have.

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 Eddas by Snorri Sturluson
An anthology of the first prey novels by John Sandford
An anthology of the Archie McNally Series by Lawrence Sanders
American Gods by Neil Gaimen

Author Websites and Profiles
Jake Compton Website

Lachlan Walter 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a writer and a nursery-hand. Once upon a time, I was a musician and a cook. I’m a country boy living in the city, a working class intellectual, a cynical optimist, a Doctor of Literature who avoids academia, an outdoorsy bookworm, a highly-motivated daydreamer, a lover not a fighter, a hippy who eschews dreadlocks, tribal-chic, drum circles and earnestness.

I’ve also written two books: the deeply Australian post-apocalyptic tale The Rain Never Came, and the giant-monster story-cycle We Call It Monster.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is entitled We Call It Monster, and is a story-cycle that aims to take giant monsters/Kaiju seriously.

I’ve always been fascinated by giant monsters, and I’ve always been a voracious reader (and sometimes an obsessive one). I’ve also been known to occasionally get my nerd on for a particular sub or micro-genre, looking up ‘similar title’ and ‘you might also like’ lists online when I should be doing better things with my time. But I still keep searching, because there can’t just be one example of Mystery Sub/Micro-genre X out there.

Giant monster fiction was one such obsession that carried me away, the timing of which coincided with the completion of my first book. I binged on literally anything I could find, looking for something that took giant monsters as seriously as some of the movies do, something that was more than just capital-A action. I found lots of fun, post-modern stuff out there – some of which could even be described as zany – but not much that approached giant monsters with a serious eye.

Looking for a new book to throw myself into writing – a book that I wanted to be distinctly different from my first book – I decided upon a piece of serious giant monster fiction. In other words, I decided to write the book that I wanted to read. Isn’t that what an author does?

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write part-time, and work part-time at my ‘real’ job. I enjoy this balance, as my real job is as a nurseryhand and is very physical – I spend the whole day on my feet walking-walking-walking, and do a lot of lifting and lugging. It’s a great way to shake off the stiffness and soreness that inevitably settles in after a day spent sitting in front of a computer or hunched over a notebook. What it means, though, is that my writing routine is flexible dependant on deadlines that are due and the mood I’m in – I always start early, but what I start is a different story, as is how I structure the day. If I’ve decided to focus on creative writing – rather than, say, one dedicated to admin or book publicity or research – I’ll set the whole day aside and aim to just produce a good amount of content, rather than set myself a specific target. It’s easier that way, and you can run free more rather than get locked down.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I’m influenced by those writers who possess a singular ‘voice’ and focus on the emotional states of their characters, and on their characters’ psychological development. Within the same genres I work in, these kinds of writers normally use their science fiction ideas to further an exploration of those states and feelings that unite us all as people, rather than as an end unto themselves. These are writers like JG Ballard, Michel Faber, Frank Kafka, Katherine Dunn, Kurt Vonnegut, William Kotzwinkle, Debra Biancotti, Steven Amsterdam and Margaret Atwood – their work is truly memorable for the way it makes us feel, rather than the way the make us think, something only made people by these deep humanistic explorations.

What are you working on now?
Too many things! I like to have a lot of projects on the go at once—the trick is knowing which one to focus on first, something I’m not that good at. And so right now, I’m trying to work steadily on two different books – an Australian-set piece of climate fiction about family and friendship, and an offbeat piece of metafictional science fiction – while at the same time planning a post-apocalyptic western.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
There’s as much advice for aspiring authors out there as there are aspiring authors, but I’ll share a way of thinking that works for me. Writing a good book only takes a few things: a spark of talent that can be nurtured, an idea that can become a story, and discipline and routine, as well as a lot of time and a job that allows you that.

Find these things, and you’ll get there.

What are you reading now?
I have what you would probably call a magpie-mind when it comes to my reading. Although I primarily write speculative fiction, science fiction and post-apocalyptic fiction, I’ll read anything that has the promise of literary potential: realist fiction, westerns, YA fiction, horror, literary fiction, thrillers, non-fiction and, obviously, speculative fiction in its all myriad forms. I’ve even been known to read the odd romance.

I also tend to usually have a couple of books on the go at the same time. And so to finally answer your question, right now I’m reading Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem (a beautiful and epic work that combines a love of music and a love of superheroes), and the anthology Rock On: the Greatest Hits of Science Fiction (a collection of speculative fiction short stories that, in some way or another, are all about music).

Author Websites and Profiles
Lachlan Walter Website

Lachlan Walter’s Social Media Links
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Harry MacLean 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a lawyer and author. I have written five books, four of them true crime and one novel, a psychological thriller. In Broad Daylight won an Edgar Award for best True Crime, and Once Upon A Time was selected as a New York Times Notable Book. It was also made into a movie starring Brian Denehey.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Joy of Killing, a psychological thriller. The belief that somewhere inside every one of us lies a killer.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write from 7 to 11 every morning, whether I feel like it or not. I edit in the evening, and often read aloud what I’ve written that day to my wife. Her comments shift my perception slightly, which is extremely helpful.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
In Cold Blood, of course, by Truman Capote. Small Sacrifices by Ann Rule.

What are you working on now?
A new psychological thriller, entitled Mirror in the Mirror, the story of a psychologist whose patient commits murder, for which he is blamed. He leaves town and ends up working as a prison guard in a maximum security prison in Delaware, and in the end evolves into a person not that dissimilar from the inmates.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Listing on free book websites has worked quite well in the past.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write every day. Don’t be scared to throw it out and start over, time and again. Find your own voice . Don’t mimic authors you like.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
You have fifteen pages to capture the reader.

What are you reading now?
“I’ll Be Gone In The Dark.”

What’s next for you as a writer?
I’d like to try writing short stories. Good short stories are extremely difficult to write, but I look forward to the challenge.

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?
In Cold Blood, Devil In The White City, Lincoln at Gettysburg.

Author Websites and Profiles
Harry MacLean Website

Sharondalyn DuPree 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have self-published three books total so far with many more to come. Stay tuned.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is Spaces and Reflections: A journal for writing. COVID-19, quiet time, old notes, and sitting at home for the space of a month inspired me to return to self-publishing, something that I love to do. I thought about self-care and how reflecting and having a space for reflection can provide long-lasting mental, spiritual, and physical health benefits for almost anyone that engages the practice.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not too unusual. I like to keep it interesting. Settings may vary. Sometimes I have to go into deep meditation or contemplation. I prefer to be away, or even outside in nature or underneath the sunlight.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
So many. I lean towards non-fiction as my primary genre, which is broad.

What are you working on now?
I just completed within a month, two journals: Spaces and Reflections, a writing journal and Chaplain: Reflective Spaces, a journal specifically for chaplains, which is my profession. Currently, I am working on my marketing for those and most importantly outlets to reach those that will benefit from journaling for self-care.

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

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Go for it. The longer one waits, the more time passes. Write. Create. Revisions could take place forever, yet there has to be a stopping point. Arrive at that place of being settled and find peace with your creations. Distribute your work from the heart.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Procrastination is the enemy of time.

What are you reading now?
30 Days of Clean Eating. Health is such a priority. Taking charge of the whole person will lead to clear creations.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Devotional Books, Poetry Books … So much more. Journey with 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?
1. The NRSV of the Bible
2. Write the Poem
3. Spaces and Reflections, a journal for writing

Author Websites and Profiles
Sharondalyn DuPree Website

Sharondalyn DuPree’s Social Media Links
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Marshall Coleman 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a husband & father who eats way too many of his kids unfinished meals at dinner. I’m also the author of many of poems & stories as well as some books and believe that the story you’re living truly matters. I live in the Houston area where he is also a youth minister.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Fearful Yet Brave. It’s full of stories to help lift the spirits of a student of mine who had suicidal tendencies.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write hundreds of micro-stories a week as well as short stories and poems in hundreds of notebooks. And then I share them with people I think would enjoy them.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Edgar Allen Poe, Stan Lee, Mary Oliver, Brad Montague

What are you working on now?
Poems & Micro-stories every day. As well as an ongoing one page a day story for my kids. Also, promoting my books.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Word of Mouth by FAR!

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep writing. Keep Sharing. And Keep helping others.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
On Writing Books:
“Just write one word at a time until you have a full story.” – Neil Gaiman.
On Living:
“Love One Another.” -Jesus of Nazareth

What are you reading now?
Postcards from Impossible Worlds by Peter Chiykowsi

Becoming Better GrownUps by Brad Montague

The Internet (for better or worse)

What’s next for you as a writer?
To Keep Going. And to Become a Speaker and Maker around my works.

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

Aesop’s Fables

The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe

Author Websites and Profiles
Marshall Coleman Website
Marshall Coleman Amazon Profile

Marshall Coleman’s Social Media Links
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Jennifer Alsever 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a Colorado-based young adult author and a working journalist who contributes to such publications as Fortune Magazine, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. In 2017, I published my first work of fiction, the young adult trilogy, the Trinity Forest Series, (Ember Burning, Oshun Rising and Venus Shining). The series is set in nearby Leadville, Colorado and is about a girl who becomes entangled in a local forest teeming with urban legends of witchcraft and strange disappearances and must not only find herself but ultimately save the world. In 2020, I published my fourth novel, Extraordinary Lies about two girls from vastly different backgrounds who are thrust together for psychic testing at the Stanford Research Institute. As the scientists’ experiments begin to get creepier, the two girls must discover the truth about who they are and the secrets that keep them in the dark. I am currently working on my fifth novel titled Déjà vu.
I’m curious and people say I ask too many questions. You’ll most likely find me at my keyboard or under a blanket with a great book, enjoying a glass of wine or a handful of frozen chocolate chips. I revere my mountain bike, and I’m known to squeal on the ski hill and drive a boat pretty poorly. Most people agree I need my yoga mat to stay sane.
The Trinity Forest Series has won a number of awards, including:
*Gold Medal Best YA Ebook Independent Publisher Book Awards 2018
*Gold Medal Best YA Horror/Mystery 2018
*Finalist Dante Rossetti Book Awards 2018
*Honorable Mention Best Indie Ebook: Writer’s Digest 2019
*Finalist: Publishers Weekly Book Life Awards 2017

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest novel, Extraordinary Lies, was inspired by the real-life psychic testing performed by the U.S. government in the 1960s and 1970s at the Stanford Research Institute. The genesis of the story started not long after I published my first trilogy The Trinity Forest Series in 2017. My husband showed me a story on Flipboard about a Russian psychic during the Cold War that he thought I would find interesting.

The article was about this Russian psychic named Nina Kulagina’s supposed powers kicked off a “psychic arms race” between the U.S. and the Soviets during the Cold War. When American officials discovered the Soviet research into her supposed powers, they began funding investigations into supernatural phenomena at Stanford Research Institute. I learned about the true-life facts for the unique setting for my book and intriguing details from government documents and interviews. Then, my imagination took over. The resulting novel is a paranormal mystery with strong themes of feminism, family and friendship.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I will wake up and write in the middle of the night; and sometimes if I’m really obsessed, I’ll write on my phone.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I love Jandy Nelson, Lauren Oliver, e. Lockhart and a long list of others. I get inspired by their beautiful prose and smart plotting with surprising twists and deep knowable characters.

What are you working on now?
I’m working on another paranormal mystery called Deja Vu. It’s in the early stages and will take some time, but I’m so excited about it.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I seek out readers where they huddle, whether it’s a niche Facebook page, a special book blog, on Instagram or sites like Awesome Gang, which really help spread the word among readers.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Today has never been a better time to be a writer. Carve out time to do your magic, tap smart editors, take classes, read and read some more.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
My dad used to tell me, “Illegitimi non carborundum.” It is a mock-Latin aphorism that means “Don’t let the bastards get you down.”

What are you reading now?
I am listening to Cross Her Heart by Sarah Pinborough. I finished A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder and the French Exit. And I’m also re-reading Emma.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I have several stories in my head, and hopefully in the next couple of years, I can get them onto the page for readers. My first trilogy, The Trinity Forest Series, and Extraordinary Lies, have film/tv interest, so it would be great to see those go to the big screen.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
I’d like to bring two new books I’ve never read—one classical and one a suspenseful thriller. I’d bring one favorite, maybe Jandy Nelson’s I’ll Give You the Sun, and then Stephen King’s book On Writing, so while I sat there, I could plot my next book.

Author Websites and Profiles
Jennifer Alsever Website
Jennifer Alsever Amazon Profile

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