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Justin Roddy 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have just finished writing my first Ebook, I am now in my 30’s working as a Chef. Father of 3 and spend most of my free time with my kids.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is Things I Wish I Learnt In School. I decided to write this book during Covid 19 when i temporarily became unemployed. I wanted to share with everyone the things i had learned later on in life that i wish i had learned whilst in school.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
no

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Tony Robbins, Gary Vee, Phil Town

What are you working on now?
Turning my ebook into a book.

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

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Give it ago, You will never know what you could have achieved if you didn’t try.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing – Walt Disney

What are you reading now?
The 7 day start up by Dan Norris

What’s next for you as a writer?
Bigger and better.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
To Hard to decide

Author Websites and Profiles
Justin Roddy Amazon Profile

Justin Roddy’s Social Media Links
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Adam Rudny 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m Adam Rudny. I was born in Poland and currently live in Osaka, Japan.
A few years ago, I got extremely interested in areas of personal development and coaching, resulting in me quitting smoking, losing 35 kilograms, and changing my pessimistic attitude about Life. That was just the beginning…

Even though I hit every goal I wanted, I was still unsatisfied with the state of affairs and was asking myself ‘Why am I still unhappy?’ ‘Where is the satisfaction in that?’
In 2016 I’ve started exploring the idea of meditation and spirituality, exploring these themes in books and YouTube. That led to a massive shift in my Understanding of Life.
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In August 2016, I experienced a sudden, radical spiritual transformation that shifted my perspective. I realized Unity. I have forever changed my perspective – Nightmare was no more, lucid Dreaming began. For the first time in my Life, I saw the Universe and Reality as it is. The illusion was dropped.

That shift sent me on a journey through the ups and downs of every available form of spirituality that deeply reconstructed my sense of Self.
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After all these years of searching, rebelling, transcending, acquiring new beliefs and dropping them, my Understanding settled on an idea of true simultaneity: living in a beautiful Dream-World we currently call Earth, yet knowing it’s source lies in Formless Chaos, and ultimately, beyond even that, in the Mysterious, Timeless, Absolute Reality.

In 2018 I moved to Japan, where I explored myself within and Tokyo without, for about 10 months. In March 2019, I discovered a job opportunity in Osaka’s International School, Creative Learning Academy, where I’ve had an immense pleasure of meeting its owner, Walker, who became a source of inspiration by following his Purpose and creating Life of his Dreams. That pure Passion and Creativity became a catalyst for my Sharing and aligning with my Purpose.
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Life stopped being just about the ego of Adam and is now fully dedicated toward Service to Others. With your permission, through the power of your Desire and your Passion toward Life – I will support and serve you by Sharing my Experience.

It all starts with your state of being. It is your Birthright to be Free, Independent, Worthy, and Loved. All of that is already here. It is a given because you Exist. The journey is an Illusion, yet it has to be experienced to be understood – such is the paradox.

With that in mind, I wrote a book titled “Dream-Weaving” which explains the Knowledge part of getting what you really want and desire. I want to share what really works for me and I am fairly certain that it will work for you too if you want it enough! Enjoy!

I also started Apocalyptan, which is an initiative to share these methods with people that are interested in this sort of Knowledge.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Dream-Weaving: The Ultimate Law of Attraction Guide. How to Effectively Use Visualization to Manifest All of Your Dreams and Desires in 8 Simple Steps

I wanted to give people the method that worked for me when getting what I wanted from my life experience. I came up with the idea a long time ago, but only now I actually came up with the name for the process which is “Dream-Weaving”, as it is literally weaving your dreams, one strand at the time.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
When I wrote my first book I did a creative writing type of challenge where I set a timer for 1 hour and I just wrote everything that came to my head, without filtering!
Also, any thought I had during the day connected to the material – I wrote it down in my notes.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Abraham Hicks, Jane Roberts, Jed McKenna, Osho, Eckart Tolle, Law of One by Ra, Mooji, Bentinho Massaro, Napoleon Hill, Lao Tzu

What are you working on now?
Growing Apocalyptan by increasing its reach!
I am also planning to write next book and a workbook for the Dream-Weaving process.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Writing more and sharing it with people without expectations.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Just start writing – anything. Consistency is key. Stop filtering thoughts. Let it flow and worry about editing later. Be 80% effective, not a perfectionist.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Follow your passion to the best of your ability without expectation of a certain outcome. – Bashar

What are you reading now?
I am in a writing mode – I stopped reading anything for now.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Writing more books, releasing more free content for people, and adding value in their quest for getting what they want from their life experience.

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?
Bible as it’s pretty long, and probably holds a lot of nuggets,
Ask and it is Given by Abraham Hicks,
Dante’s Divine Comedy as I’ve never read it…
and some good survival guide.

Author Websites and Profiles
Adam Rudny Website
Adam Rudny Amazon Profile

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Twitter Account

Sandra Bats 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m Sandra Bats, living in Frankfurt, Germany with my husband and so far I published two novels in English, despite German being my mother tongue. Besides writing and reading I enjoy baking, drawing and going to the gym. I’m also a fan of storytelling in general, no matter the medium, so I watch a lot of TV and frequently go to movie theaters. Recently I’ve also started to learn about narrating and recording audiobooks with the hopes of turning my own novels into audiobooks soon.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest novel, Persephone’s Grief, is a dystopian romance and the second novel in the Persephone’s Curse trilogy. While the first novel was inspired by the question of how a person can learn to trust despite past trauma, this novel hinges another question: How far would you go for the person you love?

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I often get asked why I write in English despite German being my mother tongue. But I’ve always enjoyed the English language and when I spent a year abroad as a teen I even took a creative writing class in English. Ever since then I felt more at home using English in my writing, also because nearly all of my media consumption (TV Shows, Movies, Books, etc.) is happening in English.

Other than that I’m your average writer — conversing with my characters as if they’re real people and not just existing in my head.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I’d say the authors of my childhood — like Michael Ende or J.K.Rowling — have influenced me to become an avid reader and in turn to use my imagination frequently. I’ve also found S.E. Hinton and her novel The Outsiders very inspiring mainly due to the facts surrounding her being published while still in her teens and publishing under use of her initials so the novel wouldn’t be rejected for having been written by a woman.

What are you working on now?
Currently I’m working on the third installment in the Persephone’s Curse trilogy and also on an unrelated urban fantasy. For now neither of those works has a title yet. I already have one in mind for the next novel in the Persephone’s Curse trilogy but for now it’ll have to remain a secret.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I spend a lot of energy on promoting my novels via Instagram. I enjoy getting to directly interact with the readers and not just have a pure selling relationship with them. It’s such a wonderful community on Instagram and you get to hear what readers enjoy and what topics really catch their attention. I think that kind of relationship with the community really is the best marketing tool.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t let the fear of failure stop you. There will be people telling you that this is just a hobby or that wanting to be a writer is a pipe dream. But if this is your dream — and I’m pretty sure if it is your dream you can feel it in every part of your heart — then go for it. It won’t be easy, it’ll be hard work — no matter if you go the self-publishing or the traditional route — but only if you try it you can find out if you can do it.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
In regards to writing there’s two lines of advice that I find equally important. There is “You can’t edit a blank page” by Jodi Picoult and “The first draft is just you telling yourself the story” by Terry Pratchett.
As someone who tends to procrastinate out of fear of failure these are what actually gets me to write when I doubt myself. So when I fear that a story will turn out bad I tell myself that nobody but me will even get to see this very first draft and that I can always edit it to become better. It doesn’t have to be perfect or even good in the very first version.

What are you reading now?
I have a huge TBR pile but currently I’m reading Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare. I like book series that enable me to stick with the characters for longer and so I’m also looking forward to Rage & Ruin by Jennifer L. Armentrout which is due to release soon. And I’m sure once I finished that I’ll have picked up even more new books to read instead of the ones already filling my bookshelves.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Well, the obvious one is writing more books. I’m working on the third installment in the Persephone’s Curse trilogy, and I’m also in the beginning stages of writing an urban fantasy novel.
And then I’m of course hoping to broaden my readership and I’m currently taking a step towards narrating my own audiobooks of Persephone’s Curse and Persephone’s Grief.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
I’m a practical person so I’d definitely bring a survival book. Maybe something like 1000 Deadly Skills by Clint Emerson or a DIY Book like Making Stuff & Doing Things or something similar that would enable me to survive anything the deserted island might hold. I’d also bring an empty notebook to write down what was happening to me, because that would surely make for a great novel.
And I’d bring some heavy novel along that I hadn’t yet read. Probably fantasy or a paranormal story. Something I always wanted to read but had never had the time.
And lastly I’d bring a book on how to build a boat, for when I grow tired of being on the island.

Author Websites and Profiles
Sandra Bats Website
Sandra Bats Amazon Profile

Sandra Bats’s Social Media Links
Goodreads Profile
Facebook Profile

E. E. McGill 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My writing habit began at age fourteen. I always admired people like Benjamin Franklin, who had been practiced enough by age fourteen to write beautifully. I knew that I had a lot to improve upon. I’ve written five books in their initial form: The Antarctic Circle I, II, and III (with gobs of unplaced material and outlines for future novels); Narquelie Ravenmagic; and March, Forest. Because I was so young an inexperienced at novel-writing, I had to go back and rewrite The Antarctic Circle completely. I’m still working on it, and I plan to have seven or eight in the series.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
March, Forest is due to publish in September of 2020. The inspiration came from a dream I had of a fierce merwoman entering her forest palace by means of a giant slide.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Unusual… not really. Before my schedule was forcibly changed by adulthood, I used to get to the coffee shop by 5:00 PM and write until close at midnight. Then, I’d continue writing until 3:00 AM or later until I fell asleep.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, George MacDonald, Gaston LeRoux, Victor Hugo, Brahm Stoker, Francine Rivers, and J. K. Rowling. I hated reading before Rowling.

What are you working on now?
March, Forest is still with my editor at the moment, so I’m focusing on writing the first draft of The Antarctic Circle: Romeniel, which is Book II of the series.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Book Funnel is super helpful when paired with Facebook. It allows people to see your ad on Facebook, then click over to download a free book or a paid book. Plus, it ensures they can get customer service assistance if they have issues downloading.

Also, Book Funnel does a ton of internal promos by letting authors pair up to share each other’s books.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write obsessively. If someone criticizes your work, treat that like gold. Most people won’t want to hurt your feelings, so they’ll avoid telling you your weaknesses. But as iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. Listen to their criticism, reevaluate your work, and try rewriting. Just to see what happens. Whatever you do, don’t let criticism get you down. If you give up when faced with adversity, you’ll never succeed.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write what you would like to read.

What are you reading now?
Forbidden by Ted Dekker and also The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I have so many stories waiting to be written, it’s hard to be patient. I’m looking forward to co-authoring a book with my husband in the future.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
I’m hoping we’re talking being stranded for a short time. Otherwise, this list would change.

The Bible.
The Lord of the Rings.
The Illusive, Perfect Gamelit Novel I Can Never Find
A Ted Dekker novel I haven’t read, like The 49th Mystic

Author Websites and Profiles
E. E. McGill Website

E. E. McGill’s Social Media Links
Goodreads Profile
Facebook Profile

Al Moe 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m the father of four girls and have worked most of my business career in the Casino Gaming industry. I turned to writing so I could tell people about the history of Nevada gaming. I’ve written four books in that non-fiction area and several novels.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book, “Getting Thin is Murder,” is set in Southern California. I love baseball, and I love the sand, the beaches, and reading murder mysteries, so the book is about an ex-ballplayer.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
No unusual habits since I gave up using crayons.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I think the first book that really turned my screws was “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and then Stephen King’s “On Writing,” which really got me thinking about being a writer.

What are you working on now?
I’m working on walking since I dislocated my hip. Writing-wise, I’ve finished three Ghostwritten books so far this year.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Getting bang for your buck is tough these days. Bookbub is great, but it’s either a promotion or a downpayment on a car! Using quality sites like Awesome Gang is great for an author on a budget who needs results.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Practice – practice – practice. Write articles, blogs, short stories and then give a book-length project a chance.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Just throw out what isn’t part of the story.

What are you reading now?
I just read “The Whistler” by John Grisham.

What’s next for you as a writer?
The second installment of “Getting Thin is Murder.”

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
The Bible, a dictionary, and maybe a couple Jack Reacher stories.

Author Websites and Profiles
Al Moe Website
Al Moe Amazon Profile

Al Moe’s Social Media Links
Goodreads Profile
Facebook Profile
Twitter Account

Sheyanne Warren 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My name is Sheyanne Warren. I am from Syracuse, NY but have lived in Charlotte, NC for 4 years. I am a middle school teacher of social studies and science. I am a bibliophile first and an author second!

I have two published works | The Jelena Cohert Series books 1 & 2. They are paranormal romantic crime suspense with a lead women of color – Hispanic. Jelena deals with real issues and struggles to navigate through her personal life; while being a kick ass FBI agent and often falling victim to her job in more ways than one.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is not yet published. It is a prequel novella really diving into Jelena’s past and what makes her the person she is. It gives reads a chance to really root for Jelena and become connected to the characters I utilize often in the series.

My masters degree is in forensic psychology. Human behavior, especially criminal behavior has always fascinated me. That is where I was inspired to write crime novels. My main character is a person of color, as will all the characters in all the books I write. I feel like, people need to see people, especially women of color is different lights and broaching this topic with fictional works seems like a good start on how I change start to change that. Even though I am a black women I find it important that I write about multiple different cultures of color.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t outline!

I know, I know but I have never been on to outline anything, even in college.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
My all time favorite author is Cynthia Eden. My favorite author currently is Blake Pierce. I feel like my style is a mixture between those two with my culture twist.

What are you working on now?
I have 3 WIP. two are novella, the ones that highlight a main character in the series like I mentioned with my Jelena Cohert Character earlier.

I am also working on a YA fantasy novel.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Social media is best for me and it drives people to my website which carries all my content. I am most active on Instagram.com/what_sheyreads_author.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Research!! I have a blog post about 3 tips for the first time indie author. I definitly am learning from my mistakes and seek out other self-published avenues for advice.

Get your team together early: Betareader team, Editor, ARC reader team, Design individual or team. Even if you plan to design your self, have all that stuff in order 1st!

Your launch week is Important!! Research it and implement it well!

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
We all make mistakes.

What are you reading now?
I am reading a non fiction – conflict, action and suspense: a writers how to and a fiction house of the night novel! I am on book 6 in the series. In the car I listen to Blake Pierce Riley Paige series book 17.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Just to keep writing and putting out conent.

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 grab three books, 500 pages or more from author I know I love that I have never read before.

Author Websites and Profiles
Sheyanne Warren Website
Sheyanne Warren Amazon Profile
Sheyanne Warren Author Profile on Smashwords

Sheyanne Warren’s Social Media Links
Goodreads Profile
Facebook Profile
Twitter Account
Pinterest Account

David Newman King 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am trained as an economist and social scientist, with the most recent graduate degree from the University of Cambridge. As I grew up in a family of an astrophysicist, I have also been very much into natural science. “The Germbusters” (The Incredible Adventures of a Wayward Boy Book Series) is my début as a children’s author following a twenty-year career in social science, editing, and advising governments on different matters of state institution-building and development.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
As I mentioned, “The Germbusters” is my first book. It is pretty much a product of or even a counteraction to COVID-19 crisis. I had a lot of free time during the lockdown and started to draw, even before the idea of the book came. Then I realized that it would be great to come up with a book that can inspire kids while giving them a few tips for the post-pandemic period.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Drawing is one of my hobbies. I illustrated the book personally – from cover to cover. All the pictures were first coming together in my mind while I was writing the book.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
In the context of the children’s book there are two people:
1) Lewis Carroll – who was a mathematician, Oxford/Oxbridge alumnus, and also an illustrator, and
2) Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the author and illustrator of The Little Prince.

What are you working on now?
“The Germbusters” is the first book in the series of “The Incredible Adventures of a Wayward Boy”. Currently, I am outlining the second book which will focus on return to normal – back to school in case of children. I will try to use this opportunity to spice up the story with my Cambridge experience, just like I reflected on some of my personal experiences and observations in the first book.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
As I am a new author I am still on my learning curve. I have been trying social media and Amazon ads. I am still looking for additional options for bringing the book to the attention of the reader. I really appreciate the opportunity given by Awesomegang, hoping it will help to reach out to more people.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The advice from experienced people is always valuable, but the best advice is what your own heart prompts to do.

 

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Robinson Crusoe, a hunting book (or maybe one of the books authored by Mayne Reid) and the Bible.

Author Websites and Profiles
David Newman King Amazon Profile

Irini Zoica 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was born in Albania and now I live in the Netherlands. In my Bachelor, I studied Law and I have a Master in European Law. I am very passionate about law and justice.
I also have an indescribable passion for writing. I have been reading many books since I first started to read, some of them I would read twice or three times in a row…because this is how much I enjoyed them. I have also written essays, poems and other short pieces since I was very young.
Law studies are challenging and they took all my time and concentration, therefore for some years I completely stopped doing something I loved…writing.
Now I am back and more passionate than ever. I just published my first book and I will start working with my second one.
I am very happy that I finally made this dream of mine, being a published author, a reality.
I am very grateful and lucky that I chose to follow my two biggest passions in life, law and writing.
I encourage everyone to go after what they want and dream about, to go after what makes them happy.
I am a strong believer that people can achieve everything that they want, with hard work and dedication. However, trust me, when you are also passionate and follow your talents, the road to success will feel so easy and make you feel complete.
Go after what makes your heart beat faster and your soul excited!

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The name of my latest book is ‘The Signature’. This is a poetry book on which every poem is part of a whole story and gives a message. It was inspired by everything that was happening in my life and I was also seeing almost everyone experiencing them at the same time. I started the book with all the hard and difficult days we experience, days when we feel lonely and don’t want to leave our beds. The only way to go through hard times is to appreciate what you have, know your blessings in life and never give up. For this reason, I wrote about love, about people that love us the most and we love them back with the same powerful emotion. Then I wrote about loving yourself. A very important thing, which many people forget to do. Social media has so much impact on us. We try and want to be perfect, flawless but this are standards that society has created. We don’t have to follow those standards that make us hate our bodies, that way we look, and make us feel insecure. We are so lucky to be so unique. There is no such thing as perfect face, perfect body, perfect behavior. Why should there be perfection in every person? We are imperfect human beings and this make us perfect in our own way. We should’t let society decide about the way we should look. We decide it for ourselves. We will change the way the society sees us, when we change the way we see ourselves.
I was inspired by all those powerful women that are confident, that appreciate themselves. Inspired by those strong and powerful women that have desire and ambition and passion and know their worth. I wanted to make everyone understand that they are enough.
This is the truth.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I sit down and write when I feel inspired, never forcing myself to reach a word count. I write about things that are important to me and I know that are important to many other people. This is all I do, allowing my thoughts to flow and create a book sentence after sentence, page after page.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I read many self-help, and motivational books. There are many great books out there, but books that inspired me the most and changed my life and the way of thinking are:
1. How to win friends and influence people
2. The Secret
3. The science of getting rich

What are you working on now?
For the time being, I am concentrated on ‘The Signature’ and what the readers will think about it, what impact it will have.
I have also created the main ideas about what my second book will be about. The second book is something I am very excited to write.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Having an audience, people that trust and want to support you is a great advantage on book promotion. However, personally, I didn’t have a big following when I published my book. Nevertheless, I did not allow this to stop me from publishing.
There are many great websites that will promote your book, especially if they like your work and the book is high quality. Having friends and family that support you also a great advantage.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t wait for the perfect time to start writing. Don’t tell yourself ‘I will start writing when…’
Do it now, you don’t have to wait for things to be a certain way to start writing.
Let me tell you something about my experience. When I started writing ‘The Signature’, I had no plan on publishing a book. I had many thoughts and feelings that needed to be said and written, so I did. As the time passed, I started to understand that I was creating a book, it was all a story, a message.
The perfect moment may never come if you wait, but if you start now, that will possibly be the perfect moment for you. Something you wouldn’t have discovered if you had not taken the courage to start.
Most importantly, write about something that excites you. Write about something you want other people to know.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Never wait to know all the answers before doing something. Start now, take the first step, and the path will show itself.

What are you reading now?
I am reading a book that has been on my reading list for a very long time: Rich dad, poor dad – Robert Kiyosaki

What’s next for you as a writer?
For my next book, I will continue my goal to inspire and motivate other people. I will write about the reality that we face everyday. About all the people and experiences that make us doubt ourselves. And I will show that in fact, these are not important. We don’t have to prove anything to anyone besides ourselves. I will continue writing about empowerment and self worth.

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 fist book I would take with me is ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ – Mark Twain
This was one of the first books I ever read and I have read it many times. I have not counted the times I have read this book. I am full of nostalgia and since this book always entertains me, it will be a great companion to pass the long hours in that island.
The second book I would take with me is ‘Robinson Crusoe’ – Daniel Defoe since the main character in this book is also stranded in an island for many years and despite its dangers, he manages to survive. This book would give me hope that I could also survive by myself and escape.
The third book I would take with me is my book ‘The Signature’ since this book makes me feel so powerful. It’s a great motivation that shows that you can achieve anything and do everything that you want. I would really need that mindset and those lines if I would be going to be stranded on a deserted island.

Author Websites and Profiles
Irini Zoica Website
Irini Zoica Amazon Profile

Alberto Park 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
This is my first book. I started to get even more interest on writing during COVID pandemic

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Impulso El Despertar. I was inspired by all the sci fi programs and book I watch and read during my chilhood. I wanted to present a different story of what is out there.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
None. I’m pretty busy all day, so when I’m writting, I am very focused on it.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Dan Brown, Ray Bradbury

What are you working on now?
In the second part of the story of Impulso, Impetu.

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

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Do not quit. Take a 5 minutes break and keep on writting. Some authors take a year break, this is not good for your story.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Be passionate.

What are you reading now?
Fiction novels

What’s next for you as a writer?
Keep writing new stories and let my mind to travel places I have never been

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?
How to build a boat with coconuts and palm trees.
Kibalyon
A blank book to write on it.

Author Websites and Profiles
Alberto Park Website
Alberto Park Amazon Profile

Lisa Turner 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Lisa P. Turner, Sc.D.
Lisa grew up taking things apart and playing with the boys. After graduating from college, she started a bicycle shop, attended night school for an engineering degree, and took on odd jobs in residential and commercial construction.
In 2006, Lisa started Your Achievement Coach, a coaching and teaching practice that focused on delivering planning skills to people wanting to reach their goals. Lisa believed that whether it was starting a business, writing a book, or building an airplane, developing the skills of disciplined goal setting could get you there. Lisa said to her clients, “Shine the light of possibility on your dream, and it will leap to action.”
Lisa has worked for 3 major U.S. corporations at the executive level, most notably as Chief Training Officer for Tyco Fire and Security Services, a $10B public corporation in Boca Raton, Florida. She was certified as an ASQ Six Sigma Black Belt and Quality Engineer; she holds a 50-ton coast guard captain’s license, and is a licensed building contractor. Lisa was a volunteer in the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary for 15 years.
Lisa has written and published three books prior to Your Simplest Life.
In Team Steps Guide to Problem Solving, her first business management book (2015, Turner Creek), Lisa reveals the shortcuts that work to solve problems on the production floor – and in life itself. In her career as a manufacturing engineer, Lisa saved thousands of dollars that were being spent unnecessarily by eliminating waste in the manufacturing process.
Two years later, in House Keys – The Essential Homeowner’s Guide (2017, Turner Creek), Lisa took her principles into the area of home inspection. In her career as a home inspector and general contractor, she discovered and wrote about all the things that builders were missing or doing wrong in home construction. She’s saving homeowners thousands of dollars now by revealing the tips and tricks to get a great home built for a small price, and time and money saving tricks on home maintenance and home organization.
Switching gears, Lisa decided to write her own story – an adventure memoir – in Dream Take Flight (2019, Turner Creek). In this inspiring story, Lisa “breaks the rules” for women in the 1970s, working high-rise construction and starting a bicycle shop. She goes on to build an airplane in her garage, flying the small airplane from Florida to Maine and back and reconciles with her family in the process.
The theme that runs through Lisa Turner’s life is one of high achievement born of the ability to choose the most important things to work on. At the end of her memoir is a goal setting section that high schools are now using to help students discover values and set goals that are achievable and meaningful.
In her latest book, Your Simplest Life, you can learn the secrets that Lisa uses to “get things done” and make sure they are the right things that bring happiness and joy to life every single day.
Lisa holds a Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) and Masters in Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Nova Southeastern University, A Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from Washington College (English, Education), and an Associates in Engineering (A.S.) from Palm Beach College. She has served as adjunct faculty at Nova Southeastern University, Palm Beach College, and Tri-County Community College.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Your Simplest Life: 15 Unconventional Time Management Shortcuts – Productivity Tips and Goal-Setting Tricks So You Can Find Time to Live. This book grew out of the last book, where I talked about picking the thing that are most important to do in your lefe and not let time rob you of your dream.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I wait for the writing to flow out. I don’t have a set schedule.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Brian Tracy has heavily influenced my writing and my thinking. He is the “guru of personal achievement” in my opinion. Ken Atchity is also a favorite author, because he “breaks the rules.”

What are you working on now?
A biography of a local craftsman who restores antique aircraft.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Get the word out. Call and write ALL your friends, even if you only have a few! Give books away and speak at the library. Don’t expect to MAKE money, expect to spend it. What you have created as an author leaves a legacy for others. Your reward in in their delight.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Creative minds may not be detailed. You have got to be detailed and spend time getting your book exactly what it should be. Don’t settle for less.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
We each have the choice to decide how we will perceive something. Recognize and use this personal power of choice. It will bring happiness and peace of mind.

What are you reading now?
“How Emotions are Made,” by Lisa Feldman Barrett.

What’s next for you as a writer?
The biography I am working on now, then a book of poetry; then a sequel to House Keys; then 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?
Any book by Douglas Preston; an anthology of American poets; a blank journal with pencil; “I Am That,” by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj.

Author Websites and Profiles
Lisa Turner Website
Lisa Turner Amazon Profile

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Joanne Reid 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hi! I’m Doctor Joanne Reid, a retired collegiate educator, scientist, entrepreneur and computer geek. I spent my early career in analytical chemistry. That’s the science that answers two questions: What is it?; How much is there?
After twenty years in the lab, I went into sales of analytical instruments such as (ready for this?) Infrared spectrophotomers, atomic absorption spectrometers and stuff like that.
After ten years in sales, I started my own company selling computer-aided design systems based on AutoCAD. I also taught AutoCAD for more than 30 years at community colleges.
After a while, I lost my cutting edge and went back to school where I picked up a Master of Science and and a Doctorate in Education.
Over the years, I’ve written many books, scientific papers and publications in professional journals. including more than twenty research papers in the areas of critical thinking and cognition. I wrote a brief history of ancient Scotland called Caledonian Chronicles. I published Jihad: World War in 2036, Oil Commission and Lake Aral, the World Union techno-thriller trilogy. Gilraën and the Prophecy is my first venture into Gamelit epic fantasy.
Joanne is married to her partner of forty-three years, who is a retired college professor. They refer to themselves as the Pair-A-Docs.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is Gilraen and the Prophecy Trilogy, a book set including I Came, I Saw and I Conquered.
I’m editing the first book of the four-book series named Return of the Queen, a continuation of the Gilraen and the Prophecy series.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I’m a unstructured writer. That is, I don’t do outlines or anything formal. I do have a mental image and basic plan for the book and the series. I know where it starts and where I want it to go. I have a basic idea of who is doing what. At the same time, I’m not locked into a plan or outline, so if something arises, I can add a character, change a venue, or make other changes. I don’t advise this technique to most people, because it could lead to writer’s block or panic. Instead, I plug along with the story, envisioning it as I trudge along. Later, when I’m editing, I can change details, introduce entire chapters and do other things I should have done or undo things I should not have done.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I’ve always been and avid reader of everything from cereal boxes to the thirty plus volume “History of the United States Navy i World War II.”
However, the Gilraen series is influenced by Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and Paolini’s Heritage Series.

What are you working on now?
In the Gilraen and the Prophecy trilogy, Gilraen returns to her previous life.
Of course, it can’t be left there. So, she returns to fulfill her destiny and to overcome the evil Adjudicars. So far, this series is four books of more than 400,000 words!
And, that’s not the end. As part of this series, Gilraen gets additional insight into the origins and intentions of the Adjudicars. This will be the subject of the next series.
And then,…. Well, we’ll all have to wait on that.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Frankly, I don’t have a good one. I’ve tried Amazon’s AMS, spent a lot of money and got nothing from it. I’ve tried BookBub, but got nothing. So, I’m exhausting Facebook sites. If it’s about books, I’m a active member. I post once a week on each site and I’m scrupulous about answering all comments on my posts. I think my open, friendly and humorous replies are a big part of my marketing.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
First and foremost, you have to be able to write an engaging and readable story. The whole thing is the story. If you can’t tell a gripping and engaging story, you can’t write one either.
To learn what a story is, you must read, the Read, the READ! There are thousands of great stories out there in every genre. You have to know and understand that genre and who reads those kinds of books if you are to be successful.
Finally, show, don’t tell. People can ‘observe’ others doing things and place themselves in the character’s position. Telling readers what’s going on is boring! That’s part of the art of telling a story.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Show, don’t tell. I’m a researcher. Writing for technical journals is exacting, precise and boring! When I write novels, I put myself into the character and show the reader what I’m doing, what I’m thinking or feeling, my worries and joys,
Did you see the difference between the previous sentences?

What are you reading now?
I’m a reader for several authors,
The Prophesy by Amanda DeShane
Daughter of Winter by Corina Douglas
The Reckoning by D. M. Taylor
War with Black Iris by David Goodin
Wings of Fate by Skye Horn
The Silver Queen by Naomi Lastrucci
The Falling Star by J. A. Comly
Just to name a few

What’s next for you as a writer?
As I said, I’m writing the next in the Jaralii Chronicles series. Gilraen and the Prophecy is the trilogy that begins the story.
I’m playing with the title Gilraen and the Doom of the Adjudicars for the 4-volume sequel.

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?
Argh! Three or four? My personal library is more than 6,000 books!
I’d probably take compilations, such as ‘The Plays of William Shakespeare”, “The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle”, and the works of Agatha Christie. I realize that’s cheating, but I’m a writer, so it’s just author’s license.

Author Websites and Profiles
Joanne Reid Amazon Profile

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Jana O’Dell 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Jana O’Dell is an author and poet from West Virginia. She has been diagnosed with several mental illnesses and uses writing to calm her down and help get through bad times. Her struggles are documented with alarming truth and clarity. She hopes by publishing her trials others may find inspiration and overcome their own problems.
Jana lives with her wife, their children, and a host of fur babies. She enjoys playing board games, binge watching her favorite shows, and listening to music.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Cyanide Kisses. Documenting my mental health issues has helped me process my emotions and I hope with my writing, others will see they are not alone.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really. I am pretty unusual so everything seems normal. Haha.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Edgar Allan Poe is by far my favorite. The way the words flow are so captivating.

What are you working on now?
A second book of unknown title.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Have just been using Facebook for now.

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

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Be true to yourself.

What are you reading now?
Agatha Frost series.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I just go with the flow.

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?
Complete Tales of E.A. Poe would be the only thing I would need to keep happy.

Author Websites and Profiles
Jana O’Dell Amazon Profile

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Giannis Athanasiou 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am 27 years old, a health economist working in the pharmaceutical industry. I love writing books that help people, especially books concerning people’s health. I’ve written two books ( I am about to publish the second one) in the series ‘Healthy Workforce’.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
It is called ‘Talent Unlocked: Use Your Power to Change Careers and Find Your Calling’. Many years now, I had a hard time to find something that I really like doing for a living. I told myself: “Do people really have some kind of innate passion that guides them to do a job they love?” Then, this book was born. I made a lot of research on the issue, to complete this book. The main problem is, that if working people do not really enjoy what they doing, and do not find fullfilment in that, they will end up depressed, as they will always think they do not work in a job destined to them.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Well, no. I have spare time in the weekends, to write in a small cozy cafe, at the historical center of Athens. This cafe is inspiring to me, as it is book-friendly, with many people reading from newspapers to Dostoevsky.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Dale Carnegie. This author not only influenced me to write self-help and self-improvement, but he was the reason why I started writing in the first place! The first ever Carnegie’s book I read was ‘How to win friends and influence people’. I found this book really motivating and touching.

What are you working on now?
I just completed my second book, I need a couple of months to rest and make a plan of my third book of the series. I am not pretty sure about the exact topic, I am still working on that.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
There are many different ways and methods for authors to promote their books. However, the most crucial part, is the Launch Team. The Launch Team is absolutely necessary for the book to achieve success.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
As I told you, the Launch Team is crucial, in the publishing process, to get more reviews and feedback. Before publishing, an author must make sure that his work is professional, edited, proofreaded and formatted. Not cheap stuff here. You need to be professional.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The author can’t innovate, in terms of a new idea, when writing a non-fiction book. However, one can innovate in the manner his or her ideas are presented in his/her books.

What are you reading now?
The “book of Joy”, by Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I want to write many many books that help and inspire people.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
That’s really difficult haha. I think I wouldn’t have the patience to read books in such a case. But, I would take Dale Carnegie’s ‘How to stop worrying and start living’, Paulo Coelho’s ‘The Alchemist” and “39 steps” by John Buchan!

Author Websites and Profiles
Giannis Athanasiou Website
Giannis Athanasiou Amazon Profile