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sandy semerad 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My latest thriller is Carrie Sue’s Diary: Atlanta crime writer Carrie Sue Justice is engaged to marry powerful publisher Marcus Handley until she learns his late wife is not dead.
This book can stand alone, but it features many of the same main characters as my third book A Message in the Roses, which is also set in Atlanta. A Message in the Roses a love story, but it is loosely based on a murder trial I covered in Atlanta.
My second book is Hurricane House. It’s a murder mystery: A hurricane strikes a Florida fishing village with a murder at large.
My first book is a murder mystery set in New Orleans, Sex, Love & Murder: A journalist on her way to New Orleans during Mardi Gras week is drawn into a series of murders involving the President of the U.S.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I was inspired to write Carrie Sue’s Diary, because I missed and my readers missed the characters in A Message in the Roses.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
My stories and characters live in my imagination for months before I begin writing them down.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
A few of my favorite books are To Kill a Mockingbird, Huckleberry Finn, Iliad and Odyssey, Lolita, the Grapes of Wrath, Gone with the Wind, and White Oleander. Some of my favorite authors are Homer, Shakespeare, Lee Childs, Harlen Coben, Stephen King, John Updike, Henry Miller, John Grisham, Sandra Brown, Mary Higgins Clark, James Anderson and many others that I’m sure I’m leaving out.

What are you working on now?
A sequel to Carrie Sue’s Diary

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m still trying to figure out, but first I concentrate on writing a great book.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
To be a great writer you must be an avid reader. To write well you must read well, and learn the craft of writing by continuing to write with a passion.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Never give up. You only fail if you give up.

What are you reading now?
Thick as Thieves by Sandra Brown

What’s next for you as a writer?
Keep writing and promoting the novels I’ve written

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
The complete works of Shakespeare, a journal to write in, Where the Crawdads Sing (because I’ve been meaning to read that book).

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Alena Mazur 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Alena Mazur, the founder of the Sacral Body Architecture International School by Alena Mazur. SAB founder (method author) -Natalie Droen.

In the 1990s, I was an entrepreneur and considered myself quite a successful woman (good environment, friends, fans). But at the same time, my wellbeing left much to be desired. I got tired quickly, my back hurt. By the age of thirty, some serious health problems appeared, and I realized that I needed to change something in my life. I took several courses, such as belly dancing, yoga, Pilates, qigong and others, and went swimming in the pool regularly. There were some results – I became more energetic and active. But over time, it became clear that those classes did not fundamentally improve my health: my lower back and joints still hurt and I felt discomfort in my body.
Then I started looking for ‘my own’ methodology. The desire to get acquainted with different psychological and spiritual trends inspired me to create the PROMICENTER NGO. We invited famous healers, esotericists, and gurus to Ukraine, such as Liz Burbo, Kryon, Robert Gerald and others. I travelled to India and other eastern countries, studied various respiratory and bodily practices and attended more than 300 workshops.
But all that did not give me deep inner satisfaction. It was only after I visited Natalie Droin’s classes on Sacral Body Architecture that I realized what I had been looking for! That amazing woman, who gave birth to seven children, raised 17 grandchildren, who at 87 was slim as a girl, elegant and light in her movements and continuing to grow both in the literal and figurative sense of the word, was able to convey to people her unshakable faith that the body is the Shrine of the Soul. She proved with her own life that having learned to build your body in accordance with the Law, which means to hold your head correctly, locate your feet, feel the axes of your legs, arms, etc., you are able to begin a dialogue with the Creator, who has gifted our body to us. ‘Through the divine inhalation of Mercy and the exhalation of Ascension,’ as Natalie used to say, you can learn to build inner beauty that transforms into external beauty at any age.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
https://www.instagram.com/mazur.alena/

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D. C. Reigns 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hi! I classify myself as a murder mystery writer. I love all things murder, mystery, true crime and thriller. Sometimes I do book reviews for my favorite books on my social media sites. I don’t think you can be a writer without being an avid reader! I am a mom, a wife and a substitute teacher.

This is my first book! I do have more ideas in the works and hope to have them out soon. The next in the series that I am working on is called Blue Memories.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Retribution Blues is the name of the book that is out now. I wrote this because I was reading books where the bad guys were truly BAD. Like just hateful people, but I didn’t know why the bad guy couldn’t be more funny and slightly annoying. Something different from the normal mold.

Plus, I am in LOVE with colored diamonds. I, myself, have little blue diamonds and yellow diamonds. They need more recognition and love compared to their white counterparts. The history, curses, and journeys of these gems are fascinating and I wanted to share that accept of them as well.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t know how unusual it is, but I have to have noise when I write. The tv is on for back ground noise or I have headphones on listening to music.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Nora Roberts and Janet Evanovich are the authors that I look to the most. They write a little bit of everything, and always put out good reads no matter what the topic is.

What are you working on now?
I am working on a number of things. Another offering in this series, called Blue Memories. I am working on some short stories and offerings that I want to put on my website and blog, which is also in the works as well.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Right now I mostly promote on my social media- Twitter and Instagram. You can really build a connection and network of readers and other authors if you find the right group. Kindlepreneur has a list of sites that I use to promote as well, such as this one.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Just to keep going, to keep writing, working hard and not giving up. Not all readers are going to love everything you write, but something you write might break through to one, and get an editor.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The same that I just gave, lol. Passing on what others have told me

What are you reading now?
The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith

What’s next for you as a writer?
Writing, Reading, and Working on my website.

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 jeeze, this is hard! Inkheat by Cornelia Funke is my favorite read from when I was younger.

More Plums in One by Janet Evanovich. There are two versions- the first has book 1-3 and the second has 4-6. ( Yes, that might be cheating but no one said it couldn’t be a combo. )

Naked in Death By J.D. Robb, which is from Nora Roberts.

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Poppy Parkes 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m Poppy Parkes, author of sweet and sexy storiese to light your fire and make you smile. At the time of this interview, I have published forty-eight titles.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I just finished writing Sexting Santa, which is part of The Holiday Honeys series of standalone holiday romances. It’s a hilarious, sexy story of mistaken identities and all that can go wrong — and right — during the holidays.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I have two young boys that I’m currently trying to help navigate remote learning during the pandemic. So my writing “habits” often include writing while distracted, procrastination, and overwhelm. That’s awkward.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Oh gosh, so many! It’s impossible to choose. But in terms of writing craft and persistence, I’ve been especially influenced and/or inspired by Anne Lamott, Neil Gaiman, and Natalie Goldberg.

In terms of reading for pure pleasure, I read widely throughout many genres. This year books that I’ve loved are: Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam; Master Baker by Pippa Grant; What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon; My Plain Jane by The Lady Janies; Drumline by Stacy Kestwick; and The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms.

What are you working on now?
I’m currently working on a few new stories for the 2020 holiday season. I already have Sexting Santa out as well as Merry Brit-mas, the second book in my mostly standalone series The Wayward Brits. I’ll also being putting out a mountain man holiday story called Gingerbeard Man and a New Year’s Eve story titled Her Midnight Engagement.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My favorite to use is Instagram. I love photography, so enjoy making my feed as beautiful and visually appealing as possible. I also like how Instagram’s storie feature is perfect for sharing less curated off-the-cuff pieces of my life.

As to what is most effective, probably Facebook. All my reader and writer friends are there. I keep waiting for Facebook to become obsolete, for folks to give up on it and move to something else, but I’ll be there for as long as people engage with me there. You can find me over there posting memes, games, and other random fun things in my group, The Happily Ever After Book Club (www.facebook.com/groups/HEAaddicts/).

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep writing no matter what. Keep publishing. Keep submitting. Keep refining your skills. Keep going. No matter what.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“Fear is a waste of time.” — Jay-Z

What are you reading now?
I’m currently reading Murder, Magic, and What We Wore by Kelly Jones. It’s a turn of the century cozy mystery set in England (my favorite place, hence why I’m writing a series set there) with a slight touch of magical realism.

What’s next for you as a writer?
After this holiday season, I’ll continue to add to my Wayward Brits series — next up is Her Cheeky Boys. I also have a sexy romance set in the ’80s coming up, which should be super fun to write.

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?
Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes
A complete collection of Rumi’s poetry
The Chronicles of Naria by C.S. Lewis (a complete series of 7 stories counts as 1 book, right?)

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Jennifer Worrell 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hello! I live in Chicago with my husband and cat, who occasionally keeps me company while I write. I’ve only written one novel so far but I have shorts available in anthologies and online. I like pie.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Edge of Sundown is a suspense novel about an aging author who pens a conspiracy theory as a way to recapture his glory days, but discovers his fictional world turns out to be true.

I love reading about older protagonists, and this story illustrates how people can be influenced by time and lost opportunity. When you look back and see the road you covered is shorter than the one that lies ahead, what choices do you make?

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I do not have much restraint when it comes to food. But when I get into the groove of writing I sometimes forget to eat, or drink anything other than coffee. My husband has often come in to ask, “Have you even gotten up today?” I’ve also taken notes while driving, which is less than ideal. Don’t tell my husband I said that.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Almost everything I read influences me in some way. I aspire to earn a spot on the shelves next to my favorites. Atticus by Ron Hansen and The Diaries of Jane Somers by Doris Lessing are two that have stuck with me for this project, and I’m completely jealous of Jeanette Winterson’s and Tana French’s talents.

What are you working on now?
I’m outlining a sci-fi novel about drug abuse and time travel that involves a radio ad salesman. And two picture books that may or may not be for kids. And on the rare chance I’m brave enough to look at my old stories, I’m culling pieces for a collection.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m a noob at all this so unfortunately right now it’s Facebook and Twitter. But I’m open to ideas!

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t listen to arbitrary rules like “write every day or you’re not legit.” That’s hooey, as long as you continue to devote yourself to the craft and you don’t allow too much time to pass between sessions. Sometimes you need a little time off, and that’s fine. Maybe you write best during a 24-hour marathon on weekends. It counts. Just don’t forget to eat/drink/stretch.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Have others read your work before you submit, and embrace the edit. It’s terrifying, but when you find people you can trust, they’ll help your story go from good to great. They’re that lovely middle ground between writer and reader, and can help you bridge the gap.

What are you reading now?
A ton of picture books, in part for research but also because they’re fun; Roxane Gay’s Bad Feminist; and Jesmyn Ward’s Salvage the Bones.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Adoration from legions of fans? Or so I assume. Twitter said so.

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?
Ha! Notebooks. Cheap ugly ones (with lots of pens!). No better ass-in-chair method than that!

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Laura J. Swallow 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m Laura. I’m an elementary school teacher and I just self-published my first book! I have written two more books, but I’m hoping to find a publisher for those books. I love writing, reading, eating junk food, and kickboxing.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is called “6,393 Miles.” I just moved back from Japan (6,393 miles away from my hometown!) after working there as a middle/high school teacher for almost four years. This book was inspired by a lot of people and a lot of things in my life. It was inspired by my high school boyfriend who is now my husband of nine years, playing basketball only my senior year, friendships that I had, thing I would have changed about my high school days. It was inspired by lessons I learned before, during, and after high school. It was inspired by precious, precious people that I met overseas and by the heart-wrenching experience that was leaving them behind. I needed a way to express myself, to portray what an experience abroad does to and for you; how it changes you.

I actually wasn’t sure if I would publish this book when I was writing it. It’s almost too personal, you know? In fact, I still have moments when people I know personally mention that they’re reading it and my stomach knots up and I want to chew on my nails.

But I really felt like this story needed to be shared, even if it meant totally putting myself out there. I think there’s something to say for the deep relationships that are forged in the heart of the fire that is living in a country that isn’t your home. There’s something to say about living in a place where you can’t read or speak the language, where you have to rely solely on the graces of others to support you. A place where you think you can never belong, but, because of the people who accept you and love you and hold your hand as they walk you through more than you could have ever expected, you end up loving with your whole heart. I think it’s a really unique feeling and I think it’s really overlooked and misunderstood. I decided to publish this book because I hope it can share a bit of my heart and, hopefully, the hearts of other people who live away from their home countries and their own language.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I guess I don’t know what usual writing habits actually are? Haha. I don’t know if it’s strange but I write in really irregular intervals and do a lot of thinking and dreaming about the stories as I write. If I get stumped on something, I don’t just keep writing. I take time and I think about it and sleep on it before I write again. Sometimes I write for twenty minutes and nothing is really working, so I quit. Other times, I’ve written for five hours straight while the words just flow out of me.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
That’s kind of a hard question. I don’t know if there is really one author or one book that has a huge influence on me. I’ve always been a bookworm and I don’t stay in one genre, so I’ve read a lot of books that were really meaningful to me. My favorite book ever is “Blink” by Ted Dekker, and I’m also a big fan of “Chronicles of Narnia,” “Harry Potter,” and the “Divergent” series. I think every book I read influences my writing style because it gives me more examples of good writing, builds my vocabulary, and broadens my imagination.

What are you working on now?
I just recently completed young adult science-fiction duology. It’s about a society who lives underground post-Covid, post nuclear war. Nova, is a mechanic in one the poorest parts of the society. She’s content to remain that way until she hears from a friend who she thought was dead.

I’m still working on checking its flow, making sure my character development is on the page and not just in my head, and seeing if I have any additional scenes I want to add to it.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m just starting out, but I’m having a lot of success with Goodreads.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Just keep going. Keep writing. Make it consistent but don’t push yourself when you can’t write. Just do something each day. Maybe you’ve got a bad case of writer’s block (do people still use that expression??) but you can think about it, you can research it, you can pause and read a book to inspire you to keep going, but don’t give up. You can do it.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The best advice anyone has ever given me is to just start. No matter how small that first step is, do it. You’ll never regret starting to follow your dreams and someday, you’ll get there, even if you only take baby steps the whole way there.

What are you reading now?
“This Light Between Us” by Andrew Fukuda

What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m going to keep looking for a publisher for my duology, and I’m going to start writing another book. I’m not sure yet what it’s going to be, but it’s going to happen. Now that I’ve started I can’t stop. It’s like I’ve always been a writer and, now that the dam’s broken, there’s no stopping it.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
“Blink” by Ted Dekker
“The Magician’s Nephew” by C.S. Lewis
“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” by J.K. Rowling
“Farenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury

Ehh, maybe scratch the C.S. Lewis one and bring something like “Deserted Island Survival for Dummies”

Author Websites and Profiles
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Alina Leonova 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a nomad who currently lives in a small village. I’m also a dreamer, a climate activist on a break and just a human being. I’ve recently published my debut sci-fi novel.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Entanglement is a sci-fi novel that is set in a world where the distinction between the virtual and the real has faded, and an inexplicable plague is changing the nature. A man flees his home, as he feels that something strange has happened to his loved one. A woman flees a restrictive community she’s spent her entire life in, as she starts questioning the Master’s methods. The books follows the characters’ adventures as they try to uncover the truth, struggling with their doubts about the nature of reality.

The book was inspired by my husband because I intended it as a wedding gift for him, but of course, I didn’t manage to finish it on time. That’s why deep connection between the characters is one of the themes of the book.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t know. I often start writing without a clear (or any) idea of what’s going to happen and discover it on the go, but I don’t think I’m the only one who does that.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Every book I’ve read has influenced me in one way or another. I definitely look up to N.K. Jemisin, Lois McMaster Bujold and James S.A. Corey for character development and world building, to Adrian Tchaikovsky for plot originality and details of how other beings might view the world and to Strugatsky brothers for clear and concise language that manages to convey a complex idea in just a few words.

What are you working on now?
I have an unfinished novel that needs a lot of editing and I’ve started another one, but I’m not currently working on them. At the moment, I focus on reading and discovering new, female voices in sci-fi.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m not good at marketing, so I shouldn’t be the one giving advice. What I do is talk to people on Goodreads and build relationships with other readers who like the same books, give my book away for honest reviews and give interviews. I’ve also started writing a blog about science fiction by female authors after I realized that most of the sci-fi I’ve read was written by men. I hope it will allow me not only to discover and promote talented writers, but also to build a community of sci-fi fans willing to expand their horizons. I review books by famous, as well as indie and self-published authors, and so far, it has been an exciting quest.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Give your book to beta readers before publishing it, gather honest feedback and take it seriously. It will help you see the issues in your work that you can’t notice on your own and give you a chance to improve it. It’s better to get those comments privately while you still have time to correct something than see disappointed readers giving low-star reviews to your book.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
When you want to achieve something, start with small steps. The idea of doing something grand can be paralyzing and prevent you from any action at all, while taking small, measurable steps is easy and can can help you build a routine. For instance, writing a book can seem like an impossible and confusing task, but writing for 5 minutes today isn’t such a scary idea.

What are you reading now?
I’m reading Sinai Unhinged by Joanna Evans as part of my quest for female sci-fi. I’m also reading an unpublished book by a fried who was my first beta-reader as well.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I plan to keep writing and working on my skills.

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 think those should be practical books on building a hut, edible plants and survival, but maybe I’d also allow myself a luxury of one book just for entertainment. Let it be the last James S.A. Corey’s book from the Expanse series that hasn’t been published yet (Leviathan Falls). I want to know how the series ends, I haven’t read it so it’s going to be fun, and I trust the authors (there are actually two of them under the pseudonym) enough by now to know it’s going to be good.

Author Websites and Profiles
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Guy Morris 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’ve written two complete manuscripts entitled Curse of Cortes, and SWARM.
I was encouraged by close friends to publish the second manuscript first, entitled SWARM because of the relevance to current world conditions. including the recent election. SWARM is a action-packed cyber-AI-thriller inspired by a true story. I plan to publish my first manuscript, entitled Curse of Cortes’ in the late spring or summer. Also inspired by a true story, Cortes will tie a billion dollar lost plunder, a 1911 claim of finding Atlantis and the Mayan creation myth into an edge-of-your-seat thrill ride.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The name of my latest book is SWARM. The title is inspired by a AI drone technology in development by DARPA featured in the story. The bulk of the premise was inspired by a true story about a program which escaped an NSA spy lab in the early ’90s and never re-captured. When I produced a webisode series about the program in ’95, the FBI paid me a visit to ask me to take down the site. Apparently, I had stumbled onto a top secret program. That program is central to the story of SWARM.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Well, not sure what would be considered unusual, but I can say that my plots often derive from years of research into a field, asking question after question until I stumble onto the key flaw, the vulnerability or moral dilemma that we face as humanity. Then I will spend months more trying to understand that issue before I outline a story. Some writers create incredible story worlds, I try to nudge as close to reality as a can without a law suit because I believe truth is more frightening than fiction.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I read many of the classics in college with Mark Twain rising as my favorite primarily for his ability to use wit. Post college, when I did get a chance to read, I found myself drawn to Raymond Khoury, Ian Caldwell, Michael Crichton, Daniel Silva, Steve Berry, James Rollins, and my all-time favorite Dan Brown. I loved their integration of history, archaeology and science into a plausible, yet fictional scenario.

What are you working on now?
I am currently eyeballs deep into the research for a sequel to SWARM, tentatively entitled “The Second Scroll”, which will extend the AI-Espionage world of SWARM. I will also extend the premise that we have entered into the Seven Seals of prophecy. Research will cover AI, AI-weapons, geo-politics, Middle East, church corruption, but will also include the true story of the Dead Sea copper scrolls and the possible hiding place of the arc of the covenant.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
To be honest, I’m new to book promotion. I research others who have been successful. Yes, I have a website with lots of extra content and media, but I get more attention on Facebook and Good Reads. I am focusing on finding and building relationships with reviewers with an audience, and kicking off with free promotions on Amazon and Good Reads with the idea that the more who read the book, the more word of mouth.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Absolutely. Don’t give up, and just keep writing. I spent years on my first book, re-writing over a hundred times until it actually worked. My second advice is to find someone who will force you to improve. not stroke your ego. The best person you can have as a beta reader is someone who will rip your work apart so you know how to stitch it back together. Re-write, then re-write again until to sings.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The best advice I ever received was to completely rewrite a manuscript complete with page by page notes, and 45 pages of general notes. Humiliating. Discouraging. Ruthless. Exactly what I needed. A good coach will tear you down and then build you up right. Don’t be afraid of criticism, embrace it, internalize it, own it and then work to eliminate it. Negative feedback keeps us humble, but more importantly, they lay a path to improving the reader experience.

What are you reading now?
I am ‘half-reading’ several books as I swing between research for my next book, and taking time to get inspired. Research wise I am reading: Welcome to Putingrad by Franz Sedelmayer. I’m trying to get inside Putin’s head and post election influence on Trump. I finished two books on the Dead Sea Copper Scrolls, and one on the third Jewish Temple. On the fun stack are Camino Winds by John Grisham, then Crucible by James Rollins.

What’s next for you as a writer?
The next few years will be focused on a series of six to ten novels that will extend either the SWARM or Curse of Cortes series. The SWARM series will cover AI, cyber-espionage, geo-political, weapons, church corruption and end-time prophecy. Curse of Cortes cast will cover lost treasures, lost civilizations, archaeology and the history behind ancient myths. Since my books are deeply researched, and highly cinematic, so I hope to work with my contacts in Hollywood to create screenplay adaptions.

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 inner geek would battle my inner artist. My library is half research, half thrillers. The geek would want practical books on how to eat, survive, signal and escape. My inner artist would want to take some action-thrillers like Inferno, Timeline, Tom Sawyer, or Da Vinci Code. Of course, a Bible wouldn’t hurt for those darker nights.

Author Websites and Profiles
Guy Morris Website
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T.R. Preston 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Well, I’ve written a few books by this point. I have only published one of them. I have a habit of dedicating a large amount of time to building a novel from scratch, and then just throwing it out and restarting. It was something I used to do for fun. In total, as a guess, I think I have written six or seven, though it may be more. I decided I had to just bite my fist and publish one of these things. Wenworld is my first creation to actually reach somebody’s hands.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My debut book is ‘Wenworld: the World Inside the Crystal’. I can’t honestly say what inspired it. I love strange stories with outlandish worlds. I simply wrote down one idea at a time until I eventually had a notebook full of wild imagination. I just compiled those notes and came up with this story. There were so many notes, in fact, that this book will be acting as the first installment in a vast fictional universe.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I suppose I pace a lot. I walk in circles for a long time; sometimes up to an hour. It helps me think for some reason. There are times when I nearly collapse because I’m so tired, not realizing just how long I have been pacing in a big circle. It’s kinda funny, and I have no earthly idea why I do it.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
My favourite author of all time is J.R.R Tolkien. Nobody will ever inspire me in the way that he has. There are others on the list, though: Patrick Rothfuss, Guy Gavriel Kay, Stephen King, William Shakespeare; the list goes on. I read mainly Fantasy, though I do dabble in Sci-Fi.

What are you working on now?
I am currently working on the sequel to ‘The World Inside the Crystal’, which right now is titled ‘The Zyphur Spear’. I am working as hard as I can to get it out as quickly as I can. I don’t want there to be too long a wait between my novels.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Amazon has been good to me thus far. They have their own programs and features dedicated to promotion. That being said, the promotion game as a whole has been a challenge for me. I am still trying to find my way through that fog.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Always write new things, and always promote yourself. Keep doing that as long as you can. Never stop. The only way you DON’T make it as an author is if you stop and quit. But if you stay motivated and stay writing, the only question is how long it will take you to make it, not if you will make it at all. Patience is key.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Keep writing, even through adversity.
– J.R.R Tolkien.

It’s simple. But it’s enough.

What are you reading now?
Currently, I am reading Scott Lynch’s ‘Red Seas Under Red Skies’. It is book 2 in the Gentleman Bastard series. I really enjoy Lynch’s writing; specifically his dialogue. He writes some of the best you can find among best-selling fantasy authors today. It’s a great series overall.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Since Wenworld is my first step into my own fictional universe, my next step is to expand that universe. I have so many stories to tell. I hope people will follow me on my journey to tell them.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
This is my current list. This could change in five or ten year’s time.
-The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R Tolkien)
-Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
-The Dark Tower (Stephen King)
-The Complete Collection of William Shakespeare (William Shakespeare) This one is kinda cheating. But it is one book.

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