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Kshitij Mathur 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a high school student and have written my very first novel based on the idea to spread the true sense of friendship.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Cosmo Fri Ship is my first and the latest novel, which was recently released. My own broken strands of friendships inspired me to write this novel. I was not much involved in writing but there’s always a way to drain all your negativity and spread the positivity to the world. These days people are actually surrounded with a lot of people ad yet they still feel lonely and that feeling of staying lonely is beyond any expression. I myself find a lot of people to share a relationship with which is called friendship, but the only question which rises in my mind is- Which one of them is a non ending one?

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Yes… when I actually get bored in my lectures…I write a lot of quotes and thoughts. Though I don’t publish them but you will surely find few of them in my latest novel.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
No one!

What are you working on now?
I am in a high school. I want to pursue my future as an oncologist+author.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I use social media for the promotions of my novel.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Still discovering.

What’s next for you as a writer?
My next project is really very interesting, being a medical aspirant I always wondered what kind of life an undergraduate medical student lives. I will be working on this as soon as I get a college.

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?
Cosmo Fri Ship- Kshitij Mathur
The Alchemist- Paulo coelho
Dear stranger, I know how you feel- Ashish Bagrecha
The Power of our Subconcsious Mind

Author Websites and Profiles
Kshitij Mathur Website
Kshitij Mathur Amazon Profile

Bertha Raw 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a Zoologist and an aspiring filmmaker. I started writing as an hobby and now it’s more. I love listening to music and seeing movies. I’m a DC comic fan. I’ve written seventeen book.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The name of my latest book is Dear You. The book was inspired by a music lyrics.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I prefer to write in the midnight, which is unusual. Sometimes I turn in early just wake up in the middle of the night to write.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I love all the work of Whitney G, she’s super amazing and I like how she treats the language in all her works.

What are you working on now?
I’m working on a spy thriller.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I just started publishing my works, I’m still working on promotion.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Never give up. Things will get hard but never give up. Have faith and believe in yourself.

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

What are you reading now?
The Art Of War by Sun Tzu

What’s next for you as a writer?
Keep writing and publish the ones 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?
Witches Of East End by Melissa De La Cruz
Can You Keep Secret by Sophia Kinsella
Reasonable Doubt by Whitney G
Mid Love Series by Whitney G

Author Websites and Profiles
Bertha Raw Amazon Profile

Bertha Raw’s Social Media Links
Goodreads Profile
Facebook Profile

Ilene & Gary Modica 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Both born and raised in New York, Gary was born and raised in Maspeth, Queens while Ilene on Long Island. They will be celebrating 40-years of marriage in November 2020. Their blended family all live in Arizona, about 30-miles from one another. Along with these four children, they enjoy nine grandchildren ranging in age from two years to seventeen.

It took us three years to become Italian citizens through the Jurs Sanguinis and Jurs Matrimonii application process. This was done through the Los Angeles, California Consulate as they currently reside in Arizona. They would describe this process as a rollercoaster ride and currently help others with their applications, questions, and travel advice. Obtaining Italian citizenship became personal for Gary in wanting to bring his name back home to Italy.

This is our very first book and we are enjoying the amazing reviews on Amazon.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The name of our travel adventure memoir is Our Italian Journey. We are award-winning bloggers, and after obtaining our dual citizenship with Italy – we made a promise to each other to leave family and friends behind and live a year throughout Italy. We decided early on in this adventure to document our journey. For people to enjoy and experience the seducing charm of the country, the twists and turns, and their humorous moments we faced along the way.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
We don’t have any unusual habits. We actually wrote our book while experiencing our adventure through Italy.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Nancy and John Petralia had a huge influence on us. Because of their book, Not in a Tuscan Villa, we stayed 90-days in Parma. We have become close friends – yet we have never met in person. We talk on the phone, email, and Zoom when we can.

What are you working on now?
We are several days away from returning to Italy for 2021. As Italian citizens, we are allowed to return. We are considering documenting this process of how Italy is coping with this pandemic after a year of lockdowns.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Our website is ouritalianjourney.com where we post about places to visit, recipes, travel tips, and of course, about our book.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
In fact, I do. Do it. Try it. You might surprise yourself. I never thought of myself as a writer – and probably still don’t in some respect. We wrote from our hearts and shared our amazing experiences. The responses we have received are heartwarming.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Try it. You never know what door will open because of it.

What are you reading now?
Michelle Domani’s Santa Lucia series.

What’s next for you as a writer?
We have a few ideas in the process. Our reviewers and followers are encouraging us to write another 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?
I would take Not in a Tuscan Villa, Under the Tuscan Sun, and one of David’s books for variety!

Author Websites and Profiles
Ilene & Gary Modica Website
Ilene & Gary Modica Amazon Profile
Ilene & Gary Modica Author Profile on Smashwords

Ilene & Gary Modica’s Social Media Links
Goodreads Profile
Facebook Profile
Twitter Account
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Nicholas Thorp 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a pretty normal person, I guess. I was born in Portland, Oregon and went to college at Oregon State University before I transferred to Oregon Institute of Technology and got a degree in Applied Mathematics a few years ago. I love rock climbing, motorcycles, playing the piano and following my Ragdoll cat, Mr. J, around endlessly. I wrote a screen play a few years ago that did well in the only competition I submitted it to. It’s a thriller about a young man who was abused as a child and withdrew from society. I’ve written short stories for years. Recently, I realized that Amazon made the publishing process much easier and I was eager to share a few of my stories. So, I wrote the first Sunny book, ‘Welcome to South Dakota’ and published it recently. At the same time, I was working on a sci-fi thriller called ‘Europa Contagion’ that I just couldn’t get out of my head. Europa is done and it’s going through a final review for typo’s, consistency, etc. before it gets published sometime around the middle of 2021. I’ve also got a detailed outline for the second Sunny book, tentatively titled ‘Welcome to Spirit Lake.’

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
‘Welcome to South Dakota’ is the newest book that is published. It was inspired by my increased exposure to Native American culture since I moved to Spokane, Washington. Native culture is more dominant up here than where I was raised and I initially became interested in the language and then the beliefs, traditions, etc. of the Native people. My neighbor has a 1947 Indian Roadmaster motorcycle and I’ve always found it fascinating, too. Somehow, my weird brain put the two together and came up with an idea for a novel.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I’m not sure what others do so it’s hard to say if my habits are ‘unusual.’ I do a ton of research before writing anything. I also do a lot of ‘rough drafts’ of big ideas for my books so I can refer back to these big ideas while I’m writing. I create character profiles so I feel I know my characters very well before writing. I also create a rough, overall outline of the story – but not too detailed so I don’t feel hemmed in. Once I start writing, it proceeds very quickly and I find that, much of the time, I can’t type quickly enough to keep up with my thoughts. Often, I find my screenplay writing experience causes me to see the action as a movie and that makes it more fun for me during the writing process. Writing novels is much freer than screenplays where the formatting and strict limitations (length, arcs, budgets, etc.) make it much more structured.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
As a young person, I was impressed with Jules Verne and H.G. Wells. Later, I found Sir Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke, to name a couple, mind-blowing. Orson Scott Card also blew me away with ‘Ender’s Game.’ More recently, I loved ‘The Martian’ by Andrew Weir and it has become one of my top five. I appreciate ‘Lee Child’ and the Jack Reacher series a lot and always have time for Dean Koontz and Stephen King, of course.

What are you working on now?
As I said, I’m finalizing the sci-fi thriller, ‘Europa Contagion’ about the first manned mission to Jupiter’s most-promising moon. I’m also deep into planning for the second Sunny book which picks up shortly after the first one ends. I keep a list of story ideas and there are enough items on the list to keep me writing until I die.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Amazon is about all that matters as far as I can tell for self-publishing. This is my first stab at self-publishing (I was under contract with another publisher many years ago and I didn’t like the process). I’m certainly not a marketing whiz so I don’t have any silver bullets when it comes to book promotion.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
I don’t feel I have enough experience as a novelist to offer anything that I KNOW is helpful. If you are curious and find writing is fun and you can’t wait to get back to your keyboard when you have free time, I suspect you’ll do fine. But, as I say, what do I know?

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
With respect to writing, I thought Poe’s advice that he wrote the endings first was outstanding. I have always kept that in mind so I start at the end when I’m planning a book. It’s pretty easy for me to come up with a ton of ideas for stories but, the trick is to come up with good endings. Once I know how my story will end, it’s easier and less stressful to start with a completely blank page (or monitor) in front of me. I used to like to solve maze puzzles and they are far easier if you start at the destination and work backward to the beginning of the maze.

What are you reading now?
I’m reading ‘Heart-Shaped Box’ by Joe Hill. It’s a horror novel about an aging rock start who purchases a ghost. The unique concept intrigued me and I haven’t read a horror book for a few months. I just started it so I can’t give it a review yet.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I will keep writing Sunny stories (action) for a while. To keep it interesting and fun, I’ll also throw in a sci-fi novel once in a while. I’ve written some horror shorts but never a full-length novel so that may happen soon. I don’t have any plans to take over the world or write ‘War and Peace.’

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?
Obviously, ‘How to Thrive while being Stranded on a Desert Island’ would be my first choice. After that, I’d take ‘The Martian’ (which is pretty similar to the hypothetical question) and ‘Mysterious Island’ by Jules Verne (which is also similarly-themed). I’d love to try surviving on a desert island though I’d prefer a tropical island. I’d bring ‘Ringworld’ by Larry Niven. I’d also want a completely blank book with tons of pages to write a really long, but really great, novel!

Author Websites and Profiles
Nicholas Thorp Website
Nicholas Thorp Amazon Profile

Regina Walker 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a Jesus-girl, wife, mom, horse enthusiast, and a word girl! It’s no surprise that words of affirmation are my love language. When I’m not chasing the kids or administering their daily lessons, we can be found riding our horses, Legacy and Sara Jane.
I offer iPads and popcorn to the kids for a couple of hours most days, just so I can squeeze in some time to write. I’ve released two books + a preorder as of March 2021, with plans in the works for many more to come.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
We Grow Together is available for preorder on all major ebook retailers. This story was a long time coming. I drafted it eleven years ago and then left it to collect dust. It just wasn’t quite there. I picked it back up after writing We Go On and Still With Us. I finally knew what the story needed. Instead of just editing, I actually rewrote the entire book.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Five am alarms, hot tea in large quantity, and slippers on my feet. Timers motivate me, so if I’m struggling with a scene, pressed for time, or super distracted, I put on a twenty-minute timer, and somehow that turns on my laser focus. I can put some serious words on the page in twenty minutes. (Also, I’m more prone to freaking out on my family if they interrupt me when the timer is going…. lol)

What authors, or books have influenced you?
All of them? Is that an acceptable answer? The books I’ve read and loved have inspired me to keep trying, to keep learning, to write better. The books I haven’t loved have shown me literary devices and tones and narrative voices that don’t fit who I am or what I want to write. Most recently I’ve been reading Angela Christina Archer’s WWII saga: Yours, Mine, Our (The Promises Between Us) and I’ve been completely sucked in. Before that, I was reading Greer MacAllister’s books – all four of them. You can’t go wrong with her work, either.

What are you working on now?
Preparing to launch We Grow Together and finishing up A Maid for Mason – part of a multi-author series. This is my first launch since leaving social media and it comes with a sharp curve trying to re-define how I will launch a book and announce it to readers.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My email newsletter is the best way to stay in the loop about my books as they are releasing. I just updated my website but honestly, after I put my first book on it, I forgot to go back and put my second book on it until three months after the book released. Can we say oops?

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write. Quit wasting time. Platform building is long, slow work. Don’t lose hours or days to it, especially in the beginning. Write, keep writing, and write some more.
Limit how many emails you subscribe to, also. You’ll want to follow everyone’s suggestions and ideas and you’ll use up your writing time chasing these other things. Follow one, or two, and use the advice until it seems circular, then unsubscribe and find some new advice. But don’t subscribe to ten at a time and give up your writing time to emails.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write. LOL Seriously, when I start spinning my wheels and I lose a morning of writing time to all the ideas, I go back to that simple advice. Write.

What are you reading now?
I’m between books right now. Putting the finishing touches on We Grow Together and prepping for launch have tied up my time.

Well, my read-aloud with the kids right now is The Green Ember by S.D. Smith – does that count? (Good book, by the way. Read it.)

What’s next for you as a writer?
After We Grow Together launches, and I finish A Maid for Mason, I have a very special project about a horse whose future is changed in the blink of an eye. It’s going to be a good one, folks! I can’t wait to start writing 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?
The Bible, A Wild Foraging Handbook, Me Before You, The Arctic Fury

Author Websites and Profiles
Regina Walker Website
Regina Walker Amazon Profile

Regina Walker’s Social Media Links
Goodreads Profile
Pinterest Account

Steffen Larken 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’ve been writing for over 30 years, though most of it has been in French and under a different name. Until now, I’ve mainly published short stories and nonfiction. The majority through traditional publishers, though there was a short experiment with self-publishing back in 2012.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest is titled “Of Dragon Bones and Ashen Tears.” It is the first installment in a series of epic fantasy novellas revolving around a character named Veric.

As for what inspired it… Basically, I wanted to try self-publishing again, but with a better strategy. The first step was figuring out which genre to write. That was easy, though. I’ve always loved, read, and wrote Science-Fiction and Fantasy, but clearly the latter–and especially epic/high fantasy–was what I enjoyed most writing. So I decided to focus on that.

Then I started looking for a character that could be interesting and intriguing enough that I could write about him for a long time, as the intention was to do a long-running series. And thus I came up with Veric.

I came up with the title, “Of Dragon Bones and Ashen Tears,” before I came up with the plot. In fact, coming up with all my titles was one of the first things I did because I noticed that I often struggle to find one if I write the story first. Having a title before hand also helped me come up with the plot.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I’m not sure. I guess it depends what you call “unusual” LOL. I tend to write after midnight… does that count? I’ve tried different times in the day, but that’s what works best for me. I’m not a morning person, and I love the quiet that you can only get during the night.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Roger Zelazny. Most definitely the biggest influence on me, I’d say.

Then, in the epic fantasy genre, more specific influences include Tad Williams, George R.R. Martin and, of course, J.R.R. Tolkien.

What are you working on now?
I always have three projects running at the same time. One is a translation (from English to French) that I work on every day. The second and third are personal writing projects.

One of those is, of course Veric’s adventures, which I focus on the first two weeks of each month (it takes me about a week to write a novella, so I write two in that time frame). The other is a novel, that I work on the two following weeks. At the moment, that’s an epic fantasy novel in French–one that I’d started in 1993 and that I hadn’t touched in 28 years! I’m rather happy with how it’s turning out, and I expect to finish that next month.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Marketing is still pretty new to me, so it’s probably too early for me to answer this.

Though I have to say that I’ve had great results with SFF Book Bonanza, which is a great website for genre readers, with lots of cool recommendations. Getting my free prequel featured there really increased downloads!

Do you have any advice for new authors?
If you’re serious about writing, the two most vital things you can do to help yourself (and I’ve learned this the hard way) are:

1) Write every single day, even if it’s just 10 minutes (though I recommend at least an hour, if you can)
2) Try to always write at the same time each day, or about the same time (it can be a rough estimate, like my ‘after midnight’ statement above).

What happens when you do this is that you train your brain to come up with ideas when you need them. You know that little thing called “writer’s block”? This will fix that. If not, you might be working on the wrong project–try switching to a different one, and see if the block remains (I’d be surprised if it did).

You’ll also find that writing becomes much easier once you get into a pattern like that, words will just flow out of you. Your writing speed should also increase after a while.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
That’s a tough one. You learn something new everyday, so…

I’d say one of the most useful things I’ve learned (from a Chris Fox book) is to keep track of what I write everyday. That is to say, I have a spreadsheet where I write my daily word count and the time it took me to write those words.

It’s fascinating how this simple little trick can help motivate you to keep going, at least in the beginning. After that, it’s still great if just for stats

What are you reading now?
You know, as a child, I used to read A LOT. I don’t really anymore though. I keep saying it’s for lack of time, but deep down I know that’s just as bad an excuse as when I’d say I didn’t have time to write. You can make the time, if you put your mind to it. I really need to start reading more again. I do have a bunch of books on my to-read pile.

Though the next one I’ll read will likely be “The dead man’s brother”, a posthumous crime novel by Roger Zelazny that I ordered last month. I already know I’m gonna love it haha. I have yet to find a single book of Zelazny’s that I did not like.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I have tons of projects. More Veric novellas, of course, but there are also a bunch of novels and short stories in the works. There’s this French epic fantasy novel I need to finish. After that, I’m not sure yet if I’ll work on a French novella that’s been on standby for a few years, or an English language novel (I have several waiting to be written). I also need to finish editing two novels (one in each language).

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?
Oooohh… Let’s see. That’s tough because a lot of my favorites are part of a series, so do I just pick one from each series or a whole series that’d fill all the slots? LOL. Bah, I could probably find omnibuses collecting all the books together, so to make them count as one each… yeah, I’ll go with that So:

– The Chronicles of Amber – by Roger Zelazny
– The Lord of the Rings – by J.R.R. Tolkien
– A Song of Ice and Fire – by George R.R. Martin
– Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn – by Tad Williams
– The Book of the New Sun – by Gene Wolfe

Though it kills me that I couldn’t fit in “Creatures of light and darkness,” as that’s probably my all-time favorite by Zelazny. Maybe I’d take that one instead of the Amber books, hmm.

PS. Ooops, I just realized I was supposed to list 3 or 4, not 5! Ack. Oh well. I suppose I’d leave out the Gene Wolfe series, if I really couldn’t take 5

Author Websites and Profiles
Steffen Larken Website
Steffen Larken Amazon Profile

Steffen Larken’s Social Media Links
Goodreads Profile
Facebook Profile

Judy Burr 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Judy Burr is originally from Colorado, where she raised a family and started an accounting business. She now resides in Las Vegas, NV and continues her career in the field of finance. She is the owner/operator of Account On Me Inc, but her love of “numbers” has been replaced by a love for writing.

After Judy’s arrest on Pearl Harbor Day, she agreed to become a witness for the prosecution, but surrendering to those circumstances was far easier than submitting to the man determined to save her soul. In order to cope, she began journaling and those words ultimately spawned a steamy romance trilogy.

In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting quarantine became a catalyst to complete. With the gift of time, she dusted off her word processor and brought her debut novel back to life. LION SONG is the first installation of a planned trilogy. The second book, FIVE GOLDEN RINGS, is in the editing stages, and the conclusion is waiting in the wings.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Lion Song

On December seventh, years after Japan bombed the Pacific fleet, Judy is arrested and brought up on charges of wire fraud. Her personal war with the Federal government serves as the back drop for a steamy romance with Rod, a charismatic businessman. Rod is determined to save her, but it is not her legal entanglement that concerns him most. Upon her command, they enter the bowels of hell, and there he discovers her true power. She is indeed a witch, and he vows to save her.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Journal like crazy!

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Love debut authors. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski was stellar.

What are you working on now?
Five Golden Rings – 2nd book in a planned trilogy, Uncommon Partnerships

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Not sure. Still experimenting.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t give up.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Get a PA

What are you reading now?
No time to read right now. I’m an accountant, and I’m busy preparing tax returns.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Finish editing Five Golden Rings.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
The Lord of the Rings
The Hobbit
&
All of the Harry Potter series

Author Websites and Profiles
Judy Burr Website
Judy Burr Amazon Profile

Judy Burr’s Social Media Links
Goodreads Profile
Facebook Profile
Twitter Account

Todd Deeken 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’ve been writing consistently since I was eleven. I wrote short stories through high-school until I discovered screenplays. After writing a few screenplays in college I moved to LA and only wrote more than twenty screenplays over 15 years.

Then I started a car review show called “Everyday Driver” and moved out of LA. My writing time became scarce and I shifted to novels. It took a long time to finish my first novel but I enjoyed it more than anything I’ve written.

I consider myself a writer and story-teller first, but it’s been funny to interact with people that know me as a podcast and TV host and are surprised to hear I write.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest work is “Paper Father”, a story I first began as a screenplay before my son was born. Thinking about impending fatherhood inspired the first bits of the idea and the more I thought about the story, the more I realized it needed to be longer than a feature film and the main character’s writings to his son would be best served in a novel.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t write everyday. At least, I type everyday. I spend a lot of time thinking about the characters and throwing them against situations or each other in my mind. I’ve always discovered new things and better directions for a story as I do this. I take regular notes on my phone or computer – whatever is closest when a new twist comes out of this thinking. Eventually I sit down and take these seemingly fragment milestones and character moments and write. At that point it typically goes quickly.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Steven King’s “Gunslinger” series.
Blake Crouch’s “Dark Matter”
Paula Hawkins’ “Girl on the Train”
Garth Stein’s “The Art of Racing in the Rain”

What are you working on now?
A completely different novel than “Paper Father”. This one is a full Sci-Fi with creatures and space ships and war. I’m excited to be doing something completely different and working on an idea I had about halfway through writing “Paper Father”.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
2 things:

1 – People are selfish. They aren’t thinking about you nearly as much as you think they are, so don’t make decisions based on what others might think.
2 – If you want to take a risk that might be looked down on, but doesn’t hurt anyone else… do it, and ask for forgiveness and not permission.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Figuring out the best ways to promote “Paper Father” as I work on my next novel.

Author Websites and Profiles
Todd Deeken Website
Todd Deeken Amazon Profile

Todd Deeken’s Social Media Links
Goodreads Profile
Twitter Account

Nicole Patrice Thomas 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My name is Nicole Thomas, I have published the first two books in my fantasy series as well a short book of poetry. I have always loved to read and that love led to me wanting to create stories and worlds that would transport my readers away from the stresses of everyday life. I started writing poetry and have ventured into Christian Fantasy. I hope that I will create places where readers may see themselves reflected on the pages and find hope, adventure and truth between the lines.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Tales of Elhaanai is the name of the series as well as the first book, The Prophecy is the second and Wages of War is the third so each title reflects what is going on in the story. The main title “Elhaanai” was given to me in a dream, along with the story. There is no true meaning to it as one word but when broken down it can have several translations, all of which add a layer of importance to the overall story. “EL” being the judeo-christian name for God, “Hanai” – hawaiian term for adopted family. When you read the story, you will see how that manifests for the main character, Alric. It could also be read as “EL Hanah” which mean God is Gracious, and again that definition would resonate with the over arching theme of the series.
From its inception to its conclusion, the book was God led and inspired for me.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Unusual would depend on who you ask. Many authors experience writers block, and some combat it by stepping away or working on a different project. While I often stepped away when this happened I would also pray. My genre is Christian fiction, so I had to be sure the message of Faith would be grafted into the core of the story. If I go stuck at a certain place, I would stop and ask, “Ok God, what’s supposed to happen here? Where do they go? Who dies? Who gets hurt? What changes?” And then I would wait for however long until I got the go ahead.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I absolutely love Francine Rivers and CS Lewis. Both incorporate Christian elements into their stories and tell them so beautifully.

What are you working on now?
I am preparing the final book in the trilogy, Wages Of War, for release on May 1st. I am also writing a stand alone woman’s fiction story about a single mother. It started out as a writing prompt found on Instagram and bloomed into a story I think is needed. The main character is single African American woman with a young daughter. She is not single due to drugs, violence or any other stereotypical trauma commonly seen in books. She is experiencing life like every one of us does and trying to overcome obstacles the best way she can, with faith and grit. I am hoping for 2022 release for that.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I have made the most wonderful connections on Instagram, genuine connections that go behind the twitter blasts that I started out with. I recently launched my website and hope to start gaining followers through that platform as well. I have Facebook author page also, but I am most active on Instagram.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Be true to your vision and value quality over speed. It takes time to write, edit, and repeat as often as needed. Your book is an outward expression of YOU so make sure you put your best foot forward. It’s better to measure twice and cut once, then cut too early and realize what you made does not function as you intended it.
I would also say, just start. Take that first step, that first word and keep going. Let it flow onto the pages and clean it up after. Invest in a GOOD EDITOR and COVER designer, you are worth it and you will be proud of the end result.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
INVEST IN A GOOD EDITOR AND COVER DESIGNER! lol, I rushed my first book and relied on the well intentioned help of family members. I am grateful, but those first few reviews were bad. I pulled the book and paid to have it reformatted and edited for industry standards. It made a world of difference.

What are you reading now?
I am reading Raft of Stars by Andrew Graff, just started it today but its good. I finished The Lost Apothecary a few days ago and it was absolutely wonderful.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I plan to keep writing, like I said, I have the woman’s fiction book in the works as well as a children’s book. My goal is to release one or two books a year for as long as I am able and inspired to do 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?
My bible and I couldn’t begin to narrow it down further! Something in the fantasy genre definitely and maybe something that could teach me how to get off the island!

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Nicole Patrice Thomas Website
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Jyoti Malhotra 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a language trainer, coach and author. I have been offering my services in the field of education since the last 3 decades. I stepped into the teaching career nonchalantly and eventually discovered that this was my greatest passion in life. I simply love to have energetic youngsters around me. Teaching them, interacting with them, working with them, observing them gave me a deep insight into understanding them.

I would like to say this about myself as a teacher –
‘I am the ground on which young minds sprout. Every now and then the crop gets harvested and I get prepared to sow new seeds. My body grows older but my spirit is always revelling in the sense of timelessness.’
I have always eloquently translated my deepest thoughts and emotions into language with ease. I don’t feel that I write, I just translate my thoughts, observations and experiences into words. It is perhaps this direct candidness that reaches and touches my readers directly. This ability was first identified by my English teacher when I was just 13 when she displayed my self composed poem on the school board. I have always been writing since then, but never really considered publication. It was only lately that I decided upon organising my writing and sharing it with readers through a book.

I have also authored a bi lingual poetry collection “Rishton Ki Dhoop Chaanv, available on Amazon and Notion press. This book is my second publication. And my readers can definitely look forward to more.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Teenager Talks – Understanding The Pressures of Being a Teenager is the 1st volume of the series Teen Talks.
This book got created because of my constant interaction and observation of teenagers around me. Sharing their sorrows and joys, I constantly keep discovering that their lives are not as easy as the people around them usually like to believe. Infact, their lives are extremely challenging and more stressed than ever before. Modern parents have become liberal and understanding. They think that they have managed to reduce this gap between generations. But it may not really be true. Infact, the gap has increased manifold and at a mind boggling rate. With technologically advanced youngsters, even the most modern and well educated seem to be at their wits end when it comes to handling issues related to their children. Mainly because most of these new fangled problems are unprecedented, parenting is becoming more and more challenging. We often hear distressed parents shaking their heads in disdain at their inability to put forth their point of view to their adolescent. Through this book, I have tried to bring the other side of the story, by narrating first hand experiences of some teenagers. I have also added some of my own heart touching experiences as a teacher. Subtly underlying are some messages that I would like to give to the youngsters, who should never underestimate the wisdom of the elders. I have also shared my opinions on what parents might do in difficult situations. This is my attempt to reduce the gap between generations.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
As we have marched into technological modernisation, blending the demarcation between reality and virtuality, writing itself is an unusual habit. This is my observation as an English teacher. Most of the youngsters dread writing. But, as a part of a much older generation that gorged on reading and evolved with expression, writing is an integral and inseparable part of my personality. Writing for me is a natural process, just like eating or speaking. I feel my words, I live my words, I breathe my words. When I was younger, I used to feel that the day I stop writing, I will die. Writing gives me the creative satisfaction of ‘living’ and not merely ‘existing.’ I hope that qualifies as ‘unusual.’

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Paradise Lost – John Milton
Anna Karenina – Leo Tolstoy

What are you working on now?
Teenager Talks – Bridging the Gap Between Generations – Volume 2

Do you have any advice for new authors?
‘Don’t believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding, find out what you already know, and you’ll see the way to fly.’
Richard Bach

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
‘I never did a day’s work in my life. It was all fun.’ – Thomas A. Edison
‘When you love what you are doing, you do not work; you enhance your passion.’

What are you reading now?
The Home and the World – Rabindranath Tagore

What’s next for you as a writer?
Teenager Talks – Bridging the Gap Between Generations – Volume 2

Teenagers are struggling with hormonal and biological changes impacting their body, mind and emotions. Running parallel to that are academic pressures, high expectations, peer pressure, unlimited exposure to media and networking. Also new in their life could be addictions and romance. They are not experienced to handle any of these things and often experience stress, anxiety, anger and depression.

Those stresses could be stemming up due to petty and menial causes but become huge because of the lack of understanding and negligence by people around them. Sometimes, the solution is as simple as assuring, “Go on, I’m listening…” Sometimes, all that a teen needs is a patient ear, understanding and attention, definitely not an overdose of the same. This volume discusses the possibilities for a better bonhomie between generations.
It is my attempt to bridge the gap.

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 Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Life of Pi
Gitanjali

Author Websites and Profiles
Jyoti Malhotra Website
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Shuvomoy Banerjee 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Dr. Banerjee is passionate about his scientific writing and research as an experienced former Assistant Professor at Amity University (Dept. of Virology and Immunology, Delhi, India). Dr. Banerjee’s Postdoctoral Research & Mentoring (Graduate students) experiences from the University of Pennsylvania (School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA) and City of Hope National Medical Center (California, USA) has additionally helped him to acquire in-depth knowledge and teaching experience on Advance Bio-Medical sciences blended with Cutting Edge Research. Previously, Dr. Banerjee completed his Bachelor’s degree (Zoology Honors), Master’s degree (Zoology, University of Calcutta) & Ph.D. Degree in the field of Cancer Biology from Jadavpur University. His strong devotion towards Biological & Medical Sciences throughout life has fetched Dr. Banerjee many International, National, State level awards and Research Publications.
My Viewpoints:
I always get inspiration from this superb quote- “Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing” delivered by great philosopher-writer-inventor, Benjamin Franklin. From earlier in my student life at UPENN, Philadelphia, I felt a curious urge to simplify the complicated and cutting-edge scientific research news in form of short articles or blogs which will be easily comprehendible for anyone. Therefore, driven by the passion as “make science simple”, I am continuing my journey as a scientific writer and editor.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Health complications related to covid-19: A quick glimpse
The book published on Amazon.com.
Book summary:
The recent outbreak of Covid-19 throughout the world has become a major concern of public health. The responsible virus SARS-CoV-2 as well as its genetic variants have spread to almost all nooks and corners of the world and are taking a toll on human lives. Since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared this infectious disease a pandemic, almost 3 million people have died. Importantly, Covid-19 does not make distinctions between economic status, land boundaries, ethnicities, ages, or genders. Breaking the chain of further transmission for Covid-19 has undoubtedly been a huge challenge and
responsibility for research and medical sciences. While this deadly virus continues to disseminate silently, it is of utmost importance to know the overall effects of Covid-19 infections on human health. The main idea behind writing this book is to provide a complete scenario of the Covid-19 spread mechanisms and bring scientific awareness about all the possible health complications and related severities. The concise yet illustrative discussions inside the book will provide clear and conceptual
briefs regarding the various signs, symptoms, and outcomes linked with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Most importantly, going through this book will help the reader become more cautious yet less anxious about the current pandemic. Our efforts will only be successful if this book adds scientific awareness to our society through our reader community. Let’s not forget that the current global crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic has once again compelled us to check reality, emphasize science and medicine, and grow compassion to protect our communities.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
No.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
The great novelist Charles Dickens for his remarkable works such as- Great Expectations, David Copperfield, Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, Bleak House, and many more!

What are you working on now?
Biographies of great scientists, physicians, and some non-fiction books.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Goodreads may be.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Need quality in content and should be attractive also.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The draft should be error-free with good editing.

What are you reading now?
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Some non-fiction medical books.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
The Cosmic Connection by Carl Sagan, Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert, A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson.

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Shuvomoy Banerjee Website
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