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Christopher Tolen 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a 45 year old father of 3 living in Orlando Florida with my beloved, our cats and garden full of plant babies.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“She Be Sacred: 30 Ways To Love Her More” is my latest work and was written to assist men in achieving a level of connection in relationships that most people will leave this plane never having experienced.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I wouldn’t call any of my writing habits “unusual’ per se, however, I’m able to start writing just about any time and anywhere without the slightest idea what “writer’s block” even means. I mean, nobody gets talker’s block, right?

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Too many to name, but I was always inspired by Dr. Seuss to write rhyming children’s books that were simple yet held powerful messages.

What are you working on now?
I’m almost always in the middle of several projects at once, as I am currently. The project I’m working on that is nearest completion is a children’s book tentatively called “Alien Kitchen”.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Social media and word of mouth

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Never give up on your dreams.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
If you can conceive it and believe it…….

What are you reading now?
For the umpteenth time, I’m reading “Astral Dynamics” by Robert Bruce

What’s next for you as a writer?
More and more 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?
“Astral Dynamics” by Robert Bruce
The Egyptian Book of Coming Forth By Day
The Emerald Tablets of Thoth
The Tibetan Book of the Dead

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PB Flower 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Just a novice. Diving into the world of writing for the first time and taking a chance. I have published two books from my three part series ALL KAAL NONE on Amazon Kindle, Google Play book, Kobo, and Barnes and Noble.

I am originally from India. I moved to the US about twenty-three years ago.

Mother and wife. Mother of three beautiful cats! And my lovely daughter. I recently moved to the Nashville area after living ten years in Dallas, TX. Nashville’s rolling hills have been inspiring in bringing my dream of writing to fruition.

I have always been intrigued by the mysteries of The Universe. In my writing, I have tried to put my understanding of the world around us. It has a romantic spin to it to keep things grounded. I strive to give my readers exciting sci-fi stories blending in my two inquests – Romance & Universe.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
ALL KAAL NONE is the name of my series. I was inspired by husband talking to me every day about creation of Universe and its mystery. I finally started putting his words and thoughts in my book. Once I started writing it was hard to stop!

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I tend to Segway into romance side a lot! I have to consciously stop myself from drifting away and stick to the topic – Mystery of The Universe!

What authors, or books have influenced you?
My inspiration has been my husband and UG Krishnamurti. I have read a few books written about UG and his elated self.

Personally though I am into romantic books. I have read Harry Potter series, Twilight and 50 Shades of Gray!

What are you working on now?
I am working on part three, the last of my series. I have started two more books in parallel about time travel!

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I am still struggling with this! I am looking into BookBub at the moment, and also working with a self publishing company.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep writing! Rest will fall in place.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Life is random set of events, don’t stress too much.

What are you reading now?
My own manuscript is taking too much time! I do hope to read Gita and Her War with the Aliens (Invaders from Planet Zoven, #1)

What’s next for you as a writer?
Time Travel thriller novel!

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Romantic books for sure!
Bad Romance
And a few from Bridgerton series.

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Kimberly Wylie 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have worked in the publishing industry for over 20 years as a managing editor. During this time, I’ve also written or co-written several dozen books, primarily works of non-fiction, ranging in topics from the best hiring practices for companies to a comic book collector’s guide.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is titled—Writing Characters Readers Care About: A Workbook for Writers. This book was inspired by my personal experience reviewing manuscripts I’ve received as submissions at my boutique publishing company, Cypress Canyon Publishing. So many of the manuscripts I’ve reviewed have excellent, well-thought out story lines; however, their characters are one-dimensional. For this reason, I wanted to develop a practical workbook writers could use to develop robust, life-like characters their readers will actually care about.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I tend to do my best personal writing late at night. This means I often do a lot of outlining and rough draft work on my phone.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Napoleon Hill is probably the one author who had the most influence on me. I think his book, Think and Grow Rich, is an excellent example of writing a book that is evergreen. More than eighty years later, his book is still relevant today.

What are you working on now?
Right now, I’m working on a sending out advanced review copies of my upcoming YA Supernatural Cozy Mystery entitled Zombies for Everyone. I’m also about to release a children’s picture book entitled Carl the Misunderstood Crocodile. I have also just started writing my next book in the Next Level Creative Writing series which discusses how to develop a great book cover.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Beyond current newsletter subscribers and social media followers, promotion resources depend greatly on the topic of the book. For example, for my book The Ambergris Caye COVID Relief Cookbook, I reached out to magazines and blogs focused on the travel industry.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
My advice for new authors is:
1. Read. Read. Read.
2. Get a diverse group of beta readers to review your work. Don’t rely on family and friends. They will be too kind. You want critical feedback.
3. Welcome critical feedback—even if it hurts. Learn from each piece of negative feedback and let it help you make your story the best it can be.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
There is no such thing as failure. There is only opportunities to learn.

What are you reading now?
I’m currently reading Chocolate Chip Cookie Murders by Joanne Fluke. I’ve been on a cozy mystery kick recently.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I have a long list of projects I’d like to personally work on, including the sequel to Zombies for Everyone. Also, I’m always looking for more authors for Cypress Canyon.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
If I were on a deserted island picking just 3 or 4 books would be difficult. I rarely read a book more than once, simply because there are so many books I want to read. However, I think I’d choose:
– Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowling,
– The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown (the illustrated edition, so I could plan the places I could go once I was rescued),
– 11/22/63 by Stephen King, and
– The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie.

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Jacqueline paizis 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was born in Hythe, Kent UK into a working class family. My enduring love of the sea is born from my birthplace where I was in the sea all summer. I cannot live far from the sea. I have written two novels and some short stories, two of which are published in collections. I love cats and I spend half my year in Greece. My writing has centred on Greece, Greek culture and literature. I speak and write fluent Greek. Having written two novels and tried hard at marketing I am now going to concentrate on short fiction.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My second novel is A Sea Change. This book was inspired by years of crafting short stories, lived experiences in different parts of Greece, my political passions that have been part of my psyche since I was fifteen years old and of course people, characters, their dilemmas, their battles within an unequal society.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Maybe. I have never been able to stick to a routine e.g. getting up at 5am and writing for three/four hours. I am very bad at self discipline but when I’m inspired I write. I get a lot of ideas from reading.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Where do I start? The early political novels of George Orwell, Edna O’Brien. The classics, George Elliott, Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte. Contemporary classics such as Nabokov, Joan Didion, Patricia Highsmith. I think my taste in literature is as eclectic as my taste in music.

What are you working on now?
Short fiction and even flash fiction, entering competitions that I never seem to win or even get to runner up stage. I have at least 5 short stories so am working towards an anthology.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I have used Facebook and published on Amazon and now I have just joined Goodreads. I am on Twitter but don’t see much point in that.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write because you want to express something not to impress someone and don’t ever expect to become rich. Becoming a well known author is not very different from the rest of society’s norms i.e. it’s who you know or who you’re connected to that gets you into the bookshops, regardless of the quality of your writing.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Listen or read advice that is offered then ignore it.

What are you reading now?
Touch by Graham Mort (short stories from his first collection)
A sample of Once Upon a River
A sample of The Terror (after watching BBC dramatization)

What’s next for you as a writer?
As I said experimenting with short fiction/hybrid pieces.

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?
Shakespeare complete works
Poems of Constantine Kavafy
The Odyssey by Homer
The collected short stories of Ernest Hemingway

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Isaac Kal 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was born in 1958. Currently, I work as a CEO of a Canadian company, specialized in business development. Last March, we all found ourselves in a state of global emergency due to Covid 19 . During this abundance of free time, I was able to review past family documents of mine and came across my grandfathers soldier certificate. Upon referencing the British Defense Ministry, I was able to locate the unit name that my grandfather served in, along with the name of his unit commander. When researching his commander, i found out that he had kept a diary during World War II, which outlined his thoughts and his unit’s movement patterns. This meant I was able to track where my grandfather was at specific times during the war. My grandfather never told me about his time as a member of the British army. When I discovered these findings decades later, I knew a story had to told.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Everyday, I dedicated four hours to write the book, totalling around 3000-4000 words a day. Before writing any book, I ensure to rigorously research the time period and era so I can depict the mannerisms and thought patterns that would align with the times. For my most recent book, the research job took me one month of investigating and going through any document I can lay my hands on. When writing, I become immersed in the experience, which makes the process run at fast pace. The Long Way Home From Crete took me a month to write. After five months of continuous editing, the book was ready to be released.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
The author, Ben Macintyre, who wrote many books about the cold war, including the deception operations that were held during WW2, ignited my passion for historical fiction books. Joseph Finder, who wrote many thrillers, allowed to explore and incorporate action into the stories I choose to write. Both of these authors are successful in keeping the readers in suspense while they unravel a surprising twist near the end.

What are you working on now?
Currently, I work as a CEO for a canadian business development company..

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
As an author, I constantly seek ways to promote my book in order to reach as many people as possible. A sight I commonly use is BookBub and AMS ads. Here, I learn about the various ways and steps to take to promote my book and educate myself about future steps to take for my advancements.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
The biggest advance I would share with someone aspiring to write a book is to believe in yourself and follow your heart and feelings, never hesitate to make a move.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
This piece of advice was once shared to e and I have continued to let it guide me over the years. I can live with failure as long as I give 100% of my efforts to succeed. By doing this, most of the time you will will not fail.

What are you reading now?
As I re-embark on my career journey, I have not had the opportunity to begin a new book yet however, am always looking for recommendations.-

What’s next for you as a writer?
Honestly , I have no clue ! The possibilities are endless.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
1. I am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
2. Threat Vector by Tom Clancy
3. Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan

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Carol Wyllie 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have come to the end of a 20+ year stay-at-home mom career–with my two college aged daughters. I have written unpublished books throughout that time. I aspired to be a published writer but my mom gig took precedence. While the mom career had a clear expiration date, I knew that writing did not and I could pursue it “one day.”

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Chemo P!ssed Me Off is not the book I thought I’d write when I finally go the chance to write full-time. But it became the story I had to tell. It almost wrote itself. After undergoing a double mastectomy for widespread pre-cancer, I wasn’t even supposed to get cancer. Nine years later, I was diagnosed with invasive cancer in a smalll amount of breast tissue the doctors left behind. And so, Chemo P!ssed Me Off was born.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I tend to write conversationally. My narrative voice is quite raw and at times irreverent. That style and those kinds of stories resonate with me. They feel more real. I also use humor to deal with dark things. I might be my coping technique.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Brené Brown’s Braving the Wilderness
Louise Hay’s You can Heal Your Life
Chris Wark’s Chris Beat Cancer

What are you working on now?
I am considering publishing the children’s books I’ve written over the years while raising my daughters. Of course, I’m also open to writing on a topic that may come up and NEED to be written–as with Chemo P!ssed Me Off.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
As this is my first experience with publishing and promoting, I’m still learning. I may need to get back to you on that one.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
I love mind mapping. I really works to begin a blueprint of what you want to say. I am also a fan of not editing while you write the rough draft. I tended to do that in the past and it always got me “stuck.” This time around, I just wrote until I ran out of things to say. Then I went back and made it “pretty.”

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Flex to the feedback. Be willing to be edited. Let it be fun. ~Ellaine Ursuy

What are you reading now?
The Gifts of Imperfection, Brené Brown
The Blue Zones Solutions, Dan Buettner

What’s next for you as a writer?
Promoting and delivering the message of Chemo P!ssed Me Off. I would love to see and help be the change in our approach to cancer and wellness.

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
Boundaries for Your Soul, Allison Cook/Kimberly Miller
You Can Heal Your Life, Louise Hay
Twilight or Fifty Shades Trilogies

 

Ruth Burroughs 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have written three science fiction books and a short story that are currently published with Gypsy Shadow Publishing. I am working on two graphic novels right now and a whole bunch of starters. Though I have been reading and writing science fiction from an early age I studied painting, sculpture and photography and am an award winning artist. My favorite authors were Isaac Asimov, John Varley, Clifford D Simak and quite a few others.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I haven’t written much since the publication of my third novel the Liminal Key. I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma at almost exactly the same time my books were launched. Jack Cluewitt and the Liminal Key. Myth of the Malthians was already published iirc. I’ve had some rough times and some smooth times in the 6 years since. But I’ve decided to write full-time now. I will post about the new work asap. I am in remission from the HL cancer and am in good health though haven’t gotten the vaccine yet.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I like to work into the wee hours of the morning. I used to get home from my full-time job at about 2 am and would work another 3 to five hours writing to get Jack Cluewitt finished. It took 15 years. The science fiction Liminal Key was my first obsession with romance, and it only took me 3 months to complete.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
John Varley’s Titan and Ophiuchi Hotline and Clifford D Simak’s City. Samuel R Delany’s Dhalgren. Isaac Asimov’s Caves of Steel and the robot series was the biggest influence for Jack Cluewitt.

What are you working on now?
I’m working on two science fiction graphic novels.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m hoping it’s here. I’ve had more luck promoting my work in person than online. My personal facebook page and mareimbriumdowns is where I post most of my current works.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t neglect the market. You need to learn the business side of writing no matter how much you don’t want to. It really is the other half of this creative endeavor.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t overuse adverbs but don’t cut them if you absolutely need them and watch the articles. Read articles about how to use articles and not use them in fiction. And try to cut out said at the end of dialog when you can.

What are you reading now?
Robert Sawyer’s Oppenheimer’s Alternative and about five other books!

What’s next for you as a writer?
I may finish some of the starters. I’m going to open them up and see. Currently I would like to do more graphic novels.

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?
Huge books about prehistoric life.

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Candy Ann 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My name is Candy and i was born and raised in Akron, Ohio. I was the middle child growing up. My childhood wasn’t perfect but it wasn’t pure shit either. Mother was an addict with substance abuse. My father is an alcoholic and an occasional drug user. He was barely around, as my mom and dad never married. My stepdad passed away December 8 2004, then that’s when I began writing poetry to help me greive over the loss of my stepdad who raised me with my mom..
I have written 1 poetry book so far… It’s titled, “Love Lust and The Cold Hand of Suicide”

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Love Lust and The Cold Hand of Suicide, I was just wanting to publish a small amount of my poetry. I began writing poetry to greive over my stepdad who had passed away December 8 2004.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
No, just writing my poetry down into my Hardback journal first…..

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Emily Dickinson and Jerry Stahl

What are you working on now?
My second poetry book of a collection of poems that I had written from an early age till about 4 years ago. That’s when I sort of stopped writing…

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I enjoy to use twitter, instagram sometimes and I’ll look around for others who are looking to promote people such as myself.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t think about what others might say about you or your work. Just publish it like you’re the only one reading it.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t listen to others and what they may say to hurt your feelings. Do what you think is best.

What are you reading now?
Nothing currently. Been typing up my next book.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Probably something else other than poetry…

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?
Jerry Stahl – bad sex on speed
Emily Dickinson – *The complete poems”
And ” letters of Emily Dickinson ”
Sylvia Plath- Selected Poems

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