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Victoria Kreysar 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
This is the first book I’ve had published but not the first one I’ve written. I used to work on cruise ships and travel the world, but now I’ve settled down on land in Pennsylvania and started to grow some roots. I teach at a local school and am working on my PhD.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“Genesis” is the name of my book released in February. I’ve always loved “The Da Vinci Code,” “National Treasure,” “Tomb Raider,” “The Mummy” and even “Indiana Jones.” These books and movies inspired my love of history and I wanted to write an adventure of my own. All of the places mentioned in “Genesis” are real and can be visited.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I’ll sit and stare at a blank page for some time before finding the courage to write. There’s something intimidating about a blank page, but I find once you get going it’s fairly easy to come up with what you want to say next.

What are you working on now?
Right now I’m working on a prequel to “Genesis” named “Revelation.” I like the dichotomy of the names and order. Genesis is the first book of the bible and was released first, but is the last book while Revelation is the last book of the bible released second, but chronologically first.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep going even when people tell you no. I sent my book to over 30 publishers asking for someone to publish my book and guess what? Eventually, THEY DID.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Consistency beats luck every time.

What are you reading now?
“Circe” by Madeline Miller.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Continuing to write and publish more books. They will not all be in the same world as “Genesis” as I want to explore and create different characters.

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 and Harry Potter are the ones I feel like I need the most. I’d obviously have to have the entire Harry Potter series…that counts as one, right? Lastly, I think it would have to be “Angels and Demons” by Dan Brown. I read that when I was a teenager and absolutely fell in love with it.

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Samantha David 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I write contemporary romantic fiction about women, their families and men they can’t live without. I try to create worlds I like to live in; quirky and bohemian, filled with artists and musicians striving to express themselves.

I grew up in London, surrounded by poets, film-makers and political activists. I have worked as an actress, musician, singer, and was a journalist for many years, contributing articles to the BBC, Channel 4, Euronews TV and writing for publications including The Guardian, The Times, and the FT. Born in the UK, I have lived in France and Belgium, and worked in Germany, Holland and Greece. I have travelled widely in Europe, Russia, the US and Africa.

I relishes the absurd – there’s nothing better than hearing someone crack up at a joke I wrote. In fact I think some of the funniest and most endearing characters I’ve written are in fact animals; dogs, cats, horses, a donkey and even a parrot.

I have written I Married a Pirate (published in paperback by Myrmidon), Living with Spies, In the Doghouse, and On Golden Sand.

As an avid reader in French and in English, I was thrilled to be asked to translate the new Angelique books.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I wrote On Golden Sand because I wanted to go to Cornwall but couldn’t because of travel restrictions. I built the plot around the idea that a long-lost husband could wash up on the beach, and put the donkey in because my friend Lena asked me to. (She loves donkeys.) I invented the artists for fun!

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really. I write with a cat on my lap and one eye on the weather outside, because if the rain stops I’ll dash off to the airfield and fly a plane.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Nancy Mitford, Stella Gibbons, Georgette Heyer

What are you working on now?
A sequel to In the Doghouse, because several people have asked for one. It might even turn into a series!

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’ve only just begun promoting them, so I don’t know. In the past I just wrote them for fun. But now I’m really trying to sell them properly.

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

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Take no notice.

What are you reading now?
West with the Night by Beryl Markham

What’s next for you as a writer?
Plotting a book about a French chef and a cowgirl.

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 Secret Countess by Eva Ibbotson
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Author Websites and Profiles
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N.B Lewis 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m an author, life coach and entrepreneur. I’ve been a student of personal development and self help, now I have to pleasure to share with you what I’ve learned

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is call The Secrets To Money Mastery Unlocked
I was inspired to write this book because I felt I needed to share the principals and strategy’s I’ve learned to create wealth

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
My strategy is to take complex topic and make them simple

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Authors that inspired me are Jim Rohn, Brian Tracy, Robert kiyosaki, Arnold schwarzenegger, Tony Robbins and Stefan James

What are you working on now?
Bringing up to date ideas to an older piece of work

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Email is my best method for promoting my book

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Never give up, just keep moving forward

What are you reading now?
My next read will be Victory by Brian Tracy

What’s next for you as a writer?
My next book will be in the personal development niche

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?
5 Major pieces to the puzzle of life, Unlimited power, The Secret

Author Websites and Profiles
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Lynn Stout 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I grew up in a small town in Tennessee called Jonesboro. It’s the oldest town in Tennessee and I lived walking distance to the historical downtown district. I spent a lot of my teen years wandering around the old houses and letting my imagination run wild.

The house in Ruthie, my first book, was inspired by an actual house on Main Street in Jonesboro. I’ve always been fascinated by old houses with old stories.

I’ve recently moved to Michigan (husband’s job) and I love it here! I feared the winter would be difficult but as luck would have it, menopausal hot flashes coincided with this past winter so it worked out quite well!

I have a Boxer named Cece. She is rotten. And I have a huge cat who weighs in at twenty pounds! Really! And I have another cat who is more normal at twelve pounds.

I love wine, football, and my husband (not necessarily in that order, I suppose…!)

I’ve written three books so far and am beginning work on another series.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is Again, the third book in the Ghost Girls series.

I honestly don’t know what inspired it! It came to me in bits and pieces and created itself.
Some of it was inspired by my daughter, who is also a writer. She had a partially finished story that she ‘gave’ to me and I used it for the middle part of the book.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Don’t think so! But I suspect most writers are unusual anyway. So, maybe…?

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I pulled up my Kindle to see what authors I’ve read the most. In no particular order I have Jodi Picoult, Liane Moriarty, Mark Edwards, Harlan Coben, Michael Crichton, and of course, Stephen King.
I can pick up any of their books and all I want to do is read until it’s finished!

What are you working on now?
A new series! It follows a character who spins off from the last book, Again.
After her husband passes, Connie begins working in a real estate office. Eventually she finds that she has a unique gift that the agency can definitely use and she begins matching buyers with haunted houses while also appeasing restless spirits with stories to tell.

And, of course, she must deal with one particularly pesky ghost from her past who just won’t leave her alone.

Each book will be based on an actual house and I will pull in various stories from history to build the ghost’s story. I plan to add in a fair amount more humor also.
I loved writing Ruthie, but the topic was difficult.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Don’t know yet! Hopefully this one!

Do you have any advice for new authors?
You won’t figure out your method or process on the first book so don’t waste your time trying. Just plow through it and get it done. Then you can refine and tweak your process. Trying to follow all the advice out there will drive you crazy. Take the time to pay attention to what works for you and keep doing it until you are finished.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Do what works for you!

What are you reading now?
Elusive by Sara Rosett and What You Wish For by Mark Edwards. Also, Help! My Facebook Ads Suck by Mal and Jill Cooper and Successful Self-Publishing by Joanna Penn.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Finish the series I’ve begun.
Continue to hone my craft.
Figure out how to format in Word so I’m not locked into Kindle Create (not that it’s a problem…I just want to be more flexible).
Keep learning about marketing and advertising.
Suck it up and get a professional photo taken.
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?
How to Find Food on a Desert Island
How to Make Shelter on a Desert Island
How to Signal for Help on a Desert Island
How to Make Wine on a Desert Island

Author Websites and Profiles
Lynn Stout Website
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Lewena Bayer 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
For the past 22 years I have been internationally recognized as leading expert on civility at work. I am a 16 time published author, CEO of Civility Experts Inc., speaker, mentor, and civility advocate.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The new book is called “Civility at Work”
In case you were not aware, research focusing on both Canadian and U.S. companies shows that a whopping 98% of people polled have experienced uncivil behavior on the job. And, according to the fourth annual study on Civility in America: A Nationwide Survey, conducted by global public relations firm Weber Shandwick and public affairs firm Powell Tate in partnership with KRC Research, civility in America continues to erode. This year’s study found that 70% of the Americans believe incivility has reached crisis proportions. Alarmingly, 81% of the Americans think that incivility is leading to an increase in violence at work. Notably, 80% of the people are dissatisfied with their jobs. TO ME – this is a problem worth solving and so I was inspired to write the book.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Maybe other authors do this too- but I write “nuggets”, I have these moments of inspiration and I have little notes everywhere. Over a few months I begin to see how these notes all align and a book falls into place. In the past, I have been able to put all the notes together in a few weeks and seemingly write a book in 21 days (ish) but the reality is the book has been formulating for months.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I am a nonfiction person so fascinated by any nonfiction author or researcher who can hold my interest and teach me something. No favorites really- the topics draw me in. Anything social science is like a sugar craving- I just can’t get enough.

What are you working on now?
At present I am taking a break. Along with Civility at Work, I co-authored 3 books on Civility in Manufacturing- all four books completed in about 18 months so I am exhausted. Switching to training projects at present.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Word of mouth- and I love LinkedIn. Our target audience is business- owners, managers, HR so LinkedIn is perfect for us

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t ask too much advice until you have dumped what is in your heart and head onto the page. Then ask for feedback- otherwise, the opinions of others- good or bad can really change your approach and content and overall satisfaction about what you write

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Just do it! Don’t overthink it, just start.

What are you reading now?
Nothing. lol. Honestly, taking a break, letting my brain rest.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I would like to mentor our 500+ affiliates to each write their own books- I think it is an incredibly satisfying achievement and there is a lot of learning and introspection involved. I feel it’s a gift we give ourselves to write a 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?
Walden, Mary Oliver Poetry, What Would Wendy Do- written by my daughter when she was 8.

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Debra Purdy Kong 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’ve written and published six books in the Casey Holland mystery series. I’ve also released a two-book mystery series focused on white-collar crime, plus two novellas featuring security guard, Evan Dunstan. Those books are currently unavailable after my publisher closed shop, but I hope to re-release them again. I’m currently working on a full-length urban fantasy, with the working title When Darkness Draws Nearer. I live near Vancouver BC and primarily set my books in Vancouver and the surrounding lower mainland. I used a handful of European settings in my first book, The Opposite of Dark, as I visited those places during my travelling days.

I’ve worked a lot of different jobs in retail, security, and office administration. Several of those experiences, along with volunteer work in a juvenile detention center have been incorporated into my novels and short stories.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is The Blade Man, which is number six in the Casey Holland series. The inspiration came from a series of attacks on bus drivers in Vancouver, where I live. Research soon revealed that this is a problem in cities throughout North America and elsewhere. The ramifications can be quite severe on drivers.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I know that some authors like to play music while writing and others prefer silence. I like silence, but I also keep the TV on, sometimes with the sound up. I’m a news junkie and am also tuning in to find out what’s going on in the world.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
In childhood, Nancy Drew inspired my love of reading and fascination with mysteries. In my teens and twenties, it was Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayer, the Sherlock Holmes mysteries, thengreat American authors like Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett. Later it was Sue Grafton, Tony Hillerman, and many others.

What are you working on now?
I’m working on two projects right now. One is my first urban fantasy, which is nearly twice as long as my mysteries, but great fun. I’m also completing my seventh Casey Holland mystery, only this one is a novella and is on the humorous side, called Man in a Gold Satin Thong.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
For me, promoting my books works best through my blog and newsletter, although I do promote on Twitter and Facebook as well. I’m always looking for new opportunities, and still figuring out how to make the best use of Instagram.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
My advice for new authors is to keep reading, keep learning, and try to network with others either through social media, your local library, or community centers. Writing and publishing is not as solitary as you might think.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Read, read, read. Not just in your genre, but everything.

What are you reading now?
I’m reading W is for Wasted, which is one of Sue Grafton’s last novels before she passed away. I’ve loved this series from the beginning and have postponed reading her last three novels because I really don’t want the series to end.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I’ll be looking for beta readers for both my fantasy and the novella. While they read the book(s) I’ll be outlining the next fantasy and possibly starting a new paranormal mystery series, which combines the two genres I love most.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
To Kill a Mockingbird
the complete collection of Sherlock Holmes stories
All The Light You Cannot See
Sue Grafton’s last novel, X.

Author Websites and Profiles
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Ann Birdgenaw 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a librarian in an elementary school in Montreal. It’s the best job in the world. I get to read books, buy books and foster a love of reading in the next generation of young people. I decided to write a chapter book series and I am currently writing book #5.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Black Hole Radio – Saphira. The idea for the story came from a beeping sound in my garage after my children’s great uncle died and I ended up with some of his stuff in my garage for storage. We could hear a beeping sound coming from one of the boxes and it took weeks to find the source. When we did we could not stop the beeping no matter what we did. It would beep at 2 pm every afternoon and if was very eerie and sparked my imagination.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I start writing and ideas just seem to come to me on the fly. I keep writing because when I stop to think about it everything just falls into place with a little tweaking. I’m definitely a pantser and not a plotter.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I always loved Charlotte’s Web and The Wizard Oz. But as a librarian I read many, many middle-grade books and I wanted to write a funny story like Bruce Coville’s scifi series “My teacher is an alien”. I love the way he interweaves humor into his adventure and scifi elements.

What are you working on now?
I am working on book 5 in my Black Hole Radio series. I have been developing my characters and their experiences at school and in their club house. I try to work some realistic issues that all kids face into my stories. This story is set on planet Saphira and will challenge our heroes to…….Stay tuned to Black Hole Radio

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Twitter by far. I am part of the #WritingCommunity and they are very supportive. But I like the specific groups on FB.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep writing, it gets easier the more you do it. Book one was like pulling teeth but it’s gotten progressively easier to write the dialog and create the drama and cliff hangers.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Go where the story leads you.

What are you reading now?
I am reading The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager. It’s a great thriller/mystery.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I hope to continue writing stories that help kids think about real issues and make them laugh at the same time.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Dafoe and of course a “How To’ survive being deserted on an island book

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