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DENNIS DE ROSE 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I retired from the counseling field 8 years ago but even 3 years before that I started editing fiction, mostly. To date I have edited over 70 manuscripts, of which half have been published. Five of my writers (that I am aware of) have won either gold, silver or bronze medals for outstanding fiction.

I wrote my first book last summer over a 60 day period, 65,000 mwords entitled Bristlecone Magic, a YA Christian fantasy spurred along by a photo I saw in linkedIn. The words tumbled out of me but I took a year to fine tune the writing.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest is my only book as I mentioned above. However, during the last two years I have also written 5 short stories, a few of which are still ongoing.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really, I write as the spirit moves me but I have never suffered from writer’s block or the dreaded what-ifs that can stop you in your tracks.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Books have not really influenced me, even though I have gladly read hundreds, but my writers have made a huge impact on me, especially those I have befriended over the years.

What are you working on now?
Currently publishing and marketing Bristlecone Magic.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I haven’t decided you but I have many solid contacts I can rely on to point me in the right direction.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Do write but please write right, right?
Do NOT rush the process, anything rushed usually is sub par.
Do NOT take shortcut, if you do, your readers will see through them.
Never give up on your dreams.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Do the right thing especially when no one is looking.

What are you reading now?
Jasper Fforde’s Shades of Grey
To Honour the Dead by John Dean

What’s next for you as a writer?
To continue writing short stories for an anthology in the future.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
9/22/63 by Steven King
Large print Bible
H G Wells Time machine

Author Websites and Profiles
DENNIS DE ROSE Website
DENNIS DE ROSE Amazon Profile
DENNIS DE ROSE Author Profile on Smashwords

DENNIS DE ROSE’s Social Media Links
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Cozette Zimmerman 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a forever college student always wanting to get more and more degrees and more knowledge. I love to read, crochet, writing, and taking naps. At this point, I have published one book and I am working on two more simultaneously.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is called A Call Girl With Her Clothes On and it was inspired by my true phone conversations that I had with patients while I worked at a hospital call center.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I like to work on multiple projects at the same time and I don’t like jumping around chapters while I write.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I love Karin Slaughter and her creative twists, as well as Gillian Flynn.

What are you working on now?
It is a horror fiction book called The Boat of Dreams.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I have had quite a bit of success with Facebook targeted ads, as well as talking about my book to everyone that I meet.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write the book, tell everyone, build up hype.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t be afraid to edit!

What are you reading now?
I am reading Billy Jensen’s Chase Darkness With Me.

What’s next for you as a writer?
As a writer, I am working on finding a literary agent and shopping film/tv rights for my 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 bring All the Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter, Inkheart, and Harry Potter.

Author Websites and Profiles
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Bianca Nemes 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My name is Bianca Nemes, born in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. I am a computer science graduated and I am currently a student at psychology university. Besides my analytical way of thinking, I like spending my time reading, writing, walking and painting.
I get inspired by nature, human emotions and human behaviors. I am an active listener and I like to help people.
My first book was published in Romania, in 2020, at Risoprint Publisher. It is called ‘Collinearity solution. Counterpoint’, translated also in English and published as an eBook. I am currently writing for my second book and progress in psychology domain.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
‘Collinearity solution. Counterpoint’ is the name of my last book, which is a life metaphor, based on psychological processes and inspired by emotions and human mind.
Whenever I felt something really intense, I just take that emotion and describe it with as much details as possible. My inspirations are for sure emotions, experiences, the true self. I also observe human behaviors and I get fascinated by the motives behind the masks, which is also a valuable source for me.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I cannot say it is necessary unusual, but I feel the most inspiration at night when writing. At 1 or 2 AM, my ideas just flow on the paper and I just know what to write.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Paulo Coelho, Hermann Hesse, Irvin Yalom, Emil Cioran are just a few of my authors that inspired me and that are ones of my favorites.
As books, I can say that all the books from the above authors, specifically ‘Veronika decides to die’, ‘Tratat de descompunere’. When I find an idea that is inconfortable or new for me and it is in concordance with my beliefs, I get fascinated.

What are you working on now?
I am working on my next book. It will be a psychological one, too. I will release more details at the beginning of 2022. All I can say is that it describes the past and the explanations of certain situations of life, the motives and self.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
When it comes to promoting my book I use my Instagram account (nemesbiancalaura) and the reviews of bloggers are very useful.
As website, I can mention Booknation.ro, it is a very professional website from Romania.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
To write, to write and to never get disappointed if they do not have the expected target audience at first.
Make valuable content and inspire

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
It is not necessary an advise, but a quote, which I love: Inside the chaos, build a temple of love.

What are you reading now?
I am reading ‘Darul psihoterapiei’-Irvin Yalom

What’s next for you as a writer?
I want my books to arrive at many readers, because I know that they can find valuable content.
I continue promoting my books and publish them in English as eBook.

I also write for my next book and want to get to know other writers and theirs visions.
I want to learn from readers feedback upon my book and to progress.

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?
‘Veronika decides to die’
‘The mind’
‘Psychopathology of daily life’

Author Websites and Profiles
Bianca Nemes Website
Bianca Nemes Amazon Profile
Bianca Nemes Author Profile on Smashwords

Bianca Nemes’s Social Media Links
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AA Abbott 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a psychological thriller writer living in sleepy south-west England. I love city life, and I’m based in Bristol, home to 400,000 souls and lots of inspiration for suspense novels. Having spent many years in buzzy Birmingham and the lightning-fast pace of London, I’ve featured them in my books too. So far, I’ve written 8 books: 3 standalone stories and a series of 5 thrillers about a vodka business. Needless to say, I enjoy a cocktail, but I’m also a big fan of craft beer.

Oh, and did I mention that AA Abbott is my pen name? It’s cunningly crafted to get me to the front of your bookshelves. Feel free to let me know if it works! My real name is the rather less gender-neutral Helen Blenkinsop.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is BRIGHT LIES, a psychological thriller with a domestic noir edge. Like all my books, it features a heroine who finds her inner strength when she most needs it. In this case, she is very young. Emily is 12 when the story begins, 18 when it finishes, and she needs every ounce of courage to run away from home when she’s plunged into an impossible nightmare.

The inspiration for BRIGHT LIES came over 30 years ago, in a dream. I waited a long time to write it, and I was super-thrilled when it was recorded as an audiobook. Narrator Eilidh Beaton is a professional actress, and it shows. She did a fantastic job of voicing an innocent young girl and a creepy villain or two! Her first name is pronounced Ay-Lee, by the way.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I have been known to write on my laptop while travelling on a bus. Having been brought up in a large family, I’m used to focusing no matter what maelstroms are happening around me.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Crime fiction was my first love, starting with British writers Agatha Christie and Ruth Rendell. I especially liked the suspense stories that Ruth published under the pen name Barbara Vine. Lisa Jewell, Louise Jensen and Valerie Keogh press the same buttons for me now.

I also enjoy women’s fiction by my editor, Katharine D’Souza, and a touch of fantasy. Guy Gavriel Kay writes brilliant, character-driven historical fantasy, and I aim for the same empathy with my own characters.

What are you working on now?
I’m working on a suspense thriller loosely based on events in my own street!

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I like speaking to book clubs and literary festivals, and always sell books to people I meet, but Amazon advertising enables me to reach out to strangers. Bryan Cohen runs fantastic free courses on Amazon ads.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Feedback is your friend. You will either think your writing is terrible or the best prose ever produced in the history of mankind. I can 100% guarantee it will be neither of those things. Join a writing group, seek beta readers and pay for a professional edit. I worked with 30 beta readers and an editor for BRIGHT LIES, and their help took my writing to another level.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Readers judge a book by its cover.

What are you reading now?
I’ve just finished the audiobook version of Alison Gaylin’s “Never Look Back”. It’s superbly twisty.

What’s next for you as a writer?
My current WIP is a standalone psychological thriller, so after that, the world is my oyster. I’ll either write more domestic noir or start a cozy mystery series.

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?
Help, give me a survival guide, please! Apart from that, top of my TBR pile are “The Little Lies” by Valerie Keogh, “The Lies You Told” by Harriet Tyce, and “Children of Earth and Sky” by Guy Gavriel Kay.

Author Websites and Profiles
AA Abbott Website
AA Abbott Amazon Profile

AA Abbott’s Social Media Links
Goodreads Profile
Facebook Profile
Twitter Account

Gloria Zachgo 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Growing up in a rural Kansas setting, I admit I didn’t find my adventures in books. I had no desire to write stories when I could live my escapades with my four-legged farm friends and a vivid imagination.
As an adult, I married my high school sweetheart and became a mother. Life kept me busy for many years until I sold the small business I ran out of home. That’s when a friend asked me to join her Creative Writer’s Group.
At first, I wrote a few memoirs, tried poetry, and experimented with short stories. Those fictional short stories were where I found my passion for writing.
They led me to write and publish four novels: The Rocking Horse, Hush Girl: It’s Only a Dream, and a two-book series, Never Waste Tears and Never Waste Dreams.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Never Waste Dreams is a sequel (written out of sequence) to Never Waste Tears. My inspiration was from my readers who wanted to know more. Also, I had a strong desire to find out the rest of the story myself because I never know what my characters might do next.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
My writing habits vary with my moods. Since I write character-driven themes and do my own publishing, I don’t have an editor to guide me. Therefore, I strive to become: (1) the character, (2) the writer, (3) the reader, (4) the critic.
I get into trouble when I go out of order and critique and edit as I write. It slows progress. I’ve tried to continue writing without going back immediately. It doesn’t work for me.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Believe it or not, there was a time when I was raising my family that I devoured Reader’s Digest Condensed Books. I couldn’t pick a particular author—I loved them all. Books with details that were concise and meaningful were the perfect read for a busy mother. A next-door neighbor had an extensive collection. He was thrilled to loan them, and I benefitted from his generosity.

What are you working on now?
Currently, I want to concentrate on short stories again. Writing a complete story into only a couple of thousand words can be challenging after writing several novels. However, it’s how The Rocking Horse developed. One scene kept playing over and over in my head. I knew there was more to that story, and I only found the answers when I extended the writing into a novel.
Whenever I find a compelling character, my need to know more about their life keeps me writing.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
If I only knew. My husband and I work together on promotions for my novels. Because I write in different genres, we use a variety of websites along with social media and Goodreads.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Join a writing group so that you might learn from each other. Listen to their feedback on your writing. Help critique them. It’s amazing what one can learn while helping someone else. And never forget to encourage and support other authors.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write what you love to write—what’s in your heart.
I’ve switched genres several times. I’ve read advice that says that’s wrong. But when I follow what’s in my heart, it’s always about the characters I love and follow.

What are you reading now?
Storm Clouds Rolling In by Ginny Dye #1 in the Bregdan Chronicles Historical Fiction Series.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I never know for sure. I take one day at a time. I write what is in my heart.

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?
A Bible for my spiritual needs. A survival guidebook so that I might physically survive. And two large, empty journals—with pens.

Author Websites and Profiles
Gloria Zachgo Website
Gloria Zachgo Amazon Profile

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Christy Piper 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
This is my first published book, but I’ve started a few drafts I’m still adding to.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Girl, You Deserve More: How to Break His Spell over You, Escape Your Toxic Partner, and Become Independent. Going through this difficult situation myself more than once, and seeing other women (and men) struggle with it made me want to write a motivational and practical guide.

It addresses a lot of their emotional struggles that mental health professionals who haven’t been through it before may not fully understand. This book is actually more for the people who want to help those in the situation, because the ones in the situation are so blocked right now, they wouldn’t even know to search for this book.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I like to go to bed early, so I can wake up naturally between 4-6am. This is when I get my best writing done, when I’m well rested and my mind is clear. I try to get as much writing done in the morning as possible. When inspiration hits me throughout the day, I write the ideas down in the notes app of my phone. That way I can incorporate it into my books later.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I’ve been influenced most by those who’ve overcome a lot of adversity to share their (or their character’s) story of resilience to inspire others. I like Robert Greene (48 Laws of Power, Laws of Human Nature), J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter), Veronica Roth (Divergent), Suzanne Collins (Hunger Games), Chris Voss (Never Split the Difference), David Goggins (Can’t Hurt Me), Meredith Miller (Inner Integration), Seth Godin, Napoleon Hill, Neville Goddard.

Books on personality types like Myers Briggs and Enneagram have influenced me, because they helped me understand my strengths and weaknesses, and my mission in life. Books on narcissism and healing from those characters; they helped me realize why I have these characters in my life, and how to heal myself from attracting these types.

What are you working on now?
I’m working on material (books, podcast, videos) that will help those who’ve been in a narcissist or toxic person’s grip. They will gain their confidence, and be able to repel these people in the future. Whether the toxic person is a partner, “friend,” family member, coworker, or boss, I’m passionate about helping you become toxic proof. To inspire you to change your role in life– You can be whatever you choose to be! Just decide today

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Start with those you already know. Ask them to buy or recommend your book to their friends who may like it. Ask to be on a a guest on their podcast. Start your own podcast or Youtube channel. That’s how you get warm leads who actually want your book.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Work hard to get sales and reviews your first week. Ask friends and other authors who you’ve helped out. They will have a more vested interest in your success. Temporarily lower your book price to make it easy for people to support you. Don’t just blast your links everywhere and spam people. Don’t beg or try to convince people to buy your book. It will make you feel dirty and desperate in the end.

If they can’t see the value and won’t support you for $1, they aren’t your true friend, don’t want you to succeed, aren’t your customer, or just don’t know value when they see it. Try not to take it personal. The average person is not a reader and does not want to work to improve themselves, which is why they are mediocre.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.” ~ Albert Schweitzer

“A diamond is a chunk of coal that did well under pressure.” ~ Henry Kissinger

“If you deliberately plan to be less than you are capable of being, then I want to warn you that you’ll be deeply unhappy the rest of your life.” ~ Abraham Maslow

“Make time for planning: Wars are won in the general’s tent.” ~ Stephen Covey

“Do or don’t do. There is no try.” ~ Yoda

“You can’t expect the benefits without taking the risks.” ~ Christy Piper

“Anyone can be nice to a stranger. When you get comfortable with someone, that’s when their true self comes out.” ~ Christy Piper

What are you reading now?
I am reading old time authors like Joseph Murphy, Neville Goddard, Napoleon Hill, and Florence Shovel Shinn on the power of the subconscious mind. These are authors and topics I read a little bit at a time, so I can always keep these ideas top of mind to inspire my life.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I will be working on more follow up books on how to disarm, defeat, and rid yourself of the toxic people in your life.

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?
Harry Potter, the Zohar, the Bible, a comprehensive book on how to survive on a desert island.

Author Websites and Profiles
Christy Piper Website
Christy Piper Amazon Profile

Christy Piper’s Social Media Links
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Hance Theodore 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Writing started off as a hobby of mine from a very young age, serving as an effective means of satiating my relentlessly active imagination. As the years progressed, despite carving out a successful career for myself in the field of Finance, I only felt truly at peace when putting pen to paper, and conjuring up unique and exciting stories.

After years of flirting with the thought of writing professionally, I made the decision to do just that, and published my first book in 2020 on Amazon, a short, psychological thriller, titled ‘Look into My Eyes’.

I subsequently published my second book, the first entry in an epic tale of witchcraft and wonder, titled ‘Silent Storm’ in 2021.

My desire is to bring joy to the hearts of my readers, and provide them with a pleasant escape from the stresses of reality.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book ‘Silent Storm’ was in the works for roughly eight years before I finally published it.

In the book’s main protagonists, Marie and Vanessa, you find two very strong women, with very different personalities, having to cope with running an Academy for gifted students, amid increasing political and regulatory pressure. However, aside from Marie and Vanessa, there are numerous other badass female characters who are allowed to have their moments as well.

I have always had great admiration for strong, independent women, mainly due to the struggles I have seen my own mother face and overcome as it relates to both her health and her career. My two older sisters are also a main source of inspiration for me, as I have always looked up to them, and still do to this day; so much so that Marie and Vanessa’s characters were created based on their respective temperaments!

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I always need to put actual pen to paper in order to get my creative juices flowing. Any attempt to start typing on my laptop without having already written something down beforehand will be met with writer’s block.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Stephen King, Libba Bray, R.L Stine, J.D Salinger

What are you working on now?
I am currently working on the next chapter in the Silent Storm series, which follows Marie and Vanessa’s attempts to make sense of the events that unfolded at the end of the first book.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Publisher Rocket.

An invaluable tool for indie authors.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
If you truly have a dream, no amount of failure or rejection can deter you. There is no giving up!

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write stories that you yourself would want to read.

What are you reading now?
The Diviners Series by Libba Bray

What’s next for you as a writer?
To complete the Silent Storm series and move on to another project.

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?
Under the Dome, The Diviners, Catcher in the Rye, Goosebumbs

Author Websites and Profiles
Hance Theodore Amazon Profile

Hance Theodore’s Social Media Links
Twitter Account

Michael Paul 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hi, my name is Michael Paul (this pen name is my first and middle name).

When I’m not writing, I work for the United States Air Force as an intelligence officer. After six years of active duty service, I transitioned to the Air Force Reserve. I worked as a procurement professional at Caterpillar for eight years, then left in November 2019 to pursue my dream of writing novels. Cornerstone The King is the first of many novels I hope to write.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My first book is titled Cornerstone The King.

I don’t know what inspired it. However, this book has probably been in me for many years. It’s been a dream to write novels since childhood.

The thought for the series came on a flight to Brazil in 2015 when traveling for work. The idea changed from scribbles on napkins to outlines on paper to a rough first draft in Word. Of course, I thought the draft was great! Until I gave it to my writing coach…
From January 2017 to November 2019, I worked on the book part-time, after work, and on weekends for 10-15 hours per week.

I suspect the writing process lit the fuze to deeper internal matters that I hadn’t adequately addressed or healed. As I say in the book’s Acknowledgement Page, “This book was a labor of love, and I am eternally grateful for those who walked with me as I journeyed through the lands of deep depression, panic disorder, suicidal ideation, and post-traumatic stress from October 2018 to December 2020.”

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
What is unusual? I’m just kidding—I don’t know.

I’m a natural planner and linear thinker. The military only reinforced the internal discipline I’ve had since childhood. Sometimes this drive turns too far up. If I’m not aware, I can easily go into a mania phase. I’ve always been a writer, but I needed help from a writing coach (Robyn) to help channel passion into a coherent story.

Though Robyn emphasized that writing is the greatest teacher, she helped me build the foundation for writing a novel. She usually taught one lesson for each updated draft. So many of her lessons were drilled into me after much trial-and-error and practice.

Now that I’m writing full-time, I’ve developed a pattern. First, I create an outline with some thought so I don’t go down a rabbit hole when writing. Next, I schedule a few hours a day to creatively write. Then, I review the outline for the chapter and just write. My brain hurts too much if I write and edit in the same sitting. Sometimes I edit what I’ve written at the end of the workday. But I’ve found it works better for me to edit once I’ve finished the first draft of the story.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis have been mentors for the Cornerstone series of books.

What are you working on now?
I finished a detailed outline for the remaining books in the Cornerstone series for adults. I sensed, however, I needed to flesh out some characters’ backstories. So I’ve written drafts for two origin stories. One is 15,000 words. This may go into a longer book for young adults. I’ve also finished a 32,000-word book for middle graders. The editing phase will begin soon. I hope to publish this book in 2022.

As I edit the middle-grade book, I will start drafting book two of the adult Cornerstone book.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My brand fits more with Instagram than other social media platforms. I probably should use more channels, such as Twitter, but I haven’t put much effort into that work yet. I’ve been focused on maintaining a quality website, blog, and Instagram page. I use one website from Linktree to promote three links. There is a link to book retailer sites where people can buy an e-book, paperback, hardback, and audiobook. The site also links to my website and podcast.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Live life!

I suppose much of the material authors use is from what they know—from personal experience, others’ experience, research, observation, etc.

For me, the process of writing, independent publishing, and marketing is trial-and-error. This can be very daunting, especially when fears and insecurities swell within you as you write and receive feedback. But the creative writing process is very fun. I never know what will rise within me! It’s fun to see this process unfold.

Next, making mistakes is part of trial-and-error. I try not to dwell on them (though I often fail) but learn and move on. I try to see writing as an adventure with much exploration.

Lastly, whether you write part-time or full-time, you may not make much money. But that’s OK! For me, writing is a dream and a vocation. I may need to return to the corporate world if savings run low, but I plan on writing the rest of my life.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write something every day. Writing is the best teacher. Read every day.

What are you reading now?
Baudolino by Umberto Eco; The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning; and A History of the Theatre, by Glynne Wickham

What’s next for you as a writer?
After publication on 1 October, I’ll continue to promote and advertise Cornerstone The King. I hope to travel in 2022 to promote the book.

Meanwhile, I plan to edit the story for middle graders and draft book two of the adult Cornerstone series.

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?
Can we take an e-reader?

If not, not knowing how long I’d be on the island, I’d want to take big books. So I’d bring the Bible and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. If the trilogy counts as one book, I’d also take Jurassic Park. Lastly, I’d bring a survival book I have from my active-duty days in the military.

Author Websites and Profiles
Michael Paul Website
Michael Paul Amazon Profile

Michael Paul’s Social Media Links
Goodreads Profile

Phil Robert Lucky 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am an author and expert in law and legal sciences. My masters in these subjects naturally directed me towards effective communication and establishing strong interpersonal relationships in the workplace.
I have also worked at international organizations where I have further honed my leadership skills and to establish effective communication.
Having acquired these experiences, I decided to direct my attention towards learning the basics to establish good communication and develop leadership skills. I have participated in countless seminars on communication and interpersonal relationships with respect to the workplace.
To that end, I wrote headlines on leadership, motivation and establishing communication in the workplace. My intention is to so effectively distribute the knowledge I have gained over the years for the benefit of all.
I am working on other projects always related to the topics of leadership and interpersonal relationships.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is titled “Leadership Skills for Managers and Public Organization”.
The inspiration comes from having personally seen working in various institutions, including international ones, the difficulties young managers have in mastering their role as leader, especially when they are the youngest inside. of the organization.
Therefore the idea of writing the book stems from the desire to help new managers to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge on how to be a great leader at work!

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
My habits when I write? The night is my source of inspiration .. I only write late at night. The silence and the darkness of the night give me the right energy and concentration. Of course, coffee is my best ally!

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I’ve read all of Napoleon Hill’s books. Within those books I have always found a strong motivational charge.

What are you working on now?
I am working on other projects always related to the topics of leadership and interpersonal relationships.

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

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Never give up on your dreams .. If writing is your calling, do it!
Throw down the first sentences on a white sheet and concentrate on the table of contents, you will see that slowly you will have clear ideas on what to write!

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Work always pays off!
Work hard in silence and you will see that one day your efforts will be rewarded!

What are you reading now?
The Prince. Niccolo’ Machiavelli.

What’s next for you as a writer?
My expectations? I hope that people who read my books can benefit from the advice I have given 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?
Think & grow rich, The Law of success, Keys to positive thinking written by Napoleon Hill.

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Sana Haider 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a newly graduated dentist. I love training and writing in my free time. I’ve written 3 books, and currently working on my fourth. I’ve participated in two writing competitions as well.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
A Little Life. It was inspired by a TV series called ‘Bates Motel’.
The idea of the book however creeped up on me as I was drifting off to sleep one day.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
No. I like writing novels mostly, but I write in my journal occasionally.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Stephen King
Sophia Kinsella

What are you working on now?
The Mind of Abby McDonald

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I usually use Wattpad to write.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep writing even when you feel uninspired. The best writing comes to you when you least expect it. For me, sometimes I think I don’t have many ideas but as soon as I hold a pen (or a keyboard), words and ideas just start flowing from me.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The best advice is probably in the form of a quote a read by E. L. Doctorow
“Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.”

What are you reading now?
The Naked Face by Sidney Sheldon.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m working on promoting my most recent book and hopefully continuing in the journey of writing other exciting 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?
Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella
Just What Kind of Mother Are You? by Paula Daly
I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh

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Jennifer Chicoine 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a licensed mental health professional working in the Chicagoland area. I have written two books, and I am so humbled to provide tips and knowledge to others so they can be their best possible self.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Cure for Stressful Wedding Planning is my newest book. When I was planning my own wedding, I was fortunate enough to have a degree in psychology to keep my mind in balance. However, I realized that not everyone has the privilege I do with knowledge about mental health. That’s why I decided to write this book.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write best in the middle of the night when no one else is awake. The stillness of the night motivates my inner creator.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Honestly, I read many self-help books, but my influencers are popular items, such as the movie “The Wedding Planner” with Jennifer Lopez. It has been one of my favorite movies since I was a child, and before I studied psychology, I was very interested in becoming a professional wedding planner.

What are you working on now?
I am working on a gratitude journal titled “This is Why You Aren’t Happy”. I will also be publishing a memoir about the trauma I endured in my childhood that inspired me to write this gratitude journal. This book will be published in the next few days, and it should be live on Amazon on 9/25/21.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I like to promote my books through Pinterest. There are a lot of people looking for ideas on Pinterest (I mean, that’s what Pinterest is all about, right?). I’ve found this method to be very successful as I have approximately 8.5K views to my profile per month.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write what you know. Write what you love. Don’t be fake. Don’t try to be someone you aren’t. Your readers will always sense that. Be yourself, because being yourself is the amazing thing that you have to offer to the world.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The best advice I’ve ever heard came from my loving husband. He has taught me so many things, but the most important thing he taught me is to always be yourself, unapologetically.

What are you reading now?
I am currently reading “Everything is F*cked: A Book about Hope”.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I would like to continue inspiring others to have the motivation to help themselves feel better and to have the best life possible. Whether that means writing more books, talking on a podcast, or traveling for book signings and seminars…I’m all in!

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?
Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope, The Notebook, and my Bible.

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Siona Morgan 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My novel Miss.Direction is my debut fiction, yet I have written a poetry book and also published a photography book before.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The name of my latest book is Miss.Direction, and since it is a fictionalized autobiography, it was inspired by certain people and events from my past.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I work in stacks, although that is not a healthy habit. I can write for about 10-12 hours a day, if not more, for about a month, and write up to 100,000 words in that time. Preferably in an environment where I will not be disturbed. This scenario has only happened to me once. Otherwise, for my next book projects, I am trying to find a healthier life/work balance, start early in the morning, and use the Pomodoro technique to help me focus.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
There are so many. At the heart of my first novel are Haruki Murakami Norwegian Wood and Stephen King On Writing – A memoir of the craft – and these two remarkable works are woven into the fabric of my characters.

What are you working on now?
I am working on a Dungeons and Dragons adventure book as well as outlining a sci-fi dystopian novel.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I am relying on KDP/Amazon and GoodReads and hopefully, the awesomegang will be helpful as well.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
If you can afford it, get yourself someone to do the marketing of your book. It is not an easy feat.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Believe in yourself.

What are you reading now?
George Mann, Warlock Holmes. Jack Kerouac On the road (reading it again) Murakami, Kafka on the shore.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Hopefully, a lot 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?
Murakami, Norwegian Wood
Stephen King, The Stand
Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of the Being
Neil Gaiman/Terry Pratchett – Good Omens

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Janet Humphrey 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am in my mid-fifties and have lived all my life in England. I am married to David who is a scientist. I have worked in the finance industry for most of my adult life, and in my late 40’s I decided to fulfil an ambition to ride a motorbike, specifically a scooter. I passed my CBT (Compulsory Basic Training) and now ride the bike of my dreams – a Vespa look-alike called Monty who features in the book.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My first book DUST Book One is published this month on Kindle, KOBO, Barnes and Noble, Apple iBooks, and soon on Google Play. I got my inspiration for the DUST series from two things that happened on a holiday in Devon earlier this year. Whilst walking down to the Quay area of Exeter, I saw some Parkour jumpers leaping across a gap in the car park.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Iain Rob Wright, Tony Moyle

What are you working on now?
DUST Book Two is my current project

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
give away a kindle copy on Loquax competition website, it drives likes to your facebook page and retweets

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Just write what drives you, and get professional help for those areas you aren’t good at. Get beta readers, friends, family and take their comments seriously. I got four mistakes found by my beta readers and proof-editor, and they stopped me from looking like an idiot.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Keep going

What are you reading now?
Tony Moyles latest book “The Idiots Club”

What’s next for you as a writer?
deciding on whether Book Two of Dust is the end, or if there is a genuine third book in the story.

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 Stand – Stephen King, and anything by Iain Rob Wright

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Pete A O’Donnell 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
In my day job, which is also my night job I’m a firefighter/EMT but my degree is in journalism. Writing has been a lifelong passion for me, having finished a number of manuscripts and short stories over the years. Many of my most recent projects have made it out onto my podcast Ill-Advised Stories, home to funny tales for kids and people who refuse to grow up. The Adventures of Sparkie and Spazoid, which is also a webtoon is there to listen to. It’s a complete novel about a boy and his robot on a mission to save the human race.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Stars Beyond the Mesa is my third book and the beginning of a new series. It’s young adult, science fiction with a little bit of horror in the mix. I grew up on things like the Goonies and Monster Squad so I’ve always liked the idea of a group of kids coming together to overcome great odds. The worldbuilding in the series has been running through my head for the better part of thirty years, back when I was first diving into the heavyweights of science fiction.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I’m a doodler. I like having a notebook or my iPad nearby so when I need a break I can stop and sketch out a few ideas or just goof around.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I read pretty wide so it’s hard to say exactly what influenced my work. It seems there’s a tone among Young Adult writers of my generation that we’re often influenced by the pop culture of our youth, from marvel comics, to X-files, to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I will say that I treated reading like a mission, diving into classics of sci-fi and literature. It wasn’t enough to read one Issac Asimov book, I had to go through all of them, even ones that were out of print. I did the same thing with Steinbeck, Hemingway, Clark, and a number of other writers, filling in an education I feel I missed as a kid.

What are you working on now?
I’m a quarter of the way into the third book in the series that The Stars Beyond the Mesa begins. It’s called In the Giant’s Shadow. You’ll understand why at the end of the first book.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Good question, I’m new to this promoting thing and I’m still trying to learn the ins and outs.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
So many people say to write to market but this would never work for me. I write the books I’d want to read. By the time you’re done editing your work, you better love it or you’ll only be torturing yourself.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Just keep swimming.

What are you reading now?
Aurora Rising, its a really strong start to a young adult sci fi series.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I’ve got a few interviews coming up to promote the new book and I’ll be going to my first comic con with a group of other authors. I’m really looking forward to being in a community like that.

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’ve got a number of books sitting on my shelf that I feel like I should dive into but I’m also a slow reader and they intimidate me. If I were on an island, with nothing else to do I’d be forced to get into them. First is John Steinbeck’s East of Eden. It’s the last one by him I haven’t read. Then there’s James Joyce, Finigan’s Wake. I’ll be honest I enjoyed Dubliners but struggled with a Portrait of an Artist. Anna Karenina is down there too. Apparently, I have a habit of picking up books I’ll never read. So maybe for the fourth book, I’ll go with the Lord of the Rings (yes, I’m counting it as one book) something I’ve read four times. Really though, if I’m breaking the rules with a collection then give me all the Hitchhikers books. Douglas Adams Rules!

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Ken Remsen 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have written one book, Get WalletWise which was released on Amazon, earlier this month.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The name of my latest book is Get WalletWise, Recover from Money Missteps and Create Positive Money Habits. I was inspired to write the book based on my observations of families, students and friends navigating the turmoil of navigation the 2008-2009 Financial Crises.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I do not believe I have any unusual writing habits. I am sorry.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
The book that inspires me the most is the Millionaire Next Door, by Thomas Stanley. I also enjoy the new author Ramit Sethi who wrote “I Will Teach You to Be Rich”. I love the books, “Atomic Habits”, “Grit”, “Influence” and “Nudge”.

What are you working on now?
I am planning to write a more targeted personal finance book that discusses money emotions and attitudes.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Right now, I am depending on Amazon for the bulk of my marketing and promotion. I use other book promo sites like Books Butterfly, BookBub and Awesome Gang. My intention is to go out into the big/bad world and promote my book direct.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
My advice to new authors is to concentrate on quality. Be an expert on your subject and do quality research to back up your hypothesis.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Learn form other people’s mistakes.

What are you reading now?
Erroneous Zones, by Wayne Dyer and the Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green.

What’s next for you as a writer?
My goal is to help and teach people to manage their money and secure their wellbeing through public speaking, coaching and writing.

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 Holy Bible, Euclid’s The Elements, and The Human Body by Asimov.

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Katherine D. Graham 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have written more books than I can count (well over 50), but I’ve only brought three full novels and three novellas to the market at this time.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Vow That Twisted Fate is my most recently published novel (a NA -new adult- epic fantasy). I actually had a dream about a key scene that is now in the middle of the book. A young queen of a world without evil finds herself in a parallel dimension that is only evil, facing off against a legendary sorceress. That inspiration became the basis of the book, which I then wrote for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) in 2016.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I am a pantser (I don’t outline/plot my work in advance), despite being a developmental editor. I go behind my writing in draft 2 to make sure that all my “beats” (plot points) are in the right places. I also prefer to do all of my writing for the whole year during NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) as a binge-writer, so that I can focus on editing/revising the rest of the year.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” series is what swept me up into loving epic fantasy. However, it was Amelia Atwater-Rhodes and her books “Hawksong” and “Snakecharm” that showed me that a woman could be just as epic a writer, and inspired me to put stories I love down on paper.

Connecting with amazing indie authors from around the world, I have also been inspired by Andrei Saygo (“The Squeamish Vampire”), Luke Courtney (“From The Ashes”), and Nicole Wells (“The Five Elements Series”) not only by the quality of their books but also the genuine and warm way they interact with their readers. They have helped inspire me to be a humble, genuine, and thankful author.

What are you working on now?
I am currently working on two projects. One is a full-length fantasy romance for a box set called Realm of Darkness, which is made up of 40 full-length Paranormal Romance and Fantasy Romance books by award-winning and bestselling authors.

The other is my first Hybrid-published book I have signed with my small press, Starry Ink Press. That book is titled “Starfire Express: A Flame of Fae and Fang” and is a NA (new adult) Portal/Adventure Fantasy with a side of romance.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I personally have found Instagram to be the primary platform where my readers (and other fantasy authors) engage the most, so I prefer to promote my books organically through Instagram.

For paid promotions, I have seen the most ‘bang’ for my buck with BargainBooksy.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Be kind to yourself the way you would be kind to others. Writing is an art, so you only get better by actually writing. Give yourself permission to not be perfect right away, and detach yourself from your work enough to take developmental (content) criticism in a constructive way.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
That in the beginning, you can write to make money, or you can write for passion. Only the lucky few get to do both from the start. One day, you may be established enough from money-making novels that your publisher will allow you to publish your passion projects (if you choose to write for money). On the other hand, your passion projects may be good enough to make you money one day. But ultimately, this advice from my mom has held true for my own writing experience. I edit to pay my bills, and I write for the joy of it.

What are you reading now?
I am currently reading -and loving- “Realm” (a portal fantasy) by Jessica Cantwell.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Survive the drafting process of the two novels I have coming out next year. NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is coming up in November, and I plan to draft both books during NaNo, plus two novellas for my Splitting Worlds series.

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 Survive on a Deserted Island” by Tim O’Shea, “The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook” by Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht, and “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy plus “The Hobbit” by Tolkien, to keep from breaking my annual re-read record and give me inspiration/entertainment.

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O.l Flubermin 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Four. Three in the childhood’s hour series, one in the bloodless series.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The lost Desert book 3, a want to see the fantasy genre reworked and retooled.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Maybe making up my own words and spelling could fit under unusual writing habits.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Difficult to say when I’m not precisely sure what’s meant by ‘influenced’.

What are you working on now?
Lost desert book 4, bloodless 2, various short stories and side projects.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Still trying to figure that out.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Figure out if you actually want to create a finished work, or if you’re just looking to get high on the idea of something.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Probably something said by Jordan Peterson

What are you reading now?
I’ve been sampling Kindle’s top ten from various fantasy subgenre’s, just to attempt to form an understanding of what’s popular.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Write write and write some more.

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?
Lolita, the Bible, the name of the wind.

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Mavric Webb 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My successful writing style comes from my failures, I failed in high school( I failed twice English and literature) I failed to go to university and I failed at business but the beautiful thing about my ugly failure in high school is that it made possible the contents for my first book (The Art of Poetry “The color of change”) a book that exposed myself and my family inadvertently maybe it was purposely, I cant be sure, what I am sure about is that I spoke about how my mother gave birth to me at age 15, how my pseudo father abused and abandon my mother before I was born, how the only role models I got for father figures were low life scums and murders, and how I watched my mother being abused as a child and was too afraid to do anything and instead of carry a load of books, pencils etc. this was the burden I had on my back everyday when I went to school, with that said I took full responsibility for my failures in school, my father, my mother or any other character that I may have vilified or sanctified in the “Art of Poetry” was not responsible for my failure in school.
My failure to attend a university was responsible for my developing a passion for reading. Reading allowed me to find many role models such as Fyodor Dostoevsky, Charles Bukowski, Shakespeare, Robert Greene, Malcolm Gladwell, Malcolm x, Plato, and many others. My third failure created the experience for my second book “How You Can Turn Shit TO Sugar “13 sacred steps of alchemy” I told my story how I developed a resilient character, how I saw an opportunity where may see failure in a nutshell how I made a disadvantage into an advantage. I am an author that had had many failures in life but each failure taught me something success would not be able to.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“How You Can Turn Shit TO Sugar “13 sacred steps of alchemy” was inspired by the beauty concealed in ugly failures. I want to share my story of how I turned disadvantages into opportunities, and inspire persons to not give up because of failures, in fact, they should continue after failures, if I a man that taught myself how to read and write, failed English, and Literature twice and didn’t attend any university have written two published books with 7 more being edited to publish they can do anything with their failures.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
My unusual writing habit might be so unusual if you increase if you asked the large community of authors. I write in my sleep, especially after a good masturbation session.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
The authors that influence me the most Charles Bukowski, Fyodor Dostoevski, and Fredrick Niechze

What are you working on now?
A Novel called DWL (Death, Wealth or a Long Jail sentence)

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Instagram and literary events

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Fail more

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
the best advice is heard was not to listen to any advice, fail and create your own philosophy.

What are you reading now?
Taleb Fooled by Randomness

What’s next for you as a writer?
Have my Books turned into flims

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?
Notes From the Underground, Hamlet, Plato’s Republic, and How You Can Turn Shit To Sugar.

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