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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I write spicy romance novels with a twist fantasy. I am currently writing book four in my first series entitled “The Soulmate Call Series.” My first book started as a one and done, and before I knew it, it had grown into at least ten books.
I am a mother of four and have been married to my soulmate for over twenty years. I love writing and finally found the courage to publish my stories. I love fantasy and paranormal. Yet my favorite stories include “The Princess Bride” and “Wuthering Heights.”

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Book Four in “The Soulmate Call Series,” is titled “The Soulmate Healing.” Book Two in the series began the inspiration for this book. I knew while writing it this book would come out of it. Anymore information, and I would divulge spoilers.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
What is considered an unusual writing habit? I like to write with music or a movie in the background. If there is someone similar in appearance to the characters I am writing, I like to have a visual for inspiration.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
My biggest influence comes from Quinn Loftis, watching her live her dreams as a wife, mother, and author gave me the courage to make my dreams a reality. Plus, some of her writing inspired mine.
My most recent influence is from a new friend and fellow author, Julie Cannings. We exchange ideas and thoughts daily, as we encourage one another to pursue our passion.

What are you working on now?
I am working on Book Four in my fantasy romance series, as well as avidly promoting Book One. Once Book One takes off, the rest will follow with fans.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I primarily focus on my promotions on Facebook, Instagram, and Goodreads. I have a website, but I don’t believe it has received much traffic.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Whether you win or lose as a writer, you will never find more joy than when you put the words to paper.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
I have yet to receive any advice as a writer that I would consider the best advice. The best advice I ever received in life inspires my writing, “Love is not a feeling, it is a decision.” My grandmother always told me this, and it inspires my daily living and the end result for my characters.

What are you reading now?
I am reading more than one book right now.
“To Kill a Mocking Bird” by Harper Lee
“Body Politic” by Glyn J. Godwin
“The Total Money Makeover” by Dave Ramsey
“#GraceMade My Journey to Love, Joy & Healing” by Sade Champagne (I will finish tonight)

What’s next for you as a writer?
I am searching for someone to put music and a voice to the song in Book Two. I plan to travel to visit family members soon to interview for a novel loosely based on my late grandparents’ love story. I will continue on the path I am on, hoping to reach readers.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
My first thought was to bring my books. If my books aren’t an option, I would bring “Wuthering Heights” by Emily Bronte, “#GraceMade My Journey to Love, Joy & Healing” by Sade Champagne, “Call Me Crazy” by Quinn Loftis (because it’s her only standalone).

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Tiffany Ann Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
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I have a strong belief in Heaven !

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Heaven’s Evolved Envisions

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Always unusual and untimely ideas for my writings.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
The Zohar and Christian Bible.

What are you working on now?
I’m thinking on making this a series of books related to Heaven!

 

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Richard French Website

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I like to write for the enjoyment of fantasy and brining worlds that couldn’t ever exist alive. I have written five books. One is a sci fi short and another is a lore booklet with the remaining three being full books in two years.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is named, Heritage Fate Stage I Iris. I was inspired by my desire to create fun Christian Fantasy books to write it. I spent many months creating interesting lore for my world before I begun writing my book.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write most my books on my phone. I also have many paper journals that I write all my notes and lore on before I use anything digital as well as I draw art for my books when I’m in concepts.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I like the book Red Queen ans the Selection. They got me into reading.

What are you working on now?
I am working on a webcomic and my next book for Heritage Fate.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My own website and amazon kdp promotions.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t consider your work bad because others have different option. Your words hold value, and your ideas are unique because you are an individual.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t let the 5% control your 95.

What are you reading now?
The Bible.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I plan to continue my book series, Heritage Fate Stage I Iris.

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, all the books inside it.

Author Websites and Profiles
Eliana Joy Website
Eliana Joy Amazon Profile

 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a musician/writer from England. I’ve written three books and planned a few more. I also write under the name Filo Wainwright. I travel a lot, get into lots of strange situations and love to tell a tale. I’ve got a YouTube channel under the name The Amazing Mister Frazer which I use to exorcise weird ideas that would take too long to write about.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Strange Encounters of The Sexual Kind. I think the title pretty much lets you know where the inspiration came from. I’ve written this under the Filo Wainwright name.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Same place, same word count every day except Sunday. Start at the same time. Discipline is the only thing that gets a first draft written.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Stephen King inspired me to write initially. But I love thrillers. Fred Forsyth, Robert Ludlum, that kind of thing. But I tend to write my own thing. Writing is a marathon run and you have to be yourself which, in my case, is nothing like the stuff I would read. I like the bizarre and the logically abstract.

What are you working on now?
A memoir of my bizarre time riding shotgun with a drug dealer. You really couldn’t make this one up.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I must confess, I’m useless at the marketing aspect of my books. I know it sounds bad but I have no interest in the process. It’s for people far more clued-up about these things than I am. I like to create. Marketing needs someone else’s expertise.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Find out where the agents and commissioning editors drink/eat and do the same. Make their acquaintance. One good contact opens a lot of doors. Frederick Forsyth proved that.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“Don’t walk down there after 8.30pm.” I was in Hollywood at the time.

What are you reading now?
Lyrics to one of my songs.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Same as most writers….Hardship and perhaps total oblivion. Ha. Just 2000 words a day, I suppose.

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 Power of The Dog, Doug Winslow. The Bourne Identity. Robert Ludlum. Anything about JS Bach. And if I had my guitar with me the Goldberg Variations.

 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My name is Pat Uche Nwulu; I am called The Writer’s Assistant. I’ve been a creative writer for 11 years and a copywriter for 3 years. Before I started writing professionally, I specialized in freelancing and content creation.
I am an Author (5 fast selling books), Editor, Publisher, Customer Service Expert and Human Resource
Management Professional. I run a Book Publishing Firm where we ghost write and create contents for busy
personal and corporate brands; while we publish books.I’m very passionate about writing and personal
development.When I’m not working, I play the piano, enjoy good music and eat lots of popcorn.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My upcoming book, which is my latest book is called “Finding yourself”. As a lady who went through quite some challenges in growing up and eventually “Finding myself” and what life holds for me, I have come to an understanding what it takes to “Find oneself and ones Destiny” which I feel the need to share to the world.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Unlocking the writing code, I know what it takes to be a good and efficient writer. And I can say that I am a prolific and sound writer.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I have read books like Napoleon Hill,
Harold Robbins. My latest read, is by margaret atwood.

What are you working on now?
I am focusing on my publishing Company. Pat Uche concepts, where I am helping other writers in their career. And I feel fulfilled doing that.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Despite that I am good writer, I am not a savvy marketer and I delegate that part most times.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Focus on writing and producing more contents. The more you do, the better the skill and you chances of hitting the spotlight

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Your Thoughts are your reality

What are you reading now?
A novel by Margaret Artwood

What’s next for you as a writer?
I am a writer for life. It’s my career and a part of my calling. Asides that, I inspire other writers to be better and do better.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
My notepad
My book, finding yourself
My book, growth.
And a bible

Author Websites and Profiles
Pat Uche Nwulu Amazon Profile

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hi dear reader,

All I want for you is to be happy. I wanna help you get there. That is my goal.
I hope one day you will wake up eager to live life to the fullest. Just waiting to get out of the bed and start living it, experience it for real!
I dedicated my life to this.
I also love to work out, hang out with my friends, listen to music, spend some time alone with my thoughts, creative writing and much more 🙂

Johnny Jade Hudson is my pen name. This is just because I like my privacy. I hope you understand that 🙂

Stay happy,
Johnny

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
How to be happy every day! – This is my first book, and it took me a long time to write and publish it. I hope you will love it and that it will help you to live a better life.

This book was inspired by my life and how I got from depressed to blessed.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Sometimes I like to do a shot of alcohol to get me going.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
How to win friends and influence people – Dale Carnegie
Rich dad, poor dad – Robert Kiyosaki
Start with Why – Simon Sinek
The power of your subconscious mind – Joseph Murphy
Limitless – Jim Kwik
Jordan B. Peterson
Eckhart Tolle

What are you working on now?
Promoting my current book and writing some short audiobooks.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Bargain Booksy, Free Booksy, Book Bub, Hidden Gems, Robin Reads
Instagram promotion
Podcast guest
Facebook group promotion

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Every step is a learning process.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Doing something and failing is better than doing nothing.

What are you reading now?
Jordan B. Peterson – 12 more rules for life

What’s next for you as a writer?
Keep producing high-quality content books. Building brand and an online course.

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?
All of Harry Potter books. LOL

Author Websites and Profiles
Johnny Jade Hudson Amazon Profile

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Facebook Profile

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I started writing after I got laid off or reorganized out of 7 jobs. I jumped into a limo to make ends meet while I was looking for work. Little did I know that the limo job was going to produce amazing stories from Day One. That became “Tales of A New York Limo Driver – Sex, Excess and Stupidity on Four Wheels.

As of 4/21 I have 8 books that I’ve written. Genres include: Revenge Thrillers, Action/Adventure, Serial Killer/Police Procedural, Literary Fiction and a book of Monologues for Actors.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The latest book is a sequel to “Exacting Retribution”. I guess the only inspiration for all of my books except the Limo book, is that I was dropped on my head at birth…

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
No. I tend to write in a linear fashion, no outline and start back at the beginning editing the hell out of it. Rinse and repeat

What authors, or books have influenced you?
So many including John Sanford, Jeffrey Deaver and Nelson DeMille. I can segregate reading a great book for pleasure and banging out one of my own.

What are you working on now?
Promoting all of my titles, while I conjure up another wild ride to write.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
One of my better promo ideas was making up business cards and postcards with the cover on one side and a blurb on the other with buying options. I gave those out to anyone with a pulse.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write what you know and makes you happy. Don’t try and write for a trend, you’ll never catch up. And learn to take criticisim like water off a duck’s back.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way.

What are you reading now?
James Swain. His Billy Cunningham and Jon Lancaster/Beth Daniels series are great.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Not sure where I’m gonna go next…

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?
An iPad with the Kindle app loaded with all of my “I’m gonna read this next.” books.

Author Websites and Profiles
Nicky Testaforte Amazon Profile

 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a nurse, who’s stumbled into a writing hobby. I’ve got one in the shelves.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
They Can’t Eat You for Supper is a novel inspired by true events. After my identifying my personal struggles with parental alienation, I started searching for answers to questions I’d never asked before. Support groups introduced me to a community of other parents who were crippled by an archaic, litigious system designed to tear families apart, rather than strengthen them. My heart wrenched at how widespread the issues were across the US and the world. It compelled me to make a difference. I started collaborating with state officials, in my home state, on how we could reform the local family legal system. From that arose my passion to educate others about what their sisters, brothers, and friends were experiencing. It’s so easy to sit on the sidelines and tell a parent what they should do, but that person is usually not the one paying the lawyers or taking time away from work to go to court. My hope was that someone would buy the book for entertainment purposes, and walk away with a new perspective.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I’m sure I will develop some over time. Authors are quirky and I already meet that requirement.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Wow, that’s tough. I have absolutely lost my soul in some books over the years. I guess the first one, I remember was Lovely Bones, by Alice Seabold. Words cannot express how much I loved, hated, cried over this book. It was truly one that made me want to be an author.

What are you working on now?
The sequel, of course. They Didn’t Eat Me for Supper.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Facebook and Book Bub Ads.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Take time to learn the business of writing.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write the damn book.

Author Websites and Profiles
Roxanne Remy Website
Roxanne Remy Amazon Profile
Roxanne Remy Author Profile on Smashwords

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Born in New Orleans and raised in the swamps of south Louisiana. Had my first business when I was 11 years old. I sold crabs that my brother and I caught in the swamps. Actually bought my own school clothes and eventually found a more lucrative way to make a living. After I graduated from High School, I joined the Military and trained dogs to bite people. Following military service I went to work in the Oil Industry. My first book covers many of my experiences until retirement.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Adventures in the Oilfield was inspired by my reflections following retirement.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
James Lee Burke and his tales of south Louisiana.

What are you working on now?
A memoir of my life with my father, a world war two veteran of many famous battle campaigns and their effects on me and my siblings.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Social media promotions

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Start writing. Don’t be afraid.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
My wife said I was a very good storyteller and I should consider writing a book.

What are you reading now?
Two for Texas by James Lee Burke

What’s next for you as a writer?
A memoir of my life with my father, a world war two veteran of many famous battle campaigns and their effects on me and my siblings.

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 Green Mile by Stephen King, Sycamore Row by John Grisham, Seth Speaks by Jane Roberts.

 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m kind of a nerd. I love sci-fi, dungeons and dragons, and enjoy the good side romance story.

I work a day job as an architectural drafter and my personal life belongs, primarily, to my beautiful family. I am fascinated by psychology and the way the mind works. I picked up writing as a personal outlet to work through the stresses of my life. It ended up being more cathartic than I knew it would be. People tell me my character conversations and conflicts feel so real. That may be due to the conversations being a mixture of exactly how I imagine them going in my head and how they actually end up playing out. Just about everyone has experienced that awkwardness after saying something dumb to that person they fancy and then scolding themselves silently, or even going so far as saying, “Oh, man! I should have said this other thing instead! That would have been clever!” My dialog is based on my experience of real conversations from the mind of an anxious person who never really quite knows how to respond. Also, my observations of how others interact so seemingly seamlessly.

Right now I only have one published novel. However, I have contributed to an anthology that will be launching in a few months. I also started a small indie publishing company to help self-publishing authors through the process of getting their book on the market.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The title of my latest published book is “Extension”. I was inspired by a music video where a mystical/alien being falls in love with a robot, and it morphed into its own thing from there.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Well, I’m not sure. What’s unusual to one person may be commonplace to another. What’s important is having confidence in the process that works for you.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Orson Scott Card is my major influencer. I found my storyline format follows his a fair bit with a good portion of the beginning of the story being character building before the action starts kicking up.

What are you working on now?
I’m contributing to an anthology that will be released later in the year 2021. The date is tentative right now.
I’m also working on the sequel I have working titled “Fracture” to my first publication Extension.
Another project I have started outlining is a paranormal romance novel called Vesper’s Grasp.
The last project I have started outlining doesn’t have a title yet but it’s a space drama.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I focus a lot on the reedsy marketing emails that send out marketing suggestions as well as kindlepreneur.com. Really, researching your novel and target audience are the most effective ways to know how to promote your books.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Do it. You can do it and the feeling of holding your book in your hand is one that is hard to top. You can’t please everyone so write the book you want to read.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Love yourself and be comfortable and confident in who you are and what you can accomplish.

What are you reading now?
Black Recluse by Anna Bowman. It’s a steampunk science fiction romance(maybe?) I smell a romance brewing but I am only three chapters in so, we’ll see 🙂

What’s next for you as a writer?
Writing more books and self-publishing.

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?
3-4 books…so, books within a series are all counted individually? Dang it. Okay. I’d probably bring along Cosmos by Carl Sagan, Birthright (the 2nd book in the Descendant series) by Nichole Giles, Homebody by Orson Scott Card, and The Kraken Project by Douglas Preston.

Author Websites and Profiles
Melody Kepler Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a poet and speculative fiction writer. To Drown a Man, a poetry collection, is my first published book, and When Fire Splits the Sky, a novel, will be my second when it comes out next year. I’m also a high school English teacher, husband, and father of five.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
To Drown a Man came out of a time in my life when I was re-evaluating a sort of aimlessness I’d taken on, and the way I related to other people. I’d become very closed-off and guarded, and behind that was a lot of shame. Even my writing, which is something I’d been doing for almost a decade at that point, I realized had become something I used as a barrier between myself and others. I wanted people to see me in a certain way, in other words, so I tried to present myself that way in my writing.

So, as I started to dig into some of this internal work, I actually stopped writing for a period of 6 months to a year, I don’t exactly remember. Deciding to start again is another story in and of itself, but these poems are some of the first things to come out of that time period, looking at myself, others, the world, and my own work through different, more vulnerable lenses.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Probably the opposite of unusual, actually. I’m definitely a person of routine, and that shows in my writing habits. I generally try to get a certain number of pages done a certain number of days a week. Sometimes they’re good and sometimes they’re not, but after long enough the good piles up. Showing up and sitting down has been the formula for me.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I love the New Weird writers: China Mieville, Jeff Vandermeer, Gene Wolfe, and the really wild spec stuff. David Mitchell, Helen Oyeyemi. Carmen Maria Machado blew my brain wide open when I read her collection—I’ve been obsessively re-reading “Especially Heinous” for months now.

Then there’s the New Sincerity: Maggie Smith, George Saunders, David Foster Wallace. Writers who are unapologetically un-ironic and vulnerable in that they’re writing about things like kindness and empathy.

And then I love writers who are able to convey even glancing takes on the spiritual and sublime, and that’s a tradition that goes back millenia.

I’d say my own writing mostly comes out of exploring the cross-roads of these three traditions, simply because it’s what resonates the most powerfully with me.

What are you working on now?
I’m about finished with edits on a collection of short stories, most of which have already been published in a variety of journals. I’m also working on a New Weird novella, a chapbook of prose poems, and I have an early draft of a small-town sci-fi mystery. However, the main thing that’s been occupying my writing time for the last year or so has been a far-future science fantasy epic that I’ve jokingly begun to call my Middle Earth. I’d say I’m 8-10 years away from even an early draft, but I love it. It’s been a lot of fun.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I don’t know that I can say it’s the best, but I’ve had a lot of fun with Twitter. I stayed off all social media for years, but got on Twitter about a month ago. It’s a genre all it’s own, man.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
I’m going to steal Wendell Berry. “Make a place to sit down. Sit down.”

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Can I use that Wendell Berry quote again? Probably not. In “Make Good Art,” Neil Gaiman says the best advice he received that he didn’t take was from Stephen King, who told him to “enjoy this.” It’s easy to worry about outcomes, or stress about this or that in the writing life, but at heart it’s really fun, and if you can remember that it can remain so. There’s enough space at the table for all of us.

What are you reading now?
I’m reading a lot of poetry right now, specifically Zachary Schomburg, Maggie Smith, and old issues of Rattle and Image. I also just finished Patrick Rothfuss’s The Name of the Wind and David Mitchell’s Slade House, which were both brilliant. Just today I’m finally—FINALLY—getting started on NK Jemisin, many years too late.

What’s next for you as a writer?
This summer I’ll be working with my editor on final passes on When Fire Splits the Sky, my first novel. It’s a pretty wild, cross-genre ride. I keep describing it as a mid-apocalyptic, road trip, marital thriller. Basically, a husband and wife are on the verge of divorce when an unspecified catastrophe strikes and they wind up stuck in a car together, driving through fire and hell and dealing with their own addictions and traumas, as the outside world collapses around them. It’s sort of like Twister meets The Road meets Silver Linings Playbook.

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 want a few really dense spiritual texts, things that would only dole themselves out in little pieces, and unfold differently each time. As far as novels go, I’d want a doorstopper or two, maybe Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy.

Author Websites and Profiles
Tyler Russell Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I, Danielle Thornewell, was born on July 7, 1975 to Kenneth and Virginia Reed. My family also consists of two sisters Toni and Lynnette. I have been married for over 22 years to a wonderful man named Robert and have two children, Alexis, and Adam.

I attended Hammonton Elementary and Middle Schools. In 1993 I graduated from Hammonton High School. In 2020 I graduated from Atlantic Cape Community College with my Associates Degree in Office Systems Technology.

I continue to reside in Hammonton, NJ.

I have always been extremely interested in writing poetry and short stories since I was incredibly young. I currently have three children’s book that have been published entitled “The Mems”, my follow up to that was “The Mems – Return to the Hidden World” and my final book is “Bijou – The Smallest of the Gods” which is a children’s activity book based on a story of mythology. Although I have had poetry published prior in contests and anthologies my book “Journeys of the Soul” will be my first stand-alone book of poetry. I have also recently tried other forms of writing and put out two writing journals for readers to write their own thoughts in called “What Was I Supposed to Remember?” and “Count Your Blessings Today, Tomorrow and Days to Come”.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is called “The Mems – Return to the Hidden World”. I had written the first story in the series “The Mems” many years ago and had gotten away from writing after it finally got published. I had always wanted to return to my passion which was writing but didn’t find the time. After much thought, and prayers I finally found my spark again to start writing and that is when “The Mem – Return to the Hidden World” really started taking shape.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I am not a morning person, so I guess it may seem unusual that I do most of my writing late at night. It is quiet and I get the best ideas at that time.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
It seems funny but I grew up reading a lot of Stephen King books. He was always my favorite author, because his writing style. He put so much description into his books he made it seem like you were really there and experiencing the story right along with the characters. I turned more towards children’s and young adults books, but I want my readers to feel like they are taking the journey right along with the characters. I try and put a lot of feeling and description to give the reader the best vision when reading. I owe that to Stephen King.

What are you working on now?
I am already trying to get an outline together of the next book in “The Mems” series. I am hoping that the series can be at least 3 or 4 books long.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I am just starting with my promoting of my books again and have found great websites that offer free promoting, such as “Awesome Gang”. I have also really been pushing sites such as Facebook and hopefully I can soon jump into Instagram and others.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
My advise would be to just keep at your writing. Even if you have to step aside for a little while to get a break, don’t give up. If you have writing in your heart then your readers will feel it and enjoy your story.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
My friends from church have always reminded me when I am down that I am a child of God and I can accomplish anything. I always try to remember that when I am feeling down or want to give up.

What are you reading now?
I haven’t started anything in particular yet, but I do have a few Stephen King books on my book shelf that I haven’t started yet.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I hope to keep growing as a writer and taking my books to the next level. I pray that in the coming years I can turn this into my profession. I want to do something that I truly love for the rest of my 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?
The first would be the bible, the second would be a Stephen King novel and one would be one of my own books so when I get low I can remind myself how far I have come in my writing. I think my last book would be a photo album of my family so I could see them (if I was stranded alone).

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m currently writing a 5 book series titled “The Divine Storyline”

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I was inspired to tell this story many years ago. While writing it took longer than I planned, I believe this story is worth the wait. Although the characters are fictional, the story’s essence is rooted in reality. I sincerely hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Yes, this is a passion project so I write as time allows

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I have been more inspired by people

What are you working on now?
The Divine Storyline

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

Do you have any advice for new authors?
A good story is it’s own reward

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Just do it

What are you reading now?
I’m focused on writing in the spare time I have after many other responsibilities.

What’s next for you as a writer?
To finish this 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?
Hard to say. My favorites change all the time.

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m Irish but in my quest to get away from the terrible weather, I have somehow ended up in Kazakhstan where the weather is even worse. In summer it reaches +40°C, in winter it plunges to -40°C. I don’t mind the +40°C! I have two books (short stories) already out and there are 3 more in the works, which will be arriving later in 2021.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I’m currently working on a “light dark fantasy” or “cozy horror” story, about three identical sisters who don’t believe in magic, despite being surrounded by it. It’s a follow up to an earlier short story (and I’ve already got the first draft of their third adventure ready!).

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
No. No unusual habits. No strange thoughts. No voices in my head. Nothing. I am completely normal. Completely. Normal.

What are you working on now?
I’m sketching out a different type of anthology for later in the year, which is a little bit dark, a little bit literary. I also want to take part in NaNoWriMo this month, I know exactly the story I’m going to write!

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I have a blog in my own website where I publish a new piece of flash fiction every Thursday, that’s a great way to get people used to my stories!

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write the books you want to read. Learn to touch type and dictate. Dictation is incredibly hard if you’re not naturally a talker. I can’t think and talk at the same time, so I’m finding dictation a real challenge.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write the books you want to read. You’re guaranteed one reader (assuming the writing’s good!).

What are you reading now?
I always have several books on the go. Currently Jane Yolen’s The Emerald Circus, Catriona Ward’s The Last House On Needless Street, the Weird Dream Society anthology and Adam L.G. Nevill’s Cries from the Crypt as well as To The Hermitage by Malcolm Bradbury.

What’s next for you as a writer?
More books? And maybe even a play if I can. Just because.

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?
We All Hear Stories In The Dark by Robert Shearman. It’s 3 volumes, 101 stories over almost 1,800 pages. That’ll keep me going for a while. The Third Policeman by Flann O’Brien would also have to come with me, it’s an incredible read, with all sorts of layers and styles. And then give me How To Invent Everything by Ryan North, which is the most entertaining guide to kickstarting your own civilisation you’ll ever read.

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Morgan Delaney Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hello, I’m Sandeep Patel from London U.K. About my personal life, just a normal guy that spends time with his family (wife and daughter), watch movies, listen to music, play video games, exercise, try to practice cooking, keep the house clean, keep the car clean, do some colouring, do some yoga, read the Holy Bible, do whatever else she needs, do whatever He needs, keep social life active, and spiritual life open. I also oversee a couple of English-Medium schools in India as a Trustee (zenschools.org), making sure they are all running smoothly on all accounts from students, teachers, staff and other board members.

I have written four books. Three about ten years ago and one two years back. The recent one is doing so well, five times well in two years then the other three over ten years, that people are picking up the other three now!

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The name of the latest book is, Bhagavan’s Guitar – As Light Is.
What inspired me to write the book is simple, I wanted to know about Lord Krishna, and how my experiences and knowledge acquired during life could bring Him into the modern era that many others can enjoy. One statement emphasized in old scriptures was that Lord Krishna was supreme, so I wanted to know how and why and if so could His life story be helpful in modern times. I found many traits to be true and so brought this story to be on the market.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I was enjoyed listening to music when writing, but as my love for writing grew all I needed was the time and a quiet place to write. If making notes is unusual I guess this would count, but as far as that, not really.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Many authors have influenced me, however the top most will always be T. H. White, in the famous book he wrote called, The Once and Future King.

What are you working on now?
At present I’m working on promotion of all four books. Nothing more on the writing side as the diamonds I have I still need to see sparkle in the eyes of the reader.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Twitter, Facebook, Amazon and Instagram have been my main source of promoting.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Do the work, get to the end, edit and format, use word of mouth, don’t be shy, treat as a business if you are looking for sales and feedback, and utmost excel in enjoy what you do!

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The mind is a terrible thing to waste.

What are you reading now?
In honesty, nothing at the moment. I am looking forward to reading a few books that I have on my shelf like Ready Player Two (as I really enjoyed the first one) and a few personal others. I’ll post on my Goodreads profile once I’m able to.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Ready to become an International Bestseller. I believe the work I placed into the books I have need and will be recognized as true gems. So as much time I spent on making the books exist I am to place in promoting them. Everyday I speak to people about them, every now and then I sell copies to others, but still I am waiting for feedback to the tenth fold on each one of them. I know my work is there to absolutely enjoy, so once I reach my goal I will rest, maybe write another, and definitely do more for humanity as you will read from my stories.

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?
(hahaha), first of all it will be the Holy Bible.
Next, possibly a comic of Superman, or the book Death and Life of Superman.
The Once and Future King – T.H. White, I always wanted to read that one again.
and Bhagavan’s Guitar, as I say it’s the relation with Lord Krishna to be made, that on a desert island one would want to know the one his soul is supposedly talking to.