Awesome Author Interviews

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have now written two books (on dancing) and am working on a third about judo. I am waiting for illustrations as text complete. Unfortunately my illustrator has been ill so delays have crept in. I am checking if same illustrator can continue.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Goddard Method of Latin dancing.

This is an abridged version of the information in my book (Goddard Method of Ballroom and Latin Dancing) released for lockdown and as we come out of it. The book focuses on the Latin part of Ballroom and Latin dancing.

It may be difficult to find space to do Ballroom dances. Latin dances can be done in a large room or conservatory [indoors]; or [outside] on a flat surface such as a patio.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write upside down….just kidding! 🙂

What authors, or books have influenced you?
W E Johns.

What are you working on now?
One non-fiction book and maybe some fiction ones.

I am also looking at how to promote these.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
No idea. Still trying to find this out. All information sources appear to contradict each other. I need a way to go viral… like ‘Magic Max’ the dog who just got an OBE for being an assistance dog.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep trying. Self publishing is a good way to start and get noticed.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Listen to others then make your own mind up.

What are you reading now?
Various books including the complete Arthur Conan Doyle story collection.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Keep plugging away on projects.

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?
Several W E Johns and Sapper books.

Author Websites and Profiles
James Goddard Website
James Goddard Amazon Profile

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Being software engineer, he has addiction of reading and learning computer programming languages and coding. He is a young motivational speaker, poet and entrepreneur.
Anand is passionate about writing story, and poems. He has written three books. His debut novel is Burdened by Fate and a few short stories, which are available on amazon. His other works include a short story, You Are My Sunshine Love, and one poem book, Dil Ki Awaj, which is published on kindle. Currently, he is also working on his next book which is a story of one man and two girls.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I’m working on my forthcoming book. It is based on a true story of one man and two women. It’s full of mystery, inspiration and romance. My debut novel Burdened by Fate and I want to deliver a knowledge based, entertaining, and inspiring tale to my readers because it’s only one life so they get something from my tale and thoughts, which is inspired me a lot to write my next book.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Yes, Drinking 6-7 cup of tea.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
My favorite book is Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. This book is a milestone in human growth and more importantly in getting rich. I loved every chapter of it. I am very much disappointed that I didn’t know or read this book earlier in my life; it would have made a huge difference in my life.

What are you working on now?
I am working on my forthcoming novel.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Digital media and mouth-words.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Read a lot and improve vocabularies, which polish your book. Writing is a part of life, which can explain feelings and thoughts on paper. It is not easy to write a book because it takes a lot of patience and courage. If you write any kind of book then you have not enough time for nonsense gossip. It makes you productive and can imagine whole characters in your imaginations.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Follow your passion and dream big. Take action for your goals, which led towards your dreams.

What are you reading now?
The 7 Habit of Highly Effective People

What’s next for you as a writer?
Gender inequality has been a social issue in India for centuries. That in many parts of India, the birth of a girl child is not welcomed is a known fact. I want to change this barbaric mindset of the patriarchal Indian society who perceives girls as liabilities.
I wish to become a famous motivational speaker because lack of motivation a few people gives up on their goals / dreams so it’s essential for them.
I will write more inspiring and spiritual books which motivate and improve the mental stability of people. And people will know the true fact about 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?
I would bring three self-help books and one fiction books because self-help book would maintain stability f my mind and fiction would spread my emotion inside desert heart.

Author Websites and Profiles
Anand Kumar Yadav Website
Anand Kumar Yadav Amazon Profile

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’ve been a financial journalist for over a decade and cut my teeth at newswires, FT Group publications, and Bloomberg, among others. I’m German-Indian, grew up in Switzerland (can’t escape finance, I’m trying) and I’ve written two non-fiction books for aspiring journalists (so far).

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
In the age of the publishing revolution, we can tell truths and dispel falsehoods but also tell lies and spread falsehoods. What do you choose to do? The book was inspired by the clickbait-infested waters of the web and the spread of fake news. The name of my second book is called Behind the Scoop: Why You Should Think and Act Like a Journalist. I wanted to help anyone who’s looking to cut through the sea of irrelevant news better understand what makes great journalism, how to get a scoop, and give power to people to recognize great journalism.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I’m still trying to work out the best habits… I’ve tried late-night writing, early morning writing, writing on phones, writing on in notebooks, on the laptop, on holiday and it just boils down to writing, not sure I have any fixed habits, I guess that might be considered unusual?

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Malcolm Gladwell’s David and Goliath. Homer’s The Odyssey. Ryan Holiday’s Trust Me, I’m Lying.

What are you working on now?
I’m working on the third and final book in the journalism series which will be a highly tactical book for anyone looking to enter business journalism. It will be the business journalism blueprint and ultimate guide.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m still learning a lot about this, I think generally it’s my weakest point, but I’m glad I found Chandler Bolt’s Self-Publishing School and Dave Chesson’s Kindlepreneur, which are two great sources to help an author grow and learn about book marketing.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
You’re not a “new” author. You’re just an author. Write and publish. Rinse and repeat. No fear.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“Ego is about who’s right, truth is about what’s right.”—Mike Maples Jr.

What are you reading now?
Think Like a Monk by Jay Shetty

What’s next for you as a writer?
Once I’ve completed the non-fiction books in the journalism series I want to try my hand at a book for middle school kids. I have been developing story ideas, characters, and plots with my daughter and we’re going to bring it all to life. Meanwhile, I’m also working up another book on jump roping for men over 40 but that will just be an e-book and in terms of writing, less challenging.

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?
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl.
The Odyssey by Homer.
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.
Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien (can I please take all books in the series and count them as one, please?)

Author Websites and Profiles
Johannes Koch Website
Johannes Koch Amazon Profile

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My Name is Brittany Earnest, and I’m a self-published author on Amazon. I’ve always been interested in writing, since I was very young. I would write short stories, or brainstorm different ideas, but I didn’t really do anything with them until recently when I published my first book Finding Hope. I started to write it, right after I came out as a lesbian to my family. I finally felt free to discuss things that I thought were important, which is why I choose to write an LGBT inspired book. I want to use my writing to discuss issues that are important to speak about to help create an understanding about things people go through, especially in the LGBT community. I want to help highlight issues so change can occur, or at least make people look at the issues differently.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Finding Hope is the first book that I’ve published. When I first started writing it, I didn’t have anything in mind for the book. I knew I wanted to write something that was LGBT related, but I didn’t really know how I was going to do it. Once I came up with the characters names, I started to think about what plot I wanted for the book. It took me a little while to figure it out because I started to write to see what I could come up with. As I wrote, I incorporated some of my experiences into the book, along with other things that I’ve heard about. I thought it would make the book more relatable if it had real life issues in it, which is what I wanted to do in the first place. I wanted to make something that was relevant, as well as, entertaining for the readers.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I prefer to be laying down when I write because I spend long hours writing. If I sit in a chair too long, it causes me to be uncomfortable, which affects my writing abilities.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
When I was growing up, I used to love the Goosebump series by R. L. Stine. My parents would always read them to me as a child. I used to create short stories about monsters that were inspired by the books. I thought that I would someday write books similar to those, but after I got older, I decided to change my writing style after I started reading romance books. After I read a couple Addison Moore, J. S. Cooper, Saranna DeWylde and Tammy Falkner books, I decided to write compelling romance novels that help readers connect to characters that go through real issues. I want to help my readers feel less alone because there are other people that are going through the same things.

What are you working on now?
I am currently working on a new book that focuses on some of my own life experiences in a fictional way. It also has other issues in it, but it has two of the most difficult situations that I’ve personally been in, which makes it more personal to me than my first book. I wanted to write about the two situations to help readers understand what it’s like to be in the moment. It’s also LGBT inspired, which I hope helps others in similar situations.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Since I’m a first-time publisher, I’m still trying to figure out how to promote my book, so that readers will be interested in buying it. Right now, I’m using my social media accounts to promote my book. I also have a website on wordpress.com, where I post information about my book.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
My advice to new authors is to write about subjects that they’re passionate about, so that they can make good content that people will want to read. It’s important to write about subjects that you enjoy because you will have to spend a lot of time writing and talking about it.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The best advice that I ever heard was to be true to yourself and to always stand up for what you believe in. It took me a while to follow the advice, but it is very helpful.

What are you reading now?
I’m currently not reading anything because I’ve been spending all of my time writing on my new book, and promoting my book Finding Hope. I recently read the Jessica Brodie series by Willow Summers, which I enjoyed. The characters are well developed, and the plot keeps you invested in the story. I would recommend it to anyone who loves romance books.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I plan on writing a lot more books that are LGBT related because I think it’s an important subject to be discussed, especially since there is still a lot of issues that LGBT people face. I hope that I can use my writing to give people a voice about what they may be feeling in different situations. I also want to connect with my readers, so I know if my work is helping them in any way. I want to try to make a difference with my writing, which is why I choose the genre that I have.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
I would take the three books of the Jessica Brodie series by Willow Summers and The Last Boyfriend by J.S. Cooper. I’ve read each of the books more than once because I love them so much. They’re all very well written and compelling. I could read them over and over.

Author Websites and Profiles
Brittany Earnest Website
Brittany Earnest Amazon Profile

Brittany Earnest’s Social Media Links
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have always loved reading and writing as well as film. I have a masters degree in English from California State University, Fullerton with an emphasis in creative writing. I’ve worked as an educator for about the last 10 years, five of which were at the college level.

This is my first book published in my name. I edited this collection of essays and wrote a chapter about the film ParaNorman for this particular book.

I have a chapter called “The Rebirth of King’s Children” in Kevin Wetmore’s collection Uncovering Stranger Things (2018) and a chapter “Using Flash Fiction as a Pedagogical Tool to Teach Creative Writing Online” in Tamara Girardi and Abigail Scheg’s Theories and Strategies for Teaching Creative Writing Online (2021).

My flash fiction tends to get kind of wacky… it appears in several literary magazines including Flash Fiction Magazine, Postcard Shorts, Maudlin House, Beautiful Losers, Helen: Unincorporated, and others.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My collection of essays was just published a couple weeks ago from McFarland Publishers.

Our Fears Made Manifest: Essays on Terror, Trauma and Loss in Film, 1998-2019 focuses on a variety of films from different genres, tying them together through the connective idea that they speak to unspoken cultural fears in American society.

I have been a film buff since I was a child. I’ve always spent time analyzing deeper meaning in movies; it wasn’t until graduate school that I found out how much a film can say about a time period or a group of people. It isn’t always what the director intended, but popular culture exists because it does something for people. It scratches subconscious itches in people. Movies can help guide us or speak to silent turmoil without us even realizing it’s happening.

I wanted to explore the vicarious satisfaction that IS film and examine the ways that society views the exchange between the screen and their own lives.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
In my fiction, I use what I refer to as “the snowball effect”. In this, I will begin with writing that seems totally logical, but toward the climax, I will begin to implement a lot of sensory details meant to sweep the reader into the scene, losing themselves. I want my reader to feel like they just got hit in the back of the head with a 2×4. I want them to lose themselves for a minute.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I recently came across Chelsea Martin’s work and am reading Caca Dulce. I felt a strong connection between her work and my own. My current publication is academia, so it obviously isn’t in the same style, but my fiction feels as though it comes from a similar place–one of self discovery and laughing at the lunacy that is being alive.

What are you working on now?
I am currently working on a collection of short stories about a character named Julian Pepper who undergoes a lot of personal discovery through her battles with increasingly poor decisions.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’ll let you know once I’ve figured it out.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep trying. You are going to be rejected uncountable times. It makes you feel like crap. It makes you question every decision you’ve ever made. Just keep doing it. Something will stick; you just have to find it.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t jam forks in the toaster.

What are you reading now?
I am currently reading Pay It Forward for my day job. The last book I read for fun was What Dreams May Come. It blew my mind.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I have some ridiculous projects in the works… a children’s book involving poop, a book with a silverback gorilla as one of the main characters, and my short stories about Julian, several of which have already been published.

I guess I just want to have fun with the experience and hope someone gets something out of my manic scribblings.

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?
Where’s Waldo (Once I found him everywhere, I could use the pages to make a fire)
King’s It (even though I’ve already read it twice)
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

Author Websites and Profiles
Ashley Jae Carranza Website

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hello, my name is Sophia Lee. I am a faithful believer in a higher power, I call the higher power God. I had my first unnatural encounter when I was in kindergarten. I dreamed I was martyred just like Christ Jesus and died and saw a heavenly place. Since that dream, I have always believed in God, heaven, angels, and everything the bible says. Nevertheless, I have had over 50 additional encounters. I have written one book, “The Holy Spirit is Christ Jesus Alive: Encounters of the Holy Spirit,” It took me over seven years to write, I had to do soul searching and much more.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My book is titled, The Holy Spirit is Christ Jesus Alive: Encounter of the Holy Spirit. It was inspired by similar books of its kind. Such as: Heaven is For Real, by Todd Burpo, and Lynn Vincent; 23 Minutes in Hell, by Bill Weiss; and 90 Minutes in Heaven, by Don Piper, and Cecil Murphy. I had similar encounters as all three. I was as child when I had my first encounter, the same as Colton Burpo in Heaven is for real. Secondly, I had encounters of hell, the same as Bill Weiss, I had Deja vu memories as some event in B. Weiss’s book. I also experienced heaven after an auto mobile accident, the same as Don Piper in 90 Minutes in Heaven.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Writing for me is a challenge because I suffered from Dyslexia, but I have been cured substantially and not entirely through reading the entire Holy Bible. Spell check helped me minimum because it is an artificial intelligence and is flawed.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
The Holy Bible and other non- fiction books in my book genre or niche have Influenced, me. After reading several books, I realized that I should write a book, as well because of my similar encounters.

What are you working on now?
I am working on getting my book noticed, it is my work of passion.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I am offering on my website an opportunity to read my book for free, the flip book version. There is a link at the bottom of the page of one of my blogs titled, ‘Read Free Option.’

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Yes, just start writing, no procrastination. Make your writing a labour of love and do noy give up. There are tons of resources on the internet.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Offer the books for free; therefore, the readers may sample your written; they may give feedback, or constructive criticism.

What are you reading now?
I am looking for a book to read, I am interested in mysticism, mysteries, the unknown; non- fiction books in general.

What’s next for you as a writer?
If I am successful with my book, I will write similar writing; nevertheless, my book has not been discovered therefore, I will not continue in a similar arena.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
I would take my book, the Holy Bible, and another non- fiction book and an award winning apocalypse book on the last days or zombies.

Author Websites and Profiles
Sophia Lee Website
Sophia Lee Amazon Profile

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hi Awesome Gang! I am Marilyn Willis a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who loves to help people. I write books to help brokenhearted survivors of loss find their RESTORED lives! I have published 3 books. All three are under the RESTORED umbrella. The RESTORED Workbook has won three awards:
• GOLD MEDAL WINNER Grief / Hardship Category by Readers Favorite
• FINALIST Health: Death & Dying Category by 2020 Best Book Awards
• BRONZE MEDAL WINNER Grieving / Death Dying Category by LivingNow Book
and all three books are Amazon Best Sellers and have hit #1 in most of their categories.

When I am not writing or counseling people I am spending time with my family outdoors or traveling across the country in our RV Trailer to see this great country we live in.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
RESTORED Moments. When we are grieving finding just one restored moment feels like a breath of fresh air.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Sure, doesn’t everyone? I homeschool my young children and so my writing fits into the nooks and crannies of my life. Usually, my “revelations” come in the middle of the night!

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I love C S Lewis, Dr Caroline Leaf, Gary Thomas, Kevin Leman, Paul Tripp, Richard Foster, Malcom Gladwell, Donald Miller, Dr Daniel Siegel….I’m sure there are more.

What are you working on now?
Just published RESTORED Moments: A Six-Day Grief Devotional this last week. I am working on a Facilitator’s Manuel to go along with the RESTORED: A Self-Paced Grief Workbook for Your Journey from Loss to Life. It is in the test phase being utilized with several grief support groups.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
https://www.goodmourningwithmarilyn.com/restored
https://www.facebook.com/GoodMourningwithMarilyn

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t get overburdened by all of the advice out there on writing and publishing. Plan out, or outline, your project then focus on the next thing you need to get done.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Advertise with Amazon….when you spend the time to learn how to do it- it works!

What are you reading now?
The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A Kempis
The Lifegiving Home by Sally Clarkson
Marketing Made Simple by Donald Miller

What’s next for you as a writer?
This seems unconventional but I have a friend who is an AMAZING singer and she is recording a CD to go along with the workbook. She and I plan to create a RESTORED conference to help people survive and thrive after loss.

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. That would be all I need.

Author Websites and Profiles
Marilyn Willis Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have written lots of books, and published just two while one book is ‘waiting in the wings’. I love writing children’s books in rhyming verse. I am a mother, wife and grandmother who enjoys doing codewords, playing boggle and look forward to the time ceroc dancing can take place again.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book to be released soon, When Moggie Met Froggie, was inspired by my love of rhyming verse. As was my last book, Remarkable Women in Verse which tells the stories of amazing women: Rosa Parks who by not moving to the back of a bus galvanised an entire movement; Helen Keller who lost her speech and sight at 18 months and with the arrival of her governess, Anne Sullivan, finally learned how to communicate with her family and the world; Florence Nightingale who was born into a wealthy family and against her parent’s wishes became a nurse and revolutionised the nursing community.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t think I have any unusal writing habits. I LOVE my laptop and don’t think I could write an entire page by hand.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I like Julia Donaldson, Roald Dahl, and I think whatever we read and enjoy influences us all.

What are you working on now?
I am working on follow-ups to The Lost Smile which is the first in the series called The Fabulous Five. I am also working on marketing which is another world. I love writing and dislike marketing.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
At the moment the best method I have when it comes to promoting my books are my website and Facebook and these both need further attention.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Who am I to give advice? But definitely find a good editor.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The best advice I have ever hears is: You cannot help the world, but you can help one person at a time.

What are you reading now?
I am enjoying The book Wonder.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I want to continue to bring out other books in The Fabulous Five series – The Lost Smile is the first book – and after When Moggie Met Froggie has been released I will ask the illustrator to work on the second 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?
There are films I can watch over and over and although it probably goes against the grain, there are no books I read over and over again.

Author Websites and Profiles
Julia Stebbing Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
This is my first book, but the graphic novel prequel is also out now, and the sequel is on its way!

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Under the Shadow of the Plateau is all about marginalized communities in a society and culture totally consumed by technology and multimedia. I think all the issues I see and deal with every day manifest themselves in this story in a really engaging and exciting way, even though it’s fairly pessimistic.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t sleep a lot but I’m not sure if that’s unusual.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Frank Herbert is my literary role model. His ability to weave social issues into compelling characters and situations is what I try to emulate in this series.

What are you working on now?
The Frontier Forever series is my baby. Aside from an unrelated children’s book I’m writing with my sister, it’s all I can see myself working on for the next few years.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Honestly, I’m floundering with the book promotion end of things. Thus far I’ve relied on word of mouth, and my Instagram fans all love the art from the comics, but I’m not sure how many of them will read the books!

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write it. Hopefully you don’t have to give up as much sleep as I did, but you have the idea, so sit down and write it.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Drink more water.

What are you reading now?
I REALLY loved Murderbot. Stylistically its completely different than what I’m used to reading, but the rich personal characterization is extremely compelling.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m editing book two of the Frontier Forever series, Blood Beneath Water, right now, and there are 6 more issues of Regenesis that are written and being illustrated.

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?
Dune 1-4. Easy.

Author Websites and Profiles
Ben Krieger Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Even back in College I loved to drift off into the worlds of ‘What If’s’! Sort of like ‘What would you do if…….’ & we would get drunk around 7 of us & we would send it around the room & by nights end we would trip ourselves out completely & totally! I have written 2 books so far they are: ‘Hollywood: Hollyweird’ “How People Survive And Make It!” & ‘Hollywood: Hollyweird’ Part 2 “Last Ditch Effort!” Both based on my nearly Decade long stay in HOLLYWOOD, CA! There as a Bodyguard…….

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Well my last book is: ‘Hollywood: Hollyweird’ Part 2 “Last Ditch Effort!” It is about my departure from HOLLYWOOD, CA & taking the ‘Hollywood Mentality!’ with me through out the good ‘ole US of A! And I do sprinkle in there my take on interracial relationships in HOLLYWOOD from the Stars all the way to the average street pedestrians its weird but you wouldn’t trade it for nothing!

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Well I like to write my good material real late at night! Even when I was in HOLLYWOOD I would love to go out for strolls late at night in the rich neighborhoods being that you call it that…..and just think because Hollywood can get crowded during they day especially with all the agendas!

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I was schooled on John Grisham almost 30 years ago by my 1st cousin when he was on Christmas break from Stanford University & I would be on break from North Carolina A&T State University…….he would suggest a vast amount of books to read & that’s when I learned about the Stock Market!

What are you working on now?
I’m working on ‘Hollywood: Hollyweird’ Part 3 “Dream Sequence!” It is a Mystery Novel…..based in good ‘ole HOLLYWOOD, CA!……& it also has some air travel through out the world!

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Believe it or not I like to start with the local newspapers; I mean get your picture in there & do a piece with the editor explaining the book! Next I like to promote it through websites like this one ‘Awesome Gang!”

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Yeah….stay persistant & remain focused!

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Get your schooling out the way first; then you can move on to other ventures!

What are you reading now?
Ruth Ware, John Grisham, Harlan Coben, James Patterson………

What’s next for you as a writer?
Well I’m doing a project with my Alma Mater: HBCU – ‘North Carolina A&T State University!’ it involves a vocal setting of what it was like when you were there & your life experiences! I’m including my books along with an absorbent amount of knowledge gained from my B.A. in Psychology! ’93

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 Girl On The Train” by Paula Hawkins, “The Turn of the Key” by Ruth Ware & “The Firm” by John Grisham

Author Websites and Profiles
Art Norman Jr. Website
Art Norman Jr. Amazon Profile

 

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My name is Ananta Govinda and so far I have written 3 books.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is called Mirror of Desire. It is an elegant weave of fantasy, philosophy, romance, and adventure, chronicling a voyage through a world of earthly duality into the realms beyond time. In the allegorical storyline of the Mirror of Desire trilogy, white and black wizards compete for access to the mysterious land of the Pyramid. I wanted to show those two colors are the range of the spectrum, indeed they cannot exist without each other.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
My favorite writing time is at dawn, I feel most inspired then. My friend has a beautiful vacation house that he lets me use sometimes in Oregon. It is located on a hilltop overlooking the valley, and the view is magical, especially in the early morning when the fog rolls over the hills down to the valley.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I was very much influenced by Eastern wisdom and practical philosophy. As I dove into the ancient Sanskrit texts things started opening up in a different light, The Bhagavad-Gita As It Is really influenced me deeply and made me reevaluate everything. The Bhagavad Gita and Vedic wisdom were putting everything back together, there were no loopholes, everything was solid and consistent.

What are you working on now?
Working on the Mirror of Desire media show and 360′ immersive experience.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Since I don’t have a large budget I have to make do with what is available. Besides my own website, I try to create a strong social media presence, gather book reviews on Amazon which turned out to be quite a success since the book is trending number 1 in fantasy & science fiction and has a lot of good reviews on Amazon. I also try to promote as much as possible on forums and websites like Goodreads, which have a strong book reading community.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Go deep inside yourself and write from the heart.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Just the good old plain and simple – be yourself.

What are you reading now?
American Veda by Phil Goldberg

What’s next for you as a writer?
Probably starting on the second book of this trilogy – “Self-Writing 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?
Bhagavad Gita
The Book of Joy by Dalai Lama
The Mahabharata

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Born and celebrated in the “City of Brotherly Love,” the author left Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in his early twenties. For over thirty-five years, I interacted with various military governments and business entities who dominated the spheres of influence throughout the Far East, Africa, and South America.

​A linguist, a devotee to the Martial Arts (holder of a Black Belt in Hapkido, earned while living in South Korea) and a retired United States Army Intelligence Officer, I bring all of my varied experiences to my writings.

I have currently published 3 novels (The Profession, The Shaolin Covenant and Her Father’s Daughter but have written ten additional novels, a few short stories and a couple children’s books. I hope to publish the entire back catalogue of my work along with illustrations for the children’s books.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The latest book is called Her Father’s Daughter. All of my books contain something I have experienced from my years as a United States Army Intelligence Officer, my approximately four and a half years of living in South Korea, my extensive travel for over thirty-five years throughout South America, Africa and the Far East and of course the many personalities, both male and female, that I have met during this period of time and with whom I worked, partied, and shared some difficult times. The story takes life from there and I weave in some fictional aspects to make the story more readable. And from all my experiences – some good and many not so good, I discovered one thing many years ago that has become the foundation of my belief system – “One act of kindness can change a person’s life forever.” I try to weave this into all my stories in some fashion.”

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I always began writing very early in the morning, when my mind was uncluttered. Once I started to feel tired or found that my mind was wondering, I stopped and called it a day. I didn’t start writing again until early the next morning and kept up this pattern until I finished the novel.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
George Orwell’s 1984 & Animal Farm along with Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged.

What are you working on now?
Just released my third novel Her Father’s Daughter, a novel that follows Kathy Longrin, a lawyer with an extensive art background is recruited by a man who is trying to recover priceless artwork stolen from his family during World War II. Kathy soon finds herself immersed in a world of diamonds, stolen art, aging Nazis, Neo-Nazis, Israeli agents and discovers a secret that will change her life forever. My next release will be called The Dark which follows United States Army Lieutenant Craig Benson, who finds himself separated from his unit in a country ravaged by insurrection and war. Bonding with a young woman, Benson struggles to stay alive as he tries to reach one of the remaining free states and sanctuary. It is a dark journey where life is measured in seconds.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I have found organic promotion has worked very well, this includes social channels like Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. As for paid media, I work closely with Goodreads and Amazon…both of which have produced tremendous results.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
We all have a book inside of us. Don’t be afraid to put that book on paper whether it’s a short story, a life experience or some fictional idea you have thought about.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
That one act of kindness can change a person’s life forever

What are you reading now?
Currently reading and editing my next book to be published…The Dark, which is a story that follows United States Army Lieutenant Craig Benson, who finds himself separated from his unit in a country ravaged by insurrection and war. Bonding with a young woman, Benson struggles to stay alive as he tries to reach one of the remaining free states and sanctuary. It is a dark journey where life is measured in seconds.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Next for me as a writer is to hopefully get more of my completed novels published, so that they can be enjoyed by the reading public. After that, there is always another book inside my head that I’d like to get into manuscript form.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
I would take a book entitled “SAS Survival Handbook” by John Lofty Wiseman, which is a book of survival skills on land and sea. The SAS or Special Air Service is a British Special Operations force similar to the United States’ Army Special Forces, SEALS or Army Rangers. The next two books would be Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland,” and the sequel, “Through The Looking Glass, and the fourth book would be the Bible.

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Harris Kligman Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have two published books and the third one to be released later this year. I was a freelance comedy writer for the BBC in TV and radio programmes such as The Two Ronnies, A Kick Up the ’80s, and for radio Hudd Lines and Week Endings.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My books are a trilogy the first is Mistress of the Rock, the second is Scylla the Revenge, the third will be Alpha and Omega the Return. My inspiration was an epiphany moment had at the site of the Goddess of Love’s birthplace in Cyprus. I saw something which triggered my imagination and needed to get it down on paper. This was my first step in writing the trilogy, the latest book completes the story.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t know if you call it unusual but in order to write I have to think in pictures, that way I can visualise not just the action of the characters but also their dialogue.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Probably the most influential is the late George MacDonald Fraser, author of the Flashman books. His skill in being able to capture historical events and interweave them into his stories makes him a true talent, but he is not appreciated enough in my opinion.

What are you working on now?
I have just finished book 3, so I am waiting for that to be delivered, after which I will be promoting the trilogy. However, at the back of my mind, are two more works, I am thinking of one is a Children’s book, the other a drama/comedy, both are not yet at the initial synopsis stage yet.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I use social media and my own website, I also try to do as many interviews and podcasts as I can both live or recorded. Personal recommendations are always a good source of promotion and of course reviews.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Always difficult to do, because each person is different with different circumstances. If you want to be a writer, just write, don’t give up at the first rejection, it’s part of the writing process, and always, believe in yourself. It’s a cliche I know but it does concentrate the mind.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Again a tough question, perhaps I can paraphrase it with a statement I once heard on a Groucho Marx movie.

“What about that, I didn’t make it, exciting though wasn’t it!”

What are you reading now?
I am reading the three books by Stephen Fry, Odyssey, Heroes and Troy, all very apt for my own writings.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Honestly, getting my books in front of a movie company or Producer, so that I can reach a vast audience to tell them my story of how a visit to a sacred ancient site, changed 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?
Oh, I think, The Odyssey so many amazing tales in there to keep me occupied, second Robinson Crusoe to give me some hints on how to survive, and finally the Bible, just in case I didn’t make it and whoever would find me, would be able to say a few words over me.

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Myron Edwards Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
At heart, I am a personal mentor. I’ve mentored since I was a teen and have never stopped. I would venture to say that I’ve had personal mentor relationships with over 1,000 people by now. And I’ve seen lives changed over and over again—not temporary change, but lasting change. Change that people are still living and talking about decades later.

At first, I mentored teens and young adults. But soon I found the call for life change extending to parents. Parents asked me to host parent groups—with the same advice I’d been sharing with their kids. (After all, as I often say, adults are just kids in older bodies.) Soon, I found the calls for real life change extending, and I was asked to speak to colleges and businesses, to do Ted talks.

Along the way, I began to realize that as wonderful as live mentoring and even speaking are, they are inherently limited. That is, there are only so many people I can mentor or address in person. The next natural step was to begin writing, so that I could share with more people what I describe as “all the real life stuff that works—but that no one seems to talk about.”

Really, I’ve always been a writer. But I did not begin to publish until the last few years. I’ve published two books so far, with another three in the works presently. The most rewarding part of the process has been reading the reviews, which affirm that my primary goal in writing is being achieved. The theme running across all reviews has been that people don’t so much feel they’ve read another book as that they’ve had a conversation with a real person who cares about them, and that the books have caused them to make real changes—often big, “scary” changes—sometimes for the very first time.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest release is called “TRIED & (Still) TRUE.” I explain the inspiration in the book itself. But in short, I began to find it unsettling just how much “good information” people see scrolling up their computer and phone screens every day—thousands of beautiful pictures with inspirational words that they “Like” or “Share”—but that don’t stick. That don’t ever make it inside to where choice and change happen. I think the modern world has become obsessed with “new,” always chasing the next “new” thing. Yet all the while, we’ve got a treasure trove of time-tested advice that’s bolstered generations through the worst of times with grace and cheer, all going by the wayside simply because it isn’t “new.” So I set about to reintroduce a new generation to the best of “old” wisdom in personal, practical, current ways that show that if something is true, it stays true. And that means it still works just as well today as at any time in the past.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Much of what I write, not surprisingly perhaps, is inspired by real encounters with people. So I’ve always found that I do my best writing while I’m out where people are. Often, I’ll break from writing and have a conversation with a stranger (this happens a lot), and what we talk about will infuse what I’d been writing, or will perhaps become the basis for another chapter.

The pandemic of 2020-2021 has created challenges in this regard. But I’m still having conversations around my writing, whether with readers who email me, through blog discussions, on phone calls and the like.

If I’m not around people, I put on my noise-cancelling headphones and listen to the ocean. One piece of advice I share often (in person and in my books) is to make room for constructive stillness. This is as vital a part of inspiration for me as engaging with others. Conversations let me know others better. Constructive stillness is the only way we get to know ourselves on deeper levels.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Oh, gosh. It’s hard to list them, if only for the fear of leaving out someone. There are many, though I don’t feel they’ve influenced my writing style or content as much as the writers themselves have influenced me: their work ethic, their empathy, a turn of phrase, an observation about life. And that happens across genres, not just in my main category.

Here are just a few:

“Made to Stick” and “The Power of Moments” by Chip and Dan Heath

The Rose Shield tetralogy by D. Wallace Peach

“A Million Miles in a Thousand Years” by Donald Miller

“One Man’s Meat” by E. B. White

If anyone were to read all of these, they’d wonder what the common thread could be. They are all extremely different. And yet they each get at real facets of the human condition and the stuff that matters, conveyed in novel ways.

What are you working on now?
The central advice from my first book—”The Best Advice So Far”—and the central theme of everything I speak or write about is this: “You ALWAYS have a choice.” My present WIP is so titled: “You Always Have A Choice.” It will be divided into five sections, each based on one single word form the title. (Yes, there is that much to say even about “A”!)

The book dives even deeper into the nature of choice, recognizing that many of the choices we each face are very difficult, excruciating at times. My goal is to acknowledge that difficulty, extend empathy, bolster courage and offer strategies for navigating these toughest of times life brings—all while gently reminding the reader of that one central truth: that no matter what, you ALWAYS have a choice. Choice is power. The lack of it (or perceived lack of it) leads to victim mentality and inaction, which only extends the pain.

Somehow, even with these deep, real topics, I seem to manage to approach the topics without things feeling morose. All of my writing is based on stories to which people can relate, rather than just doling out information.

“You Always Have A Choice” has been the most difficult book to write thus far, and it will likely be the longest. But I’m very proud of it thus far and look forward to sharing it with the world. (Those with whom I’ve already shared chapters or passages have had strong, positive reactions, which certainly keeps me going strong.)

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Engaging with other bloggers (in genre and out) has opened many doors, both ways. I’ve made good friends across the country and the world, some of whom I’ve never even met. I’ve found that one of the best marketing tools is a genuine, thoughtful, REAL review from someone who read one of my books and loved it, and who then shared that with their own readership.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Marketing takes work. It’s never finished. I think we all start out with dreams of having our book on Oprah’s list; and I’m all for pursuing dreams. But most of the time, being a writer is real work. So learn to love it. And when you stop loving it, step aside to refresh and remember how to love it again.

And if you’re doing it solely for the money (i.e., “passive income”)… quit now.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Well, if you’ve read this far, you’ve probably gathered that the entire content of my first two books is to deliver the best advice I’ve ever heard. I mean, my first book is literally entitled “The Best Advice So Far.” So I’d direct you to the book for a full answer on this one. However, I’ll share a few pieces of central advice shared in that first book of mine:

“You ALWAYS have a choice.”

“You have to start from where you are, not where you wish you were.”

“Kindness still works.”

“Don’t color the present with the past.”

“Apologize less and mean it more.”

“Learn to listen as well as you speak.”

What are you reading now?
Honestly, I’m doing a whole lot of reading of my own WIP. In between, I’m reading a fantasy novel for complete escape.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Again, I’ve got three books currently in the works. I’d like to complete the audiobook version of “TRIED & (Still) TRUE” in between, as well as potentially starting a podcast. (As if I didn’t have enough to do, right?)

Author Websites and Profiles
Erik Tyler Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
The Author is an intuitive versifier and artistical idealist. Empowering people through the magic of words is her superpower. She loves the euphony of nature in the dusk and dawn. Drop by her Instagram at @ mystic_mithi25 or email her at mystic.mithi25@gmail.com.
When the Mystic Meets a Starfish My debut book in Poetry.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The name of my first book is “When the mystic meets a Starfish “. Having immense love for mysticism and poetry inspired this literary creation.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Well, that is very tough to think of. As of now, I did not nurture any unusual writing habits other than listening to music while I am at it.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Rumi and his mystical poems influenced me a great deal to become a poet what I am now.

What are you working on now?
I am in pipeline of working on my second poetry book .

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
The best method for promoting your books to interact with your possible readers time and time again and the websites are anywhere you find it fits.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
My advice for new authors is to keep patience while it comes to marketing. If writing a book is climbing upon Everest, then marketing of a book is surviving in Alaska.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The best advice I have ever heard is to be blind to the world and unfold your own myth.

What are you reading now?
Currently, I am reading ” The love poems of Rumi “.

What’s next for you as a writer?
It’s still very uncertain what is next for you as a writer. I would say to write and write along with uncertainty and explore your skills around every feasibility.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
I would take
1. The soul of Rumi
2. Love poems Pablo Neruda
3. Gitanjali By Rabindra Nath Tagore
4. When the mystic meets a starfish by Myself if that is allowed ( On a humour note )

Author Websites and Profiles
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a fantasy/young adult writer under the pen name S. P. Jordans. Born and raised in Bulgaria and currently located in Germany. I self-published my first book, The Hummingbird Effect, when I was only 18 years old. Since then I have started a new fantasy trilogy with the first book, The Crossing Pit, being out and the second one, The Frozen Abyss, coming out March 14th, 2021.
I’m planning a few new stories for the upcoming years and would love for more people to learn about them.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book, The Frozen Abyss [coming out March 14th, 2021] is the second book of a fantasy trilogy.
I first started working on this story when I was a teen and have since then transformed the world over and over again until I was please with it. I found inspiration from my own life, the strong women in it, and music. There is always music.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I make a song playlist before even writing the first sentence. I use mainly classical/instrumental music that helps me set the scene in my head.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I found influence in Amanda Quick’s books and Julie Garwood. I love their take on romance and the way they write their female leads.

What are you working on now?
I’m currently working on the second edition of my first book, The Hummingbird Effect.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m still figuring it out, but as of now, I found all social media platforms a good start.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t be afraid to write down your fears.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
I was told to insert part of my soul in every character I create.

What are you reading now?
The Dutchess Hunt by Jennifer Haymore.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m planning on tackling more historical themes and combine them with fantasy elements. As well as possible retellings of some classics.

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?
This is hard!
Definitely Ravished by Amanda Quick, The Bride by Julie Garwood, and maybe some sort of Pride and Prejudice variation.

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am an author, screenwriter and artist and have done a little bit of filmmaking as well. I’ve written 15 novels that are published with 3 more due to come out this year.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Hoarfrost to Roses
It’s inspired by the Victorian history of the Pacific Northwest, where I live and how people have been enchanted with ghosts and paranormal events on the west coast.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Just that I stay up late at night and get up at 5 in the morning to write.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
C.S. Lewis, Tolkein, Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson and Joe Abercrombie.

What are you working on now?
I have a 3 book high fantasy romance in the works Sword of Cho Nisi is an adult high fantasy romance, between a young princess whose goal is to be a warrior until she makes a fatal mistake, costing her everything she’s ever hoped to have…

…and a young man who’s thrust upon a throne he never wanted, is pitted against an enemy he never asked for, and falls in love with a woman he is forced to exile.

​But there’s a lot more than a love story to Sword of Cho Nisi in this trilogy.

There are kings, and emperors, castles and river towns, skrua, falcons, mountain giants, a dragon and a wizard who has gained enough power to rule the world but seeks one more treasure…

…to gain immortality at the expense of mankind.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
BookBub is the only one that I’ve had a lot of success with but I’m hoping Awesome Gang pulls through for me!

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep at it and do it for the love of doing it. Only then will it be worth the while.

What are you reading now?
James Michener Journey

What’s next for you as a writer?
I have a year’s worth of editing and marketing to do on this series. I want to write some short stories to go with it for my newsletter subscribers.

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’d take a Bible and probably Tolkien’s The Silmarillion which I’ve never read but want to. I don’t normally read books over again, there are too many I haven’t read. So it would be more a wish list, like more of Lewis’ works.

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D.L. Gardner Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a Finnish indie author who writes in English. I published my first fantasy novel, Strands of Existence 1: Island Girl, at the end of August 2020, and now I’m trying to get the sequel ready for next autumn at the latest. Even though this is my first book, I’ve always written stories. The first time I tried to make a book I was 5 years old. I had paper, a stapler, and crayons so there was nothing to stop me. I still have it in a box somewhere.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest, and first book, is called Strands of Existence 1: Island Girl. The stories I write just sort of come to me, and I see them as a movie playing in my head. I usually get a name of a character and then I start to get a feel about who they are, where they are from, and what their world is like. I love building different worlds and getting to explore them and their laws and magic.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I cannot sit normally when writing. I always sit cross-legged with my legs on the chair under me. If I don’t, I start to fidget so much the screen shakes.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
My mother read the LoRT trilogy to me when I was 5, so that definitely did the trick in turning me into a life-long fantasy lover. As an adult, I find I like Le Guin more when it comes to style. But oddly enough, I think I read more classics than I read anything else. I really like Dostojevski, Blake, Austen, and Milton. Then there is one Swedish author called Astrid Lindgren who wrote my favorite book in the world which makes me cry each time I read it. It’s called the Brothers Lionheart. It just speaks to me with its bittersweet beginning and ending.

What are you working on now?
I’m working on the sequel to Island Girl. As the first book leaves the story more or less open, I need to get the next part out soon. I’m also working on the next two installments to the series as it will very likely have four parts in total.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Oh, I’m just starting out, so I don’t have much experience in this. I’ve gotten some lovely reviews on Goodreads by just getting to know other authors in similar genres. It’s fun and beneficial.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Just to trust yourself and not to give up too soon. The only thing I regret so far with going indie is that I waited so long. But that doesn’t mean you should rush with the work itself, polish it, have people read it, and listen to the criticism when it’s reasonable.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Sit your butt on the chair and write. It’s a job like any other.

What are you reading now?
I’m actually reading LoTR to my daughter at the moment, so making that into a family tradition. When I get a few minutes to myself, I try to sneak in some poetry or a book by another newbie author I’ve befriended during all of this.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Trying to learn marketing I suppose. I have my authorly escapades pretty set with 3 books still to come in the series so I get to travel with the current characters for quite a while still.

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 Brothers Lionheart. I can read it a thousand times and not get bored. Milton’s Paradise Lost. Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. And any credible survival guide.

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Aino Lahteva Website
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