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Joshua Clark

Interview With Author Joshua Clark

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a retired military veteran who served for 20 years before settling in Portland, Oregon. There, I met my beloved wife, and together we built a family with six children and two cats. I am a Catholic, and deeply committed to my faith, my role as a husband and father, and my passion for helping others. I enjoy drawing, writing, reading, and watching movies. Through my books, I seek to inspire, guide, and encourage others on their journeys of faith, family, and personal growth. I have currently written 15 books.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is titled – A Taste for Death: Death Becomes Her. It was inspired by the question of “what would happen if the victim had to help solve the case involving a serial killer?”

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Yes. At least I think so. I will often get an idea in the middle of a chapter that I am writing and it will be for an idea later in the story and I will feel the need to immediately write that scene down and have to later find a way to fit it in. This leads to many scenes later NOT fitting the book in it’s then current form and having to be discarded. Regardless of how much I am attached to them. Perhaps someday I will release some of those scenes and chapters for my readers separately.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Stephen King has definitely been one of the greatest influences on my fiction writing career although oddly I haven’t yet written a horror novel. Hmmm. Someday. I have also been influenced by Nicholas Sansbury smith, Jonathan Maberry, and a handful of others.

What are you working on now?
I am currently working on a couple of books. One is a shapeshifting novel titled “Whispers of the Mountain”, the first in a new series, another is the sixth novel in my “Navaerian Chronicles” series titled “Robyn Hood – Queen of Thieves”, and the final book is the second novel in my “Bellmare Cove” Series titled “The Lighthouse Between Us”

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I have yet to figure that out unfortunately. I have high hopes for “Awesomegang.com” Cross your fingers readers! 🙂

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write, write, write, and for Goodness sakes it will never be perfect. At some point you have to recognize that, pull the chute, and publish. Stop editing the same chapter for years and years and just finish it, clean it up as best you can and publish. You can always re-visit it later, make some changes, and release an updated version…but get it out there.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write, write, write, and publish. It will never be perfect.

What are you reading now?
I am reading a few books at the moment. “Dragon in Winter” by Jonathan Maberry, “Burn to Shine” by Jonathan Maberry, King of the Wastes (Hell Divers, #8) by Nicholas Sansbury Smith, Custos: Total Consecration Through Saint Joseph by Devin Schadt, Ego Is the Enemy
by Ryan Holiday, and Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Leeby Shannon Lee. I have ADHD so I am always on the move, always reading and writing, and always learning.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Becoming a good writer. I am working diligently on my craft, but right now I would consider myself a passable writer. There are snapshots of wonder, dare I say pride? in some of my writing, but I am nowhere near the caliber of those I admire and aspire to honor in my prose.

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, The Dark Tower by Stephen King – Home to the single greatest opening line in all of literature “The man in black fled across the desert and the Gunslinger followed”, The Talisman by Stephen King – The first book that ever made me cry, and Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry – The first in a series that continues to this day with my favorite character that I had the honor of getting to know “Joe Ledger”.

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Jd Lang

Interview With Author Jd Lang

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
JD Lang is a debut novelist whose vibrant storytelling and rich cultural perspective mark a bold entrance into the literary world. Born in China, JD spent her formative years in the United States, weaving a unique bicultural lens that infuses her work with depth and nuance. A lifelong lover of literature, JD’s passion for reading and writing is matched only by her boundless enthusiasm for the arts—spanning photography, fashion, music, and design. With a guitar in one hand and a sketchbook in the other, JD is as likely to be found strumming soulful chords, composing on the piano, or designing avant-garde clothing .

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is Deadly Bookstore and was inspired by Agatha Christie and my love of bookstores.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
F Scott Fitzgerald, JK Rowling, Stephen King, Tolkien, Jane Austen, and everyone else in the English literary canon.

What are you working on now?
A coming of age novel called the Midnight Movie Club.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Giving free copies away and rely on word of mouth.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
You need to have an original point of view, imagination and creativity.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t be boring, and don’t be afraid to fail.

What are you reading now?
Riley Sager

What’s next for you as a writer?
Hopefully more novels and maybe a screenplay.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Harry Potter
The Princess Diaries
The Great Gatsby
LOTR

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Lynn Strong

Interview With Author Lynn Strong

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hi! I’m Lynn, and I’ve written hundreds of thousands of pages of news articles, professional documentation, and fanfiction over the past 30 years, but professional fiction is new territory for me. I have three books and anthologies out so far, another book coming September 13, and a trilogy in progress for next year.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Haroun and the Study of Mischief began as a novella for the Cozies for Disability Rights outreach project in spring 2025; I wanted to tell positive and hopeful stories for disabled folks, since I am one myself. I started with “so, City of Cats. What if Dog though?” And the corollaries kept spinning off from there: “If Dog, what is medieval equivalent of Terrible Knitted Granny Dog-sweater?” and “If Blind Dog, who is his Seeing Eye Human?” and “How much does his Seeing Eye Human regret his eyesight in the presence of Terrible Knitted Granny Dog-sweater?” And it just kept accumulating more and more of a gleeful romp along the way.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t know if it’s unusual to write in Google Docs, because my disabilities mean I need different tools on different days depending on how functional my eyes and I are. But it may be unusual for me to take my in-progress notes (and my grocery lists) in unsent Gmail drafts, because they’re more quick-note-shaped and available in 10 seconds as opposed to navigating the whole Google Docs infrastructure to get a file open. And then I can open the Gmail draft on whichever device I’m on next.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
How long of a list can I make here, and in how many languages? Terry Pratchett, Miguel de Cervantes, Dafydd ap Gwilym, Apicius, Celia Lake, Robin McKinley, Casey Blair, Gerard Manley Hopkins, ibn Sayyar al-Warraq, Daniel Newman, Nawal Nasrallah, Cariadoc’s Miscellany, Hiromu Arakawa, KL Noone, whom I knew by her fandom alias before her books were published… I’m the kind of person who wallpapers with bookshelves!

What are you working on now?
Juggling way too many spinning plates: Day job, marketing two books while writing a third and plotting two more, working out timing of when I can get more cover art from artist and illustrator and how that affects writing, editing, and ARC time, rebuilding my mailing list in a different platform because my current provider just booted half their customers into a price tier that’s more than my ebooks earn in an average month, ongoing combat with low-vision-unfriendly interfaces, planning presentations for three upcoming conferences, one of which I’m running… there are occasionally moments when insomnia is an accidental blessing!

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’ll let you know when I figure it out! Amazon has provided 95% of my sales, even after the algorithm chewed me up and ate me for breakfast, and I’m still trying to work out how to get visibility. I’ve had several reviewers say things like “Sometimes you find a gem in unexpected places,” or “This was better than I hoped it would be,” which is great to hear! But also I have 30 years of writing experience, which is not at all the same as marketing experience, and apparently you need both in addition to TikTok virality.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Figure out what works for YOU. A lot of the advice out there absolutely doesn’t work for me, between my disabilities and my need to avoid everything Meta owns, which means no Facebook, no Instagram, no Threads, which means the top platforms that everyone recommends you do the social media song and dance on are not an option for me. Combine that with the “sprint” timer idea that pulls me out of the flow state by the timer going off just when something was getting rolling, and/or someone on a group sprint chat setting off Discord pings… the standard recommendations just really don’t work for me. So I’m still figuring out what does work.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
I was a theater major as an undergrad, so I’ve heard all the variations on “so you want to be a writer/artist/actor/creative? If you can do anything else, do that instead.”

My specific adjustment of that is “Make your money doing something that isn’t paid creativity for someone else, so that you have your own creativity left at the end of the day.” I can tell when I was doing tech writing vs QA vs other jobs because I have a finite number of words in my head per day, and when I was tech writing they all went into work. When I was making my money doing QA or other jobs, I had enough words left for fanfiction or original fiction for myself.

What are you reading now?
My own in progress drafts, because when you’ve got a series with a prophet you need to make sure the prophecies line up across all the books!

What’s next for you as a writer?
After Haroun’s out the door, Chai and Charmcraft is the first in a trilogy. I love flipping all the tropes, so the Prince Charming here isn’t the Disney model; instead he’s a sweet, shy, anxiously foresightful, middle aged bureaucrat who would much rather negotiate with a dragon over a nice cup of chai than duel one to the death. And with his prophetic foresights always warning him of how things could go wrong, he very much enjoys the city of the cats, because mischief is also troublesome but it is much less hazardous and much more fluffy than the cataclysmic varieties of trouble that he might otherwise foresee.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
If the Internet’s not allowed? The Whole Earth Catalog, a Pratchett omnibus, the unabridged Thousand and One Nights, and The Joy of Cooking.

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Moshe Godkind

Interview With Author Moshe Godkind

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hi, I’m Moses 👋 I’m a Christian writer passionate about sharing revelation and empowering believers to grow deeper in their faith.

My hope is that these writings inspire readers, strengthen their walk, and give them tools to live boldly for Christ. Book 2 and beyond are coming soon.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The My Sunesis Series is written to open eyes, challenge hearts, and guide readers into a richer understanding of God’s word. Book 1, Apokalypsis (The Unveiling), is just the start of this journey.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
When I write, time stops for me. It’s like nothing else matters at that point, I’m so immersed in my writing that content is just pouring out of me. I tend to even skip my lunches.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome and Prophet Uebert Angel’s books.

What are you working on now?
I have just finished writing the first chapter of the first bonus book of the series. After the free promotion for book 1 is over, I’m planning on getting started with book 2 right away.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m still exploring so I can’t say. I’m currently trying to find that out.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
You need to learn marketing. There is a reason why best authors are called best selling authors or best books are called best selling instead of best written. If you don’t know any marketing you risk your books not being found out. Your stories will be lost under a pile of rubble.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Keep Hope Alive.

What are you reading now?
Rhapsody of Realities and Good News daily devotion

What’s next for you as a writer?
I want to scale my books. Build a community of loyal readers and help them grow. In future I would like my series to evolve into a game or film. I think that would make it to leave a lasting impact in the world.

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?
Every book by Uebert Angel from the most recent book. I would come back a new man haha.

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Andrew D. Thompson

Interview With Author Andrew D. Thompson

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a former professional athlete who competed in squash and long time high performance coach. I was also an executive in the hospitality industry. My passion has always been the mind and how to perform at our best. This was tested in 2016 when I had a near-death experience from a rare illness that left me bedridden over 22 hours a day for nearly 5 months. It took me over 8 years to recover and heal myself, which I did through a specialized diet and way of eating that I slowly developed to regain my health.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
A High-Performing Mind is my first and current book. It was inspired from over three decades of working with elite performers in sport, business, and life. There were methods and ways to get the best out of ourselves that high-performers used and responded well to consistently that were tried and tested countless times with great success, so I wanted to share these with others to help people recover and overcome their adversity and learn how to be at their best so they could achieve their goals and live a better, happier, and more fulfilling life.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t think I do, I enjoy writing, I’m lucky that most times it flows and I have tons of ideas, it’s more about identifying the ones that people connect most with for me.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I purposely don’t currently read much in my area of writing so that my ideas and the way I express them is different and not part of a collective way to think. Books that have influenced me are Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach and many books by Don Miguel Ruiz.

What are you working on now?
I am working on A High-Performing Mind for Teens – a version of my book, which I hope to get out by the end of September.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
That is still up for debate. Amazon ads and meta ads are both effective, but not cheap. I’m still searching for that high-return method.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
I think listening to your reviews is important and making adjustments to your book based on reader feedback is a key way to make sure your ratings are headed in the right direction (up).

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
That’s a hard question to answer. My dad always told me to work hard and taught me discipline and to this day that sticks with me and is a foundational approach to anything I do. I think learning to accept what goes wrong and to quickly move to constructive solutions is the best way I can think of to live and achieve your goals as quickly as possible.

What are you reading now?
I’m not reading anything for myself at the moment. Unusually, I don’t advocate reading a thousand books. I think knowing the theories are not going to get you anywhere in life. You have to take concrete actions and follow a systematic plan to achieve your goals. That’s how I live and what A High-Performing Mind is all about: get out there and take action, do the tried and tested things that are going to get you somewhere. People are always looking for that shiny new concept, it’s a waste of time, there is no “silver bullet” solutions. Get out there and put the time and effort in daily and in a year’s time, you will be much further ahead.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Complete A High-Performing Mind for Teens and continue to put the time and effort in daily to promote my work.

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?
Jonathan Livingston Seagull for sure. The Voice of Knowledge by Don Miguel Ruiz and A High-Performing Mind for sure. 🙂

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Andrew D. Thompson

Interview With Author Andrew D. Thompson

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
This is my only book at the moment with A High-Performing Mind for teens coming out soon. I am a former professional athlete, hospitality industry executive, and a high performance coach. I teach the 12 attributes of high-performers based on my 3 decades of work working with elite athletes, business leaders and high performers. I suffered a near-death experience in 2016 and an illness which took me over 8 years to overcome. I was bedridden for 22 hours a day for nearly 5 months. I healed myself through diet.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
A High-Performing Mind: Strengthen Your Mind and Live Your Best Life. What I wrote above is what inspired it. It recently won the International Impact Book Awards for Best Motivational Book and the Readers’ Favorite Book Awards for Best Inspirational Self Help Book. It’s also hit #1 Bestseller on Amazon and has a 4.8 rating on over 300 reviews worldwide.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not that I can think of. My books are story based Memoire style self help.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Oddly I don’t read much in my genre to keep my voice original.

What are you working on now?
Teen version of my book and high performance coaching

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Amazon.com

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Do everything pertaining to your book with integrity. Listen to reviews and adjust your book as needed.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Accept what’s going wrong, stay focused on what you want.

What are you reading now?
Too busy writing and promoting unfortunately.

What’s next for you as a writer?
A High-Performing Mind for teens: Learn to Be High-Performing at Anything You Do.

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?
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Shikasta by Doris Lessing
A High-Performing Mind

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Chris Cullen

Interview With Author Chris Cullen

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My name is Chris Cullen. I was born and raised in Canada and have been residing in the U.S. since I was 17. After playing professional baseball and enjoying 11 years at Stryker Medical in both sales and leadership roles, I ventured out on my own. I’m now speaking, leading, and writing in service of others. I’ve written 3 books, most recently (Aug. 2025) I Get To: Change Your Words Change Your Life.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I Get To. 2 years previous to the book being published I completed a full Ironman with the flu. I was in the hospital two days before the race started. I used this mindset and inner talk as a crutch to endure the hardest day of my life. I then went into a full deep dive focusing on what else happens to us and our brains when we choose this mindset.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
If 300 sticky notes at a time on your living room is unusual, I don’t want to be normal :).

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I love Mel Robbins Let Them, Yung Pueblo Lighter, and Frankl Man’s Search For Meaning. They all played a significant role in the creation of I Get To.

What are you working on now?
Sitting still for one second to enjoy the recent launch. A book on being addicted to outcomes and how we can conquer this obsession is next.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Tapping into my network and amazon. Nothing crazy, I like the idea of bootstrapping my projects for some odd reason.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Just write. The days you’re stuck, just write one truth. The more consistent we are, the easier the good days flow.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
We have the ability to imagine things, but we don’t have a way of proving what didn’t happen. So just take action. Take the step and let the path unveil itself.

What are you reading now?
Good Awkward by Henna Pryor.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Another book coming soon. I’m also speaking quite a bit on I Get To.

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?
Alchemist for sure.
Man’s Search For Meaning.
A comedy so I can laugh here n there while sweating. Broken Banana is hysterical.

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japheth abdallah

Interview With Author japheth abdallah

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Im 52 and a father of two thats been separated for 7 years. Ive worked and lived mostly in California all my life with the exception of a few years in Portland Oregon. From 1990- 2001 I worked in the restaurant/bar industry and for 21 years after that, I owned and operated a landscape construction company out of Sacramento. I now live alone and semi-retired in the mountains of Costa Rica living off the sale of a property investment and hopefully soon from the proceeds of my new book. Ive written two books, one has yet to be published. However, if I include the children’s book and the coloring book than i guess I could technically say four.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“The Over Thinking Introvert, Healing Awakening and the Alchemy of Consciousness- Transmuting Pain into Power and Fear Into Freedom-Divine Science Ascension and Destiny” was inspired by my own experience of loosing my family and circle of friends and becoming painfully isolated and alone. Without saying as much, the book documents my own spiritual awakening through my own ego death and my own Dark night of the soul. Within it are the lessons and realizations I came to during this period and having both survived it and emerged from it a transformed individual in touch with my inner strength and life purpose, it became my duty knowing of the countless others that suffer, to share it with all and any who would listen.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not that I know of…but perhaps my need for earplugs and a hot beverage qualifies?

What authors, or books have influenced you?
By far the most influential author in my life has been and will always be Rudolph Steiner…his multitude of books and topics based in spiritual science have perhaps alone shaped my outlook and my writing. Otherwise it would be Kerouac, Hesse, Bukowski, Steinbeck, Gibran, Chopra, and Tolle.

What are you working on now?
Im working on promoting my new release, finishing my next book and moving into the next chapter of my life as an expert in my field.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Im a layman when it comes to promotion and marketing, but ive used Amazons free book Promo and a couple of paid services to drive traffic

Do you have any advice for new authors?
No one will ever believe in you the way you must believe in yourself

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
No matter how lonely you become, know that you are never alone.

What are you reading now?
Mythic Astrology

What’s next for you as a writer?
Finishing my next book, having the importance and wisdom of my message recognized, public speaking, teaching, becoming a spiritual leader.

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 Outline of Esoteric Science’…’Philosophy of Freedom’ ….’How to Know Higher Worlds’… and ‘The Prophet’

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Johnson Solomon

Interview With Author Johnson Solomon

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My name is Johnson Solomon. I am a writer with a passion for sharing encouragement, clarity, and hope through words. This is my first published book, and it represents a beginning of what I believe will be many more works to come.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My book is Rails of Purpose. It was inspired by a desire to help people navigate life’s journey with direction, purpose, and faith, even when the path seems unclear.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I find that my best writing often comes during quiet, reflective moments—sometimes late at night or after prayer. I also like to jot down sudden thoughts or ideas wherever I am so I don’t lose them.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I’ve been influenced by Christian and inspirational authors like Max Lucado and Joyce Meyer, whose works blend encouragement with wisdom. Their writing showed me how books can truly change lives.

What are you working on now?
At the moment, I’m focused on sharing my debut book with as many readers as possible. I also have ideas for future projects that will continue to inspire and guide readers.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
’ve found Amazon promotions, Goodreads, and book promotion sites like Awesome Gang to be effective. Social media communities and word of mouth have also helped me connect with readers.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write boldly and don’t wait for everything to be perfect before you publish. Your story or message may be the encouragement someone desperately needs.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“Even if your book only touches one life, it has already made an impact.” That motivates me to keep writing.

What are you reading now?
’m currently reading devotionals and inspirational nonfiction books that strengthen faith and provide new insights for life’s challenges.

What’s next for you as a writer?
plan to continue writing books that uplift and inspire. My goal is to build a collection of works that people can return to whenever they need encouragement.

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

In the Grip of Grace by Max Lucado

Battlefield of the Mind by Joyce Meyer

A blank journal to keep writing my own thoughts and reflections

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MR KUMAR

Interview With Author MR KUMAR

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My name is Deepak Kumar, and I’m a passionate storyteller who loves blending romance, mystery, and supernatural elements into haunting, unforgettable tales. As of now, I’ve written two books: She Married Me After I Died and The Black Thread: Secrets of the Sacred Code.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is She Married Me After I Died. It was inspired by my fascination with how love and fate can transcend even death. I wanted to explore a story where rituals, emotions, and the supernatural collide in a way that feels both gothic and deeply romantic.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I often write in complete silence late at night, when the world feels still and mysterious. Sometimes, I imagine my stories as if they were playing out on a cinema screen—that helps me build strong, vivid scenes.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I’ve been inspired by Colleen Hoover’s emotional intensity, Stephen King’s ability to create atmosphere, and classic gothic authors who bring haunting settings to life.

What are you working on now?
Right now, I’m promoting She Married Me After I Died while also preparing my second book, The Black Thread: Secrets of the Sacred Code, for readers. It’s another dark and mysterious journey that I’m excited to share soon.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’ve found social media communities like Facebook reader groups, Goodreads, and book promotion platforms like BookBub, Book Cave, and Awesome Gang to be great ways to reach passionate readers.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t wait for the “perfect moment” to write or publish—just start. Every book you create is a step toward finding your voice and your audience.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“Write the book you would want to read.” It reminds me to stay true to my passion instead of chasing trends.

What are you reading now?
Currently, I’m exploring gothic thrillers and romance novels for inspiration. I believe reading widely helps me grow as a writer.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I plan to keep building my series of dark romantic thrillers and eventually branch into fantasy romance. My ultimate goal is to deliver stories that could be adapted for the big screen.

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 It by Stephen King, Verity by Colleen Hoover, Dracula by Bram Stoker, and Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. Each has a mix of mystery, darkness, and emotional intensity that I’d never get tired of.

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ROBERT ADAMS

Interview With Author ROBERT ADAMS

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Colonel Robert Adams, MD, MBA, is the author of three non-fiction books.

He served fourteen years in the Navy (12 as a SEAL) and eighteen years in the Army. A third-generation Naval Academy graduate, he changed services to attend medical school on an Army scholarship. He applied his analytical skills to look back at the men who shivered and struggled through Hell Week together. He brings decades of insight, learned caring for others in combat and peacetime, to an insightful analysis of why the men of his BUD/S Class 81 achieved the improbable.

https://www.sealhellweek.com

His next book relives 35 years in Family Medicine at war and peace.

These Doctor Series stories from the life and medical career of a Navy SEAL-turned doctor – are surprising, riveting, and inspiring. A family physician delivering babies, managing disease and trauma, and dealing with death, discovers new dimensions when he goes to war in Iraq.

Treating the military, civilians, and their families, “Dr. Bob” experienced tremendous joy, unbearable heartache, and deep gratitude. He shares those emotional experiences in this deeply personal memoir.

Swords and Saints – a Doctor’s Journey

His next book shares exact transcriptions of Civil War letters by Ned Barden to his wife Sara – (his great-great-grandparents) while Corporal Barden was with the 7th Connecticut Infantry Regiment as a scribe on GEN Grant’s staff. You can see the real war through a Union Corporal’s eyes as he survives battles, diseases, heat, and poverty while writing the orders to send others to their deaths. My Dear Sara – Civil War Letters 1861-1865 Over 325 letters!
A Legacy of Service
After serving 18 years in the Navy, the author resigned his position as a SEAL Commander (0-5) to begin again as an Army Second Lieutenant (O-1) at Wake Forest Medical School on an Army scholarship. An Army residency at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington, was followed by 3 1/2 years as the DELTA Force Command Surgeon and wartime service with the 82nd Airborne Division in Iraq.

After the military, he built a thriving private practice in North Carolina, where his practice earned numerous awards for clinical excellence. He continues to serve his patients across the entire state via telemedicine while working with the Veterans Administration, helping veterans obtain earned benefits.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My Dear Sara: Civil War Letters 1861-1865
Follow the compelling story of Corporal Edwin J. Barden (Ned) as he writes heartfelt letters to his beloved Sara during his service in the Union Army from 1861 to 1865. These letters, documenting the trials and triumphs of army life, provide a vivid and intimate portrait of the Civil War era. Through Ned’s eyes, he witnesses the challenges faced by soldiers, the camaraderie forged in battle, and the enduring love that sustained him and Sara through tumultuous times. This collection offers a captivating glimpse into a soldier’s life and a love story that transcends war.

For print book readers – the hundreds of highlighted book soldier and civilian names, battles, places, and events are listed here. Click on these links to learn more about these historic figures, places, and events!

For Kindle readers all the links are active in the book that you will purchase. Enjoy history up close and personal.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
One chapter at a time

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I love the way stories are told by fiction writers like Lee Child

What are you working on now?
Thinking of a fiction SEAL story

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
www.swordsandseals.com
This site is for all three books

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Self publish and find a good con tent editor

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The only easy day was yesterday

What are you reading now?
More fiction adventures

What’s next for you as a writer?
I am not sure

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?
Once an Eagle
The bible

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Dr. Kimberly McKenzie-Klemm

Interview With Author Dr. Kimberly McKenzie-Klemm

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
As an author, I have been writing for over 20 years. I have 12 books to my name (some under Kimberly A. McKenzie and some under Kimberly A. McKenzie-Klemm).

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“Twisted Rabbit” is my newest fiction book, just released and available on lulu.com. I have listed it for mature content. Only those 18 years of age and over may order it. For this reason, “Twisted Rabbit” is found by looking up my name and clicking on the “hidden titles” for age verification.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I always turn my creative “notes” into book notes. When I have a thought or an idea, I jot it down in sentences or half-sentences. Then, when I go back to write, if the thought or idea doesn’t pan out, I save it for a Setting, Character, Theme, or Plot note for my next book.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I have authors I admire. Anne Rice, Margaret Atwood, Tom Clancy, and Mark Twain are just a few that I could mention.

What are you working on now?
Right now, I am taking a small vacation “break” from writing my next book, as “Twisted Rabbit” was just completed.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I like social media, word of mouth, and (of course) author vehicles like Awesomegang.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
My advice for new authors is “never give up.” My first book, “The Rest Room,” took seven years from the beginning to publication. I wrote for three years. The one publisher that even responded to my manuscript said to “send it back in about a year ‘if you clean it up’.” So, I put “The Rest Room” away for a year. Then I went back to it, and it took another two to three years to rewrite. I sent “The Rest Room” to the same publisher three to four years after his note, and he loved my rewrite, and then he granted publication. Unfortunately, after his wife died, the man (Henry Wren at henrywrenpublications.com) closed up his business.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
When I was a sophomore in high school, I won a short story writing competition and the judge (Mort Castle) told me to remember for the rest of my life this phrase: “You are a writer.”

What are you reading now?
I am reading “The Raketeer” by John Grisham.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I am not sure if I’ll embark on another fiction journey immediately, or if I have another non-fiction work waiting. I write both types of books.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
“The Bible,” “The Complete Works of Shakespeare,” and a book on how to build a treehouse.

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Marie Ally

Interview With Author Marie Ally

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My name is Marie and this is my first official book. I am from Chicago .

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Under The Cherry Moon Tree. What inspired me was the need to get a story out that shows the world what is in my mind.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Staying up 24hrs at a time when an idea hits me.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Many Erick Jerome Dickey, Octavia E. Butler, Anne Rice my list is a varied as my taste in books.

What are you working on now?
Thinking about a part two

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
n/a

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep writing

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Wei Li

Interview With Author Wei Li

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am the founder of Aether Automata Inc., a company helping local businesses like dental clinics, real estate brokerages, HVAC companies, etc. automate their business and build social media brand. I have written 2 books, The Hunger Below and God, Grit and Guidance.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest novel is The Hunger Below: A Dystopian Saga of Mars and Memory. Elon Musk’s rocket launched into space and the vision for Mars colonization inspired me to write this novel. Since I do not have to the fund to start my own rocket company or building cool Mars colonization gadgets, writing a book about it while I attempt to launch different businesses.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write books whenever I have free time.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
My private mentor Tai Lopez and my friend Richard Branson inspired me to write the book. Richard Branson launches rockets into space.

What are you working on now?
I am working on 2 jobs as a swim instructor and lifeguard with the city of Toronto and army reservist in Canadian military.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
It is social media like Facebook or Instagram.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
You write consistently every day.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
It is to pursue your passion and goals aggressively. I should live every day as if it was my last.

What are you reading now?
I am reading the book “Power and Progress”.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I will write another novel soon, whatever my imagination takes me.

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 will bring the books “The Intelligent Investor”, “How to Win Friends and Influence People”, and “Managing Oneself”.

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Rezaul Karim

Interview With Author Rezaul Karim

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m Rezaul Karim, a passionate storyteller and fantasy enthusiast from Bangladesh. The Battle of the Red Land is my first published book, marking the beginning of the Bindakia Series. I love creating immersive worlds filled with magic, epic battles, and unforgettable characters, and I look forward to sharing many more stories with readers.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is The Battle of the Red Land, the first in the Bindakia Series. Growing up in a rich, nature-filled environment, I spent my childhood exploring forests, rivers, and fields, which sparked my imagination and love for storytelling. Inspired by this sense of adventure and my passion for epic fantasy, I created a world where heroes face impossible odds, kingdoms clash, and mystical forces shape destinies.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
When I write, it feels as if the characters are walking right in front of me—bursting into laughter, hiding their faces when they see me, or sometimes staring into my eyes and crying. When I experience this, I can write a lot in a very short time.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I have been deeply influenced by J.R.R. Tolkien and his legendary works, The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. His ability to create immersive, richly detailed worlds and memorable characters inspired me to craft my own epic fantasy in The Battle of the Red Land.

What are you working on now?
I am currently working on the next book in the Bindakia Series.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Since The Battle of the Red Land is my first book, I haven’t promoted a book before, so it’s hard to say which method or website works best. I look forward to learning what strategies are most effective as I continue sharing my work with readers.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
If the urge doesn’t come from within, if there isn’t love, or a certain inner compulsion to express yourself, then no one should write. Art is a reflection of one’s inner experiences, emotions, and feelings—a small but meaningful summary of what lies within.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“Always be grateful for the land and water that nurtured you. Help others whenever you can, and if you can’t, at least make sure you don’t cause harm.”

What are you reading now?
I’m currently focused on writing my second book, so most of my reading time is devoted to research and inspiration for that project.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Next, I’m continuing the Bindakia Series with my second book and plan to expand the world with more adventures, magic, and epic battles. I’m excited to share new stories with readers and take them deeper into the world of the Red Land.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
If I were stranded on a desert island, I would take J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit to immerse myself in epic fantasy worlds. I would also bring a book that inspires creativity and imagination, and perhaps a personal journal to capture thoughts and stories along the way.

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Stuart Brogden

Interview With Author Stuart Brogden

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a particular Baptist, believing that Christ died for His sheep and not the goats and believing that water baptism is for those who profess faith in Christ – that baptism being a testimony of their faith. I have written nine books, contributed to 3 more.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The most recent book I’ve written is Tradition! When Men Make Rules. It has been on my mind for a while and some recent interaction with Christians who aggressively press doctrines not found in Scripture brought to the fore-front.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I like to write with a movie on the TV in the background.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Charles Leiter – The Law of Christ; Hal Brunson – Who Is Israel? What Is a Jew? Where Is Jerusalem?; Jason Meyer – The End of the Law: Mosaic Covenant in Pauline Theology; Terrance O’Hare – The Sabbath Complete.

What are you working on now?
I’ve started a book reviewing the history of the Baptists, with a working title of “People of the Book.”

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I post all the books I author and those I edit on a personal blog, as well as posting on Linked In and Facebook and in the newsletter published by the Sovereign Grace Baptist Fellowship.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Identify where your passion is and make an outline of how you would address the topic in a book.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write what you believe.

What are you reading now?
Papal Power by Henry Hudson; Baptism in the Early Church by Everett Ferguson.

What’s next for you as a writer?
In one week, I will be speaking in Lake Charles, LA and have several copies of several of my books available at cost.

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 – HCSB translation; Triumph of the Lamb by Dennis Johnson; The Torch of the Testimony by John w. Kennedy; The Doctrines of Grace: Rediscovering the Evangelical Gospel by James Montgomery Boice & Philip Graham Ryken

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Mitchell Waldman

Interview With Author Mitchell Waldman

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am the author of the novels THE VISITOR and A FACE IN THE MOON, as well as the short story collections BROTHERS, FATHERS, AND OTHER STRANGERS. My fiction and poetry has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies. I also serve as the Fiction Editor for Blue Lake Review.

I grew up in the Chicago area and attended the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, where I received a B.S. in Psychology, the University of Texas at Austin, and Southern Illinois University, where I earned my J.D.

I worked for 27 years as a writer and Attorney-Editor for a legal publishing company, having retired in 2022.

I live in Rochester, NY with my partner the award-winning journalist and poet Diana May-Waldman, author of A WOMAN’S SONG.

We have six children and six grandchildren.

I love baseball, cycling, reading, of course, and a good ale.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My new novel is entitled THE VISITOR which starts “He wakes up in a different body.”

So begins the journey of Ash—short for Pin Asher9919—who awakens on a hospital bed on, he believes, a different planet after an automobile accident took the bodily life of an Earth human named Edward Fleishman. Ash is told he was the victim of a serious brain injury and miraculously recovered from being brain dead in a coma, but Ash feels he knows the truth: his spirit has replaced the distressed spirit of the former Edward Fleishman.

And so Ash’s new life on earth begins, complete with a spouse who is a stranger to him, a body he is not sure how to use, a world he must learn to navigate, and a government he can’t trust.

How did I get the idea for THE VISITOR? It started with an idea about reincarnation. I’d written a story in my last short story collection Brothers, Fathers, and Other Strangers about a Jewish dentist who thinks he was the reincarnation of Hitler. I was fascinated with the reincarnation angle (or was he merely going crazy?) In any case, that idea sprouted into the question Why should reincarnation of spirits be limited to the reincarnation of spirits from Earth? If there are no physical limitations on the movement of spirits and you believe there is life on other planets why couldn’t spirits from other worlds travel into the bodies of Earth-bound humans.

Then I started reading about distressed souls leaving human bodies and the concept of Starseeds — Individuals who believe their souls originate from other planets, star systems, or dimensions and have incarnated on Earth to help humanity and the planet.

Mix that with some purposeful rereading of great dystopian sci fi novels such as 1984, A Brave New World, and Fahrenheit 451, mix in the current political state of the government in the United States, and the concept for my new novel was born, starting with the first sentence: “He wakes up in a different body.”

I spent many hours before work and lunch hours starting to build the novel, revising it and revising it until it got to its final form and was, eventually, accepted by my publisher All Things That Matter Press, whose editors gave it yet another final edit or two.

And now, the book has been well received by reviewers and readers on Amazon as a novel blending speculative fiction with psychological depth, as a thought-provoking novel explores themes of consciousness, trust, and what it truly means to belong in a world that feels anything but familiar, and as and emotional and thoughtful book, exploring what it means to be human.

I hope other readers will also find it an interesting and enriching experience.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I have a tendency, from years of writing on lunch breaks and before work, of writing in small segments and coming back to work on my stories. This was true of my novel, as well, which required a lot of editing in the end to make sure all my small blocks of writing congealed.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Joseph Heller, Philip Roth, Dorothy Allison, Diana May-Waldman, Ernest Hemingway, Richard Russo, Larry McMurtry, TC Boyle, Larry Brown, Richard Ford, Michael Chabon, Larry Watson, Chris Offutt, Mark Costello, Alice Munro, Frederick Barthelme, Tim O’Brien, Raymond Carver, Jonathan Tropper, Sam Pink, Sam Lipsyte, Andre Dubus, Andre Dubus III, Mark Jacobs

Books–like a lot of writers, I’d have to say, everything I’ve ever read, good or bad.

What are you working on now?
I’m currently working on a new collection of literary short stories, continuing themes that have been included in my past collections, dealing with family dysfunction, feelings of alienation, and the paths we take in our journeys through life.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
All types of social media sites are the thing, it seems these days, from Facebook to posting on Medium and Substack, Instagram, Goodreads, and such. It’s something I’m still trying to catch up on.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t give up. It’s a long road to “get there” and “getting there” can mean a lot of different things to different people. Do you want to get your words out there to be read? Do you want to make money, become famous? What is your motivation for writing? A lot of people say they “must write,” which sounds like a writer thing, but really, think about what your purpose in writing is.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
As a writer we have a tendency to bury our heads in our writings. Sometimes you need to lift your head up and see what’s going on around you. Don’t be all-consumed by your work. Live live than just write about it.

What are you reading now?
I’m currently reading OUR STORY BEGINS: NEW AND SELECTED STORIES, a collection of Tobias Wolff’s short stories.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I have been tending from moving from purely literary writing to more speculative or experimental work, keeping the same literary themes in my work, as exhibited by my lates novel, THE VISITOR. My new story collection should feature a cross-genre mixture of 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?
CATCH-22
SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE
A WOMAN’S SONG
THE SUN ALSO RISES

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Alex Hunter

Interview With Author Alex Hunter

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I spent many years playing around with writing, but didn’t take it that seriously – life always got in the way!

An unexpected layoff from work was the kick I needed to get on with it. After all, I could lounge around the house in my joggers watching Netflix, or do something useful with all this free time!

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
‘The Harvest’ is my debut novel. I had an intense, unforgettable, nightmare and thought ‘Hmmm, I reckon other people would be scared by that’, so I wrote a whole book around that one thing. And guess what, it’s still scary!

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
My partner finds it odd that I can walk away in the middle of drafting a sentence, to go shopping, eat, whatever – and still come back to the point I got to with no need to remind myself. I have a weird brain like that.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Too many. ‘The Rats’ by James Herbert (later in life I’d sell him a TV!) was my first true horror when I was a kid. I then moved on to King, Barker, Campbell and others.

I read widely and am a huge fan of Anne Tyler – her ability to never waste a single word never fails to take my breath away.

What are you working on now?
I’ve completed my second and third novels (still horror, but very different) and am currently working on an original screenplay. I thought it’d be interesting to try and flex my creative muscle in a new way – it’s a challenge.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
There’s lots of ways. I find the best is to communicate direct with readers, through social media for example, as well as interviews like this! The horror reading community is really vibrant, and people are always looking for new stories to make them think, and perhaps give them nightmares. I should also say that other horror authors are great at promoting book they like – it’s a great community.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Just keep at it! Don’t agonise over the words, that comes later, it doesn’t matter if your first draft’s a hot mess. In fact it probably will be.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Stephen King said it best – “Read a lot, write a lot.”

What are you reading now?
I am re-reading The Stand.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Both of my next books are finished, my second, ‘The House That Screamed’, is due for release in June 2026.

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?
IT – Stephen King
The Gray House – Mariam Petrosyan (a book I urge everyone to read)
The Lord of the Rings – JRR Tolkien

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Dale Stubbart

Interview With Author Dale Stubbart

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I started writing a long time ago. Many of my stories were for Spanish Class, in Spanish. An English Teacher taught me how to fix plot holes. After I married my wife, I started writing her two or three stories each Christmas. All the women are gushing. All the men are freaking out. 30 years later, I decided to get them published. I’ve written more than 130 books.
Other interesting facts: My wife and I live in Hawaii. I’m a computer consultant. I do write computer books, but most of my books are about Fantasy and Romance.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Whistler’s Call
As with many of my books, the first chapter or two came as a dream. Once I wrote that down, I had to listen to see how this story was going to proceed and end.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Yes, I’m always working on 30 to 50 books semi-simultaneously.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
James Nugent – My Self-Publishing Mentor – write over 300 books – How to Get your Kid to Move Out
Hannah Jansson – The Actress
Astrid Lindgren – Pippi Longstockings, Noisy Village
T Kingfisher – A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking

What are you working on now?
Right now, I’m focusing on editing one computer book, writing another computer book, and writing a chapter in whatever non-reference book is next. I try to write/edit one chapter in each of those three every day. Some days I don’t make it. Other days, I get more done on them.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My best method is to write short stories about each book and post those on social media. This works best for me when I only post one of these every three of four days. These stories are stories, rather than marketing descriptions. They’re written in the voice of the book. They let people see how I write.
Also, audiobooks sell a lot more than paperbacks and e-books combined.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write because you want to. The number one thing you’ll need is determination to see it through. My determination comes from loving to write. (There can be other reasons.)

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Let the story write you. Actually, I said that. But, it’s a modified version of something in The Artist’s Way or inspired by the Artist’s way, Let your Art create you.
I didn’t pay any attention to that advice until it happened to me. Now, I let all my stories guide my writing. My books were very good before. Now, they’re so much better.

What are you reading now?
I hear lots of writers say, if you want to write, you’ve got to read. I’ve never read much. Then again, I’ve read books like Regeneration and Finding the Mother Tree – neither of which is an easy read – they’re long and they cover deep topics. I mostly like to read children’s books and adult books that are written as children’s books – ones that don’t try too hard to make a point. My wife and I like to read together, so often, I read whatever she’s reading. But, if there’s too much TMI or it’s too violent or too many people die, I opt out.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I help people write their books. I would like to help more people do that. They always stretch me. My current book writing client stretched me when I created websites for her. She also stretched me to do a wraparound cover. They’re very difficult for me. But, I did it.
I’ll probably publish my 150th book next year.
I just started making my own book trailers and posting them on youtube.

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?
Dictionary
Thesaurus
A couple of books that help make this world a better place for all. Any suggestions?

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