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Karen Cogan

Interview With Author Karen Cogan

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have written approximately forty books for adults and children.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is titled Beneath the Northern Lights. It was inspired by a cruise to the coast of Alaska a few years ago. I never forgot the pristine scenery. I wrote one book set in Alaska a few years ago and enjoyed the process. Now I have just published my second Alaska novel.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I need chocolate to write. Lots of dark chocolate. I try to limit my intake but it’s really hard!!

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Years ago, I read all of Janette Oke’s books. I loved the character arcs. Lately I’ve been reading modern authors such Rachael Bloome’s The Poppy Creek Series.

What are you working on now?
I am currently working on book four of my popular Grandma Mandy Series novels. The others are Made For Each Other, Landscape Of Love, and Jack of Hearts.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I promote my books though paid advertising such as book promotions and Amazon ads. I also use Story Origin to offer free downloads of my books for email sign ups.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Do research on your niche. Read widely in the categories you want to write to discover what are the common themes and elements. Then, narrow down the to the subgenre you want to write in.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Know your audience and connect with them often. Be available to interact with their questions and comments.

What are you reading now?
I’m reading the Poppy Creek Series by Rachael Bloome.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I am in the process of writing book four in the Grandma Mandy Series. It’s about a young man who falls for a girl settling her mother in his town before she returns to the city. Will she be able to leave him?

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, Pride and Prejudice, and the Mitford Series

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John Russell

Interview With Author John Russell

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I currently have three books in print, available at all booksellers online. I write in the genre of nonfiction paranormal (religion/spirituality, mind/body/spirit, occult, paranormal, metaphysical). My bio follows:

John Russell has been a professional psychic for over 50 years. Internationally known, he has provided psychic readings for clients in over 40 countries, and still reads for a worldwide clientele.

He has been a paranormal researcher and investigator since age 11 and has experienced over 1,000 paranormal manifestations. In addition he is a UFO experiencer with multiple interactions.

Over the decades John has studied, investigated, and practiced an abundance of psychic/paranormal disciplines: He is experienced in psychometry; clairvoyance (remote viewing); séances; telekinesis; crystal ball gazing; ghosts; hauntings; ESP; paranormal investigations; UFOS; mediumship; Tarot readings; healing/remote healing; utilizing crystals; stones; Runes; and many, many other aspects of the psychic, occult, spiritual, religious, and paranormal realms.

John filmed a TV pilot for The History Channel in which he psychically explored the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. The accuracy of John’s psychic insights during his investigations were verified by the docents at the historic sites he explored as well as the production team, and he also stimulated paranormal activity, some of which was captured on film.

For over 18 years he has been a popular featured guest—heard worldwide—on over 100 different radio shows and podcasts including appearances on 11 different United Kingdom podcasts. In 42 months John has been interviewed over 180 times, including 11 interviews with JV Johnson of Paranormal Reality TV, 10 appearances to date on Coast to Coast AM with George Noory, 9 interviews with Cristina Gomez, a 2024 debut appearance on Fade To Black with Jimmy Church, and many more.

He’s a published author of nonfiction with three multi-award-winning books in print: Riding with Ghosts, Angels, and the Spirits of the Dead and A knock in the Attic. A third book, 20 Ways to Increase Your Psychic Abilities, was published in 2023 and hit the Barnes & Noble Top 100 Bestselling Books, and John’s finished authoring his fourth book, The Crying Tree and the Magic Rock, due for publication in 2024, and is writing his fifth volume now: The Can Sack Ghost.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book in print is “20 Ways to Increase Your Psychic Abilities.” I wrote this book so that anyone of any skill level could use the 20 tools and techniques in my book to increase their psychic abilities and improve the quality of their lives.

I stripped away the gobbledygook that usually clogs these types of books, and I made the spiritual methods easy to understand, easy to learn, and easy to practice. More importantly, these are techniques that the Other Side has taught to me directly over the years, so I know they work. And reader feedback is confirming that statement. I’ve received feedback from readers worldwide who tell me, “John, it works!”

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I edit as I go, and then I give my manuscripts one last thorough going over before sending them off to the publisher.

I’ve learned over the years that it’s okay to “write out of order,” that is, if a story pops into my mind that should be included in the book I’m writing while I’m already in the middle of a chapter, it’s okay to pause that chapter and write the newly inspired story before I forget it, and while my enthusiasm for it is still at peak level.

I’ve also learned that it’s okay to work on two or three books at the same time, as I’m doing now: writing more nonfiction paranormal stories while simultaneously working on my first novel, crime fiction with paranormal overtones.

One of the best lessons I’ve learned is to make detailed notes about any inspiration that comes to me for a new book, poem, short story, etc. Trust me, even if it’s a great idea if you don’t write it down in detail when it comes you’ll find that you’ve forgotten it later.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I like John Updike for his way of accurately portraying the human condition. But I am a reader who casts a wide net when it comes to authors and subject matter. I think my writing has been influenced by everything I’ve read, beginning when I was a child, cutting my teeth on the Dick and Jane books, then comic books, and then developing an ability to read and comprehend that enable me to read adult literature before I became a teenager. As a youngster of 11 or 12 I didn’t read books like Williams James’ “The Varieties of Religious Experience” to impress anyone, but simply to discover the information it held and to see how I might be able to apply it to my own life.

What are you working on now?
I’ve just finished my fourth book of nonfiction paranormal stories, “The Crying Tree and the Magic Rock,” which will come out this year (2024). I’m close to finishing my fifth book of nonfiction paranormal stories, “The Can Sack Ghost,” and I anticipate a 2025 release date for that book. And I’m working on my first novel, about a serial killer, and the novel has paranormal overtones. Beta readers tell me they’re excited about it and can’t wait to see the completed book in their hands.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I use anything and everything I can find: Facebook ads; magazine ads; online ads; book promotion sites; AWESOME GANG is one of the best bangs for the buck! I’ve even purchased TV ads, and they did prove to be effective. I try to stay active on social media and post daily, mentioning my older books as well as my newest. I also have a very active interview schedule, and I’ve been on all of the top radio shows and podcasts, including 10 appearances to date on Coast to Coast AM with George Noory, Fade to Black with Jimmy Church, 11 interviews with JV Johnson of Paranormal Reality TV, and many more: over 180 interviews in the past 3 years.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Develop a thick skin when it comes to unwarranted criticism. There are a lot of trolls out there. Don’t take rejections personally; keep promoting your work. And for God’s sake: BELIEVE IN YOURSELF! It amazes me the number of successful authors I’ve met who denigrate their own work. Be proud of your published work. Champion it! Be proud of the words you’ve written and the thoughts you’ve communicated to others. You’re bringing a whole new world of experience to readers; your story is unique.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“Plant your butt in the seat every day and do the work of a writer.”

The more you show up for work, the more the Muse will show up.

What are you reading now?
I just finished “Bet You Can’t Find Me,” by Linda S. Prather. I love this author’s works!

What’s next for you as a writer?
Writing more books! I hope, when my time comes, that they find me slumped over the keyboard, lifeless but with a smile on my face.

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?
Without being conceited or arrogant, mine; for the simple reason that I’ve lived such an amazing life that it energizes me and fills me with gratitude to be able to reminisce about each and every wonderful story I’ve lived.

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Elizabeth Standish

Interview With Author Elizabeth Standish

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
So far, I’ve only published one. But I have drafts in various stages of 4 others!

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My first novel is Magnificent Mess. As I talk about in the Author Notes at the back of the book, I wrote it for a creative writing class, and it was as much a way to rant about law school as it was a creative writing endeavor – or more… It wasn’t so much a call to write as much as I way to create a different ending. One I thought I would have liked better. (Spoiler alert: despite, like Emma, despising law school, I ended up in a pretty awesome place, doing really cool lawyer work).

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I get up early to write before my regular work day. I don’t think that’s particularly unusual, but I’ve met other authors who would not get up at 5 AM like I do! I also have to get up from writing – always in the recliner or on the couch since sitting at a desk feels like “real” work – about a half hour after I sit down to let the cat in.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Probably every author I’ve ever read, honestly. I love Jane Austen, first and foremost. My parents read to me every night when I was little, before I could read for myself, so there were a lot of “older” stories in my early life. The Oz series by Frank L Baum, and some British fairytales. I love Diana Gabaldon, and I studied for the verbal section GRE (for the masters I ended up not going back for) while reading one of her books. I looked up every word I came across that I didn’t know, and though there weren’t many, I definitely learned a few. (She did not help with the math portion which I scraped by on, but please let me never look at a statistics question again.)
I’ve also been heavily influenced as a writer by Katherine Center’s books, and Deborah Harkness.

What are you working on now?
The first in a series of interconnected standalones. I don’t even have a working title for it! It’s just “Jane and Peter’s story” at this point. At the same time, I’m writing book 2 in that series, Lauren and Chris, and learning about the couple in book 3, Alicia and Zach.
This wasn’t originally going to be a series, but then I got to know Lauren, Chris, Alicia, and Zach as supporting friends and loved who they were as well.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Umm… I’m still working on this one!

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write. Sit down and do it. Find a routine that works for you. If it’s 20 minutes each day, or 3 hours. Don’t worry about having the whole story figured out, just start writing. Or, if you’re more of a plotter type, than a pantser, sit down and write your outline. Work on that the same way.
Most important is having a routine and doing it consistently.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The best writing advice that I’ve ever gotten was from my author friend, Kathleen McGowan, who writes historical fiction. She says to “Vomit on the page,” and that you can clean it up later. That’s pretty much how I approach my writing – I’m a pantser so it makes sense to me to just get the words out. They don’t have to be pretty or in any order or anything. The most important part is to get them on the page!

What are you reading now?
I’m finishing To Sir Philip, With Love, book 4 in the Bridgerton series. Yes, I know I am horribly behind! Not sure what’s on tap after that.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I’ll publish Jane and Peter’s story in the early fall this year. Hopefully, by the time their book gets, to publication I’ll have a first draft of Lauren and Chris’ story done as well (or before!). I’m also working on a memoir.

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?
Pride and Prejudice for sure. Outlander (the first/original). How to Walk Away by Katherine Center. And then something fun, like an Ali Hazelwood book.

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Joyce A. Connelley

Interview With Author Joyce A. Connelley

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a highly successful author, journalist, and marketing professional with two previous books to my credit. I have also published hundreds of articles for national and regional periodicals and numerous trade journals. I began my career as a journalist for the Whittier Daily News and served as Managing Editor of Business Software, a consumer-oriented technology magazine. In 1986, I launched her own marketing agency serving Silicon Valley companies in the fields of technology, consumer electronics, and medicine. During this period, I co-authored “The Black and White Solution: Bar Code and the IBM PC” (Helmers Publishing, 1986), an authoritative guide to automatic identification technology, and “Our Century: 1960-1970,” an historical overview of the 1960s published by David S. Lake Publishers (1989). I have a B.A. in Journalism from San Jose State University. Currently, my husband and I own Marshall Grain Company, an independent organic garden center and landscaping business in Colleyville, Texas where I am the V.P. of Marketing. I’ve been recognized by numerous civic groups, including the Daughters of the American Revolution for my conservation and animal welfare efforts. My husband I serve every whim of our six cats (3 who live in their retail store and 3 who live at home).

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Reunion in Stringtown: Finding Faith, Family, and Healing is the result of more than 25 years of search for the mother who abandoned me and put me up for adoption. More than anything, I hope my story will help dispel the hurtful and shaming lies about the “blessing” of being adopted perpetrated by our society, which keep adoptees mired in trauma.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I do not have writer’s block and I love working with a good editor, which I am told makes me unique among authors.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
As a life-long journalist, I have been more influenced by the pages of premiere newspapers such as the Wall Street Journal and (once upon a time) the Los Angeles Times. My heroes were my very first editor, Betty Schaumbacher of the Whittier Daily News and, of course investigative reporters Woodword & Bernstein, authors of All the President’s Men. Sadly, such good journalism is dead.

What are you working on now?
#1: promoting my book. #2: marketing our organic garden center and landscaping business.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I wish I knew.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Nothing writes itself. And nobody writes a masterpiece on the first draft. You have to allow yourself the freedom to write whatever comes into your mind regardless of quality. The joy of writing is knowing you can revise it and perfect it later.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“Start at the beginning, write until you get to the end and then stop.”

What are you reading now?
almost exclusively history, sciences, and other non-fiction

What’s next for you as a writer?
I have an idea for a book about sustainable landscape practices.

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?
Shelby Foote’s series on the civil war. Carl Sandburg’s biography of Abraham Lincoln, the works of Edgar Allen Poe.

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Peter Raposo

Interview With Author Peter Raposo

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Born in England to Portuguese parents, I’m the author of 14 books, most of them published in the last 3 years but written in the last 20 years. In 2020, during lockdown, I went through a painful divorce and found myself living away from my children and trying to deal with loneliness and depression, and in 2021, just when I thought that I couldn’t go on, I found an independent publisher through a friend who also happens to be a writer and that was the push that I needed to move forward with my life. During that time I also wrote a trilogy which I call the Darkness Trilogy. The three books in the trilogy are “the illusion of movement”, “cast away your dreams of darkness”, and “those who lie will fade and die”, and those books are mostly made of stories of people that I met during the years of 2020-2023. Looking back, I wouldn’t have been able to write those books hadn’t I gone through a divorce, followed by another breakup a few years later (I guess it’s not the right time for love). Writing has kept me sane and allowed me both to move on and to meet some extraordinary people in the last few years.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is called “the mechanical tears of the immortal being”, and the idea for it came when I read an interview about this writer who went to New Zealand for a speech and found out that the only speakers present were a few billionaires who wanted to know more about a possible end of the world. Then I read about another millionaire who is trying hard to become immortal so I put all the stories together and created this book.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really. I tend to write at my local library or at a café, mostly in the afternoon, after taking my daughter to her mother’s house after school. I carry the laptop with me, a few notebooks, and then just get to work. Once a week I take a break from writing, and I go to a church where I help some other people preparing food for those in need, and once a week I sweep the floors of my local church because it helps me to stay grounded in the real world.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I read everything, and authors like Kenzaburo Oe, J.K. Huysmans, Henry Miller, Ballard, Dumas, Proust, Ma Jian and Trevanian were a big inspiration when I decided to become an author. I remember the first time I read “The Three Musketeers”; that’s when I knew I wanted to be a writer.

What are you working on now?
After writing fiction and science-fiction for so many years, I’ve decided to take a break from it and work on a horror novel. The novel will be set in Portugal and England, my two countries, and it will probably take me a couple of years to write.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I email radio stations, bloggers, podcasters, etc., and in the last few years I have been interviewed for the BBC, Manchester North FM radio, written a few articles for some bulletins, was interviewed by other authors, and I have also done a few festivals.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Never give up, even when you feel as if things aren’t going your way. And don’t listen to jealous minds.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
A few years ago, a divorced father who read my book “the illusion of movement”, told me not to give up and to keep on writing because my experiences could help others who were going through the same thing.

What are you reading now?
“A Head Full of Ghosts” by Paul Tremblay.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I want to finish this new novel of mine, get my own apartment so that I can have my writing corner, and just keep on living a quiet life.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano, The Bible, Omega Minor by Paul Verhaeghen, and The Shards by Brett Easton Ellis.

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Marie Moldovan

Interview With Author Marie Moldovan

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a Saskatchewan native and Ontario immigrant. Some would call me a reverse snowbird, who feels most comfortable surrounded by snowcapped mountains.
Nomadic by nature, I am multifaceted and have mastered many skills. I dub myself a jack of many trades and master of some. However, because I have acquired a plethora of diplomas spanning the educational spectrum, my mother (May she be at peace) on the contrary would call me a professional student.
I accredit my adaptability to the training I received as a Canadian Forces medic, and My artistic ability to my family. Both attributes have aided me along my journey from points of homelessness and despair to place of stability and optimism I have arrived at today.
In 2018, I was diagnosed with service-related PTSD, and within the same breath of time became a widow.
Unresolved trauma, and the loss of my husband caused me to skirt the edges of insanity. Faced with losing complete touch with reality, I returned to writing and art.
In a sense writing and art saved my life, at least that’s my claim. Fortunately, for the world, my choice to embrace creation has led me to captain a new life as a publisher, illustrator, writer and artist.
I am the author of 20 years of Winter and currently run the publication organization, aptly named, I Ain’t Your Marionette. My book is an autobiographical collection of poetry and art. I published it in hopes to make a way for others who have suffered similar traumas to feel safe knowing that they are not alone nor are they to blame for their experiences. 20 Years of Winter is Marie’s source of empowerment offered to those victims to stand up to their perpetrators and to speak out against victim shaming.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“20 Years of Winter” is my latest creation, it is a powerful collection of autobiographical poetry and that delves into the dark and challenging aspects of my life as a soldier. I published it in hopes to make a way for others who have suffered similar traumas to feel safe knowing that they are not alone nor are they to blame for their experiences. 20 Years of Winter is my source of empowerment offered to those victims to stand up to their perpetrators and to speak out against victim shaming.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
In the mystical realm of my writing, where pens duel with keyboards and metaphors dance with similes, there exists a peculiar creature: The Unfocused Scribe. This elusive aspect of myself, much like a caffeinated squirrel, flits from idea to idea, leaving a trail of half-finished sentences and forgotten plot twists. My inner author is forever galloping after my hyperactive monkey mind with a lasso. If James Earl Jones were to narrate my process with a comical spin, it might sound something like this:

The Multitasking Maestro:
Our protagonist, armed with a laptop and paper mâché pulp, embarks on a literary adventure. As the words flow, so does the plaster, flour, and glue. Why? Because nothing says “creative genius” like an upcycled monster holding a bookmark.
“Ah,” they muse, “this poem needs more depth. Let’s add complicated layers. Make it a poem within a poem. Maybe even art.” And just like that, their poetry collection becomes a string map on a profiler’s board.
The Attention-Deficit Alchemist:
Concentration is overrated. Our writer flits between tasks like a bunny on an espresso binge. Mid-sentence, they see a dog hair highlighted by the midafternoon sun. So, they pause, grab the vacuum to ward off the impending dust bunny infestation.
“Write what you know,” they shout over the wild growls of the Hoover Vacuum. “Yes, yes, write what you know,” the voice of their father chimes in from the internal family peanut gallery.
The Permission Slip Enthusiast:
“Dear Self,” they write, “I hereby grant you permission to be gloriously weird during the creative process. Feel free to wear mismatched socks, build giant paper mache monsters holding bookmarks, and consult your inner family for plot twists.”

Cut to: the writer losing track of thought and chasing a butterfly that fluttered in from a nearby window.

Smash Cut to: A tale wagging the dog, one would swear it was part cow, barking at its owner to get back on track.

Cut to: the chaotic author’s inner thought dialogue…….

“Certainly, the inner squirls answer! Let’s get back on task and polish up the remaining part of your whimsical narrative:”

Dissolve to: The remaining narrative on the author’s weird habits—hopefully.

The Coffee-Stained Oracle:
Coffee fuels their imagination. It also drenches manuscripts, but who needs pristine pages when you can have caffeinated epiphanies and coffee-stained pages to use for multimedia art? Each spill becomes a Rorschach test:
“Ah, yes, that blot looks like a puppy going through a midlife crisis.”
“And this one? Clearly a plot twist involving time-traveling marionettes set on rescuing the child version of themselves.”
The Concentration fairies:
In the quiet hours of midnight, our writer hears them—the elusive concentration fairies. They nibble at their brain cells, leaving behind fragments of ideas.

And so, dear reader, if you ever encounter a writer surrounded by paper mâché pulp, stringing a sculpture’s armature with garbage, and wearing different-colored socks, fear not. For they are simply channeling the spirit of creativity—one oddity at a time.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
In the worn chambers of my beating heart, where hope whispers and ink nourishes my soul, I secretly shelter a love for words. As a child, I spun my imagination with the golden threads of prose, lost in the dark fairytale realm of Rumpelstiltskin, or the horrors of John Grisham. For me books were my secret doorways, portals to secret gardens and realms of mystery.

But now, I find myself a Ferryman of voices—the guide of narratives, the oarsman of reality. For I publish the words of others, those brave marionettes who bare their heart on the paper.

Michael Falls: His sentences are like symphonies, each a masterpiece of harmony.

Alycia Hodge: She grills emotions with metaphor — her lines sometimes medium rare and other times raw enough to stake a vampire.

Emma Hilson-Gregory: Her rhymes free the soul from darkness.

Joe Mykut: writes with child-like wonder.

Marten Hoyle: He gives voice to the lost souls of imagination.

Together, they form a constellation of inspiration—a celestial library where honesty and creativity dance, where ink-stained hearts find solace. And so, dear interlocutor, let us turn these pages together, for within them lies the magic of countless worlds.

What are you working on now?
Oddly, a children’s book titled “Miss Sally Anne.” It’s loosely based on my childhood And the title is a nickname I was given because I wore hand-me downs and unbranded clothing.

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

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Ignore the Naysayers:
Don’t give up! Your story is like that elusive sock that everyone swears was snatched by some supernatural beast in the dryer—eventually, the sock resurfaces. Trust your inner storyteller; it’s got better fashion sense than Steve Urkel.
Write What Makes You Excited:
In my world, creativity is like a cosmic ketchup—sticky, unpredictable, yummy on a cheese burger but occasionally messy Let yourself get messy, and water down or wash away any of your writings perceived errors with vinegar. Research what you don’t know and remember: patience is the secret ingredient. Just keep shaking that ketchup bottle, success with splatter eventually. And if it doesn’t, flip it upside down and let gravity take over. Eventually, you will get a squirt of inspiration.
Make Art That Is Meaningful to You:
Write what resonates with you. We’re all on our own literary road trips, and sometimes the GPS takes us leads us to what seems like a dead end.

So, dear new authors, pack your metaphors, embrace your weird, and remember that your story matters—even if it involves parking your car at the dead end and going for a walk.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The best advice I ever heard was in 1992, when my dad threw my fantasy novel in the burning barrel and told me to write what I know. The burnt manuscript was tragic but the advice was golden.

What are you reading now?
The Brilliant works of many authors in the anthology I am editing.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Maybe sci-fi fantasy? That is if I were to grant my daughter, Sammy, her wish to have me publish one in the latter mentioned genre. Or maybe, the ramblings of my minds untethered squirrel.

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?
Voces Animarium, Leaving Eden and I may Be A Romantic, But I Am not Hopeless.

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Arthur SUMNER

Interview With Author Arthur SUMNER

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My work life was in business. While running a company as Plant Manager, I also taught evening classes at a local college. I have been a bible scholar all my life . My first book.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
In Store for Every Christian
Most of the classes in church organizations that I have taught know little about all the things God has planned for us.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not that I am aware of.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
The bible, with Luke being my favorite writer.

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A. D. Metcalfe

Interview With Author A. D. Metcalfe

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have had many careers in my life, but it wasn’t until recently (ten plus years ago) that I started writing. I’ve always had a propensity for escapism and have amassed fodder aplenty, so why I didn’t start writing sooner is a mystery. Once I did, however, it became an obsession. I’ve published a kids’ picture book under the pen name Leslie Ann George, and my first novel, Street, just came out in December of 2023.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Street is adult upmarket fiction. It takes place in my hometown of New York City during the 1970s, a time when I, like my characters, came of age. The locations are inspired by places I have lived and hung out. Many of the characters are loosely based on people I have encountered, and some of the scenarios have been plucked from personal experiences.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not especially. I like to start writing as early as possible, so sometimes that means feeding and turning out the horses when it’s still really dark out. So far, they haven’t complained.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I was a terrible reader as a kid, so it wasn’t until adulthood that I learned to enjoy the practice. But even then, I read mostly non-fiction, books on animal science and training, psychology and self-help books. Once I started writing myself, my appetite for fiction really grew. I am drawn to dark themes and urban locations. Some of my favorite authors are Richard Price, Colson Whitehead, Adam Rapp, Adam Mansbach, Chuck Palahniuk…

What are you working on now?
Right now I am working on final revisions for the sequel to Street and drafting the plotline for a third book in the same series. I am also outlining chapters for a completely different literary fiction project, and making notes for a memoir.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
It’s been a learning process. I am involved heavily with my local writing community, so I love to take notes on what works for other authors. I also subscribe to an abundance of online sites that list contests, awards, and promotional opportunities. Combing through them to see which ones are a good fit and don’t require huge fees is time consuming, but I try to dedicate a small chuck of time every day to researching and applying.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Join a writing group! It might take a while to find the perfect fit, but it will be so worth it. Nowhere else will you get copy, line, and content editing for free. And reading your peers’ work-in-progress is a huge learning opportunity.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Join a writing group! :>)

What are you reading now?
Currently I am reading Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I have so many ideas floating around. If I can stay focused, they may all see the light of day!

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?
What a mean question! I absolutely loved The Year of Endless Sorrows, by Adam Rapp. John Irving has some weighty novels to kill time with, and maybe The Nix, by Nathan Hill, because I remember reading it and really liking it, but I’m still not sure what exactly happened. A desert island would be a good opportunity to find out.

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Paul Phillips

Interview With Author Paul Phillips

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a novelist.
As a somewhat-troubled youth in London in the early 80s, I wrote my first novel about somewhat-more-troubled youths in London. It nearly got published too.
Then in the 90s, discovering my South African roots, I wrote a couple of big historical sagas, one of which VERY nearly got published – before a change of personnel at the publisher.
Cut to the 20-teens and I’m mostly focused on my career in advertising, finding time only for short stories. But an idea is bubbling away under the surface: a final and more serious attempt at commercially-oriented long-form fiction; something that would pull together everything that had inspired me as a younger man and everything I’d learned as an older one… Because as you get older, the stakes get higher too. One shot really does become one shot.
So this is it. A series of espionage/action thrillers under the CHASING MERCURY umbrella. As we speak, the first is published, the second written and the third in progress.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
THE BORODINO SACRIFICE, which is Book One in the CHASING MERCURY series.
It’s hard to pin down the inspiration for writing these books. It’s a combination of fond memories of the stories that most thrilled me as a young man – from Bond to the likes of The Guns of Navarone and Where Eagles Dare – coupled to the more “realistic” intrigues of le Carré and Deighton, with a healthy dose of personal and family history thrown in.
However, the chief inspiration would have to be Peter O’Donnell’s Modesty Blaise stories – both the novels and the comic strips that I used to read every night in the Evening Standard (THE BORODINO SACRIFICE is dedicated to his memory).
In creating what Kingsley Amis called “one of the great partnerships in fiction, bearing comparisons with that of Holmes and Watson”, O’Donnell showed me the way to sidestep the whole “men shouldn’t write women” minefield: by writing two main characters, one male, one female. And because I first came to his stories as period pieces (the mid 60s is literally a lifetime away when you’re an 11-year-old in 1976), it seemed natural to set them in a historical context…
Which leads me to my other big influence. Being born 20 years after WWII, I grew up in its shadow. My best friend’s parents next door had escaped Hitler’s Götterdämmerung. My uncle had fought behind enemy lines. Another was a screenwriter who had worked on that classic British secret agent movie Carve Her Name With Pride alongside the Special Operations Executive advisers on the picture, including Vera Atkins and Odette Sansom.
To me, the war and immediate postwar period doesn’t feel “historical”, even though of course I’ve had to do exhaustive research. It feels pretty close and immediate.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Having suggested that the 1940s feel contemporary to me, I suppose I should say that I write on an old manual typewriter. I don’t. Scrawled-in notebooks and my MacBook Air work just fine for me.
Although I do have an unusual writing talisman here, which is indeed an old typewriter. In fact it’s the Olympia SM3 portable that my uncle took to Naples to work with another “historical consultant”, on another movie he was writing: a certain Charlie “Lucky” Luciano…

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I mentioned several of these inspirations earlier, so I won’t go into detail again, but very definitely Peter O’Donnell, Ian Fleming, John le Carré, Len Deighton, Anthony Price, Helen MacInnes and many more…
…and moving out of the shadowy alleyways, plenty of others for their writing style(s), from Ian McEwan to Stephen King. What McEwan did in Atonement, planting the slightly jarring phrase “stalked by the leonine yellow of high summer” for call back later is nothing short of astonishing. What King does, sometimes, such as in the opening of From A Buick 8, where he sets the whole mileu with the italicisation of “hail” for “hell” (“…asked him what in hail he was doing there…”) is a lesson in economy for us all.
Oh, and Hemingway, always Hemingway. The opening of THE BORODINO SACRIFICE contains a veiled reference to the ending of For Whom The Bell Tolls.

What are you working on now?
Books Two and Three in the CHASING MERCURY series…
Book Two, THE HERRENHAUS FORFEIT, is written and edited and ready to be published later in the year.
Then there’s Book Three, THE SAFEHAVEN COMPLEX, which may or may not wrap up the story. I’m still researching and writing that.
Each novel is designed to work equally well as a standalone adventure or as a continuation, although I guess they’d be best read in order.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m an absolute beginner here. I’m still experimenting and nothing I say will be reliable. Added to which I have no budget to try very much.
Having said that, “X” and Facebook have already generated some sales (THE BORODINO SACRIFICE has only been available for a month so far).

Do you have any advice for new authors?
It would be presumptuous in the extreme. However, I really don’t like prescriptive advice such as “Only write what you know”. Balls to that! Just look at things more broadly – you’ll be surprised what you know.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
There’s a mantra that plays in my head (thankfully it’s a catchy tune).
It’s from Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll by Ian Dury & The Blockheads:
“…what a jolly bad show
If all you ever do is business you don’t like.”

What are you reading now?
Two books on the go at the moment…
One is Mick Herron’s Spook Street, which I’ve just downloaded and got into.
The other is a further example of how WWII keeps coming alive for me.
To prepare for writing Book Three, I’m currently reading Hitler’s South African Spies by Dr. Evert Kleynhans, a non-fiction study which opens with a U-Boat silently observing an air raid drill in Cape Town in 1942 – and it blows my mind that my mother was there that night, as unaware as anyone else in the city of the threat lurking in the bay.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I have to develop and finish Book Three in the CHASING MERCURY series. I don’t know yet if that will leave the way open for a potential fourth book. It kind of depends on the degree of interest there is in seeing Mila and Bradley’s adventures continue (hint, hint).
I also have a short story collection coming together. A couple of those stories are set within the CHASING MERCURY universe and fill in some of the background to Book Two. So I’m looking at revisiting these with a view to offering them as (horrifying term!) reader magnets.

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 (read it so many times and will always read it again).
The aforementioned For Whom The Bell Tolls (my go-to adventure story with literary pretensions/literary work with an adventure in it).
Probably my favourite Modesty Blaise novel: A Taste for Death, Sabre Tooth or I, Lucifer.
..and (although I love it) very definitely NOT Pincher Martin!

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Manisha Punwani

Interview With Author Manisha Punwani

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am an Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. I live in the beautiful city of SF with my pet family. I have many awards, presentations and publications to my name and held many leadership roles. ‘TEN PROMISES-Intentions that shape Committed Parenting’ is my first book. I work with children and adolescents who struggle with Anxiety disorders, Austim, Twice exceptional, OCD and other neurodevelopmental disorders.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
‘TEN PROMISES-Intentions that shape Committed Parenting’ is my first book. I have tremendous respect for parents and their dedication towrds their children. Parents need resources and support to undertsand how the work is to be done both on theor end as well as the childs authenticiy is to be supported as they grow. The familes where parents and children do the work together have best developmental, psychological and long term outcomes.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write at night mostly. Am a night owl and feel most creative then. I love going to Lake Tahoe and write. The nature and beauty inspires me.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
San Francisco and Hawaii are my go to places for my spritual recharging and growth

What are you working on now?
I am working on my second book.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I ahve used many website, book events, podcats and email to promote my book

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Stay focused and dont give up!

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Where there is a will there is a way

What are you reading now?
I a reading Pema Chondron right now

What’s next for you as a writer?
Anothe rbook and travel

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?
David Reicho, Salman Akhtar, Eckhart Tolle

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Justin James

Interview With Author Justin James

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am primarily a fiction author in the horror and paranormal fantasy space, however, I recently began working on some nonfiction material. I am from the small community of Little Rock, Mississippi, and I currently have four publications available.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is ‘The Prophecy of Donald Trump’. The book was inspired by the numerous online conspiracy theories surrounding the presidency of Donald Trump. I found a few of them fascinating and wanted to write about them. I enjoy a good conversation starter and hearing the opinion of others and why people think the way that they do.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I have one that I have noticed heavily recently. I have this habit of creating character names and planning back stories, only for the names and stories to change last minute as I begin writing. I’m not disappointed in that, though, as it has led to characters appearing in other works of mine as well. I call it “dynamic” character work.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
The biggest influence behind my writing, especially in the style of horror that I use, is without a doubt Stephen King. Here’s a fun fact. My favorite King book is ‘Pet Semetary’. Other novelists that have influenced me are Joe Hill, Dean Koontz, and of course my fellow Mississippians William Faulkner and John Grisham.

What are you working on now?
I am currently working on my first full-length novel. I’ve done novellas previously, but this new project is my first full novel. The project will be in the horror and psychological thriller genres.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My preferred method of promotion is organic promotion through social media apps. I like creating personal connections with my audience and finding other people that genuinely want to naturally find my work and read it, as opposed to just buying ads and hoping someone gives it a click.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
My advice for new authors is to write about anything and everything. Do not stick to just one genre when starting. Have fun with your writing. If you try to narrow down on one genre immediately, you will grow tired of writing. Branch out and have fun. Once you’ve done that, then you can focus on the genres you enjoy writing the most. But always enjoy writing. Writing is about creative expression, having fun, and turning words into art.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The best writing advice I ever heard came from Stephen King in a lecture he gave. He spoke about just putting the pen to the paper and letting your imagination wrote the story, almost intuitively and instinctively.

What are you reading now?
I am currently re-reading one of my favorites, which is ‘NOS4A2’ by Joe Hill. The novel is haunting and different from other books about haunted cars.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I would say that my next big thing to come is to finish and release my novel that I’m currently working on. I’m really enjoying how it’s coming along so far, and I hope the readers will enjoy it as well.

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?
That’s tough. If I had to choose, I would say ‘Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban’ by J.K. Rowling, ‘Pet Semetary’ by Stephen King, and ‘Olive’s Ocean’ by David Henkes.

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Billy J. Barnum

Interview With Author Billy J. Barnum

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Four books to date and I never know if there are any more to come or not.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Broken Little Pieces New Tales from The Baron. I write down what comes into my head and when there is enough for a book I release it to the world!

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Write it down or lose if forever.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
None.

What are you working on now?
I just write what pops in my head as soon as it does. I always think my last book is my last book I will publish. When it starts flowing again I write it down and slowly but surely start thinking about the title, the cover, and what it could look and be like.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Facebook is up there but Twitter which is “X” now seems to be my go to since I have almost 30,000 followers and counting.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write it down and if you think it’s good enough release it and take a leap of faith.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“You gotta do something with that” after reciting one of my epic poems.

What are you reading now?
Nothing exciting just the daily events.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Keep chugging along and see what comes next.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
The Guinness Book of World Records whatever else I can grab before being suddenly stranded. 🙂

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Scott VanDenBerg

Interview With Author Scott VanDenBerg

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Having written screenplays and stage plays, I am sharing these as light, breezy books. An avid cinephile, my books read like movies.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Outrageous tabloid headlines that scream from newsstands inspired me to write THE GREAT GRACELAND CAPER. Vivid characters react plausibly to the most implausible and outrageous of circumstances.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
With due respect to great authors and influential books, I draw my greatest influences from early Woody Allen films like BANANAS, The Marx Brothers and the sublime MONTY PYTHON.

What are you working on now?
My next effort is a spy spoof, THE MAN FROM I.O.W.A.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I turn to Facebook groups to share my stories.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write what you love to read.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Be of good cheer. Half the world is at peace with itself- and so’s the other half.

What are you reading now?
Leonard Martin’s Classic Movie Guide

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Gemma A Summers

Interview With Author Gemma A Summers

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Well, Wings of Redemption is my first book, a Romantasy debut novel. I have written a few short stories before.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Wings of Redemption – A tale of broken hearts.
It is somehow inspired from my own childhood. Once you will read it, you will get to know it 🙂

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Well I am a pantser, if that counts!

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Oh I love Sarah J Maas and Rebecca Yarros. They have turned me from a psychiatrist into writer!

What are you working on now?
Next book in my series! All the romance and dragons stuff!

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I haven’t figured out yet, honestly!

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Just write! Rest you will figure out!

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Lol! I never had a reader or a writer circle! So none I would say!

What are you reading now?
Crescent series by Sarah J Maas obviously;)

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?
Will acotar series will do for me!

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Eli Liszt

Interview With Author Eli Liszt

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a native to Texas and an avid reader. Gardening is my go-to hobby when I need to decompress. I have only published one book thus far; however, I am currently working on book 2 of the Celestial Beings Trilogy which is scheduled for publication later this year.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Pneuma, The Celestial Beings Trilogy – Book One. My inspiration comes from reading sci-fi novels mixed with a bit of romance.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I tend to prep my mental state by listening to new age classical music before sitting down and writing.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
J.R.R Tolkein, English author of the Lord of the Rings books.

What are you working on now?
I am working on book two of the Celestial Beings Trilogy – Quintessence.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My own website along with Instagram. It has been difficult getting exposure as an Indie Author.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
If writing is your passion, then never give up and keep on writing. The more you write, the better you’ll get. Your first, second and third draft doesn’t have to be perfect. What matters is that you took the time and courage to write.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The purpose of writing is to stimulate the conscious mind of your readers.

What are you reading now?
Honestly, I have not had time to read these past few months other than research for my current book that is scheduled to be published later this year.

What’s next for you as a writer?
To complete my Trilogy before 2026 which I believe will occur in due time. Creativity cannot be rushed if you want the final product to be perfect.

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 am a sucker for English Literature, so this one is fairly easy:
1) Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austin
2) Love Poems by Lord Byron
3) Othello by William Shakespeare

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Rose blaze

Interview With Author Rose blaze

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
ABOUT AUTHOR
Ernest Queen is the author behind @Roseblaze. She is a biologist, and a romance writer who loves happy endings, she began writing while she was still in high school. she is the author of more than fifteen book and one of her most popular novel is Last Drop of Love. She tends to express her feelings and deepest thoughts with novels.
When she is not writing she is listen to music to get more inspiration and ideas. she is a girl who loves music, books and chocolates.
You can visit her online on Instagram @roseblaze12 or on email: roseblaze67@gmail.com. follow her for more captivating novels.”

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The name of my latest book is Beware Of The Bad Boy, and it was inspired by an online writing contest

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Yes, while writing I love listening to pop music, it clears my mind and helps me with the flow of writing my books

What authors, or books have influenced you?
J.k Rowling, I love all her books.

What are you working on now?
A paranormal novel, it’s a werewolf romance book, decided to try my hands on that genre.

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

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Just do your best in your book, write as if you are the reader of your book and don’t get discouraged.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“You will be one of the best selling authors, keep up the good work author.”

What are you reading now?
You Belong To Me by Rose blaze

What’s next for you as a writer?
Just get as many books out there and get good sells

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 Possessive billionaire wants me (one of my books)
An honorable man
Silent honor

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Grace Law

Interview With Author Grace Law

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Beyond her professional pursuits, Grace is first and foremost a devoted mother. Balancing the demands of entrepreneurship with the joys of parenthood, she brings a unique perspective to her work, infusing her projects with warmth, empathy, and a profound sense of purpose. Through her writing and publishing endeavors, she seeks to empower others, offering them the tools and inspiration they need to navigate life’s challenges and pursue their dreams.

With a keen intellect and insatiable curiosity, Grace is an avid researcher who thrives on delving into new subjects. Whether it’s uncovering the nuances of historical events or exploring the latest advancements in technology, she approaches each topic with a fervent desire to expand her knowledge and understanding. This thirst for learning not only enriches her own life but also infuses her work with a depth and authenticity that captivates readers.

At Purpose Publisher, Grace has carved out a niche for herself as a visionary leader with a heart for meaningful storytelling. With each publication, she strives to create a platform for voices that might otherwise go unheard, championing diversity, inclusion, and social justice. Her commitment to authenticity and integrity shines through in every aspect of her work, earning her the respect and admiration of colleagues and readers alike.

In an industry often driven by profit margins and trends, Grace stands apart as a true luminary—a beacon of creativity, compassion, and unwavering dedication. With her boundless passion for literature and learning, she continues to shape the landscape of publishing, leaving an indelible mark on the hearts and minds of readers around the world.
3 books thus far

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Positive Affirmations For Women: A Journey to Self-Acceptance Through Meditation: Break Free from Negative Self-Talk, Embrace Your Flaws, and Cultivate Unshakable Confidence. I have always struggled with self-image. I wanted to help other women overcome the secret struggles in their minds.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I always pray before brainstorming and writing!

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I think the New King James Bible first and foremost. It has taught me to forgive others and myself when I fail. It has shown me how to love others and love myself as God, the creator of the universe, loves me.

What are you working on now?
A new self-confidence meditation series. I am also working on companion workbook and writing journals for “Positive Affirmations for Women”

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Facebook and Amazon so far. but I am starting to branch out to other social media and paid promotion sites!

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t stop! You may not get 100 sales on your first book. Be willing to invest in yourself by learning new techniques and new marketing tactics!

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Be Humble! We are all equal in God’s eyes!

What are you reading now?
Max Lucado’s Grace for the Moment

What’s next for you as a writer?
I have a total of four long form books I want to release this year and maybe a few companion books in between

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
My bible! Learn a new language manual!

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Nikki Dalton

Interview With Author Nikki Dalton

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a relatively new india author and have written 7 books. Growing up I loved to write. In high school I would write romance stories and all the girls would gather at lunch to read what I had written the night before. Everyone always said, “You should be a writer,” and after many years I decided to finally give it a try. I think I’m finally getting the hang of it!

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is “The Firefighter’s Unexpected Flame”. I truthfully can’t tell you what inspired it, other than most firefighters are hot and what better subject to write about! I like to write about hot guys and sassy women that tame them.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I am a night owl and do all my best work between 10:00 PM and 4:00 AM. I am also good at sleeping in!

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I love Colleen Hoover, and all of her books inspire me.

What are you working on now?
I am currently working on a book called “The Bodyguard and the Billionaire’s Daughter”. It is about a bodyguard who is hired to protect a billionaire’s daughter but she doesn’t know he is her bodyguard. She just thinks he is some hot dude she met in a club. I’ll bet she’ll be ticked when she finds out the truth!

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Probably Facebook.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
BE PATIENT!! Re-read you book outloud – you will find mistakes that way.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Not advice exactly but a quote that I have always lived by is:
What the mind can conceive and believe, and the heart desires, you can achieve.”
― Norman Vincent Peale

What’s next for you as a writer?
I want to produce some of my books in foreign languages.

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?
Any of Colleen Hoover’s books!

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