Awesome Author Interviews

Interview With Author Brian Fenerty

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Funny I don’t have an answer for this as I cover it extensively in my book – it is a typical opening question in a job interview.

I am an author because I wrote a book, I hope to write another soon and doubt I’ll ever in

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My first book is called: Find a Job You Love and Get the Job You Want

I love talking about what I do and am always open to helping people in their job search, interview, and offer negotiation. You know how you have a friend who you call for help with specific things? Well, I am the recruiter who acts as a career coach for my friends and family.

A couple years ago, I started collecting my career coaching insights into workbooks and, later, blog posts that I can share with people to help them.

How to negotiate a signing bonus, how to navigate the interview process, how to ask for a raise, etc. Eventually, I figured it may be easier to put it all together and make it available online for everyone. At $0.99, and often free, I feel like it is really available for everyone – I have no plans to raise that price.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
ADD, Instagram addiction, work, life, and lack of writing skill, all conspire to make me write at odd hours, on my phone, you name it. Honestly, this is not a long book and is more of a primer or workbook than the next Great American Novel. I put in hours after work and on the weekends and leaned on my editor and publishing team to get it done.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Hunter Thompson proved to me that you can write about anything if you can write. I do not compare myself to Hunter in terms of writing, I think I may have been able to hold my own with Hunter in other areas back in the day.

What are you working on now?
A new book on getting promoted in your current company – a bit of a departure for me as someone who works in Talent Acquisition – and I feel like a worthwhile goal for most people.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I call my friends, shared a few copies with people who could use it…maybe promotion is something I can look into!

Do you have any advice for new authors?
I am not qualified to share much on this. I will say this: what one man has done another can do.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
What one man has done another can do.

What are you reading now?
Blogs about recording an audiobook.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I would like to get better, a little, and try to raise my game a bit in storytelling. I write guides and I’ll get you from Point A to Point B in my area of focus quickly and I think adding stories may help people connect better to the techniques I share.

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 complete works of William Shakespeare. I am, by no means, an accomplished reader of the man and find something new in every story he wrote. I like Dave Barry also, he makes me laugh so… maybe both.

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Interview With Author Vivienne Branson

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My name is Vivienne, and I’m an emerging author. I grew up surrounded by art and history in Imola, Italy, a town known for the F1 races.
Since I was a child, I have always loved writing. I still keep a personal diary that I wrote over thirty years ago, and it covers six years of my life.
My favorite authors are Agatha Christie, Lord Byron, Marie Shelley, and Edgar Allan Poe. They influenced me as a human and a writer. I have published one book; it’s a Victorian-style Gothic short story.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The name of my book is Athanasia: A Gothic Short Story. Athanasia means immortality in Greek. In this story, we have two love stories in which the protagonists — who belong to the living and the dead — face important issues such as identity, grief, and immortality. I love Théophile Gautier, and his work, Clarimonde, was the inspiration behind my tale.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I act out my characters’ dialogues. By doing so, I can perceive their emotions on a deeper level.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Tolkien, the Romantic and the Victorian authors are my influencers. For me, Romanticism was a rebellious era in human history where emotions flourished and resonated with the love of nature throughout the arts. Instead, the Victorian period was a flourishing time for science and industry. The Victorian writers also denounced social issues, like poverty that increased in the urban areas. Through these two periods, the Gothic style changed, reflecting the realities of society. In Athanasia, there’s an emphasis on emotions, and one of the female protagonists lives in London, not in a castle settled in a rural area. Hence, my Gothic stories are influenced by these two periods.

What are you working on now?
I am working on two books. The first book is about magical realms where witches, hybrids, reptilians, and elves live. Tolkien is my inspiration in this novel. The second book is about a Bulgarian vampire who lives in Greece and is divided between a mysterious woman and his servant.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m still exploring the different methods. I use social media platforms, newsletters, and Amazon ads. Giveaways are an opportunity to entice people to read your book. You get some exposure. However, planning is crucial for a successful giveaway.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Having the right mindset is everything. Have a plan, be smart, patient, and above all, don’t let fear be your guide. Educate yourself and take action. Don’t wait for the right moment, it doesn’t exist.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Courage is being afraid and doing it, anyway.

What are you reading now?
I’m reading Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu and The Garden of Promises and Lies by Paula Brackston.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I want to write a collection of Gothic short stories, and possibly complete my novel inspired by Tolkien’s works.

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 Alchemist by Paulo Coelho; The Poetical Works of Lord Byron. Collected and Arranged with Notes by Sir Walter Scott, Lord Jeffrey; The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien; The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende.

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Interview With Author Vinesh Senan

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
A Doctor by profession have written articles for many peer reviewed journals and in the forefront of medical research wanted to share the ideas found through medical research to everyone who can understand without medical jargon and use these findings in their daily life

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Mind Mastery- The secret to success.
My 20 years of experience in meeting different type of people and interview the stories of influential leaders , writers and experts in their field and testing the methods on volunteers has inspired me to spread the knowledge gained to everyone

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Yes I get up at 4:00 .am Have a coffee and sit looking to the field to inspire my creative mind and the writing comes like flowing water

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Norman Vincent Peale, Dale carnegie, Joseph Murphy, Robin Sharma

What are you working on now?
I am working on my next book idea on what we eat changes us

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Awesome gang , Amazon, Goodreads

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Donot think just start writing – The material will start flowing only if you start

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Find your inner self and the world will open to you

What are you reading now?
Right now I am reading the Secret

What’s next for you as a writer?
To get my audiobook published and develop a podcast were similar authors can share their thinking

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?
Mind Mastery The secret to success
The monk who sold the ferari
The Secret

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Interview With Author Derrick Credito

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’ve recently self-published my first book, a literary fiction novel set in three different parts of the world. It took over four years to finish. Spending that long on one project was a big commitment of time and energy.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“The Year of the Tsunami” is my latest book. It used to be titled “The Wandering Scribe,” and before that “Big Smoke” and “Red Light Go.” Initially the novel was inspired by Amsterdam, a city I visit regularly. The idea of “Big Smoke” came about when I decided to go multi-national and include New Zealand in the plot. My own personal connections to Jewish communities in both my native Baltimore and Amsterdam shine through in the plot.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
When I was working on the manuscript, I’d take medical marijuana edibles and wear headphones to listen to hypnotic, instrumental trance music. In my deep, relaxed state, I’d sometimes have unique ideas that may have never come to me otherwise. I don’t do that sort of thing anymore—I mean, I still take the edibles but am now taking a long break from writing. Since finishing “Tsunami,” I took off the headphones, strapped on my bass and now play in an EDM band called Let Go Echo.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Richard Lange, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Philip Roth are my three biggest influences. From a early age, I came to admire Stephen King. While writing “Tsunami,” I devoured all of the Jewish literature I could find. But beyond fiction, I enjoy reading music memoirs, politics, and current events.

What are you working on now?
My main focus at the moment is making my novel accessible to readers. Let Go Echo is recording a new album this winter, aptly titled “Hibernate.” I’m studying Dutch again because next year I’ll be going back to the Netherlands for the first time since pre-Covid. It will be a great honor to share my novel in the country where most of the chapters are set.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Social media is a writer’s best friend. I have a blog on WordPress, “The Bohemian Years,” where I write longer magazine-style pieces about music’s role in my life, as well as the artists that inspire me. But after a while, I feel the need to go out and talk to people about my book.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Believe in yourself. Write everyday, and always try to do it from a place of joy. That energy transfers to the reader. Through your writing, you have the power to create the kind of world you wish to see. Use that power wisely.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“Now the real work begins.”

This always hits me right between the eyes because it’s always so accurate. Whether you’re writing, revising, publishing or promoting, the challenges never stop mounting. As writers, we must adapt and grow.

What are you reading now?
Lilly Singh “How To Be A Bawse” is a map for living one’s best life. Vice President Kamala Harris’s memoir “We Hold These Truths” is a heartfelt story of perseverance and compassion.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m planning to spend most of 2023 promoting and speaking about my new novel. Hopefully I’ll get inspiration to begin working on the sequel, but there’s a chance that I’ll finish my own music memoir before then.

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?
Lilly Singh’s “Be A Triangle” would keep me filled with gratitude. Throw in a couple vegan cookbooks, and I should be good to go!

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Interview With Author Philip Shadowfire

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hello everyone and thanks for the opportunity to share my life with you it certainly is an honor. I am a full solitary practicing Christian, Wiccan, Shaman Witch and because of my background I have been so fortunate and blessed to meet people from all backgrounds of life I consider part of my extended family. The most pleasant thing I discovered in life is that religious differences aside, we really aren’t that different from each-other.

In addition to my religious life, I am a very active individual that never grew up. I am an avid cyclist with over 120,000 miles logged in my lifetime, I love kayaking, mountain climbing, spelunking, and participating in bike races and charity events for so many worthwhile causes. I am a 58 year old individual but I never aged! I think my fountain of youth came from a promise I made to myself that I would never grow up and see the world as a child would until it is time for me to leave here.

I don’t know why my life is so strange in the religious sense and regular in the secular world, but I wouldn’t have it any other way because it taught me to appreciate life and how precious it truly is!

I wish someone would make a movie out of my life because I lived it so fully even though it was so bizarre and wonderful at the same time. I have no regrets. At the age of 18, I decided to save enough money to go to Guam and live there for a year on my own. I really have no fear, if I were to see a tornado approaching me, I would probably pick up a stick to beat it up. My family and friends naturally were concerned about this and pleaded me not to do this because the tornado would win. I said don’t be so sure, and bet in my favor, because what if I win the fight with that tornado! 😉

Naturally people think I have a death wish, but I’m enjoying life too much. I just live each day as if it is my last and I savor every drop it has to offer! The last thing I always say to my family before I leave them for the day is that “I love you” because that is the last thing I want them to remember about me, if I don’t make it back to them.

I have a very unfair advantage about life and death because of my background. I have always seen spiritual entities my entire life, crossed 3 billion years of time zones from the living and non-living worlds, and briefly died twice in my lifetime. Once when I was 6 years old and again when I was 21. When I was 6 years old and died the first time, I didn’t want to leave the Earth and was sent back to live my life, but when I turned 21, I wanted to cross over to Heaven/Summerland, but it wasn’t my time, so in all essence a very beautiful and Divine figure I believe was Jesus? Said He had to bring me back to the world of living. So, in essence, I was kicked out of Heaven which I joke to my Christian friends I wasn’t kicked out because I was a witch, I was kicked out because it wasn’t my time to be there! 😉

I’m glad I came back to life because I met a beautiful woman, my soul mate for eternity that I am happily married to for 32 years now as of this writing, and I’m going to be with her forevermore! 🙂

Getting back to My life being so strange, I am a walking contradiction in everything I do, I absolutely hated reading and writing in English classes at school, but all that changed when I went to Guam and started writing a diary of my adventures there. I didn’t realize how beautiful and eloquent words were when they are expressed in writing from authors who are so passionate about life and want to express it in stories for people to read. It’s their zest for life, for the stories they share, that is what gives me inspiration to live my life the best I can while I’m here.

As a result of this revelation, I wanted to write and share my life and stories with anyone who is kind enough to hear them and hope my stories inspire them to be the best versions of themselves as well. That is why I went on a quest to write as much as I could and hope my writing makes a difference in people’s lives. I have written 5 books and over 10,000 articles concentrating on the higher meanings of Life and Spirituality and I’m so thankful to be on this writing adventure of mine in addition to my active physical life.

By the way, thanks for asking this question, I hope it helps give people a chance to peek into a very normal and yet wonderfully bizarre life I live while I’m blessed to be here! 😉

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I just finished my Book of Life Trilogy series involving myself and the 3 main characters of Astraea, Isis, and Aphrodite who are the kindest, sweetest, girl witches you would ever meet that saved families, communities and the world with their love in my stories, but after I finished the final book, I realized that there was one more story I needed to tell involving the real witches I was blessed to meet in my life.

In life there is a spectrum of light from complete darkness to blinding light and most of us fit somewhere in the middle of light and darkness. My character girl witches were off the scale, beyond the blindness of light, since they have no darkness in them, and their love is so beautiful to see, but in my haste, I didn’t get to write about all the wonderful stories I had about the real witches I met in my lifetime. I wanted to have a book to honor their life, their perfections and flaws too. I also wanted to have a spinoff book that is related to my Trilogy but different, because I wanted to separate myself from the teen girl witches so they can hopefully become an inspirational urban legend of girls that never age so that they can help young adults long after I’m gone. that is why I wrote this final addition to the story that means so much to me.

I’m stalling in telling you the title of my final book because it caused some concern and discomfort to my readers for which I sincerely apologize, but I wanted a title to catch people’s attention how our society stereotype’s people they don’t understand, or think is weird. That is why I came up with the title of “Don’t Talk to Evil Witches especially Her!” My story is a delightful roller coaster of humor and drama that I hope people can relate to. Life isn’t as perfect as my teen girl witches are, it’s difficult, and it’s filled with challenges we have to face every day of our life, but when you have a quirky sense of humor and are brave enough to get up every morning knowing you are going to fail miserably at this thing called life, I salute you! Because you are a hero in my book!

https://www.booksie.com/664712-dont-talk-to-evil-witches-especially-her

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Yes, I developed a technique to make you part of my story! Believe it or not you are my main character I write about in my 2nd book of life series Return to Earth.

https://www.booksie.com/652159-the-book-of-life-return-to-earth

Another thing about my writing is that all my books are on free websites, I don’t want money, I just want to share my stories with anyone and everyone that wants to read a free story and wonder what my motives are hee hee. I know I’m strange, that is why most of my characters also have a quirky sense of humor that I hope people get! 😉

Anyway, getting back to you being my main character I had to come up with specific rules to make it seem like I am talking to you while reading “our” book. I couldn’t mention your age, your gender, your race, in my story because if I did, that could leave you out of “our” story, but I had to give you a name. That is why I came up with a nickname to call you Sunshine, because of your beautiful smile and ability to brighten up my day! I hope it worked and made you part of my story, because you mean so much to me!

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Dennis J reader “Coming Back Alive!”
I loved his simplistic writing style because it really helped me understand and feel for the characters in his book!

Tom Brown “The Tracker” I absolutely love his writing style too because I could relate to his Shamanistic story. He wrote so eloquently and effortlessly that really made me feel like part of the story!

What are you working on now?
Right now, I’m taking a break, I’m not sure what my next project will be next, but I would like to continue the Book of Life franchise I started back in 2006.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Booksie.com Because it is a totally free site that people can read my work without having to register or pay to read.

YouTube because it is also a free site for people to enjoy and I recently converted one of my book to an audiobook movie that I am shamelessly posting for people to see if they want to see what my teen girl witches look and sound like. 🙂

I don’t understand why my marketing is so difficult that is why I also have a personal word of mouth to anyone I meet, that loves reading books. All I ask is for people to give my girls a chance to change their life, because I believe in them, I believe in the stories I made and I’m proud and honored to have the courage to write for people to enjoy the stories that mean so much to me! Thanks!

Finally, I sincerely hope this interview helps promote my stories too, and I want to thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to have a platform to get my stories out!

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Yes! As you are writing your story, try to think how much it means to you and how you can’t wait to share it with your readers! Let your enthusiasm, your passion, your creative juices flow in every word you write down and don’t self-doubt yourself. Believe in your story, believe in yourself and pretend you are writing one of the most exciting things you want to tell your family, because in a way, our readers our are family and that’s what motivates us to be our best as we share our thoughts with our readers.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
If you believe in your story, don’t give up! Have the tenacity to overcome your fears and get your story out for people to read!

What are you reading now?
Actually, I’m mostly watching movies and hoping there are more positive stories about Witches. I hope and pray that the stories I wrote are not going to be the only ones out there to show the human side of Witchcraft. Help me find a book that shows the beauty of witches and I promise to read it! 😉

What’s next for you as a writer?
Rest. Right now, after writing 3 books in less than a year, it has physically drained me, so I’m going to rest for now, but I will be back because writing is too addicting and fun to leave!

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 probably wouldn’t bring any books with me, just give me lots of pens and paper, a solar rechargeable laptop and lots of time to write books, because that is what I love and do!

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Interview With Author Georgia Saunders

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’ve written three books. They have been unpublished for a few years. I recently republished one of them with an updated title.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Home Street Home: Virginia Beach Nightmare. This is the updated, republished version of Home Street Home: Virginia Beach Chronicles. I felt compelled to show the jeopardy journey of a middle class “proper” lady who fell into homelessness during the economic crash of 2008. Because we now have another crash looming, I felt the time was right to make this novel available again. I feel that it is a timeless historical record in novel form of the impacts of homelessness on those who fall into it suddenly from a comfortable life. Such unfortunate souls must learn the primal laws of the streets pretty quickly – if they want to survive, that is.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t think so. Coffee, notebook and pen, computer to type in the text. Pretty standard stuff. But can’t leave out the coffee. Would be no more books without coffee.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
The People of the Abyss by Jack London
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Scarlet by Alexandra Ripley

Anything by Kenneth Roberts, a wonderful historical novelist dealing with colonial and early America

What are you working on now?
I am polishing the updates of Volumes II and III of the original Home Street Home series published in 2011, having turned them into Books 2 and 3 of the updated series.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I originally sent copies of my first novel, Home Street Home: Virginia Beach Chronicles, to the book review department of the Virginia Pilot, several area churches and the local library at the Oceanfront and in Norfolk, where I had written the novels on library computers. Dr. Reuhlmann of the Virginia Pilot (back in 2011) published a good review, saying (paraphrase) it was a uniformly rugged but redeeming novel about life among the homeless of Hampton Roads.

The local libraries added my gifted books to their shelves. One church in particular responded with great interest and set up book buying and book discussions for me. It was reviewed by Anne Meek, then board secretary for the Cultural Alliance of Greater Hampton Roads, who said “The book is realistic. It’s not amateurish, nor does it seek sympathy. There is definitely a market for this.”

As far as online promotion, I was involved with a group that helped authors review each others works. That was very helpful with getting reviews up on Amazon. Unfortunately, I don’t think they are still operating and the name was something like “Orange Tree Books”. I plan to look them up again to see what the situation is now. Maybe they are under a new name.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Edit and rewrite as many times as needed to get a polished product. Clean up the little spelling, formatting and punctuation errors.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
To read good literature in abundance. I was encouraged in my (olden days) Massachusetts education to distinguish literature from pulp writing churned out to make a buck. As a writer, I aim to contribute to the body of literature.

Jack London’s “People of the Abyss” (1903) was not popular though he was already a recognized literary talent. Perhaps readers of the day did not like being shown the misery of the harried and harassed underclass of their great cities. But the work endures as a fine addition to literature.

What are you reading now?
I’m busy writing right now. But I hope to get some good histories read next year.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Promoting the updated Home Street Home series. Perhaps some side trips to get the real updated ambience of life in the streets today in the cities I am including as backgrounds to the dramatic stories of the novels.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Histories, I’m sure. I’m fascinated with history and historical fiction. That’s what I consider Home Street Home: The Virginia Beach Nightmare to be.

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Interview With Author A.W. Baldwin

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have written six thrillers (with a touch of humor). Readers’ Favorite has awarded 5 Stars to each of them, calling Raptor Canyon “a hoot of an adventure novel… most highly recommended” and describing Wings Over Ghost Creek as “a beautifully written thriller.” Raptor Canyon received the 2019 Grand Master Adventure Writers’ Finalist Award, established by New York Times best selling author, Clive Cussler and was a finalist in the ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Contest 2019-2020. Wings Over Ghost Creek received the 2020 Grand Master Adventure Writers’ Finalist Award. Broken Inn received the 2021 Grand Master Adventure Writers’ Finalist Award and awards from Global Book Awards, New York City Big Book Awards, Books Shelf Writing Awards for Fiction, and Independent Press Awards.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest is The Antidote, inspired by the possibility that genetically modified plants could be part of the solution to climate change. Plants absorb CO2 and some plants might be modified to increase their rate of absorption to counteract all the CO2 put into the atmosphere by mankind. What would happen if such a plant was developed? What would it be worth? What would some people be willing to do to get their hands on it?

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t know if they are unusual; they’re just my habits! Everyone has their own ways to write and their own preferred environments, times of day to write, whether they outline heavily or not at all, and so forth.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I enjoy Clive Cussler, Edward Abbey, Craig Johnson, and many others, but outdoor adventures, thrillers, or mysteries are my favorite.

What are you working on now?
A sixth “Relic” novel, featuring a moonshining hermit of Canyonlands National Park.

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

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Do you have any advice for new authors?
Competing in an over-crowded marketplace is tough. Write because you love it, not because you expect fame or fortune! If you have some financial success at it, great; if not, no sweat. And always work to improve your craft because that’s a major source of satisfaction in what you do!

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
That’s a tough question. My answer might change over time, but one of my favorites is from Ghandi, who said (roughly) “A long life may or may not be good enough, but a good life is always long enough.”

What are you reading now?
Wait for Signs by Craig Johnson.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I’ve started on my sixth “Relic” novel and I have ideas for other non-Relic novels (like The Antidote).

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?
Another tough question. A book about Ghandi’s life and philosophy. The Monkey Wrench Gang by Abbey. Any one of Clive Cussler’s books.

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Interview With Author Kamaya Tarpley

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I started out writing romance but evolved into dark fantasy/horror because that is where my true passion lies. I’m originally from the East but moved West and then back East again! I’ve experienced many cultures over time and that has applied to my writing! I am now up to 14 published books and they are on Amazon, Walmart.com, and Barnesandnoble.com.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Always & Forever: A Lesbian Ghost Story is my 14th release and it was inspired by wanting to challenge myself with creating a classic ghost story and putting my own special twist on it.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I make a playlist on Spotify for each of my books so the music playing while I write sets the perfect scene.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
The Sultan’s Harem by Colin Falconer has been the biggest inspiration for me because it allowed me to see a woman, who though was flawed, slithered her way to the throne. Seeing women in power was new for me.

What are you working on now?
I am now working on marketing Always & Forever: A Lesbian Ghost Story and introducing the world to this incredible yet dark love story.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I like to use Twitter and Instagram the most because my reach is larger on both platforms.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
I would tell any new author to always worry about themselves first. Make sure the story pleases you first because you cannot always please outside parties.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The best advice I’ve ever heard came from my mother “Not everyone thinks like you” and she’s right. It keeps my mind open to other perspectives and has helped me become more sensitive to other communities.

What are you reading now?
Right now I actually just finished Carmilla and Laura. It is a retelling of the original, Carmilla, which is a lesbian vampiric story and I loved it.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I plan on working more conventions for the remainder of 2023 including the Rangerstop and Pop Con in June!

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
I would take Carmilla & Laura by SD Simper, Perfume by Peter Suskind, and Lilith by myself of course!

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Interview With Author Khiana Wyatt-Locus

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am an outpatient therapist. I have written one book that is self published using Amazon KDP.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“Teatime With God” is my latest book. I was inspired to write it based off life circumstances. I was tired of my mental health not being where I needed to be. At the same time, I was tired of being told to just “pray about it” when it came to my mental health. So, I finally came to the conclusion that I should improve my mental health and pray about it. And that is how the book came about.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t think so. I do like to write the old-fashioned way, using pen and paper. And sometimes I like to lay on the floor to write. I don’t think that’s unusual though.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I’ve been influenced by Viola Davis, Sarah Jakes Roberts, and Valorie Burton. “Finding Me” by Viola Davis is really what pushed me even harder to go for my dreams. Because I knew that if she could make it, then so could I. I also have been influenced by some of my sorority sisters that have written books.

What are you working on now?
Right now, I am working on promoting “Teatime With God” and building a social media presence.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My best method is paying for promotion from social media influencers that have a huge following.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
My advice is to just write the book, even if you don’t think it’s good. There are a lot of poorly written books that are out there. And some of them are selling well. So, stop overthinking it and just do it.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The best advice I’ve ever heard is don’t take advice from people who aren’t where you want to be in life.

What are you reading now?
Right now, I am reading “The Mothers” by Sarah J Naughton. It was a recommendation from the book club that I’m in, and it is pretty good.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I would like to write another addition to “Teatime With God.” This is just the first book in the series.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
The Bible, a crossword puzzle book, and the DSM-5

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Interview With Author Nicholas Aragon

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My name is Nicholas Aragon and I am the author of the Curly Crow children’s book series. I have written six books, three are published and three more are on the way. I live in New Mexico with my wife and two daughters, well one daughter now, my oldest recently moved to AZ to start a family of her own. The Curly Crow character was created by my mother Barb Keady (1959-2017) when she wrote the first Curly Crow book about a crow that lived behind a café and flew to the Rio Grande River to learn how other birds caught food. After I helped my mother publish her book I started writing books and stories of my own. Then I re-created the character and put an adventures spin on the educational learning topic and now Curly Crow is a cute crow character with curly hair who loves adventure and trying new things.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is Curly Crow Goes to the Beach. In this story Curly Crow goes to the beach for the first time and meets a Seagull. This story was inspired by a trip I once had to the beach and I remember how the Seagull’s would swoop in and steal your food. Well I thought Curly Crow should experience the beach and you cant go to the beach without running into a Seagull.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I have some unusual writing habits. My writing habits are unusual because I am unable to type my thoughts directly from my head to the keyboard. I have to write my thoughts down with a pen on lined paper first and then type everything into the computer. For some reason my ideas only flow if I am writing with a pen.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I am inspired by all types of children’s books and all types of authors. I usually tell kids, keep tying new things until you find out what you are good at and then run with it. Most my ideas and stories that I write about come from my own experiences being a dad.

What are you working on now?
I am working on book #4 called Curly Crow Goes to the Park. This is a fun adventure about a cute crow that wants to try the playground equipment. After much struggle she finds out that she is only good at one thing…
I am also working on book #5 and #6. These books will be out by April 2023.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My website is CurlyCrow.com and my instagram is @curlycrowbooks. Visit my website for fun things to do like enter our monthly coloring contest.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
My advice for new authors is, keep going. I think a lot of the time people are looking for the quick fix or instant reward but being an successful author takes time. So don’t get discouraged and keep writing.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Treat others like you want to be treated and Reading is exercise for the brain.

What are you reading now?
I am reading Dare to Lead by Brene Brown.

What’s next for you as a writer?
After I have all six books published I would like to travel and do author readings at schools so I can share my journey as an author and encourage kids read.

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?
Curly Crow Goes to the Beach by Nicholas Aragon (he he), The Color Purple by Alice Walker, and J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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Interview With Author Derrick Noble

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was born and raised in Little Rock, AR. I have been helping leaders, speakers, business owners, CEOs, non-profit organizations, and government agencies take their leadership skills to higher heights for more than 20 years now. I am a jazz lover and a musician, I love watching classic Kung Fu movies, I regularly come in first place in Denzel Washington and Idris Elba look-alike contests, and I have a delightfully silly sense of humor.

My career revolves around The Golden Triangle of professional speaking. I do these both virtually and –in-person:

1. Keynote Speaking, which is all about inspiration, information and motivation, while creating awareness for an audience about a particular subject or topic;
2. Corporate Training, which is all about skills transfer for a gathering of employees; and
3. One-On-One Coaching & Consulting, which is all about behavioral change.

My most requested topics are, in order:
• Leadership/leadership development and all that it entails,
• Improving communication skills (both verbal and written), and
• Delivering 5-Star customer service.

I endured years of speech therapy for a severe stutter and speech impediment to become an award winning TEDx speaker, speech coach, and trainer. Some of my clients over the years have included The FBI, The United States Air Force, The United States Navy, The United States Forestry Service, The United States Department of Energy, the City of Los Angeles, and many more. In 2021, I was featured in the Los Angeles Business Journal as an influential African American business leader.

“Leadership Launch” is my first major publication.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My book is entitled “Leadership Launch: Essential Skills for New Leaders.” I have been a professional speaker, corporate trainer, and consultant for more than 20 years now. The single most requested topic for me to speak or train on over the years has been leadership. In particular, I discovered that many who were new to leadership needed some type of blueprint to help them navigate that tricky transition from employee to manager, supervisor, or team leader.

See, being a great employee got us noticed and made the powers-that-be select us for a leadership position. But, being a great employee and being a great leader of other employees are two different skill sets. So, new executives and leaders started asking me to mentor them one-on-one so that they could learn how to hit the ground running and produce results quickly. Over the years, the people with whom I have shared this info kept nudging me to put it into book form, since they knew so many others who could benefit from it. I blocked off a month on my calendar to devote to writing every day with as few distractions as possible, and now you have “Leadership Launch” in your hands!

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Hmmmm, you mean other than not being able to write without a huge cup of cinnamon ginger tea? Naw, not really. Wait, does writing in Snoopy & Woodstock pajamas count as unusual?

Seriously, I have to approach my daily writing routine as if I were going into an office to work. I wake up, shower, dress (albeit in Snoopy pjs, but I dress nonetheless), and sit down at the computer from 9:00 a.m. until noon – and then I stop. I can’t seem to focus if I write for long, long stretches at a time.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I have such a love for reading that this question is nearly impossible to answer. But, I can begin by telling you where it all started. My parents were not wealthy by any means, but when I was very young (I think around the age of 5), my mother said yes to a traveling salesman who was hawking sets of “The World Book Encyclopedia.” Momma died when I was 7, but I was told years later by my big brother Willie that she had said she wanted to spend what little money she had so that I could have something to read at home and get a jump start on my education! I mean, it’s almost as if she knew her time wasn’t long, and she wanted to leave a legacy of some sort.

So, my first love was that set of World Book Encyclopedias, and I read those from A-Z as I grew up. As I grew older, my 5th grade principal Mr. Ward (to whom “Leadership Launch” is dedicated) got me interested in Black history books; namely biographies of people like George Washington Carver and Benjamin Banneker. In fact, I remember that the Carver biography was the very first book I read from cover to cover, outside of the encyclopedia. To this day, I still love biographies.

If I had to compile a list of favorite authors, it would certainly include James Baldwin, Cheikh Anta Diop, William Shakespeare, and Howard Thurman – my “Mt. Rushmore” of authors. Other favorites are Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Carter G. Woodson, Melba Pattillo Beals (who wrote the foreword for “Leadership Launch”), and Aristotle.

What are you working on now?
I am now working on the sequel to “Leadership Launch”. The title is “Leadership Legacy”, and it will be geared toward seasoned leaders. It will focus on mentoring the next generation and passing the baton to the upcoming crop of leaders.

Also, due to popular demand, I’m writing a book entitled “Why Derrick Is So Freakin’ Awesome, and How You Can Be Too!” Millions around the world have asked for it…okay, maybe just my little niece, but she loves her Uncle Derrick. 🙂

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
This is a great question. I’m relatively new to the promotion side of things, so I have a great PR firm – Grapevine (based in Austin, TX and Los Angeles) taking the lead on that. However, a few sites that I really enjoy are Bargain Booksy, Awesome Gang, and The Fussy Librarian.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Yes – be willing to spend the money on a good, professional editor with years of experience. My bachelor’s degree is in English, I teach courses and seminars on writing and grammar, other people ask me to proofread their written works – and I STILL paid premium dollars for an outside editor. Trust me, they catch things you do not because you’re so close to the written material and may have a tendency to be less than completely objective. And remember, you get what you pay for, so don’t skimp. It will definitely be worth it in the long run.

Oh, and my second piece of advice to new authors is don’t write about leadership. I mean ever. I have in my employ a team of goons who are prolific in all of the martial arts, and their one job is to neutralize all competition. I could tell you about Johnny No-Thumbs who tried to write about leadership. As you might imagine, his story didn’t end well. The world needs more books about butterflies and bunny rabbits. Write about those. Yeah, that sounds about right. 🙂

Seriously, write about whatever you are most passionate about. That passion will come through on the written page, and it will reach your audience in some very powerful ways. And, if you’re a leadership person, welcome to the family.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“Look both ways before crossing the street.” My mother was quite the philosopher. Although, she was also the one who said, “I brought you into this world and I’ll take you out.” So, some of her advice may need to be taken with a grain of salt.

What are you reading now?
“The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs” by Carmine Gallo, and “Perfect Phrases for Leadership Development” by Meryl Runion and Wendy Mack. BOTH are amazing and almost impossible to put down.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Hmmmmm….good question. My immediate tasks are to get the word out about “Leadership Launch” to as many people as possible, to complete this major PR campaign I’m in the midst of for the book and for my business, and – perhaps most importantly – to remind myself to enjoy the journey. What good is it to travel the world and yet be too busy traveling the world to actually see it and enjoy it? So, part of my next step is remembering to breathe and be thankful. Oh…and to buy commemorative Starbucks cups and refrigerator magnets from every place I visit. I already have quite the collection!

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?
And the award for “World’s Most Difficult Question” goes to…Awesome Gang! Let’s see –

1) World Book Encyclopedia “W” – this was the one I started reading first, because Stevie Wonder was my favorite singer, and I wanted to know about him. So this one has sentimental value.

2) “Strength To Love” by Martin Luther King, Jr. – this book has been a constant source of inspiration over the years.

3) “The Measure of a Man” by Sidney Poitier. The depths of his insight are impossible to describe. Just read it.

*I would have said “The Bible”, but I have hidden THAT one in my heart. I don’t really need the physical copy. If you know, you know. 🙂

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Interview With Author Stephanie Cotta

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a lover of all things fantasy and a big fan of Lord of the Rings. I’m also a Star Wars geek–have been since the time I was 7 or 8. I am an artist, an avid reader, a gamer, and an archery enthusiast (it’s one of my favorite recreations). I started seriously writing back in 2013, and since then I have written 10 fantasy novels, one of which has just released!

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is a YA Epic Fantasy called The Conjurer’s Curse. I was greatly inspired by my love of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and its adventure vibes. I started writing this novel back in January of 2021 (during Covid). I experienced a not-so-great encounter with an individual who treated me like I was carrying the plague–even though I wasn’t sick. It sparked something visceral in me, so much so that the wheels in my mind started turning. I thought, “What if a seventeen-year-old boy had a curse that killed everyone around him?” It was all the spark I needed for a compelling story with high stakes, and, of course, I had to turn it into an epic adventure!

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Well, I don’t sit at a desk and write. I either lie in bed or recline on my chaise lounge. I found early on that sitting at a desk was too stiff of an environment. I also always have music playing when I write. Some people might need silence, but my brain requires artistic instrumental music. But if I’m writing an action sequence, then I usually put on more intense music, even rock music, something that gets my blood pumping.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I have heavily been influenced by J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Brandon Sanderson, and a plethora of Star Wars authors. So much of my literary knowledge comes from reading books by these authors or in the case of Star Wars, having a wide array of characters and writing from multiple points of view. I learned from reading Star Wars that the possibility for stories is endless. It’s how I approach my own fantasy world. With my world firmly established, I can create new characters, and they can have their own adventure outside of the main storyline–this is how The Conjurer’s Curse came to be.

What are you working on now?
I have finished writing the sequel to The Conjurer’s Curse, and I also just finished writing a YA steampunk fantasy novel. I am currently working on revisions for it, and I hope to have it ready for beta readers very soon. It is very different from my epic fantasy genre, but I love it so much for that reason. It’s been a blast creating something entirely new and fresh. I’m excited to share it with readers.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
For me, it’s been Facebook and Instagram. The support I have on those platforms is fantastic. I have made wonderful friends in the author/writing community who help share and promote my book.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Just start writing. Don’t worry if you don’t know what you’re doing. It doesn’t have to be perfect. I didn’t know what I was doing when I started, but I had an idea and characters whose stories I wanted to tell. That kept me going for years until I was brave enough to start letting people read my writing. Those early drafts were so rough, but it was a season of finding my voice and learning my craft. I encourage aspiring authors to take the time to do the same and read a lot! That is what helped me the most–reading books by authors I loved. I believe anyone can write, it just takes time, discipline, and a strong belief that you have a story to tell.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Have the courage to pursue your dreams.

What are you reading now?
I am currently reading Wizards of the Apocalypse: The Forgotten Prophecy by X Zombie.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Next year, I’ll start writing the third book to The Conjurer’s Curse and hopefully get started with the sequel to my steampunk fantasy.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
I would bring The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien and the Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson.

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Interview With Author Erik Patterson

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Pop Prompts: 200 Writing Prompts Inspired By Popular Music is my first book. I’m primarily a screenwriter, a playwright, and a teacher. I’ve written dozens of produced movies and TV shows, and I’ve been nominated for two Emmy Awards, the Humanitas Award (winner, Radio Rebel), the GLAAD Award, and the WGA Award (winner, Another Cinderella Story). I also teach and host writing sprints on Zoom to hold writers accountable and finish their projects.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My book is called Pop Prompts: 200 Writing Prompts Inspired By Popular Music. During the pandemic, I started hosting these writing sprints on zoom. I don’t like a lot of the writing prompts that are out there — writing prompts are usually too specific and they don’t leave enough room for the writer’s creativity. So I would write my own prompts for these writing sprints…and at a certain point I realized I had accumulated THOUSANDS of original writing prompts. So I decided to assemble some of the best ones and make a book out of them.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t know if this is very unusual, but I like to migrate when I’m writing. I’ll write at one coffee shop and then after awhile I’ll need a new environment…so I’ll move to another coffee shop…and then a few hours later, yep, I’ll move to a third coffee shop. I think the movement helps awaken certain dormant parts of your brain!

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I’m obsessed with Ann Patchett. I love Rebecca Makkai. I think Hanya Yanagihara is incredible. My first favorite author was John Irving. And of course Tony Kushner.

What are you working on now?
I’m working on a romcom that’s very personal and close to my heart. And putting together another book of writing prompts!

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m new to this, so I’m still figuring that out.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Let your writing be bad. Don’t be afraid of the blank page. Fill it up with messy writing that you can go back and finesse later. You can’t rewrite a blank page but you can always make bad writing better.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
In her book “On Directing,” Anne Bogart talks about how she sometimes has no idea what she should say to actors, so she’ll just WALK towards them and start talking. That action, that movement, will wake up a different part of her brain and suddenly she’ll have something to say to them. I think there’s something interesting there, and it’s relevant to many parts of our lives. Don’t stand still. Always move forward.

What are you reading now?
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Pop Prompts II! It’s coming soon, keep an eye out for it.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, It by Stephen King, and Bel Canto by Ann Patchett. The first two because (1) I love them, but also (2) they’re long so I’ll have more to read on my desert island. And then Bel Canto because it’s beautiful and I’ll want to have some beauty with me.

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Interview With Author Roobert Scheck

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a 24 year old author living in Utah with a love and passion for fantasy. I’ve been writing since I was seven but published my debut novel in 2020. I’ve written and published 1 book out of 5 total books planned in the next 5 years.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“Shadowed Time” is the latest book I have published and was heavily inspired by adventures and intrigue of Tolkien and Martin in their respective fantasy accomplishments.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t outline so a lot of my work is spur of the moment thoughts. One of my most used apps is the Notes app on my phone. I’ll be in the middle of trying to go to sleep and bolt up and write down. I firmly believe, if you think it up, write it down. Doesn’t matter if you think it’s important. Let your future self decide that. All present self has to do is write it down. A lot of my work comes from moments expanded that I thought up at 2 in the morning or in the middle of work.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
So many but among the top, J. R. R. Tolkien, Brandon Mull, Ridley Pearson, Martin, and Rick Riordan.

What are you working on now?
I am working on book two of my trilogy “A Tale of Blood and Tears” with a hopeful publication date of latte 2023 or early 2024. It’s a 160,000 word count manuscript so it’s taking me a long time to work on. I’m also working on a murder mystery and poetry book.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I primarily use instagram at the moment since I do not have website set up.

Instagram: @authorrobertscheck

Do you have any advice for new authors?
To all new authors out there, don’t ever let someone tell you what you think is cool is not. One of the reasons writing is s fun, is because we’re able to dive into a world someone else can’t think up. That creative genius inside you is a value to the literary community. If you’re feeling like writing or wanting to, take this as a sign and do it!

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The best advice I’ve ever heard is: “when you write, realize that you’re including yourself in your characters whether you realize it or not. When you realize that, you can shape your characters and build their experience with your’s.”

What are you reading now?
I am currently reading Star Wars novels as well as The Witcher series.

What’s next for you as a writer?
What’s next is finishing my trilogy as well as a murder mystery I’m working on on Kindle Vella.

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?
1) The Return of the Rings
2) The Beyonder’s trilogy
3) The Bible

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Interview With Author Dylan McFadyen

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Like most authors I’ve been writing since I was a kid, but I only started to seriously pursue writing as a career in the last few years. I studied history in school, focusing on international relations and conflict, and that academic experience remains very valuable in my fiction writing today. I’ve written five novels so far.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest (and first) release is Oblivion’s Cloak. In 2017, I was feeling very pessimistic about the future of humanity. I came up with the concept of a future in which we had destroyed ourselves, but the galaxy kept on turning without us. I tried to imagine what that might look like, and how the handful of humans that survived might navigate that bleak and hostile world. Oblivion’s Cloak was the result.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t think so; sometimes I enjoy going out to a bar to write and have a drink, but I don’t know if that qualifies. Nor do I get to do that so often anymore.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
What’s the word limit on this question? I’ll try to narrow it down to a manageable list, although I could write a lengthy essay series on the topic.

My favorite book (and film series) is The Lord of the Rings; I typically don’t write fantasy, but Tolkien is a huge inspiration regardless. One of my other favorite books is Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield; his book The War of Art also helped me transition from writing casually to writing professionally.

After that… I could go on way too long. I’ll just call it there.

What are you working on now?
I’m working on a page 1 re-write of the first novel I ever completed. The final product was pretty amateurish, but the idea behind it is one I’ve been developing since I was a teenager and I think it deserves a second chance now that I’ve improved my craft through experience.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Having just started promoting my first book it’s hard to say; I’ll get back to you when I have more data!

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Take writing seriously. Figure out what your writing style is, then build a schedule that suits it. Then STICK TO IT.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
See above.

What are you reading now?
I’m reading The Silmarillion for the second time.

What’s next for you as a writer?
More writing!

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
The Lord of the Rings, Gates of Fire, and Good Omens – after that it would get too hard to choose.

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