Interview With Author E.C Zephon
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am E.C. Zephon, a self-taught, self-employed independent author who builds complex literary universes from the ground up on my own terms. I create modern magic realism, dark fantasy, and gritty speculative fiction centered around multi-dimensional Black characters navigating deep psychological, real-world, and spiritual landscapes.I write because it is my divine purpose and my avenue for peace. I operate entirely on faith, patience, and grace, bypassing traditional mainstream templates to keep my creative vision completely uncompromised.I have written and published two main books that form the foundation of my growing literary footprint. 4 all together Repaired Redemption, Words That See, The Written Soul Season One & Two.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Written Soul Season Two. Ultimately, it was inspired by a calling to step away from mainstream commercial formulas, protect my personal peace, and build a permanent, uncompromised literary legacy of self-reliance to pass down to my children and future grandchildren.The book was built to flip traditional fantasy on its head by creating a modern, gritty universe where Black characters wield magic wands, manage professional careers, and handle real-world issues while navigating heavy, unseen psychological and spiritual forces.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
J.K Rowling Harry Potter. Patrick Rothfuss Name of The Wind.
What are you working on now?
I am working on the complete saga of The Written Soul. I am also working on an offshoot which focuses on one of the main characters Mia’s dark magical past. I am also working on several other stories all fiction.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Beacon
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep sharpening your craft and growing as a human. Your experiences are the fuel to your stories.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Why not you,?
What are you reading now?
No Ordinary Love by Myah Ariel.
What’s next for you as a writer?
While my current applications sit under active review with Arts Midwest, MRAC, Springboard, and The Awesome Foundation, I am expanding my reach to target private, unrestricted national grants and rural writing residencies to fund my future travel and research.I am focusing on building direct-to-reader pre-order assets on my Beacons profile and expanding my physical storefront presence beyond Magers & Quinn, proving that independent literature can claim permanent real-world territory without corporate gatekeepers.
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 Year in the woods, Searching For Zion, Repaired Redemption and The Age of Resilience.
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