Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My name is Gabriella Kovac, I am a bestselling author on Amazon.
I was born in Hungary, just after the Second World War had drawn to a close. I lived through the Hungarian uprising against the Communists in 1956, and remember vividly Russian tanks under our bedroom window. Through the genius of my mother Georgina .My family managed to leave the Communist block and come to Australia in 1957. I am an experienced public speaker, fashion designer and cook So far I have written a Technical book on fashion and pattern making, then a children’s book
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Through out my life I have been inspired by my mother’s amazing tenacity on outsmarting the Nazis and Communists and winning!. Her zest for life motivated me to write Georgina Holocaust Stories.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I like to go inside my characters and just use my body as a medium to write their stories for them.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
As a young adult I loved Oscar Wild and his great sense of humour later Leon Urlis Exodus
What are you working on now?
Right now I am writing a different kind of historical romance from a young man’s viewpoint. The book is based on truth.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I like talking and being interviewed on radio stations.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Let your inspiration take you to wonderful places in your mind and do not let criticism stop you.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
For a writer the best thing i heard was “Butt Glue” In other words : Just sit there and write.
What are you reading now?
Mostly I read other new writers work at my book club.
What’s next for you as a writer?
To finish my novel I am working on now.
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?
Now that you reminded me I think I would go back to Oscar Wilde
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