L. Salt

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My pen name is L. Salt and I am an emerging, multi-genre writer from the UK. I studied History of World Culture and did Master’s Degree in Art Expertise at the St. Petersburg University of Culture and Arts.
I was born in Belarus and have lived for many years in Ukraine and Russia, then finally settled down in the North of England, where I currently live with my husband. My interest in writing dates back to my teenage years. Apart from creative writing, I have a passion for travelling, arts, history, and foreign languages.
So far, I’ve written two full-length novels, two novellas, and a few short stories in different genres.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book which will be releases 24th of February called “Legacy of the Iron Eagle.” It’s a thriller/mystery novella with some elements of history and suspense.
I love history of WWII. This dramatic period of history still leaves more questions than answers for historians and researchers, and continues to tease imagination of authors and writers with its theories and conspiracies. This is my second novella dedicated to this subject.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t think it’s an unusual habit as such, but I prefer to write between 12:00 and 16:00-17:00. I also prefer to print out my works when I edit them. I think it helps me to pick up more typos and mistakes.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I’ve read almost all of Carlos Castaneda’s books, and I think they’ve influenced my vision as a writer. Style-wise, I think I’ve adopted a lot from Dan Brown’s thrillers. Not only authors and books, but films influence me as well. I think lots of elements in my books came from David Lynch’s works.

What are you working on now?
I’ve just started to work on my third novella. It’s a thriller with some sci-fi elements and historical references with the plot set in present days Scotland, Berlin, and Montenegro. I hope to finish this book in the end of March-beginning of April with a view to publish it in the end of this year.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I use primarily Facebook groups and other bloggers’ pages/blog to advertise my new and upcoming releases, information about sales, etc. My publishers push really hard to get my works out there, using their own channels as well. I hope all of these methods combined together should work.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
I think I’ll repeat Dan Brown’s advice. Write something what you’re passionate about, something you would like to learn more. You’ll find out that there are lots of people here who are passionate about the same things.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Never miss an opportunity. It’s better to take a step, make a mistake, and (maybe) regret about it later, than not to take a step and regret the whole life about an opportunity that you’ve missed.

What are you reading now?
Surprise, surprise:))) I’ve just started to read “Origin” by Dan Brown.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I hope I could grow my audience of readers and followers. Of course, I plan to continue to write and experiment in different genres. I have a dream to work with screenplay writers to turn some (or all) of my books into scripts. It would’ve been my greatest achievement to see my characters “alive” in a big screen.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Some kind of DIY books which can help me to survive:))

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