Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My name is Mahmoud Suleiman Abdi Dualeh. I come from Somalia, which is in East Africa. I have written six stories and have three collections, featuring a number of those tales, out. My story titles are as follows: Family Day; Karen, the Misbehaved Girl; Mersa’s Surge of Energy; The Archaeologists Secret; Souhail and the Realm of Super Beings; Muhsen Ilyes: Deciphering Terrorism and Three, Four and Six Short Stories on Fate/Very Different Short Stories.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is actually a short story collection with all my published stories. The eBook version is called Six Short Stories on Fate and the paperback one is titled Six Very Different Short Stories. I was inspired by the social issue of family separation (in Family Day), fantasy blockbusters like Harry Potter (in Mersa’s Surge of Energy) and other classics and pressing topics.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I tend to write in a blur, but, having written many essays in university, I learned to edit well and maintain a good standard of quality.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I idolize J.K. Rowling, Dan Brown, George Orwell, William Shakespeare, John Milton, Jane Austen, Arthur Miller and many more incredible authors and people. I like The Giver, The Catcher in the Rye, Angela’s Ashes, the Harry Potter series, the Robert Langdon series (featuring the Da Vinci Code) and more great books.
What are you working on now?
I’m working on a business fiction book called Savanna Drama. It is based in the Congo, an African country, and features the struggles of doing business in impoverished, lawless societies.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I like Awesome Gang because they do book promotions and host author interviews. I also appreciate KDP’s promo tools and I’m trying to connect more with potential readers by putting myself out there on YouTube channels, the radio and podcasts. I’ve actually been on the radio once, which was a load of fun. I want to do that again soon.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
What I have learned from publishing six stories and collection is that value-for-money offers are great. If you want to write a novel, then that’s great (as long as you set it at a reasonable price). For those of you like me that have written short stories, try to compile as many stories as you can into a novella/novel-length book. That way, you can also benefit from better sales.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The best advice I have heard is to connect with readers through the media. That is why I am so adamant to do that. Try to get on YouTube by talking with people on their channels, be heard on the radio and get on podcasts.
What are you reading now?
I’m actually reading a nonfiction book called Principles, by Ray Dalio.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I hope what’s next for me as a writer are bigger and better things. I do not know what the future holds but I’m working to be more successful. The main goal is to get as many people as possible to read my books and, hopefully, improve as an author.
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