Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hi world. I’m Maria Bolanle Moses, I live in the heart of Toronto, Canada. My love for stories and creation started at a young age and has gradually taken over my life. A Curse of Roses is my debut novel and the first in a trilogy. I’m obsessed with mythology, anime, and the performing arts. When I’m not writing, I can be found designing dresses, reading and auditioning for my next big part.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
A Curse of Roses – inspired by the love of fairy tales and the fault in human nature to make monsters out of shadows. If I said more, I would spoil the book. No spoilers.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write the best stories in bed. Sadly that means I don’t sleep much. But let me tell you, nothing gets the creative juices flowing like lack of sleep.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Leigh Bardugo Grishaverse series and Sarah J. Maas’s Throne of Glass and A Court of Thorns and Roses series pushed me to write more and be better. I would like to grow a fanbase as dedicated as theirs one day.
What are you working on now?
I am working on the sequel to A Curse of Roses. Its working title is: A Path of Thorns. It’s going great…really.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Instagram does most of my promoting. I write too much to be active but you can find me there. I don’t bite.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
1. Write and don’t stop until you’re done and if you’re lucky that will be when your heart stops.
2. Read and appreciate it
3. Learn the writing rules. Once you know them, figure out which ones you want to bend and which ones you want to break. Then write.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Not everyone will love your work. That means someone will.
What are you reading now?
The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
What’s next for you as a writer?
Finishing this trilogy and starting the next
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?
Six of Crows
The Crown of Gilded Bones
Sorcery of Thorns
Can I bring my manuscript? (I need to finish it)
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