Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m an author at 13 with a passion for philosophy and theology. Currently, I hold three titles to my name. Hopefully, that number increases.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Divine Doctrine. It’s about Islamic philosophy and theology. The idea sparked in my mind when I was in the middle of my contemplation, and I was like, “Hey, I know lots about theology, maybe I could write a book on it”, and so O started, using a book by one of my favourite scholars to guide me.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Being only 13, I’m not entirely sure about what’s normal and what’s not, so I don’t know.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I have a passion for philosophy and theology, so the two figures who truly inspired me are Immanuel Kant and Al-Ghazali.
What are you working on now?
I’m working on a book about the problematic rise of a drug cartel, and a town caught in the middle of a battle between an established mafia, and a vicious predecessor to the Sinaloa Cartel.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Amazon ads.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
My advice for new authors, as a new author, is keep at it. Never expect success at the first or second book you publish. The rainbow comes after the rain, it’s a principle.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write stories not for fame and money, but to tell the world something you want it know, something deep within your heart.
What are you reading now?
‘Critique of pure reason’ by Immanuel Kant.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m going to keep writing as a hobby and passion, a side huddle, whilst chasing a degree in my number one interest, philosophy. From there, I will hopefully get a job as a journalist.
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?
Al-Ghazali’s ‘Incoherence Of the Philosophers’, Abu Hanifa’s ‘The greater Knowledge’, Marcus Aurelius’ ‘Meditations’, and Immanuel Kant’s ‘The Critique of pure reason’
Author Websites and Profiles
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