Interview With Author SA Soule
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I enjoy sharing some of the wisdom that I’ve gleamed from various workshops and online courses, along with the savvy advice from other bestselling novelists and professional editors with whom I’ve had the pleasure to work with in the publishing world.
I have over fifteen years of experience on all sides of the industry. I'm a former acquisitions editor for Crescent Moon Press and senior editor for Disenchanted Publishing, where I edited several award-winning and bestselling novels. I was a Creative Writing major, and I previously owned an indie eBook publishing company. And in the last nine years, I’ve even had the honor of freelance editing books for a number of successful authors.
Also, I have been traditionally published, published by an independent publisher, and now I am a proud indie author. To date, I have published 15 fiction novels (under various pen names), and ten nonfiction titles in the bestselling Fiction Writing Tools series. Many of my books continually spend time on the top 100 Amazon bestseller lists and some of my fiction has been chosen as top picks at several prominent review sites.
I also have ten years of experience designing custom books covers and premade cover designs for self-published writers, independent publishers, and hybrid authors at THE COVER COVEN
So, I consider myself a long-time industry veteran.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
"The Writer's Guide to Character Emotion" is the first book in my Fiction Writing Tools series and I wanted to help other writers struggling with the “Deep Point-of-View” technique, which can transform any novel from mediocre storytelling into riveting prose.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
No, but I love to hone my skills as a writer and learn new ways to constantly improve my craft.
What are you working on now?
I'm currently writing several writer resource guides, and the first one is "The Cozy Mystery Resource Guide." This handbook will save writers time and energy searching for resources to hone their craft and attract their ideal audience. This guide includes lists of tropes, themes, crimes, settings, jobs, recommended mystery writing books, and more.
I plan to write a romance resource guide for writers next.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My blog: https://fictionwritingtools.blogspot.com is my way of sharing some of the wisdom that I’ve gleamed from various workshops and online courses, along with the savvy advice from other bestselling novelists and professional editors with whom I’ve had the pleasure to work with in the publishing world.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Never stop studying the craft and read at least 20 to 50 books in the genre that you plan to write.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Whenever possible, I encourage writers to revise introspection (also known as internal exposition, interior monologue, inner-thoughts, etc.) into actual dialogue when there are more than two characters in a scene. I feel that dialogue is naturally faster paced and much more interesting to readers than long blocks of narrative.
What are you reading now?
"How to Write Dazzling Dialogue" by James Scott Bell because it literally took my writing skills to the next level. I cannot recommend it highly enough. It is the best guide I’ve ever read on writing dialogue.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Crafting more resource guidebooks for authors and updating my current publications.
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?
Anything by V.C. Andrews
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