Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My name is Sydney Walters, and I am an author, copywriter, and marketing professional from Washington, D.C.
I write for numerous publications, including The Prompt Magazine, THIS Entertainment, and Your Health Magazine. Short stories, sappy love poems, and clever birthday cards are some of my lesser-known works. I have written two novels, and have just published my first.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My debut novel is titled State of Grace.
I came across a newspaper clipping of a young boy that had fallen into a sinkhole in a town called Centralia, Pennsylvania.
When I learned about why the sinkholes were there, it terrified me. I couldn’t believe that such a place could exist, and I thought about the horrifying fate that awaited the boy had he not been pulled out in time.
I wanted to write and tell people about the town as a very real place, but in a fictional light.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Yes! Most of my novel was actually written on my phone!
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I was heavily influenced by the author Maggie Stiefvater, who is actually from my area.
I’m also a huge fan of Dominic Holland, who I’ve been lucky enough to connect with in the past year through social media. His works are best described as adult fairy tales, and I love his approach to novel writing.
What are you working on now?
Editing my second novel! Hopefully I will be releasing it in 2022.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Actually, a lot of my sales have been through word of mouth. I enjoy networking face to face. This way I’ve been able to sign more copies for my readers.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Try and write something new everyday. Look for writing prompts that you can build on. It can be anything!
You’d be surprised how creative you can get with something as small as a shopping list
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“Write something that you are sure is worth reading.” – Dominic Holland
What are you reading now?
Currently I’m reading ‘When I Fell From The Sky’ by Juliane Koepcke
What’s next for you as a writer?
I’d like to write a third novel for my fiction series, and I’ve also written a children’s story that would be fun to put out as well.
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?
‘Christine’ by Stephen King
‘Only In America’ by Dominic Holland
And a dictionary, to keep my vocabulary sharp.
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