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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am Dr. Jeff Davis is a businessman and author who has extensive experience in business, relationship counseling and mentoring.
He is President of The Lordship Companies Inc. a Real Estate and Investment company. My company buys, sells, renovates and manages real estate in various parts of the US. In this role I mentor people in ways to include real estate into their investment portfolios.
I am President of Jeff Davis Ministries International. The focus is on education, providing food and clothing to the less fortunate and aiding those who are involved in Cancer research. JDMI works with non- profit agencies to help find answers to problems plaguing people across the world.
As an author I have 20 books to my credit. I have written books on business, real estate, sales, marriage, family and success.
I hold a Doctor of Theology degree, a Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts in Biblical study. I am a licensed Realtor and Insurance professional.
I am married with 6 grown children and reside in California.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Sales: Success or Failure was written about my career success.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write down ideas for future books. I also write articles on subjects I have knowledge about.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
John Maxwell, Alex Johnson. I read books on leadership, real estate, sales and investing.

What are you working on now?
A new book on success.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I sell from Amazon mostly.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write what you are passionate about. Focus on delivering material that people want to read.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don't quit. Whatever it takes, don't quit.

What are you reading now?
Books on Forex Trading.

What’s next for you as a writer?
To deliver at least one full length novel a year. To write short non fictions books throughout the year.

What is your favorite book of all time?
The Bible. Best book on success ever written.

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My name is Eda and I am an amateur author. I call myself amateur not because I don't believe in my work but because there's only so much time and effort I can put towards my writing. If you want to be a professional–at anything–you can't just dip your toes in whenever you get the chance; you gotta go full cannonball and splash as many spectators as you can!

But I was tired of the maybe… some day… wistfulness of my non-writing days so here are my toes, dripping with chlorine water and gettin' a little pruney, actually.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Like Two Opposite Things was inspired by wishful thinking back in my early teen days when I would have done anything to kiss a boy–any boy, I wasn't picky–and then what do my homegirls do but throw a make-out party without me and invite the boy I liked. I've always regretted whatever it was that kept me away from the campground that day so I did what any normal, healthy, adult woman with a healthy imagination would do: I wrote a book about it.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write in 15-30 minute increments while my toddler sleeps. I guarantee that doesn't sound odd to other moms. We do what we gotta do and we do it super quietly so our "mommy time" isn't wasted.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I love Chuck Palahniuk, Kurt Vonnegut and Christopher Moore. I wish I loved more women fiction writers but my entire adolescence was dominated by the notion that only men were good writers. Maybe that's why it took me almost 30 years to finish writing a book.

What are you working on now?
I'm attempting to finish up a scifi/women's fiction novel about a woman who counsels spirits into the afterlife so they don't go destroying the world as we know it. But it's more about how the main character identifies with the trauma of the spirits' disconnection from their bodies because she lives her life in a constant state of disconnect between her thoughts and emotions. The only way to resolve her workplace issues is to mend that divide.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I'm still working that out! See above, re: amateur. But I'm grateful to MyBookPlace and AwesomeGang for the opportunity to promote free and/or cheap and for these fun author interviews!

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Push through the blocks, ignore the doubts, and talk back to the fears. What's the worst that could possibly happen if you put all those thoughts down on paper? You write something dumb? That's what editing is for, friends!

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Tell yourself the story first. It's the ONLY way I can get through the first draft of anything, fiction or non-fiction, novel or email to my boss about why I need a day off next Tuesday. Explain it all to yourself first and then edit the bajeebus out of it.

What are you reading now?
I just finished Rob Thomas' two post-movie Veronica Mars books and loved them. So much like the show but sadly lacking in a rockin' soundtrack. Next up: Whichever of the books I just impulse purchased on Amazon come up first in my Kindle for iPhone app. Ooh, it's WHY NOT ME by Mindy Kaling. She's hilarious!

What’s next for you as a writer?
Keep on keepin' on, my friends. That's what you do. I will continue working on my current project while trying to sell more than 3 copies of my new book to people other than my best friends and mother. See? Amateur. But that's how we all start out at everything right?

What is your favorite book of all time?
I waiver on this. Part of me wants to say There's a Monster at the End of this Book because even now, I can appreciate Grover's growing anxiety at discovering the monster within and the courage it takes to introspect but I also always throw a copy of The Alchemist in my bag whenever I travel to remind myself that while there's plenty to learn abroad, the things I care about the most are back home.

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hello! My name is Effie Kammenou. I am a first generation Greek American who lives on Long Island, New York – a fact that will become quite evident when you read my debut novel, Evanthia's Gift. Originally, back in the day, I was a theater major. But I've worked in the optical field for many years rather than indulge my creative side. Now, with my children grown and more time to do the things I love, I can once again explore that side of myself. Recently, I released the continuation of Evanthia's Gift in Book two of The Gift Saga: Waiting For Aegina.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Waiting For Aegina is the continuation of Evanthia's Gift. When my mother passed away in 2012 I began to write Evanthia's Gift as a way to channel my grief. I used many of my mother's stories and memories as inspiration and I wrote a character that honored her spirit and grace. Waiting For Aegina is a continuation of the lives of the family and friends in the story of Evanthia's Gift, but with a slightly different focus. Book one is all about the many forms of unconditional love. Book two is about true friendship and loyalty, and seeing the ones you love through the worst of times, not just the best of times.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Other than staying up until all hours of the night, no.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I love Austen, Shakespeare and Steinbeck, as well as many other classic authors. I enjoy so many women's fiction writers – Adrianna Trigiani, Sylvain Reynard, Jude Devereaux, Elin Hilderbrand, and Kristin Hannah to name a few. But I don't know that any have consciously influenced my writing. I admired them, but each has a style all their own. Each author, myself included, writes from their personal emotions, memories and experiences, making each work unique.

What are you working on now?
I am currently working on the third book in The Gift Saga, which will finish the trilogy. It's still in the early stages and untitled.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I use many blog sites to promote as well as posting on Facebook, twitter and instagram. since my book contains some recipes in between some of the chapters I also cross promote my books on my food blog. I set up amazon and goodreads giveaways, make bookclub appearances, and any other means I can think of to get the word out.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Make sure you invest your money in an editor. It will be well worth it. Don't cut corners. The more professional, the better. Get a professional cover designer and inside formatter also.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The best advise I heard was to be happy with all reviews, even the bad ones. Learn to take criticism and know that one book can not make every single person want to write a five star review.

What are you reading now?
I just finished The Roman by Sylvain Reynard. I am now reading The Matchmaker by Elin Hilderbrand.

What’s next for you as a writer?
After I am done with The Gift Saga I will develop new characters and a new story. I have some ideas I'm mulling around.

What is your favorite book of all time?
East Of Eden. There are so many layers and messages in this book – so many lessons – so many rich characters. It's timeless.

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
As of right now, I have completed one contemporary romance novel – A Long Sweet Summer. Many more are in the works!

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
A Long Sweet Summer was inspired by the weather we have here in Florida. It's always so bright and sunny, it sent me on a daydream path right to this novel about a single father finding love again after heartbreak.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
This is odd, but when I'm struggling with writer's block I chew on a small piece of fresh ginger. It really gets your mind going.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Though I write romance, I adore young adult fantasy and adventure novels. Eoin Colfer was my hero growing up. I also absolutely adore Libba Bray and how emotionally she can write.

What are you working on now?
I'm currently working on a sequel to A Long Sweet Summer, focusing on the main character's ex-wife and her side of what happened.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I'm still learning all of this, but Google is your friend – as is persistence!

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write every day.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Never give up! There's very little trouble you can't solve without a little stubbornness.

What are you reading now?
Right now I'm reading a fantasy novel called Heart Stone by Elle Katharine White.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Hopefully a whole lot more writing!

What is your favorite book of all time?
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer.

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am Emmanuel O. Afolabi a seasoned teacher, held several positions in many branches of Foursquare Gospel Churches in Nigeria since his salvation over two decades ago.
Author of 3 books the latest will be reaease on Jan 12, 2017 and a product of Bible Life College Lagos.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
How to recover from Painful Losses I was inspired the Holy Spirit.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
No not quite! But I'v writing and reading

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Elders at the valley of Decision

What are you working on now?
Peculiar treasure

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Display book on the web for net working and regular blog promotion.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
perssistence

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
'Stay On"

What are you reading now?
God's General

What’s next for you as a writer?
To bea prolific writer and intional Author.

What is your favorite book of all time?
The Holy Scripture

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a 7 time traditionally published Australian author of steamy historical romances. I live in a remote town in North Queensland with my wonderful hubby. I have 5 children aged 4 to 12 as well as 4 step children aged 13 to 19.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is Deceit & Devotion. It is the passionate story of the forbidden affair between a cattle station owner and a half-caste aboriginal man who she has employed to investigate her husband. Little did she know that her lover also worked for her husband.

This story was born from a conversation over a glass of wine with my husband about the scandalous histories of some families from our hometown.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I tend to hum odd tunes from old children's shows when I'm thinking or struggling with the writing process.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I find all authors an inspiration. Yes, I have my favorites (Amanda Quick and Harper Lee) but I find the strength in any author to accept rejection after rejection and still continue writing is just fantastic.

What are you working on now?
I am almost finished a book about an Australian slaver trader who falls in love with an Irish slave. Once that one goes off to the publisher for consideration I need to get back to my 7 book series about the sins of our past.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Social media of any kind is a great utensil to get the word out about upcoming releases. I'm always appreciative of any blogs that are happy to host me or interview me too.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Just keep writing!

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
A bad draft is better then no draft. You can fix bad writing, but you can't fix a blank page.

What are you reading now?
In the middle of edits so reading is on hold.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I have a new release out in May titled Amorous Redemption. It tells of a bounty hunter who is hired to return a runaway bride. Along the journey they each discover their lives are far more entwined then they ever dreamed possible.

What is your favorite book of all time?
To Kill a Mockingbird and anything by Amanda Quick

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Faye Hall Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
In essence, I'm a farm girl with passions that led me to a career as a paramedic and a variety of other hobbies. Mostly, I love my husband and our four critters: two shelties and two cats. My husband and I have traveled extensively around the world. My most exciting trip was to Egypt. Oh, New Zealand was a lot of fun, too. In Israel I thought the bus at Masada left me behind – I was terrified until the rest of my bus mates miraculously appeared.

I've learned three things over the past sixty-something years. Thoughts are powerful. Intentions are everything. And lastly, passion is the key to success.

During my career as a paramedic I came face to face with scenes most people would rather not think about. Having experienced life in the most deadly and gut wrenching events, and work alongside the police service, I have the fodder for creating intense novels.

My creative DNA ran amok within two months after my first novel, The Guardian's Wildchild, was published. I couldn't believe there was this kind of story within me and desperate to be told. I resisted. It was futile.
When I gave in to the visions and inspirations, I knew that the first year would be taken up with studying Islam and the Muslim culture. After finding a most wonder imam and a Muslim physician, it was time to begin the research and write.

After completing the first draft of Forbidden, I searched for police personnel who would be willing to guide me in ensuring all the police procedures were legit and believable. The final draft of Forbidden was completed after four years of editing, rewriting, and editing again. My goal has been to write an exciting story, one that is both plot and character driven. Also, I was most careful in presenting the Islam faith in a moderate and unbiased tone.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Forbidden is my most loved creation, so far. The inspiration came from a very odd circumstance.

After the nine eleven attack in the USA, understandably the world population experienced shock, anger, and fear. I saw the hatred on faces of Muslims and non-Muslims. I worried that both sides might develop a intractable hatred for each other. I prayed. I sent loving energy to all those who felt crushed by an enemy they couldn't see nor understand. That enemy is ignorance. We all suffer from it. We allow our vision, ideas, values to be fashioned by the media. We often are too lazy to seek out the truth, the unbiased understanding of a people.

Then, one cold winter night while driving home from work, I spotted an older woman. Her clothes were a bit different from our parkas and snow boots. I surmised she was from our northern region, perhaps the Northwest Territories, Inuit or Eskimo.

She walked with a limp. I wondered why she would be walking in that neighborhood as there were only businesses, now closed for the day. After careful consideration, ensuring she was alone, I pulled up beside her and opened the window.

"Let me give you a lift," I called to her.

She stood back, eyed me suspiciously and noted my SUV had seen better days. My sheltie had recently ripped the leather from the front door window ledge. I could see she was frightened. Gazing down the street and back to my snow encrusted vehicle, she stepped forward.

I smiled and motioned for her to come in.

She put her hand on the window sill and looked directly into my eyes. No smile, no words, just wanting to trust but so reluctant.

"It's okay," I said softly. "Come." Traffic was backing up behind me but, amazingly, being very patient. Again I motioned for her to come and sit in my vehicle.

Finally, she opened the door and slowly got into my SUV. I gave her a bright smile and asked where was she heading. She pointed straight ahead and gave me a hesitant nod.

Over the next several blocks I tried to make conversation with her. It quickly became evident that she didn't understand a word I was saying until I asked her where she was from.

"Afghanistan," she said.

I nearly slammed on the breaks. I knew our city had welcomed a number of refugees from that war torn region. But I had never expected to meet one, let alone give one a ride.

"Afghanistan?" I asked.

She nodded. "Afghanistan." She gave me a small smile, as if unsure of my reaction. In a few more blocks she directed me to drive to a business where her friends were waiting for her.

I turned to her and smiled with delight. I had met a woman from Afghanistan. What were the odds? I offered my right hand to her. Instead of grasping my hand, she gave me a hug and kissed my cheek.

It was a magical moment. We could not carry on a conversation, knew nothing about the other, but we had become sisters. I drove home is a state of wonder.

Then, the visions of Forbidden took hold of me. It seems I had been chosen to write a story of Islam, of Muslims in a novel that portrays that culture from an unbiased point of view. In the intervening years of research, I have come to know Muslims and the basics of Islam and the Koran. What we see in the media, hateful tweets, damning posts is so far from the truth.

It is my prayer that Forbidden will help non-Muslims understand that Islam is like other religions. In the middle ground (like the imam advised me), we all devote our lives to peace, loving our families, and enjoying the fruits of our honest labors.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write twenty four hours ago – well, almost. If I'm not at the keyboard, my mind is constantly creating the next chapter, beefing up yesterday's dialogue, or editing a scene. Research is never ending. And editing – OMG, is there any such thing a perfect editing.

I research everything. Not just read about subjects, but experience tasks and physical effects and emotions. Forbidden has many gun battles. I was fortunate to meet the son of a friend who allowed me to handle a wide variety of weapons, feel what it was like to use them. It was a vital experience.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I read a wide variety of genres but I think Diana Gabaldon's books have had the most influence. I like how her plots are in constant motion and yet have just the right amount of description that allows me to see, hear, feel, smell, taste the scene. I was fortunate to meet her at a writer's convention. Beside being one of my mentor's, I learned she is quite entertaining.

What are you working on now?
Right now marketing Forbidden is taking my full attention. There is a niggly that hopes to divert my attention to another book. That niggly, sometimes known as the muse (I named it, a froggy, Croak) thinks I need to write a sequel to Forbidden. We, Croak and I, have had heated arguments about this (well, as heated as one can get with a voice in your head). Forbidden's final chapter has all loose ends tied up; well, except for one nasty psychopath. Nuff said. I don't do spoilers. Who knows will win – me or Croak, LOL.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
There's no one method or website. I wish there was a magic bullet, no pun intended. Marketing and promotions is a skill I've had to master. It has been the most difficult hat to wear. Thanks to my author friends, we endeavor to help each other navigating book bloggers, reviewer sites, etc. without putting ourselves too far into debt. My husband rolls his eyes when I tell him the hoops I need to tackle. Getting my books' titles and my name to stand above the millions of other authors and books. Writing the novel is much easier than getting in front of readers.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
I was lucky to become a member of a special group of authors. We got to know each other online through our publisher. We formed a tight knit friendship, sharing our successes, fears, torture sessions, even tears, and "How the hell do I do xyz!" A new author should look for writing groups in his/her community; or start up a writing group through your local library.

Another group that is totally amazing online is the Insecure Writers Support Group IWSG.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Never give up! Never, damn it!

What are you reading now?
Just today, in fact, I downloaded Howard Kaplan's novel, The Damascus Cover (The Jerusalem Spy). I heard about it from the Reading Deals: http://readingdeals.com/deals

What’s next for you as a writer?
I have a vision. Readers of all genres love my novels – adult men and women. It's not the financial reward that I seek. It's simply knowing that readers are drawn into the mystery, feel the magic, cringe with every curse and raised bloody knife. I take them to a place they've never been before, feel something beyond what they thought was possible, and know the characters as if they are real – beautiful, frightening, hateful, heroic. I want the reader to hope the story never ends.

What is your favorite book of all time?
Just one? Okay, "Searching for Summer" by Christine Campbell had me by the throat day and night. So well written. Such a dynamic and interesting main character. Her agony – so evident. It will remain in my kindle so I can read it again and again.

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Feather Stone Website
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Harry James Fox was born in the mountains of western Colorado, an area featured in his novels. He has worked as a cowboy, an intelligence officer with the US Army, and had a career in natural resource management with the Bureau of Land Management, US Department of the Interior. He served a wartime tour of duty in Vietnam, working closely with Australian forces there. His training in the biology of natural wild-lands is reflected in the imagery of his writings. In fact, the landscape of his books have been likened to a major character in its own right.
He makes his home in the deserts of southern New Mexico, but usually spends part of the year in North Carolina to be close to his grandchildren.
He enjoys horses, the outdoors, elk hunting, long walks in the desert, and story-telling. He loves the local cuisine, particularly green chiles. He likes a cup of hot tea with friends. patriotic parades and bluegrass music. He dislikes chocolate, long speeches, and the need to wear reading glasses.
BRONZE MEDAL winner in the 2016 Global Ebook Awards in the Fiction – Fantasy/Alternate History category.
Winner of the Pinnacle Book Achievement Award for Summer, 2016 "Best Book in the Category of CHRISTIAN FANTASY."
Award-Winning Finalist in the "Fiction: Religious" category of the 2015 International Book Awards

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The False Prophet is my latest book, which has just been released.
It is a sequel to the first in the Series, The Stonegate Sword.
Both books derive from the Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien, but they are set a century or more in the future instead of the distant past. I wanted to show a person which has attitudes and beliefs similar to contemporary Americans, yet faced with a savage, medieval culture. My protagonist, Donald, is a lore-man, who spends his life studying the writings of the ancients (us!) and then is forced to put down his pen and take up a sword.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don't think so. I try to imagine each scene in my mind and visualize the characters as they relate to the situation. I sometimes then describe the scene by writing it out in longhand or sometimes I go directly to the word processor.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
One short story that influenced me was The Scarlet Plague by Jack London. It tells a similar story. I already mentioned Tolkien. I also like the novels by Ted Dekker and C. S. Lewis.

What are you working on now?
I am working on the third novel in the Stonegae series. It is still in the formative stages.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I do get some results from book promotion sites. Goodreads seems to help, also

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Try to write something every day, even if it is only 15 minutes.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
When the first draft is finished, you are only half done.

What are you reading now?
Personal, by Lee Child and Our Game by John Le Carre

What’s next for you as a writer?
After the third novel is complete, I plan to write some stories of my childhood in Colorado in the 1940's and 1950's.

What is your favorite book of all time?
Besides the Bible, it is hard to single out one book. I would say that I enjoyed "The Lord of the Rings," by J.R.R. Tolkien and have read and re-read it many times.

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I began my writing career as a columnist for a major Japanese newspaper. Through considerable production work for film, TV, and other media in Los Angeles, and also working as a travel journalist, I gained extensive insight into storytelling, which inspired me to write books and screenplays.

I've written more than a dozen feature screenplays and three books thus far.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Name of my latest book: What to Kill For

Living in Los Angeles for 20 years and being surrounded by so many interesting characters inspired me to write this book. 🙂

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really "unusual writing habits," but I tend to come up with ideas while taking nice, steamy baths.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I recently discovered an author, Denise Grover Swank, and she quickly became my favorite!

What are you working on now?
I'm currently working on a mystery with my unique sense of humor.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My Book Place 🙂

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep writing!

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write every day.

What are you reading now?
Thirty-One and a Half Regrets

What’s next for you as a writer?
To inspire/entertain more people!

What is your favorite book of all time?
Rose Gardner Mystery Series

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My life filled with teenager activities and substitute teaching. I recently retired from my social work career to devote more time to my kids and writing.

I am an accidental author, but a lifetime writer and now the author of a five book series. My first book, The Touch of Honey will be released soon.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Touch of Honey is a romance / suspense novel set in current day Hampton, Virginia. The main characters are Joni Crawford and Adam Carmichael. Joni is a widow and Adam is an undercover CIA agent who falls in love. The events are loosely based on events from my own life.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I prefer to use pen and paper then edit and enhance while transfering to my computer. Music is a distraction, but I love to burn scented candles. The aroma helps me visualize the scenes I am writing.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Tom Clancy, David Baldacci, Patricia Cornwell, Len Deighton, are particular favorites. I am fond of stories which develop the characters and relationships between a central set of characters.

What are you working on now?
I am editing my second book, The Composition of Honey and finishing the fifth book in the series.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I participate in several different writing groups and have a Facebook author page.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
I am a new author as well, so I have lots to learn myself. Make time to write, take chances and write a story you want to read.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
As a kid I had a vivid imagination and embellished everything I said. Basically I was a liar. My sixth grade teacher told me if you speak untruths, they are called lies. But if you put those words on paper, it is now called fiction. So my writing began.

What are you reading now?
I just finished A Dog's Purpose. I have a trilogy, Spy Hook, Spy Line and Spy Sinker on my nightstand.

What’s next for you as a writer?
More adventures for Joni and Adam but possibly a child's book.

What is your favorite book of all time?
The Black Stallion or Executive Decision.

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I ride across the petulance-ridden, Midwestern prairies with my theatre company, FireBelly Rep, in search of the unadulterated truth, the blood of the vultures, and pistachio pudding.

I've written six books.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Constantine Johnson: Pet Exorcist.

It was inspired by cants, demons, and high school.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Yeah. I finish my shit.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
John Dies at the End by David Wong, Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, Stiff by Mary Roach. Palahniuk, Bukowski…

What are you working on now?
I'm writing a Tampa Bay pulp noir play called Dolphins, directing another play I wrote called Dungeon High, and soon I will be acting in Brendan JD Reilly's Bestiary.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Haha, yeahhh, not so suave at the promotion bit. Facebook, I suppose.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Finish your shit. Even if it sucks, even if you know you can do better, FINISH IT. A good piece will change and change and change. It will change you. But it doesn't have a chance if you can't finish draft one.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don't mix Fireball and Midori.

What are you reading now?
Cattle Cult Kill Kill by MP Johnson

What’s next for you as a writer?
Dinner.

What is your favorite book of all time?
Rant by Chuck Palahniuk has a special place in my heart.

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Age of Order is my debut novel.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The book is called Age of Order. It was inspired by my experiences trying to get my young children into school in my adopted home of NYC.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Well, I only write at night after my kids go to sleep.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I'm a HUGE Pierce Brown fan–the Red Rising books are among the best things ever written IMHO. But I grew up reading everything.

What are you working on now?
The second book (untitled) that will follow Age of Order.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I'm new at this, so I don't really have one. Age of Order got an awesome starred review from Kirkus, so I'm hoping that will be helpful (https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/julian-north/age-order/)

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Patience. Keep expectations realistic.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Patience.

What are you reading now?
The Crimson Queen by Alex Hutson. A debut indie fantasy novel that's gotten hugely popular quickly. He deserves it.

What’s next for you as a writer?
Keep plugging away, hoping to build up an audience.

What is your favorite book of all time?
Golden Son by Pierce Brown. Unlike most series, the middle book was the best.

Author Websites and Profiles
Julian North Website

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I'm The Critter Lady and I've written 3 books detailing my experiences rescuing and caring for animals in need. I currently serve the demands of 1 dog, 3 ducks, 4 cats, and a barn full of ornery horses.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The new book is Sorry Honey, But The Critters Come First, and my poor, beleaguered husband came up with the title! The book was inspired by all the great critter characters I know and love.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really. I don't write every day because I don't have interesting things to say every day. I do believe in honing my craft, however, and constantly trying to improve my writing skills, so I keep a dictionary and a thesaurus within reach at all times!

What authors, or books have influenced you?
I love Stephen King's work because there is so much of it – could you come up with as many stories as he has?! I also love Bill Bryson because his books are loaded with humor, as well as a gratifying knowledge of grammar, punctuation, and all the other things writers should know but frequently don't.

What are you working on now?
I'm working on promoting Sorry Honey, while Book 4 (as yet untitled) is simmering on the back burner of my brain.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My Book Place is a great site. I also use Awesome Gang, Book Reader, and Pretty Hot.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep writing and don't be so arrogant as to believe that you will be the best-selling exception to the rule! Most writers (including me!) toil in relative obscurity. Don't let your ego get bothered by that fact.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Stephen King believes that real writers write because they can't not do it. Regardless of how little money they make, they continue to write because it's an all-consuming passion. That's certainly true of me!

What are you reading now?
I'm currently in the middle of Bill Bryson's The Road To Little Dribbling, which is every bit as funny as his previous books.

What’s next for you as a writer?
I'll keep writing as long as I have critter stories to tell.

What is your favorite book of all time?
I refuse to pick just one! Top faves include:
Neither Here Nor There – Bill Bryson
Notes From A Small Island – Bill Bryson
Enslaved By Ducks – Bob Tarte
Fowl Weather – Bob Tarte
Carrie, The Shining, and 'Salem's Lot – Stephen King

Author Websites and Profiles
Kelly Meister-Yetter Website

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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I love reading books and comics, and I have a slight addiction to tea. I've written more books than I can count, but only the most recent few have been good.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is called Ghost Machine, and it was actually inspired by a dream. My subconscious came up with this really vivid dream about a girl with a head injury who was being carried up a narrow mountain road to a creepy gothic castle. Conscious me turned this into a story about a girl who can see ghosts and an asylum in Transylvania.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
It's not unusual, but I definitely need tea when I'm writing.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
For Ghost Machine, I looked at Victorian-era gothic horror for inspiration. I read books like Dracula and The Woman in White to get a feel for the era's tropes and language. I especially liked how those two books were made up of journal entries, letters, and telegrams between the characters and tried to incorporate some of that into Ghost Machine.

What are you working on now?
I'm working on various short stories and the third book in my superhero series, Almost Invincible. I'd also like to write a side story set in the same universe as Ghost Machine at some point, or even a direct sequel.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Visit my author website at www.kristenbrand.com. It's got all the info for my books plus a free online superhero serial that I update weekly.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Read widely, both inside and outside of your genre. Read good books to learn from what they did right and bad books to learn from what they did wrong.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
I'm not sure if you're looking for general advice or writing-specific advice, but if general advice is okay, I love Newt Scamander's quote from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. "My philosophy is that worrying means you suffer twice." I try to live that and worry less.

What are you reading now?
Earthrise by M.C.A Hogarth, which is sci-fi with an incredibly colorful cast of characters, both human and alien. I'm loving it so far.

What’s next for you as a writer?
More writing, hopefully. 😉

What is your favorite book of all time?
This question isn't fair. I can't pick just one. 😛 I'm going to cheat and answer with my favorite genres, which are fantasy and science fiction. (Which isn't to say I don't read mystery, romance, historical, and a lot of other stuff.)

Author Websites and Profiles
Kristen Brand Website
Kristen Brand Amazon Profile

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