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Featured Author Clive Fleury

Featured Interview With Clive Fleury

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I am an award-winning writer of books and screenplays, and a TV and film director and producer. I have worked for major broadcasters and studios on a wide variety of successful projects in the US, UK, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East.

When I was young, a man behind a big desk who called himself a ‘Career Specialist’ fell about laughing when I told him I wanted to tell stories. The ‘Expert’ had other plans. “You should be an engineer, that’s what you should be,” he said. I ignored his advice and embarked upon a very different life.

Kill Code: A Dystopian Science Fiction Novel is my latest book-the first in an exciting new dystopian science fiction series set in a world facing climate catastrophe where nothing is what it seems.

Fans of fantasy adventure books like ‘The Hunger Games’, ‘The 5th Wave’, and ‘Divergent’ will be captivated by ‘Kill Code’.

Besides ‘Kill Code’, I also wrote ‘Scary Lizzy’ – a novel about an eight year old girl, Sarah Wilde, who befriends an African child ghost – and the teen action adventure book, ‘The Boy Next Door ‘ – or what happens when a teenage girl has a crush on her next-door neighbor, who isn’t all he seems. And I co-wrote ‘Art Pengriffin and The Curse of The Four’ – a young adult fantasy adventure about a teenage boy who discovers his father was Merlin the Magician. It was a Kindle Book Review Awards Semi-Finalist.

When I’m not writing, lazing on the beach, drinking coffee, reading, or going to the movies, I love to travel – anywhere, and anytime I have any spare cash. Oh, and I have a cat named Louis.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
My fascination with books started when I was around four years old. I didn’t actually read them but used them to make ‘marble runs’ – structures constructing so I could run marbles down. It was only later that I realized that it was more fun reading them. My real interest in writing came when I was at school and about ten years old. My English teacher encouraged me to write.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
As a kid, I read sci-fi books all the time. The novel Planet of the Apes (Pierre Boulle), which explored many of the themes that are still so relevant today particularly affected me. Since then I have read most of the master’s of sci-fi—Ray Bradbury, H. G. Wells, John Wyndham, etc. and more recently, Sabrina Vourvoulias’s (Ink), Emily St. John Mandel (Station Eleven) and the extraordinary Hav by Jan Morris. I love reading crime and thriller novels too, and the surprising twists and turns the principal characters go through when the genre is written by brilliant authors like the late Elmore Leonard, James Patterson, and Gillian Flynn. We often dismiss crime books as ‘pulp fiction’ but I find they can supply far more insight into people and their actions than so-called literary novels. I’m hoping eventually to write a series in this genre, but it’s a daunting task when you look at what’s out there already.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
The best way I can tell you about my latest book, Kill Code: A Dystopian Science Fiction Novel is to give you the synopsis. So, here goes:

It’s the year 2031. Our future. Their present. A world decimated by climate catastrophe, where the sun’s heat is deadly and the ocean rises higher every day. A world ruled by the rich, powerful, and corrupt. A world where a good man can’t survive for long.

Hogan Duran was a good man once. He was a cop, forced to resign in disgrace when he couldn’t save his partner from a bullet. Now Hogan lives on the fraying edges of society, serving cruel masters and scavenging trash dumps just to survive.

But after four years of living in poverty, Hogan finally gets a chance to get back on his feet. He’s invited to join the National Security Council, the powerful paramilitary organization responsible for protecting the rich and powerful from the more unsavory elements of society. All he needs to do is pass their deadly entrance exam, and he’ll be rewarded with wealth and opportunity beyond his wildest dreams.

But this ex-cop’s path to redemption won’t be easy. The NSC is hiding something, and as Hogan descends deeper and deeper into their world, he starts to uncover the terrible truth of how the powerful in this new world maintain their power…and just how far they will go to protect their secrets.

In a world gone wrong, can one man actually make a difference, or will he die trying?

Kill Code is the first novel in a planned new dystopian science fiction series.

Fans of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey, and Divergent by Veronica Roth will be captivated by Kill Code.

You’ll also love this book if you enjoy:

• Dystopian novels and stories

• Stories about futuristic societies

• Stories about disgraced cops

• Stories about unlikely heroes

• Stories about conspiracies

• Stories about injustice

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Featured Author Amber Daulton

Featured Interview With Amber Daulton

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born and raised in North Carolina (I’m still there!), but I don’t have a Southern drawl as most people do around here. About everyone I meet for the first time will ask me where I’m from, and it’s funny to see their shocked expressions when I say, “I’m from around here.” They always think I’m from up north or from a foreign country since I sound so different.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I read my first romance book when I was 12, and it inspired me to write my own story about two people finding adventure and falling in love. I finished my first novel within six months, and I’ve revised that book several times over the years (it’s currently not published).
I write because I must. I have so many ideas and characters inside my head that I just need to get it out. My imagination is pretty vivid, so I need an outlet. Writing provides that.
Lyrical Embrace is my eleventh publication, but I have about ten more manuscripts on my computer waiting to see the light of day.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I love all genres of romance (especially romantic suspense and paranormal), but it’s hard for me to pick a favorite author or book. I think my favorite series, however, is Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Dark Hunters.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Lyrical Embrace is book 4 in the Deerbourne Inn series, and my second publication from The Wild Rose Press.
I love writing small town romances, especially ones with an edge and a little bit of danger weaved in. I also love stories about music and rock stars, but I don’t like the cheating and drugs that go along with the lifestyle. I haven’t published a story featuring a musician yet, so I figured I should get on the ball and do it.
My heroine, Erica, was in a bad relationship and finally found the courage to break free. Even though she found help, a new love, and a chance for a better future, the past was still looming over her.
I think a lot of readers can sympathize with such a situation, especially those who have experienced abuse and neglect from someone claiming to love them.
My hero, Dylan, has retired from the New York music scene, and he now teaches kids how to play instruments. He’s gotten his life back together after all the drama of being a semi-star, and he and Erica have an instant connection.
Despite the dark undertones, this story is fun, uplifting, and hot. The characters are real and flawed.
This novella has a word count of 40k, and I finished writing it in about a month. I then spent the following months working with my editor at The Wild Rose Press to make this book as great as it could be. I really enjoyed writing it, and I hope readers will love it.

Here’s the blurb for Lyrical Embrace…

Out-of-work violinist Erica Timberly decides enough is enough. She leaves her abusive boyfriend and flees the big city, but then her car breaks down in the middle of the night. Though wary of men, she accepts help from Dylan Haynes, a stranger driving by on the road, and soon recognizes him as the sexy former drummer of her favorite indie rock band. Maybe, just maybe, her run of bad luck is finally turning around.
Music teacher Dylan Haynes knows Erica is in trouble, and her black eye is only the first clue. The stubborn yet vulnerable woman needs a friend, but he’s determined to give her everything she deserves.
Will Erica listen to the music in her heart and trust Dylan, or will her past always threaten her future?

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Featured Author Blake Allwood

Featured Interview With Blake Allwood

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in rural west Tennessee but as soon as I turned eighteen, I headed north. I went to school in a tiny town called Lamoni, Iowa and when I graduated I landed in Kansas City where I stayed until recently. My husband and I recently moved full time into an RV and now he, our two exceptionally spoiled dogs and I are exploring the country.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
Sometime in high school, I became rather obsessed with romance novels. Bless my poor southern librarian’s heart she just rolled with it. Mary Stewart was my first love in romance novels but I’ve fallen for many more. I started writing about two years ago after my foster son came home crushed from a one night stand that didn’t’ go well. I wanted him to see that gay men could find and fall in love too…

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Oh wow, so I do love Nora Roberts. I think I aspire to be like her as a writer. I also love Lucy Lennox who has really helped me expand my horizons in the world of gay romance. I read all sorts of things but at the moment I’m fairly focused on gay romance of course.

As for what inspires me, I think helping other gay men experience the happily ever after effect that a good straight romance has but with a twist so it meets the needs of our community.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Aiden Inspired was a total hoot to write. Aiden is sort of sick of living in the big city and although he has a good life there it isn’t really inspiring him. When he runs across a profile for a gay rancher in the middle of nowhere Eastern Washington, he is blown away and before he knows it, he’d created his most impressive masterpieces yet.

Wanting to thank his muse, he travels to the wilds of Washington… the rest of the story picks up there. No spoiler alerts here, you’ll have to read it to find out the rest.

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Featured Author Richard Sanford

Featured Interview With Richard Sanford

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I came of age in a small town in the deep South suspended in time and haunted with stories. I’ve published novels, poetry, short stories, and a play. Today I live in the Pacific Northwest.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I’ve been addicted to writing since childhood. I sold my first book door-to-door in the neighborhood when I was ten. I have five published novels: two horror (THE CALLING and ROADKILL), an American odyssey set in 1968 (LONG TIME GONE), and a dystopian thriller with a climax in a drive-in theater (RING OF STARS). That’s four. The fifth comes up two questions later!

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I’m attracted to stylists: Bellow, James Salter, Michael Ondaatje, Nabokov, Walker Percy. T.C. Boyle. A couple of my favorite genre writers are Thomas Harris (SILENCE OF THE LAMBS) and Neal Stephenson (SNOW CRASH).

Tell us a little about your latest book?
THE SOUL SNATCHERS (http://www.invernesspress.com/soul_snatchers.html) is set in the near future, a dozen years out. Tzaro Janssen, a seismologist in a next-gen lab in the San Juan Islands, is toeing a fault line. His girlfriend Therica has become … not herself. Stories like hers are lighting up media around the globe—psychotic breaks, social isolation, explosive violence. And no known cause.

A chilling discovery on Therica’s phablet fractures the world Tzaro knows and propels him into a strange, altered one. At the center is Therica’s obsession, the mega networking platform Wundrus.

With the fates of Therica, his son Derek, and billions of the socially interconnected in the balance, Tzaro and the rag-tag team who join him—Calvin Carmody the professor of ancient languages, Svetla the Bulgarian Guber driver, Wes the old-school programmer, and hardheaded Morgan, rebel with a cause—plunge into a race against madness.

In a future world not so distant, in a cyber cell in the shadowy foothills, the soul snatchers are watching, and waiting.

The emphasis is on entertainment, but the novel has a point to make about isolation in our hyperconnected world. It took a couple of years to write, start to finish. That’s fairly rapid for me.

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Featured Author P. J. Maia

Featured Interview With P. J. Maia

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was raised in Campo Grande, in the midwest of Brazil. Growing up I lived all over the place: North Dakota, South Dakota, São Paulo, Florida, New York, Rio and now back to São Paulo. I don’t have any pets but I do keep a small garden on my terrace so I get the odd bird visitor every now and then.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I think since I was very little, I was hooked on comic books, they helped me want to learn how to read faster. My parents always encouraged me to read books and they knew I was a big fan of magic so that’s how they made sure I kept reading. I started writing as a kid, at age 7 or 8 I think.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favorite authors are those whose words come across as those of a dear wise friend. I’ve recently finished “Americanah” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and her voice felt so real as I read it. I’m inspired by poets and daydreamers like Walt Whitman and Virginia Woolfe. My favorite genre to read, howerver, is fantasy.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My first book is called “The Missing Spirit” and tells the story of Keana, a young human girl living in prehistoric Earth who is raised by accident in a realm of immortal gods. Once she comes of age, her presence starts to stir problems in heaven and her only way to safety might be defecting to a glacial winter to live among woolly beasts and primitive cave people.

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Featured Author Kari Summers

Featured Interview With Kari Summers

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I’m from Long Beach, California. I’ve lived there my whole life. I don’t own any pets because I have severe allergies and asthma.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I started writing at age 9. I realized in high school I wanted to be a writer. In college, I pursued a degree in journalism, until I realized that college wasn’t for me. Now, I’m focused on writing my fiction books. I’ve written four and published three. I’m currently in the process of writing books five and six.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My absolute favorite author is J.K. Rowling. She’s an inspiration because of her life story. Rowling rebuilt her life from the ground up. It gives me hope that I can make a living off my writing.

My favorite genres are fantasy, history, science fiction, and African American literature.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
“A Journey of Flames and Love” is a romantic re-telling of my first novel “Blessings of the Firebird’s Light”. Audry and Roei are enemies trapped on opposite sides of a war. But, it now falls to them to save the world from the Fallen. They only have three days to find the Firebird’s tail feathers.

Audry joins the quest to honor her mother’s legacy. Her mother died in the civil war. And, Roei tags along, because he feels guilty for leading the troops which murdered Audry’s family.

The Fallen want the bird because it’s a being of light sent to the worlds by God to keep them safe. The Fallen are bitter with God for kicking them out of heaven after the first holy war. They believe the bird is the key to enacting their revenge. Can the heroes reach common ground, and stop the Fallen from destroying the world?

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Featured Author Allen Grove

Featured Interview With Allen Grove

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Hello! My name is Allen Grove. I write adventure fiction novels with sport and nature both heavy influences. I also write short stories that I plan to publish in the upcoming future. Currently, I live in South Florida, although I try to travel as much as I can. When I’m not writing, I’m fishing, hiking, or exercising. But at the end of each day, you can find me reading a good book with a cold beer.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I’ve always had a fascination with books. I remember the three things that got me excited as a kid, playing baseball, fishing, and reading a good book. In the fourth grade, there was a writing competition. The best ten stories out of all the fourth graders got a hardcover copy made for their story with a book cover and all. I was one of those lucky ten students, and when I grasped that hardcover of my own work in my hands, I was hooked.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I’m old fashioned when it comes to what books I like and the authors I look up to. The two authors that come to mind are Jack London and Ernest Hemingway. It’s hard to say what genre is my favorite. I’ve always loved adventure fiction, but then again there are great mysteries out there, and some of my favorite books are considered literary fiction. As for who inspires me, I would say each and every person I come into contact with. People are fascinating, and one conversation, one phrase, one word even can spark an idea that blossoms into an epic journey.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Heart Like a Bear is my debut novel. I worked hard on it for just over a year. The story begins in a small town about an hour inland from the coast of Oregon in the early 1970s. The main character, Casey Copperham, recently returned home from Vietnam, in which he experienced first hand how brutal war can be. Instead of finding help with his issues after returning home, he finds comfort in prescription pills and drinking. He loves his wife and newborn son, but he can’t help himself. He needs to get high. Through a coworker Casey lands a job that pays ten times more money than what he currently made. Only it’s not a job in a nice office, it’s one of the most dangerous jobs in the world: Alaskan King Crab fishing. Boats sank all the time from twenty foot, ice cold waves barrelling into the cabin. All in search of what might as well have been gold at the time, King Crab. There were no limits to how much you could catch, and men of all kinds were getting rich quick. With that kind of money, came drugs, booze, and prostitutes. Being so close to Alaska, the Russian mob were the ones supplying most of those drugs, booze, and prostitutes. Casey finds himself working closely with the mob while fighting for his life at sea in search of more than just money.

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Featured Author Patricia A. E. Hampton

Featured Interview With Patricia A. E. Hampton

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Hello and thank you for taking the timeout to read my book and I hope you enjoyed it. First of all I’d like to introduce myself. My name is Patricia A.E. Hampton. I was born in New Orleans, Louisiana where I have lived most of my life. In 1988 I graduated from Rutledge College with a major in Nursing Assisting and went on to work in numerous of Nursing Homes around the metropolitan New Orleans area.

As a child, I had always wanted to become a writer and to be an actress. Over the years I have written some short stories in my spare time and have also performed in a stage dance play when I was a child at one of the local recreation centers in New Orleans.

After hurricane Katrina, I moved to Houston, Texas and in my spare time I took the time out to write this book. I then later moved to the Ohio area in hopes of furthering my goals in writing. I am now staying in the Dallas Ft. Worth area. You can say that I am a traveler As of now, it looks like my goals of being a published Arthur have finally come true.

Once again thanks for considering my book. P.S. This is a photo of me at my daughter’s house in Houston, Texas after Hurricane Katrina.

Sincerely,
Patricia A.E. Hampton

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
My mother bought me all sorts of books before I even started school that she would help me read or read to me and as I advanced into higher grades; basically around the third grade, this is when I became obsessed with writing short stories at home in my spare time while playing school with my friends.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I have no set boundaries to the authors who I read; nor genre. In the past, I have enjoyed reading some of Terry Mcmillion books as well as Alex Haily and Rowling to name a few. my biggest inspirer was my mother who always kept writing in her tablet, and one dear elementary that told me how gifted.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book is a child fiction book entitled, A Witchful Friend. Despite the book is of fiction, A Witchful Friend gives a true insight of some of the everyday struggles that some kid’s face in today’s society and that changes can be made with a little trust.

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Featured Author Anya Stassiy

Featured Interview With Anya Stassiy

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in Kazakhstan and moved to the US eighteen years ago. I finished college in NY where I now practice as a physician assistant for my day job. I have three kids who keep me busy all days of the week. I try to write when they are busy for an hour during their extracurricular activities or when I am putting my little one to sleep.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I started to enjoy writing in high school and when I took creative writing in college I understood that I was really passionate about writing and putting words together came easy to me.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I enjoy reading. I read various genres, by different authors. I do buy Dan Brown’s books when they come out and I have been waiting and waiting for George R.R. Martin to release his next book.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My book is called Eyes of Amber. It was inspired by my experience in the medical field and all the patient stories that I have collected over the years. I started writing it at least five years ago. I had about 30,000 words written and I put it away for about 2 years, I picked it up after attending a work shop of an indie author who inspired me to finish it. Which I did in just two months.

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Featured Author Katie Blanchard

Featured Interview With Katie Blanchard

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born and raised in a small town in Southwestern, PA. I live just a few miles from where I grew up with my husband and our two kids. I wrangle them all day and type at night. I have a new book, a psychological thriller, due out July of 2019. Keep your eyes peeled for it; it’s called Dear Anna.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I can’t place a finger on the age, but stories have always been an active part of my life. I have always wanted to write. Writing poetry and short stories helped me cope with my teen years. I shelved the dream for so long, thinking it wasn’t possible, until one day I told my husband about it. He gave me the nudge I needed.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I will read any genre, but I do have a soft spot for women’s fiction and psychological thrillers. I love Tarryn Fisher, Catherine Ryan Hyde, and Stephen King. I’m inspired by daily life; the messy stuff. I love a good triumph or a tragedy from it all. Depends on the character.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Well, my latest book isn’t out just yet. (Waiting patiently for July) Dear Anna is the title and its a psychological thriller about a wife discovering her husband’s infidelities. In the journey, she has to plot her way out of the marriage in secret when he holds all the cards of financial security. And we all know what happens with secrets, they leak out. Her task takes on a more sinister nature once secrets start exposing themselves. It’s going to be a fabulous book, and you should look for it. It’s on exclusive preorder with apple books right now.

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Featured Author M A Price

Featured Interview With M A Price

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I am from Cambridge in the Uk and I have four incredibly spoilt cats! They are my fur children and know exactly how to get their way and all have their own geeky names after some of my favourite characters. I used to work in freelance journalism, but moved to novel writing last year. The Caged Kingdom, the first book in The Unforgiven Series has just been released! It’s a dark/epic fantasy series for YA-Adult fantasy fans!

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I’ve been reading since I could pick up a book. I used to get in trouble for it both at school and at home, but can honestly say I regret nothing! I’d also write as soon as I could. All these crazy stories. Each of my teddy bears, since I was about 4, had an entire back story and character arc that I knew and I’d be so mad if someone didn’t remember the details.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I’m a big fantasy and sci-fi fan. I always have been. I do read other genres, but they are my go to. That’s adult and YA stuff. It’s mainly always about good characters with me. Show me a character I can fall in love with, or the perfect anti-hero and I’m 100% there.
Inspiration wise, I’d have to mention: George R R Martin, V.E Schwab, Samantha Shannon, Laini Taylor, Patrick Rothfuss, Peter F Hamilton, Mark Lawrence, Cassandra Clare, Nicholas Eames, Erika Johannsen and Neil Shusterman.
I adore their work and only hope my stories can touch someone even half as much as theirs have touched me.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
The Caged Kingdom is the first book in The Unforgiven Series. It focuses on four main POV characters: Katanya, Mara, Camrin and Jaxon. They are all very different and each facing their own challenges. I love the way you see them grow through the story. You have to think: Swords and sorcery, epic battles and a dash of romance. Hopefully there is something for everyone!

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Featured Author Sandra Glosser

Featured Interview With Sandra Glosser

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Thank you for taking the time to read my biography. A product of South Florida and now living on the Western Slope of Colorado. From the ocean to the mountains. I moved to the center of the country due to constant travel for my speaking career. I have enjoyed a 30-year career as an international motivational speaker/ trainer with expertise in law enforcement training. And my little friend, Bacci Bogie, traveled with me for 500,000 air miles…read all about it in my book. I now have a funny, loving boy named Paco. He is also a Maltese but twice the size of Bacci. I love him dearly.

My clients included top-notch corporations such as IBM, Bank of America and Wells Fargo. One day I was home, in San Francisco, watching television and saw a group of police officers out on the Bay with teenagers. I thought that looked like fun and a ‘light bulb’ went off in my head. I picked up the phone and called the police department’s training unit and asked for a meeting. To make a long story short, that meeting resulted in a two-year contract with the San Francisco Police Department and acted as a springboard for a career training law enforcement officers across the country.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
My first experience as a writer started with the Dallas Morning News as an obituary writer. My bizarre sense of humor helped me maintain a sense of well-being and the opportunity to write feature stories for the newspaper increased my appetite to become a writer.

When I moved to Aspen, Colorado, I wrote a newspaper column and then penned a book about a local police officer who moved to the community as an undercover agent. I also enjoyed a fourteen-year experience as a host for my local television show.

Writing became a hobby as I pursued my speaking career traveling across the country with my magnificent four- pound Maltese dog named Bacci Bogie. I started writing this book twelve years ago and it was just published. This is a dream come true and I hope you will share this dream with me.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I love Hemmingway and my favorite is “A Moveable Feast.” When I started my speaking career, I gravitated toward self-help books. Writers like Stuart Wilde, Rollo May and Eckhart Tolle inspired me as a public speaker as well as a professional trainer.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
“My Name Is Bacci Bogie Frequent Flyer Extraordinaire”… written with love and tears about a 4-pound adorable Maltese. His human-like antics drew people to him where ever he went. People stood in line for his autograph as he performed funny tricks. Bacci traveled over 500,000 air miles as my ‘jet pet’ experiencing life in a very unique way. His hometown was Aspen, Colorado where he co-hosted my local television show for many years. I wrote Bacci’s memoirs from his point of view and in his voice.
Most of all the book is an entertaining testament to the multi-faceted richness that pets can bring to human life.
Please visit our website: www.baccibogie.com where you will get a sense of this amazing dog and fall in love with him, even before you read the book.


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Featured Author RKC Puthran

RKC PuthranFeatured Interview With RKC Puthran

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I am RKC Puthran, author of LOVECARNATION – An Epic TRILOGY Series .

I live in Dublin, Ireland along with my wife and my 7 year old daughter.

I was born and brought up in India. As a child, I was a voracious reader and would read just about anything that I could lay my hands on. I started writing short stories when I was in college though never submitted any of them for publishing.

Post graduation, I wanted to become a full time writer but writing jobs in those days were not just difficult to get but were also not very well paid. I had to earn for myself and my family and managed to get a full time permanent job in a company in the banking and finance sector as a junior officer. Through sheer dedication and hard work, I rose through the ranks over the years and managed to move over to London in the summer of 2008. However, Ireland, the land of writers, was calling me and within just 6 months, I was in Dublin, Ireland, havng landed myself a full time job in a bank. Since then I been living here and it is now well over 10 years.

My intense passion for writing never left me and I kept writing articles which were published in the newspapers. I also co-authored 2 non-fiction books in the last few years but did not credit himself on the cover as I wanted my name to be on the cover of a novel first.

‘LOVECARNATION – THE PROMISE’ is my debut novel and the first book in the LOVECARNATION Trilogy.
It is set for WORLDWIDE release on the 19th of May this year.

The book is currently available for pre-orders. You can get your copy here – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QLYY7XY/

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I loved to read as long as I can remember. As a child, I would just pick up anything and read.

It was an advert in one of the newspapers during my college days that hooked my attention.
The advert read, “Why not be a writer?” I took up the course though never completed it.
I however started writing for national newspapers and can never forget the day when my first article was published. Thus the writer in me was born.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I read everything and in the last few years I have focused more on reading self-development books.

I started with writing articles and short stories long time ago to test my ability to put words on paper. I realized I was good when my first article was published, not just because it was published but because it was published in one of the biggest newspapers of India that time.
Then my full time job took over with hardly any time to write. I started writing again after almost a gap of 10 years. I wrote articles which again found publishers. I then co-authored 2 non-fiction books. The books did reasonably well but not great.

The story in Lovecarnation (my debut novel) dawned upon me some 5 years ago. Obviously the first version was very weak and when I look at the 9th version today (which will be the published version), the characters and the plot have come a long way.
I started actually sitting down and penning the story for Book 1 – The Promise in the Lovecarnation Trilogy some 2 years ago and it has been a lot of hard work and sacrifice, especially on the family front as they had to deal with me being behind a closed door every weekend.

It is immensely fulfilling to see Lovecarnation – The Promise on pre-orders today and up for release soon. I am sure the readers will love the characters I have built as much as they will love the plot and the story. The climax is epic and a thread of the story will be carried into the next book but it is not a cliff-hanger. I wish to make this very clear that Book 1 can be read as a stand-alone. I don’t want to force anyone to buy my second book though I am sure you will as my characters will become part of your life and you will want to know more about their journey.

Writing the novel was obviously the next level for me after articles, short stories and non-fiction. Authors like J.K. Rowling, E.L James and Indian authors Chetan Bhagat and Amish Tripathi have been my biggest motivators.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My debut novel is titled – LOVECARNATION – An Epic TRILOGY Series: Book 1 – The Promise

Book 1 – The Promise releases on May 19th. It is on pre-orders on Amazon currently.

Preview – Rohan Rai is from India and has moved to California for a job though it is not exactly what he wants to do in life. He however has no choice as he needs to earn money to settle his siblings and to also finance his dreams.
He meets Shona at work. Now Shona is completely opposite to what Rohan is. Rohan is a workaholic and completed devoted to his goals. He doesn’t care whom he alienates on his meteoric rise to the top and he definitely has no time for love.
Shona on the other hand is a very easy going Irish girl, loves music and lives in the moment.

Though Rohan tries everything he can to keep away from Shona, he cannot stop himself from being drawn toward her. As things take a turn, Rohan is torn between his responsibilities, his ambition and love. Will Shona walk into his life or does fate have something else in store for both?

Well you will have to buy the book and read 🙂

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Featured Author Ivy Keating

Featured Interview With Ivy Keating

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in New York and grew up on Long Island. I moved to Connecticut in my twenties. I love the New England landscape. It feels like there’s mystery in the forests and the lakes. It inspired me to write. I love animals and my first book was written with a passion for the environment and all the creatures in it.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I graduated the Columbia School of Social Work and worked as a counselor for several years. I would not say a fascination with books prompted me to write, although I love the older science fiction/fantasies like ‘Dracula’ and ‘Frankenstein’. I started my novel when I had the need to tell a story. I kept looking into the forests around my home and wondered what’s out there that we haven’t discovered. And than I thought about what we would do if we found something extraordinary. The thoughts would not leave me, and I began my first book.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I love science fiction and fantasy. My favorite book is Bram Stoker’s, ‘Dracula’. I love how he created the character Count Dracula. The way the story came together in such a gripping ending inspired me.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
‘Camouflage’ is about a newly appointed police chief on a missing person case. The investigation leads him and his team deep into Quarry Head Park, a local scenic preserve. There is no sign of the missing man, but what he does find terrifies him to the core. From the depths of the park, a deadly prehistoric looking creature emerges. It attacks swiftly and silently, leaving devastation in its wake. In the chaos which follows, it is up to the chief and a team of scientists to fight for balance by ensuring the safety of his town and preserving this remarkable discovery. He will risk his career, his reputation and even his own life to stand by what he believes in. The book explores the question; can science and sentiment win over fear and determination to destroy?

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Featured Author Stanley Akudinobi

Featured Interview With Stanley Akudinobi

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I’m an intercessor member in my church located in Lagos, Nigeria. The intercessory department in my church takes delight in interceding for the church, the country, the continent and the rest of the world.

My favourite Bible quotations are:

“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”( Romans 10:13 ).

“Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.” (Zechariah 4:6).

“And it shall to come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and Jerusalem shall be deliverance.” (Joel 2:32).

“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony, and they loved not their lives unto the death.” (Revelation 12:11).

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I developed serious interest in books at the very age of 19 but started writing at the age of 33

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favourite author is Dr. Daniel Olukoya. I have always wanted an opportunity for the world to benefit from the grace which I received in Christ Jesus. Medically speaking, there is a major gap existing between divine and therapeutic interventions. Some are yet to experience the deliverance power available at the very mention of the name Jesus Christ, while some have gone as a result of their inability to afford quality and expensive medical care especially those in the developing economies.
To this end, I took it as a burden to intercede for those who are terminally ill so that they’ll live and enjoy the salvation of the Almighty God.
It’s my heart desire to see this book translated virtually in all the languages on earth. This will enable everyone to benefit from the deliverance power available in the name of Jesus Christ.
I wrote this book primarily to fulfill the following parts of the scripture:
• “EXHORT, therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men. For kings, and for all that are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our saviour. Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” (1Timothy 2:1-5).
• “And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.” (James 5:15).
• “And the Lord turned the captivity of Job when he prayed for his friends: also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.” (Job 42:10).
If the whole world will come to the knowledge of the truth and submit entirely to the word of God, the treatments of sicknesses and diseases will experience a paradigm shift as heaven will always intervene in every given situation.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Prayer Therapy and Counselling is a self-healing book that started by giving thanks to God Almighty, confession of sins that might hinder the movement of the power of God and prayer of sanctification for the total purity of the heart.
Divine prayer points were used in the treatments of the following sicknesses and diseases: Obesity, Diabetes, Cancer, Paralysis, Spinal Cord Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Stroke, Heart Conditions, Kidney Conditions, Liver Conditions, Brain Disorders, Eye Conditions, Ulcers, Toothache, HIV/AIDS, Typhoid, Malaria, Cough Conditions, Bone Conditions.
This healing book concluded with a salvation message and prayers for spiritual growth that will make whatever healing, gifts, salvation, deliverance, blessing you have received from God Almighty remain permanent in your life.

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Featured Author J.W. Golan

Featured Interview With J.W. Golan

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was raised in a small town in northern Michigan, where I learned to dream of the stars, airplanes, and dragons. I eventually earned a degree as an aeronautical engineer – but I never lost my enthusiasm for fantasy novels, even if the responsibilities of life had interceded.

I today live in New England with my wife, three dogs, and three daughters. It was my daughters who reintroduced me to the world of fantasy novels. I introduced them to my old favorites and they introduced me to some of theirs. It was their encouragement that prompted me to renew my interest in writing a series of fantasy novels of my own.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I was always surrounded by books, from my earliest days of elementary school – whether fiction or non-fiction.

I wrote my first attempt at a fantasy novel when I was still in high school. An abysmal failure to be sure. But it was out of that failure that I came to appreciate the persistence and tools that I would need if I ever expected to write something worth publishing. I never completely gave up writing, eventually publishing a non-fiction book – through a traditional publishing house – dealing with aviation history. It was my discussions on literature with may daughters, however, that convinced me to try my hand once again at writing a series of fantasy novels.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I have so many authors that influenced me, even from a young age. I adored Shakespeare. Love Tolkien. And spend long hours reading Anne McCaffrey.

Although I like to read widely, fantasy still holds a special place for me, and my daughters have been the inspiration behind my renewed interest in becoming a fantasy writer.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Storm’s Herald is the first in a series of books, following the story of Lynette, a peasant girl who dreams of becoming a sorceress – but who finds that journey more complicated than she had ever imagined.

And it is also the story of Baxter, a farm boy turned squire, who’s greatest asset is his tenacity and determination to work for success.

I intentionally did not want the main characters behind this series to fall into a traditional, “chosen one” category. I much preferred to write the story of someone who tried, failed, and tried again to achieve their dreams. To tell an epic story from the standpoint of a participant in the grand tapestry of events – but a participant who was not the primal source of all power or knowledge. Success would have to be earned, not automatically granted.

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Featured Author Tom Maremaa

Featured Interview With Tom Maremaa

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I’m a writer, coder and storyteller living and working in Silicon Valley.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I began reading seriously when I was around 10 or 11, mostly books about the history of science. I wrote my first novel when I was 14 as part of a project for a middle school English class. It was hard and I vowed never to do it again. Since then, I’ve shamelessly broken that vow and written 12 novels, plus thousands of pages of technical work, a number of non-fiction works, some plays and short fiction.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Coetzee, Bolano, Pamuk. I don’t typically read genre work, though I like it. Genre work tends to be all about delivering a formula to the reader, then repeating that formula book after book. That’s boring, for me. Original fiction, inspired by contemporary or historical events, is my preferred cup of tea.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book is Reykjavik: A Novel and it took a lifetime, plus a few extra years to write. Writers and their work are the product of many lifetimes, like cats, I figure.

Passion always dictates form. My passion for this narrative took shape over a period of years. The seeds were planted a long time ago, drawing on my memories of Reykjavik back in the 1980s and the Summit in 1986, when Reagan and Gorbachev met to decide the fate of the world.

At the time, the world was teetering on the brink of Armageddon, a dangerous and perverse period in history, with nuclear missiles from the US and Soviet Union pointed at each other, within a time window of 30 minutes from launch. Can you really believe that kind of madness? It still boggles my mind. I mean, we had reached the point where mutually assured destruction (MAD) was the order of the day. Once launched, the missiles could not be stopped or return from their targets, the gravity’s rainbow of their paths impossible to change. Millions would be dead within minutes, the world literally blown to pieces. I’d been living with that for years as a young writer, and even now it stuns when I think about it. I knew something about Reagan, had followed his rise to power, and applauded his willingness to meet with Gorbachev and end this nuclear statement. As it happened, I had come to California in the 1960s for graduate school at Berkeley when Reagan was governor and lived through the Dr. Strangelove period depicted in Stanley Kubrick’s movie with Peter Sellers. I had grown up with The Bomb, but not by any means loving it.

Anything was possible, the world gone mad. And Reagan, to his credit, wanted to rid the planet of these weapons. He and Gorbachev met a number of times, culminating in the Reykjavik Summit, when they knocked heads to figure out a way to reduce, and ultimately eliminate these monstrous nuclear arsenals on both sides. Meanwhile, the Soviet Union was coming apart. Under the yoke of Soviet rule, people in Eastern Europe – in countries like Poland, the Baltics, East Germany – were growing more and more dissatisfied with the quality of their lives, restless now, hungry for freedom, resistant to the forces of oppression, all of that. Against this backdrop, the elements of my novel began to come together.

I drew on my personal experiences, travels, and memories. You try to dig deep into the wellsprings of feeling and imagination, and trust your instincts when you sit down to compose. As a young writer and journalist, I spent much of my time traveling, writing and reporting, stretching myself and learning my craft, and as it happened, my travels took me to various cities and countries depicted in the narrative. I tapped into those streams of memory and and drew on my experiences back in Berkeley, California during the 1980s, a turbulent time, much anxiety in the air, tensions between East and West, and in Reykjavik, which became the center of my novel, and in Europe before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall. I grew up speaking a half-dozen languages as a typical polyglot, like the central character in the novel, Nathalie Campbell, who teaches Russian in Berkeley and is enticed to work as a “translator,” if you will, at the Reykjavik Summit in 1986. How was she enticed? And by whom? And were their consequences? Yes, those are questions that novel attempts to answer, although the reader must ultimately decide for themselves.

The novel moves beyond the 1980s. Quite a bit further, as matter of fact. We as readers land in Berlin on the eve of the fall of the Wall, in November 1989 (as I did personally), then beyond to the 1990s when the Soviet Union collapses and a new class of oligarchs emerges to rule and take power and grab the wealth of the country, which was enormous and ripe for the pickings. In the story we return to Reykjavik in 1996 to hear David Bowie perform, then later in the 2000s to visit the gravesite of Bobby Fischer, the extraordinary chess master who is buried in Iceland, and who beat Boris Spassky in 1972 in the chess match of century, and finally, we taste the consequences of revenge all the way up to the present. The consequences, well, can be quite bad, as the younger generation, the youth of today, emerge and take power and control away from their elders, and set things right. That’s how we evolve, how history plays out.

One night Nathalie Campbell appeared, then Andrei Heilemann, both professionals in their respective fields, one a teacher of literature and the other a nuclear scientist, pulled together by the forces of nature, or history, or some combination, their lives intersecting at precisely the moment in time when it mattered the most, when each had to give up something of themselves and change direction in life.
Nathalie Campbell is the central character in the narrative, and as she came to me in my dreams, I began to see her as a kind of everywoman, an anima type, a woman you could not easily forget, a woman who kept you spellbound, a woman whom you could love yet not ever truly know, being somehow elusive, fleeting, magical, a woman with great depth and feeling, a woman of the world with many stories to tell. Does that make sense? Probably not. Even now, having written the book, I still can’t figure her out. Andrei Heilemann, the Soviet scientist who defects to the West, was my neighbor down the street, the colleague at work, the man whom I knew, not as a brilliant nuclear scientist, but simply a fellow I could depend on in a crisis, a good man, perhaps even a great man, yet a man with a past, a man with a vengeful brother, a man swept up in the torrents of history, caught in its dangerous cross-currents and multiplying dark forces.

For me, novels take on a life all their own if the characters won’t let go, and in this case, Nathalie and Andrei did just that. They wouldn’t let go. I began living and breathing the lives of these characters, writing about them as if they were part of my family, sharing their lives with my wife, who later worked hard and brilliantly to edit the book and understand these characters, what made them tick, what motivated their actions, what made them real in the best sense of the word.

The story of Nathalie and Andrei’s personal lives seemed important and needed to be filled in. Another character appeared, much later. Dylan Rose, the probing, inquisitive journalist, appeared to tell their story, the story of a family caught in the crosswinds of huge geopolitical changes. And of course, there had to be the resentment of the younger brother in the old Soviet Union, whose anger at the fall of Empire could not be underestimated or denied, the embodiment of all that happened when the Soviet Union crumbled and fell apart, and a new class of oligarchs emerged. He would not rest. He would go after his older brother who defected to the West, and do it with a vengeance.

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Featured Author Joshua David

Featured Interview With Joshua David

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I live in Prescott, AZ with my family. We have two boys, 7 and 3.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
After nearly straight A’s in high school, I received a rude awakening in college: I knew nothing. Such were the results of a public school “education” in Las Vegas, Nevada. So, my fascination with books was born of ignorance. I refused to be academically inadequate for long. At nineteen, I began amassing my library.

I started writing while pursuing a Master’s degree in American colonial religion at UNLV. Not fun writing, though. I was deservedly berated by my brilliant and well-meaning professors each time I made a trashy attempt at something worthy of publishing. But those uncomfortable office visits were gold. Slowly, red mark by red mark, my skills were tuned.

You or may not like Seed, but I dare you to find a spot begging for a red pen.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I have found, as of late, Ernest Cline to wield the most engaging pen. He has an amazing ability to drag my mind deeper and deeper into his fiction.

My inspiration is easy: Jesus. Beat that! If you have another name, I’ll pray for you. I unabashedly believe that if the world were a little more Christian, it would be a little better. I use whatever talent I have been given to further that cause.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Seed: Judgment was supposed to be a philosophy book! I was working on Apologetics when I literally had a dream about a soldier looking for a woman in the ruins of my old home: Vegas. He fought machine-like zombies with a sword! I’d call it a nightmare, but I was engrossed. What was he trying to accomplish with the rescue? Where was everyone? Well, I spent the next three years figuring it out.

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Featured Author Alex

Featured Interview With Alex

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I remember sitting on the train trying to figure out what I was going to share on this about me page. People might be surprised when they read this but hear me out on this one. When I started this blog, I had just beaten suicidal tendencies, a giant depression and tons of insecurities plus I had boosted my testosterone above the limit in Belgium (they set the bar really low here). That used to be driving force behind this blog and it still is to this day but something changed. At one point I realized that boosting my testosterone was fun but I didn’t like writing about it. I was missing something and I couldn’t figure out what.
That all changed when I was reading the book “The One Thing” for the second time during the summer of 2016. I finally realized what I was missing all these years. I had the drive to compete again and that book made me realize that fighting was my one thing. I stumbled on MMA a little later completely by accident and was completely sold on the idea. So I started doing MMA in September 2016 with the sole purpose of competing. There were a couple of problem attached to this idea. I was a fresh college dropout who wanted to compete in a cage, people got a wrong impression rather quickly. Most people didn’t support the idea and there was a lot of outside pressure to get a real job and quit the sport.
The first year after my drop out was more a sabbatical to be honest. I mostly trained, blogged and did some temporary jobs in between but they mostly didn’t last that long. The shortest lasted a day and the longest lasted about 3 months. I quickly figured out that I didn’t like this at all but blogging didn’t make me the money that I needed and I still hadn’t had a fight because I was training in the wrong gym (lack of good training partners and knowledgeable coach).
This kind of let me to abandon my goals a bit, I trained and blogged a lot but I kind of forgot why I did it. It got even worse when I suddenly got a real job in October 2017. I just did the interview because I had too and was actually looking to travel to Stockholm in November to train. The trip eventually got postponed to May of 2018 but that trip made me realize that I had drifted away from my goals so I needed to make sure that I changed things for the better so that I could do what I wanted in life.
So now the goal was to quit my job and somehow move to Stockholm because a lot of top fighters train over there. Things didn’t work out and I was still at my job. The only good thing was that I changed training camps which made me improve drastically This all changed in February 2019. I was sick of constantly having to choose where my focus was at. The combination of blogging and training a lot didn’t really work out and it made me unhappy. So on Valentine’s day 2019 I decided that I was going to quit my job and travel to Thailand to chase my dream. I quit my job the very next day.
And now we are here on the train ready to get my visa to make sure that I can stay in Thailand for at least 3 months. Another bonus is that I can fight a lot over there which is high on my goal list because it’s actually a childhood dream.
This whole journey was a lot of fun and I’m really grateful that I found confidence and clarity in life. Both of those attributes helped me along the journey and now it’s time to teach you how to do it so that you can live the life that you’ve imagined while you’re were sitting depressed a your 9 to 5 job.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I really liked books when I was younger but stopped reading around the age of 13. I started reading again at the age of 23 and read 1 or multiple books a week from then on. I started writing back in 2016 at the age of 23 because I noticed that it was a great way to reflect on things that happened in my life.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I’m a big Robert Greene fan, to be honest. Aside from that, I like Ryan Holiday’s book “The Obstacle Is The Way”. My favorite genre is non- fiction because I like to learn new things. My biggest inspiration might be Marcus Aurelius, to be honest. He wrote without the intention of being an author. I take the same approach when I write and it has made me a better writer in my opinion.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
It’s time to take your life from Zero To Alpha
Are you ready to take your life from Zero To Alpha? Are you ready to adopt the mindset of the truly “fiercely free”? Then this book is for you. Let me explain why. My name is Alex. Although I’m not terribly remarkable, I have, in fact, defeated a brutal depression, ditched my suicidal tendencies, and repaired tons of other insecurities. How? Self-development.

Over the course of three years, I discovered countless, invaluable life lessons that I believe are universally effective. Now imagine you had access to these lessons, available to you in one simple click. This book will ensure you’re ahead of most people your age mindset-wise. These life lessons will grant you the clarity, confidence, and calmness of mind that you need to move to the next stage in your life.

It’s up to you!
It’s up to you. Yes, you! Are you feeling lost in life? Do you seem to run into the same problems over, and over, and over again? Do you believe that the advice people give you doesn’t make sense at all? This easy-to-digest book will point you in the right direction, the direction that leads to a sharper, wiser perspective on life.

You don’t want a life where chance and circumstance beat you up at every turn. You don’t want to feel helpless like a zero, you want to take charge like an alpha. You want the freedom and self-esteem to get on with your life. Maybe this book will lead to you quitting your job and traveling to a foreign country as I did. Or maybe you will find the love of your life and start a family. Heck, maybe you’ll find yourself ready to take some big risks and start building your own company from the ground up! It doesn’t really matter what you do so long as you’re doing it to the best of your abilities. This is what an Alpha does, and I can teach you how to be one. It’s time to pick up The Year of the Alpha!

you can download the book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QK65PP5

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Featured Author Faigy Liebermann

Featured Interview With Faigy Liebermann

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in London, England, and have lived in Manchester for the last 20 years.
I work with professional mums who have children with ADHD. I wear the coach hat and the mum hat simultaneously. I am married with 5 children some on the ADHD spectrum. I get your challenges. I will show you how you can implement systems that will bring focus and success in your life, and how you can improve your relationship and bring out the best in your ADHD child.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I always loved to read books. My mum proudly says that she took me to the library from when I was 6 weeks old! It must have made a difference, as I love reading.
I never ever thought I would ever write a book! The idea never came onto my radar.
My first and second book were both borne out of a deep desire to share the knowledge that I had gained and to help as many people as possible. I never thought about all the many multi-faced steps and the huge learning curve I would go through when writing these books. I just wrote.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Julie Morgenstern, USA’s top home organising consultant really inspired me to start my career as a professional organiser, which in turn led me to train as an ADHD coach. Her book “Organising from the Inside Out” is a must read for all aspiring self-organisers.
Marie Kondo’s books helped me formulate my unique 5 step organising system which I use for clients.
Dr Russell Barkley, the ADHD research expert, Judith Kohlberg who is an expert in ADHD friendly organising methods, and Marydee Sklar who taught me how executive functions influence actions, all influenced me and really inspired me to bravely get up and write my own book “Own Your ADHD – Discover Your True Potential.”
I love reading self-help and inspirational books. Life is like climbing a mountain. Once you reach the top, you see another peak just in the distance. There is always more to learn.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book, “Own Your ADHD Discover Your True Potential” is the culmination of over a year’s hyper-focus and tenacity.
This practical, easy to read book about ADHD will show you how you can master your ADHD life, banish your internal overwhelm and chaos, and learn to focus on your success. The book is accompanied with an ADHD self-test, clear explanatory diagrams, countless client stories, detailed top tips for your ADHD from expert professional’s from around the world, and extensive study sources for further research.

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