Featured Interview With LJ Smith

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I am a Scottish writer living in Perthshire. I was brought up in Broughty Ferry, a suburb of Dundee, but have lived in Perthshire for 25 years. I live with my husband, Ian, and have four stepdaughters. I enjoy gardening, cycling, going to the theatre and cinema, and meeting up with friends as often as possible. I am very lucky to live in a beautiful part of Scotland where enjoying the outdoors is easy.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I have enjoyed reading for as long as I can remember. My parents were very keen readers who took me and my sister to our local library every week. I did some writing during my student years but never tried to have anything published and once I was working full-time the idea of becoming a writer was shelved. I took early retirement in 2019 after a 34 year career in education to write seriously. My first novel, ‘Listen To Mother’, was published on 16.01.25 by Blossom Spring Publishing. I have completed a second novel, a family saga examining the power of the family to influence life choices, and am currently completing a third novel, a dystopian thriller.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I have a very broad taste in literature and it would be hard to say that one author or one book has influenced me. However, the books I enjoy most are those where the characters interest me and their actions drive the plot. I I had two choose four books to accompany me to a desert island they would be:
A Prayer for Owen Meaney; John Irving
Treasure Island: Robert Louis Stevenson
Burial Rites; Hannah Kent
Five Quarters of The Orange; Joanne Harris

Tell us a little about your latest book?
‘Listen To Mother’ is a psychological crime thriller. Lesley Hamilton is starting a new life in Florence when she discovers a dead neighbour. An inexplicable mistake she makes leads to her meeting Paolo Bianchi, an individual unaffected by the usual human emotions. His involvement in crime leaves him living in the shadowy fringes of society where the choices in his life have been made for him. The choices he now makes for himself lead to tragic consequences not just for him but also for all those whose lives he touches. As Paolo’s ordered life unravels, Gianfranco Valdi and his Caribinieri team must unpick the threads that lead to Paolo and his connections with organised crime.

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Featured Interview With Nijas N

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
My name is Nijas N. I am a published author of amazon kdp and google play books. And i got the verified author tag from goodreads in 2024. I born in kollam, kerala, india. And now i am currently luving in my born place itself.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I just started writing i think i am 14 to 15 age years old. Firstly, I just started a writing through an app called poetiser and it was a something good app.And I wrote in it and so many poets appreciated me on my works and they encouraged me to write more.And I planned to combine these all good poems.And quotes to a book As a result , my first book was published. Firstly, I just researched for some of the genres which was suitable for me and I found that motivation and poetry is much better for me and I didn’t stop there. I am also thinking about spreading my thoughts and opinions to a story, novels and something like that.
Basically I write my books in a motivation way.That will help other people to think and change their bad perspective to anything.That’s my book, second book named Stupid thoughts.It was a book which will help you to eradicate the stupid thoughts from your mind.And I am working on these kinds of books.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Most probably every author and a writer influenced me in a one way or another way.Because in every author and writer.Who was something to say to the world?So that’s they say through their book, so that will help other writers.And others to empower there thoughts in ideas and much more. So basically every authors and writers influenced me. my favourite genre is motivation and poetry.And I am just writing on it. Inspiration , if I say about it.There are so many things to say that is, my inspiration is mainly from my own experiences and explorations.As a result of my explorations and I wrote some poems.Some notes about it and I combined.And I use it for my books.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book was stupid thoughts , and that is something about motivational Content that will help you to eradicate Some stupid thoughts from your mind.I wrote that from after getting a inspiration from my friend who is suffering in her life due to the problem with her boyfriend and career. And there are some more upcoming works coming to you.That is, there is a book that will come in for July 14.The release will be on Amazon and Google Play Books.And that book is about 100 pages that will change your mind on something and that will allow you to think about something.
Now I Rote in english because it is a Universal language, but my native languages Malayalam.So I am deciding to write it on malayalam too so in my upcoming works.There are malayalam works also.

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