Simon Lee published the supernatural thriller Whisper Wood in 2021 What inspired you to write a supernatural thriller set in Whisper Wood? Playing in woodlands for what seemed like forever during the summer months with my friends was a significant part of my childhood. As well as injuring myself on rope swings and nearly drowning […]
Melissa Ceseña published The Denizen’s Stone in December 2024 What inspired you to write a paranormal romance featuring merfolk? While I was body boarding a lot one summer, I had a recurring dream that I was holding onto a merman while he swam us through the Pacific Ocean. How did you develop the character of […]
Author Matthew Rapaport published his fourth novel in December 2024 What inspired you to write this particular book? A research article from 2018 (cited in the novel) suggests that orgasms activate and strengthen a part of the brain linked to compassion and tolerance. It was a small leap from there leading to liberal politics. What […]
One of the most challenging aspects of being an indie author is the marketing side of things; promoting your books can be as challenging as writing them. There is no reason for you not to reach a wider audience but it does take time and consistent effort. I’ve put together five proven methods to promote […]
“I always wanted to write novels, but never believed that I could,” says author Vincent Panettiere. Self-effacing words perhaps for a man who has since gone on to become an award-winning and best-selling author. Vincent started life in Brooklyn, New York, where he was the only boy in a family of six children. “I wrote […]
If you want to get serious about your writing, you will need to make time for it. To do this, you need to plan and prioritize it as part of your life. View it as part of your weekly schedule, not something that should be done after everything else is done. Here are a few […]
Laura Kemp went freelance when she had her first child. Since then, she’s written six novels and is writing her seventh We all dream of that perfect job. And for one Penarth-based writer, turning from journalist to author has led to a deal with a major publisher and her books appearing on supermarket shelves. Born […]
Congratulations on your latest book release Quantum Messenger Can you let our readers have a brief synopsis? Quantum Messenger is set around 2060 and is told from the point of view of a robot, Apollo XR. Apollo discovers that it can think independently of its programmed responses, effectively developing the first AI soul. It has […]
Paul Smyth has worked as a commercial news videographer but his book Deliveries was created from real-life experiences For Canadian author Paul Smyth, writing his first book has been a labour of love. Taking seven years to complete, Deliveries tells the tale of bush-pilot Paul Jackson, whose routine flight quickly erodes into an airborne nightmare […]
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