1.I was inspired to write as I know that I couldn’t reach enough people by 1 x 1 work . 2.I enjoy great business books , health and on the other end of the scale a good romance. 3. My first published book is Leap into HR Consulting – How to successful move from Corporate to Consulting. 4.As an indie author believe that you can make an impact just as much as with a publishing house. My book is Finalist for HR book of the year 2021 – and I am the only Indie in the group. 5. My 27 years in consulting and also my childhood.
1. I woke up with an idea and thought it would be cool to write it. 2. Horror, spy dramas, crime thrillers 3. The Dreaming, which is the second installment in the Rapid Eye Movement trilogy. I’m currently (and very slowly) working on the third and final part. After that? I have no idea. 4. You will learn something every day. Listen to the advice you are given and always strive to improve your work. 5. Reading from an early age an discovering how much I loved the escapism.
1. I have always written. It started when I was young with short stories. Now as an adult full length novels. 2.I was a voracious reader before committing myself to writing. Favourite authors currently are Wilbur Smith and Lee Childs. 3. I have just released Atlantis: The New City on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. I have many more titles in the series to write with Atlantis: The Last Historian currently in progress. 4. my advice is write what you would enjoy reading and read it out loud to ensure you are happy with it. 5.all the stories that I have ever read have influenced me. Especially stories with elements of mystery, magic and suspense.
Desire for my stories to reach millions and touch their lives
Voracious reader of psychological, crime thrillers and guilty pleasure is YA fantasy!
Newest work is my debut novel ‘Linger, When You’re Gone’ and next projects are two books of short stories, poems and I’m also working on a sequel to Linger When You’re Gone
Keep learning and refining your technique. Get lots of feedback and incorporate the constructive ones but don’t let the negative feedback deter you. See it as a challenge and plough on
Read lots of books during vacations as a kid. Also, exposure to the literary world from an early age thanks to my grandmom who was a prolific writer
1. What inspired you to write? Desire 2) Are you a reader? What are some of your favorites? Everything except romance. 3) What is your newest work, and what is going to happen in the future? AGAINST Blood. A crime thriller.. Newest will be called False Blood hopefully released in the fall. 4) Do you have advice or tips for Indie Authors? Don’t give up and don’t listen to haters. ONLY those who want to help you improve their craft. 5) What influenced you as a writer?Reading alot as a kid.
1. What inspired you to write? A. My daughter and to set path for her. I was writing when I felt like but never thought of taking a journey of publishing work until then. 2) Are you a reader? What are some of your favorites? A. Yes. Og Mandino if I need to name one American author. I have few from other languages. 3) What is your newest work, and what is going to happen in the future? A. My recent book, Tarpee The Wish-fulfilling tree is my fist children’s picture book. My upcoming children’s book is about Mother Nature series.
4) Do you have advice or tips for Indie Authors? A. Keep writing, you wouldn’t know who you will inspire through your writing.
5) What influenced you as a writer? How through my writing I can be part of my readers’ life and touch ppl’s lives for better.
1) Writing has always been in me; it’s something that I just can not stop my mind from doing. Any time I watch a movie or a show I can’t help but to mentally write out the dialogue and describe the scenes. It’s kind of exhausting at times! 2) I am a reader though I don’t read as much as I’d like. My most recent favorite that I’ve read is Kabal by Clive Barker. I love his descriptive writing and how he can keep me on the edge of my seat with his words. 3) My debut book is More Than Human, book one of a planned trilogy. I am currently working on book two titled More Than Wolf and I’m so excited for this book! Get ready for werewolf pirates! 4) My humble advice for other writers is to absolutely invest in an editor to go over your work – nothing puts me off more than consistent misspellings and grammatical errors. Also, always practice writing! I like to keep a little journal on my phone for me to write down descriptions of things in my environment or dreams that I have. Writing about anything helps improve your work. Just like anything else, it takes practice. 5) My biggest influence as a writer comes from two authors: Amelia Atwater-Rhodes and Annette Kurtis-Klause. Amelia inspired me as a tween because I discovered that she had published a book at the age of 15 and I thought if she could do it, then I could, too. I didn’t actually publish until I was 31, however. Annette’s story Blood and Chocolate really made me fall in love with werewolves and sparked my desire to write my own shifter fiction. If it wasn’t for those two women, I don’t know if I’d have a published book today.
1) What inspired you to write? I’ve always wanted to write, and I have tried writing books before, but with Slip on Through: Cielo Drive, it was COVID that got me back into writing. I went into lockdown not wanting to waste the opportunity, and I was very blessed to come out of it with this book.
2) Are you a reader? What are some of your favorites? I read a lot of non-fiction books, as I am a history teacher. Fiction-wise, I really like Stephen King. 11/22/63 is my personal favourite. I also love James Herriot books, that I have read passionately since I was younger.
3) What is your newest work, and what is going to happen in the future? Slip on Through: Cielo Drive is my debut novel that I am really proud of, and still a little mystified that it has been published. I have a sequel called Slip on Through: Watergate coming in April 2021, then at least another three books in the series after that.
4) Do you have advice or tips for Indie Authors? Be tru to yourself and make sure that you do what is right for you. The first option is not always the best option.
5) What influenced you as a writer? History has influenced me. I love history and want to bring that love to others through historical fiction.
What inspired you to write? I know this is cliché now, but I’ve always written. Seriously. I started my first novel when I was 12. I was accused of plagiarism in 5th and 6th grades because the stories I wrote for assignments were “too good for a kid to write.” And I’ve always told stories and created worlds with my toys. I just moved that play into the literary world and started putting my worlds and adventures down on paper.
2) Are you a reader? What are some of your favorites? I really love reading old stuff. I’m a nerd for pulp fiction and authors like Robert E. Howard, H.P. Lovecraft, and that circle. I also really love Philip K. Dick’s books and short stories. I also really enjoy reading the mythologies and cosmologies of ancient cultures and religions.
3) What is your newest work, and what is going to happen in the future? My latest book is 3vE, a post-apocalyptic noir scifi novel. I’m going to be writing a few books in the scifi genre and am about to finish the first novel in my “space western” series called Quad City Blues.
4) Do you have advice or tips for Indie Authors? Stick to the story. I see a lot of people in writing groups stressing about things like the color of their MC’s shoes or the geo political history of one country of their massive fantasy world. My question to all of these is: How does it drive the story? Because that’s where the focus should be. Everything in your book from the characters, to the world, to the smallest details are there to push the narrative and get the MC from the beginning to the end. If it’s not needed for that EXPRESS purpose, then it isn’t really needed at all.
5) What influenced you as a writer? Other writers, of course. Reading books by my favorite authors as well as biographies of their lives, enchanted me. I wanted to be just like them, to tell my stories to the world and have them read by people all over. It’s all I’ve ever really wanted in life.
I was inspired to write by a change in my life. I have always enjoyed reading and when I was pregnant, I began to write out some of the dreams I had. From there my husband encouraged me to turn them into a book and the rest is history.
2) Are you a reader? What are some of your favorites?
I am a huge reader. I have shelves and stacks of books as well as a ton of ebooks. I was that person everyone went to in school to borrow books because I always had them. Some of my favorites are the Harry Potter series by J K Rowling, the Throne of Glass series, A Court of Thorns and Roses series both by Sarah J Maas, The All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness, and several series by Ivy Asher are all in the top favorites.
3) What is your newest work, and what is going to happen in the future?
I am currently working on a book that focuses on a young woman named Ember. She discovers she’s not your typical wolf shifter but a creature of hell. I plan to work with this character and her story for the time being, but many other ideas are forming in the back of my mind.
4) Do you have advice or tips for Indie Authors?
My advice is to keep writing and learning. The Indie platform is exploding and ever changing.
5) What influenced you as a writer?
My creativity is greatly influenced by the environment around me. I have had many friends, teachers, song artists, and more that have influenced my writing. The world is full of inspiration if you know where to look.
Samantha Evans--Author 