Debadrita Sarkar, author of Awakening of Soul

What inspires you to write?  Mother Nature’s beautiful sights, life’s lessons, mythology, history, human rights, social rights, etc.  When did you first consider yourself a writer? In 2023, I was searching for a little peace everywhere, but I was not able to find it. But then, I wrote my feelings…

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Smashwords Annual Summer Sale

Hello, Readers! I’m excited to announce that all my novels will be discounted at Smashwords during their 18th Annual Summer/Winter Sale, starting in July! The sale, which lasts the entire month of July, is a great time to get my books, along with books from other talented indie authors, at…

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Ana Ling Yuan, author of Between Grief and Grace

What inspires you to write? What really inspired me to write was nature and love. I felt like it deserved to be on paper so other people can fall in love with nature and understand the complexities of love. Why did you choose to write in your genre? I think…

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Kelly O’Hearn, author of Arcanum: Secrets of the Madonna

Why did you choose to write in your genre? My path to authorship is a little different than most writers. I was raised in New York City, and my first career was as a professional sommelier. So, the connection to my intuition began there. During a health crisis, I turned…

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Dylan Cody, author of How to Build a Champion

What inspires you to write? I create ‘swipe files’. And I fill these files – which have different writing purposes – with anything I encounter: posters, photos, and paintings; advertisement headlines; unique phrases in the body copy of a newspaper or magazine article or essay, which causes me to pause,…

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D. Elaine, author of Kaleidoscope Within

Tell us something unique about you. Something unique….mmmmm. Well, Elaine is my middle name that has been carried through my family like a vintage jewel being passed down, carrying many stories with it. Almost every female in my lineage carries Elaine as their middle name, including my daughters. Elaine is…

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