Tag: writing
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Mohamed Nabil, author of Global Justice
Are you a full-time or part-time writer, and how does that affect your writing? I am a freelance marketing consultant and an author, so I rarely have time to write books. My first novel, The Bachelors of Egypt, was published in 2017. I published Enlightened Populism: Reflections on the News Cycle of a Pandemic back…
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Laura Frost, author of Seeking Sasha
What are some day jobs you have held, and how have they influenced your writing? I move around a lot as an adult, which means picking up whatever jobs I find in each new community. Although I’m a trained wildlife biologist who has spent time doing field research, I have also been a substitute teacher,…
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Vanessa Finaughty, author of Wizard of Ends
Are you a full-time or part-time writer, and how does that affect your writing? Part-time. It definitely slows it, and I have to spend a fair amount of time reading the last few paragraphs I wrote to refresh my memory before I can start writing each time, especially if a few days have passed. I…
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Raymond Maher, author of Trapped at Birth With Only One Way Out
Are you a full-time or part-time writer, and how does that affect your writing? I am a part-time writer. I feel it has both positive and negative effects on my writing. Sometimes stopping writing for other responsibilities seems to impede creativity. But I find having a life beyond writing is important for keeping me grounded…
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Celest Fenton, author of Captive Heart at Brantmar Castle
Why did you choose to write in your genre? I’ve always loved mysteries. I devoured Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys as a child. Then Victoria Holt and Daphne du Maurier as a pre-teen. Then my romance phase took over and I read quite a lot of bodice rippers as well as classic Jane Austin.…
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Anup Dahal, author of The Unspoken Words
What inspires you to write? I write because silence hurts louder than any scream. Growing up in a culture where emotions are often buried beneath duty, expectations, and fear of judgment, I realized that many people carry entire oceans in their hearts, but are never taught how to swim. What inspires me to write is…
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Of Mothers and Daughters…
Years ago, a reader shared with me how much she appreciated the focus on motherhood in my stories. This caught me by surprise because I’m not a mother and hadn’t intentionally made motherhood a theme in my writing. But this reader’s comment made me think about the role of mothers in my novels, and I…
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Julie Hatch, author of The Very Best of Care
Why did you choose to write in your genre? As the adage goes, write what you know. I’ve spent over twenty-five years as a nurse practitioner in pediatric and neonatal intensive care. My love for medicine started in 5th grade when I learned about white blood cells and their role in clearing the body of…
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R.C. Dickens, author of Crown of Blooms
What inspires you to write? I am driven by a compulsive desire to inflict my emotions on others. So much of my writing is based on what I find intriguing or compelling about the world and the human experience and the fun thing about writing is that if you do it well enough, people are…
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J.D. Rasch, author of The Quasi-Crystal
What inspires you to write? As I looked at all the different problems of the world I thought I should add my voice to the solution. I didn’t initially think of writing a novel, but more writing essays, but when I sat down to do that the “advice” seemed too simple – don’t do bad…
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