Tag: authors
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A.J. Navab, author of Daybreak
What inspires you to write? What inspired me to write my current novel, Daybreak, was actually music. I was listening to a song called “Gravity of Love” by Enigma a few years back and the scenes of my novel just started playing in my head. Music often does that to me and I just start…
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Raymond Maher, author of The Second Five
What inspires you to write? The challenge of telling what I hope is an exciting and engaging story inspires me. I see myself as a storyteller. Growing up listening to the radio, I pictured in my mind the people and stories I heard on the radio. My world was full of stories from the radio,…
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4 Ways to Support Indie Authors!
Being a writer is not for the faint of heart. From actually writing a novel, short story collection, or book of poetry, and editing it to completion, to having the courage to share it with the world…it’s hard work! But the hardest part is marketing, getting your work in front of more readers. In fact,…
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Meet Lotte Jean Elliott, author of The Monsters Club
What inspires you to write? I only started writing a few years ago. Literature has been a part of my life, in a bigger way, since I was about fifteen, but it wasn’t till I got a rather bad illness that, whilst in recovery, I took up writing. It became a huge therapy for me…
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A Letter from the Editor: Looking Ahead at 2022
Dear Readers, I hope you are enjoying the content here at Waking Writer. Our readership has grown so much from when I started this site in 2016. Last year was a busy year here at Waking Writer as author interview requests poured in, and I even launched an 8-episode short story serial called Harmony Project.…
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Timothy Byron, author of Young Love, Old Lore
What inspires you to write? Many things inspire me to write but mostly exploring the human condition and the many problems/challenges of life that must be dealt with in high-stress situations. I try to challenge my characters and readers with difficult situations that must be confronted with the correct application of personal ethics and wise…
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Lily Iona Mackenzie, author of The Ripening
What inspires you to write? Actually, it’s the act of writing itself that inspires me. Once I’m writing, whether it’s poetry or prose, inspiration can easily appear. When did you first consider yourself a writer? When I was twenty-five and sharing a commute with a fellow worker, I amazed myself when the words flew…
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Meet Annette Austin, author of Between Love and War
What inspires you to write? I am fascinated by history and what people can do to others in pursuit of money and power. Also, I am interested in the area of conflict and how the characters in my novels react to different situations and changes. Why did you choose to write in your particular field…
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Meet Barbara Woster, author of Dreamer of Destiny
When did you consider yourself a writer? I wanted to be a writer from about the age of 14 when my dad gave me Iceberg by Clive Cussler to read; however, it wasn’t until age 22 when I sat down and wrote my first novel, Dreamer of Destiny. That novel sprung from a repetitive dream…
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Karina Kantas, author of Broken Chains
When did you first consider yourself a writer? When I got my first paycheque. It’s still sitting in a frame in my office. Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre? I’m a prolific author and I write in nearly all fiction genres. I read a book, get a craving for…
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