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Officially entered my first book of the year competition, mainly because it is my first book, I have ever published.
Soon, to be a hard copy.
If you have read it then please vote for HIGHS, lows, Inbetweens: One Woman's Journey on sale at Amazon:
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Rockapocalypse

1. What type of books do you write?
I’m not really genre specific at this point. My first book, Rockapocalypse, was a paranormal/action/adventure/, and my second book, Cold Currents, was a southern murder/mystery/thriller. All of my books have a few core elements that I believe every story should have: character(s) with internal conflicts that they strive to overcome, relationships that drive the character(s) internally and externally and feel real to the reader, a hero and a villain, and a prevalent state of Good over Evil.

2. What is the latest book you have written?
My last book was Cold Currents. It was picked up for representation by Joyce Holland of the D4EO Literary Agency last July. It’s a murder/mystery/thriller set in the South. Synopsis:

Thirty years after the shocking murder of Jenny Franklin, followed by the arrest and conviction of his brother Terry, Knoxville Detective Bobby Taylor returns to his North Carolina hometown of Clayton at his aging mother’s request. Reluctant to face his estranged father and make amends after blaming him for not doing more to save his brother, Bobby arrives to discover the head of another young girl has washed up on the banks of the wild Neuse River. Disgusted at the brutality and familiarity of the crime, he realizes the murderous, sadistic monster from his past has returned with a vengeance. His brother’s blood is now on the hands of those who failed to catch the real killer the first time around. Fueled by retribution, and eager to heal his past, Bobby’s determined to bring the true murderer to justice.
Armed with equal parts instinct and desperation, Bobby confronts his broken relationships while chasing a mysterious trail of death that spans thirty years and two continents. Obstacles, lies, and deception face him at every turn as he partners with a tough-as-nails female reporter and a reluctant Chief of Detectives to catch a resurrected killer and vindicate his family’s name. In the end, Bobby finds redemption in a way he could never imagine as the whispers of the river reveal the horrible secrets beneath her swift, cold currents.

3. Is it part of a series, if so which one?
No, not officially anyway. Cold Currents was written as a standalone novel, but after it was completed I felt the main character, Detective Bobby Taylor, had more to share with the world. I’m currently working on a follow-up to Cold Currents tentatively titled Bone Whispers. If all the elements are there to bring that to life, then I guess it will be the beginning of a series in the style of Lee Child’s “Reacher” or James Lee Burke’s “Dave Robicheaux”.

4. When did you start writing?
I’m told it was in elementary school. I do have some recollection of devising wild stories at the expense of a few laughs. What’s even more remarkable is the fact that in recent years I’ve actually had old school mates recite some of my own grammar school writing back to me over dinner. Imagine…that was 45 years ago!

5. Why did you start writing?
Good question. And one I’m afraid I have no definitive answer for. I guess I’ve always had an imagination that needed an outlet. Writing gives me that freedom.

6. Who are your influences?
My earliest recollections of literary influence come from the likes of L. Frank Baum, O. Henry, and Mark Twain. Through my adult life I’ve been all over the genre map in terms of preference. Stephen King was very influential, but from a purely fantastical aspect. The more horror I read the more I came to realize that horror, in general, was extremely difficult for a writer to pull off effectively. I’ve been immersed in several authors over the last few years. James Lee Burke, Lee Child, John Hart, Michael Connelly, Joe Lansdale and Pete Dexter. Pete is the rainbow in that stew in case you were wondering.

7. What can we expect from you in the near future?
Well, I have every confidence that you’ll see Cold Currents in mass market publication within two years. Bone Whispers is a work-in-progress and any author worth his salt wouldn’t play the confidence card on a project in such an infantile state. (Ask me about that one in four months.) I’m also polishing a collection of short fiction I’ve written over the last few years. The idea of putting them in book form as a collective work is definitely a possibility.

Besides writing Bone Whispers, I’ve been busy promoting Rockapocalypse since its September 2012 release. I’ve attended five book signings to date with three more lined up for December-January 2013. A fourth one is pending due to schedule conflicts. Rockapocalypse can be purchased through Amazon (Kindle and paperback), Barnes & Noble (Nook and paperback) and my publisher’s website. Below are a list of links where you can follow my projects, see my promotional schedule, read book synopsis’, view photos and book trailers, and buy my book.

Author’s Website: http://www.byronsuggs.com/
Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/byronsuggsauthor
Amazon Author’s Profile: http://www.amazon.com/Byron-Suggs/e/B009CB88O8
Weebly: http://byronsuggs.weebly.com/

Direct Links to Purchase “Rockapocalypse”

Amazon (Kindle): http://www.amazon.com/Rockapocalypse-ebook/dp/B00960UCZS/ref=tmm_kin_title_0 B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/rockapocalypse-byron-suggs/1112799802?ean=2940015511659 Publisher’s Website: http://www.written-world.com/WWC/book_rock.html

If Only They Knew

1. What type of books do you write?
I write fiction thrillers. It's a genre that i think is just so exciting and full of possibilities that in fact it normally strays into other domains. I love being able to provide the reader with twists and turns, I strive to leave the reader thinking 'I didn't see that coming'.

2. What is the latest book you have written?
'If Only They Knew' is my first and latest book! It's a fiction thriller (surprise) with almost apocalyptic elements. In essence, it's a story of betrayal and greed. When the world is brought to its knees by a series of environmental disasters, simple commodities become valuable currency. Amidst the chaos, Alfie and Porter are forced to reevaluate their lifelong relationship as they are made to choose between their friendship and the natural resources which are left.

3. Is it a series?
This is the first book of two. The sequel 'Now They Know' is currently being written and I expect to you to be able to feast your eager eyes on it but summer 13'.

4. When did you start writing?
This was my first attempt actually at writing in story form. I graduated from University with a degree in Sports Journalism so 1,000 word articles were more my forte. Writing an entire manuscript was completely alien to me and caused me to doubt myself through the initial process as I just felt a complete novice. I arguably of course still am, however to be represented by a literary agent and published on my first attempt gave me great belief to continue pursuiing this passion of mine.

5. What prompted you to start writing?
My love of the English language probably first and foremost. My grandfather always did and still does possess the most impressive vocabulary I've ever encountered. Just listening to sentences he would craft fascinated me beyond belief, and soon I was so keen to learn all these elaborate words and notions he concocted I became very meticulous in my study. As I've got older and read many novels myself I realised my interested in reading and writing exceeded the realms of reporting, and in fact my creative senses really craved to tell a story - and write it my way.

6. Who are your main influences?
My grandfather of course is my main influence. Though he is unpublished, without him I severely doubt I would have found my way to writing period. James Patterson is my favourite author, I'm a huge fan of the Alex Cross series. His stories are always fast-paced and gripping, he brings the entertainment factor that authors of this genre should aspire too. Robert Ludlum, John Grisham, Dan Brown and Dick Francis are other authors I greatly respect and enjoy. You could say I'm very mainstream with my reading material.

7. What is in the future for you with reference to your writing?
I'm currently working on 'Now They Know' and building up the reputation and audience of it's predecessor 'If Only They Know'. My home town of Hemel Hempstead has reacted very well to the books release, so a book signing of sorts when the paper back version comes out is certainly in the pipeline. Other than that, you'll catch me around Goodreads (http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6192135.Alex_McCarthy), Twitter (@Al_Mac8), Book Blogs (http://bookblogs.ning.com/profile/AlexMcCarthy) and Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/AlexMcCarthyAuthor) promoting my work and taking a keen interest in any and all things fiction! Should you wanna ask me anything or just have a chat, I regularly interact on all of those networks.

The Fix

1. What type of books do you write?
I write two types of books – The Fix is dark humour / murder mystery, I’ve also written a yet to be published historical fiction series regarding the Roman invasion of Britain & the almost entirely forgotten General, Caradoc.

2. What is the latest book you have written?
It’s a murder / mystery novel but with a very strong leaning towards humour. It’s about a guy who hates everything in his life – job (in an investment bank!), girlfriend, social life (he has none) & friends (none of these either). It’s about relationships & it’s about lies, how everyone will do something to get ahead – some more than others.
The Fix is available as an e-book on Amazon: On Sale at Amazon

Here’s the blurb:
Murder. Theft. Sociopaths. And Margate. Just another day in banking then...

It’s pre crash 2007 and financial investment banker Josh Dedman’s life is unravelling fast. He’s fired after £20 million goes missing from the bank. His long-time girlfriend has cheats on him, then dumps him. His only friends are a Russian tramp who claims to be ex-KGB and a really irritating bloke he’s just met on the train. His waking hours are a nightmare and his dreams are haunted by a mystery blond. And to cap it all, he lives in Margate…

Just when Josh thinks things can’t get any worse his sociopathic boss — Hershey Valentine — winds up dead and he finds himself the number one suspect. As the net closes in Josh discovers that no one is quite what they seem, including him, and that sometimes help comes from the most unlikely sources…

Part fiction, part lies (well, it is about banking) and excruciatingly funny, The Fix pulls no punches when revealing the naked truth of a man living a life he loathes.

3. Is it part of a series, if so which one?
No, although the historical fiction book due out is.

4. When did you start writing?
It’s difficult to remember as I’ve been writing since I was about 9 years old!

5. Why did you start writing?
I’ve always loved words & I’m usually reading a couple of books at a time. So experiencing how well others communicate their characters and situations and the emotions they evoked in me made me want to do the same. I enjoy the challenge of building a story and then seeing others read it (& hopefully like it too).

6. Who are your influences?
There are many, I’ve been lucky enough to read some excellent books. In specific genres there are one or two authors I will always pick up when they publish a new book. To be specific:
- Historical fiction, Bernard Cornwell, Seven Saylor, Robert Harris (Roman books)
- Thriller, Lee Child, Martin Cruz Smith
- Fantasy, Terry Pratchett, Philip Pullman
- Crime, Ian Rankin
I pick these guys as they all write compelling narrative, their characters are really well rounded, the dialogue is strong. I’m always pleased when starting a new book of theirs and sad when I’ve finished it.

7. What can we expect from you in the near future? Book signing events, other detailsI conduct exchange reviews
Promotion, promotion & more promotion! I’m also looking for reviews & I have just started as a reviewer myself.

Call me crazy but it is my life!

1. What type of books do you write?
I have two non-fiction books about my life that have been published. Right now I am working on a fiction book.

2. What is the latest book you have written?
My latest book is "Bound by Torment", previously I wrote "Call me crazy but it is my life".
On Sale at Amazon

3. Is it part of a series, if so which one?
In order to understand me completely, you would have to read both of my published books, but I did not list them as a series because they can be read independently.

4. When did you start writing?
I started writing in 2011 around the Holidays.

5. Why did you start writing?
In the beginning, I was just writing as a source of self healing. After telling other people about my book, I was urged to publish. I published in hopes of helping other abuse victims.

6. Who are your influences?
My biggest influences are my Mom, Siblings, Husband, Kids and my Nanny who passed away three years ago.

7. What can we expect from you in the near future? Book signing events, other details.
I am hoping to publish my fiction book by the end of the summer of 2013. That is the goal right now, maybe sooner.

3. Is it part of a series, if so which one?
In order to understand me completely, you would have to read both of my published books, but I did not list them as a series because they can be read independently.

4. When did you start writing?
I started writing in 2011 around the Holidays.

5. Why did you start writing?
In the beginning, I was just writing as a source of self healing. After telling other people about my book, I was urged to publish. I published in hopes of helping other abuse victims.

6. Who are your influences?
My biggest influences are my Mom, Siblings, Husband, Kids and my Nanny who passed away three years ago.

7. What can we expect from you in the near future? Book signing events, other details.
I am hoping to publish my fiction book by the end of the summer of 2013. That is the goal right now, maybe sooner.

ILLUSIONS: LAYLA'S STORY, part 2

1. What types of books do you write?
My books are factual.

2. What is the latest book you have written?
The most recent book I've released is ILLUSIONS: LAYLA'S STORY, part 2 of my SistaGirlz series.

3. Is it part of a series, if so which one?
The series begins with LIVIN' JUST ENOUGH: RACHAEL'S STORY.
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4. When did you start writing?
I began writing at the age of 16. Started publishing at 30.

5. Why did you start writing?
My sister gave me a journal for my 16th birthday. She knew I had something to say but I refused to talk to anyone about what I was going through. She suggested that I write my feelings down instead of keeping them bottled up.

6. Who are your influences?
Pretty much anyone I've come in contact with has influenced my writing. Sometimes it takes a while for me to learn the lesson but everyone I know has taught me how to get through this thing called Life.

7. What can we expect from you in the near future?
My main focus is releasing my SistaGirlz series. As the storyline progresses, my readers will see how the characters grow up and learn from what they're going through together. Once I publish the paperback editions of my books, I plan to have book signing events, book giveaways and book tours. At the moment, I've been giving away ebooks to help spread the word about my SistaGirlz series.

The Line, the Itch and the Rabbit Hole

1. What type of books do you write?

I typically write dark, twisted fiction with a comical edge. Whether it’s fantasy, horror or something in between. My two recent books, the ones that are currently available on Amazon, are nothing of the sort. “An Idiot in Love” is an out-and-out comedy; “The Line, the Itch and the Rabbit Hole” is a memoir. I needed a change, and I really like the results, but I will be returning to my usual genres now.

2. What is the latest book you have written?
“An Idiot in Love” is a fictional biography from the perspective of Kieran McCall, a persistently unlucky idiot who has failed to catch any breaks in life or love. It’s a rom-com from the male side.

An Idiot in Love on Sale at Amazon
The Line, the Itch and the Rabbit Hole on Sale at Amazon

3. When did you start writing?
I started writing nearly ten years ago, when I was 18. I had “dabbled” many years before that when I was 10 or 11, but it wasn’t until I was 18 when things became serious after my first short story was published in a local rag.
4. Why did you start to write?
I’d always loved to read and had a wicked imagination.
5. Who are your influences?
Philip K. Dick. Terry Pratchett and Stephen King. The fact that they write in three completely different genres probably has something to do with my own genre-indecisiveness.
6. What can we expect from you in the immediate future?
It’s only been a few weeks since the first book was published, so I’m not really sure what will happen from here. I guess I just cross my fingers and keep on promoting.
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Virtual Love: Everything You Need to Know About Online Dating

1. What type of books do you write?
I write nonfiction books on a variety of topics.

2. What is the latest book you have written?
Virtual Love: Everything You Need to Know About Online Dating. This eBook is about, of course, online dating.
On Sale, at Amazon

3. Is it part of a series, if so which one?
No

4. When did you start writing?
I started writing immediately after graduating from college in 1995.

5. Why did you start writing?
Truthfully, I started writing because I couldn’t find a job! I had to bring in an income some kind of way since employers weren’t breaking down doors to hire me.

6. Who are your influences?
Terry McMillan. I love to read and write fiction … something I plan to do in the near future.

7. What can we expect from you in the near future? Book signing events, other details
As I stated, I’m planning to write fiction eBooks. However, I’m not abandoning nonfiction just yet. In fact, I have another one that I’m working on right now about child bullying.

Emptiness

I am a shell,
Echoes,
Hearing voices around.

I can not grow,
Or belong,
To anything once more.

I am empty,
Surrounded by beauty,
On this shore.

I can not love,
Alone,
Hollow once more.

I am a shell,
With no owner,
No feelings anymore.

Run Hide The Monster Is Outside

1. What type of books do you write?
I write children's books in rhyme with a seussical style to them.

2. What is the latest book, you have written?
I published two books on the same day this year in September 2012.
"Run Hide The Monster Is Outside": A Tale With A Twist
"Here Comes Pixie Pie": Here Special Day At The Rodeo Fair

3. Is it part of a series, if so, which one?
"Here Comes Pixie Pie," is volume one of a series. I am currently working on book two.

4. When did you start writing?
I have always had a pen and/or pencil in my hand since an early age in my elementary school years when I first began to learn to write. I took the step forward to share my work with the world this year in 2012. The first book I published was, "Your Shoes My Shoes." The book is written in rhyme and is all about shoes for boys and girls. We all love shoes!

5. Why did you start writing?
I started writing because I have a deep passion for making children smile. My goal when I write is to create a magical quality moment for both the parent and the chiId simply by reading a book. I truly believe that if we plant the seed to read a child will succeed. I write books to share laughs and giggles with children around the world.

6. Who are your influences?
My influences are Dr. Seuss, Shel Silverstein, Mo Willems, and P.D. Eastman.

7. What can we expect from you in the near future?
I am working on a new children's book which will be released in the next couple of months. One of my goals is to create audio books for the books I currently have published. I am looking forward to sharing "Here Comes Pixie Pie," at the Harris County Library in February 2013. I read my books at the local schools and currently have openings for the year 2013. If you are interested I can be contacted on twitter @smart_scarlet and/or smartscarlet@hotmail.com I would love to hear from you.
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Castles on the Sand

1. What type of books do you write?
As E.M. Tippetts I write chick lit and YA novels, all of which have a strong romance element. As Emily Mah I write science fiction and fantasy, but I've only ever sold short stories with this name (so far.)

2. What is the latest book you have written?
The latest book I've released is Castles on the Sand, which is a YA coming of age story about a sixteen year old girl who is discovered by a long lost brother she never knew she had. She's used to being alone and having no one in her corner, so when big brother starts to tell her she's lovable, beautiful, and worthy of better treatment than her "friends" give her, it rocks the foundations of her world - ultimately in a good way.

The latest book I've written, which will be released January 5th is Nobody's Damsel, which is the sequel to my top seller, Someone Else's Fairytale. Fairytale is about a young woman who gets hit on by a mega-famous movie star, yet isn't into movies or popular trends. She's the woman every other woman in America is dying to be and it's not the sort of thing she would ever have asked for. I won't say much about Damsel, so as not to spoil the end of Fairytale. Suffice it to say these books are about every day life, with an absurd twist.

3. Is it part of a series, if so which one?
Yes, both books are parts of series. Castles on the Sand will have a sequel called Personal Demons, and Nobody's Damsel is the sequel to Someone Else's Fairytale (and there will be more books in the Fairytale series.)

4. When did you start writing?
When I learned to hold a pencil, I guess. Before that I just came up with really creative lies I told my parents.

5. Why did you start writing?
I'm one of those people who literally has to. No matter where I am or what I'm doing, stories will start to appear on my hard drive or on scratch paper left lying around. Given I have this compulsion, I figured I should learn how to do it well enough to generate some income, because otherwise it is a very time consuming hobby.

6. Who are your influences?
Too many to name. I am a graduate of the Clarion West Writer's Workshop for Science Fiction and Fantasy, where I was taught by Octavia Butler, Bradley Denton, Nalo Hopkinson, Ellen Datlow, Connie Willis, and Jack Womack. I was in the Critical Mass writer's group for ten years and there workshopped with Daniel Abraham, Yvonne Coats, Ty Franck, George RR Martin, Victor Milan, John Jos. Miller, Melinda Snodgrass, S.M. Stirling, Ian Tregillis, Sage Walker, and Walter Jon Williams. Before I got any training I corresponded with my favorite author growing up, Orson Scott Card. He's the one who helped advise me where to go to learn how to write.
But needless to say, whenever I pick up a book or watch a movie, I'm influenced. I'm that annoying person who mutters all the way through a movie about whether or not the scene structure was effective or the dialogue worked.

7. What can we expect from you in the near future? Book signing events, other details
Just book releases for now! I'm not adverse to doing signings, but rarely do they pay off for bookstores until the writer is able to move some serious volume. My sales are climbing and I've been ranked very high on Amazon, but all in all, I'm a newbie still breaking in.
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"A fast-paced blend of high-stakes drama and average teenage concerns (sex, appearance, friends), capped with a welcome message of hope." - Kirkus Review of Castles on the Sand
Castles on the Sand | Someone Else's Fairytale | Paint Me True | Time & Eternity
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Further details on my blog

The Persecution of Mildred Dunlap By Paulette Mahurin

An amazing book, which I could not put down from start to finish. It featured hatred in it´s true form.
The main storyline, focused on Mildred, but there were other aspects, which were mentioned in the book, all with the same theme, hatred causes nothing but pain, wasted energy and life is too short.

The book was vivid, and the scenes were excellently set, that I felt that I was in this historical town. Even with the advantages of technology, the descriptions of news travel, and the limitations in the evidence of this news. Also, I felt I was in this small town, with the characters in the book.
Unfortunately, Mildred felt love and hate for this town for different reasons, which were made clear in the book.

I was never disappointed with each section of the book, from the beginning to the middle and especially at the end.
I was expecting a twist and was glad that it did happen in an unexpected light. I recommend this book to other´s, because I truly believe to move forward in life, we need to learn from history.
These were historical events that did happen, and I loved the way this news effected others in the town. At times it made me laugh and other times, I felt sadness............well done, to the author, for their first novel, it is such an excellent achievement.

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Broken Consciousness

My book’s called “Broken Consciousness” In forms
from sonnet, triolet and villanelle,
I’ve written of the shoe that drops, the bell
that signals epileptic seizure-storms.

This is my infant book but not the last
that I will write. I plan another one,
some poems of my father’s so the sun
can dawn on them, and others will be cast

in my own words. I’ve written now for ten
years. Why? My father took the time to teach
me classic forms. “Be bold,” he said, “and reach
high for those writing stars.” And so the yen

began in me. My father, gone three years
now, won’t be present when I read and sign
my books by end of year. I hope the line
will be as long as memory that cheers

me in remembering his lessons that
made him my influence along with Frost
and Sandburg, Whitman, Wordsworth. I get lost
in words that speak to me and tip their hat.

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The Persecution of Mildred Dunlap

1. What types of books do you write?
I've written one and it's a historical fiction, The Persecution of Mildred Dunlap, which takes place in 1895 after the imprisonment of Oscar Wilde for homosexual activity. It's about the fallout his prison sentence has on a small Nevada ranching town, a lesbian couple in particular, but is not just limited to homophobia, but rather embraces racism and anti-Semitism also. It's a story about tolerance, a chronicle in hatred and prejudice with all its unintended and devastating consequences and how love and friendship heal.

2. What is the latest book you have written?
The Persecution of Mildred Dunlap, which I mentioned above. On Sale, at Amazon, as you can see with many reviews. As well as having been featured in the largest Circulating Press in Ventura County, CA, where I live with my husband, Terry, and our two rescue dogs, Max and Bella.

3. Is it part of a series, if so which one?
It is not part of a series.

4. When did you start writing?
I started writing for fun at the age of ten, it was just something that happened. Writing was my sanctuary, where I felt safe to be myself without worry of retribution or rejection. By the time I was in college, my writing I wrote a couple of award-winning short stories that encouraged me to continue writing. It's something I love to do, and comes natural for me. I don't experience much writers block or frustration with the process of writing and look upon that as a gift.

5. Why did you start writing?
All I can say is it just happened, one day the pen was in my hand and I was keeping a diary, writing short stories, poetry,
expressing myself on paper freely, while unable to in other ways of communicating. It was liberating and safe, a wonderful
combination, that I still to this day experience.

6. Who are your influences?
I had a wonderful father, who taught me through unconditional love, you can be anything you make your mind up to be, and while that isn't necessarily true to writing or any talents or gifts, it helped keep my critic at bay, the voice inside our heads that say we're not good enough, who would ever read your work, don't bother, that voice was diminished so it never stopped me. I also been blessed with an amazing writing teacher, Deb Norton in Ojai CA, who taught me things about writing, to expand on the story, to bring in scenes and character development in ways I hadn't thought of. She helped me
see perspective I had missed on my own. I've been blessed with excellent editing and reader's help with honest feedback
that would ensure the story would win, feedback was given without pretense and that helped me grow. Then there's the tons of books I read, the masters, the indie authors, all the wonderful writing that helped me see a standard, to get the idea of what is good and what distracts, pulls attention off the story. In this also, I was very blessed that I found great books and I somehow was receptive to learning about different ways of expressing, writing, so that when I was ready, the spontaneity of my own voice came through with greater ease.

7. What can we expect from you in the near future? Book signing events, other details.

I'm at the tail end of Lyme Disease so don't travel much, but hey, I'm not closed to a miracle happening and a complete cure. If that happens then the sky is the limit. I want to get out there and meet people, because the message of the book is so important, tolerance. And, I want to get out there because another passion, a love in my life, dogs and animal rescue,
benefits by sales since all my profits are going to the first and only no-kill animal shelter in the county where I live, Further details can be found by clicking this link.

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Eat, Pray, Love

Elizabeth Gilbert (played by Julia Roberts) realised after years (not sure how many because they were not revealed in the movie) she had been living in unhappiness in her marriage. So she left him for a man who looked like him and was a lot younger. Until, she finally figured out the problems were not the relationships, but simply within. She set on a journey to three countries, Italy, India and Bali. For 3 simply reasons, to eat, pray and then finally love.

Julia Roberts, is not my favourite actress. After watching the movie, the first time, and falling asleep. Simply, because I can never figure out if she is meant to be happy or sad. After Pretty Woman, I just felt there was no movie, she could stare in that could move mountains for me.

I decided to watch it again, and again, without falling asleep. I read the reviews on the movie, and thought, well, it is a bad movie, this is why you keep falling asleep. Then, I read it was based on a bestselling book, and this baffled me. Then, I came into the realisation, how many times, have you heard the book is better! Which I will purchase, in the near future.

Finally, I stayed awake through the whole movie, and thought I need to go to Bali. Not, because of the sea, sunshine, and finding the hunk that can not be found in any other country. I realised, whilst watching the movie. That this woman was a reflection of me with no kids. She constantly had people surrounding her, and for that moment in Bali, when she had no one surrounding her, she realised, who she liked, what she liked, how to think.........It was like she was lost in society, working, marriage and everything else. This is the reason, I am putting this as one of my favourite movies. I can relate, and with all the bad ratings in the world, which this movie has accomplished, it is a reflection of life, and how we continue with it, until, we stop, look and listen..............

Now it Begins

1. What types of books do you write?
My book is a Self help book, the second book that I am in the process of writing is a non fiction/fiction
story which is on the same vein as the Celestine Prophecies, although it is based on my grandfather who was famous in the 1950's with my mother performing mind reading, illusionist and escapology.

2. What is the latest book you have written?
My new book is called "Now it Begins" and it is practical and spiritual with ancient learning and short stories. The book is split into 10 distinct phases.
"As the world is changing fast, a great shift of universal energy is taking place. Some of us are aware of this and are ready to move forward and leave behind an old world that has suffered from greed, selfishness, anger, blame and hatred. This means, raising our vibration of energy from within and connecting with one another on a higher and faster frequency that is happening now on this planet. For some this is inconceivable and for others, the transformation has already begun". Further details are on my blog

3. Is it part of a series, if so which one?
No

4. When did you start writing?
I started writing 2009 when I wrote a Law of Attraction course and from there I started writing this book in 2010.

5. Why did you start writing?
Throughout my life, I have always felt a deep desire within to be able to help others in some way. For many years I was confused, searching and often leaving the path from my original thoughts as to where my true soul purpose may lie. I travelled around the world, had various jobs, started businesses and lost everything in a materialistic way many times over. I was also a singer and songwriter…still something was missing from within. Later I became interested in healing and other therapies, finally finding a way that I could build my life around without the need for trying.
I have always wanted to write a book for many years. Now it Begins has been written from my heart and includes short stories, life experiences, illustrated, researched, and the greatest thing of all, able to share this knowledge of self awareness to the world in these changing times. As everything comes to us at the right time and that time is now... so, Now it Begins!

6. Who are your influences?
My influences are Richard Bach "Illusions", James Redfield "The Celestine Prophecy", Deepak Chopra "Seven Spiritual Laws", Taosim, Eastern Philosophies and Spirituality.

7. What can we expect from you in the near future? Book signing events, other details
I hope to be doing more book signings in WH Smiths, London and Waterstones and introducing more workshops, as well as the Law of Attraction, and Reiki. I am also a Holistic clinical hypnotherapist, and past life regressionist. Further details can be found by clicking on this link