Interviews

Ariel Ceylan is a senior at William Paterson University and has written several fantasy books.

How did you come to self-publish? Did you try to get published traditionally?
I self-published because I was frustrated with traditional publishers. I wrote my first book when I was 13 and I felt that I was ready to publish, so I did so when I was 17. Of course I did try to get published traditionally, but I was rejected. It never was because they didn’t like the story, it was because I was “too young”.

What self-publishing service did you use? Happy with […]

Danish Author Claus M. Lohman talks about how his self-published novel became a TV show

How did you get the idea for Genesis Two Worlds One Mission?
About twenty years ago I wrote a novel for my own amusement, setting it on a shelf unpublished. Ten years later I got an idea for a plot for another book because of my interest in science, genetics and Amish. I thought “what if evolution continues?. What if Man kind is just a small step in the history of the species at the Planet?” I toyed with the new storyline over a number […]

An interview with A.L. Goulden, author of contemporary romance, August Fog.

Tell us something about your book. The basics: what’s it about?
It’s about a woman named Monica Waters whose just recovered from an injury and tries to get her life back on track. She’s in a marriage that has had a difficult road to a man she’s known since high school, Alex. Just as she’s trying to literally get on her feet again, a new neighbor settles in next door and catches her eye. Quinn Matthews is an artist from New York that she’s instantly attracted to. He […]

Tell us something about your book.

The riveting crime novel, 30 DAYS, follows Marcus Freling, 30s, African American, divorcee, military veteran, clean shaven, throughout his normal life as a mail carrier. His life is turned upside down when his innocent teenage niece is gunned down in Harlem, NY.  He starts off as a grieving uncle that only wants justice after her murder.

As time goes by and justice is not served, the novel takes the reader down a dark two-year journey as Marcus morphs into a vengeful shell of himself.  He feels that in order to get justice, he […]

Interview with Keith Soares, author of The Oasis of Filth series, The Fingers of the Colossus, and more.

Tell us something about your book. The basics: what’s it about?

My first book series is called The Oasis of Filth. There are three parts: The Oasis of Filth, The Hopeless Pastures, and From Blood Reborn, available separately or in one volume called The Complete Series. All three individual parts have been separately reviewed by SPR. 

The story is told by a suburban doctor who leads a rather privileged life when suddenly he’s on the front lines of discovering a […]

Interview with A. Yamina Collins, author of the short story collection, “The Blueberry Miller Files.” and owner of  Yaminatoday.com

1. How did you come to self-publish? Did you try to get published traditionally?

I decided to self-publish via my own company, DeeBooks Publishing, which I had a lawyer set up for me legally. I wanted to have full control over my publishing experience, which I knew would take a lot more work, but I didn’t mind. Yes, I once tried traditional publishing years ago. With self-publishing I feel like I have so much more freedom to write the things I […]

An interview with Elaine Bassett, author of The Xidoran Prophecy and Return of the Clonsayee.

Tell us about your book.

The Xidoran Prophecy is the first book in the young adult series that I am currently writing.  It’s about the extraordinary adventures of Charles Brookfield.  In this book, Charles is a typical teenage boy who has grown up helping out around his grandparent’s farm.  On Charles’ fifteenth birthday, his grandparents reveal to him that they have a secret.  They belong to an elite group of time travelers and coin collectors called Sojourners.  Those who belong to this elite group are […]