Hi there, I always find it enriching to hear from fellow authors. Personally, my writing journey started with a deep fascination for 1920s Berlin. It led me to create Gereon Rath and the world around him. What inspired you to start writing?
I'm not sure I was inspired by anything in particular. I was born loving words and literature, and was almost always at the top in my English class. Writing came as easily as reading and people liked my essays and whatever else I wrote so I just wrote! My stories emerge from my own (Jamaican) experiences but I am trying to get familiar with American and other cultures.
Thanks for asking. All the best!
Thank you for sharing more about your journey. It’s beautiful to hear how a natural love of words and storytelling has guided you all along. Drawing from your Jamaican roots while exploring other cultures adds such valuable richness to your work.
And Shameful Shadows, what a powerful inspiration. Writing about something as profound as the HIV/AIDS outbreak takes courage and heart.
I just returned and wanted to say, your book cover is striking. It’s beautifully designed and truly stands out. Did you create it yourself or work with a designer? Either way, it’s very well done
That’s fantastic! Self-publishing on KDP is such a powerful way to bring your stories directly to readers, you must feel a great sense of accomplishment.
As for me, I write historical crime fiction, mostly set in the turbulent years of the Weimar Republic in Germany. I love weaving real history with fictional mysteries, trying to capture the mood and complexity of that era.
Also, I hope you don’t mind me asking, but I noticed the book has a lower rating on Amazon than expected. Have you received feedback about that? I ask out of genuine interest, as I believe your work deserves more recognition.
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Hello,
I’m Raven Kennedy, a fellow author. I admire your work and wanted to connect. What’s been the most rewarding part of your writing journey so far?
It terms of rewards, the reviews and awards I earned form my short stories have been very fulfilling. My most recent work, "The Wrong Girl and Stephen's mother", I consider my best. I have spent so much time sharpening and renewing those characters that I love them like real people! There is not much else else that I wrote which I still get a thrill out of rereading.
The financial rewards have not been great but I hope that, in time, that will change for the better.
