by Natalia Hooker | Apr 23, 2024 | Author Interviews, Personal Growth in Writing, Writing Inspiration
Every time you sit down to write, you are building your skills and developing your voice as a writer. Remember, even if you write just ten minutes a day, it’s a big step in the right direction. Every word on the page is bringing you closer to your goal. Keep...
by Natalia Hooker | Apr 15, 2024 | Author Interviews, Personal Growth in Writing
Alaya Books Insights is pleased to present an interview with Jolinda Johnson, the powerhouse behind “Resilience: 10 Ways to Recover from Burnout and Exhaustion,” as she shares her insights on bouncing back stronger and thriving longer. This...
by Natalia Hooker | Apr 4, 2024 | Author Interviews, Personal Growth in Writing
We have a lot of stress in our lives. Our jobs, family commitments, keeping up with errands, travel, caring for loved ones, food shopping, washing clothes… We are so busy running around that we often forget to care for ourselves. Alaya Books Insights is very pleased...
by Natalia Hooker | Mar 20, 2024 | Personal Growth in Writing, Writing Inspiration
If you have a burning ambition to write, you must go for it. Let’s create a clever plan to make it happen. My advice is, don’t give up your day job. Keep the stability of an income coming in. Financial stress can be a killer to creativity. And, you MUST have your...
by Natalia Hooker | Mar 6, 2024 | Author Interviews, Personal Growth in Writing, Writing Inspiration
An incredibly inspiring author interviewed on Alaya Books Insights is Blake Kendall. He has written a memoir/family history that is poetic and mesmerizing. In a fascinating interview with Blake, he says that he co-wrote the book with his deceased mother. He sat under...
by Natalia Hooker | Feb 27, 2024 | Author Interviews
If you don’t feel your writing is flowing, look at your writing tools. By writing tools I mean, what you are using to write. Are you writing on your computer? Chances are the answer is yes. But sometimes it’s not the right place to write because you have emails coming...
by Natalia Hooker | Feb 21, 2024 | Author Interviews
We are delighted to announce the launch of the Alaya Books Insights author interview video series. Our passion for real-life stories and personal experiences has led us to create a platform where we can engage directly with authors through concise, 15-20 minute...
by Natalia Hooker | Jan 24, 2024 | Writing Inspiration
The first book I ever wrote was epic. I researched and wrote the biography of Leslie Joseph Hooker (born Leslie Joseph Tingyou). It’s called LJ Hooker The Man, The Untold Story of an Australian Icon. To this day, his name is known by everyone in Australia. What was...
by Natalia Hooker | Jan 10, 2024 | Personal Growth in Writing
Wishing you a wonderful 2024! It’s so exciting to have new beginnings, and we have to seize this opportunity to create new habits and try new things in our lives. I started the year a little unsure of what to expect. My kitten (only 8 months old), Kiki, was due to...
by Natalia Hooker | Dec 21, 2023 | Alaya Books, Alaya Books for Children
Today I want to talk about the importance of reading. We get so busy writing, and reading is considered a luxury, but, if we want to look at it in a positive way, as a writer or budding author, reading is a necessity. It’s not about lazing around and reading on a...