by Natalia Hooker | Jul 31, 2024 | Alaya Books, Author Interviews, Personal Growth in Writing, Publishing News, Writing Inspiration
Do you dream of being organized? I know I do! Alaya Books Insights is proud to present an interview with organizer extraordinaire, Ashley Gude of Ashley Organizes. A famous adage says, “When the student is ready, the teacher comes.” I feel like this...
by Natalia Hooker | Jul 10, 2024 | Alaya Books, Personal Growth in Writing, Publishing News, Writing Inspiration
You’ve probably heard of NaNoWriMo – National Novel Writing Month – where writers from around the world come together in November to write a 50,000-word novel. It’s an exciting challenge, but guess what? You don’t have to wait until...
by Natalia Hooker | Jun 19, 2024 | Alaya Books, Personal Growth in Writing, Writing Inspiration
As an aspiring author, you likely have many book ideas whirling in your head. The question is, what should you write about first? The answer is going to come from a pure business standpoint. Write the book that comes easiest to you. Many budding authors are sitting on...
by Natalia Hooker | May 7, 2024 | Alaya Books, Alaya Books for Children, Personal Growth in Writing
I have surprised myself many times this week, and with it comes a fresh sense of creativity. I took a few days off and my idea was to “go bush”, as they might say in Australia. I live in a town north of Barcelona and I had an image of myself relaxing in...
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...