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 | 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 | 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...