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Amira Aly is one of the nicest people you can ever come across. Not only is she now a good friend of mine, she is also an up and coming author.  A few months ago she completed the second part of her fantasy thriller series. Having read both books, I can assure you, dear reader, that they are certainly worth checking out!   Recently, I managed to catch some spare time with Amira for the following interview: Did you approach writing the second book in a different manner to the first one? There was less of a structure and more of a natural “flow” to the writing process, especially since I did not have to stop and dig into research as much as I did writing book 1 of the series. I’m guessing from your storylines that you are a big fan of history and fantasy.  How much research did you do when structuring your writing for this book? I am a pretty big fan of fantasy and science fiction, and I find reading history as useful as it is fascinating. But when writin...

Every now and then I like to check up on my blog statistics to see where my readers are located when they came across my wonderful (ahem) blog.  Currently, just over 50% of my readers are, not surprisingly, from Australia.  My second biggest market is the US, followed by the UK in third place and Egypt in fourth position (thanks Amira!). I also like to review what word searches readers used to get to my blog.  Naturally some of them make sense whilst others certainly don't! I do get a chuckle from some of them I have to admit. So, without further a do, here are some 'word searches' that caught my attention: "showering in a moon boot" - regular readers will know I posted a few blogs about my Achilles injury which required an operation and the wearing of a moon boot.  However, why you would want to shower in one is beyond me! It sounds like a sexual fetish thing.  Maybe the boyfriend said "I'll shower in a moon boot, whilst you shower with me in a plas...

Just this once, I want to do something different. Normally I write a blog and try and make it a tad humerous. Normally I fail, but once in a while it comes off. Anyway, less digressing methinks. Recently, I had the pleasure of coming across a person who is really talented. I should thank Nes (aka Queen Nes) for introducing Amira to me. So a big thanks Nes!! The big thing about Amira is that she is now a fully fledged author and I really want to spread the word about her debut novel. What really hooked me initialy was the trailer for Amira's book. Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVW66TLiElg If it grabs you, like it did me, then you can purchase the book called "Egypt The Uprising - Battle For Maat" at: https://www.ebookit.com/books/0000000695/Egypt-The-Uprising-The-Battle-for-Maat-Book-1.html I hope you enjoy this enthralling novel. Congratulations Amira!