Dalia

Author Interview:

1. What inspires you most to write?

Life itself. The experiences we move through — both ordinary and extraordinary — are endless fuel for storytelling and reflection.

2. What is your favorite genre?

Sci-Fi and fantasy. I love the way those genres let you imagine entirely new worlds while still exploring deeply human truths.

3. Who is one author you admire and why?

There are so many. I’ve always admired Sherrilyn Kenyon — I actually met her once and completely fan-girled! Anne Bishop is another favorite because of the richness of her storytelling. Honestly, I love to read and admire countless authors who transport readers with their words.

4. How do you overcome blank writing spells?

I walk away and do something else. Inspiration often returns once I stop trying to force it.

5. What legal publishing advice can you give?

Get your own ISBNs. It’s an easy step that gives you more control over your book’s distribution, metadata, and rights — all crucial for long-term author branding.

6. How many books have you written and are any bestsellers yet?

The Quiet Cure is my first book, and it was published this year. Bestseller? — I wish!

7. If you had the opportunity to rewrite one movie script, which would it be, and why?

I know this might get me pelted with tomatoes, but Twilight! Vampires should never twinkle.

8. What are some difficulties you've experienced in your writing career, and how do you handle criticism?

Marketing and promotion have been challenging — there are so many scams and so much no one tells you about that part of the process. When it comes to criticism, I try to remember that it’s part of the journey. Not every book is for every reader.

9. What are your best experiences in your writing career so far?

When someone reads my work and loves it. There’s nothing like knowing your words resonated with someone else — it’s a deeply rewarding feeling.

10. Do you prefer to write in silence or with background noise?

I’m a mother — I’ve mastered the art of tuning out noise. I only need silence when I’m editing or reviewing.

11. What encouraging words would you give to another writer?

Don’t give up. You’re doing this because you love it — not for anyone else.

12. How did you decide on pricing and promotion for your book?

I started by researching similar titles in my genre — books focused on nature, mindfulness, and personal growth — to understand what readers expected in terms of pricing for both paperback and eBook editions. I wanted The Quiet Cure to feel accessible and competitively priced while still reflecting the value of the work. Promotion has been the steepest learning curve, still walking on knives for that.

13. Why should anyone read your book?

Because I know what it feels like to be running on empty — to keep showing up, producing, striving, and giving until there’s nothing left for yourself. We live in a world that constantly asks for more: more productivity, more resilience, more speed. And somewhere along the way, many of us have forgotten how to simply be — how to rest, reset, and reconnect.

The Quiet Cure isn’t another self-help book promising overnight transformation or packaged positivity. It’s the book I wish I’d had when I was trying to find my way back to myself — a deeply researched and heartfelt exploration of how nature restores what modern life drains from us: our nervous systems, our attention, our emotional depth, and our sense of meaning.

It’s an invitation to step outside the noise and remember that healing isn’t about doing more — it’s about returning to what’s always been there, waiting quietly, in the natural world around us.

14. Did you have a book coach?

I honestly don’t even know what that is — so, no.

15. What was your favorite subject in school?

English — though mostly the reading part, not the writing! And European History, because my teacher was such a great storyteller.

16. Are you self-published or traditionally published?

I’m self-published.