Welcome Today's Featured Author
L. Salt!!
Published works:
“The Iced Asylum” a short story (“Stories in Colour” anthology.
November, 2016 and “Meet Cute Mag” Issue 1, June, 2018)
“His Personal Reich” a novella (April, 2018)
***AN AWARD-WINNING
THRILLER/ACTION NOVELLA***
Release date: April 26, 2018
Blurb:
Andrea Zissman
was brought up by her strict grandmother and never knew the truth about her
family. When her mother dies at a special care home, the only legacy she leaves
her daughter is a mysterious envelope full of old photos.
Andrea finds out that her father, a scientist who studied the energy of Aurora
Borealis, didn’t die in an avalanche in the French Alps, but was killed by
members of some mysterious neo-Nazis’ colony somewhere on a remote Icelandic
island. Moreover, she has an older brother she has never seen before.
Desperate to find her brother and bring to justice her father’s murderers,
Andrea meets Leon Callais, a flamboyant, scandalous journalist, who is on the
hunt for the Nazi super weapon “Nothung”, a device which can open a portal to
other dimensions. He believes that death of Andrea’s father and “Nothung” are
connected.
The investigation leads Andrea and Leon to Iceland where they are determined
to discover the truth about the neo-Nazi’s colony, its secret weapon, and Andrea’s family. However, the
colonists give them an extremely cold welcome. Now, they need to fight not only
for the truth but also for their own lives.
“The Imp’s Chronicles” a short story (“Full Metal Horror Anthology”.
April, 2018)
“The Ways We Follow” (book 1), a novel (May, 2018)
***A NEW AWARD-WINNING DRAMA/DYSTOPIA ***
Release date: May 25, 2018
Blurb:
St.
Petersburg, Russia, 20XX.
Four best friends, young, talented and ambitious try to find their own way in a
reality where people can't speak and even think freely.
Laura Danco is a young talented
designer who returns to the city after studying and working in the UK. Friends
tell Laura about new controlling institution, the Department of Censorship. All
media sources are under control, government opposition is destroyed completely,
minorities are under threat. Everyone who resists is obliterated.
Laura tries to live an ordinary life of
every young person in a big city--friends, relationships, travels,
parties...Everything is changing when a reputable design company employs her as
an assistant to a dangerously attractive, scandalous architect and designer,
Daniel Polanskiy, whose ambitious and outstanding projects don't comply with
the government views and its dictated taste. Daniel's colleagues believe he is
insane, the press calls him "Russian Gaudi", the Department of
Censorship watches his every movement.
The situation becomes even more
complicated, when Laura meets her Uni-mate from the UK, Mark Evans. Completely lost
between two absolutely different characters--friendly, amiable Mark and
sophisticated, bad-tempered, but ingenious Daniel--she struggles to whom to
give her heart.
The future looks bleak for Laura, as
the company gets into trouble, when the Tax Office conducts a detailed
financial audit, the Department gives Daniel the final warning, and one of
Laura's friends is killed by his boyfriend. The plot leads characters thought
many challenges--from love to betrayal, from revenge to a murder. The story
which starts like a comedy is turning into a tragedy. Will friends find their
way to follow?
This is book 1 of the
duology. Laura and friends are back in book 2, "Angels of Zion".
About L. Salt
L.
Salt is an emerging, multi-genre writer from the UK.
She studied History of World Culture and did Master’s Degree in Art Expertise at the St. Petersburg University
of Culture and Arts.
She
was born in Belarus
and has lived for many years in Ukraine
and Russia,
then finally settled down in the North of England, where she currently lives
with her husband. L’s interest in
writing dates back to her teenage years. Apart from creative writing, she has a
passion for travelling, arts, history, and foreign languages.
Her
debut novella “His Personal Reich” was release on April, 26 by Crazy Ink
Publication. Her novel “The Ways We Follow”, a futuristic urban drama inspired
by the glorious city of St. Petersburg,
where the author has lived for almost ten years, was released on May, 25 by
Wild Dreams Publishing. Her short stories appeared in different
anthologies.
Media links:
Interview With L. Salt:
1.
Can you tell us a little about your books?
I’m a multi-genre author from the UK. My
debut thriller/action novella “His Personal Reich” was release on April, 26 by
Crazy Ink Publication. My first novel “The Ways We Follow”, a futuristic urban
drama inspired by the glorious city of St.
Petersburg, where I’ve lived for almost ten years, was
released on May, 25 by Wild Dreams Publishing. My short stories appeared in
different anthologies and magazines, on-line and in print.
2. What inspires you to write?
Pretty much
everything and everybody—from my family and friends to history, arts, music,
politics, everyday life—everything gives me inspiration.
3.
How many books have you written? Which is your favourite?
So far, I've
written two full- leght novels and two novellas. I like them all.
4.
Do you have a special time to write or how is your day structured?
I don’t have any special
schedule, as I have a full-time job. I set myself a goal to write at least 500
words per day during weekends. I can skip some weekends, but sometime I can
double this amount.
5.
Do you have a favourite food or drink you must have nearby when writing?
All shades of coffee.
6.
Do you have a favourite spot to write?
I have my office room, where I have a working
desk, all stationary, a printer/scanner.
7.
If you had a superpower, what would it be?
A
power of making my books #1 bestsellers
8.
What are writing projects are you currently working on?
I’m currently working on editing my second novel
“Angels of Zion”, a sequel to “The Ways We Follow”. I’m also researching and
writing a short story for Royal Scoundrels anthology, which is out in April,
2019.
