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Member Since: Nov. 08, 2010

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Ariella Cohen

Biography

Author of Sweet Breath of Memory (Kensington, July 2016) and the e-books The Bargain, a Faustian Tale; The White Cat; and, The Value of Grey, Ariella is also the co-author of the e-book Christmas Stories (available at http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/31737)
A graduate of Barnard College, Columbia University, Ariella attended the Hebrew University as a Visiting Scholar and holds a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School. Her short fiction appears in Heartscapes (Spruce Mountain Press, 2012); and, A Cup of Comfort for Couples (Adams Media, 2010) under the name Ariella Golani. She was runner up in Redbook's 2010 Short Story Contest; and, received an honorable mention from Spruce Mountain Press' 2010 Short Story Contest.

Smashwords Interview

What inspired you to write The Ninth Wave?
Many things. First, I did an independent study on Irish land law during the Famine while I was in law school. As my family's Irish, I've visited Ireland many times and have always loved it. Plus I wanted to write a pure mystery, not what passes for that nowadays when 'mystery' just means murder. The novel provides readers with all the clues the protagonist has so by the end (it's the first book in a series) the reader should be able to solve the mystery. Having said that, doing so won't be easy as I've used no internet sources for my research!
What motivated you to become an indie author?
That's an easy one. Although I received great feedback from many literary agents, they all told me the novel was 'too literary' and that readers wouldn't follow a story that combined history and religion in such a way. I disagreed. It's still early days, but it seems I was right.
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Where to find Ariella Cohen online

Website: http://ariellacohenauthor.com
Twitter: @ariella_cohen
Blog: http://theninthwavenovel.wordpress.com

Books

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