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Interview with JamalOliverByas10

Published 2017-07-18.
What is your writing process?
To share my story with everyone. I always have a story to tell.
Do you remember the first story you ever read, and the impact it had on you?
Paradise is my first story
How do you approach cover design?
I use what goes perfectly with the story
What are your five favorite books, and why?
Speak

Chains

Harry Potter

Safe Haven

Fifty Shades
What do you read for pleasure?
Anything
Describe your desk
Everywhere is my desk
Where did you grow up, and how did this influence your writing?
I live and grew up in New York City
When did you first start writing?
When I was 14
What's the story behind your latest book?
Growing up in a world of being bullied about my disability
What do your fans mean to you?
They mean a lot to me
Who are your favorite authors?
Laurie Halse Anderson
What inspires you to get out of bed each day?
To write more stories
When you're not writing, how do you spend your time?
Reading books
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Books by This Author

Paradise: The Complete Story by
Price: $10.99 USD. Words: 52,200. Language: English. Published: May 29, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Romance » General
Now as the full story of October James's journey to find his paradise and learn how to keep it for him and his family and friends. He comes a long way from August Martin High School to tell his story about people with Disabilities and Secrets.
Creation of Paradise by
Price: $10.99 USD. Words: 8,230. Language: English. Published: May 29, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Romance » General
It's summer time for October and Lauren. In their new home that they bought they found out it was covered in scratches and October investigates. He meets an alien named X from planet paradise. October plans to return X to his home planet, but when a mysterious phone call happens everything is changed for October. Can he return X to planet paradise before it's too late?
Answering My Paradise by
Price: $10.99 USD. Words: 8,310. Language: English. Published: May 29, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Romance » General
It's been a while in October's world, but he finds out there's a story that is untold. He finds paradise, but soon realizes it's crumbling before him and now with some help of his family and friends he tries to restore each piece of his paradise.
Paradise by
Price: $10.99 USD. Words: 35,640. Language: English. Published: May 29, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Romance » General, Fiction » Romance » General
October James thinks he found Paradise, but he doesn't know what comes to him when he meets Becky, Collette, and Lauren. He falls in love and loses track in the romance world where his past comes back to haunt him. Can love survive for October or will his past take over him again?