Interview
with Erika M. Szabo
Questions:
R. Murry
Can
you tell me a little about yourself?
Thank you for inviting
me to your website Roy.
I’ve been writing
Alternative Medicine related books in English and Hungarian. I love healing as
passionately as I love to write and read. I was playing with the idea of
writing a fantasy story peppered with historical facts for a while. The history
of the Huns always fascinated me - they were my ancestors – and one day I
started writing my Ilona the Hun trilogy.
Do
you remember the first story you wrote?
I must have been about
nine or ten; we had an assignment in school to write about our favorite pets. I
wrote a 30 pages long story about my black Puli Crumbs about his ability to
herd the chickens, his sneaky ways to steal food and how protective he was
towards family members and our house and property. My teacher gave me an A+,
but my friends hated me because there was not enough time left for them to read
their stories.
Were
you inspired by someone or something?
Growing up in Hungary
greatly influenced my writing. I learned the benefits and uses of herbs from my
mother and grandmother as a small child. I furthered my knowledge of
Alternative Medicine by receiving a PhD in Naturopathy. My Hungarian heritage
influenced my novelist side as well. In my contemporary fantasy trilogy, Ilona
the Hun contains a lot of legends, historical facts and beliefs.
What
do you like about writing a story?
I love using my imagination when creating a story. I
ask the question “What if…” and the story, characters and scenes come to live.
Can
you tell us about your book?
Two books from my Ilona
the Hun trilogy, Birthright Bestowed and Secrets Revealed (available on Amazon
and Barnes&Noble) the third book Destiny Altered is coming in December are
based on my Hungarian heritage and working in the medical field all my life,
combined with fantasy elements such as magical healing, time travel, ancient
secrets and mystery with romantic love story.
What
genre best fits for the book?
Contemporary fantasy, alternate history
Are
you working on something new at the moment?
I started writing a ghost story after asking myself,
“What if” and, “Why not?”
Do
you have any tips for aspiring writers?
Follow your dreams and don’t let anyone stop you.
Where
can people go to read your work?
AUTHOR WEBSITE: http://tinyurl.com/kmphe8m
FB BOOK PAGE: http://tinyurl.com/kuzqc5h
BOOK ONE OF ILONA THE
HUN NOVELS:
AMAZON: http://tinyurl.com/mw66yzb
PRINT: http://tinyurl.com/l5l8xva
BOOK TWO OF ILONA THE
HUN NOVELS:
PRINT: http://tinyurl.com/kxgtumb
Thank you Roy for introducing me to your readers:)
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