Samna Ghani
Canada
Good morning, Samna, and welcome to Vision and Verse, the place for art and authors. What have you written?
Romance novels/ novelettes and Children’s stories
What is your favorite
genre to write?
Romance; Humour is what I aspire to do
in the long-run.
Favorite food:
Biryani
Tea or coffee?
Tea
Pizza or ice cream?
Ice cream
Wine or beer?
Coke J
Where would you like to
visit?
Paris
Favorite musical
artist. Do you listen to music when you
write? What?
I
like the oldies: Frank Sinatra, Engelbert Humperdinck, Elvis Presley, Paul
Anka, Beatles. I also like U2 and Michael Jackson. Yes, I listen to music when
I write. These days it’s the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack. Don’t ask me why J
What makes you laugh?
More like who makes me laugh. P.G. Wodehouse
How old were you when
you started writing?
10
Describe your perfect evening:
Nobody around. Music. A good book. A bag of potato
chips J
Where do you get your
inspiration?
From the books I read and dreams.
What do you do when you
get a writer's block?
My mentor Nicholas Boving says
there is no such thing as a writer’s block. So now I don’t believe in the concept
J
I believe that, Samna. I think we've grown accustom to called a fear/exhaustion syndrome 'writer's block. Who is your favorite
author?
P.G. Wodehouse
Best book you ever
read:
There are too many but if I really have to choose
it would be Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
Last book you read:
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North. It
is a terrific book.
What would you do for a
living if you weren’t a writer?
Something in Marketing
and New Product Development.
Who is the one person
who has influenced your personal life the most and why?
My parents. I am what I am today because of their love, encouragement and
upbringing. They always motivated me to read, write and have an independent
soul. I am eternally grateful to them.
If you could sit down
and have a conversation with ONE person, living or dead, real or fictional, who
would it be and why?
Henry Tudor VIII. He fascinates
me. I want to ask him how he changed from an intelligent, athletic, energetic
and handsome man to someone so cruel, mean, nasty and ugly.
I also find him fascination, and scary at the same time.What advice would you
give someone who aspired to be a writer?
Don’t let
anyone discourage you. Be open to criticism and use it to improve your skill
but never give up on writing just because people don’t like your work. You can
never please everyone and you shouldn’t even bother trying.
Soon to be
released:
Protest of Love (Book 5 of the Monday Mystery Society)
Book Blurb:
Mary Gardner is a workaholic with a passion for books.
She is working on the biggest deal of her career. She is excited and happy but
in walks Stefan Larsson. He is all fired up to stop it from going through and
has put everything at risk. Will Mary be able to stop him from destroying
everything that matters to her? And if she does, what will she lose in the
process?
Book Excerpt:
“Found
what you’re looking for?” Mary looked up with a start. Stefan stood there; cross legged, casually leaning against
the wall.
“So
the real-estate industry and the
pharmaceutical industry. Is there anyone you like?” she asked bitterly.
He
slowly walked toward her, his eyes locked on
hers.
“I
like you,” he said as he came around and took the paper from her hand.
“If
this is what you do to people you like, I feel sorry for those you don’t.” The
office space suddenly seemed smaller to her. Nobody knew she was here. She
didn’t think Stefan would hurt her, but
she had been snooping around. He had every right to be angry. She wondered what
he planned to do.
“I’m
impressed. You don’t seem like the breaking and entering type.” Mary was not short, but Stefan towered over her. Her pulse
started to race. She took a step back but stumbled on the chair. Stefan grabbed
her by the waist to prevent her from losing her balance.
“You
seem kind of distracted Mary,” Stefan said as his eyes roamed over her face and
rested on her lips.
Mary
flushed. She realized his arms were still around
her.
“Keep
your hands off me, Mr. Larsson,” she said.
“You
know, all this Sir and Mr. Larsson …it’s really not doing it for me.” Stefan flashed his
gorgeous smile with that tilt of his head.
“Maybe
because I have no desire to do it for you
Mr. Larsson.” Mary glared at him and walked out of his office.
Short Bio:
Samna
Ghani is a romance novelist. She works as the Regional Editor at
Healthmanagement.org and is a published author with Books To Go Now and Laurus
Publishing. Samna is the Co-Founder and an active member of the Mississauga
Writers Group, Canada. Her books include All Aboard, ‘Tis But a Dream, One of
Those Days, Valentine in Love and Just like Christmas. Her children’s stories
include The Shoe, the Necklace and the Giant and The Tooth Fairy Goes to
School. She is currently working on two romance stories “Protest of Love” and
“The Mirror of Love”. They will be released during the summer of 2015.
Social Media Links:
https://www.facebook.com/SamnaG.Khan
https://twitter.com/SamnaGhani
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/samna-ghani/23/b19/87a
https://www.goodreads.com/SamnaGhani
https://www.goodreads.com/SamnaGhani
Come back and see us again, Samna. We at Vision and Verse wish you continued success in all your writing endeavors.
Hugs,
Carol
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