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Urban Reviews: Tell us about your debut novel A Sucka For Love.
Geo: Sucka 4 Love is an urban love story that demonstrates
that loves conquers all. while the main characters experience many
of society's ills such as discrimination, dysfunctional families,
drug infested neighborhoods, greed; they were fortunate to survive.
Urban Reviews: Where did you come up with the storyline for this book?
Geo: The storyline for the book is based on my personal experiences. I
am a light-skinned (white boy) Puerto Rican who is attracted to
black women and I have experienced reverse racism because of who I
fell in love with.
Urban Reviews: Where did your desire to become a writer eminate from?
Geo: My desire to become a writer started when my daughter was born. I
used to write her poems and everyone loved them, so my daughter was
my inspiration.
Urban Reviews: What was the hardest part about the writing process for
you?
Geo: The hardest part of the writing process is to make sure that I
have a great plot and then to develop the story so it could inform,
entertain and inspire readers.
Urban Reviews: Do you have any upcoming projects that you are working on?
Geo: I have several untitled projects that I am working on and I will
like to share them with you in the future.
Urban Reviews: Have you found marketing and promoting your book to be a
difficult task with so many other similar books on the market?
Geo: I do not find that marketing and promoting Sucka 4 Love to be a
challenge. I am not trying to re-invent the wheels when it come to
marketing and promotion. My publishing company and I seeked out the
traditional and the non-traditional ways to sell and market the
book. We are excited about the story, and we have fun selling the
book to readers. I don't look at the book industry and think that
the next author's book is just like mine; I just love the story and
I sell it.
Urban Reviews: What is your goals for the next five years when it comes to
writing?
Geo: My goal for the next five years is to develop my craft as a writer
and use my talents to more so inspire and inform young men and women
about the streets that grabbed me and brought me pain because i made
the wrong choices. I want to devote my life to letting them know
that it is okay to want good things for yourself and in order to get
those thing , you have to take your education seriously.
Urban Reviews: What author would you point to being the biggest
inspiration for you to become a writer and why?
Geo: There are many writes who have inspired me so I cannot choose one.
But like I said, my daughter is my biggest inspiration; she evoke
the emotions and I translate them into words.
Urban Reviews: What are some of your favorite titles - current and
all-time?
Geo: I read a wide genre from spiritual to history to psychology to
urban fiction. I think I am very open-minded.
Urban Reviews: Is there anything else you'd like to share about yourself
or your books?
Geo: I would like to thank you for reviewing my book and I hoped you
enjoyed it. I hope the readers learn from the characters and always
remember to follow your heart but use your mind in life. Also fight
society's ills whenever and where-ever you encounter these
behaviors.
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