Urban Reviews: Tell our
readers about Truth Be Told.
Skye Warner: Truth Be Told is a
multicultural fiction revolving around Soria, a stripper who’s
veiling a covert life. Soria Livingston finds herself having
to make a choice between being the perfect mother to a
daughter that she never wanted or living the glamorous life
she’s always dreamed of. Her desperation and selfish motive
entices her to choose the latter. Through the course of this
decision, she is living a life captivated by a lie.
As Junior Partner, Remmi works hand-in-hand with Joshua.
The two go on a business trip and get more than they bargained
for. As they struggle to maintain a professional business
relationship, the chemistry between them proves to be
undeniable. Within time, Joshua invites Remmi to a dinner
party and the route of events takes a drastic turn.
Urban Reviews: Where did
the inspiration for this novel come from?
Skye Warner: The inspiration for the
novel really came from reading other great novels and from
there we created our own story line. It started with a thought
and once we got it on paper the ideas just continued to spill
out.
Urban Reviews: What made you
want to try your hand at writing?
Skye Warner: I have such a passion for
good novels and I found that I was getting somewhat bored. I
grew this desire to get involved and create my own characters
and my own stories. I wanted readers to get lost in my books
and grow an interest in the characters that have evolved in
these books.
Urban Reviews: What are
your goals as a writer? Do you see yourself doing this long
term?
Skye Warner: My goals are to write more
novels, of course, but not limit myself to one genre. I want
to explore mystery, suspense, maybe even non-fiction. I would
like to carry on characters that have meaning to the readers.
Characters that they want to know more about. I can definitely
see myself doing this long-term. Writing has become such a
passion for me.
Urban Reviews: What has been
the best advice you've gotten so far from another author in
the business?
Skye Warner: The best advice I have
gotten from other authors is to be persistent and market
yourself as much as possible. If no one knows your book is
available, no one will know to read it.
Urban Reviews: If you go
change one or more things relating to your book, what would it
be?
Skye Warner: If I could
change one thing about the book it would be to be more
descriptive. We could have, perhaps been more detailed in some
areas. This was our first book and it was a great learning
experience for us. We have matured in our writing since and
continue to mature.
Urban Reviews: Do you have
any ideas or planned releases for the future?
Skye Warner: Yes, we are currently
working on a third novel. This one has a lot of suspense and
mystery. We enjoyed tackling that genre and we plan to opt for
an agent this time around.
Urban Reviews: Do you have any favorite authors or
books?
Skye Warner: Most definitely, my hands
down favorite author is Eric Jerome Dickey. He was my first
eye catching read and possibly what helped developed me into
becoming a writing. He wasn’t the first book I read but the
first book that pushed me to write. I especially enjoy his
commentaries at the end where he describes previous ideas he
had for the book, what he did or didn’t do in the book, etc.
Urban Reviews: What are your
thoughts on the book industry as a whole?
Skye Warner: I think the book industry
opens doors and give opportunities to those who pursue and
those who have an idea or a novel that screams “best seller”.
I also believe that there are so many avenues nowadays
especially when it comes to self publishing which has opened
doors for new writers/ authors or not so popular authors. If
you have confidence in your storyline and work diligently at
pitching your book, you will succeed in this industry.
Urban Reviews: Is there
anything else you would like to share about yourself or your
novel?
Skye Warner: Yes, go get the book!! Get
to know the characters. This is the beginning of this story
line and it just continues from here. We are definitely
working on part two after the completion of the third novel.
Our second novel, Shades of Deception, is now available
at Amazon.com. |
