Meet The Authors Showcase Edition #2 (2 of 3)

A showcase with @engelsgleiche, author of Fear of loss

1 what inspired the idea of your story?

I was mainly inspired by books and films, but also a lot of situations in my everyday life. Like panic and something like this. In the first chapters, I take up topics that can be commonplace. I want to express that everyone has problems

2 what is something you struggled constructing with your story?

I see myself again and again in the characters. I see that sometimes I can be helpless and the next moment full of energy again.

Everyone is vulnerable at times and I know that I am sometimes too.

The different characters all have a little bit of me.

3 what did you enjoy writing most of your story?

It was definitely the very different personalities. I find it incredibly interesting how different each person is. How unique.

The story is not closed, but I love how the storylines gradually come together.

4 what's the overall response of your story from your readers?

The readers are excited. It's great to see everyone's theories on how to go on. Some people recognize themselves in the people and can identify with their problems. So they can take a different point of view.

5 is your story a stand alone novel or a piece of a series ?

It's only part of it so far. But depending on how the story is received, maybe a second part will follow

6 what would you like your readers to take away from your story?

 The story is a thriller. Of course it shouldn't be anything that inspires you in any way. But I think the people in my story are so unique and their problems real that readers can take away that it is okay to have problems. To be hopeless and scared.

7 what advice would you provide to fellow writers, when it comes to focusing on their own story?

To take time. Going to the point without pressure and not planning too much. I let my mind wander and try not to compare myself too much. Even if it is honestly difficult sometimes.

8 does your main character share any similarities to yourself?

Since I have several main characters, you can't answer that like that. But I do think that there is a little bit of me in each of my characters. Maybe not completely consciously. One character is fearful, which is totally true of me. The other very hardworking, which I am too. I think you always let a little bit of yourself and your environment flow in.

9 what is something about your story you believe would draw in new readers?

I think that you recognize yourself in the characters and their problems. You feel for them, you try to solve their problems and maybe 

10 do you have any future projects?

 yes of course! I may register with the wattys with my story. I don't have too high a chance, but you can try. I will also continue to write. It fills me incredibly !!