Post by Co- Founder of Hotlit Books Xavier Zyta
In addition to Hotlit Books promoting authors, I (Xavier)
have created the project of Who Am I Wednesday.
I thought it would be great to offer the ability for services or anyone
that can offer something for authors. I
thought it would be great to start with Hotlit Books. Gabriella Deveraux, founder of Hotlit Books
(her baby) sat down with me to go over these questions.
So with my first question is Who
Am I – Hotlit Books? Well Hotlit Books
is a non-profit organization that started almost eight months ago. It’s a
fantastic site for authors and ran by authors.
What made you want to start HotlitBooks? I started Hotlit Books because I really felt there was not another site
out there that was featuring authors as the main focus, which I felt should be
done. I wanted to focus on the author as this is truly what makes the book
special.
Even though Hotlit Books is still
in its infancy, is it where you thought it would be now? Actually no, it has grown into something
completely different but I am so overwhelmed everyday with joy of how it has
turned out.
Everybody knows the 5 year
question so where would you like Hotlit books to be in 5 years? I really would
like to see Hotlit Books helping even more authors by having workshops online
and on location. I would love to have writer conferences with big-time authors.
I would absolutely love to be able to pass on our successes to the younger
generation.
As many people, are not aware but
you spend hours a day working on Hotlit Books, what is your average time spent
to promote Hotlit Books? I do spend quite a few hours some days I lose track
but yesterday I spent sixteen hours working. On average I would have to say I
spend at least 15+hours a day promoting and networking for Hotlit Books. Wow
did I just admit to that? So yeh 15+hours at least and that’s 7 days a week. I
don’t ever take a day off either.
Do you find it hard to balance everything?
Extremely! As I stated in my own
personal blog this week I write a lot of lists and one of those lists is for my
personal life as well. I have to include this or I will just focus on Hotlit
and that’s it. Which is not very balanced at all. I also have to be reminded by
loving partner to take time to relax.
You have two books out right now,
when will we see the third installment in the Erotic Hotel Series? I don’t
really know. It’s summertime here in the Pacific Northwest so it’s hard for me
to write when the weather is so beautiful. So maybe by December, but it will be
the last and final installment.
With accepting different types of
genres, have you experienced any that you feel is hard to promote? Yes, but I
will not say what that is. It’s not that it is hard to promote as far as the
site is concerned, but as far as my own personal beliefs. But we do not
discriminate on our site we will promote any genre.
What genre do you prefer to read?
Hmm. That’s a good question. I love reading about faeries. I love reading light
hearted stories. I also like reading self- motivating and or inspiring
stories. I can read some historical
books and I like a good romance every so often.
Can you spill the beans on
anything new or ideas you may be thinking of doing for Hotlit Books? Nope my
lips are sealed but I am currently working on something pretty darn big-so stay
tuned!
What do you feel is the hardest
thing to do for running Hotlit Books? Promotions, I feel that getting the word
out and gaining trust of the people out there is the hardest thing, yet it is
also the most rewarding. When you read that people love the site and or that we
are doing a great job it makes you feel wonderful and warm inside.
What would you like people to know
about Hotlit Books and you? Hotlit Books and myself truly represent the author
and their best intentions. We believe in the stories that they have to tell. We
feel that a story is the key to our past, it leads down a path, a journey that
someday when we are all gone, our grandkids and our great grandkids will be
able to read these stories and know who we were as people , as writer’s and
about the world we once lived in. This is why we love books and this is why it
is so important to believe in the literary arts.
I want to thank Gabriella for taking time out of her busy
day to answer these questions.
Hopefully, this lets you know who Hotlit Books and Gabriella
Deveraux. If you would like to do Who Am
I Wednesday, please contact us.
Xavier Zyta
You can find Hotlit Books at www.hotlitbooks.org and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/HotlitBooks
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