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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Paloma Corredor, author of La gestión del yo

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Paloma Corredor, author of La gestión del yo
(Editorial Círculo rojo)

This is a story of love and self-help.

Three women: Alicia, Violeta and Diana. A man, Jorge. One goal: the pursuit of happiness in these times of obsession with “me”.

It all begins when Alicia, as the heroine created by Lewis Carroll, dives into the bewildering and attractive world of workshops and books about personal growth. A world ruled by the law of attraction, which says that “the secret” to get anything is to desire it ardently, and that the only obstacle in the way is the ego, with its limitations and requirements.

Alicia, tired of her boring life, wants to find happiness within and love without expecting anything in return, as does Violeta. The problem is that both women choose the same man, Jorge. The same one that Diana left years ago to choose a conventional marriage.

But things get complicated when the liberal Violeta tries to seduce Alicia.

Is happiness really a state of mind that does not depend on others?

If true love is unconditional, would you accept that the man you love also loves other women?

Those are the dilemmas faced by Alicia…

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write La gestión del yo ?

Paloma Corredor: Here and there. I find inspiration everywhere when I’m writing!

In this case, I was working as a personal growth journalist at that time, and I always ended up listening to the same message: “True love is unconditional. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Paloma Corredor, author of La gestión del yo →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Rena X, author of Trouble

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Rena X, author of Trouble
(Editing Couture)

Trouble was inspired by actual events. It’s about a girl growing up in Chicago, overcoming sexual molestation, drug dealing and growing up too fast. She learns forgiveness, redemption and how to trust again.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Trouble?

Rena X: It actually started out as a diary. I decided to throw a little fiction in it and turn it into a novel. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Rena X, author of Trouble →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Stephanie Acon, author of Escape from a Nightmare

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Stephanie Acon, author of Escape from a Nightmare
(Priority Books Publications)

Escape From A Nightmare is a most-unique blend of love, hiphop, and premonition.

The star character, Gabriana, is not your average chick. She is a dreamer. She has dreams of living the good life on her terms, and then, there are the “other” dreams – the disturbing omens that come while sleeping, whispering the conflict of everything. That’s a problem…and that’s where it all starts.

Not only does the dreams crack at her sanity, they also speak horrible warnings concerning her newly famed boyfriend Scholar; the one whom she worships like he’s a god. She literally bows down to this guy. He is her everything – until Gabriana meets Khali Simone.

That’s when the rollercoaster jumps the track, and it gets crazy. This is a beautiful and closely real urban story about one woman’s heartache behind the dark side of love, hiphop, fear and premonition – and ultimately the fate behind it all! This book is a page-turner for everyone.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Escape From A Nightmare?

Stephanie Acon: I wrote this book specifically as a means to reach my generation – the lost generation. When I was out here as a female emcee Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Stephanie Acon, author of Escape from a Nightmare →