Geraldine Solon

I Love and Support Indie AuthorsI met this beautiful tribe of emerging indie authors, and since we don’t have the backing of traditional publishers, we are in it together helping one another. As part of this newsletter, I promised to interview Indie authors.

This week, I will be interviewing Geraldine Solon, who is an International bestselling and award-winning author. She’s known for her heartfelt, gripping stories and distinctive character development.
1. Tell me about yourself.
I am mixed Spanish/French/Filipino and was born and raised in the Philippines. During my childhood, my family and I traveled around the world and were exposed to different types of food, cultures, and ways of life. I read a lot of books and learned to speak different languages. My curiosity and quest for learning went beyond what was taught in the classroom which later on compelled me to explore my imagination and write heartfelt, gripping stories. I moved to America in 2001 and spent 15 years in the San Francisco Bay Area working at Stanford University. I released my first book in 2011 and have been ten years in the business. Aside from being an author, I’m also an editor and a speaker.

2. Synopsis of your book in one sentence and is it a series?
I have 10 stand-alone novels and a marketing guidebook for authors. Love Letters which is my debut novel is about second chances.

3. What started you on writing?
I’ve always been fascinated with the power of words and how they can manifest into a story. I’ve been writing since I was eight years old and often daydreamed in class scribbling in my notebook instead of working on Math equations. I won the essay writing contest in third grade which was featured in the school newspaper. From then on, I started writing more poetry and short stories but set my childhood hobby aside to focus on other ventures. However, writing always haunted me, provided true solace, and calmed my restless nature. Little did I know this would be my full-time career.

4.What message or lessons did you want your readers to take away from your books?
My novels focus on deep core relationships and the human condition.

5. Are you currently writing a book now?
I’m writing a non-fiction book about the dynamics of storytelling.

6. If you are not writing, what are you doing in your spare time?
Before the pandemic, I traveled a lot, but due to travel restrictions, I now spend weekends at different beach resorts worshipping the sun and dipping my toes in the water. I feel blessed to live on an island surrounded by nature and must have been a fish in my past life. 🙂 I also read a lot, love trying different cuisines, and binge on Netflix.

7. What’s your advice to emerging Indie authors?
Good writing boils down to proper communication. The ability of the writer is to entertain the reader’s minds and touch their hearts on a level that they can understand. Identify the difference between Art and Craft. You may have the creativity, but talent without learning and practice lacks luster. The fusion of Art and Craft provides synergy.

8. As a writer, who’s your biggest influence?
J. D. Salinger, Enid Blyton, Danielle Steel, Nicholas Sparks, Dan Brown, VC Andrews, Dean Koontz, Debbie Macomber, Stephen King, Fern Michaels, Eileen Goudge, Sara Gruen, Erin Morgenstern, and many more.

9. If you were a fruit or a vegetable, what would you want to be and why?
I would choose grapes because, for me, it signifies the stages of life and growth. As an author and a person, I believe that I have evolved throughout the decades and will never stop learning, growing, and doing the things I love.
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