Meet Ms. Leena Kazak! Author of the upcoming book The Moon's Daughter!
If you could be friends with one character in your debut novel, who would it be? Why?
I would be friends with Soraya! She is an amazing, supportive friend and a great wing woman. I think we'd have a lot of fun together, and she'd always be there for me.
What is your preferred drink? Coffee! I don't know how I functioned without it.
What’s your favorite genre?
I am completely in my romantasy era right now.
Before I fell down the ACOTAR stairs, I also enjoyed thrillers, historical fiction, and contemporary romance (and probably still do!) But lately my TBR is packed with romantasy.
What’s one piece of advice you wish you’d known when you first started writing?
Don't rush the process! I tried to finish my first draft as quickly as possible and then went right into editing. This took me much longer overall, because then I kept going back and adding more scenes, changing things, adjusting timelines. I ended up doing about 17 drafts.
What was the first piece you ever wrote?
I wrote my first short story when I was 10! It was about a gorilla named Maxine who was curious about what avocados are. She sets off one day to find out by asking her friends, but she gets different answers from everyone!
Her panda friend says they are green, but her lion friend says they are brown. Her monkey friend says they are hard, but her elephant says they are soft. A fight ensues over the disagreements, and Maxine dejectedly goes home. Her friends come over to cheer her up, and lo and behold, Maxine lives in an avocado tree!
If your core main characters could say one thing about you, what do you think (or hope) they would say?
Oh, my goodness, I think my main characters would hate me (maybe try to kill me) for what I've put them through. I hope I'm never in a room with any of them.
What is your loftiest goal you’d like to reach as a writer?
I am going to try and manifest this with positive thoughts...I would LOVE to become a NYT bestselling author!
Leena Kazak has always been captivated by the magic of storytelling and is finally sharing that passion with the world. Her debut novel, The Moon's Daughter, is set in a desert kingdom on the brink of war, where love and danger are never far apart.
Through vivid imagery and compelling characters, Leena weaves together mystery, romance, and high stakes. With this first book, she’s just beginning to unravel the stories waiting to be told.
Wanna talk or visit Leena Kazak?
Contact her here:
Author IG: @leenakazakbooks
Author Website: www.leenakazak.com
Editor IG: @lkeditingservices
Editor Website: www.lkeditingservices.com
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