Ask the Author: Aaron Nommaz
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Aaron Nommaz
I have 2 more books apart from Dona Gracia that have become best sellers in Turkey. If Dona Gracia is well received by the Western world, I will personal translate them. I have finished a book about the Struma incident and I have a pure history book about the 16th century that will be published this year.
Aaron Nommaz
Although I am an accomplished businessman with many successful endeavors, I have never received such praises as I did for my writing from people I had never met in my life. An Uber driver turned around and asked if I were really the writer Aaron Nommaz. That made my day.....
Aaron Nommaz
First I try long walks in unusual surroundings or swimming. If I am still stuck, I go back to investigating further or switch to another chapter and leave the present one alone until I feel a mental change.
Aaron Nommaz
Difficult: It can be very frustrating to research a subject for many hours and even days and in the end wind up with a few sentences.
Easy: Once I have the structure of the book in place, I feel good and words flow.
Easy: Once I have the structure of the book in place, I feel good and words flow.
Aaron Nommaz
Digging Dona Gracia out of the dark and onto the throne where she belongs became a mission. I started writing at 65 and started enjoying the praises I had never heard before.
Aaron Nommaz
I decided to write the English version of Dona Gracia. I consider her the epitome of a demon fighter. She is the greatest person I have ever known or read about. I can only compare her to Martin Luther King as she risked her life for the freedom of her kin. Additionally, a woman, using her own means, refusing a social life where she would mingle with royalty and aristocracy.
Aaron Nommaz
Avoid formulas and make sure you provide fresh information to your reader that lingers even after they finished reading. I do this by mastering my subject exhaustively before even starting.
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