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Lola Akinmade Åkerström For fiction, I love contemporary fiction that is heavily character-driven but with a strong plot as well. I also love historical romance.

For nonfiction, books about productivity, working smarter not harder, and self development (emotional, mental, and spiritual).
Lola Akinmade Åkerström Our foreign rights agent is currently working on securing foreign translation rights in various markets, including Italy.
Lola Akinmade Åkerström The qivittoq is a Greenlandic wandering spirit that craves isolation and roams the wilderness. While in Greenland, I woke up to fresh tracks in the snow leading up to my bedroom window and then turning away in contemplation at the front door of my cabin.
Lola Akinmade Åkerström By listening to so many amazing stories that need to be shared with the world.
Lola Akinmade Åkerström Everyone has an opinion. Almost every writer I've met tends to be cynical about everyone else's style of writing. Don't cater to their voices. Just write, write, write, and write.
Lola Akinmade Åkerström I take a mental break and read over works in a totally different genre.
Lola Akinmade Åkerström For me, the best thing about being a writer is reaching into my deepest thoughts and trying to convey them in a way that even opposites can understand and - dare, I say it - empathize and see a bit of themselves reflected in my words.

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