A Conversation with Amr Metwally,
Author of "Shariah Law For America"
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| Featured Author Amr Metwally "Shariah Law For America" |
Why did you feel you had to tell this story?
There is so much misconception about Islam and so much evil going on in the world that I feel I have this duty to write this book.
Where do you get your ideas?
Inspiration came to me from the Quran and Hadith. The Quran is the holy text of Muslims and the Hadith is the teaching and prophecies of the Prophet Mohammad.
Do you ever experience writer’s block and how do you overcome it?
I love to write. I believe that this ability is a gift from the Almighty. Initially, I am a writer of film screenplays, and I have been doing that since 2006. I was body building at the time and all these good ideas would come to mind. My trek to the local Starbucks was a 20 minute walk, that’s when my ideas would form into screenplay format. When I got to Starbucks all I did was write what was thought up in mind prior to getting to Starbucks. A lot of writers they sit in front of the computer and force their brain to come up with something. Never do that, nothing good ever comes from forcing your brain to write anything. Your brain must wander. Go to the mall, walk around at night, climb a mountain. Do something with some sort of physical activity, exercise if you can. You may go days without writing a single word. But out of the blue, you will get a plethora of ideas. And that my fellow writers, is gold!
What advice would you give to aspiring writers on the writing and publishing process?
Do this 55% for the people and 45% for yourself. In other words, if you are writing to get rich or famous, don’t even bother writing at all. The momentum won’t carry you past your first obstacle if you are doing this for selfish reasons. If you are writing because you believe your work will benefit your audience, that passion will carry you through just about anything. Don’t worry about the technical parts of the writing and publishing process. You can go to Microsoft’s website and download an industry standard template for a book manuscript. All you have to do is write. Thanks to amazing online technology and companies like Amazon’s Createspace, you can self-publish your book in hardcopy or Kindle format with almost no out-of-pocket expenses.
How do you market your work? Have you found some avenues to be more successful than others?
This will be first book I ever publish. I have done an initial research for marketing, seems like advertising on Goodreads.com might be of benefit. Of course, if you just want to get yourself and your work out there, it is best to contact blogs for book reviews and see if they can do a review of your book and/or host an author Q&A.
If your book was made into a movie, who do you picture playing each part?
“Shariah Law for America” being a nonfiction book has no story or central figures to be turned into a movie. However, with the prophecies and verses in it someone can spin it into a really good apocalyptical thriller movie.
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A Islamic guide from a Muslim's perspective for the resurrection of the United States of America according to the Quran and Hadith.
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