{"id":229313,"date":"2025-05-07T19:19:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T19:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/ir-approved-author-soph-tang-if-i-die-in-obscurity-at-least-ill-know-that-i-died-doing-what-i-love\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T19:19:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T19:19:55","slug":"ir-approved-author-soph-tang-if-i-die-in-obscurity-at-least-ill-know-that-i-died-doing-what-i-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=229313","title":{"rendered":"IR Approved Author Soph Tang: &#8220;If I die in obscurity, at least I&#8217;ll know that I died doing what I love.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4ha2XIK\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-135271 alignleft webpexpress-processed\" src=\"https:\/\/indiereader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IR-Approved.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"257\" height=\"181\"\/><\/em><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4jSRkrp\">Decadence<\/a><\/em> received a 4+ star review, making it an IndieReader Approved title.<\/p>\n<p>Following find an interview with author Soph Tang.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the name of the book and when was it published?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The book is called <em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4jSRkrp\">Decadence<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0and it was published on February 14 (Valentine\u2019s Day!) of 2025. What better day is there to have a book shatter your heart?<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the book\u2019s first line?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI dreamt about her again\u201d\u2013which honestly, is just so fitting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the book about? Give us the \u201cpitch\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I could copy and paste the book blurb, but honestly, <em>Decadence<\/em>\u00a0is just a story about raw human experience. It\u2019s about vibrant and complex characters, the heartache of love and yearning, the tragic agony of impossible decisions, and that weird, fuzzy sensation of laughing through your tears. My pitch to you is that if you read <em>Decadence<\/em>, I can almost guarantee you\u2019ll fall in love with it and its characters. It\u2019ll show you things about yourself that you\u2019ve never known before. It\u2019ll shatter your heart. It\u2019ll pick up the pieces and mend it back.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What inspired you to write the book? A particular person? An event?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My inspiration to write <em>Decadence<\/em>\u00a0is the same inspiration that drives all of my writing: love (in all of its beautiful, messy glory).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the main reason someone should really read this book?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Because it\u2019ll stick with you. <em>Decadence<\/em>\u00a0will change you. It\u2019s no coincidence that the most common words reviewers have used to describe <em>Decadence<\/em>\u00a0are \u201cheartbreaking\u201d, \u201cdevastating\u201d, \u201craw\u201d, and \u201cbeautiful\u201d. If you don\u2019t have the emotional space for that right now, then I would recommend shelving it until you do. But once you take the plunge into its first few pages, you won\u2019t regret it. You\u2019ll devour it. It will devour you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the most distinctive thing about the main character?\u00a0 Who-real or fictional-would you say the character reminds you of?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Elise, the protagonist, is a reflection. She\u2019s not exactly a <em>mirror<\/em>\u2013more like the live image of\u00a0yourself through a selfie-camera, distorted through the filters of her life and experiences. The narration is introspective and raw and at some times, ugly. You won\u2019t just hear about her life, as told through a story, you\u2019ll experience each moment yourself. Your heart will pound and sing and break and scream. And because of that, as Elise grows, as she learns and loves and heals, so, too, will you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the best and the hardest part of being an indie?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Best part is one-on-one interactions. I love hearing from readers about how my stories made them feel; how it affected them. There have been many readers who have messaged me on Instagram or Patreon to\u00a0chat with me as they read my books, and it\u2019s such a fun and rewarding experience. I\u2019ve written short stories based on absurd hypotheticals and questions that\u00a0readers have posed. I\u2019m so incredibly grateful for the people who have found and support my writing, and I\u2019m so incredibly\u00a0grateful to have the opportunity to\u00a0have such personal interactions with them.<\/p>\n<p>Worst part is marketing and self-promotion. I absolutely <em>loathe<\/em> talking up myself and my writing, so just letting people know that I exist has been such a pain point in my journey. That said, it\u2019s also not something I\u2019m really actively working on. More than anything, I want to make sure I\u2019m always being true to myself. So instead of pretending like I\u2019m some big-shot author who everyone should celebrate, I\u2019ll probably just keep my head down and continue writing. If I die in obscurity, at least I\u2019ll know that I died doing what I love.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Decadence received a 4+ star review, making it an IndieReader Approved title. Following find an interview with author Soph Tang. What is the name of the book and when was it published? The book is called Decadence,\u00a0and it was published on February 14 (Valentine\u2019s Day!) of 2025. 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