Featured Interview With Sarah Alserhaid

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
My name is Sarah, I was born in Saudi Arabia to a multi-cultural household. I grew up as both Saudi and American, yet sometimes it felt as though I didn’t fit in to either group. I currently live in Cleveland, Ohio as a scientist studying the molecular triggers of preterm labor.
I don’t have any pets at the moment but throughout my life have had multiple cats, turtles, guinea pigs, hermit crabs, fish, a lamb, various birds, and at one point my brother had a bearded lizard that rode with us in the hot sun everyday to school.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
Telling stories is one thing I have been told I did from before I had memory of it. I would tell my father stories of a little bunny before bedtime to avoid going to sleep. Like most youngsters, I loved being read to.
Although I attended school in Saudi Arabia which was in Arabic, I was homeschooled for my early elementary years and had many writing projects that I took in for show and tell.
By fourth grade, I would translate stories from either language making small bound books for the stories I wrote.
Once I made the connection that anything could be made into a story, even an argumentative assay, academic composition became much easier.
Having a neurodivergent mind, the art of telling a story was what thrilled me. It was difficult to stay still for long durations of time for anything that did not paint a picture. Writing came much easier to me than reading at first, I actively worked on reading to help improve my skills and learn more about descriptive writing.
The first time I thought about the possibility of writing a book was as an undergrad. My sister and I worked on a story about three siblings who breakthrough their mother’s well-established reputation to uncover secrets from before they were born and ultimately save one of the siblings who gets kidnapped. While this story was more fiction that science, it was fun working on all the little details bringing the characters to life.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
It’s hard to choose a single author when there are so many compelling and creative writers. I enjoyed works of art from Alice Hoffman, Adrienne Young, Alix Arrow, Agatha Christie, Holly Black, and Lisa Scottoline. Recently, I like mystery, thriller and low fantasy books, but will take on any good book.
For my stories, I like thinking of matters from a different angle or different perspective. I especially like pushing myself to think of matter from a position I never would have thought of, then try to live through that lens. I often come up with short stories when I think in this perspective and have begun the fun journey of sharing my short stories with others.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Etched in Stone is a book about two sisters who uncover the truth behind their family’s secretive past and discover their powerful heritage. In the process, they come across new enemies that challenge them in ways they hadn’t been challenged before. In the process of standing up for what hey believe in, they must confront the insecurities of their relationship and learn the lesson that everything comes with price. This book brings magic to a normal and busy life for the protagonists showing a little whimsical fun added to an otherwise stressful life.

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Featured Interview With T’Angella

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I write under the name of T’Angella (tea-an-gel-la) and I’m from the exotic island of Jamaica but reside in Florida, USA. I have Bachelor of Science degrees in Business Administration and Fashion Design that I’ve received from two prestigious schools in the US.
I like to read and learn, and I’ve gained knowledge in various subjects and topics. Because of this, I had decided to become an author to give information so that others can improve their knowledge also.
I’m a very innovative and creative person, and my books are written so that adults and children will enjoy reading them while still learning. I like to read, watch various sports, play tennis and also design t-shirts. I sell my one-of-a-kind t-shirts on Amazon under the brand T’Angella Couture.

I’ve written 4 books that you read and 18 different types of journals. I’ve written a book about what I’ve learned from watching the true crime ID channel, a Weight Loss book, Devotionals, and different types of journals.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I’ve always liked reading from a young age. I started to write books a few years ago when I saw an ad that said you could make money from writing books. I’m still waiting for that to happen 🙂

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I don’t have favorite authors now because I write so I don’t have time to read. However, when I was younger in my teen years I liked to read teen romance novels by various authors.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
It is WHAT I LEARNED FROM WATCHING THE TRUE CRIME ID CHANNEL: In this incredible world that we live in, one thing that is very relentless is …EVIL… which … victim. ARE YOU NEXT? And what would you do?

I like watching the ID channel and learning what to do, and what not to do, so that I can protect myself if I were ever in a predicament. I decided to write my thoughts down and share them with others.
This book has OVER 30 RIVETING, GRIPPING, and COMPELLING THRILLERS of MYSTERY, MAYHEM, and MURDER that are loosely based on real life crimes. These help to bring the lessons that I’ve learned to life.

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Featured Interview With Verlyn Flieger

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
All over the U.S. I was born in 1933, the rock bottom of the Depression. My dad took work wherever he could get it, and we moved accordingly. One year I lived in three different houses, and went to three different schools. I was born in Hanover PA and raised in Westminster MD, Arlington VA, Kansas City KS, Spokane WA, back to Arlington VA.

I now live in Silver Spring MD, where in 1992 my partner and I built a house. Given the history recounted in the first question, it is perhaps not surprising that I have lived in the same house ever since and expect eventually to be carried out feet first.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
At the age of six, which is when I learned to read.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favorite authors are Rudyard Kipling, Sigrid Undset, J.R.R. Tolkien, E.R. Eddison, Elizabeth Peters, Dorothy Sayers.

Oddly enough, my favorite genre is not fantasy. There’s too much bad imitation Tolkien out there. I read a lot of biography, usually of people who live more exciting lives than I do—explorers, actors, Lawrence of Arabia, Sir Richard Burton, the other Richard Burton, Noël Coward.

All of these authors and personalities inspire my writing.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
It’s a riff on what might have happened to me if I’d lived in a fantasy world instead of the boring old real one. About a folklore scholar (my graduate degree was a mélange of history, folklore, languages and myth) who gets caught in his own field of study and finds out it’s real.

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