Top Selling Authors: Get To Know Them Better

Featured Interview With Priyasi Das

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I am an Engineering Student of Techno India, Salt Lake.
Rather than this I am also an –
Writer | Author | Blogger | Columnist
I am from Kolkata.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
At the age of 18 I realized my fascination towards writing book so I started it on the same age.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Authors Like E L James, Ravinder Singh & Durjoy Dutta are my Favorites.

I love reading Reality & Love Based Stories.

Namita Gokhale truly inspires me in the world of Writing.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
1. Writer’s Write
Ink Up Thoughts & Reality!
A Book of Love & Reality based Quotes which helps the readers to know the true reality of Love, Relationship, Friendships, Family, Society & Generation.

2. The Unfinishes Love
With An Immortal End!
Love to Read Love Stories with unique Elaborations? ❤
Then this is the perfect book for you
All Love Stories consists a great aspect of importance in everyone’s Life. Some of them carries a Blissful end whereas some of them carries a Bitter end. The elaboration of the book’s title let us know that here the Love is Unfinished hence it ends with an beauty of Immortalism. Not all Love Stories are good enough to remember. But this one definitely is something out of the box and unimaginable. This book consists an elaboration of short story.

Connect with the Author on their Websites and Social media profiles

Priyasi Das’s Website

Priyasi Das Facebook Page

Priyasi Das Twitter Account

Featured Interview With Trinity Devereaux

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Born and raised in Pennsylvania, I have three adult children and a beautiful Pitty named Zella. I am an auto racing fan, diehard NY Yankees fan and I also have a slight obsession with the beach which is why I plan to relocate to sunny Florida in the near future.

I would say I am fun to be around, I love to make people laugh but I am also honest and straight forward so I tell it like it is, sometimes with sarcasm, sometimes without.

I’ve been blessed with a loving and supportive family, great friends and a positive attitude that gets me through life.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
When I won an essay contest in the third grade, I knew that I had a writer’s spirit inside me. After that, anytime I read a book, I looked at more than just the story. I looked at how it was written, the words, the elements that were used to draw the reader in and just how from start to finish, it became a book.

I think my biggest fascination is with words. Words can be powerful and have such an impact. They can be mysterious. Words can fuel your mind and for those who learn to analyze them, they broaden your intelligence and drive you crazy at the same time.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Judy Blume was my youthful inspiration. The impression that her books made on me as a pre-teen made me realize the impact an author can have on a reader. That is a power and a gift.

Soon after that, I became a Robert Frost fan. His poetry was complex yet simple, a dynamic combination.

Then as an adult, when EL James and her Fifty Shades series became the rage, I was drawn to her. Reading her books, line after line, I just kept telling myself that I could do this. I was captivated by her writing, not for the story but for her style. It was so similar to the way I wrote stories. So at the end of her book, when I was able to say I loved it, I knew then without a doubt that I could pen my own satisfaction.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
In February 2017, the magic inside of me was released and I began writing Rainbows & Hellfire. With a full-time job and a family, it took longer than I wanted to complete the book but every chance I got to sit and write, the words flowed so easily that I amazed myself.

By the end of 2017, I was ready for the ending but I struggled with it at first. I finally wrapped it up but despite feeling accomplished and proud, I sat on it a few more months until I finally realized that I waited my whole life for this and I was the only one holding myself back.

Rainbows & Hellfire is the story of a woman (Laynee Fox) who unknowingly spent 12 years in a narcissistic relationship. Once it ended, she was not only devastated but frustrated with allowing herself to become a victim. Luckily she possessed enough strength from within to rise from the ashes and vow to become a survivor.

Her ways may not have always been through the best choices but Laynee did what she had to do to recreate herself. Her urges and needs got the best of her as she entered the world of online dating. She always had a high sex drive and finding herself set free in this new world set her on a journey of both adventures and misadventures, all while battling her internal conflicts as a victim of narcissistic abuse.

In between the flings and one-night stands, she meets a few good men who changed her life for the better but her scars run deep and she is more damaged than she wants to admit so she battles her own demons in the hopes of one day finally being free to love again.

Rainbows & Hellfire is the first in a trilogy as Laynee’s journey for some sort of internal peace and happiness starts to unfold, giving hope for the future.

Rainbows & Hellfire is available on Amazon and Kindle

Connect with the Author on their Websites and Social media profiles

Trinity Devereaux Facebook Page

Trinity Devereaux Twitter Account

Featured Interview With David Hayes

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born into a mining and weaving family in a town in North West England in 1955. This is where my first paranormal encounters started. I also had an ‘imaginary playmate’ who was a little bit too real! I now live in an old farmhouse just 4 miles from where I was born. Guess what..this house is also haunted.

I have a Welsh mountain pony called Jamie and a border collie who goes by the name of Henry

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
My fascination with books started as an infant. A teacher at school would read to us every day. The room was in complete silence as he read to us. We were mesmerized. I remember him reading The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe to us. I also remember us all crying when Aslan died (oops…maybe I should have said spoiler alert?).

I have always been a storyteller, even back in my early schooldays. I came slightly late to writing, not releasing my first book until I was 59. I had been writing since my 20s, but just for my own pleasure. It wasn’t until I put a story in a group on Facebook that I even thought of writing seriously. The story received a lot of praise, and people started encouraging me to write a book. I came to the attention of a small, independant publisher, and as they say, the rest is history.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My tastes are quite varied, but I do have a leaning towards such writers as Stephen King and James Herbert.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
This book took about a year to write, and I tried out different stories on different Facebook groups to judge the reaction. I found that this helped massively in finding out just what people like to read and what they don’t!

Be prepared to be spooked when reading my book, but also be prepared to expect the unexpected. These are written to come at you from an entirely unexpected direction. There is more than a touch of the Gothic and macabre about these stories. In fact they are steeped in it. They are flesh-crawlingly delicious, and a treat for devotees of the paranormal. This is a collection of short stories. They are long enough to grip the readers attention, but brief enough to be read in a tea break or on a train – but why not treat yourself to a good spook-fest, and read them in the comfort of your armchair as the rain patters against the windowpane, and the wind howls its mournful tune – well, you get the idea. Read it wherever you feel most comfortable (or uncomfortable!). Just for good measure, I have also included a handful of stories (and a poem) from other authors who are friends of mine.

Connect with the Author on their Websites and Social media profiles

David Hayes’s Website

David Hayes Facebook Page

David Hayes Twitter Account

Featured Interview With Stacy M Wray

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I am a wife and mom of two adult children. I was born and raised in Kokomo, Indiana, where I still reside. I work in accounting in the family business. I am a lover of all cats, especially gray and white ones.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I’ve always loved books. I remember the summer after the first grade, I won an award at our library for reading the most books in my age group. I wrote for my high school newspaper but didn’t do much else with my writing out of fear. It wasn’t until much later in life that I discovered how much I love putting the stories in my head to paper. I got over the fear part, mostly. I find creating characters to be empowering and fascinating.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favorite authors are Tarry Fisher, Colleen Hoover, Jamie McGuire, AL Jackson, Kristen Ashley, K Bromberg, M. Mabie, Jessica Sorenson, and Mia Sheridan. I like contemporary romance but will sometimes drift to suspense/mystery. Tarry Fisher inspires me to be a better writer. I love the way she writes about flawed, real, and gritty characters. The more flawed they are, the better. She has an uncanny way with words.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book is Hidden in a Small Town. After writing all contemporary romances, I wanted to try my niche at writing a suspense. It’s about a guy who receives visions of a woman in trouble and he has no idea who she is. In one vision, he is shown the place where she works and, being a teacher and having the summer off, he packs his bag and goes in search of her. He just needs to make sure that she is okay and that he isn’t losing his mind. What starts out as a vision turns into a nightmare. It’s a page-turner.

Connect with the Author on their Websites and Social media profiles

Stacy M Wray’s Website

Stacy M Wray Facebook Page

Stacy M Wray Twitter Account

Featured Interview With Sheri Richey

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born and raised in Illinois, but I have lived in several different states during my adulthood. Currently, I am in south Georgia and working on a new series.

I have many pets, dogs and cats, all seniors and special needs. I take in those that no one wants anymore and care for them. Proceeds from my writings go towards their care and rescue.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I grew up always reading, even getting in trouble for it a few times, and my local library was my favorite place. The small town in southern Illinois where I grew up had a large Carnegie Library that had that wonderful book smell and an entire floor of books for young people. I didn’t begin writing until I was in college and at that time my focus was on poetry. I didn’t write my first novel until much later and it was intended only as a gift for my mother, not as the beginning of a writing career.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I read a number of authors and have varied taste. My first love has always been mystery, particularly legal mysteries, but have also become interested in the cozy mystery genre. I do read romance as well and enjoy Debbie Macomber the most.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest release, Willow Wood, is a sweet romance that is very different from my previous romance series, The Eden Hall Series. It does not contain any bad language and is not sexually explicit. I actually wrote it in 2013 and put it aside. I wasn’t pleased with it and life got in the way for me at that time. After moving numerous times since then, I rediscovered the manuscript and started editing. After reworking a few things, I felt it was ready for others to read.

It is set in the fictitious small town of Carlton, Ohio, where Calinda Willow grew up. She returns home to care for her dying father and takes on his business to run as her own. Having left the city and a bad relationship, she decides to stay, but has no interest in dating. Nolan Ramsey quits his job and moves to Carlton, Ohio, to write a book about his devastating experiences as a photojournalist abroad. He hopes to hide away from everyone and seek only solitary life with his dog, an Otterhound named Scuba.

Scuba is the matchmaker in the novel and helps these two healing souls find each other.

Connect with the Author on their Websites and Social media profiles

Sheri Richey’s Website

Sheri Richey Facebook Page

Sheri Richey Twitter Account

Featured Interview With The Blakk Dahlia

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born and raised in Macon, GA and now reside in New York City. I have a love for telling stories, as I feel that there is an art to them. I like to write under the moniker of “The Blakk Dahlia” because I’m able to tell my own stories without others giving their own personal accounts. As many know the real “Black Dahlia” never got the opportunity to tell her own story. I can express the life, views, and thoughts of me with no twist and turns, no one sided details. I can give it all, the good, the bad, and the ugly.
I have one dog (my son) Dallas-Maxwell. A fiery, loving and smart Yorkie-Poo. (He gets it from his “mom”).

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
My fascination with books came early. Even when I learned how to read I had to go grab a book. This opened the doors to my imagination giving me access to new thoughts and new worlds. I began creating my own stories very young whether it was for school assignments or just hanging around the house. I started with poetry and writing down my feelings. It was a great outlet to say the things I wanted to say and used it as a release for my inner feelings. Stories developed over time reflecting my life and my imaginations.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I love Eric Jerome Dickey. The way he gives details within his books takes me away from just turning the page. I feel as if I’m there, experiencing it all with each character. I love to read romance and horror stories. There are so many layers within these genres that are fascinating to uncover.

My inspiration comes from me. I’ve dealt with a lot in this life and have encountered some very interesting characters. Its important for me to use my life experiences as a tool to express my inner thoughts; allowing people to understand the logic behind one’s actions.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book is the first installment to my Heartbreak Diaries Series, “Rushing to Distraction”. This is loosely based on a true story of myself and a potential significant other as it dives into what happens when you think you’re focused but a beautiful distraction comes. However, falling in love with an idea of a possibility can take a wrong turn. Its a reminder that we have to keep a reality check around to stay on track with the important things in life.

Within the story, Farrah is a career driven, strong, independent woman. She meets a man who charms his way into her heart but doesn’t clearly give his intentions. Her mind drifts and seeps into reality in hopes that if she keeps dreaming and working towards a relationship, it will happen. “Rushing to Distraction” gives the details of what happens when the heart replaces the mind. It also teaches us to value ourselves and to not be afraid of giving up on things that no longer serves you.

Connect with the Author on their Websites and Social media profiles

The Blakk Dahlia’s Website

The Blakk Dahlia Facebook Page

The Blakk Dahlia Twitter Account

Featured Interview With Kevin Doherty

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I’m from and still live in Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada with my wife of 23 years, 3 kids and a cat named Sue. Winnipeg’s a prairie town smack-dab in the middle of North America. We’re a smaller city but have a thriving and very active art community. Our Fringe Theater Festival is the second largest in all of Canada. Our winters a snowy and cold, summers are bright and hot, Autumn’s are beautiful and Christmas is very pretty here. We love our professional ice hockey and Canadian Football teams too.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I didn’t exactly have a fascination with books, it was more a fascination with storytelling in general via any medium. Film was my first draw to storytelling, so I began to write scripts. When stories that I wanted to tell were too big to film, I wrote short stories. This was back when I was around eleven or twelve after “Star Wars” touched my life.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Hmmmm…I don’t really have a favorite author. I suppose, because I am such a massive fan of the “Twilight Zone,” I’d have to say Ray Bradbury or Richard Matheson. I also admire Rod Serling tremendously. His work definitely inspires me; the messages in all of his stories, how fast he worked and just how vast his imagination was. He was very intelligent. As for my favorite genre to read, that is, hands-down, horror.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My book is a memoir about the time when I became, what is now known as, a “Monster Kid.”

My horrorholicism began back when I was 10 years old. The “Famous Monsters of Filmland” magazine was responsible. The frightening black and white photos of monstrosities, ghouls, and freaks contained within its pages fascinated me and I was hooked.

My life as a young horror fanatic in 1979 was particularly interesting. I had one quest back then. OK, maybe two. One was to acquire a Pressman “Movie & T.V. Horror Make-up Kit” from the local novelty shop so that I could win a best-costume contest at a Halloween party where the first prize was a perm. Two, to win the affections of a really cute girl in my class who really dug guys with Afros. Well, buying something for twenty bucks when earning an allowance of seventy-five cents every two weeks was an impossible task, so I had to come up with different ways of raising the money in time for October. I came up with all sorts of get-rich-quick schemes and what an adventure it was. So much so that I felt it was worth sharing by documenting my experiences in a book.

Culled from the yellowed pages of the diaries I kept back then (dozens and dozens of Hilroy notebooks) I have assembled a novelization of my chronicles of the time when horror took over my life!

Connect with the Author on their Websites and Social media profiles

Kevin Doherty’s Website

Kevin Doherty Twitter Account

Featured Interview With Kela Calvin

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
My name is Kela Calvin. I was raised in Hopewell, Virginia. Although I have traveled a few places, Hopewell is where I still reside. I have a degree in Human Services and I love to help others. I aim to motivate and inspire others through the art of story telling.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
At about age ten, my mother gave me a book to read called “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou. In the seventh grade, I engaged in a class project where we had to write and design a book. My book was entitled “The Attack of the Feet Monster”. I can remember my teacher laughing as she read the book before grading it. She then had me to read the book in front of the class; their reactions were priceless! It was then I knew that I had the knack for being a writer. Growing up, I wrote in journals and wrote poems. I still write poetry and engage in poetry readings in my community.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favorite authors to read are Carl Weber, Toni Morrison, and Angela Henry to name a few. My favorite genre to read are mystery and urban fiction novels. A lot of factors inspire me in my writings such as my own life experiences as well as biases in today’s world.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My newly published novel is entitled “Living Proof”. It is a mystery novel based on the experiences of the main character Bethany Mason. she is a woman who just served fifteen-years in prison for the murder of her husband and child. Since being released, she wants to clear her name, find out the truth about what happened to her family, and once again become a productive member of society. She also suffers from mental illness and does not want life’s adversities to hold her back from any opportunities. However, her faith is tested when she is faced with a sudden case of real-life-deja vu and finds herself once again pleading for her innocence.

I began writing this book after graduating from college. However, it took me approximately four years to write this book due to being a very active case manager working in the field at the time.

Connect with the Author on their Websites and Social media profiles

Kela Calvin’s Website

Kela Calvin Facebook Page

Kela Calvin Twitter Account

Featured Interview With Sonja and Esin Tanrisever

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Sonja: I grew up in Sweden, green forests had always welcomed my long walks. Though it has been almost half a century, 50 years that I’m in Istanbul. I am mainly in Istanbul but make trips to Sweden, have also lived in California for some time (in San Fransisco Bay Area and I miss there, would be nice to make some trips again to the States again). Right now we don’t have any pets, our last dog died because of age and we can’t dare to get a new one because we may move to live in Sweden ike my son and the family, or elsewhere, we don’t know yet.

Esin: I was born in and grew up in Istanbul but had been back and forth between Sweden and Turkey. Also have lived in the States for sometime with my family, when my father was still alive and he had founded a company over there, for realising his inventions of medical projects

Upon pets; same as above, right now I am living with my mother and can not dare to own another pet not before being dedicated to live at a certain place

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
Sonja: “When I wrote ‘Cultural Bridges’, I was at 61. 3-4 years after that, wrote ‘Traces of Living’, a retrospective journey of my art production and very lately in cooperation with my daughter, wrote the ‘Free Art Learning With Kids’. But I started writing very long time ago, when I was 15 years old and still have tones of notes here and there. Only with a bit of work, many outcomes may burst.”

Esin: “I started writing when I was 5, right at the time I learned writing, started my short stories, then within time short stories evolved to articles, longer stories, observations, thewn turned back to short stories, and the last one is an educative book on art education wit5h kids from 2 to 7 years of age and our target audience is parents, teachers and teacher candidates. I have many short stories.

Right now with my mother, we want to write series of booklets which will make up a a library on art education with kids; especially on different techniques of art. In the meanwhile, I may publish either own rescue experiences from earthquakes as a volunteer rescuer, or collect some of the short stories I had written in decades, and let them make up a book, then another and so on”

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favorite book of all time;
Esin: Gabriel Garcia Marquez 100 Years of Solitude
Sonja: Rainer Maria Rilke, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge

If I was going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with me what books would I bring?
Esin: Gabriel Garcia Marquez – 100 Years of Solitude, Jack London’s Martin Eden, one book from Dostoyevsky.
Sonja: Rainer Maria Rilke- The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge, Hermean Hesse’s Siddhartha, one book from Nazim Hikmet

Every member of our nuclear family has read several thousands of books in life time (Esin: mine is the least since I am the youngest) and it’s hard to write my/our favorite genre to read. One has ‘periods’ in life ‘tastes’! may change from time to time and many different genres are nice. It’s just so bad that we may not be able to read tens of thousands of books in a life time. More over, we will never know what we miss from the ones we haven’t read

Tell us a little about your latest book?
“Free Art Learning With Kids” is an introduction to our understanding of art educational philosophy for young ones. In it, we have sporadically pondered upon some topics that we believe may concern adults who particularly are in relation to children at early stages between 2 till 7 years of age. (Views upon ourselves… Children… The World and the like.) Let’s consider the scientifically proven fact that as much as 90% of children’s personalities get completed at the age of 6!.. Very much can, according to our understanding, should be done in order to support process of developing self confidence and individual growth in children while their brains are most receptive

The target audience is parents, close relatives/ones to preschool kids or educators/students who want to make contribution with art education. It is planned to get followed by a series of handbooks which will come to form a “library” containing instructive guidelines upon how we, as adults, can support our children by providing them means to expand their personal creative growths. You will find detailed descriptions on how various artistic media techniques can get successfully realized together with them

Our planned “Free Art Learning With Kids Library” Project program introduces a rich variety of artistical techniques with instructions on how to apply them adapted to “young artists”. Following books will be on branches. (Just with a brainstorm came out over 20 headlines, right now we are in the middle of 2nd book)

For further information upon our book, please click the link: http://www.freeartlearning.com/2018/07/12/upon-sonja-bohlander-esin-tanrisever-and-their-book-free-art-learning-with-kids/

Connect with the Author on their Websites and Social media profiles

Sonja and Esin Tanrisever’s Website

Sonja and Esin Tanrisever Facebook Page

Sonja and Esin Tanrisever Twitter Account

Featured Interview With Gerrald Mccollister

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was raised in Oregon and worked for the U.S. Forest Service for 17 years, eight of those on the Zigzag Hotshot Crew. I served 2 years in the U.S. Peace Corps in Guatemala where I live now with my Guatemalan wife and daughter and our pet chiweenie.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I read quite often even before high school. When I took creative writing class 9 times in high school and began writing for my high school newspaper, I had an idea that this was the direction that I wanted to go.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I grew up reading Hemingway, Steinbeck, Kingsley Amis, etc. I appreciated the dialogue in many of Shakespeare tragedies. So I read a lot of fiction and it was easy to apply much of it to daily life. I don’t think that there is one author that inspires me the most, as much as a culmination of all of the books that I have read.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Flavors of the East Highlands of Guatemala is a record of many recipes from the women of the east highland community where I live, including recipes of my wife that she inherited from her mother. There needed to be a collection of some of these recipes written down for posterity sake. The same goes for my first book Born to the Flame: La Casa Monte. A book of real life experience as a forest fire fighter. I had to record these experiences as well, while the memory of them are still at the forefront.

Connect with the Author on their Websites and Social media profiles

Gerrald Mccollister Facebook Page

Featured Interview With Lara De Ann

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born and raised in Southern California where I still live. I am still there because I have a companion goat and he is the hardest goat to move anywhere. But, he is my boy and I center my life around him. I write about goats, too. I spend a lot of time with goats so sitting on the earth and having a goat in my lap is my favorite place to be.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I started writing as soon as I started to learn to put sentences together. Poetry was my first genre, short stories were my next. In fourth grade, my teacher gave us a morning topic we would have to write about. I loved it. Writing offers a person space to be totally free. Nobody edits anything but yourself, so the restrictions are only those you create. The sky is the limit.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Paulo Coelho, spiritual fiction. Jeff Greenwald, non-fiction, travel writing with soul and adventure. My beloved companion goats are often my muse.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Cornelius the Goat is an ebook on Kindle. My beloved boy Rocky who passed in 2017 is the inspiration for the main character. My beloved boy Sunshine is the model for the photos. It is an adventure of a girl and her goat. It wrote itself, I simply took dictation to the words I heard as fast as I could get them down. This book is Rocky’s legacy and supports animals .

Connect with the Author on their Websites and Social media profiles

Lara De Ann’s Website

Featured Interview With Veronica Ramiez

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in California but moved to Schenectady, New York when I was five. I still live in Schenectady. I have a dog. Her name is Fendy. My favorite things to do is read, watch movies, listen to music, and write.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I realized my fascination with books around the age of ten or eleven. I was in sixth grade. I started writing in eighth grade.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
One of my favorite authors to read is Nicholas Sparks. My favorite genres to read are romance, action, and thriller books. A lot of people inspire me in my writings especially other authors.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book is the first book I have published. It is called Play the Game and I spent along time on it, about three to four years. It is about a woman, Isabella Heartingby who finds out that her partner, Dominick, is a hired killer. She runs away from him and disappears but he finds her, and makes her play a game to survive.

Connect with the Author on their Websites and Social media profiles

Veronica Ramiez’s Website

Veronica Ramiez Facebook Page

Veronica Ramiez Twitter Account

Featured Interview With Patricia Gonzalez

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
PATRICIA HAMMOND-GONZALEZ, an inspirational teacher and author shares her ‘tools for change’ in her new inspirational book ‘The Ultimate Experience.’ She tells her story cleverly, applying the wise teaching to practical experience, all culminating in an incredibly satisfying full circle.
Born in Spirit Lake Idaho, she’s #3 of 4 daughters. As a child, she was a ballerina, a cowgirl, the winner of a beauty contest, and hula hoop contest. She was a member of 4-H who raised a calf that won 3rd place at the Fair. In high school, she won a creative writing contest, she was drill team leader, she loved music, dancing and singing, she was the ‘rebellious teenager’ who got into trouble a few times too. She was a Hairdresser, a Corporate Trainer, Project Manager, Marketing & Sales Operations Manager. She’s been a wife twice; now to a Musician, she loves traveling, and meeting new friends. Her family moved her to California when she was 18. She’s lived in London and now Spain. She is a mom to an adult daughter and her rescue Yorkie, Buddy. Her entire adult life has been as a Spiritual traveler, she shares her lessons in whatever form manifests – groups, one-on-one, online chats, and books.
Patricia teaches through her heart. She knows the human path is a difficult one… she lives it. But she also knows of the ‘Miracles’ awaiting each student who dares to walk a path of forgiveness

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
Time has allowed me understanding on why I was chosen to write the book, The Ultimate Experience, and deliver its message… and it wasn’t because I was a masterful writer. A Higher Source chose me… because, I know with certainty the power of Forgiveness.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Roger Ebert – I know that’s a strange choice and I don’t even know if he wrote a book, but his blog has been so helpful to me; when needing a word, or a phrase. Because I wasn’t a writer per se, (Oh, I won a writing contest in High School), I fashioned my conversational style to Roger’s because it was seemed natural, not contrived. I still visit his blog and read his movie critiques… just to remind me.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
The Ultimate Experience’s theme is a metaphor for the journey/adventure we’re all on – returning home to our Father’s house/outstretched arms.
I was an unwilling author. My passion at the time was studying and practicing forgiveness, A Course in Miracles kind of forgiveness. Two years later, the title, characters, dialog, lessons began to appear on my mental screen. The daily barrage and immediacy of these images forced me to admit – it was a book!

Featured Interview With Elsa Mendoza

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I am a Life Coach and an author of two books. I was born and raised in the Philippines and left the country in my early 20’s to work and live in different countries. I now live in Los Angeles, California. I currently do not have pets.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I love books since I was a kid. My mom said that she would see me reading a book at one corner if not playing with my siblings and other kids. I remember I love writing poetry in high school. Then from time to time, I would write quotes and little did I know that it was going to be my first book which became a best seller in Amazon to date.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favorite genre is non-fiction specifically personal transformation and books pertaining to spirituality. The spiritual gurus like Eckhart Tolle, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Abraham Hicks, and Neale Donald Walsch to name a few inspire me to write. I love the work that they do to humanity…such loving bringers of light.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book is titled Wake Up Humanity Poems About You and Me. I started writing this book on December 2017 and finished it on May of this year and published it on June. It was not really in my plan to write this genre as I was working on a different manuscript at that time. I just allowed myself to be strongly led by the inspiration and this is the manifestation of that. The last time I wrote poetry was back in high school. It is an easy read with wonderful illustrations personally hand drawn by my husband who hasn’t drawn in years to make each poetry more meaningful.
It talks about all of us, the entire humanity, about our reason for existence, and the results of our conscious and unconscious actions in our world and our power as human beings.
This is a collection of free verse poems, beautifully written for humanity. It beckons us to pause, reflect, and look within our souls to remember our true nature and live it.
Each chapter will make you think and ask: who we truly are, why we are experiencing the same challenges over and over again, what kind of a source we are in this world and how we can improve our current condition as powerful beings, the collective consciousness for a better world.

Connect with the Author on their Websites and Social media profiles

Elsa Mendoza’s Website

Elsa Mendoza Facebook Page

Elsa Mendoza Twitter Account

Featured Interview With Ren Alexander

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was raised in a few cities in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia. I wanted to be a writer but didn’t think I could because I didn’t want to major in English in college. So, I put off writing, thinking I wasn’t cut out for it and nothing would come of it if I did write. Also, my warped sense of humor bled so much into my writing that I was convinced nobody would like it. I currently live right outside Detroit, Michigan. Go Spartans! I live with my husband, two daughters, and two cats.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I’ve always loved books. I remember as a three-year-old, ripping up a book and my mother was upset with me. She said books are to be read not destroyed. After that, I learned to treasure and appreciate books. My favorite days at school were when the Book Mobile visited or RIF (Reading Is Fundamental) days when we got free books. I lived for any library and thought of becoming a librarian at one point.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I love reading Patricia Cornwell. I really got into her Kay Scarpetta novels, even basing my Wild Sparks series in Richmond, Virginia, and going so far as to visit Richmond and the hotspots in my books and then getting a tattoo from my book, The Keys to Jericho, there. Though, that book is based in Annapolis, Maryland. Still means a lot to me.

I also used to read a ton of Jackie Collins. Her Lucky Santangelo series was one of my go-to reads.

I started out reading a truckload of Regency and Harlequin Romance novels. The problem with those was I wanted more realism in my romance books. I wanted the everyday lives, the common problems, and the stressed-out relationships in my books, incorporated all that crap into something that maybe made it better or even worse, making your own life seem better.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book is my biggest baby yet. When I say that, I mean it’s been a long time coming. Greg
“Rod” Rodwell is from my Wild Sparks series and my favorite character. He’s my foul-mouthed smartass with some pretty big confessions to make. I was afraid to write it because of the subject matter that had to do with his past. My beta readers found it shocking and never thought a funny guy like him would have such a darkness to him. It took years for me to be able to write UNSCREWED. I’m glad I finally did. It really changes your entire perception of the Wild Sparks series. UNSCREWED can be read as a standalone, but it’s connected to the Wild Sparks series, where hints are everywhere in each and every book about Greg’s story.

Connect with the Author on their Websites and Social media profiles

Ren Alexander’s Website

Ren Alexander Facebook Page

Ren Alexander Twitter Account

Featured Interview With Mary Elizabeth Fricke

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I’m a country girl who knows no other way of life.
My official bio reads: Mary Elizabeth Fricke has lived her entire life within five miles of the Missouri River. She and her husband of 37 years have lived 34 of those years on a farm that has been consistently owned and operated by his family for five generations. They have two grown sons married to wonderful women and two beautiful grandchildren.
A graduate of the Writer’s Institute of America and a member of the Heartland Writers Guild, she has published a number of articles in various forums and magazines, as well as Dino, Godzilla and the Pigs, My Life on Our Missouri Hog Farm. She is also a prolific ghostwriter.
Her stories, based in rural mid-western areas, concern the unique but quickly vanishing way of life on the family farm as well as other mysterious intricacies that evolve life from generation to generation. Romance is her preferred genre.

Previously published in the Birds the Peril Series:
Pigeon in a Snare (Lisa’s story)
Roses for the Sparrow (Jani’s story)
Plight of the Wren (Susie’s story)
Robin Unaware (Stephanie’s story)
Sept. 3, 2017: Demise of Innocence (Sweet Pea I)
Oct. 7, 2017: Time to Deceive (Sweet Pea II)
Nov. 30, 2017: The Price of Passion (Sweet Pea III)
‘Sweet Pea’ Gift Set (Books I, II, III) was published Feb. 2018
All are available from Amazon Kindle Select

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
My mother was a poet and a voracious reader. Mom instilled reading in myself and sister and brother when we were very young. When I was little she would read to me. When I got older we shared many, many books. Mom died nearly twenty years ago. I miss talking with her about the books we read.
I was making up stories long before I knew how to write them and I always knew that ‘someday I would write a book’. I began that quest when I was twenty-one. That ‘book’ ended up being my final assignment for the Writer’s Institute but I have no intention of ever publishing it. At present, I’ve completed about a dozen manuscripts. One, my autobiography, was published in hardbound. Eight more have been published as e-books. Another I wrote in the 80’s on a portable typewriter. So it needs to be ‘computerized’ before I can think of publishing it. I believe it’s safe to say ‘writing’ is as much a part of me as the nose on my face. If I cease to write, I will probably cease to breathe as well.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favorite book is Ashes in the Wind by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss. I admire Mrs. Woodiwiss’s talent for drawing a reader into the story as if we were there watching the story unfold. That is something I have worked hard to accomplish in my own writing. I also admire Erma Bombeck’s talent for poking fun at herself at the same time she pointed out the necessary little things in life we tend not to acknowledge. My mother was a published poet, but she never received a dime for the poems she wrote. Mom excelled at entertaining people, making them laugh. Indeed, some of her poems were quite hysterical. Others were very serious and thought-provoking. Mom taught me the value of writing to entertain is more important than writing to make a buck.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Sweet Pea began in 1976 when the trends, activities noted in the book were current. As I rewrote the story (over and over and over) I made certain to retain those trends, which today, give the story a nostalgic feel. In a nutshell, Sweet Pea is the story of one woman who loved two men and how her relationships with those men shaped her life. News from a family member sends her into a tailspin of memories, analyzing who she is and how she came to be where she is in her life at this time. She is joined by her best friend and her husband who add their memories. This is the official blurb:
Sweet Pea Gift Set: To one man she gave her virginity; to another, she gave her heart. One, she would mourn. With the other, she would share life’s triumph and turmoil. With both, she would endure times of love, and passion and complete happiness as well as times of despair, confusion, and sorrow. One day at a time—each day, building unforgettable memories.
Sweet Pea I: The Demise of Innocence (1968-70): At seventeen Johnie is no longer a child but still full of virgin innocence—and defiance. She quickly learns growing up involves a lot more than physical loss of her virginity.
Sweet Pea II: Time to Deceive (1973-74) Johnie’s dream of happiness becomes a nightmare where Brenda cackles while Johnie boils naked in a cauldron of pea green soup.
Sweet Pea III: The Price of Passion (1984-1990) A secret part of Johnie’s soul survives nurturing the memory of Jake. Fate strikes several more dramatic blows and once again, everything changes.

Sweet Pea spans from the late 1960’s into 2009. Set in rural Missouri, it is a story for those who remember the profound cultural changes and historical events that took place in the later part of the 20th Century. It is is a nostalgic story of growing up; of forging lifelong friendships and loyalty within family that supports every life event, good or bad. It is a story of love that binds a man and a woman despite all odds. It is also a story of obsessive hatred and how such hatred destroys not only the innocent, but those who hate.

Connect with the Author on their Websites and Social media profiles

Mary Elizabeth Fricke’s Website

Mary Elizabeth Fricke Facebook Page

Featured Interview With Karina Bartow

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I grew up and still live in Northern Ohio with my family and parakeet, Sam. Though born with Cerebral Palsy, I’ve never allowed my disability to define me. Rather, I’ve used my experiences to breathe life into characters who have physical limitations, but like me, are determined not to let them stand in the way of the life they want. My debut novel, Husband in Hiding was released in 2015 and was well-received by readers. I’m excited about my upcoming love story, to be released by Vinspire Publishing on October 15, 2018. I may only be able to type with one hand, but I write with my whole heart!

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
My mom took me to a children author’s appearance at my local library when I was nine, and hearing her speak just lit a spark in me. I excelled in writing through my years in school, but I didn’t know if I had what it took to complete a full-length novel. Nonetheless, I started after I graduated in 2008 and haven’t stopped since.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Nicholas Sparks is my favorite author, and his style inspired me for sure. I love how simple it is, yet how it stirs your emotion. I read love stories, for the most part, but cozy mysteries are growing on me. As for my writing, I do draw off of family and friends…some of whom probably wish I didn’t!

Tell us a little about your latest book?
After a decade-long estrangement, high school sweethearts Charlee Stoll and Hunter Jett reconnect and enjoy the reunion neither of them expected. As their past struggles begin to mar their present happiness, tragedy strikes. Charlee’s thrown off a horse and sent into a week-long coma.

When she awakens with no clue who Hunter is, he seizes the chance to right his wrongs. To do so, though, he has to overcome her father’s displeasure, another ex-boyfriend vying for Charlee’s love, and her mission to regain her memory. Through charm and deception, can he win back her love…before she discovers the truth?

Connect with the Author on their Websites and Social media profiles

Karina Bartow’s Website

Karina Bartow Facebook Page

Karina Bartow Twitter Account

Featured Interview With Chelsea Alford

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
My name is Chelsea Alford i was born and raised in Raleigh North Carolina. I am still currently residing here. I have no pets i am engaged and i love writing.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I had a fascination with books at the age of 13 i always found reading to be satisfying and pleasurable. I began writing short stories at the age of 15 and poetry later.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I love reading Maya Angelou she has a unique and wonderful way with words and is an amazing story teller. I love reading poetry books/anthologies. Maya Angelou inspired me to write better.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book is entitled “Poetry is not dead”. I came up with this title by reading alot of known and unknown authors and i came to the decision that poetry is very much alive in the sense of its beauty and passion that urges poets like me to write. Its amazing !

Connect with the Author on their Websites and Social media profiles

Chelsea Alford’s Website