Top Selling Authors: Get To Know Them Better

Featured Interview With Ryan Woodwind Wan

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Lawyer by day, writer by night. Like many others, I struggle with work-life balance. And when I do, I may just write a thing or two. I live in South East Asia. My neighbor’s cat tends to come on over for treats and head pats.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
Very early in High School. But it’s not until mid-March this year that I’ve published my very first book.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I find greatness in most authors I read from. So there’s no particular favorite. They all are! But I love the classics. Everyone inspired me to write.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Rayne, a girl seeking adventure, meets the Tracker, a boy out for redemption. When a new evil rises to steal the most powerful weapon in the universe, the unlikely duo must hunt down this foe. Either by challenging each other or teaming up together. As the two learn more about one another, will their feelings develop and lead to a confession, or will they tread separate paths? Or worse－ become lifelong enemies? Enter their worlds filled with danger and chaos at every turn. Choose your side, play their matches, and uncover three different endings in the battle of a lifetime－ Girls V Boys!

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Featured Interview With Paul Willson

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I am 47 years old. I am married with two children. I also have a black belt in Ju Jitsu.

I live in a small town called Woodley about 30 miles west of London. I was born in Gosport because my dad was serving in the navy at the time but I grew up in a small town called Yateley.

I have a Bengal cat called Nala. She sleeps in my office when I write or she distracts me when she wants to play.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I suppose I got into reading when I was a teenager. I used to read a book a week, At the moment I do my best to read when I can.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I wouldn’t say I have a favourite author but I love fantasy, a good spy thriller and I read history books now and again.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
The Fall of Cadoria is the first book in my Gods and Runes series. It follows Crown Prince Tyrran of Cadoria as he marches to face the invading Empire of Thargoza. As he heads to battle his instincts tell him that something is wrong but clings onto the hope that it is just him. However, after the forth coming battle he must grabble with a betrayal that will change his destiny forever.

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Featured Interview With Len Handeland

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I have lived in several locations throughout my life due to my late father’s career in the Army. He was a Sergeant Major, and we lived in places such as Ft. Devens, Massachusetts; Berlin, Germany, during the height of the Cold War; Elmira, New York; Ithaca, New York; and finally, Nashua, New Hampshire. When I turned 19, I moved to New York City and became a professional model. I also studied fashion illustration at the Fashion Institute of Technology (F.I.T.). I met my husband a few years later, and we moved to California in 1987. We lived in San Francisco for 27 years and then in the town of Sonoma, located in the wine country, for 11 years. We relocated to Palm Springs, California, three years ago, and we love living in the desert! My husband and I are proud owners of two cats, Felix and Felicia, who are siblings.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
As a child, I developed a strong love for reading books, particularly when my classmates and I were assigned books to review and write book reports on. While my classmates groaned, I looked forward to the task. I also maintained a personal journal, documenting my experiences with friends, family, and my crushes at school. As I got older, I took several creative writing classes to improve my writing skills.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I have always been fascinated with horror novels. Whenever I read them, I feel the hairs on my neck stand up, my heart rate increases, and my mind races with vivid images depicted in the novel I’m reading. Some of the authors who have influenced me the most are Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Clive Barker, and the late Anne Rice. Out of all these authors, Anne Rice has been the most influential. Her work inspired me to write my dark vampire romance novel, titled “The Darkest Gift.”

Tell us a little about your latest book?
I am working on my sixth book, “House of Death.” The story is set in Ithaca, New York, and revolves around the life of a young man named William Martens. William inherits his deceased grandfather’s haunted mansion on top of a hill near Cornell University. However, William does not know the fact that the mansion is the site of the murder of a family before his grandfather had lived there. Soon, the ghosts of the murdered family members return from the beyond to warn William about the danger that he and his family are about to face.

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Featured Interview With Paul A. Blake

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I’m Paul Anthoney Blake, Minister, Abundant Life Coach, Motivational Speaker and Author of 5 books, 4 of which have been nominated for various awards. I am from the island of Jamaica. I am a proud father, faithful husband and, above all, a Christian desiring to please God in all areas of my life. Coming from a dysfunctional family, I have a passion for empowering people through the power of words. I believe if I can help change the way people think, I can direct them to find their purpose to enjoy abundant living. I am driven to make the most out of every day and I want to share my story with the world.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I started writing in 2012 after being encouraged by friends and family to turn my daily quotes on facebook into inspirational books. I have always been an avid reader from a young age. I never really saw myself as an author but changed through encouragement from friends and family.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favourite author to read is C.S. Lewis. My favourite genre to read is fantasy and sci-fi. I am inspired to write from what is happening around me. I draw from the challenges and struggles of everyday people hoping to encourage them to pursue the things that are most important to them living full lives.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book is on pastoral care and counselling, the importance that it holds for the 21st century church. It is a practical guide on how we can improve relationships among believers and the community by extension.

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Featured Interview With Jeff Senior

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in West Yorkshire, England, and still live here, in a place called Liversedge. I’ve never been tempted to move away because it’s a nice place to live. I don’t have any pets, just a wife, two sons and two grandchildren.
I’m now semi-retired but worked for a long time in IT and did over thirty years as a freelance writer. I was initially a technical author, writing user guides and help text for computer software, then moved on to magazine articles plus website text and blogs. I’m now attempting to re-launch my career with a debut novel, recently published.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
At school, I was always particularly interested in English Language and Literature, and I liked to write. I continued that into my career and have always written in some form or another, although not anything that’s been widely read.
As most people know, computer user guides don’t get read. They just sit on a shelf. I did have a published book in the 1980s in England, “Microcomputer Buyer’s Guide”, which had a very restricted circulation and sold hardly any copies. I’ve ghost-written two business books that aren’t of course in my name although I do get an acknowledgement.
Now I’m trying to get into proper writing that people might actually read.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I generally like to read crime and thriller novels, including books by Harlan Coben. I also like legal novels, particularly those by John Grisham, plus historical novels by Bernard Cornwell. I used to read a lot of horror books, especially by Stephen King, but I think I’ve moved on from that now.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My debut novel is called “The Itch That Couldn’t Be Scratched”, which was published on 1 March and is available on Amazon and from other retailers. It’s a tale of obsession, of one man’s quest to obtain justice for a woman he never knew, and how it affected those around him.
The story is mainly based on the principle that, whatever decisions we make, whatever actions we take, affect those around us and then those around them. The effect ripples outward and means that lives are never as they would have been otherwise. All actions have consequences.
We might do something with the best of intentions but we have no way of knowing how it will turn out. Thus, good actions may ultimately have terrible outcomes while malevolent deeds might eventually have beneficial results. This is something the main character in the book learns to his cost.
The book probably took about 18 months to write, although most of it was done on a part-time basis. It was written on a variety of devices, including a phone and tablet, with everything eventually transferred onto a laptop to be put together, edited, polished and checked repeatedly.

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Featured Interview With Adeline Yeo

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
My name is Adeline Yeo, a Freelance Author, Writer, Composer and Producer. I was raised in Singapore. I still lived in my hometown, Singapore. No, I don’t have any pets.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I did realize my fascination of books in about in about 15 years old whereas I wrote a composition and published as composition article with the rest of other authors articles. I started writing quite a number of years back somewhere back in 2015.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favorite authors are Stephen King, Arthur Conan Doyle, Ariel Hyatt, Fujiko F. Fujio, Akira Toriyama and Louis Cha.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book is From Passion To Profit: Transform Your Skills Into Online Video Courses. In this ebook, it’s to assist readers to discover the proven framework for leveraging your expertise and creating highly profitable online video courses. With this comprehensive ebook, readers will embark on a journey to transform their passion into a thriving online business. It took me about about five days to write this ebook.

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Featured Interview With Sarah P. Blanchard

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I’m a New England farmer at heart, raised on a dairy-and-horse farm in Connecticut. I’ve also lived on the Big Island of Hawaii and in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, where several of my short stories and my debut novel, Drawn from Life, is set.
I earned a B.A. in English from the University of Connecticut and an M.B.A. from Nichols College, before working for many years in communications and marketing. On side journeys, I’ve also been a volunteer firefighter, radio news anchor, talk show host, magazine editor, website developer, horse trainer, grantwriter, and facilities supervisor for a large astronomy observatory. I also taught English and communications for five years at the University of Hawaii-Hilo.
I’m now dividing my time between western North Carolina and northeastern Connecticut, where my husband and I have family. I have a horse named Cody and a (very) small dog, a poodle-shitzu mix named Mitzi.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I can’t remember how old I was when I began reading, but I clearly remember devouring my mother’s collection of Reader’s Digest condensed books the summer I was ten, while tending my vegetable stand in the front yard. I began writing stories around the same time. My first writing award came in seventh grade, when I won a statewide prize for nonfiction prose and decided I was hot stuff. After many years in the corporate world, I began writing (serious) fiction and realized I needed to work a lot harder on my craft. Several of my poems and stories have been published, and the story “Playing Chess with Bulls” was a finalist for the 2021 Doris Betts Fiction Prize. I’m active in several writers’ groups and workshops.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Rural life and the natural world have strongly influenced my writing, as have the works of Southern writers Barbara Kingsolver, Charles Frazier, and Ron Rash. I also love the British mysteries of Ann Cleeves and Elizabeth George. Joyce Carol Oates and Margaret Atwood are my inspirations for the darker aspects of human nature.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
After reading a 2017 article in The New Yorker (“The Shame and Sorrow of the Accidental Killer” by Alice Gregory), I became intrigued by the various ways people deal with moral injury. I began writing a story about two young women who are also cousins, one haunted by guilt and the other seemingly unencumbered by a conscience. The story became the novel Drawn from Life, set in the Blue Ridge Mountains. It also explores themes of bullying, family loyalty, secrets and betrayals. Begun during the pandemic, it took me almost four years to write–mostly because it turned from a mostly literary exploration of moral injury into a high-stakes psychological mystery.

Here’s the back-cover blurb:
Life-changing tragedy. Conflicting memories. Is she a killer or a victim?
Emma Gillen is haunted by guilt. Almost a decade after surviving a deadly car crash, she’s held hostage by long-term damage to her body and no recollection of that tragic event. Then her volatile cousin Lucy returns, needing money and bringing chaos. Emma must decide if she should bargain with the beautiful, untrustworthy Lucy—a possible witness to the crash—to uncover their shared past.
All bargains carry risk. As Lucy grows more desperate and greedy, Emma suspects there’s more at stake than just money. Struggling with shame, night terrors, and her own unreliable memory, Emma accepts help from a compassionate detective. But the choice remains hers alone: Can she find the strength to free herself from the danger of her cousin’s destructive power, or will Lucy bring everything crashing down?
Kirkus Reviews calls Drawn from Life a “skillfully executed story of suspense with compellingly complex characters….A well-crafted thriller about memories regained.”

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Featured Interview With Joyce A. Connelley

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born and raised in the Los Angeles area and later moved the Bay Area where I lived for over 30 years. In 2005 my husband and I relocated to the DFW area where we now live. We acquired a long-established organic gardening store in Fort Worth called Marshall Grain Company, founded in 1946. Since then, we have expanded into landscape design and installation and developed it into the leading organic garden center in the DFW area. Under my leadership as Vice President of Marketing, Marshall Grain Co. has been ranked nationally as a Top 100 independent garden center and is one of the largest independent organic garden centers in Texas. I have been personally honored by a number of civic organizations, including the Daughters of the American Revolution, for my advocacy in the fields of environmental awareness, conservation, and sustainability, as well as a proponent of animal welfare causes. In addition to the 3 cats we have at home, we have 3 that live in our retail store and are often featured in our advertising and on our social media pages.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I started secretly writing fiction in the middle of the night when I was about 8 or 10. By the time I was a sophomore in high school I knew I wanted to be a journalist. I worked on my high school paper and landed a job at 16 with the Whittier Daily News. Eventually I moved into technical writing for technology companies, and ultimately gravitated toward marketing writing. For over 20 years I supported myself as a freelance writer until we moved to Texas and acquired Marshall Grain. During my years as a freelancer, I published two books, both non-fiction. The first was a technology book called Bar Code and the IBM PC, co-written by myself and Russ Adams and published by Helmers Publishing in 1986. The other was one of a series of classroom history books written for those with reading difficulties published by David S. Lake.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favorite fiction genre is espionage, and of course, the master of that genre is John le Carre. Most of my reading, however, is in non-fiction categories: history, archaeology, and other sciences. I love American classics such as Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn and John Steinbeck’s East of Eden.
One of my favorite authors is Edgar Allen Poe. I also love the humor of James Thurber and Emma Bombeck.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
“Reunion in Stringtown:Finding Faith, Family, and Healing” is the summation of more than 25 years of searching for my birth family and a lifetime of wondering who gave me up and why. I hope my story will help shatter the myths about adoption that it is somehow a “blessing” that you were unwanted and that your adopters are heroic saviors. In truth most adoptees are traumatized once by their original abandonment and abused again by the parents who supposedly “saved” them. My work attempts to show how we can become whole only by first acknowledging the truth and then by walking through the fire of recovery.

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Featured Interview With Lauri Cruver Cherian

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
My name is Lauri Cruver Cherian. I am a proud native of Gig Harbor, Washington. I’ve resided in Texas for three decades teaching ESL to adults and children. I became an author in 2022 publishing my first book of poetry about growing up on the beach, my second book is about becoming brave. I’m about to publish my first children’s chapter book. I have a dog, Gracie. She sits beside me in her chair as I write.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
On the school bus in 3rd grade, my friend, Jenny and I used to share books. I started writing poetry in high school but didn’t pick it up again until COVID.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
As an elementary school teacher, I have loved Richard Scary, Jan Brett, Arnold Lobel and Maurice Sendak to name just a few of the classics. I enjoy historical fiction and just finished writing a book. I am inspired by relationships, family history, and by nature.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
I just published Brave as Thistles; it is a beautiful poignant book of poetry about becoming brave through the speed bumps in life. Look for my children’s chapter book, Four Anxious Armadillos coming this next month.

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Featured Interview With Marie Moldovan

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I am a Saskatchewan native and Ontario immigrant. Some would call me a reverse snowbird, who feels most comfortable surrounded by snowcapped mountains.
Nomadic by nature, I am multifaceted and have mastered many skills. I dub myself a jack of many trades and master of some. However, because I have acquired a plethora of diplomas spanning the educational spectrum, my mother (May she be at peace) on the contrary would call me a professional student.
I accredit my adaptability to the training I received as a Canadian Forces medic, and My artistic ability to my family. Both attributes have aided me along my journey from points of homelessness and despair to place of stability and optimism I have arrived at today.
In 2018, I was diagnosed with service-related PTSD, and within the same breath of time became a widow.
Unresolved trauma, and the loss of my husband caused me to skirt the edges of insanity. Faced with losing complete touch with reality, I returned to writing and art.
In a sense writing and art saved my life, at least that’s my claim. Fortunately, for the world, my choice to embrace creation has led me to captain a new life as a publisher, illustrator, writer and artist.
I am the author of 20 years of Winter and currently run the publication organization, aptly named, I Ain’t Your Marionette. My book is an autobiographical collection of poetry and art. I published it in hopes to make a way for others who have suffered similar traumas to feel safe knowing that they are not alone nor are they to blame for their experiences. 20 Years of Winter is Marie’s source of empowerment offered to those victims to stand up to their perpetrators and to speak out against victim shaming.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
At an early age book became the highlight of my life. I over escaping into new worlds snd would read for hours. I wrote my first manuscript at 12.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
In the worn chambers of my beating heart, where hope whispers and ink nourishes my soul, I secretly shelter a love for words. As a child, I spun my imagination with the golden threads of prose, lost in the dark fairytale realm of Rumpelstiltskin, or the horrors of John Grisham. For me books were my secret doorways, portals to secret gardens and realms of mystery.

But now, I find myself a Ferryman of voices—the guide of narratives, the oarsman of reality. For I publish the words of others, those brave marionettes who bare their heart on the paper.

Michael Falls: His sentences are like symphonies, each a masterpiece of harmony.

Alycia Hodge: She grills emotions with metaphor — her lines sometimes medium rare and other times raw enough to stake a vampire.

Emma Hilson-Gregory: Her rhymes free the soul from darkness.

Joe Mykut: writes with child-like wonder.

Marten Hoyle: He gives voice to the lost souls of imagination.

Together, they form a constellation of inspiration—a celestial library where honesty and creativity dance, where ink-stained hearts find solace. And so, dear interlocutor, let us turn these pages together, for within them lies the magic of countless worlds.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
“20 Years of Winter” is my latest creation, it is a powerful collection of autobiographical poetry and that delves into the dark and challenging aspects of my life as a soldier. I published it in hopes to make a way for others who have suffered similar traumas to feel safe knowing that they are not alone nor are they to blame for their experiences. 20 Years of Winter is my source of empowerment offered to those victims to stand up to their perpetrators and to speak out against victim shaming.

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Featured Interview With Dionne Perry

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Credit–Litologist, Dionne Perry, a board-certified Credit Consultant, delivers the goods on credit, giving young people exactly what they need to make it in this economy. Dionne grew up in South Carolina.

Perry consults, writes, and speaks on the subject of credit in all its forms. She can be heard on podcasts and at virtual and in-person events at schools, libraries, organizations, and businesses.

With a bachelor’s degree in Education, Training, and Development, a master’s degree in Human Resources, experience as a licensed mortgage broker, and now a national award-winning author, Perry is uniquely qualified to educate young people and adults on the importance of maintaining a good credit score. Over the past twenty-five years, she has dedicated time and effort to helping adults and teens understand the importance of maintaining a good credit score.

Perry has also developed Credit-Lit Ambassador programs for empowering teens and for educators, counselors, community activists, financial advisors, and other adults interacting with teens to help educate them on how credit score process works.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I realize my fascination in my early 20. However, I start writing in my late 40s.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I would reading financial literacy articles and books. My experiences inspire me.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Credit-Lit, an inspiring and informative book, engages teens and encourages them to make GREAT financial decisions. Credit scores impact every financial decision. It’s important for teens to understand the positive and negative impacts regarding credit scores and the credit process.

Credit-Lit provides this credit information in an easily digestible, creative format that inspires teens to make solid financial decisions when applying and repaying creditors now and into their adult years and avoid some pitfalls that many adults experience.

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Featured Interview With Justin James

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was raised in the small community of Little Rock, Mississippi. I graduated from Union High School in Union, Mississippi and attended Mississippi State University. I currently reside I Philadelphia, Mississippi. I have two dogs and am a huge movie buff.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I have been writing since as early as I can remember. I was always writing songs and poems. Later those poems turned into stories, and eventually, books.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I enjoy the work of several authors, but I always find myself returning to three main writers, and these are Stephen King, Joe Hill, and John Grisham. My favorite genre is horror, and that’s what I primarily write, even though I recently have been writing nonfiction. There’s definitely a lot of Stephen King influemce in my writing style.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book is titled ‘The Prophecy of Donald Trump’. The inspiration behind the book cokes from multiple conspiracy theories I’ve seen online regarding the presidency of Donald Trump. I found a few of them fascinating and wanted to write about them. I love a good conversation starter, and I love hearing the opinion of others and understanding why people think the way that they do. It’s fascinating to me.

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Featured Interview With Callan J. Mulligan

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Born in Melbourne and raised in several regions across Australia and New Zealand, I grew an early sense of adventure and storytelling. Now, I live on the Gold Coast with my wife and family.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I’ve been reading for longer than I can remember, and writing since I could hold a pen. My first published piece was a poem in a school newsletter, when I was five or six years old. Books like The Hobbit and Harry Potter inspired me to write a novel as a child, and as a teenager I attempted a few long form stories. At 29, I published my first novella, and by 33 I became a bestselling Author of multiple books.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Alex Garland is my favourite writer. I also love Ernest Hemingway, Raymond E. Feist, Jeff Lindsay, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Australia’s Matthew Reilly.
I’m inspired by any author or story that I enjoy, and feel as though everything I’ve ever written has taken a small piece of everything I’ve ever read. I believe that’s true for all authors, and true originality is simply a matter of how those pieces are arranged.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
The World Settlers is an epic space thriller set in the far future of the Milky Way, about a colony facing existential threats thanks to a galaxy-wide conspiracy. It’s perfect for fans of Battlestar Galactica, The Expanse, or Children of Time – and has already hit bestseller lists worldwide!

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Featured Interview With Sophie Toovey

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in Wales, in the UK, and I still live here now. I left for a few years to go to university but I definitely experienced ‘hiraeth’ – a longing to be in Wales again! I’m not a huge animal lover but we have a hamster.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
Books have always been a huge part of my life. I love the nostalgia of picking up a book that was significant in my childhood, like The Wind in the Willows or The Secret Garden. Writing follows so naturally from reading and I always liked to write, but at university, I felt so inadequate compared to all the great writers I was studying that I stopped writing for years. I had a realisation, watching La La Land of all things, that I really wanted to write and I’d given it up, so that galvanised me to restart. That was several years ago and I’ve been writing regularly ever since.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
When I was a teen, I loved all types of romance. In school, I studied Pride and Prejudice and it very much became the epitome of great romance for me. Studying English Literature at university, I had huge lists of classics to plough through… and there were some amazing books I really enjoyed… but I didn’t have a lot of time left for other books, and I also started to feel a bit self-conscious about reading what others might perceive as ‘bad’ (as in, cheesy/badly written) books. I think for many years I went to the library and took out the books I thought I should be reading, rather than always picking the ones I enjoyed. When I had children, I started to claim back some time for myself through reading, and read whatever I wanted to at the time, and that helped me to feel more confident about what I like and don’t like. I still love the library and I’ll always sniff out the latest romcoms, but I also read a lot on my kindle. I’ve been amazed with how many free books there are, due to special promos, or 99 cent deals, so I have a lot of material on there to keep me busy. I’ve also read some ARCs for other authors I met through Instagram, and I have absolutely loved reading Ashley Dill, Drew Taylor and Sara Blackard’s books. They are all Christians who don’t necessarily write ‘Christian fiction’, but I love their perspective. Reading romance without explicit scenes is important to me, so I’m grateful for an increasing movement of writers who specialise in ‘closed door’ romance.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book is Wedding Bell Time, which follows on the story of Jen and Michael from Bell Time. I just wanted to see what happens next with them, and I absolutely loved writing it! There are a lot of comedy escapades and I really enjoyed using dual POV and exploring Michael’s family background. He’s a lot like me: quite rigid and structured; he likes keeping the rules, and he struggles when things go off plan. The premise is that Jen and Michael get engaged, but Michael realises he’s booked to run a marathon on the same day… and he’s meant to be raising money for a child he teaches who has cancer. The story is about Michael struggling with wanting to be perfect and please everyone and keep every commitment… but he has to learn his own limitations. That’s very much my own story too.

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Featured Interview With Duncan Whitehead

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in Preston, an industrial town in the North West of England, but I was raised in Thornton-Cleveleys, a smaller town in the Blackpool area. Blackpool, amongst other things, is the UK’s most popular tourist destination, a kind of ‘poor man’ Las Vegas. After completing high school and college, I joined the Royal Navy. In addition to serving at sea, I had the opportunity to work in British embassies across South America, including Argentina and Uruguay. After I retired from the Navy, I made my home in London; however, soon, I was off on further adventures when I was hired by a well-known Australian TV producer and his author’s wife to work aboard their superyacht. After seven more years of traveling the globe, I eventually settled in Savannah, Georgia, before I finally (I hope) moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I’m married, have one wonderful daughter and two equally wonderful step-daughters, and a cat named Mike.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I was an avid reader from an early age. I began reading ‘grown up’ novels at the age of ten and it was hard to find me without a book in my hand. I read extensively when I was in the navy and working overseas and I always wanted to create something myself. I began by writing short stories, which were not very good, but I had no intention of publishing them. As time went on I wrote more, until I eventually wrote my first book, The Gordonston Ladies Dog Walking Club, which I did nothing with for three years.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favorite authors include Agatha Christie, Ben Elton, and John Kennedy Toole. I also enjoy JK Rowling, C Terry Cline, Jnr, and Richard Osman. My favorite genres to read are dark comedy and mysteries. However, a combination of both is my ideal genre.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book, ‘A Cozy Mystery…With Cupcakes and Zombies’ is a parody of poorly written cozy mystery novels. I do enjoy cozy mysteries, don’t get me wrong, but I also love comedy. The book centers around Poppy Darling and her unorthodox methods of solving murders while baking cupcakes in her spare time. It is pure parody, with the character the polar opposite of the usual cozy mystery heroine. She is spoilt, entitled, inadvertently racist, and homophobic, as well as unlikeable. Luckily, she is aided by her sidekick, Chelsea Sweetheart, who is more like a poorly developed cozy mystery heroine. The book is purely tongue-in-cheek and is my first real comedy since my novel, The Reluctant Jesus, won the Reader’s Favorite Book Award for Comedy in 2014. The book took me four months to write; it is short, and if you enjoy satire and deliberately over-the-top characters, then any reader would enjoy it…apart from fans of some cozy mystery writers!

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Featured Interview With Kimberly Morgan

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
My name is Kimberly Morgan and I’m a Christian. I love to serve and enjoys
empowering youths and women about their identity in Christ and their worth. I believe that they can be anything they aspire to be and has a great contribution to humanity regardless of where they’re presently at. I was born and raised in Kingston Jamaica however I migrated to Canada in 2018. I love to sing, dance, writing and reading.

You can follow me on Instagram: momentswithktm for more information.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I felt a pull and a desire to start reading intentionally at age 30. I was always writting, I would pen meditational pieces for my church in Jamaica at age 15.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favourite authors are Myles Munro, Dale Carnegie, Joyce Meyers, Bishop T.D Jakes, Brian Tracey and Alvin Daye just to name a few.
Alvin Daye inspired me and immediately moved me into action. A transformational change took place when I read his book, Today, I can say I am a different person who launched out into the deep.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
The first book I wrote was a devotional entitled “You Are Not Alone”, 21 Day Devotional of experiencing God’s Promises, Comfort and Faithfulness in Challenging Times.

I wrote this book in the pandemic when I was studying in Canada and away from my family. I had just completed college and was unemployed. Due to the travel restrictions, I wasn’t able to travel to even see my family. In order to keep my sanity, I would go to the park and write.
I also loss my brother during this season so writing was therapeutic for me.

On our journey of life, no matter how much we plan, there are some storms that will take us by surprise. Coronavirus is one such storm that we can all relate to. Sometimes on our journey of life, we may feel as if we’re alone and our hearts cry, “God where are you?”
The intensity of the storm sometimes weighs heavily on us like a flower that bends it’s head in a heavy gush of wind.

Different seasons grace us with a financial crisis, lost of a love one, sickness, unemployment and isolation. Sometimes it feels like all hell is breaking loose and breakthrough is in the very distant future. But, whose report will you believe?

Will you believe the report of the Lord, which speaks Faith over Fear?
Will you embrace God’s truth and promises and denounce the lies of the enemy?
You’re not alone in your situation, God is with you always.