Top Selling Authors: Get To Know Them Better

Featured Interview With Lisa Hopkins

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I’m 55 yrs. Old, I reside in Victorville California. I was raised in south-central Los Angeles, and I am a pet mom. My pets name is GG. I am an author of one book entitled.
Triggered ReActions Conquered.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I started writing in 2021 and I’m looking forward to doing more with books and engaging with other Authors.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I like reading, inspirational and devotional books, that were written by ordinary people made by the spirit.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My book talks about the struggles of life, and how I was able to overcome Lily obstacles that would prevent me from being a sucess member of society.

Featured Interview With Angela Thomas Smith

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Born and raised in South Carolina however, I spent most of my adulthood in GA. I have no kids and no pets. Sharing my gifts with kingdom-minded people is my passion.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I didn’t realize I like books until 2000 it didn’t sink in that I could actually write until 2016 when I wrote in my 1st anthology(63 books later).

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I must say my co-authors have become some of my favorite authors because I get first-hand knowledge of their journeys. I enjoy non-fiction inspirational & self-help books. My life journey has been the inspiration behind all of my books.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
God’s Joy; Jesus Over Yourself, If you want your JOY back you must choose JESUS OVER YOURSELF and watch what he does in your life. It’s time to catch up to your destiny.
A book of POEMS, God has given me the gift of breaking Spiritual words down to everyday words they the NOT SO HOLY THAN THOU can understand.

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Featured Interview With Blaque Diamond

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born and raised in New York City and currently live in the DMV Delaware, Maryland, Virginia Area. Unfortunately, I am allergic to animals, however I did have a Great Dane as a child

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I began writing my first book 22 years ago when a hit was out on me and my family

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My life experience inspired me. I don’t have a particular genre that interest me, however, I enjoyed reading “A Time to Forgive” by Libby Edwards-Warner

Tell us a little about your latest book?
After the murder of their parents and sister. Silk, Suede, and Satan Lee are first taken in by their cruel aunt and uncle, then shipped off to Concourse Village, a state-owned facility for boys. Thrust into survival mode, the boys must decide a path for their lives with only the morals instilled by their deceased parents and the street knowledge they are quickly gaining. Their bond is constantly tested as they transition from boys to men.

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Featured Interview With Murray Blehart

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born and raised in the ‘burbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota. After college on the East Coast, I remained in New York and New Jersey. Currently, I still live in NJ, just east of Philadelphia with my wife and two feline overlords (cats, if you must).

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I don’t recall what age I became fascinated with books, but I know I was young. My parents took me to see Star Wars (now Episode IV – A New Hope) when I was almost 5. I wrote my first 50 page, illustrated sci-fi novel when I was 9 years old.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I read a lot of different genres, but mostly sci-fi and fantasy, as well as self-help/mindfulness/self-awareness, psychology and science books. I read every morning for about an hour, two books at a time – one fiction, one nonfiction. Favorite authors include Paulo Coelho, Neil Gaiman, Lindsay Buroker, Alex White, and many many others. I love to read, love to learn, and feel it’s an essential part of my life.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
I am working on a new sci-fi series called Savagespace that was plotted out as 6 books, but might be 3 or 5 books, if I combine a couple (debating if they should be approximately 200 pages or 400 pages each). I’m also plotting another fantasy book (series?) and another sci-fi book. Lots more to come!

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Featured Interview With Angel Leigh McCoy

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was raised in a sea of corn, beans, and sky. It made me more than a little claustrophobic whenever I’m in enclosed spaces. I’ve lived on the East Coast and the West Coast, and I recently moved back to Central Illinois to retouch my roots (family, not hair). I have only two pets (cats), unless you count all the furry and feathered creatures that come into my backyard through the magickal portal there.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I started writing in earnest in grade school and got enough positive reinforcement for it that I was hooked. I’ve never stopped. Reading was a huge part of that, and books were my escape from a less-than-riveting real life. I started by reading gothic suspense (the ones with the woman in a flowing dress against a backdrop of spooky castle and doomy skies). Then I moved on to romantic adventure (I’m a recovering Harlequin addict), and then to horror. These days, I’m writing paranormal suspense and mysteries. I’ll be writing on my deathbed.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I’m a big fan of Darynda Jones and Janet Evanovich. I like reading about sassy women who are smart and resourceful, despite their challenges.

On the other hand, I like Horror. The monster. The boo scare. The suspense.

In my books, I try to meld these things. Humor. Sassy women. Suspense. Even if I’m my only fan, I’ll be happy.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book is called “The Catsitter’s Conundrum” (book #1 in the Catsitter Mysteries series). I love cats! I started catsitting to make a little extra money and fell in love with every one of my charges. Then, it occurred to me that I was good at it too, and so I decided to leverage my cat-whispering talents to write a series about a woman–like me–who catsits and who–unlike me–solves mysteries.

This book takes place in the world I’m building, called Wyrdwood. So far, I’ve published four books and one novelette in the world.

Wyrdwood is, you see, a town on the Oregon Coast where people with magickal powers and supernatural ancestry are welcomed and protected. The first three books are a paranormal-suspense trilogy (The Wyrdwood Welcome trilogy) intended to give readers a solid introduction to the world and its inhabitants. The Catsitter’s Conundrum kicks off the second series set in the world of Wyrdwood. More coming.

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Featured Interview With Saborna Roychowdhury

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I grew up in Kolkata, India in a middle-class Hindu family. Like the characters in my
novel, I lived in a hundred-year-old house with my extended family—aunts and uncles, and
cousins. Our crumbling mansion had two wings and two floors. Years of neglect had left our
house in poor condition. The cracked tiles on the floor, the yellowing walls, and the broken
windows were in desperate need of repair. During the monsoon season, water dripped from the
roof and collected in plastic buckets. Blue plastic sheets covered our antique furniture, paintings,
old encyclopedias, and faded photographs. Maintaining this crumbling mansion was impossible for our family members. Spiders crawled behind the clothes horse and termites mud piles went up the wall like dried-up river beds. The old grandfather clocks chimed at the wrong hours and pigeons nested in the skylight holes.

Though I left Kolkata and moved to America when I was nineteen years old, this house
full of history remained alive somewhere inside me. And years later, in my novel, “Everything Here Belongs to You,” I used this house as the main backdrop.

I live in the suburbs of Houston now. Here my wooden house is relatively new with
central air conditioning and modern appliances. Soft carpet covers the floors and the walls have a
fresh coat of paint. Modern furniture adorns my spacious living room and the kitchen has
resplendent cherry wood cabinets. Every week, a lawnmower trims our lawn and prunes the
bushes to perfection. The pressure-washed driveway and sidewalk glisten like glass. My
existence here in Houston is neat, tidy, and hygienic.

Still, when I pick up the pen, I rarely write about the suburbs of Houston. I still find
myself circling the same old mansion in Kolkata pining away for what I left behind.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
When I was growing up, I dreamed about becoming a chemistry professor. I did
a bachelor’s and a couple of master’s in chemistry. Although I loved to read, I didn’t know any writers
at that time and the thought that I could become one never crossed my mind.

In 2004, I was looking for a teaching job and decided to take a creative writing class just
for the fun of it. The teacher gave us a writing prompt and I started writing my first short story.
When it came to sharing my story with the rest of the class—I was nervous. I was a chemistry
instructor and this was my first story. The class seemed to like the story and gave me very
positive feedback. My teacher asked me to send the story for publication and it got accepted in
“New York Stories.” That’s how my writing journey started.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I am a big fan of Jhumpa Lahiri. I think she writes linguistically brilliant and innovative
prose. I sometimes find myself drooling over her sentences. But my favorite author is still
Rohinton Mistry. I have rarely seen an author choose such unremarkable people and turn them
into such extraordinary characters in a novel. The author’s honesty and empathy have the power
to melt even the stoniest of hearts. He understands Indian politics and class/caste issues like no
other author I have known.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book is “Everything Here Belongs to You.” In my book, a lowly Muslim maid working for a middle-class Hindu family struggles between discovering her Muslim roots and conforming to the only family she’s ever known. Her struggle leaves a path of destruction that she could never have foreseen.

Parul is a Muslim maid sold by her father to a middle-class Hindu family. She lives
comfortably among the family but is always treated like a second-class citizen. When she comes
of age, she meets and starts a love affair with a radical Muslim, a jihadi, Rahim. He poisons her
mind against her Hindu family and toward America. When the Hindu father brings an American
boy to live with them while he trains for the Olympics, Rahim brainwashes Parul into sabotaging
the American boy however she can. The American boy, Michael, and the young Hindu daughter
fall in love after a rocky first few months of living together. The story unwinds as the readers learn
more about the background of each of the characters and come to a head when Parul commits
her final betrayal at the end of the novel.

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Featured Interview With Julieta Smith

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
JULIETA L SMITH is an advocate, published opinion editorial writer, founder of House of Seven Literature, LLC, and law school graduate who enjoys doing photo shoots in parachute dresses in Santorini, Greece and in balloon skirts in Italy. Smith is a native Floridian, raised in Tallahassee, FL and resident of Atlanta, Georgia. As a prior dog owner, her debut book Moving beyond the Rainbow Bridge: Your Journey to Healing After Losing Your Dog, pays homage to the life lessons and love that her Yorkshire Terrier gave her before he crossed the rainbow bridge. It was through his demise, and working through the grief process that she birthed her debut book, which was released on June 20th.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I was raised in a home where the library was a daily visit, and after-school babysitter for my siblings and I because my mother was a single parent. The safest place for me to be was the library, in the children’s section under the watchful eye of the librarian. There, I completed reading challenges, my school work and participated in the literary events hosted by the library, all while my mother was at work. Therefore, I have always had a fasciation with books and I have been creatively writing since my youth because I fantasized a lot and it was as an outlet to life’s twists and turns. As an adult, I have amassed a treasure chest of manuscripts.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I love mystery and suspense. However, my favorite author does not fall into either genre. George Orwell, author of Animal Farm, has been my favorite author since I was 12 years old. The way he wrote fairy tales to make political statements fascinates me because, as a recent law school graduate, I learned to look beyond the narrative that is presented because the trust lies behind it. In a sense, it is mystery.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
THE INSPIRATION to create a book specifically for dog owners arises from my path to emotional healing after the unexpected loss of my Yorkshire Terrier, Chez.

After Chez unexpectedly crossed the rainbow bridge in 2022, I experienced an array of unexplained emotions which included deep sadness, and uncertainty in how to navigate the grieving process for my fur baby. Likewise, many dog owners are familiar with and share the unexplained emotions that I felt after the loss of their beloved dog. Such loss can suspend the dog owner in what feels like a perpetual space of sadness, guilt, and without closure.

By doing the work for my own healing, I discovered a blueprint for grieving dog owners to work through their emotional loss and transition into brighter days. Moving Beyond the Rainbow Bridge: Your Journey to Healing After the Loss of Your Dog is for a niche group of people – dog owners and the ones that love them. This carefully curated book of poetry, memoirs, guided journal prompts, and interactive activities assists the grieving dog owner accept the loss of their fur baby, process their new normal without their beloved dog, and focus on joy that their beloved dog brought into their life.

You will never forget your beloved dog because they left paw prints on your hearts. However, you can begin your healing with Moving Beyond the Rainbow Bridge

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Featured Interview With L. Ron Hubbard; Kevin J. Anderson; S. M. Stirling; Lazarus Chernik; Kristine Kathryn Rusch; Samuel Parr; Spencer Sekulin; L. H. Davis; Devon Bohm; Arthur H. Manners; David Hankins; David K. Henrickson; J. R. Johnson; Elaine Midcoh; Marianne Xenos; Jason Palmatier; and T. J. Knight

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
This is an international writing contest with winners from 9 countries this year. Each story and illustration includes a bio that introduces each author and artist.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
The international Writers of the Future Contest was created and endowed by L. Ron Hubbard. After several years of success in fostering new writers, the Illustrators of the Future Contest followed. The winning stories are illustrated and published in the annual L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future anthology. Described by critics as a perennial “glimpse of tomorrow’s stars,” a “must-have for the genre reader,” and “the bestselling science fiction anthology series of all time,” it is today the most enduring and top-ranking publication of its kind.

The blue-ribbon panel of judges is what makes this possible. The winning stories are selected by bestselling authors, including Brandon Sanderson, Orson Scott Card, Nnedi Okorafor, Kevin J. Anderson, Brian Herbert, Jody Lynn Nye, Larry Niven, Robert J. Sawyer, Katherine Kurtz, and many others. The best of the best are hand-picked each year.

There is no entry fee, and stories are judged blind, making it a fair competition for all authors and illustrators who enter from anywhere in the world. There are cash prizes. The winners are paid professional rates and maintain their rights.

It is an excellent program for new authors and readers, who often discover their next favorite writer.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
This is a science fiction, fantasy, and horror genre competition.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Writers of the Future Vole 39 is a collection of 12 award-winning debut authors, illustrated by artists who won the competition this year.

Twelve captivating tales selected by Brandon Sanderson, Orson Scott Card, Nnedi Okorafor, Robert J. Sawyer, Kevin J. Anderson, Jody Lynn Nye and others.

Join a team of time travelers who set out to save London from a terrorist’s nuclear attack … when a blast from the past changes everything.

Meet a vampire, a dragon and a shape-shifting Chihuahua in Key West … this is one beach party that’s about to get wild!

Follow Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I., who’s investigating the craziest case of his so-called life.…

Find out what happens when death and taxes come together in the form of one IRS agent, who faces the darkest audit of all.

From dark fantasy to space opera and time travel, you will love these sci-fi and fantasy stories because, as Locus magazine puts it, “Not only is the writing excellent…it is also extremely varied. Hot new talent.”

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L. Ron Hubbard; Kevin J. Anderson; S. M. Stirling; Lazarus Chernik; Kristine Kathryn Rusch; Samuel Parr; Spencer Sekulin; L. H. Davis; Devon Bohm; Arthur H. Manners; David Hankins; David K. Henrickson; J. R. Johnson; Elaine Midcoh; Marianne Xenos; Jason Palmatier; and T. J. Knight’s Website

L. Ron Hubbard; Kevin J. Anderson; S. M. Stirling; Lazarus Chernik; Kristine Kathryn Rusch; Samuel Parr; Spencer Sekulin; L. H. Davis; Devon Bohm; Arthur H. Manners; David Hankins; David K. Henrickson; J. R. Johnson; Elaine Midcoh; Marianne Xenos; Jason Palmatier; and T. J. Knight Facebook Page

L. Ron Hubbard; Kevin J. Anderson; S. M. Stirling; Lazarus Chernik; Kristine Kathryn Rusch; Samuel Parr; Spencer Sekulin; L. H. Davis; Devon Bohm; Arthur H. Manners; David Hankins; David K. Henrickson; J. R. Johnson; Elaine Midcoh; Marianne Xenos; Jason Palmatier; and T. J. Knight Twitter Account

Featured Interview With Terri Greening

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in Michigan and have lived here all my life. Michigan has a lot of lakes and is a nice place to live and to vacation. I like to go to Lake Michigan on nice days.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I’ve always liked to read. I remember going to the library in the summer as a child and signing up to read a certain number of books by the end of the summer for fun. Mostly though, I just read books that looked interesting. I started writing at a young age, too. I wrote songs and short stories. When I was in high school, I wrote more stories, and I majored in journalism in college.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I like to read novels by Dan Brown, Danielle Steel, Amity Gaige, Delia Owens, Barbara Josselsohn, Karen Dionne, Hank Phillippi Ryan, and Agatha Christie, among others. I am inspired to write when I read suspenseful thrillers or mysteries and emotionally powerful stories.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
“The Lady of the Lighthouse” is a historical thriller set in the Great Lakes region. Loralei Lancaster, a lonely, pregnant, young mother and lighthouse keeper is caught up in a WWII espionage plot with a mysterious, Italian spy while waiting for her shipping-captain husband to return home.

I got the idea for the novel when I read a history book about the Great Lakes and WWII and found out that the Soo Locks was under military protection during the war.

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Featured Interview With Terri Greening

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in Michigan and have lived here all my life. It’s a nice place to live and to vacation. Michigan has a lot of lakes, and I like to go to Lake Michigan on nice days.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I’ve always loved to read. I remember going to the library in the summer as a child and signing up to read a certain number of books by the end of the summer for fun. Mostly though, I just read whatever books looked interesting. I started writing at a young age, too, but I usually wrote songs and short stories. In high school, I continued to write stories, and I majored in journalism in college.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I enjoy reading novels by Dan Brown, Danielle Steel, Amity Gaige, Barbara Josselsohn, Delia Owens, Karen Dionne, Hank Philippi Ryan, and Agatha Christie, among others. I’m especially inspired to write when I read suspenseful thrillers or mysteries and emotionally powerful novels.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
The Lady of the Lighthouse is a historical thriller set in the Great Lakes region. Loralei Lancaster, a lonely, pregnant, young mother and lighthouse keeper is caught up in a WWII espionage plot with a mysterious Italian spy while waiting for shipping-captain husband to return home.

I came up with the idea for the novel after I read a history book about the Great Lakes and WWII and found out the Soo Locks was under military protection during the war.

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Featured Interview With Patrick Weill

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Patrick Weill has made a living as a lifeguard, a saxophonist, a teacher, and now as an award-winning translator and author. Weill lives in Mexico with his wife and three daughters, four dogs, and an aquarium full of fish. His novels are action-packed tales of police heroes versus cold-hearted crooks, with mostly male protagonists but also women and the barest hint of romance.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
Patrick Weill’s mother reports that he learned to read at two years of age and that one of his early favorites was a lawnmower catalog. He read all through childhood and adolescence and is still an avid peruser of pages.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Weill has read all of Lee Child’s books, the first 23 or so before Andrew Child took over the franchise. Other favorites include David Baldacci, Clive Cussler, Dan Brown, Ian Fleming, Arthur Conan Doyle, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., and many more.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Double Threat, book three in Pat Weill’s Park and Walker Action Thriller Series is nearly complete. Many of the events take place on large ships such as a cruise ship, a cargo ship, and a superyacht. Double Threat features motorcycles, hot-rod cars, and pages and pages of edge-of-your-seat excitement!

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Featured Interview With Robert L Appleton

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in London England and I now reside in New York City. I spent the last eight months in Jacksonville Florida, finishing up my book of short stories. I had a pet till very recently, she was a beautiful pitbull rescue. But when she reached the age of sixteen, I had to let her go which breaks my heart.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I like to tell the truth even though in this case it’s problematic as I’ve never had any kind of love or much fascination with books. I went to art school, and for most of my life I painted. I did so in my rented large apartment here in New York but I was forced out after many years and had to move to a very small studio apartment.
I couldn’t afford a separate studio, but I had a laptop and decided that I would write instead of paint. That was about 12 years ago. At the time I taught 3D animation and visual effects. One of my friends was a screen writing teacher at my college she is an excellent writer, very smart and it’s she who taught me how to write.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Amongst my favorite authors are Carlos Castaneda, Evelyn Waugh, Raymond Chandler, Edward St. Aubyn – they also inspired me the most.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
These five stories are all about characters getting flung into crazy supernatural situations. Whether they’re letting magic toads move in or chowing down on magic truffles, these folks are in for more than they bargained for.
What ties all these wild rides together? Well, they each dive headfirst into epic good vs evil showdowns. Sometimes the fight’s in the outside world, but often it’s within the characters themselves. They’re wrestling with their own shadows, their flaws, their fears. It’s kind of like a cosmic wrestling match in the soul, but it’s funny too.
And then there’s the sneaky past – phantoms that pop up when least expected, throwing spanners in the works. Forgotten memories, past lives, and secret histories are all game-changers here. They ramp up the drama and give the actors – heroes and heroines alike some serious life-changing revelations laced with humor.
These tales mix the supernatural, personal struggles, and hidden pasts, for your perfect storm.

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Featured Interview With Robert L Appleton

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Robert L Appleton is an author of the supernatural, the absurd, and the occult. His stories weave strange webs, drawing the reader into intricate worlds that are hard to forget. There we meet characters at living extremes, teetering on the precipices of their own stories. Cartoonish, violent, comical, mysterious and gothic, Robert describes his art in terms of ‘painting moving pictures with words’. Caught in dilemmas that threaten to break them, or pushed across thresholds into other dimensions, his heroes and villains are in perpetual motion, tumbling through scenes crammed with wild details that display Robert’s irrepressible imagination.
Robert’s journey into writing was anything but traditional. After embarking on an intensive three-month screenwriting course – an experience that always provokes a wry smile – he was proudly able to declare himself a ‘supreme failure’. He realized he was unwilling to cede creative control to directors and producers who would gut his vision. This spurred him to commit to writing as his true passion.
The exhilarating process of world-building, then of embedding characters in these finely drawn, vertiginous realms, was not something that could be dismantled once it had been created. With a background in art and animation, Robert’s work is vibrant and visual, rich in detail that is, by turns, cute and fey, then shadowy and horrifying.
This combined relish for the visual and the textual is the hallmark of Robert’s style. Hailing from the culturally vibrant city of London, his training is as diverse as his birthplace. A BFA in fine art from Camberwell School of Art (UK) and then an MFA in animation and visual effects from the Academy of Art University (San Francisco) led to the unique blend of art and technology that continues to shape Robert’s distinct storytelling style.
Each story is a fairground ride so disgustingly hilarious and ‘out there’ that you don’t want to get off. These are kinetic, imaginary moral worlds. As wild and off-the-rails as they are, there is always a journey toward the right choice, the heroic sacrifice, the defeat of evil. There is discipline amongst the chaos. But, as with many aspects of his writing, conventions are subverted; goodness doesn’t always win the day, heroes don’t always earn their reward. Robert’s favourite authors include Carlos Castaneda, Raymond Chandler and Evelyn Waugh.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
Step into a twisted realm where the lines between reality and the bizarre blur, and prepare to be captivated by “A Funhouse of Nightmares: Twisted Tales For Troubled Grown-ups.”
In this macabre anthology, five tales transport you to surreal landscapes of the mind, where the strange, supernatural, and occult intertwine with a touch of humor and absurdity.
In “Static,” a troubled young man discovers that the static on his radio holds prescient advice, leading him on a dark and unpredictable path. “Toad” introduces us to a lovely young woman possessed by the spirit of an Inca priest, as she plots to destroy her unfaithful spouse in a spine-chilling quest for vengeance.
Witness the fall and redemption of Beelzebub in “The Book of Fallen Angels,” a haunting exploration of divine rebellion and the pursuit of redemption. Prepare for a poignant tale in “Tears For Topsy,” where a circus clown makes a fateful exchange, sacrificing his soul for happiness in a world consumed by darkness.
Finally, embark on a mind-altering journey with “Mould,” as a hallucinogenic truffle transports a young woman into a mesmerizing realm inhabited by anthropomorphized woodland creatures.
These stories weave together elements of the supernatural, occult, and the absurd, delivering a captivating experience that oscillates between unease and laughter. Described as modern Kafkaesque, “A Funhouse of Nightmares” promises to entertain, thrill, and leave you questioning the boundaries of reality. Get ready for a rollercoaster ride through the bizarre and delightful, where nothing is quite as it seems, nor should it be…

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Carlos Castaneda, Raymond Chandler, and Evelyn Waugh.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Step into a twisted realm where the lines between reality and the bizarre blur, and prepare to be captivated by “A Funhouse of Nightmares: Twisted Tales For Troubled Grown-ups.”
In this macabre anthology, five tales transport you to surreal landscapes of the mind, where the strange, supernatural, and occult intertwine with a touch of humor and absurdity.
In “Static,” a troubled young man discovers that the static on his radio holds prescient advice, leading him on a dark and unpredictable path. “Toad” introduces us to a lovely young woman possessed by the spirit of an Inca priest, as she plots to destroy her unfaithful spouse in a spine-chilling quest for vengeance.
Witness the fall and redemption of Beelzebub in “The Book of Fallen Angels,” a haunting exploration of divine rebellion and the pursuit of redemption. Prepare for a poignant tale in “Tears For Topsy,” where a circus clown makes a fateful exchange, sacrificing his soul for happiness in a world consumed by darkness.
Finally, embark on a mind-altering journey with “Mould,” as a hallucinogenic truffle transports a young woman into a mesmerizing realm inhabited by anthropomorphized woodland creatures.
These stories weave together elements of the supernatural, occult, and the absurd, delivering a captivating experience that oscillates between unease and laughter. Described as modern Kafkaesque, “A Funhouse of Nightmares” promises to entertain, thrill, and leave you questioning the boundaries of reality. Get ready for a rollercoaster ride through the bizarre and delightful, where nothing is quite as it seems, nor should it be…

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Featured Interview With Perry Williams

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I grew up in a small town near San Diego called National City. After high school I felt I had no place to go so I joined the U.S. Navy where I was promptly sent to Vietnam where I learned the true value of human life. After the service I used the GI bill to attend San Diego State University. There is where I got started in writing and acting. I now live in Hayden, Idaho on 12 acres and almost all the wildlife you could think of. People travel thousands of miles to see a bald eagle – I got one in my front yard living in a huge nest on a very large tree. I also have two rabbits living near my front lawn and somehow, they are fast enough to survive everything that wants to eat them. It’s very quiet here compared to where I last lived and that would be Venice Beach in Los Angeles. I don’t miss the helicopters flying overhead for hours and of course the numerous police cars with all the noise they make. But I do miss the many fine restaurants. Everything is quiet where I live and I like it.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I started writing while attending San Diego State University. I have a degree in drama and a minor in music. Very quickly I became quite popular and almost everything I wrote was performed in some way or another by actors and I loved it. After graduation I moved to L.A. where I got a job at Paramount studios where I acted in such shows as Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley and
Bosom Buddies and many more. This is where I got my first professional writing job. I actually wrote an episode of Laverne & Shirley. I still get residuals for it though not very much. I prefer writing screenplays but lately, I switched to novels because you are not restricted by needing to keep it to two hours or less. With a novel, you can write all you want. When I convert Saving Christ: Starway Seven to a screenplay it’s going to be very difficult cutting a 114,000-word novel to a 120-page screenplay, but I will do it.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favorite writer is Ernest Hemingway but I now enjoy writers such as Stephen King and Michael Crichton mainly because everything they wrote got made into a movie which is precisely what I want for Saving Christ: Starway Seven. This movie would be something totally new but very, very familiar. I like to write with big meanings. My other book, Pollen and the Ring of Harmony is about an alien with amazing powers sent to earth to protect mother nature from us humans. And of course, there is nothing bigger than Jesus, still to this day the most known person on earth.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Saving Christ: Starway Seven is first of all a new and fresh telling of the greatest story ever told. Its basic premise is that it is a love story between Jesus and a modern-day woman sent back in time to be with Jesus for his last seven days. It has action, adventure, romance, time travel all in one. When I say romance, I mean pure and clean romance with no passion. Nothing is inappropriate in the book and everything in it happens according to the bible. There is also tension as one of the time travelers sent back in time has instructions to kill Jesus before he gets on the cross thus changing religion forever. Jennifer, my main character must save Jesus only to know he is going to die on the cross a day later. A true tragic love story. I wanted to show the human side of Jesus as if he was your friend and of course, you get to meet all the various characters from the bible but from a different viewpoint, that is from a modern-day woman who will not tell Jesus or anyone she is from the future. Jennifer even at the end tries to save Jesus with a machine gun no less but God won’t let her. The greatest love she has ever known will soon die on the cross but she ends up with a great gift, that being faith.

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Featured Interview With Gary Baysinger

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I moved around a lot growing up and spent a few years in Harrogate, England, where my novella takes place. I live in Oregon with my wife, two children and two ill-behaved dogs.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I spent six years living on the Marshall Islands as a child. We had no television, which I initially thought was the end of the world. It turned out to be a blessing because it introduced me to reading and watching movies. Those two things influence my writing. I began writing in 2016.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Rosamunde Pilcher, T.C. Boyle, Paul Bowles. It’s no accident that my book is titled A Kind of Homecoming. I absolutely loved Rosamunde Pilcher’s Coming Home. I have terrible reading habits and will pick up random books that I find laying around the house or something that was recommended to me. I love reading books and then watching movie adaptations. I am inspired by books, movies, comic books, and songs.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My next book is a multigenerational family saga that starts in France and takes the reader to Germany, Russia and America before, during, and after World War Two. It’s based on research I did into my family’s Alsatian roots. I always wondered what happened to the Baysinger’s who remained in France. My family traveled to France in 2018 and we visited the tiny village where my ancestors lived. That trip inspired me to write my novel Margaret’s Last Prayer, about a young girl named Margaret who married a farmer named Jacob Baysinger and watched one of their sons emigrate to America.

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Featured Interview With Patrick Higgins

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born and raised in Pennsylvania, but I have lived in Florida since 2008. I also lived in California for a brief period of time. At the age of 20, my twin brother and I moved to Hollywood with dreams of becoming rock stars, of all things. Needless to say, it didn’t work out for us. Never in a million years would I have ever imagined back then that I would end up being a Christian writer. In fact, if someone had made a list of the top 100 future professions for me, being a Christian writer would have been placed at the very bottom of the list. God sure works in mysterious ways…

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
When it came to reading books, I was a late bloomer. But once I started reading, I couldn’t stop! At that time, I mostly read biographies of those who ultimately became captains of various industries, and self-help books. After a while, I started reading novels by John Grisham, David Baldacci, and others like them. But even then, I never thought for a second that I would ever write books. It wasn’t until I went to Sanibel Island and saw a massive banyan tree sandwiched in between a bunch of pine trees that I felt inspired to actually write a novel, which ended up being “The Pelican Trees”. On some levels, it’s still my favorite book.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I still enjoy reading good works of fiction when I have time (which is rare), and I love reading non-fiction Christian books that were written by some of the world’s greatest theologians – past and present. But, without a doubt, the Book I read and listen to the most is the only Book that matters (at least to me), the Holy Bible.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My last book was released on 03-28-23. It is the eighth installment of the multi-award-winning “Chaos in the Blink of an Eye” end times series. The story begins with a famed college football game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Michigan Wolverines. But as the football was kicked into the snow-filled sky, long-foretold Bible prophecy came to pass, causing many inside Michigan Stadium to vanish into thin air without a trace. It was just the beginning of things to come, as life as humanity had known it was forever changed in the blink of an eye…

To date, more than 12,000 positive reviews have been posted online about the series…and counting. Once completed, there will be 10-12 books. I also wrote “The Pelican Trees”, “Coffee in Manila”, “The Unannounced Christmas Visitor”, and “”I Never Knew You”, which have also received multiple awards, praise God!

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Featured Interview With Chanell Finley

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in Natchez, MS and raised in Vidalia, LA. I currently reside in West Monroe, LA. I have a maltipoo named Mixzy.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I was around the age of 9 when I realized my love for reading. I became an avid writer of poetry around the age of 12 and stopped around age 16. I have always loved journaling and began writing again in 2020.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I love Priscilla Shirer, Stormie Omartian, Joyce Meyer, and Bruce Wilkinson. The late Dr. Myles Munroe is one of my favorites as well.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
In Women’s Anxiety Devotional Workbook, I share how anxiety challenges one’s faith and prohibits one from living the abundant life Jesus promised. I also share my personal story of my own struggle with anxiety in the introduction and I then provide effective techniques and resources I found beneficial in my own journey to overcoming anxiety throughout this workbook.

Through straightforward and easy to follow exercises, I uniquely intertwine a Christian approach with my clinical expertise to teach Christian women how to manage stress with God’s Word and other tools.

I created this workbook as a resource for Christian women who desire to learn to manage anxiety through faith. My prayer is that God will use this as a tool to help each reader learn, grow and experience victory in every area of their life.

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Featured Interview With Britney Bell

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I am a 23 year old striving entrepreneur and college student. I am a devoted believer and follower of Jesus Christ and I lead others to Jesus. I love creativity and arts. I am the founder of Scrapbooking Club at Charlotte and Christ Centered Co. I am a singer, songwriter, actress, author and model. I will be graduating from UNC Charlotte in May 2023. I love traveling and inspiring others.

I was raised in Atlanta Georgia and lived in other parts of Georgia, Kansas and ended my childhood in North Carolina.

I live in Charlotte, NC. I am currently studying Elementary and Early Childhood Education.

I don’t have any pets, however, I do desire to have a pet in the future.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
In the 3rd grade, I started to love books so much that I’d write my own plays and in 5th grade I started making a comic book with my friend.

I began writing in the 3rd grade. I kept a diary and I would carry it with me wherever I went and I’d always document my life. I carried this into my adulthood. Tales of a Wildflower gives an account for my journey from heartbreak to healing. It shows how I went from boy to boy, trying to find a man who would love me for who I was, finding love in myself and finding out and developing a relationship with Jesus for myself.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I love reading Shubricca L Bell, my mother who is also an author, Karolyne Roberts and other local upcoming artists. I love when local authors show me their books and I am happy to read them. I love authors who tell their stories; their testimonies inspire me to overcome my struggles.

My favorite genres are self-help and poetry books. I love these books because I can relate to them and they help grow me into a better person.

Jesus is my inspiration. I long to hear from Him and I let Him lead me when I write. I also think of myself and what I am going through and also the situations around me.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
After my Dad left my life when I was 5, I didn’t realize how much I missed having a father around. I had fallen off of a ferris wheel at age 4 and my Dad stopped coming around after that. Later on in my life, he would just “pop up” once a year or whenever he wanted. By the time I became a pre-teen I was tired and I understood what was happening. I began to look for love in boys. I wanted my boyfriend to care for me in ways that my physical father didn’t and love me in ways that I never was loved before. I ended up in a disaster. We broke up but somehow I would end up messing around with the same type of boy and I experienced the same pain over and over again but worse each time until I realized that I needed to change and I truly deserved greater than what I had previously chosen for myself. I decided to turn my life over to Jesus and I found a Father, Husband, and all I ever needed in Him. I also learned to love and appreciate myself for who God designed me to be. Tales of a Wildflower is a collection of poems that I wrote between the ages of 18 to 22 years old. During this time of early adulthood, I saw many struggles, specifically with heartbrokenness and pain from choosing the wrong men and not properly loving myself and God first. This collection of poems are divided into three chapters: Chapter 1: Losing you and finding me, Chapter 2: Healing Seasons, and Chapter 3: Thoughts and Conversations. Throughout this book, I tell the reader my darkest secrets and how tragedy has somehow bloomed me into a bright and bold wildflower. Although I was pressed and left for dead, Jesus found me, saved me, and watered me, and I still turned out to be someone wonderful and beautiful and He’s still doing it!

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Featured Interview With Louise Watkiss Lucas

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Writer, designer, and Architect. Author of three novels, short stories, a children’s book, and a biography of the artist Gillian Watkiss.

I was born in an old Cornish cottage in the rural parish of St Levan.

Dylan Thomas lived there before his marriage to Caitlin.

My parents then moved to Zennor, a remote coastal village where D.H. Lawrence and his German wife, Frieda, had a cottage during the first world war. At the time, and because of Frieda’s background (she was related to the infamous Red Barron), the locals suspected them of spying.

The relevance these famous writers have to my story is, precisely… none whatsoever. They are just interesting facts about two elite literary figures I considered worth bandying about in this biography. I’m not saying our closely shared geographical history has, in any way, enhanced my own literary talents.

However, I’m sure Dylan and Lawrence would have really enjoyed my novels had they lived long enough to read them.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
As soon as I could read, from the age of four, I loved books and stories.
When my two sons reached early adulthood, my work as an architect took a back seat, and I started to write with serious intent.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
The authors I read and admire are too numerous and diverse to mention in this short blurb.
Douglas Coupland, Scott Fitzgerald, Laurie Graham, Thomas Hardy, Knut Hamsun, P. G Wodehouse, John Irving, A.M Homes, Iris Murdoch, Charles Dickens… and the list continues.
All good writers inspire me to write and also, sometimes, to give up.
My favourite genre of writing is contemporary fiction.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book is a collection of contemporary stories resulting from a personal challenge.
In 2022 I decided to write a short story a month.
Greasy Joe’s & Other stories evolved from that starting point.
The inspiration for the stories comes from personal observations of people in the town where I live, current affairs and overheard dialogue.

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