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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 was born in Massachusetts and lived in Europe (specifically Berlin, Germany) and upstate New York (in both Elmira and Ithaca). My late father was a decorated World War II and Vietnam veteran who was a Sargent Major in the army. He made the military his career. As a result of his enlistment and being deployed to many different locations, we moved around quite a bit. Eventually, my father retired from the army, and we settled in the town of Nashua, New Hampshire. Once I graduated high school, I moved to Manhattan with a short, successful career in modeling while attending FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) to study design and fashion illustration. Later I went into the hair industry and became a highly successful and sought-after Hairstylist and Hair salon owner (with one salon in San Francisco’s Union Square and two salons up in the town of Sonoma, in the Wine Country.)

My husband and I moved to Palm Springs a year and a half ago after experiencing the harrowing Northbay fires in 2017, where we evacuated our home at 2:15 in the morning and were out of our house for nearly two weeks, not knowing whether we would have a home to return to. We love living in Palm Springs and not having the threat of wildfires looming over us.

We have two tuxedo cats named Felix and Felicia. They are siblings.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
My fascination with reading and writing began at a very early age. Naturally, I read all of Dr. Seuss’s books as a child, and as I grew older, I became obsessed with reading Stephen King novels, Dean Koontz, and the late Anne Rice’s brilliant vampire chronicle books. As I became an adult and retired from hair to become a full-time author, I was drawn to writing fiction, specifically horror, whether that be vampires, ghosts, or gruesome murder crime dramas.

I started writing during my adolescence and kept a journal

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, Dean Koontz, the late Anne Rice, and Clive Barker. My favorite genre is horror, which is what I tend to write about as well.

My first book, “The Darkest Gift,” is a vampire paranormal romance novel set in Paris in the 17th and 18th centuries and Haiti and New Orleans in the 1980s. The late Anne Rice heavily influenced the writing style of my vampire book, which, unlike her vampire books, also includes paranormal activity and same-sex couples who are less ambiguous about their sexual identity and desires.
My second book “Requiem for Miriam” has been described by some readers as being compared to the writings reminiscent of Raskolnikov in Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment and the writings of Mary Higgins Clark.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
The latest book I’m writing is “Transplant,” which is the story of a young woman, Elizabeth Bennington, her privileged upbringing in Charlestown (outside of Boston), her loving and supportive parents, Harold and Betty, and how Elizabeth meets the man of her dreams after attempting suicide as a teenager filled with hopelessness, anxiety, and depression. Elizabeth’s father was a banker, and her mother a homemaker. Harold leaves the bank and establishes Bennington Enterprises and promises his daughter that once she’s old enough and has completed her studies, she will be welcomed by her father and join him at the firm, where she will ultimately assume the CEO position of Bennington Enterprises in Boston. Elizabeth seems to be a model child, an honor roll student, and a star athlete on her high school volleyball team. One major obstacle interferes and threatens all that is precious to the young adult and her parents. Elizabeth has dealt with a debilitating health issue since she was a small child. She was diagnosed with congenital heart problems and symptoms which ranged from dizziness, irregular heartbeats, and fainting spells, all brought on by stress, excitement, or any strenuous physical activity, especially during her tenure in her high school’s volleyball team. The young child becomes severely depressed and is sent to see a psychiatrist who prescribes antidepressants and other mood-altering medications, which does nothing for her health-related condition. As Elizabeth matures into a young woman, her health issues continue to worsen, as does her depression. Elizabeth’s grades plummet in school, she drops out of the volleyball team, becomes socially awkward, and in essence, an outcast by her peers. Seeing no other way out of her spiraling depression, she attempts suicide and almost succeeds in taking her own life. With the advice of her attending psychiatrist, Elizabeth is institutionalized for one year. She is closely monitored and given weekly sessions to deal with her anxiety and depression. Elizabeth makes progress during these sessions and is eventually allowed to leave the mental hospital under the care of her parents, Harold and Betty. She is given a new drug that appears to regulate her very irregular heartbeats and, at least temporarily, appears to have healed her condition. Her grades in high school excel once more, and she becomes an honor roll student with her depression and suicidal thoughts behind her. A year later, Elizabeth graduates from high school and furthers her education by attending the University of Boston, majoring in business management and earning an MBA; and meets the man of her dreams, Matthew Spengler; the couple later gets married. Elizabeth’s health through the birth of the couple’s daughter deteriorates to the point where Elizabeth must undergo a heart transplant. Unbeknownst to anyone is that the organ came from a serial killer who seems to have possessed his former heart altering Elizabeth’s personality and ultimately leading her to violence and mayhem with a tragic ending.

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Featured Interview With Keri Cooper

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
My name is Keri Cooper and I am a holistic psychotherapist in North Jersey. Raised in New Jersey, I am a graduate of The University of Pennsylvania. In addition to having four children, I have chickens who enjoy free ranging in my yard.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
When I was young, I loved reading “Nancy Drew,” “Sweet Valley Twins” and “The Babysitters Club.” In elementary school, I could read for hours and hours. I started writing my book, “Mental Health Uncensored: 10 Foundations Every Parent Needs to Know” during COVID as I saw the mental health crisis happening with children and the need to get information to parents on how to help.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I primarily read non-fiction and mostly regarding psychology and self-help. At this point in my life, I enjoy reading to further my knowledge.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
“Mental Health Uncensored” explores both physical and mental foundations parents need to incorporate into their children’s lives. Most parents are overlooking how issues of dehydration and poor sleep — to name a few — are making it harder for children to have optimal mental health. Proper sleep habits such as no electronics in the bedroom and consistent sleep times in order to combat over-tired children are discussed at length.

“Mental Health Uncensored” highlights mental foundations including how important it is for parents to have boundaries with their children. Parents need to let children be responsible for their actions and not “save” them constantly. Children learning to work through small struggles and learning to do things on their own is what will ultimately develop self confidence in children. These foundations along with others create healthy mental health habits for life.

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Featured Interview With Betty Adams

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Betty Adams lives in a particularly damp and remote corner of the Pacific Northwest and like a hobbit enjoys visitors so long as she knows them in advance and knows when they are coming. She was born sometime last century and will likely die sometime this century. She works winters on a small organic research farm when not writing and spends most of her time herding eccentric genius scientists (she is absolutely certain cats would be easier) with the help of her Great Pyrenees mix. Summers she spends nomadically wandering the Pacific Northwest in search of material for her stories and a regular paycheck for a biology major (she is reasonably certain those are on the Endangered Species List). She has several works published in the National Park Internal Database which may or may not be classified documents.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I wrote my first book, and fell in love with reading, in the thrid grade under the tutalage of one Mr. McCoy.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
George MacDonald the grandfather of both SciFi and Fantasy. If Mary Shelly gave SciFi its body MacDonald gave it its soul.
I like to read a bit of everything as long as the narrative is good.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
“Humans are Weird: We Took a Vote” looks at what life might be like after the glamour of first contact wears off and our little green friends acutally have to deal with …us.

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Featured Interview With James Tyler Ball

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Passionate. This is the word I use to describe myself (along with handsome, talented, charismatic and humble). Make no mistake, I adore what I do. I write. I write like an electric poet, zapping out content and inflecting it with humorous flares.

I was raised in southern England, in a sleeping town known by the unfortunate but fitting nickname The A*sehole of The World. Why it’s called that, I really don’t know, especially when it’s produced such future greats as myself. However, I spent some time living in Bristol while attending university, but the place was too hippy for my taste. So, I dropped out of uni, moved back home with my girlfriend and started a full-time career as a writer.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
My fascination with books was somewhat late blooming. In fact, it wasn’t until the end of the UK’s second COVID-19 lockdown that I began seriously reading. At that time, I fell in love with Jon Ronson, author of The Men Who Stare at Goats. Ever since I read almost every day for a couple of hours.

Writing is a different story. I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember. As a child, I wrote a comic book series called Mr A: The A Is For Awesome. The series followed a businessman who gained superpowers by plugging a USB into his belly button and downloading different powers from the internet. Why this isn’t an incredibly famous kids book or television series, I really don’t know.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Jon Ronson, Charles Bukowski and Stephen Fry are three of my favourite authors. In fact, it was Jon Ronson who inspired me to get back into writing after a long hiatus. And Stephen Fry’s Fry’s Ties partly inspired my latest book, A Book About Tea: The Ultimate Graphic Guide to Over 50 Loose Leaf Tea. I’ve also recently found myself deeply engrossed by the works of Max Porter.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
A Book About Tea Was Successfully Funded On Kickstarter in March 2022 and Selected as a #ProjectWeLove.

A Book About Tea: The Ultimate Graphic Guide To Over 50 Loose Leaf Teas explores the expansive history and folklore surrounding the beloved beverage, while providing a wealth of tasting notes.

There’s no such thing as bad tea, but like the British parliamentary system, there certainly is a first amongst equals: loose-leaf. A Book About Tea: The Ultimate Graphic Guide To Over 50 Loose Leaf Teas explores the history, tasting notes and folklore surrounding the beloved beverage. Throughout this book, you’ll find stunning illustrations and beautiful close-up photographs of tea leaves. A Book About Tea is the perfect read for any loose-leaf lover.

So if you’re a regular bag-only, milk and two sugars, English Breakfast kind of drinker, your world – and mug – is about to be opened to an expansive world of delightful taste sensations. But even if you’re a seasoned connoisseur of the beloved leaf, whether loose or otherwise, you may very well learn a thing or two and perhaps even discover your new favourite brew.

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Featured Interview With Fiona Forsyth

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in the south of England and now live in the north – a big deal for the UK, where the North/South divide is alive and kicking. I’ve never regretted my move up here though – I had a great job in the wonderful city of Manchester, even if it rained all the time. (My American friends tell me it’s like Seattle)
I have a strong background in Classics – Greek, Latin, and ancient history – having studied the subject at Oxford and taught it for many years. That first Greek myth you read can lead to great things. I love the twisty, sneaky politics of Rome, the way they were constantly plotting, the ruthlessness of Julius Cicero, the magnificence of Cicero’s oratory, the stupidity of Mark Antony. Rome has everything a novelist could ask for, and there are so many shadows cast by Rome on our own world.
I am otherwise a pretty ordinary person, a three-cat lady with a family, neighbors and friends. I read voraciously, cannot cook for toffee and get great satisfaction if a tomato appears on my single tomato plant.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I was six when my teacher gave me Theseus and the Minotaur to read and it all led from there. I also loved all the kids’ adventure stories that were popular when I was young, and had to ask special permission from the Librarian to be allowed to borrow the Sherlock Homes stories. So a mixture of the ancient world and mystery is not very surprising!
I wrote my first story when I was five. It was about a little girl and a witch and a cat. They all liked each other, apparently, but nothing happened. I hope I have improved in my plotting since then.
Throughout my teaching of the Romans, I kept thinking, “This would make the start of a good book!” And in my fifties, I began writing the novels based on those ideas. It is never too late to write.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
The author I go back to time after time is Terry Pratchett, because he always makes me laugh. He doesn’t just juggle with the English language, he makes fireworks out of words.
I am a big fan of historical fiction and mystery, so Roman mysteries such as those written by John Maddox Robert’s and Steven Saylor are big favourites. I have to acknowledge their influence on my determination to write about the Romans.
But the writers who influenced me most are the historical writers of my childhood – Geoffrey Trease and Rosemary Sutcliff. They introduced me to the people of the past, and made me realize that history really matters, if we are to learn and develop as human beings. We cannot afford to ignore history or pretend that we are “better” than the people we read about. History tells us “Keep trying”.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
“Blood and Shadows” is the third in a trilogy of mysteries following a real Roman, Lucius Sestius Quirinalis. It was written to explore the effect of war on the people of my books, in particular the horrible civil war battle of Philippi. So many men died and were injured, it must have had a huge impact on Rome and Italy. I also wanted to explore the period when two men, Octavian and Mark Antony, were jockeying for power, and everyone must have know that it would all lead to yet another war. No wonder, once Octavian won, Rome was prepared to accept his rule: everyone must have been exhausted and desperate for peace.
I will also admit that I cried a lot while writing this book! The characters had got under my skin, and I knew that as it was the third of the Sestius trilogy I was going to have to relinquish them. I had to keep telling myself to be sensible, to think of them as just characters in a book, but it didn’t work.

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Featured Interview With robert j. emery

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Born and raised in Bristol, Rhode Island, but now reside in Florida. My on pet is my wonderful wife.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I began writing short stories in my early teens. I don’t remember why, I just enjoyed writing, mostly one or two page short stories about what was happening back then in my life. Call me crazy. As the years went on, I began writing longer stories. Here I am all these years later have ten books published, both fiction and nonfiction.

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 memoirs – Walter Cronkite’s is one of my favorites, and there are many, many more.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
America: Standing Strong is a nonfiction about what American’s have endured in the past 6-7 years, and how we can get past it and move the country forward. It took a lot of research to bring together well-know voices of reason that I use through the book. The idea for the book became an instant obsession when I decided it had to be written. I spent 14 months of research and writing and released it in E-book, Audiobook, Paperback & Hardcover to cover all the bases. I’ve recently received a great review from Kirkus Reviews that was very gratifying.

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Featured Interview With VC Williams

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I am a native, second-generation Arizonan and history enthusiast. I left Arizona after finishing high school but returned several years ago to be closer to my folks. I’m a dog lover but I now include cats after a feral cat arrived at my door and wouldn’t go away. Since I love to travel I have no pets now, but look forward to the day when a pet will be part of my life. I live high in the mountains and enjoy four mild seasons. I lived in the Phoenix area for many years and count myself among the stout-hearted souls who have endured the blazing heat of the Arizona desert and survived. As I said, we love to travel and have been blessed to have seen many places around the world. We also have a small Class C RV that affords us entre to the endless scenic wonders of the USA.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I was about five when my older sister taught me to read. Reading was my first passion and I’ve been reading constantly since then. I love all kinds of books. I remember while in the Fifth grade I read every biography in our little school library. I managed to be home from school, sick for a week, which conveniently allowed me to finish Gone With The Wind. After reading The Diary of Anne Frank when I was about 12 or 13, I decided I had to start keeping my own diary. I kept a diary off and on for many years, even into adulthood. I wrote an article published in the local newspaper when I was still in the Sixth grade. I have always loved writing and maybe even prefer writing to talking. I’ve written company newsletters, policies and procedures, employment manuals, grants, and quarterly and annual reports. Turning to fiction took some adjusting, but now the words just flow out of my head and I hope it reads as well as it feels.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Lately, I’ve been reading a lot of Historical Fiction, such as Marie Benedict, Tracey Chevalier, Shana Abe, and Tracey Enerson Wood. I love Jane Austin and am so sorry for her early death. There are not nearly enough books by Austen. I even read books where Jane was the heroine in mysteries! I also love biography and have consumed the heavy work of David McCullough and William Manchester among others. I have to say that I got hooked on cozy mysteries, which can be deliciously addictive, but also read Patterson, Grisham, and Connelly. The works of Louisa May Allcott and Jane Austin are my inspiration. I love the words, I love the family dynamics and I love the happy endings.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Walking In Deep Sand is my first novel. This story was inspired by true events, events that are a cup of my husband’s childhood memories and two cups of my imagination after interviewing former US Foreign Service Officers and their wives and children. It is about Cynthia Jones, a headstrong, passionate woman born ahead of her time. She longs for a life full of meaning, independence, and adventure. She thinks she can find that in post-WWII France and sails away to attend college at the University in Grenoble. When her carefully laid career plans fall apart, she impulsively marries a fellow student, Geoff Stuart, a handsome Navy Vet who adores her. But instead of adventure, she finds herself the mother of two unwanted sons and keeping house for Geoff who goes off to work each day to experience life among consequential people. Her resentment builds until her unhappiness almost ruins her marriage.
When the family is finally posted to 1959 Cambodia with the US Foreign Service, Cynthia is ecstatic. She thoughtlessly shoves her sons into the care of the household help and races to make up for lost time. She signs up for flying lessons from a raffish Frenchman, Marius Gardinier, and chooses to ignore the warnings of his criminal past. She is passionate about flying and soon becomes a skilled, sought-after pilot, flying into jungle locations, including the recently rediscovered Angkor Wat. She flys Geoff and his co-workers into dangerous hunting spots, landing at dirt strips hacked from the jungle. She believes her life is complete when the Ambassador asks her to fly supplies and personnel to a remote jungle hospital founded by humanitarian Dr. Thomas Dooley. She basks in the resulting prestige and praise.
In the meantime, she is becoming more entangled with Marius and she begins to lie to Geoff about her many trips away from home. But she continues to act the part of the faithful FSO wife and attentive mother, even as the other FSO wives whisper about her continual absences.
She plans exotic safaris with Geoff, family driving vacations through Vietnam, and camping trips to pristine, secluded beaches. But she is happiest when she is alone in her plane, flying free.
After an unhappy home leave trip, when Geoff’s suspicions result in unwarranted rage with his oldest son, Cynthia begins to feel the tension and anxiety her actions have caused.
Cynthia makes a decision that she thinks will fix everything, but it backfires and her relationship with Marius takes a terrifying turn. For the first time in her life, she feels helpless and afraid. She realizes that her self-absorbed deceit has put those she thought unimportant at risk. Enveloped in a dark cloud of her own making, she must learn how to turn it all around. She has always taken the easy, convenient path without a thought for others. Can she learn to pursue a different path? Will Geoff ever trust her again or will he send her away? Can her children forgive her? If it takes the rest of her life, Cynthia is determined to try.

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Featured Interview With J.J. Matthews

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in East London but lived most of my life in the Lakes District of North-Western England. I moved back and forth between the north and south numerous times before settling in the North for the final years of my teen decade and the starting years of my adulthood. Once I finished university, I decided to go on a new adventure further into Europe and have been living in the Netherlands for the past five years.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I wrote my first ever creative piece sometime before I was ten years old. Granted, it was a short and rather primitive piece considering it was for a school project, but I am certain that it was that project that triggered my love of literature and fiction. After this project, I specifically remember my class having to read and study Kensuke’s Kingdom, by Michael Morpurgo. This was the first book I read that I wanted to read privately. It was enthralling to say the least. After that, I became more interested in general fiction. I remember reading Of Mice and Men and To Kill a Mockingbird, at the surprise of my local librarian. I didn’t start writing in earnest until 2015, when I realised I had many ideas but needed a way to let them out. I started by posting horror short stories on the creepypasta website and eventually worked my way up over the years to the full novel I have written and released earlier this year.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favourite authors right now are Stuart MacBride and Stephen King. I’ve always been a fan of Stephen King, particularly when I read Misery, but Stuart MacBride is a more recent discovery. I like a variety of different genres but my top favourites are fantasy, horror, scifi and gritty noir crime. Though I do admit I love a good mystery thriller as well.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Rise of the Old Gods is a book set in a multitude of fictional worlds, inhabited by a general population of creatures known collectively as Enders. It is their belief that they are destined to bring about the end of all existence and return everything back to the times of only the void. In this book, the young Warlock Mortius Maleos joins the school that raises young Enders, the Pendle Institute of Magic, where he must learn all about his species, his people and his powers. During his education, he learns a lot more than he bargained for as he learns about his family and of an eldritch threat that is being summoned back into the material plane to usher in the Apocalypse.

This book involves a deeply intricate and concisely crafted magic system with emphasis on incantation and rituals involving ingredients and sigil signs. It also contains a sparse and vast world with numerous other worlds built in between along with interactions between the magical and the human world. In this book there are a variety of different species, all with their own home worlds, cultures, religions, customs, features and much more. All of them either correlate alongside or are inspired by various myths, legends and folklore.

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Featured Interview With Lynn Rae

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
My humble beginnings have made me who I am today. I was raised on a small farm in rural Ontario and was taught discipline and respect for all. Today I live in a small town and enjoy taking care of my vegetable garden in the summer.
“You can believe the diagnosis, not the prognosis” by Deepak Chopra is my favorite quotation. I also live by the words “I Don’t Give Up; I Don’t Give In; I Don’t Take No for an Answer.”
When I was 30 years old I was diagnosed with depression and 5 years later bipolar disorder. A few years later I was told I would never work full time again by two psychiatrists. I have proven them wrong.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I was about 30 before I really began to read. The first self-help book that made an impact on me was “When I say no I feel guilty.” After reading this book I was hooked on non-fiction books and autobiographies.
I began journaling around 34 years of age. These journals led me to write my first book “My Journey Back to Myself” when the title came to me in a dream.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Non-Fiction
Health and Wellness
Autobiographies
Deepak Chopra
Gary Zukav
Dawn James
Brian Weiss

Tell us a little about your latest book?
As an Author and Inspirational Speaker I share my coping strategies for living with bipolar disorder and how I learned to be a productive, thriving member of society in The F Book: 7 Fs to Creating Your Fantastic Future. I outline how incorporating the 7 Fs: Family, Friends, Fun, Fitness, Fulfillment, Finances and Faith, will lead to a happier, healthier, more joy-filled life.
I began this book over 15 years ago when I realized that 7 words, all starting with the letter F, led to my recovery from bipolar disorder. I self-published it myself with little success but this time I hired a self-publisher to edit it and help with marketing.

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Featured Interview With Spiffie Tiffie

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Raised in Florida, still in Florida.
I have 2 puppy dogs, Charlie Chalupa, and Rocco Taco.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I always liked writing, and kept diaries and such growing up, but I never followed my heart with the desire to write until two years ago when I started writing Tapotement.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
JR Ward is an all time favorite. I absolutely loved her Blackdagger Brotherhood series. I've read every single book, some of them multiple times.
I really like erotic, romance, and fantasy type books.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
It's about a massage therapist who needs a security system installed in her parlor—Things get hot and heavy between her and the owner of the security company, but it gets complicated because he leaves town for stretches at a time with no explanation. What, exactly, is her new boyfriend with a mysterious job hiding? Her life is put at risk, and all secrets are revealed. But can she forgive and forget what he has kept from her?

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Featured Interview With P.K. Clouse

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I have always been a voracious reader, but never expected to be a writer. A Cowboy, A Ranch, and Love is my first novel. It is a modern-day Christian, western romance – wholesome, fun, and romantic. I hit the publish button on a Thursday, and received my Medicare card on Saturday. Stopping to count my blessings was the inspiration for this novel. My hope is that as people read this book, it brings a smile to their face and prompts them to thank God for the special people and blessings in their life.
I live on an Angus beef cattle farm in Southwest Missouri. My faith, family, and friends — along with the farm and my collie dog, Harley — are what I thank God for every day. A line from this book, “a work in progress, brought to you by God’s Amazing Grace and Incredible Patience…” is how I view my life.
I encourage anyone considering doing something new, different, challenging after 60 – go for it.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I have always been a voracious reader, but never expected to be a writer. Stopping to count my blessings was the inspiration for my first novel, A Cowboy, A Ranch, and Love. I started writing it in my early 60's. I encourage anyone considering doing something new, different, challenging after 60 – go for it.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Some of my favorite authors are: Debbie Macomber, Nora Roberts, James Patterson, Robert Ludlum. I enjoy a good romance and a good 'who done it'.
The inspiration for this book came from my faith, God, family, and farming – a way to weave faith and blessings into a wholesome romance.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
A Cowboy, A Ranch, and Love is Wholesome, Romantic and Inspiring — An easy, fun read to warm your heart and make you smile.
Tara Caldwell is an ‘independent’ lady rancher who is more interested in ranching, than making a home. Jake Prescott is a ‘neighborly’ cowboy with a smile way more dangerous than the pistol on his belt. The sparks fly when their lives intersect along a boundary fence and he makes her an offer she can’t refuse. They work their way through life’s twists and turns, a reappearing “ex,” and a hostage situation, with laughter and some tears. Will they find that God’s plan for their lives includes together, forever?

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Featured Interview With Wafa Saleh

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
My name is Wafa Saleh, I'm 36 years old, I'm Yemeni girl living in Jeddah – Saudi Arabia, and no I don't have any pets but my sister and brother does.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
About ten years ago I started reading books and I loved it as hobby and still I'm. I started writing this book in 2020 I had to stop it for few months and then finished it in 2021 and publish it in 2022.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I like Julia Quinn and Nora Roberts, I like reading modern and old novels, the person who inspired me to write was my psychotherapy, she say it will keep me busy and it will help me let go of my pain.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
It's an Ebook: Nothing is perfect my journey to figure out the perfect life.

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Featured Interview With Nat Bickel

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Nat Bickel is an energetic storyteller who aims to move people to action with her words. She has a bachelor's in communications, a previous contributorship with Darling Magazine, and published features in Glamour, Stylist, Shondaland, Refinery29, Parade Magazine, and more. Through her journalism experience, she's interviewed celebrities, worked with musical artists, and reported on current trends and events. She has a child-like zest for life, meaning Nat gets excited about the little things, finding inspiration in the ordinary. Nat also loves retelling her own life events through a story lens. She's the author of the children's book, The Christmas Clue, that showcases the tale of a Christmas morning scavenger hunt. Nat was raised in Southern Indiana, and currently resides twenty minutes away from her hometown with her husband, Jacob and beagle mix, Otis. When she’s not writing, you can catch her creating something from nothing through her love of turning vintage items into something fresh and modern, including practicing photography using analog cameras, pressing flowers, or blazing new trails with her husband.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
When I was little, I felt completely enraptured by the stories my mom would read to me. I think it was a combination of her storytelling and the books themselves. In elementary school, I started creating stories, and my writing projects were always much longer than my classmates. We would have to hand write them, then get edits back from the teacher, and hand write them again. One of my papers was a detailed description of my bedroom at the time, which turned out to be nine pages front and back that I had to rewrite three times or so.
Once I got out of high school, college classes opened doors for me with writing. I took a news writing class, after which the professor asked me to write for the student paper. From there, I started blogging and found another home for my pop culture -focused writing.
I find that the more people I meet and the more places I go, the more I have to write about because in those moments, inspiration is floating all around—in the air, in the settings, and in the details of the people.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Becca FitzPatrick (Author of Hush Hush Series, among others) has influenced my passion for YA because she’s so good at wanting you to like the bad guy. I’ve literally held my breath while reading her books, in suspense of what’s going to be on the next page.

Kristin Hannah (Author of The Nightingale, among others) influences me through the complexity of her stories. She draws you into the characters, clearly defining them so you’re never questioning who anyone is throughout the story.

My favorite genre to read is YA romance. It reminds me of falling in love with my husband and takes me back to those initial life-changing moments and feelings.

Typically, authors that use highly descriptive language and thought out metaphors inspire my writing. I want people to feel like they're there inside the story, experiencing it firsthand.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book is The Christmas Clue, which showcases the magic of a Christmas morning scavenger hunt. Christmas has always been the happiest time of year for my family with seemingly magical memories from my childhood. I know not everyone has this same admiration for the holiday season, which is why I wrote the children’s book, The Christmas Clue, in hopes to ignite feelings of joy and novelty towards this time of year. Throughout my youth, my parents curated unforgettable experiences for my brother and I through inventive Christmas traditions. My dad, in particular, is highly creative and came up with the ultimate tradition, a scavenger hunt to find our last present. This started when we were in elementary school, and the clues grew progressively difficult each year. The annual hunt commenced after we opened all the presents under the tree. My dad would then say, “Did you check in the tree?” My brother and I would search the tree branches to find envelopes with each of our names on them where the first clue lived. Once we each read ours, we would race to the separate locations they alluded to. After retrieving the next clue, we’d regroup, reading them aloud for the family before racing off again to find the subsequent one. This went on and on with one clue always outside, forcing us to get somewhat bundled up before braving the cold to retrieve it. On the rare occasion when we had white Christmases, my dad would have to quickly reprint a clue, the ink smudged from the snow. I adore my dad for staying up each Christmas Eve night and hiding our clues in secret, knowing how excited we’d be in the morning. My book is inspired by this tradition in hopes that other children will get a taste of the exhilarating, magic-filled journey we embark on each Christmas morning. As my brother and I have grown up and gotten married, our spouses have been inducted into the tradition, as well. Now, as we expand our families, I can’t wait to see our own children go along for the wild scavenger ride filled with the love and care of Christmas joy surrounded by family.

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Featured Interview With Edward Hochsmann

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I am a retired Coast Guard officer current working as an analyst for the Joint Staff in the Department of Defense. I originally hail from a small town in Illinois about an hour-and-a-half northwest of Chicago, but haven’t lived there since I entered the Coast Guard at age 17. I had a wonderful time in the service, working as a ship driver, aviator and instructor, stationed mostly along the Gulf Coast and Washington, DC. Post-retirement, I have knocked around a bit, from Northern Virginia, to Fort Rucker in Alabama and New London, Connecticut. I am currently living in the Florida Panhandle, near my work place on Eglin Air Force Base.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I was reading back as far as I can remember – there was little else to do back then, particularly in the winter of Northern Illinois, where the only alternative was watching bad TV. I had a particular fascination with science fiction, although I enjoyed the Sherlock Holmes stories as well. I evolved into a good technical writer during my service and afterward, but I had not considered writing fiction until very recently. A number of my colleagues and superiors had remarked on my ability to make highly technical analysis and reports interesting to read and I thought I might try to leverage that talent into fiction. It took a fair bit of trial and error to find a good balance between the technical accuracy that I was used to writing and the “flexibility” in language to make the prose interesting to people who were not technocrats, but I think I got there. 😉

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
If I had to pick a contemporary favorite, it would have to be Jeff Shaara. He was a unique talent in creating dialog to go with the historical figures in his novels that breathe life into historical events. When he launches a book, I buy it, and I have never been disappointed. For past authors, I loved C.S. Forester’s Hornblower series and the earlier Bolitho novels by Douglas Reeman (writing as Alexander Kent). Ray Bradbury and Robert A. Heinlein were also perennial favorites for when I wanted a light scifi read and Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke picked up the slack when I was looking for more heft.
As far as inspiration goes, I suppose I would point to Jeff Shaara – my characters are more of the “everyman” variety faced with extraordinary challenges, much like the historical characters in his books. One exception is the neurodiverse genius analyst Victoria Carpenter in my Cutter Kauai series. Helen Huong’s “The Kissing Quotient”, although a bit racy for my tastes, provided an excellent point of view reference for a high-functioning individual on the autism spectrum. This book helped me make Victoria into a vibrant, appealing character rather than a caricature or object of pity.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Bravely and Faithfully is the third in my seaborne action/adventure series about a Coast Guard patrol boat and crew trained and equipped for special missions in Southern Florida, The Bahamas, and the Caribbean. The fundamental challenge in the novel involves a young coast guard officer, Lieutenant Haley Reardon, assigned to succeed a very popular commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Kauai, a special mission patrol boat with an elite crew. Her leadership style is different from the previous CO, leading to conflict with her Executive Officer, Lieutenant Junior Grade Ben Wyporek, and the senior enlisted personnel. Ben is also overcoming the challenge of his courtship of a Victoria Carpenter, a genius with a mild form of autism (previously known as Asperger’s), and the transfer of his best friend (the former CO). These struggles take place against a background of tension and danger as the boat is assigned a dangerous sortie supporting a Defense Intelligence Agency spy mission with geopolitical implications.

The story opens with a young family of four trapped on a disabled sailboat in the path of a major hurricane. When all seems lost, they are saved by Kauai’s crew in an extremely hazardous rescue operation. The action continues as the crew foils an attempted sabotage of a multi-billion dollar space probe launch by radical activists and rescues two dozen women destined for sexual servitude aboard a sinking smuggling ship before the climactic spy mission.

The story digs into the friendship and teamwork of a typical ship’s crew, illustrating the bonds and humor common to Coast Guard and other military units and the price they and their loved ones pay for their service.

The e-book launches on Amazon, Kobo, and the others on 2 August, although the paperback is available now. It was a relatively quick turnaround for this book, considering I started writing in earnest in early December and had a day job with travel the whole time. It was a remarkable journey for this book – I was banging my head for months trying to get this story started. Once I did though, everything seemed to come together.

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Featured Interview With Chris Smith

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Hi. My name is Chris Smith, and I was born and raised in South Africa. I’m currently living in Marina Beach, and I have 3 dogs.

I’m an author of 12 western novels and one fantasy adventure. Book 14 is on the way and I’m hoping to write a book per month for the foreseeable future. I grew up reading the amazing stories of Louis L’Amour, Dick Francis, Agatha Christie, and Robert Ludlum, amongst others, and always wanted to write my own stories.

In my spare time I fish, hunt, swim at the beach, and barbecue with friends and family. I love connecting with fans on social media and my writing goal is to break into the Top 100 on Amazon and stay there.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I began reading from age 6, but only started writing in my early 30’s, and only started considering it as a career in 2020.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I enjoy all sorts of genres from westerns to crime thrillers to spy novels and thrillers. Lee Child is a favorite of mine and I think that the Jack Reacher books are amazing. James Patterson, Dick Francis, Agatha Christie, Robert Ludlum, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle…the list goes on.
My family inspire me because they are all avid, readers and I’m always trying to drag their attention away from their favourite authors to my books.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Steve Savage, Bounty Hunter: Bounty in Brimstone.

I love heist movies, like Oceans 13, and decided to pit my heroes against an intelligent and vicious gang of bank robbers who are terrorizing the Mid-West. This is book 6 in the Steve Savage, Bounty Hunter series and I’m enjoying the chance to bring something new to the western genre with this team.

I love a good team-up, like the Avengers or the A-Team, so creating a diverse set of characters just felt right.

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Featured Interview With Jose Nessin Abbo

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I grew up in the Republic of Panama, where I was born. Still living in this country. I have been a financial markets practioner for 35 years. My writings are inspired by my fascination of the Universe, technology, politics and geo-pollitical events. Topics which are covered in my third book.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I started writing at age 17. By age 20, I was hired as a freelancer by the Economist Intelligence Unit covering financial and macro-economics topics in my home country. In 2000, I began teaching about the stock market. It was through my courses that I got inspired to write my first book, “Divisando Wall Street Desde el Sur de America”. Eight years later my second book was publsihed, “The Big Gamble, Are you Investing or Speculating”. My latest book, written in 2022 recently went live on Amazon, “From Asteroids to Pandemics: living a world of spontaneous risks”.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Finance, technology, life sciences, world history and geo-politics.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book is “From Asteroids to Pandemics, living a world of spontaneous risks”. The main topics of the book are extreme existential risks such as a killer asteroid sriking the Planet, the threat of a nuclear war, and dangers civilization is facing in an anthropogenic world were geo-political volatility has become the norm.

It is my believe that after almost 80 years since the last global war, the world has entered a renewed cycle of conflagaration, which could easily unravel into a a thirld world war. The book is about foreseeing a future which has become very complicated to predict. As the winds of war blow stronger, global warming keeps worsening, and the menace of a nuclear war becomes real, whatever progress humanity has achieved over thousands of years it has evolved, it is now facing an existential threat all around.

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Featured Interview With E T McNamara

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
A native New Yorker, I was raised in the Bronx and Long Island. After retirement I moved to Pennsylvania. Although currently “pet free,” I have had numerous dogs throughout the years including two collies, a Siberian husky and a yellow lab/golden retriever mix. As a child growing up on Long Island, I also had the usual assortment of canaries, parakeets, a duck, turtles and rabbits.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I have always enjoyed reading books. Despite writing fiction, I probably read more non-fiction. I find it useful to use in my novels which are a blend of 20th century American history and romance. I first started writing about twenty years ago, but it wasn’t until the pandemic that I started publishing my novels. I have published three and expect to have the fourth book ready this fall.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I particularly like Tom Clancy, Erik Larson, and Nicholas Sparks which covers a wide range of genres. I am inspired by the people I have been fortunate to know during my lifetime. I find it easy to inject their positive traits into the characters of my novels. My wife has definitely been the inspiration for some of the lead female protagonists.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
When a recent Vietnam widow finds an unmailed letter from twenty-five years earlier, she is fascinated with finding the sender and the intended recipient, a WW2 Naval aviator and a “Rosie the Riveter” factory worker. Drawn into the love story of the two individuals from 1944, she embarks on a journey to find and hopefully reunite the two. Taking place just a couple of weeks before Christmas, she is unaware of the positive impact her quest is having on her own troubled life. If you love romance, you will find it twice with some little-known facts of mid-20th American century history thrown in.

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Featured Interview With Simon Wright

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in the Northeast of England, Berwick-Upon-Tweed to be precise. It is a very scenic and peaceful town with a long history and local traditions that I never got to experience! In truth, my place of birth was irrelevant; my father worked in the Prison Service, moving around the country at regular intervals as the job demanded. I suppose my longest tenure was spent in Northumberland, in a seaside town called Amble; this is close to Alnwick for all the Harry Potter buffs out there!
The most notable thing about my childhood was the bullying I experienced from the beginning of Middle School through to High School. There are many who can empathise, I’m sure, but I believe the events of this period shaped me physically, morally and emotionally; you can’t help but see this in my writing. I survived, though, and tried to follow my creative ambitions into acting. Choices define us, and it turns out choosing a brand-new Theatre School to attempt this was a poor one. The founder turned out to be a devious man, taking all the funds from the initial two cohorts to undertake his faux-courses and disappear without trace. Unlucky? Maybe, but I sometimes regret not following a more conventional route through University. Regardless, it left me penniless and prospectless in Birmingham at only nineteen years of age. I dabbled with work as a croupier in Grosvenor Casinos, an enlightening experience to say the least, but my younger self could not handle the levels of pressure involved in the role and I faced the shame-faced, cap-in-hand return home.
I took a little while to find my feet after that, but finally elected to join the British Army. Hmmm, strange one that. Why would I choose to throw away my artistic future for something so blunt as military service? Because everybody kept telling me I couldn’t do it. I still suffer from that complex today! So I did it, completed training and found the Army life a little too confining, the strictness of discipline and regulation not compatible with my holistic way of thinking. However, I was rather partial to the security, camaraderie and prospects the military offered and transferred across to the Royal Air Force. I’ve been with her ever since, although I’m now rapidly approaching my natural exit as I type this.
I was fortunate enough to meet my beautiful wife, Kerry, right at the beginning of my RAF career, and she has joined my in flitting from unit to unit, never lingering for too long before moving to the next challenge. We’ve enjoyed postings in Scotland, Cyprus, Cheshire, the Midlands, Oxfordshire and now Germany. Throwing in two deployments to the Falkland Islands in there as well, and It has been a unique experience to say the least. I can truly report I have been blessed in the area of family, having six children, five boys and a girl, with Kerry and now three grandchildren to boot. Not bad for a man in his mid-forties!
The only negative I can really think of regarding having children, is the fact they insist on growing up and moving away. My wife sometimes plays videos of them when they were babies and it brings an instant tear to my eye and sense of loss to my heart. I think this is why fatherhood remains so prominent an element in everything I’ve written so far (and probably most of what I am yet to write!) As for the final part of this question, ‘Any pets?’, we had a dog once, a loveable Labrador and Border Collie cross called Patch. He got old and his body began to fail him, so the only humane thing to do was have him put to sleep; it was possibly the most painful thing I’ve ever had to do, so no pets since.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I always read above my age level from the first day this was assessed. I think I used to put my ability and enjoyment of reading down to the bullying; more time alone, less reason to go out and play. I’ve considered this since those early days, however, and realise there was always an inbuilt love of books and stories and they simply provided me a release from the sometimes-cruel real world. The escapism and endless possibilities in a book were incredibly appealing when I felt trapped or hopeless; and heroes that always overcame their villains, their own bullies, were an inspiration that kept me going. The one flaw was the books often ended in a way I hadn’t anticipated, or maybe I had but hoped for something different. It was a frustration that catalyzed my own ambitions; if stories didn’t go the way I imagined they should, then I would tell the stories myself!
I started writing at home, for pleasure, when I was about eight. Nothing earth-shattering, pretty standard child-effort stuff, really. Saying that, I know a lot of children that age struggle to get cohesive ideas on the page, so maybe I had the spark for creative writing even then. I tried to translate this into work for school, generating stories worthy of reading to the class during English lessons; you can imagine how that went for a kid already the target of constant bullying. This progressed into a penchant for celebration poems; every birthday, Christmas, anniversary all held a personalized poem for the recipient. This has persisted through to the present.
But maybe this misses the point of the question, I started writing my first real novel in 2010, completed three chapters with positive feedback from family members, then stopped. Why? Lack of self-belief; I didn’t see myself having the commitment to finish, couldn’t imagine anybody would want to read my words and didn’t think I could cope with the inevitable criticism when it came. In 2019, I showed those same chapters to a friend at work who told me they were just as good as some of the published stuff he’d read. He told me I should continue. He told me he needed to know where the story was going, where it would end. That single conversation breathed life back into me as a writer and Neil went on to proof-read my entire debut trilogy as it was generated. Where he provided the spark, Kerry provides my fan and the flame had been burning brightly since then.
So, take your pick, I started physically writing in 1986, I started writing my first released novel in 2010, I consider myself to have been an author since 2019!

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
This is a question I guess every writer gets asked. It’s a hard one to answer, does a great book mean I like that author? Does a swathe of books mean the author is good? I don’t know, so I’ll just give you what I feel right now. When I was a child, I absolutely loved Roald Dahl, I’d read everything he wrote but was always most captivated by ‘The Witches’ and ‘Danny the Champion of the World’. I was also partial to Craig Shaw Gardener, many people seeing him as the alternative to Terry Pratchett but I preferred his books, and the ‘Cineverse Cycle’ was the most unique and enjoyable of his series’ for me (although Scheherazade’s Night Out was probably the individual book I liked most). As an adult, although this opinion is really defined through my late teens and early twenties, I have a list of five; Stephen King, David Gemmell, James Herbert, J.R.R. Tolkien and Timothy Zahn. I know, I know, nobody off-beat or quirky, nobody unusual or unknown. What can I say, I’m a slave to mainstream!
So, my author choices probably give this away, but I love Sword and Sorcery fantasy and Sci-Fi. Okay, maybe you could slip some horror in there too, but most of my favourite Stephen King books are more fantasy or sci-fi themed than actual horror; notwithstanding Salem’s Lot and Needful Things. I was completely blown away by the Drenai world and Middle-Earth, loving that idea that without a real-world foothold, the story could literally go anywhere at the next turn, ignoring even the bounds of physics or logic. Yet, these authors managed to keep their characters grounded, to give them real emotional attachment for the reader. And Sci-Fi? Okay, I’m a Star Wars fan, so I owned and read over sixty novels based on the expansion of that Universe following the original trilogy (yes, before the Phantom was Menaced!); Timothy Zahn wrote the Thrawn Trilogy which will always remain my favourite Star Wars series ever. However, what I learned from reading genres, is that many authors become complacent with their audience, by that I mean their work can often be inaccessible for new readers not familiar with that kind of book. Maybe that is fine if you only want to reach a certain fanbase, but I was incentivized to make sure my own writing remained accessible and engaging regardless of a reader’s usual genre preference.
Inspirations? Well, I hand that crown to David Gemmell. I think ‘Legend’ and the ‘Waylander’ trilogy are undoubtedly the biggest inspiration for my own fantasy trilogy. I believe I have a similar style, though focus far more on deeper characterization and believable personalities than he did, and there are definite thematic similarities; epic scope of stories, family, unity through adversity and ageing heroes to name a few. Wider than that? My wife and daughter have provided me great insights and personality traits I used to carve out the individual Fimarr sisters and make them so real, both positively and negatively (I’ve always believed that a great story comes from the audience feeling strongly about individuals, whether that comes as love or hate!). And all my kids, I suppose, because, as I mentioned earlier, my writing always involves elements of fatherhood, both the successes and the failures, but more than this, the perception. How an action taken, or a word spoken can be seen differently between father and child fascinates me and I can only thank them for being the very wonderful young people they are, and giving me a deeper understanding of our relationships.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest release actually moved away from the fantasy world of my debut trilogy. So far away, in fact, it is a contemporary drama with supernatural undertones! Why did I do this? Well, I decided at the beginning of the writing journey that I was going to avoid becoming trapped in a single series or genre. I know many great writers are actually successful because of a single genre, but that isn’t really my goal. I’m more interested in entertaining and interesting people with what I can create. The book is called ‘As Good A Man There Never Was’ and took me only eight weeks to write. Now, before you decide it must be awful due to that kind of turnaround, let me explain.
I published my previous book ‘Children of Serendipity’ on KDP and planned to take a little hiatus from writing. I was travelling back to the UK for a training course, so thought I’d take some reading material with me. I had often discussed with my family about an idea for parodying ‘A Christmas Carol’ so thought it would be useful to actually read the book! I’ve seen every movie, cartoon and TV series version of the story, I think, but the novella itself had evaded me. I read it in one sitting, realizing just how short it is, and was left a little disappointed. I wasn’t keen on the style (obviously a product of its time), the lack of development in any of the characters, the underlying moral of the tale, so widely expanded by pop culture, far more subtle in the original text.
I couldn’t help myself, putting pen to paper (or rather fingers to keyboard) immediately to rework that story. I wanted to honour it while telling my own tale, ideas that had been fermenting for years in my brain finally coming to life with relative ease. I gave tributes to Dickens throughout, never hiding from the fact his novella existed or that the idea of visiting ghosts is not an original one. I included his habit of 4th wall breaking between narrator and reader, but only as appropriate, and followed his structure and core elements, meaning there was a lot less development work required for me to do. But the primary reason for the book to be completed so quickly was that my words simply flowed onto the page faster than I could type them! I’ve never had such continuous flow without effort in anything I’ve written.
So what is it about? It is the story of a successful young man, Isaiah Moore, who has shown all the best moral qualities you could wish for in someone. He is charitable, kind, confident, assured, globally and environmentally-minded; an absolute treasure of a man with wealth enough to make a real difference. When things have gone wrong, he has learned how to be better as a result, leading the way in issues from the energy crisis to equality. So, when his deceased friend from the past arrives to warn him of the visitation of three ghosts, he is most surprised. Not only has he already heard the story of one Ebeneezer Scrooge, he cannot fathom how such a visit would be applicable to him. Furthermore, he acknowledges and celebrates Christmas, he’s also a genuinely good guy. But he has been selected, and has only a single night to discover why the three spirits of time have come to him, and what lesson it is that he must learn. Could I tell you more? Of course! But I’d rather not steal too many of the twists and surprises here!
Since the release of ‘As Good a Man There Never Was’ I have been working on another contemporary piece, a survival/drama/romance based on a short story I wrote for my wife fifteen years ago. This is the first one that feels really personal, with the main protagonists being an RAF officer and his wife. That said, it is not autobiographical, so don’t expect it to read like my memoirs when it comes out! Distracting me a little from that, is the other fantastic opportunity I have been given, having been approached to provide all the horror fiction elements of a brand-new Table-Top Role-Playing Game, The Dark After Dawn, being released in early 2023 by Dark After Games Ltd. So, all I have to find time for now is my actual job, right…?

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Featured Interview With Tefann McIntosh

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
My name Tefann McIntosh, born and raise in Jamaica, current living and working in the Cayman Island. I love working out, any outside activity I’m always there. lol
I don’t have any pet or pets however I do love seeing cats, they are so mysterious, nothing seem to be impossible for them.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I am always writing, from a younger age I use to write wired stuff that popped up in my hand or writing in my dairy as young as 11 years old.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
jay Shetty, I enjoyed reading ‘think like a monk”. I am not the reading person which is so weird, I like to keep it moving, reading means being still for sometimes.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
The name of my book is “Fixing her crow” actually it is a journal book, a 30 day self healing affirmation journal book. I created this book for female especially. males have always have an idea of how they want their future to look like before having a family and for some of us as female, we have a time we are running against.
note:
Females, you are never too old or too young to learn new about yourself.
selflove, selfcare, self gratitude

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Featured Interview With Chaitali Nath

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I’m a young lady of 19. I was born in Kolkata, brought up across West Bengal, mostly in Siliguri. I currently live in my birth city, pursuing MBBS.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I don’t remember a time when I didn’t write or read books. It was a hobby my father always encouraged, alongside all others, and he’s also somewhere the reason I am the person I am.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I love reading all kinds of books. As of right now, I’m into metaphysics. I just finished The Everything Answer book by Amit Goswami, and am reading Physics Of The Soul by him.

As of inspiration, I look for inspiration in everyday life.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
It’s a poetry collection that talks about love, loss and healing. These are three things that keep going on in our everyday lives, yet we seem to oversee them, in some measure, atleast. This book aims to bring you back to those moments which you might’ve been overlooked and hold you close when you want someone to.

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