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Featured Interview With Fazlous Satter

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
My name is Fazlous Satter. I was born and raised in a village of the coastal district Barguna which is located in the southern part of Bangladesh. Later, due to educational and professional life, I was shifted to the capital city Dhaka where still I am living.

I am a great pet lover. In my village home, we have both pet dogs and cats.

Professionally, I am an author, human rights, human security activist, and researcher, currently working with the Centre for Human Rights, Development & Human Security (CHRDHS) as its founding Executive Director. I am also working as an Independent Research Consultant focusing on human rights, geopolitics, natural resources based conflict, and other human security-related issues. I have two published books.

Being a researcher I have numbers of research on human rights and human security in particularly on emerging as well as prevailing domestic conflicts, regional geopolitics, border and enclave people, police reform, indigenous land rights, forest conflicts, vulnerabilities of ethnic minority women as well as on land administration, and its challenges.

One of my research publication titled “Struggle for Survival: A Study on the Legal Status of the Mandi Peoples’ Land Rights in Modhupur Forest Area” is enlisted in the libraries of some of the world-famous universities that include Yale, Colombia, U-Chicago, UC Berkeley, Illinois, Minnesota, Heidelberg, Max Plank Institute, Iowa, etc.

Being an activist I have also participated in several international human rights training programs that include 23rd Annual International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP) conducted by the International Centre for Human Rights Education (EQUITAS); which at that time known as the Canadian Human Rights Foundation (CHRF) and 16th Geneva Advance Training Course (GTC) on International Human Rights Law and Diplomacy organized by the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR).

As a part of my online activism, I am also working as an administrator of a few social media groups on human rights, environmental justice, and geopolitics.

Besides activism and research, I was also involved with both print and electronic media of Bangladesh as a journalist for a long while.

As a journalist, I worked in a various capacity that includes Radio Metro-Wave (Head of News), Weekly Jai Jai Din (Political analyst & Regular Columnist), Jai Jai Din Protidin (Senior Reporter), Prothom Alo (Reporter for a brief period), Daily Ajker Kagoj (Sub-Editor), Dainik Desh Bangla (Senior Reporter), Dainik Lal Sabuj (Sub-Editor), Fortnightly ANANYA (Reporter), etc

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
At the age of 10, I realized my love and fascination with books. Then at the age of twelve, I started writing rhymes and poetry.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favorite reading genres are political science, international security, geopolitics, human rights, philosophy, environmentalism, and climate justice, etc.

As my reading genre is diverse, I have many favorite authors but among them, I must mention the name of Noam Chomsky, Amartya Sen, Arundhati Roy, Naomi Klein, Maxim Gorky, Leo Tolstoy, Boris Polevoy, Alex Haley, Vandana Shiva, Shawkat Ali, Zia Haider Rahman, etc.

Concerning writing inspiration, this is my reading habits as well as empathy towards the people’s struggle for a universal culture of human rights that always inspires me to write.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest published book is titled “UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD’S LONGEST CIVIL WAR: COLONIAL STATE FORMATIONS, GEOPOLITICS, CONFLICT OVER NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE GENOCIDE” which is now available at amazon.

This book is an overview of over seven decades-long civil war in Burma and its both internal and external actors,root causes as well as complex dynamics including global and regional geopolitics centering Burma,conflict over access and control of rich natural resources and also the politics of illicit drugs.

This book has given an account of all the major insurgent groups that include from communist and Arakan Mujahidin to currently active more than 21 ethnic armed organizations (EAO’S) and their predecessors along with the plight of these ethnic nationalities.

To give the reader a deeper understanding about this world’s longest civil war, apart from contemporary ethnic, religious, sociopolitical and economic issues this book also describes the history of Burma that covered thousands of years from the earliest Maramma period to present Myanmar days that includes the rise and fall of Burmese Empire, its territorial expansion, colonial rules and ethnic nationalities resistance against both Burmese invader and colonial occupation and also the rise of Burmese nationalism and their collaboration with the Japanese occupation army as well as their last moment shift of allegiance toward the Allied forces and achieving independence.

Finally, this book analyzed the role of Burmese armed forces (Tatmadaw) in Myanmar’s politics since their collaboration with the Japanese occupation army and their economic as well as other vested interest that turn it into a state within a state and brutal repressive armed forces which committed ethnic cleansing, the crime against humanity and genocide in the name of so-called counter-insurgency campaign, especially against the Muslim Rohingya community.Lastly, this book also elaborates past and ongoing international interventions in response to the crime of genocide and crime against humanity committed by the Tatmadaw.

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Featured Interview With Elizabeth Andrews

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Growing up in rural Dorset, I became fascinated with the folklore of the countryside. I worked in advertising, running a design business with my husband on the south coast before moving to Cambridge for a number of years. Interest in my artwork and writing increased online and my first illustrated book ‘Faeries and Folklore of the British Isles’ was published in 2006. A second Illustrated book ‘Faerie Flora’, was released in 2013, a seasonal guide to the country’s most common flowers and plants including faerie stories, spells and charms. The Lavender Witch, the first in the Psychic Sisters series of novels was released 2014, followed by The Cunning Man, The Haunting of Stoke Water and the fourth in the series, The Doll.
A change of style followed with a number of illustrated short stories for children under the ‘Mice of Horsehill Farm’ series and ‘The Faeries Tea Party’.
I am also a regular contributor of folklore articles to a number of popular magazine titles.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
My older sister taught me to read at an early age and I created little picture books for myself. As I grew older I have become a voracious reader of anything I can lay my hands on.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I enjoy many genres of fiction, from Dickens to Terry Pratchett. The Devil Rides Out by Dennis Wheatley scared me silly when I was younger( I must have read this under the covers so my mum wouldn’t see!) so I try to emulate that feeling in my own writing.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book, The Doll, is the fourth in The Psyschic Sister series.
A mysterious doll, a centuries old curse and a vengeful witch.
What have the tea guzzling OAP’s Queenie and Sybil got involved in now!
Queenie’s peaceful Sunday afternoon reading the papers is interrupted by the arrival of the local Vicar, Paul Goodfellow.
He has recently come into possession of a strange doll; worried because it is having such a strange effect on his three young daughters he reluctantly consults the local parish witch, Queenie.
Hearing that the previous owner, a young woman, committed suicide in the most horrific way Queenie becomes increasingly disturbed as she realises that the doll has an evil curse attached to it. It becomes evident how dangerous the situation is when the owner of the doll, an evil witch, forces her way into Queenie’s home in search of it.
The witch is the most formidable adversary Queenie has ever faced and it is only with the help of her sister Sybil and Paul the Vicar that they manage to overcome her, her coven and the Hell Hounds that she sets against them.
To stop her wreaking vengeance on the inhabitants of Queenie’s home of Dorchester and laying waste to the town Queenie must dig deep and use every bit of cunning and occult knowledge that she has.

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Featured Interview With E Jean Simpson

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I am part of A & J PEI Treasures. We are a Husband and wife team living in Prince Edward Island, Canada. We enjoy the quieter lifestyle, renovating our place, writing, photography, upcycling and a variety of projects. You can find A & J PEI Treasures on Facebook, Youtube, GoodReads, WordPress, Amazon Author Central.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I have always loved books. Even as a child. I wrote a lot of papers in college, but that is quite different. I always thought I should write a book, but I never seemed to have the time. When the pandemic came along, I had the time and $0 budget. Not being one to shy away from a challenge, I decided I would continue with my plans and find ways to get my books done.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I like Historical Fiction. Everything from Philippa Gregory to Christian Jacq. My favourite eras are Tudor England and ancient Egypt.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book is How to Publish an E-book on a Budget of $0: Making your Dreams a Reality. I came up with the idea because I had to do a lot of research when doing my first books. This is my fifth book. It was a lot of work and some of it was trial and error. I thought I might be able to help others find their way through the publishing of their own book. Of course, I also have the $0 budget to contend with.

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Featured Interview With J.J. Cunis

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I have lived year round on the Cape since 1984. However, according to local customs, only my daughter can be considered a native Cape Codder. I have engaged in numerous occupations and activities from paperboy, to bag boy, to laborer, to metal fabricator, to bank examiner, to CFO, to COO, to ghost youth sports writer, to entrepreneur, to movie extra, while writing along the way. My roots were in Marlboro, MA and have been replanted in Boston, Washington DC, New York, San Juan, Houston and finally Cape Cod where I expect to remain firmly planted barring any climatic catastrophes … knock on wood.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
A creative writing class in high school was really what kick started my writing. I wrote mostly suspense and horror short stories. My teacher was a nun and seem to love my work … no matter how gory it got.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I started on Poe, Tolkien, Vonnegut, Kesey, Heller, Irving and Clavell. Then there was McMurtry, Hiaasen and Lehane. The two most influential though were Douglas Adams and Stephen King. Currently I’m diving into the complete works of Mark Twain beyond Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book is the novel, ITCHIWAN –
Four wise-ass, foul mouth, but lovable thirteen year old boys with backgrounds of South Boston Irish, upper class WASP, local townie Wampanoag twins … a summer on Cape Cod … a mysterious long buried time portal … a captivating suspected witch … a reborn murderous Wampanoag legend thought to be only a fairy tale to scare children and keep them close to home … Hey, what’s the worst that could happen?

Ehhhh … mayhem, horror, time travel, romance, humor, tears and non-stop thrills. A ride of your life with unforgettable characters, both good and evil.

Do you miss that queasy feeling interrupted by sporadic humor? It’s time to get it back! Enjoy being embraced in a roller coaster of a story that zips you from 1968 to 1992 to 1720 to the time of legends to before that and back again ultimately culminating in the present … Or is it?

Cape Cod has a secret that nobody knows … well that’s not true … though those that did, usually didn’t for long. But the few that knew and lived … oh, never mind … it probably won’t concern you … Welcome to Cape Cod! Enjoy your stay … avoid the marshes and dunes … and you should be fine … I think …

****I worked at a resort development in the eighties. The owners, (a famous old blue blood yankee family) liked my writing style and had me do the copy for their 25th anniversary magazine documenting the history of their development and the surrounding area. Doing this I found a book written in 1934 called “The Narrow Land” by Elizabeth Renyard. Part of it chronicled Wampanoag legends as told to her by a Chief Wixon. She also spoke of the Screecham sisters, Witch Pond and Sam Bellamy to name a few. Through her I found Pukwudgees and asked “What if … ?” ***

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Featured Interview With Priya Prithviraj

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I currently live in the city of Hyderabad in India, which is also known as the ‘city of pearls’. I grew up in Kerala and moved to Hyderabad a couple of years back to attend university. Ever since, I’ve been living in this city and I’ve had pets at different points of time, mostly cats.

I’ve always liked having animals around me so I try to be kind and to take care of the street cats and dogs. I cannot really call them my pets but I do pet them and I enjoy spending time with them.

Right now, I have a few pet snails living in my terrariums. 🙂

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
As a child, I used to enjoy being read to by my sisters and started reading early reader books from first grade. Then, I was introduced to the world of Enid Blyton by my sisters who were voracious readers themselves and I read a lot of books from Heidi to Little Women and Rebecca throughout my school years once I started borrowing from the library.

I used to write stories for contests at school, and also at the back of my notebooks. It wasn’t until I joined university that I started writing poetry which I published in literary magazines. After publishing in a couple of magazines, I published my first book of poetry ‘Purple Kisses’ (The Linnets Wings Press, 2017) and now I’m working on a short collection again. I am also writing a sequel to ‘I Still Remember’, my contemporary romance Kindle short.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favourite writers are Daphne du Maurier, Jane Austen, L M Alcott and L M Montgomery. I also like the novels of Arun Joshi. While I do read fiction, mostly literary or classic, and also children’s literature, I actually enjoy reading poetry more than anything else.

I like to read translated works from the Japanese — both prose and poetry, like those of Kawabata and Basho, and I feel that my style of writing probably reflects an influence. My writing, especially my poetry is inspired by nature, as is Japanese literature.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book is a sequel to ‘I Still Remember’, my contemporary romance Kindle short set in South Korea. This book takes place after the summer after Ji-woo completes university in book one and follows her into the city of Seoul where she meets some new people whom she will never forget. As it is a sequel, and also because it is set in South Korea, I’m working really hard researching the setting and rereading book one to ensure consistency in plot. I hope that readers of ‘I Still Remember’ will like this book too.

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Featured Interview With Phillip Bell

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was raise up in Jessamine County Kentucky on a small dirt farm few miles outside the city line. I live in Jessamine County Kentucky on a little dirt farm just a few mile from city line. Yes I have pet seven dogs and nine cats , a horse , a duck , chicken.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I started writting books when I was just fourteen years old.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favorite Author I like to Read is Steven King and my favorite genre I love to read is Horror books. I inspire myself into becoming an book Author.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
The Case Of The Unforgettable Case By Police Sergeant Lee Kramer It about a some cops that get flim why they are chasing a suspect and they get a offer to appear on a TV show in Hollywood. They wind up getting kidnap and taking hostage on a ship later on by a very rich guy that wants them dead because he think they knew to much about his illegal operation.

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Featured Interview With Sagan Morrow

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I’m a romance novelist (subgenre: romantic comedies), which I’ve been doing for the past two years. I grew up in Winnipeg, Canada, and spent a few years living in the Netherlands as a pre-teen as well. My spouse works in small town BC, so although we still have our condo in Winnipeg, I’m living with him in BC during the pandemic.

We are pet-free and child-free. My mom is a veterinarian, so I grew up surrounded by animals, which I loved! I really enjoy cat-sitting for friends, but I’m not interested in having pets for myself.

I’m a hobbyist burlesque dancer, and when I’m not writing romcoms, I teach about productivity and time management to multi-passionate creatives through online courses like my signature Productivity Powerhouse program. I adore teaching about productivity to other solopreneurs! I’ve had my own business for the past 10+ years… I started out as a health blogger and freelance writer, and it’s evolved over the years so that now I divide my time between writing romance novels and teaching about productivity.

You can learn more about my writing experience and adventure of becoming an authopreneur in my Indie Author Weekly podcast, too.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
From the time I could hold a pen, I’ve been telling stories and writing. My parents used to ask me what I was doing when I was a little kid, because I would be sitting at my desk, scribbling away with a pen on bits of paper. “I’m writing a book,” I’d tell them—but I didn’t know the alphabet at the time, so they were just scribbles on paper!

Books were always my favourite form of entertainment as a kid, and I still love spending hours reading all different genres. I’ve written many books over the years, from when I was a child up until now… at some point I might have to track down those initial stories and see if I can rework and publish them, 20 years later.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I’m a big mood reader, so it really depends on a given situation. But right now, I’m loving chick lit and YA novels.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book is titled Her Bad Idea. It took me twice as long to write and edit this book compared to my other romance novels (this one was over 80 hours in total)… it’s challenging to write a romance novel during a pandemic! Because this book is also part of a series, there’s a lot of prep work that needs to be done to ensure that there’s consistency across each book and for the characters.

Her Bad Idea is a fake relationship, enemies to lovers, forced proximity, slow burn romantic comedy, and the seventh book in my Polyamorous Passions series. Scarlett has a failing burlesque business, and her only chance to save it is to become dance partners with someone she despises… but it turns out there’s a thin line between love and hate!

This book can be enjoyed as a standalone, but readers who have read previous books in the series often say how much they love seeing the story arc unfold over time. Her Bad Idea features more background about Scarlett’s unrequited crush, who we’ve seen little bits of here and there in the previous books—it’s such a delicious slow burn.

Teaser about the book:

Focus on the dance competition. The business opportunity. The prize money, for goodness sake. Anything except…

That smarmy attitude.

Those mocking eyes.

That chiseled jawline.

Staying focused on the task at hand might be harder than Scarlett Mitchell thought, when she’s stuck with sexy, arrogant Pete Fraser as her dance partner for the next six weeks. But she has no choice—he’s her only hope to win the big dance competition. Scarlett needs to win that prize money if she wants to save her burlesque business from bankruptcy.

…And it’s all the more complicated when she unexpectedly finds herself in a fake relationship with Pete, as an attempt to make her unrequited crush, Westley Prince, jealous…

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Featured Interview With J.U. Scribe

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Joe or Jonas (depending on which alias he chooses) is a laid-back, creative guy from Wisconsin who gets to experience all four seasons sometimes in one day! He comes from a close-knit, religious, Nigerian-American family that taught him the value of hard work and education. He currently lives in Milwaukee which is about 90 miles north of Chicago for those not from the Midwest of the US. He’s a creative writer and freelance blogger. Over the years he’s been able to share what he’s learned about self-publishing by way of his growing blog “Writer’s Nook.”

When he’s not writing well into the night he enjoys spending time with family, listening to music, playing Sims games, hiking, and learning about different cultures.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I think my love for books was kindled in fourth grade where we were encouraged to read. I had a teacher that was passionate about helping her students bring their stories to life. It was in her class that I created my first book for a class project called “Will’s Problem.” It was about a boy who had to find a creative way to beat a bully so it was something that a lot of students including myself could relate to.

I started writing as a hobby back in middle school when I first created my story series revolving around a boy living in the shadows of the Roman empire. My story series followed him from four years old to when he’s sixteen. Never did I think back then that my debut story “Before the Legend” would ever be published many years later.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favorite authors to read is Lois Lowry. She’s inspired me to create complex, introspective characters that question their worlds such as Jonas in “The Giver.” Another author I’ve come to deeply admire is Suzanne Collins who’s well known for the popular Hunger Games’ trilogy. My favorite genre to read is historical fiction, although I also enjoy reading different genres including YA, middle grade, and Sci-fi/dystopian.

My interest in Greek and Roman history, the books I’ve read as a youth, and personal experiences help inspire and shape the worlds I create.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book is a how-to guide entitled: “How to Self-Publish Without Going Broke.” It’s my first nonfiction book so it’s a huge departure from my fiction works. I’ve been self-published since 2013 and have seen so much growth in this sector. I also understand the first-hand struggles of finding readers and making sales. Self-publishing is an appealing yet daunting alternative for many new writers and I wanted to demystify self-publishing by breaking it down into 15 manageable steps that any writer can follow. It’s 2020 and it’s time we have advice that’s comprehensive and updated for writers breaking into this industry. While the economy has become increasingly unstable, I want writers to understand there are still cost-effective ways to get your book published without going broke in the process. The book covers several topics including the critical planning stage, how to self-edit, finding a good editor, learning the dos and don’ts of cover design, formatting, blurb writing, marketing, and more!

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Featured Interview With Leslie A. Sussan

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born and raised in Manhattan. If I get emotional, you can still hear the New York in my voice, but I have not lived there in 50 years. I came to DC to go to law school and somehow I am still in the DC area. I share my house with my adult daughter and our cat, Neko-chan. We are surrounded with artifacts that remind me of our time in Hiroshima and our family bonds to that city.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I have never not been fascinated with books. I got my mother in trouble because I taught myself to read by the time I was three and apparently the school system then believed that you had to learn using their phonetic methods or else you would never read properly. I may not read properly, but I do read voraciously. Every wall of my house is well-insulated with bookcases, often double deep. I always wrote little stories and poems as a girl and wrote professionally as a lawyer. My current book is my first venture in narrative/creative nonfiction.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I don’t read by genre because what I adore is the exquisite use of language regardless of the type of book in which it appears. My tastes are nothing if not eclectic. Among my favorites are Erasmus’ In Praise of Folly; Epitectus; C.S. Lewis; Elaine Pagels; Ursula LeGuin; John O’Donohue; Madeline Miller (Circe and Ulysses); and Annie Dillard. As a writer, I have learned the most from Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird and Natalie Goldberg’s Writing Down the Bones, as well as Writing the Memoir: From truth to art by Judith Barrington.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
In 1946, with the war over and Japan occupied, 2nd Lt. Herbert Sussan received a plum assignment. He would get to use his training as a cinematographer and join a Strategic Bombing Survey crew to record the results of the atomic bombings in Nagasaki and Hiroshima. From his first arrival in Nagasaki, he knew that something novel and appalling had happened and that he had to preserve a record of the results, especially the ongoing suffering of those affected by the bomb (known as hibakusha) even months later. When the U.S. government decided that the gruesome footage would not be “of interest” to the American public and therefore classified it top secret, he spent decades arguing for its release. His last wish was that his ashes be scattered at ground zero in Hiroshima.
In trying to carry out his wishes, I went to Japan in 1987 with my little girl (then 4). I found myself, like my father, deeply drawn to Hiroshima and spent a year there coming to know survivors who remembered being filmed by my father more than 40 years earlier. It took me thirty more years to find the right way to share the first-person accounts that my father and the hikakusha had entrusted to me, but now they are available at last for readers as the world commemorates the 75th anniversary of the bombings — and again faces hard choices about nuclear weapons.

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Featured Interview With Elsa Kurt

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Born and raised in a small town in Connecticut & reside there still (retiring to Florida on two years!) We have three dogs, Silas, Murphy, and Lola.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I’ve had my head buried in books from the moment I could read. I’ve been writing since my early teens, but didn’t write professionally until my forties. It wasn’t until my husband gave me the gentle push that I had the courage to put myself and my work “out there.”

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I’m all over the board with my reading choices. I’ll jump from Jane Austen to Stephen King, from C.S. Lewis to Lianne Moriarty. I’ve been inspired by all of the above, and more. Great witing by any author just makes me want to jump behind the keyboard and write!

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest release, The Two Tenleys, is a quirky, off-beat romance that takes a spin at the medical mix up scenario. It revolves around a free-spirited woman, Tenley “Ten” Harper and Tenley “Lee” Harper – two women with the same name who end up receiving each other’s lab results. This sends them on separate adventures that involve pro-wrestlers, drag queen, and a lounge singer. It was great fun to write!

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Featured Interview With Anuki Saak

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I love pets so much, but at the moment I don’t have them. I am Georgian (Country) I grown up in it’s capital Tbilisi.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I have started writing this year

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
J. R. R. Tolkien, Dale Carnegie, Andras Curtie

Tell us a little about your latest book?
I have spent a lot of time and did big research to bring the true that everyone is looking for.
,,Pandemic The Next Wave How To Not Die”

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Featured Interview With Jill Rosensweig

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. I moved to the United States to go to law school in Boston then moved to New York City where I lived and worked for 12 years before moving to Los Angeles in 2014. I now live in LA with my husband, our two children, and our dog.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I grew up surrounded by books. My mother was an avid reader and taught me to love books from a very young age. I started journal writing when I was around five or six years old and have been writing ever since. Throughout college I loved to write, and I even applied to journalism school but opted for law school instead. While working as a young litigator and writing tons of legal briefs, I missed the creative writing outlet that my college days afforded me. As a means of satisfying that desire, I started a blog back in 2005, back in the early days of blogging. It mostly focused on my dating misadventures and was a really fun outlet for me, but that naturally ended when I met my husband. In 2014, I wrote an article about my struggles with infertility, which was published on a parenting website. Outside of legal briefs and blogging, it was my first time experiencing other peoples’ reactions to something I had written. Since then, I have written several short stories, none of which I have attempted to publish. I am in the midst of writing a novel, and I have now published Bailey Bloom and the Battle of the Bug, which I hope is the first of many children’s books that I will publish.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
When it comes to my favorite authors to read, I love Wally Lamb, Ken Follett and Emily Giffin.

My favorite genre would have to be historical fiction, but I love light, beach reads as well.

In terms of children’s books, I would say my #1 inspiration is Dr. Seuss. I love books in rhyme with a strong moral lesson (i.e. the Lorax).

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Bailey Bloom and the Battle of the Bug is about three best friends who love playing superheroes and imagining a time when they can become superheroes in real life. One day, they learn that their school has been shut down due to COVID-19, and they immediately set out to find ways to help the people in their community during the pandemic. Through their efforts in helping others, they realize that they can be real-life superheroes by engaging in these small acts of kindness. The book also addresses what schools might look like when they reopen, which is a conversation many parents are trying to discuss with their kids right now.

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Featured Interview With Tristan Hutchinson

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Tristan Hutchinson is an author and empath living in New Hartford, NY. The son of a children’s book author, Tristan still holds the same creative imagination he did as a child. His love of Stephen King, the Star Wars franchise, and other unique books and movies fuel his creative spirit. As a supernatural thriller and horror writer, Tristan hopes to transport his readers into the worlds he creates, allowing them to explore their wild imaginations.
Tristan’s degrees in interactive media design and criminal justice give him the ability to use vivid imagery while remaining realistic in his crime and investigative details. A husband, father, and brother, Tristan’s family has played a large role in who he is. And, at the basis of his personality is his spirit animal: The wolf. Tristan believes that you are never too old to let your imagination run free and unleash the wolf hiding within.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
17

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Stephen King. Horror and Thrillers.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Detective Aaron Wolfe wakes up in an unfamiliar place, surrounded by foreboding darkness. As he makes his way through the dark town, using only the flashlight on his phone, he soon makes a gruesome discovery. The entire town has been slaughtered. Blood and body parts are scattered through the streets, the scent of primal fear and death lingers.As he tries to make sense of what has happened, he realizes a strange blanket of darkness blocks phones and other electronics from working. Unable to call for help, and scared of what being the only person left alive in a massacred town suggests, he leaves the shattered town to find his partner, Jaclyn Hunsacker. He and Jaclyn must work together, while navigating their complicated relationship, to solve the mystery of who laid waste to an entire town. If their investigation proves unsuccessful, Wolfe may never be able to clear his name as the main suspect of the murders.

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Featured Interview With Robert P. Ottone

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I’m Robert P. Ottone, and I’m an author from Long Island, NY. Born and raised!

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
My father read to me every night, after teaching long hours and working his butt off. My mom gave me art lessons after school and as a smaller child. I was always surrounded by art, whether it was books, drawing, film, so, it’s always been in me. I started writing my own comics, sorta; straddling the best of both worlds around the age of six, drawing on pads of paper my mom would make me from printer paper at her job at the IRS. Don’t tell the US Gov’t.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I read across a wide spectrum, I suppose. My hero is Bret Easton Ellis. I adore him. Everything about him. If I could start a religion based around his work, and not be judged by him, I would. Jay MacInerney, too, I love his writing, whether about wine or about his fictional world. Mark Z. Danielewski is up there. Stephen King, obviously, Grady Hendrix, Brian Evenson.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My new book, Her Infernal Name & Other Nightmares, is a collection of short horror fiction centered around the concept of fear. Fears I have, fears I think we all connect to on some base level. Whether it’s the economy, the future, the natural world, whatever the case may be, there’s fear to be had in these everyday notions, if you’re smart enough to have your eyes open.

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Featured Interview With H.H. Hauser

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born and raised in Southern California with two older brothers who I served like their personal butler, which I obliged to get on their good side. I was also a quiet kid but always full of energy. I took every opportunity to play with action figures and would sell anything I could to hoard as many as possible.
I currently reside in Ventura, California, a small beach town that is quiet and runs at a slower pace than Los Angeles. I love dogs mostly because they always love playing with me and hanging on out.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
With my energetic little brain, I never took the time as a child to indulge in books. If I picked up a book and didn’t have cool images, I would drop it immediately. This persisted until I turned 25, and I read Of Mice & Men by John Steinbeck. For the first time, my brain stopped running around and began recreating the scenes and dialogue I read. I was able to take myself to a different world and control every aspect of it, from the soundtrack to the detail in every character.
i began writing when I turned 30, but I struggled to find my voice and a good story structure. For years, I stuck to it until I finally wrote articles for friends and finally wrote my book, which was a great journey to be a part of.

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 include John Steinbeck, J.K. Rowling, Roald Dahl, & David Icke. I like reading mystery, magic, fantasy, and fiction like historical tyrants, civilizations, and wars. My inspiration comes from many authors, known and unknown. I’ve never looked at a book’s author and decided whether to read it or not. If the subject and synopsis sound good, I’ll immerse myself in the book.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
The best way to explain my book is to imagine you’re a young boy taken out of his element and thrust into a world he knows little about. He soon realizes the world does not work the way he thought and discovers not only himself but also a treasure of mystery, magic, and events that will shape his life.

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Featured Interview With Callan J. Mulligan

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Born in Australia, in 1988, I spent most of my childhood writing and drawing. Actually, I spend most of my time as an adult, doing the same.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
Too young to remember, I was writing “books” by age 10 and poetry in my teens. I became serious about publishing when I finished a novella I was particularly proud of, at age 29.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I love Ben Bova, his science fiction work is incredible. I also love Stephen King, and have taken a lot of inspiration from Hemingway.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
It’s about an alcoholic who suffers from post traumatic stress. He begins seeing visions of a demon in his hallway, and is convinced a woman is following him. Soon, he realises his waking dream might be more than just a nightmare, it might be real…

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Featured Interview With David Kouri

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Hello all! My name is David Kouri. I was born and raised in Houston,TX, and am now living in the Texas Hill Country, Kyle, TX to be exact. I have four pets, two cats, Luke Skywalker and Daniel, and two dogs, Jack and Tina.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I would have to say that I became fascinated with books around the age of five. I started writing poetry around the age of 12 and began writing novels, screenplays and teleplay at the age of 16.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favorite authors are in order, Hunter S Thompson, Stephen King, J.R.R. Tolkien, and C.S. Lewis. I am inspired by just about anything in my writing, but I would have to say that horror, sci/fi, and real life inspire me in my writing.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My new novel, Elyria is of the vampire genre. Its very dramatic, exciting, and a little violent. It touches on issues that are concerning our world at this time. Love, compassion, our rights as citizens, and racism.

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Featured Interview With Ellen Behrens

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I grew up in a small town in Ohio where all I could do was ride my bike to the edge of town where cow pastures and corn fields blocked my view of the rest of the world. After decades of following a sort of tourist route along an unusual career path, I’m now a full-time RVer with my husband of more than twenty years. We live in a 200 square-foot RV, follow the weather on the backroads of America, and have been doing this for more than ten years now. My Rollin RV Mystery series is inspired by our travels.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I’ve been reading since “Dot and Jim” (if you remember those books, you know I’m of a certain age), and forming my own sentences and stories since I could put fat pencil to lined paper. I still have my first story, “Harold,” which I wrote when I was about six. Wrote for the local newspaper in high school, freelanced in my twenties, did an MFA program in my thirties… Writing has been my most constant friend through my life.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I read everything — from daily newspapers and magazines to nonfiction books to fiction. Nonfiction fills me with wonder–I’ve learned so much from books about birds and history, travel and politics. When I want to relax, I reach for authors like Janet Evanovich, Carl Hiaasen, and Michael Connelly; and I try to read every novel with RVing main characters I can find! My Goodreads “Want To Read” list is about as varied as you can imagine. Every book I read inspires me in some special way.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
“Superstition Victim” is the newest (third) installment in the Rollin RV Mystery series, and it was–as the first two books in the series were–inspired by some of our real-life experiences as full-time RVers, but this time Walt and Betty Rollin find themselves trying to figure out if a murder victim found in a nearby RV is in any way related to the oddball campground neighbor who can’t seem to be found. Local law enforcement can’t seem to get a handle on the case, so Walt and Betty have to bring their unique RVing experience to bear in order to solve the case. Set in the shadow of Arizona’s Superstition Mountains, Walt and Betty are also dealing with rude a salesman as they try to find a new RV. The last thing they need is high pressure tactics when everything around them is tense enough.

Every time I start a new Rollin RV Mystery I set the stakes a little higher–for the characters and for myself. That’s also meant this book took longer than either of the previous two books (“Pea Body,” the first book, is set in the Outer Banks of North Carolina; “Yuma Baby,” is set in Yuma, Arizona). And I wanted to allude to the earlier books without giving anything away.

Before Covid-19 hit, I used to swap books in RV parks, laundromats, used bookstores, and anywhere I could find paperbacks to snap up. Very early on I figured out I wanted each installment in my series to stand alone, so if you missed one or couldn’t read them in order you wouldn’t miss anything. There’s nothing worse than getting into a book only to feel as though you’re learning how everything turned out in the book before that one–a book you haven’t read yet. None of that here!

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Featured Interview With Hong Wai Onn

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
My name is Hong Wai Onn. Hong is my surname, by the way. I’m a chemical engineer by training and profession. I was born and grew up in a small family in Ipoh, Malaysia. Ipoh is the city which is famous with its surrounding mountains, limestone caves and food. I am also proud that Ipoh was listed as one of the best Asian destinations to visit in 2016 by Lonely Planet, a travel portal in the world. After my secondary school, I attended Universiti Malaysia Sabah, where I studied chemical engineering. Right now, I’m staying at Kuala Lumpur, a federal territory and the capital city of Malaysia. This is where the tallest twin towers in the world is located.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
When I got involved in the Institution of Chemical Engineers, I often found myself drawing upon my experiences at one of the country’s leading oil palm plantation companies. I learned that many of the experiences and knowledge I gained are lessons from which any chemical engineer could benefit from. Through my speaking engagements, I realize that there was tremendous interest in the society in gaining a better understanding of the inner workings of this profession. The seed was planted, but I still had not decided to capture my experiences on paper. I gained the final commitment and motivation to write my first book after I had a coffee talk with Mahbob Abdullah, a veteran of the palm oil industry and author of “Planter’s Tales” and “Planter Upriver”. He passed me a book authored by him entitled “Now You Too Can Write!” and encouraged me to share my experiences with others in the form of writing, just as he did. That is how my first nonfiction memoir book, “A Chemical Engineer in the Palm Oil Milling Industry” came about in my late thirties.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I like to read autobiographies and biographies, business, memoir, and self-help. I have been influenced by every single book I have ever read. However, to keep this section a reasonable length, I’m counting Mahbob Abdullah and John Maxwell. Mahbob Abdullah wrote few books that made me want to write and publish my work. He shared his life as a plantation manager from a view of a very experienced Malaysian planter, rather than a European one. There are almost perfect stories in “Planter’s Tales” and “Planter Upriver”. His book “Now You Too Can Write!” has influenced me greatly too. John C. Maxwell wrote many books. He has influenced me the way I receive and participate in leadership along with public speaking.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
“A Chemical Engineer in the Palm Oil Milling Industry” is the first and also the latest book that I have published (in August 2020). Palm oil is a big business. Palm oil has been widely used in food and non-food industries. More than half the products on sale in supermarkets are made with palm oil—yet many people hardly know anything about this industry. They don’t even know chemical engineers have a significant role to play in this industry. Hence, I am motivated to write a book to provide a series of episodes for readers to discover the opportunities chemical engineers have in the palm oil milling industry. I hope this non-fiction memoir book could bring readers closer to the most enigmatic profession of all time. Well, I’m also excited to share that my book has received Literary Titan Gold Award and a 5-star review rating from Readers’ Favorite! The book is available at Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Kobo and other major retailers.

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