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Featured Interview With E.M. Rinaldi

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was raised in Pembroke Pines, FL where I loved to write stories, even as a child. I was a champion in marital arts and I have a second degree black belt in Taekwondo which means I can’t write a single story without a main character that kicks ass. I had over 32 pets as a child and was/is obsessed with animals. I now currently live in Charlotte, NC with my husband and our dog and tortoise (My husband won’t let me have has many pets). I also have a full time job as a radiologic technologist, which means I take x-rays. I get a lot of injury/gruesome ideas from my job.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I’ve always loved to write, since as far back as I can remember. I used to write on a computer program, Storybook Weaver, that let you create covers and pictures to go with the paragraphs you put under it. My parents kept a folder of all the stories I put together and its truly horrific. They should burn them. I’d like to think I’ve grown as an author. I always knew I wanted to be an author and as a child I told people I that when I died, I wanted to be buried in a solid gold casket with all my books. As for reading, I have a library. A legit, wall to wall, library. So there’s that.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Everything I write is YA with some element of magic. I LOVE reading books in this genre and as such, love to write in it. When I was in my 8th grade summer, my family moved from South Florida to Asheville, North Carolina. I was pissed to say the least and the next two years of my life were really hard for me. In FL I’d grown up and gone to school with the same people since kindergarten. When my family forced me to move, I knew no one and it was hard for me to find where I fit in. What kept me sane was reading. As an author, I want to be that haven for someone else who’s going through a rough time. It was in those years that I discovered my favorite authors: Jennifer Armentrout, Tamora Pierce, Maria V. Snyder, and Sara J. Maas. I will literally read anything they write, ever; even if it’s on a piece of toilet paper. Their books continue to inspire me to this day.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
I’m currently working on book 3 of my series, The Cross Chronicles. The story is based around a teen Witch named Casey. She lives in a world where the witches are trained to be the guardians, or police if you will. They have control over the four elements; water, fire, earth, and air. But Casey has no power, and because of this she is bullied and ridiculed. Her life has not been an easy one, still isn’t, but I love that she’s come out stronger because of it. She has a few trusted friends that go along with her as she’s thrust into a prophecy that foretells of another war between the races. Casey doesn’t know who to trust or what to do. People are after her, she’s been hurt, friends and loved ones have died, but still she fights. Her goal is to save her world and her people, but fate isn’t going to make it easy for her. It took me three years to write book one (partially because I was a full time student while writing it) and with each book I finish I only fall more in love with this world. The characters are real and they don’t shy away from their feelings. Real shit (pardon my french) happens to them, and they learn and grow from these experiences much like you or I would in similar situations. I don’t like stories where the main character is special because she just is. I like when they are special or badass because they work there asses off, because they transform before our very eyes through dedication and hard work. There friends shape them, their life experiences help to make them who they are. They are real, fleshed-out people that you can relate to. And I think that makes the story even more real for those that read it.

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Featured Interview With Pamela Foland

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Pamela Foland grew up in Plano, Texas. She graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and a minor in Business in 2005.

Her love of animals started at a very young age. As a child, she was constantly bringing home stray dogs, and injured birds.

As an adult, her love of animals has only grown stronger. Pamela has worked in numerous pet hotels as a dog trainer and is certified to teach pet first aid and CPR. All her experience with pets culminated four years ago when Pamela found and raised an abandoned litter of day-old kittens. Not able to part with any of these now-grown babies, Pamela enjoys going home to her “little munchkins” every night. This experience gave Pamela the inspiration for her series debut, Megan’s Munchkins.

Pamela will always have a special affinity with Megan because of their shared experiences. She truly believes there are few experiences in life more compelling than saving the life of another being.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
From a very young age I started reading my favorite book series and writing my own short stories. Writing continued to be a hobby for me until I decided to start writing for publication three years ago. I still read as many books as possible about the publishing industry as well as any books about pets. Even though I am writing much more often than I did as a child, I still find it enjoyable and very relaxing.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favorite series when I was growing up were The Baby-Sitters Club by Ann M. Martin and Thoroughbreds by Joanna Campbell. I was always fascinated on how they created new stories and kept the characters growing. I recently reread them both and was able to pick up some helpful ideas. Both of these are great examples of how to build and continue characters in a series.
My favorite books to read are pet related books. My pets are my inspiration for writing, and I love reading about all the incredible stories about other pets.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Megan Thompson is back for a third adventure! Megan The Pet Whisperer is now available!
Megan is surprised and happy when Dr.Newton, the Veterinarian at the Furry Friends Clinic, ask her to look after Monty, a Capuchin monkey. Dr. Newton acquired Monty from the local zoo because he was fighting other monkeys. Despite Monty’s reputation with the vet staff as being a terror, Megan knows she can win Monty over. Megan see’s the inner workings of a vet clinic, and before the three days are up she wants to help every pet she can. Unfortunately, the vet staff sees Megan as an annoying little kid not part of the team. Megan can’t bear to hear any more talk about Cooper, a sad Shih Tzu that won’t eat his meals. She knows she could help him and others at the clinic if given the chance. How can Megan earn the staff’s trust? Will she ever be allowed to handle any other pets besides Monty? Every kid has a summer to which they just want to go back to when they are all grown up. This is Megan’s summer, this is the summer when Megan became the Pet Whisperer.

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Featured Interview With Steve M

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Born Mississippi, raised Australia. Currently live in Florida with my wife and two cats, Casey and Lizzie.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
The first time I read Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories. I started writing as a teenager.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Dostoevsky, Hemingway, Vonnegut, Orwell…I took literature courses in university to force myself to read the classics and I’ve been hooked on them ever since. I read more moderns novels as well but often I find better stories in the novella and under area. Sparse prose where every phrase tells a story. ‘Some places just look better out of a rear view mirror’.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Improbable: The First McGee (a satire about large numbers) is a prequel that tells about the abduction of Elaine McGee from Earth Five (your planet) and her introduction into the intergalactic war. A very obscure mathematician believes he has found a method for telling who will be completely lucky or completely unlucky in the immediate future. Outside of Las Vegas, who cares? Well the mathematician is on the side of the Free Planets who are losing their war against Goodness, an authoritarian empire which controls about 80% of the universe. There are 31 Improbables identified, 30 solid results and 1 that kept coming into the final listing via the total score despite failing two of the test points. Professor Lawrence Chu calls her the improbable improbable. It is Elaine McGee, a biracial science teacher and chess coach who is on a camping trip to give up smoking and to get over breaking up with her cheating, stoner boyfriend.
This novel is under construction for the next few weeks…and I send out weekly chapters and there is a catch up link on my website.

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Featured Interview With Roberto Torres

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
My name is Roberto Torres.I’m a hip hop latino artist and author.I currently live in Jamaica,Queens,N.Y. Ues, I have a fox terrier dog named Mayor.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
My fascination for books began when I was eight years old.I started writing when I was seven years old.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favorite authors to read are Dr.Kunstler and Dr.Cornel West

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book is tilted ” 125 qupyes gathered from my life observations.It took me six month’s to write my new book my (third).The book consists of 125 quotes of my life experiences and five small chapter on different topics.It is a very inspirational book.

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Featured Interview With Brian Cox

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
AUTHOR BIO – BRIAN N. COX

Brian N. Cox is a former Mountie (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) who was an Instructor at the Canadian Police College (the Canadian Equivalent to the FBI National Academy) and at Northwest Law Enforcement Academy.    He has written books based on his personal experience.    He was a criminal investigator and intelligence officer who lived in China for seven years.  Based on this experience, he wrote the Li Mei Spy-Suspense-Thriller novels about a Chinese female intelligence officer (Spy) sent to the USA on dangerous assignments targeting the powerful Mei Hua Triad.    He also wrote a series of non-fiction “How To” books on a variety of subjects for which he had personal experience.  Most notably, the “Deadly Attack Survival” series, ideal for anyone who faces danger, and in particular women who may be targeted by sexual predators or serial killers.    He has also co-authored several books with Tian Yong, a Grand Master of the ancient Chinese art of anti-aging.

My lifelong hobbies are sailing and martial arts. I was sent to China to study police training and Chinese organized crime and ended up staying there, living in Chongqing for seven years. My first wife passed away after 36 years of marriage, so I was a widower when I went to China, and several years later married Tian Yong in Chongqing. She is multi-talented, plays several musical instruments, paints and teaches taiji (tai chi)…and is the model on the cover of “The Chinese Woman” novels.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I started reading in my teens, mostly non-fiction (I had a thirst for learning) and now have many book shelves full of books, I used to have boxes of books shipped to China when I lived there but eventually became wiser and switched to ebooks and Kindle. I have been writing police reports and court briefs all my life, but didn’t start writing for pleasure until I was about 60 years of age. Although I still read non-fiction, most of my reading is now fiction/novels. Love a good story.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favorite author is Bernard Cornwell, who writes both historical fiction and contemporary fiction. He is an excellent researcher, so when reading his historical novels, you can actually learn authentic history of the times. I don’t usually read detective fiction because having worked in that field, I find it too unrealistic and sometimes even ridiculous. I was inspired to start writing at the encouragement of friends and family who said I should write about some of the interesting and exciting investigations I had been involved in.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
I am currently half way through the 5th novel in “The Chinese Woman” series. It is called, “The Chinese Woman: Operation Black Cobra” (Sorry..I can’t tell you what it is about…yet). I don’t know if I should mention this, but a couple of weeks ago I was contacted by a well know agent in California asking if the film/TV rights were available for “The Chinese Woman” series. I don’t want to get too excited about this because I assume only a small percentage of such inquiries actually result in a movie or TV series. However, nice to dream

Featured Interview With Hollie Thubron

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I live on the outskirts of London and have done all my life. I am a 19 year old student of philosophy and maths. Along with this being my debut novel, I am also a singer-songwriter. I have 2 singles out and am currently working on an EPQ. I used to be a affiliated horse rider – but I gave it up to pursue music. We are a very animal-friendly house. I have three dogs, one cat and eight horses! (Though the horses aren’t all mine, they are for my Nana’s charity – Riding for the Disabled).

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I have always loved being creative – through songs, through poems, through stories…there wasn’t an age that I specifically realised I loved writing and reading – I just always have! My first novel was about my hamster; “Rosay and her Adventures”. I still have the notebook I wrote it in! I’ve always loved creating characters mostly – getting into someone else’s head and seeing a situation in different ways.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favourite genre is definitely psychological thriller. I love a book that makes me think! Having said that, I love a nice easy read as well – a nice rom-com whilst I’m on my summer holiday. My favourite author as a teenager was Rachel Vincent and because of that I think I’m biased to say it is still her – I’m nostalgic! But at the moment I’m loving Gillian Flynn (duh!), Paula Hawkins and I loved Ali Land’s debut Good Me Bad Me – can’t wait to see what else she comes out with! I think the author that inspires me the most, though, is Clare MacKintosh. I am so in love with her style of writing and I love dual narrative – so she has definitely inspired me!

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Insane is my debut novel and it is a psychological thriller about a serial killer. She kills because she enjoys it. You might call her insane, but who are you to judge?

As a philosophy student, I am fascinated my moral philosophy and everyone’s attempt to define it categorically – and through studying this I have realised that you can’t define it! So, with this book I wanted to take a look through someone’s eyes who isn’t easy to relate to – a serial killer! I want readers to appreciate someone’s point of view, even if we don’t understand it ourselves.

I don’t want to give you the wrong impression, though, Avery Blake is quite a likeable character! She’s sassy, bold and confident! Really she only has that one “flaw”.

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Featured Interview With Niraj Kapur

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in working class Belfast to Indian parents, so had quite a unique upbringing – the best and worst of both worlds. Have lived in England for 26 years, so consider myself part English now as well. I’ve always been an outsider trying new things – spent years as a failed rock star. Married a woman I met for 20 minutes and still happily married after 20 years. Put on a play in London that flopped, yet had success as a kids TV writer. I’m always pushing myself to try new things. You only grow through failure and trying

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
When I was young, my mother took me to the library after school and I fell in love with books. I didn’t start writing till I was 18. Most people I knew went to college or uni. I became a full time screenwriter, sold my first script at 19, which made me a start, then spent years out of work. Not quite the career I had planned. Through learning and persistence, I got back on my feet.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
JK Rowling and Stephen King for fiction. Robin Sharma, Mel Robbins and Tim Ferriss for non-fiction. Non fiction is my favourite, although fiction is harder to write

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Everybody Works in Sales
If you’re self-employed, you have to sell your product or service.
If you work for somebody else, you have to sell their product or service.
The problem is, most people don’t want to sell or don’t know how to sell – now you have the solution to help you do better in your career

There are 27 lessons you need to learn to do better in sales and there’s also 17 interviews with 17 experts. This book was initially written for sales people, however, everyone buying the book is a small business owner, entrepreneur, then sales person and many trapped in jobs that don’t fulfil them

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Featured Interview With Carter Bowman

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Certainly! I grew up in Dallas, Texas, born and raised. That certainly had a massive impact on my views growing up, especially when I moved to Doylestown, PA, outside of Philadelphia. I absolutely call the city my home how, and love everything about it.

That being said – I’m neither a Pat’s or Gino’s cheesesteak person. I’m at Dinic’s Roast Pork every time.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I have been writing in one form or another my whole life. There is still a copy of the story I wrote when I was five about a bird who flew out the window and went to the zoo. Riveting, I know – but really the stories I write now are just more complex takes on that bird’s adventure.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I read everything that I can get my hands on by Neil Gaiman. I discovered Coraline when I was nine and have loved his work ever since. I am also a big fan of biographies, my favorite being Shoe Dogs, the story of Phil Knight who founded Nike. There is an honesty in the ups and downs of these narratives that I connect with.

On a lighter note, I am also an avid reader of manga and keep up with many of my favorite ongoing series. My favorites this year have been Tokyo Ghoul :Re, Haikyuu, and The Promised Neverland!

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Part-Timers began as a very different type of story, one more grounded in the fantasy genre. After my mother passed away in 2017, the story changed dramatically, becoming a far more personal journey. It was only upon completing the first draft of the novel I realized that Joel’s story echoed the struggles I faced in my early twenties, as well as the personal hardships that many of the characters in the story are faced with.

Each character is trapped in the Part-Timers purgatory for a different reason, one that makes them both flawed and relatable. How they interact with one another, and the peace they are searching for share a common core, but also show off the disparity of how they work to overcome them.

The setting of the afterlife also offered a new way to raise the stakes in an action-oriented narrative, one that was incredibly exciting to play with. Of course, a character cannot die, their lives have already been taken from them. This opened up the opportunity to look more into the psyche and what people are really afraid of losing. When the sense of self is lost, that becomes truly a terrifying concept, and makes the risks that Joel and the other characters take that much greater.

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Featured Interview With Phyllis H. Moore

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Phyllis H. Moore grew up in south Texas in a small rural town just south of a major oil field. After graduating she earned a degree in social work and began working around the Texas hill country. After earning a master’s degree in social work she moved to Galveston Island, Texas and continued working in the public school setting. After retiring, Phyllis moved back to south Texas and opened a bed and breakfast. She operated that business with her husband until they both retired after seven years. A short time in the ranching business followed, and then they were ready to return to the island where they live today. Ollie Bubba their terrier made the move, but he was over fourteen years old and didn’t make the transition following Hurricane Harvey. However, Savannah, an adopted mutt joined the family just before Christmas and is already running the place.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I have enjoyed reading novels since about fifth grade. Summers were filled with trips to the library to seek out new stories. However, I didn’t start writing until just after my second retirement at the age of sixty-three. Years of social work and meeting various people in the bed and breakfast gave me many characters to talk about. The house we renovated for the B&B also happened to be haunted. Yeah, I know. I’m not sensitive to those things, but after consistent stories from guests describing the same circumstances, I have to believe that it certainly was. Also, Ollie Bubba apparently talked with the woman regularly. I promise I’m not crazy, but you could probably find someone willing to testify otherwise. So, these spiritual encounters sometimes filter into my writing, but in a positive way.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I have always enjoyed Southern Gothic novels, a little darkness, some crazy characters, an old house, the ability to question the establishment, and all those skeletons in the closet. I also love a good historical novel and have devoured Phillipa Gregory’s stories. Anything written about the South (especially, the ones that question the warts and frailties of the South), grabs my attention. Fannie Flagg, Rebecca Wells, Kathleen Stockett, Anne Rice, Jeanette Walls, and Rick Bragg, are among some of my favorite authors. Coming of Age stories are also some of my favorite because they evoke memories of my own childhood and growing up outside, away from our parent’s eyes. We experienced new things away from technology. I’ve written several short stories about my childhood memories. My inspirations come from the underdog, not the usual suspects. I like the quirky people most wouldn’t glamorize. It’s the nuances in their behaviors, speech and movements that make them unique. They often seem invisible, so we can listen when no one thinks we can hear. I plant them in stories so we can experience what the debutant doesn’t want anyone else to know. Sometimes it’s not a person at all who inspires me, but a building, a storm, an issue, or a failure. Those things take on a life of their own. My latest novel, Birdie & Jude was inspired by a real incident that took place in my hometown in 1968. I didn’t know about it at the time. I was in high school. Two of my friends were threatened. It was a time of protests and demonstrations. When I learned about the incident, it naturally trickled into the story I was writing, so I dedicated the book to these two men. The incident does not flatter my little home town, but it’s true and it reflects on our country at the time. While my inspirations are not always positive, the stories have redemption and hope.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book, Birdie & Jude was inspired by Hurricane Harvey, an incident I learned of that occurred in 1968 in my hometown, the debutant season in Galveston around Mardi Gras, and the untimely death of a friend. I wrote a blog about it called “Not Just One Thing”, because I’ve found my story telling isn’t just about one thing. The stories seem to morph into something of a tapestry woven from several inspirations. One of my friends said this particular story helped her come to grips with the recent death of her sister. That’s all a writer can ask for.

Birdie is and older woman, set in her ways, living a predictable life with her small terrier. However, she is a little restless. Nothing in her life has ever happened the way she wanted it to and now the predictability is irritating her. On her morning walk on the beach, the day before a tropical storm is to hit, she discovers a body. It will be the day that will change her life forever. Jude is young, just graduated from college, planning a trip to Europe with her only friend, to backpack and have an adventure before entering the work force. However, on this same day, her life is changed forever also. The unlikely friendship that develops between these two characters is the core of the story, a tale that takes us back in time to each of them coming of age. One is privilege, the other is homeless, but fate has brought them together. However, we also meet Henry, Birdie’s best friend, in her childhood and forever. Something in Jude’s eyes brings back memories of Henry. It’s familiar and unsettling and maybe they’ll figure it out.

This story came together more quickly than others I’ve written, but I think it was because the characters told me exactly what to do and my fingers moved without much thought about where they were taking me. I read my own stories more times than I can count, and I still enjoy this one every time I read it.

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Featured Interview With Kristen Pham

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was raised in Florida, not far from the beach, where I spent many happy days imagining fantastical worlds beneath the waves. These days I live closer to a much chillier, but equally beautiful beach in San Diego, California.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I’ve been a writer since childhood, penning short stories for classmates and family to read. I was a journalism major in college, and while I loved writing and researching articles, my passion has always been writing fiction. A few years ago I decided to self publish some of my stories, and was thrilled to discover that there was an audience for my writing.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I’m a lover of good fantasy and science fiction novels, especially those with excellent world building and and diverse cast of characters. Throw in a complex female heroine, and I’m hooked. I’m a huge fan of Terry Goodkind’s Sword of Truth fantasy series. I also love Harry Potter, A Wrinkle in Time, and The Giver Quartet.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Joan the Made is the first book in a planned trilogy. It’s aimed at lovers of young adult and new adult science fiction. Below is a description of the novel, which is available on Amazon.

On Joan Fasces’ eighteenth birthday, she discovers that she is cloned from the famous Joan of Arc. But being cloned in America comes at a steep price. Segregated and oppressed, clones are forced to act as docile servants to the rest of the Evolved population.

Joan can either run from her fate and spend the rest of her life in hiding, or she can join a Throwback rebellion populated by clones of the greatest leaders in history.

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Featured Interview With Mich R. F. Jones

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
My Mother is from Brussels, liberated in the war by my Father whilst he was involved in the liberation of Belgium. I was born in London, England, and went to Newcastle University. I taught in Trowbridge near Bath for seven years before moving to St Albans. My wife and I love walking and travel. my main hoby is oil painting. I used to sculpt but it takes up too much space! I have two great step children one is a dispensing optician the other owns and runs a gym.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I tried to write my first book when I was 14. My brother found my attempt and laughed at me so I did not pursue it further until I was in my late 20s. Computers did not exist at the time and I could not type so I was writing long hand and employing a typist. The cost became too much and I soon gave up. In the end early retirement gave me the time and word processing the tools so I have now completed three books.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
This is difficult because I have very catholic tastes. If I have just read a murder mystery I might go on to science fiction and then something more families and relationships. I do not like sentimental romantic stories. Amongst an enormous range of authors I read are Jo Nesbo, Diane Chamberlain, David Baldacci, Rachel Abbot, Genevieve Cogman, Ken Follett, Alan Garner, Jonas Jonasson, and Kate Moss.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
The novel is set in Broadstairs, a small seaside town in the south of England. This is an old town where Charles Dickens lived and wrote for a while.

The main character, Jack, is an English teacher who is not particularly happy or competent in his job. He is bored with his long term girlfriend, Sally, but when he tries to break up with her she uses an incident in his past to blackmail him into staying with her. Jack starts dating the art teacher at his school but she is controlling and manipulative and turns out not to be what she seems. The police suspect Jack when two people he knows are murdered and Jack struggles to prove his innocence.

This is a murder mystery but the emphasis is on the people and their relationships not on the murders or police procedure. This is why I am inclined to say it is most like a Diane Chamberlain book.

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Featured Interview With Anri Laran

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
am an artist of Fine Art and a teacher of design and graphic design as well. As a writer, I start worked just one year ago. But truly saying it is my dream from my childhood.)

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
As I told it was deeply from my childhood, I don’t remember, but I have been starting three or four times since I decided to be a writer. Here is the fifth time. Will see)))

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
It is really hard to say… For the moment I do not have Favourites and genres as well. One criterion – it’ s should professional. Most of all I inspired by my daughter!) She creating really strong and cool stories every day)!

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book is cute activity kids book “One, Two, Three”. It helps learn to count toddlers easily and quickly. It is more the game than a book, but its really work out!

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Featured Interview With Chris Anama-Green

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I grew up in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia. Though I’ve moved a few times and had the good fortune to live in several states, I always return to the Mountains. Nowadays I travel and visit new places as often as I can, but I love knowing that I can come “home.” I now live and teach in Kentucky. I have one dog and two cats.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I started reading “for fun” when I was six. I was very fortunate in that my mom and grandmother read to me every day and thus ignited my love of books early on. I always loved making up creative stories as a child. I wrote my first book in high school and have kept writing ever since. I have lots of drafts and even a few finished manuscripts that just didn’t cut it for me. I don’t consider the time spent wasted, as every project that I work on just clarifies for me what themes I want to write more about (or not write about, as the case may be).

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
As a writer (and teacher) I feel a personal responsibility to tell the truth through the lens of my experiences. I believe I inherited this trait from authors like Ray Bradbury, Margaret Atwood, George Orwell, Madeleine L’Engle and others. It’s safe to say that I really do enjoy dystopian fiction (and banned books in general). At the same time I draw inspiration from a diverse set of writers including Thich Nhat Hanh, David Sedaris, J.K. Rowling, and Judy Blume.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Mikao’s Journey: The Story of Reiki follows the journey of Buddhist monk Mikao Usui as he climbs Mt. Kurama in Japan and discovers the universal healing energy that is Reiki. I wrote the book for children, but it’s an accessible introduction to Reiki for adults, as well. The main character of the book is, of course, Mikao Usui and I tried to stay as true to the history as possible. I wrote the book during a one-week vacation from school (I am also a teacher). It’s safe to say that I wrote with a sense of urgency to finish before school was back in session!

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Featured Interview With Indie Gantz

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Born in Georgia but raised in Northern Virginia, I’ve led an economically diverse life so far. I had the privileged of graduating with my B.S in Psychology from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. From there, I worked as a Behavior Therapist to Autistic children, who fell anywhere on the wide autistic spectrum. I enjoyed my experiences, and found my work very rewarding, but it was not a sustainable lifelong career. Now, living near Charlotte, North Carolina, I’ve found my calling in my pen, or more accurately, my keyboard.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I became an avid reader very early on in life. The switch from Barbie to Books for bath time companions began my lifelong career of suffering through chilly water and white lies like: “Just one more chapter.” Thankfully, my grandfather’s rather impressive library kept me in books for years to come.

I enjoyed writing too. Writing book reports for good stories was never something I complained about. In college though, I began to give more thought to writing as a career. One of my English Literature professors encouraged me to pursue a writing career, as he was impressed with the work I’d turned in. From there, I began writing a memoir. I had a difficult upbringing and felt I had ample material for such a thing. However, many years down the line, I never finished that memoir and instead focused on blogging and works of fiction.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I really enjoy an author that keeps you on your toes, both through plot and style. Authors like Chuck Palahniuk, Toni Morrison, Stephen King, Fran Lebowitz, David Rakoff & Oscar Wilde, really engage the reader on multiple levels.

My favorite genre is probably horror, simply because I love to get lost in a good story that’s going to elicit a strong reaction. I also enjoy literary fiction, fantasy, comedic essays, and science fiction.

I find inspiration everywhere. I find it in music, in old stories I’ve written, and in other author’s work. I typically see Stephen King’s characters as a challenge for me to create human beings just as dynamic. When I read Rakoff or Lebowitz, I feel inspired to write just as raw, and just as humorously. If I’ve got Toni Morrison’s work in my hands, I feel powerful, and that power morphs into the need to weave my words together in a way that truly resonates.

A writer’s muse transforms at will, drawing out new and exciting challenges in every incarnation.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
I started writing Passage three years ago, and in those three years I’ve written the second book too (titled: Kindred) and outlined the entire ten book series.

Exciting adventure, family squabbles, and fantasy world building aside, The Akasha Series is ultimately a love letter to science. It’s proof that the truth of science can be just as fantastic as the fantasy of fiction. It’s literary fantasy that crosses over many sub-genres on its way to its ten book completion.

In the first book, Passage, enjoy deciphering chapter title meanings as you weave your way through two minds and two timelines. Stop over for some family drama, only to be whisked away by an elemental battle or two. Trust your instincts, because you can’t always trust Charlie and Tirigan…

On Day One, Charlie Damuzi and her mute twin brother, Tirigan, are blissfully unaware of the dangerous world they live in. They may be aliens living on Earth after the extinction of humans, but to Charlie, life is pretty mundane.

On Day Two, the Damuzi family is ripped apart by a secret that forces the twins to flee the only home they’ve ever known. Determined to reunite their family, Charlie and Tirigan travel to uncharted territory in search of their salvation.

But that’s just Charlie’s side of the story.

In the future, forty days from when we first meet the Damuzi twins, Tirigan is on the move. His destination is unknown, as are the people he’s surrounded himself with, but his mission is still the same. Keep his sister safe and reunite their family.

However, as Tirigan attempts to navigate the complex bonds he’s formed with his companions, he’s forced to confront the one thing in life he has yet to fully understand.

Himself.

Family. Deception. Power. Destruction.

It all begins on Day One.

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Featured Interview With Sherri Fulmer Moorer

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
My name is Sherri Moorer. By day, I’m an administrative worker, but by night I’m an indie author. I’ve published ten books: two inspirational, four mystery, and four scifi novels. My latest release is The Earthside Trilogy, a metaphysical/visionary novel that takes place in the year 2098. I live in Columbia, SC, in a house my husband and I built in the woods, with our parrots: Zack (a sun conure) and Bubbles (a Monks Parakeet).

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I’ve always loved stories and writing. I drew pictures in the books my parents read to me to expand on the story and show my own interpretations. I had a journal with stories through school. I did stop writing in college, but returned to it after I graduated and got married. I formally started writing for publication in 2001, when my husband and I got our first personal computer, and I’ve been at it every since. I regret that period in college when I wasn’t writing – I’d probably be further along in my writing career if I had continued with writing!

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I like science fiction and mystery. I read a lot of indie authors, and my favorite so far has been the Mercury Ice Trilogy by Michael Morrow (I’m anxiously awaiting the release of Book 3!).

Tell us a little about your latest book?
The Earthside Trilogy takes place in the year 2098, when humanity stands at an interesting crossroads: they’ve developed nanotechnology to cure previously incurable cancers and dementia, but several government sectors are on the brink of World War III. This paradox draws interstellar attention when two alien races find Earth. While their needs are similar, their methods are different – and soon, humanity learns that their greatest strengths can be come their greatest weakness, if they don’t find their strength and balance.

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Featured Interview With Aaron Volner

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I am a huge nerd, and also a librarian, which probably makes me even nerdier. A tendency to get lost inside my own head in worlds of my own design is a quirk I’ve had all my life. Hopefully, others find them as interesting as I do. I was raised in various places across Wyoming and North Dakota and now live in south-west Wyoming. I keep two aquariums of fish (including a gorgeous betta named Sunfire) and I have an adorable puppy named Andy who is 3/4 Shih-Tzu and 1/4 Red Heeler.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I’ve been fascinated with books since before I can remember. Some of the earliest memories I have are of books, and specifically my parents reading them to me. My dad was great at voices in books like “‘Stop’, said the Elephant, ‘I’m going to sneeze!'”, a title which I still proclaim to be the greatest picture book ever written.

I started writing in middle school after reading “The Eye of the World” by Robert Jordan. My first book was a novel that was suspiciously similar to Star Wars. I later set aside that effort for more original projects.

I knew almost right away that this was what I wanted to do with my life and started working toward producing something that would instill in others the same sense of joy and wonder that I experienced when reading my favorite fantasy titles.

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 Terry Brooks, Robert Jordan, Lindsay Schopfer and Jim Butcher. If you haven’t already guessed by now, my absolute favorite genre to read is fantasy.

I’m inspired by too many things to really list in an interview like this, as one can find inspiration in just about every book and every nook and cranny of the universe around us. All you have to do is be open to seeing it when it happens to be right in front of you. Which it often is.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
“Chronicles of the Roc Rider” is a story about Tanin Stormrush, one of the last roc riders, who has finally found the man who murdered his wife after a year of hunting. When he confronts the killer his roc, Zera, is poisoned, and he learns that the murder was only a single move in a larger game. With innocent victims getting caught in the crossfire, Tanin must overcome his own grief to save Zera. But in doing so, he might lose the one chance he has to put his wife’s spirit to rest.

For those who don’t know, a roc is a giant raptor, based on the mythical elephant hunting bird of the same name out of middle eastern legend. Tanin is part of an ancient and proud tradition of warriors who tame the rocs and ride them into battle, but one that has been diminishing for some time.

Tanin is a flawed hero and doesn’t always know himself as well as he thinks he does. I believe readers find him easy to relate to for that reason. He started out a significantly more flawed and emotionally broken character than he ended up being in the final book. I realized as I was writing it that a man that broken wouldn’t be able to maintain the trust need with his animal to train and ride a roc, and so Tanin had to change to make the story believable. His relationship with Zera is a really important part of the book, both in terms of the story itself and its audience appeal, so I had to make sure he was the right character for the job.

I worked on this book alongside several others for a few years before finally deciding that I needed to get down to just one project so that I could get something out and get it in front of readers. “Chronicles of the Roc Rider” was the book I selected, and things went pretty quickly after that.

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Featured Interview With Hope Andersen

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in Sharon, Connecticut during the Flood of ’55. Raised in New England throughout my childhood, I now live in North Carolina with my husband of 29 years, our three grown children, two dogs, a cat and a fish.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I fell in love with Shakespeare in the third grade. I wrote my first short story the following year.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I love many different authors for many different reasons. If I am in the mood for poetry, I’ll pick up Mary Oliver or Robert Frost. Non-fiction? The Book of Joy with the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu. Women’s fiction? Marian Keyes, Sophie Kinsells, Jane Austen! I enjoy Robert Parker’s mysteries and Anne Lamott’s essays. The Book Sisters

Tell us a little about your latest book?
I began writing The Book Sisters in 2016. It was the second novel I wrote after my husband’s near-death experience with liver cancer. I actually came up with the idea for the book when I was in my 20s, but I was advised to wait. Forty years later, the book erupted. It wrote itself in about four months. While it is a story of six sisters, and I am one of six girls, the book is less about my family and more about prototypes. Though, honestly, the narrator Vera is pretty much me.

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