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Aya and the Alphas by Berneta L. Haynes and Lornett B. Vestal
When a young girl, Aya Wright, develops extraordinary abilities and becomes a target of the world’s most powerful fader, Eve must protect her. But at what price? In the twenty-five years since she exposed the existence of faders, Eve Cooper has survived the collapse of her country and the loss of her closest friends. Now…
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Laura Frost, author of Seeking Sasha
What are some day jobs you have held, and how have they influenced your writing? I move around a lot as an adult, which means picking up whatever jobs I find in each new community. Although I’m a trained wildlife biologist who has spent time doing field research, I have also been a substitute teacher,…
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Haala Humayun, author of The Rebel Queens of Tilsim
What inspires you to write? I think the moment I first considered myself a writer wasn’t when I published a book, or when someone called me an author — it happened long before that. It was quiet, almost sacred, like a realization that sneaks into your heart before your mind is willing to accept it.…
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Lailo Lema, author of Off
Can you share a little bit about your latest book? My latest story Off is about a woman who puts her partner through harsh rituals to prove his love for her. It is a story that explores love, madness, and needing someone too much. Because of their enmeshment, Peter feels like there’s nothing he can do…
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Frank Torn, author of The Outlands
What is the most important thing that people don’t know about your genre but that you would like for them to know? Dystopian fiction isn’t about the end of the world—it’s about the parts of ourselves we can’t outrun. People often assume the genre is all ruin and spectacle, but what I’m really writing about…
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Wizard of Ends by Vanessa Finaughty
A powerful sorceress wants the Queen of Ends dead – revenge for the king’s refusal to hand over his crown. Believing the Land of Ends to be rightfully hers, the sorceress conjures creatures of darkness to hunt the queen. She is not expected to survive the night. Only the wizard Lashlor Leaflin can protect Queen…
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Vanessa Finaughty, author of Wizard of Ends
Are you a full-time or part-time writer, and how does that affect your writing? Part-time. It definitely slows it, and I have to spend a fair amount of time reading the last few paragraphs I wrote to refresh my memory before I can start writing each time, especially if a few days have passed. I…
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Raymond Maher, author of Trapped at Birth With Only One Way Out
Are you a full-time or part-time writer, and how does that affect your writing? I am a part-time writer. I feel it has both positive and negative effects on my writing. Sometimes stopping writing for other responsibilities seems to impede creativity. But I find having a life beyond writing is important for keeping me grounded…
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Khaile Emjey Esquivel (Lady Inkfinite), author of Ghost of Us
What inspires you to write? What inspires me to write are the people who need it. I believe that stories can reach people in ways that ordinary words sometimes cannot. There are readers who look for comfort, hope, or even just the feeling that they are not alone, and that is what pushes me to…
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Celest Fenton, author of Captive Heart at Brantmar Castle
Why did you choose to write in your genre? I’ve always loved mysteries. I devoured Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys as a child. Then Victoria Holt and Daphne du Maurier as a pre-teen. Then my romance phase took over and I read quite a lot of bodice rippers as well as classic Jane Austin.…
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Jude Berman, author of Shot, A Dictionary of the Lost
Can you share a little bit about your latest book? My latest book is Shot: A Dictionary of the Lost, a collection of short stories about the epidemic of gun violence. It is organized like a dictionary, with one chapter for each letter of the alphabet. So, A for Anna, B for Benjamin, C for…
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