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M.L. Farrell, author of Love Can’t Be Measured
Can you share a little bit about your latest book? McKinna Rockwell has spent years building the life she always dreamed of. Her debut novel, Love Can’t Be Measured, has become an instant success, catapulting her into the literary spotlight, and she and her husband, Dezmond, are preparing to welcome their first child. But just as…
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The Snows of Khione by Lisa K. Stephenson
Four centuries ago, after a devastating AI war nearly led to humanity’s extinction, scientists proposed an alliance with the Modiri—mysterious sea beings, to create human or hybrid offspring that might ensure survival. Present day, Fiona, a courageous half-breed born of a human mother and hybrid father, navigates a society where hybrids are seen as abominations.…
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Latrell R. Morris, author of The Nova Series
When did you first consider yourself a writer? I considered myself a writer when I was a child. I used to write mysterious, horror, and poems. Writing was a way for me to express myself and create worlds that we different from my own. What have you written so far? So far, I’ve published nine…
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NEVADA by Xavier McClean
Fifty years after the Second Corpo War, the Solar States, against all odds, reigns as a leading global power. A new country forged from the festering corpse of the United States, it carries from the rest of the world, a desire of sustainability and proposes a new path. The winds of climate change have ushered…
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J.T. Bailey, author of Rise of the Dark Whisperer
What inspires you to write? I have always wanted to write. I constantly have narratives running around in my head. I also remember that growing up, reading books was a huge part of opening my mind and imagination. When did you first consider yourself a writer? I honestly don’t consider myself a writer. I consider…
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E.C. Hibbs, author of The Road Through Night
Are you a full-time or part-time writer, and how does that affect your writing? I’m part-time, but the hours I put in probably equate to a full-time gig! I rely on structure and schedule to get things done. Before my shift at my day job, I spend 90 minutes in the library, where I do…
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Kristina Elyse Butke, author of Son of Siren
When did you first consider yourself a writer? When I was about eight years old, I wrote my first “book” called The Fantasy Club. I purchased a blank white hardcover book from my teacher and filled it with a silly story about being stuck in a museum overnight. I pretty much stole it from a…
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Kelly Scriven, author of Taking Flight
What inspires you to write? I honestly just have a drive to tell and share stories; I always have. Stories have an incredible power behind them, to make us imagine, feel, and understand things that we otherwise wouldn’t or couldn’t. I love to get lost in a good book, and I can’t remember a time…
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A.M. Davila, author of The Undoing
Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre? I didn’t choose this genre, it chose me! My go-to “guilty pleasure” genre when I need a break from reading historical fiction has always been apocalyptic fiction. They have always been fun for me to read, and I actually first started reading them…
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Bret Kissinger, author of The Surviving Remnant
What inspires you to write? As someone who loves history, I’m greatly influenced by it. So many people find history to be boring. But sometimes we lose sight that history wasn’t some grainy black-and-white photograph. These people lived life in the full spectrum of color. My inspiration to write has been there since I was…
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