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Grendel’s Mother by Diana Stout
It’s mid-6th century Denmark, and a 15-year-old girl–the only girl in a large family of boys–dreams of freedom and marrying her secret first love, a young farmer. She fights her father’s decision that she must wed an older widower who has young children. Then, a horrific event changes her life forever. Pregnant and discarded, having…
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Meet French Author, Timothee Ribeiro
French writer Tim Ribeiro recently sat down to talk about his writing process and journey to becoming an author. When and why did you begin writing? I began to write in 2009. When did you first consider yourself a writer? To be honest, I considered myself a writer when I wrote the second part of…
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Meet Danny Johnson, Author of The Last Road Home
Danny Johnson, Vietnam Veteran and North Carolinian, recently sat down to discuss writing, publishing, and his upcoming novel The Last Road Home. When and why did you begin writing? I have always been a writer, however, it was only in my thoughts while I worked away at jobs to support my family. At the age of…
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Meet the Author: Marie Jean Davis
What have you written so far? I am still working on the series of seven books with the first one, Haunting Visions published on Amazon. My other book,s Cruel Providence, and Witches Hunt are also on Amazon. I am currently finalizing the fourth book, Visions of the Past, and I am proofing the book. Days at Court is…
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Meet Jeff Musillo, Author of The Eternal Echo
When and why did you begin writing? The first story I remember writing was a comic called Lightening Man. I can’t recall my exact age, but I was young. It was a really stupid story about a guy being pushed into a pool by his friend just as lightning struck the water. The friend left…
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Meet K.A. Lentz, Author of The Reaper Realm
Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre? I love the fantasy genre. It’s my first choice for movies, books, games, you name it. I love the possibility of it all, the ability for any world you can imagine. The second choice would have to be historical fiction, one I hope…
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Meet Horror Author, Perry Lake
When and why did you begin writing? When did you first consider yourself a writer? Define writing. Like all little kids, I made up stories about my toys and acted out adventures about cowboys or army men or Star Trek with other kids. Mostly, I wanted to make up stories about the monsters I’d seen…
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Meet Sally Thomson, Author of Reservations
When and why did you begin writing? I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t writing something. I love words, love the shifts and turns they make when combined in different ways. As a teenager, I remember writing down the lyrics of favorite songs and obsessing about reproducing them perfectly. I’ve written poetry, short stories,…
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Meet the Author: Amara E. Starling
When did you first consider yourself a writer? About two years ago. I’ve written all my life, starting from the time I could shape letters into words and words into sentences, but I was always told what I should and shouldn’t be, and sadly, none of those things were what I wanted to be: a…
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Author Interview: Gary F. Jones
When and why did you begin writing? I enjoyed writing in high school, but at that age, I had nothing worthwhile to say. As my children grew, I wrote Christmas letters describing the stupid things I and the kids had done over the previous year. The time I got a stick of butter stuck in…
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