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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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Meet Liz Lazarus, Author of Free of Malice
Recently, I sat down with Liz Lazarus to chat about her newly-released debut novel, Free of Malice. Can you share with readers a little bit about your latest book? FREE OF MALICE is a psychological thriller – fiction, but loosely based on a real-life experience. Set in Atlanta, the main character Laura Holland, a rising journalist, endures…
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Author Interview: Brian Kitchen
When did you first consider yourself a writer? I started to write my first novel when I was 17 years of age (over 50 years ago now) but didn’t finish it. My next attempt was when I was in my mid-thirties, and I did eventually finish this novel and submitted it to several publishers. It…
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Writing Prompt and Contest
It’s time to flex your writing muscles and have a little fun with words. Even if you’re not a writer at heart, give it a try: write a story (500 words or less) based on the following passage: When Jean saw the man in the black business suit, she stopped, held her breath and prayed…
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Meet Mary Ellen Quire, Author of Sheldon’s Diary
Are you a full-time or part-time writer and how does that affect your writing? At the moment, I write part-time. It does tend to cause projects I’m working on to go at a much slower pace than I’d like, but there is that whole pesky need to work to be able to eat and live sort…
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Author Interview: Fred Seaman
Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre? I chose politics as my genre because everyone in the good old USA complains incessantly about our country, but very few do anything about our problems. Most people do not know where to begin. My latest book, The Next American President, was written…
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Meet the Author: Nagwa Malik
When and why did you begin writing? I think it just sort of happened. I love reading and I love writing. The very formation of words just fascinates me. And then I have this sense of responsibility towards others, and I have a very good imagination. I think all of these things just made me…
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Author Interview: Steven P. Marini
When and why did you begin writing? I started writing novels in 2008 in my spare time. When I retired in 2009, I continued writing but still in my spare time. Okay, it’s all spare time, you say, when retired. Well, not exactly. I joined the Cape Cod Writers Center. I joined the Cape Cod…
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Meet Fantasy Author, Nelou Keramati
Do you work to an outline or plot sketch, or do you prefer to let a general idea guide your writing? Initially, I did a bit of freefall writing in order to get things into motion. It was a very liberating exercise which allowed my mind to wander into uncharted territories. But in time I…
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