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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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Author Interview: Kirsty Jennings
When and why did you begin writing? I started writing when I could first pick up a pen. Anything I wrote about was always fantasy, and it always featured a dragon and a fearless warrior who would always save the damsel in distress. I even managed to save a few pieces of my earlier work…
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Author Interview: D.S. Smith
When and why did you begin writing? I have always been a writer when I think about it, ever since I was asked to produce stories as homework in school (it was probably the only time that I never struggled to make the word count!). I would sit on the school bus, daydreaming about characters…
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Author Interview: Groovy Lee
When and why did you begin writing? I began writing as soon as I could put two sentences together—I think in the first or second grade. My love for reading anything and everything inspired my vivid imagination, and gave me the desire to create stories. When did you first consider yourself a writer? Although I’ve…
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