Category: Author Interview
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Meet Annette Austin, author of Between Love and War
What inspires you to write? I am fascinated by history and what people can do to others in pursuit of money and power. Also, I am interested in the area of conflict and how the characters in my novels react to different situations and changes. Why did you choose to write in your particular field…
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Meet Barbara Woster, author of Dreamer of Destiny
When did you consider yourself a writer? I wanted to be a writer from about the age of 14 when my dad gave me Iceberg by Clive Cussler to read; however, it wasn’t until age 22 when I sat down and wrote my first novel, Dreamer of Destiny. That novel sprung from a repetitive dream…
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Meet Menelaos Gkikas, author of The Words of Emily Logan
What inspires you to write? So far, I’ve been influenced by the entertainment industry, fairytales, the stuff that dreams are made of and inner illusions as well as practicing article writing in many areas. Additionally, my creative writing projects are being subconsciously directed by what ‘luck’ means for me…! When did you first consider yourself…
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Karina Kantas, author of Broken Chains
When did you first consider yourself a writer? When I got my first paycheque. It’s still sitting in a frame in my office. Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre? I’m a prolific author and I write in nearly all fiction genres. I read a book, get a craving for…
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Wesley Britton, author of Return to Alpha
What inspires you to write? Almost anything can spark an idea in me—I often feel like Allen Ginsberg in his “A Supermarket in California” where he is shopping for images up and down the grocery aisles. I shop for images in phrases that I hear, books that I read, TV shows and music that I…
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Photini Mina, author of Feed Me a Poem
What inspires you to write? Nature’s colors and sounds, the smell and taste of your food, the history of the countries and places you’ve visited, the stories of your friends and people you’ve met, the buildings you see while strolling, and the pets you caress is my daily source of inspiration! What is your next…
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Maricla Pannocchia, author of Letters from Afghanistan
Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre? I don’t think I have really chosen it. I always had an interest, a call, for social causes. As much as I don’t have anything against books that are aimed for entertainment only, as I sometimes read them as well, I feel I…
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B.Y.O.B. Conversations with Berneta and Lornett, Special Halloween Episode
Welcome to the special Halloween episode of B.Y.O.B. Conversations with Berneta and Lornett! Join us for a discussion of Harmony Project, a new short story serial based on a mysterious central character from Eve and the Faders. During this episode of B.Y.O.B., we take a few minutes to talk about the plot of the story…
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Meet Inger Brown, author of The Bobbling series
Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre? I have always loved picture books, as a child I loved looking at the pictures, being taken somewhere else. I am an illustrator and I enjoy doing jovial illustrations of characters and then writing stories for them. It is what makes me giggle…
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Nihshanka Debroy, author of Checkmate
What have you written so far? I have one published book, Checkmate, a historical fiction thriller about the origin of chess. This is available in the Indian subcontinent. I am also close to finishing my first non-fiction book, about the impact numbers have on our lives. I am excited at the thought of bringing this…
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