Category: Author Interview
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Itzcuintli, Author of Running With Hummingbirds
When and why did you begin writing? I began writing for publication earlier this year (2016) after being laid off from my boring desk job and finding it extremely difficult to continue in my first career. In my personal life, I’d written short stories or poems that I shared with family or friends, but it’s…
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Angela Auten, Author of Aidan
When and why did you begin writing? I started writing when I was 12 years old. I just had an idea and I needed to write it out. I was really into reading when I was younger also. I thought writing would be fun. I found it as a way to express myself. I had…
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The Catalysis Trilogy by Denis McClean
All possible futures are being constantly re-worked to produce the one that we will all experience and share tomorrow. The main ingredients of tomorrow are probably identifiable today, but most of these were made yesterday or last year or like ourselves, even further back. How far back must we go in history in order to…
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S.W. Anderson, Author of Love By Design
Do you write full-time or part-time? I am a part-time writer, who juggles a wife, a herd of critters, building a career and working a second job, so finding time to write can be a challenge. Mostly, I am a night owl, so as often as possible, I stay up and write into the wee…
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Robert Gately, Author of South of Main Street
When and why did you begin writing? Was in fifth grade. Had a contest to write a book report on the recent book we read. That’s when I discovered the inside flap synopsis, those beautiful words that perfectly explained what I had just read. I used it and won the contest. I was so mortified…
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Leah Hart, Author of Mistress of Magic
How do you think you’ve evolved creatively? My earliest work (from when I learned how to write, up through middle school) was all about myself, friends and family in strange situations. My little sister would be in a fairy tale, or my friends and I would be super cool and adored by the popular guys…
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Pupola, Author of Never One
When did you first consider yourself a writer? Around middle school. Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre? It depends on the story which genre it falls into, so I’m not really stuck in one kind of genre. Do you have a special time to write, or how is your…
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M.J. Boshers, Author of The Faewitch
When and why did you begin writing? I have always loved to write in some form, but I didn’t begin to write novels until about five years ago. When did you first consider yourself a writer? I considered myself a writer when I typed the last word of my first novel. Why did you choose…
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LeTara Moore, author of Reflection in the Music
When and why did you begin writing? I began writing when I was a child. My third-grade class performed a play for one of the younger classes and I decided that I could write a play, too. After that, I kept writing plays. I ventured into poetry around the fourth grade when I wanted to…
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Jennifer McKeithen, author of Atlantis on the Tides of Destiny
Can you share with readers a little bit about your latest book? Atlantis On the Tides of Destiny is the continuing story of Princess Gwenwhyfar and her struggles to keep her tiny kingdom safe in a world at war. As if that isn’t hard enough, she’s fallen in love with Marcus Duilius, an ambitious Roman…
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