Category: Author Interview
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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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B. Lynn Goodwin, Author of Talent
What are some day jobs you have held? I have taught English and drama in high school and college, directed community theatre, been a caregiver for my mom, worked in adult literacy, written for a number of publications, been the editor of Writer Advice since 1997, and been a wife (not a job—more like an…
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Cenarth Fox, Author and Playwright
When and why did you begin writing? I’m not sure, but I think I was about 16. I was the secretary of a sporting club – a cricket club – and there was a social event to end the season. I had to write a notice about the event and included some doggerel. Why? I…
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Saqib Noor, Author of The White and Black Book
When and why did you begin writing? I began writing when I found myself hiding from the world in a dark closet, filled with yesterday’s boxes and worn out blankets. I would cram myself into the most awkward space but always leave the tiniest gap in the door to allow a strip of light in…
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Greg McManus, Author of The Bunker
When and why did you begin writing? I have always written little things like occasional poems but never anything big. In May 2015, my job took me away to another state where I was living in a motel room alone. I was bored and lonely during the time I was not working. I sat down…
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Harold Titus, Author of Crossing the River
When did you first consider yourself a writer? After I received compliments from strangers who reviewed my Revolutionary War novel, printed in 2011, I ceased doubting myself as an author. I know what I can do; I also know my limitations. I know that diligence rewards. The desire to write began when I first started…
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Jonda S. Beattie, Author of Benji’s Messy Room
When and why did you begin writing? I began writing about 11 years ago when I started my Time Space Organization business. At first, I wrote articles and blogs as well as presentations. I wrote in order to show myself an expert in my field. Why did you choose to write in your particular field…
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Charles Freedom Long, Author of Dancing with the Dead
How do you think you’ve evolved creatively? I began writing poetry in grammar school. By the time I entered college, I had notebooks filled with poems. I took every literature class I could and became enamored of modern English literature, especially e.e. cummings, Ezra Pound, Allen Ginsberg, T.S. Eliot, Thomas Merton, and the novelists William…
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