Category: Author Interview
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Nane Quartay, Author of Feel the Fire
When and why did you begin writing? My writing career began late in life… I was in my thirties… but it began because of the silly notion I had that since it was so easy to read, writing had to be a snap! Do I need to tell you how misguided that notion was? When…
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Sharlin Craig, Author of Ornaments of Love
When and why did you begin writing? I began writing songs when I left my job in sales because I finally had the time to tap into my creative side. That led to my writing songs and stories for children. When did you first consider yourself a writer? When I finished and self-published Ornaments of…
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R.J. Sullivan, Author of Commanding The Red Lotus
Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre? It’s funny. I wrote three paranormal thrillers and a collection of fantasy and dark fiction short stories before I finally got around to writing a spaceship adventure SF tale. Commanding the Red Lotus is my fifth published book and the first one set…
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Heidi Angell, Author of Hell School
When did you first consider yourself a writer? Such a great question. I have been writing and considered myself a writer ever since I started really writing. I don’t really remember when that started. I have notebooks of story ideas that goes back to middle school, at least. So, probably around then? Why did you choose…
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M.R.Darling, Author of A Blue Horizon
When and why did you begin writing? I remember trying to write at a young age when my mother bought a typewriter. I folded the paper in half and placed it in sideways so I could make my story look like a real book. Aside from the title, I don’t recall much about it now.…
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Meet Lena Roach, Author of Whispers of the Past
On when she got interested in writing… As a first-grade pupil in the country town of Vidrine, Louisiana, my teacher inspired me with her daily poetry and short story readings to the class. Besides, as a piano student eager to learn more about rhyme and rhythm, my first writings turned to poetry.
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Amy Flint, Author of Shadows in the Mist
Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre? I have always loved ghost stories for the terror and excitement they inspire. Yet while they have been told throughout the ages, and continue to entertain, I believe there is a more serious side to paranormal fiction. Shadows in the Mist is the…
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Christoph Fromm, Author of Stalingrad
When and why did you begin writing? When I was thirteen and after I had seen the movie Easy Rider, it gave me a strong feeling of freedom and loneliness. In this mood, I wrote my first poem.
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Mark Gillespie, Author of FAB
On when and why he began writing… I started to take writing seriously in early 2011. I’d just ended a ten-year career as a session/touring musician and I was drifting a little, not sure of where to go next. There was definitely still a creative itch to scratch and when I started reading short stories…
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Jesse Teller, Author of Liefdom
Whem did you first consider yourself a writer? I was a freshman in high school—this was many, many years ago. My English teacher gave me an assignment to write a short story in class. It was around Halloween, and she wanted us to write a creepy story for her. Well, I wrote mine from the…
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