Category: Author Interview
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Keefe R.D., Author of Royal Arcanum
Indonesian author, Keefe R.D., sat down recently to discuss her novels and why she enjoys writing in the fantasy genre. Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre? I always have this saying in my mind: “I want to write something that I would love to read!”
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James Halat, Author of The Story of Teddy and Eddie
When and why did you begin writing? I started writing in the fifth grade. I was fortunate enough to have a teacher who read books to us like we were first graders, and then she asked us to write our own stories to read to the class. This is where I learned that my words…
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Meet Andrew Weston, International Bestselling Author of The IX
Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre? Because science fiction is a delight I’ve enjoyed since childhood. I could read before I went to school, you see, and the likes of Asimov, Anderson, Clarke, Bradbury and Heinlein stimulated my mind and imagination in a way nothing else did. Of course,…
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Lucinda Weatherby, Author of Five Hours
When and why did you begin writing? I started writing as soon as I could form words with a pencil. My dad has saved almost everything I’ve ever written, from preschool stories about my teddy bears to letters to my grandparents to college essays. A little embarrassing at times, but mainly it’s a fascinating record…
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Belinda G. Buchanan, Tragedy at Silver Creek
What have you written so far? I have written four novels to date. My first one, After All Is Said And Done, was born out of the incessant need to create a story about two couples who worked together that had an affair, resulting in a pregnancy. So many times, we see the immediate results…
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K.E. Mullins, Author of In the Company of Strangers
When and why did you begin writing? I began writing briefly in middle school, but I stopped. Then, I took it up seriously beginning with poetry halfway during my career in the Navy.
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Java Davis, Author of Commune
What are some day jobs you have held? I’m glad you asked! I have moved around quite a bit and have had a great many jobs over the years. I’ve been a children’s librarian, a gas station attendant, a clerk at a county jail, typesetter and designer, secretary, drug store clerk, copywriter, office manager, and…
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Sarah Doebereiner, Author of A Turbulent Affair
What have you written so far? Most frequently, I write short, horror stories. From the time I was young, I always liked reading anthologies and collections. The segments in an anthology are broken down into easily digestible chunks that still pack a significant punch for their page space. In that kind of atmosphere, tight writing…
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Meet Fantasy Author, Daccari Buchelli
When and why did you begin writing? As a young child, I developed an intense interest in literature. I enjoyed spending time alone and found myself wanting to form different endings for some of the books that I read. From here, my passion for writing began. I would write short stories, which quickly progressed into…
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Interview Tony Leslie Duxbury, Author of The Adventures of Jojo Smith
When and why did you begin writing? After I had graduated, back in 1990, I sat down to seriously write something that I didn’t need to. Over the past several years I’d had a couple of people who encouraged me to try it. They were both teachers and one was also a published author. I’d…
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