Tag: Fiction
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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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J. Guenther, Author of In the Mouth of the Lion
When and why did you begin writing? After high school, several friends attended colleges far away. I began typing six to twelve-page notes, trying to amuse them with letters like I’d want to get myself. It was a lot of fun, a feeling I try to put into my writing.
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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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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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A.L. Butcher, Author of The Kitchen Imps and Other Dark Tales
Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre? I write what I enjoy reading. I love fantasy and mythic tales, and I’ve written adventures for several role-playing games (fantasy, sci-fi, and horror), and so it was not a big step to adapt this to the novels. Fantasy is such a versatile…
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