Tag: novels
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J.T. Bailey, author of Rise of the Dark Whisperer
What inspires you to write? I have always wanted to write. I constantly have narratives running around in my head. I also remember that growing up, reading books was a huge part of opening my mind and imagination. When did you first consider yourself a writer? I honestly don’t consider myself a writer. I consider…
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Kristina Elyse Butke, author of Son of Siren
When did you first consider yourself a writer? When I was about eight years old, I wrote my first “book” called The Fantasy Club. I purchased a blank white hardcover book from my teacher and filled it with a silly story about being stuck in a museum overnight. I pretty much stole it from a…
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A.M. Davila, author of The Undoing
Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre? I didn’t choose this genre, it chose me! My go-to “guilty pleasure” genre when I need a break from reading historical fiction has always been apocalyptic fiction. They have always been fun for me to read, and I actually first started reading them…
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Bret Kissinger, author of The Surviving Remnant
What inspires you to write? As someone who loves history, I’m greatly influenced by it. So many people find history to be boring. But sometimes we lose sight that history wasn’t some grainy black-and-white photograph. These people lived life in the full spectrum of color. My inspiration to write has been there since I was…
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Minerva Hart, author of Know the Beast
What inspires you to write? Honestly, my story ideas can come from anywhere–video-games, other books, movies, real life, what have you–and they always start as a ‘what if’ scenario. A seed from which a story can grow. This is especially true with my third novel, The Rampion Child. It’s a dark reimagining of Rapunzel wherein…
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Candace Johnson, author of The Kitchen Isn’t Where You Cook
What inspires you to write? I’ve never asked myself if I should write. I have to write. Just like reading has always been an escape for me, so is writing. It relaxes me, it gives me joy and there are times when my fingers take on a life of their own. Sometimes ideas pop into…
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Janet Constantino, author of Becoming Mariella
What inspires you to write? The urge to say something about a strongly held value or moment of experience, or emotion inspires me to put words to paper. To tell that character’s, or my truth, even if it’s momentary. When did you first consider yourself a writer? I wanted to be seen as a writer…
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Raymond Parish, author of The Last Step
What inspires you to write? I created the Hank Anderson mystery/thriller series in the pen name Raymond Parish at the intersection between my years of writing nonfiction as a mental health professional and my lifelong love of mysteries. As I was completing the first Hank novel, Overnight Delivery, a second plot came to mind. I…
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Asha Nyr, The Mistake and the Lycan King
What inspires you to write? My novels are exposure therapy for the physical abuse, psychological abuse, and sexual assault I survived when I was a child. Years into therapy, I learned about exposure therapy, which is when you gradually expose yourself to the element of your trauma in order to desensitize yourself. For example, if…
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Annika Pampel, author of Death of a Nightingale
What inspires you to write? I tend to gravitate toward true stories or tales with a core of truth. The stickier the better for me. If it’s something that challenges my own moral codes or questions of ethics, I tend to be intrigued. I just want to know more, and that usually leads me to…
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