Tag: novels
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Wesley Britton, author of Return to Alpha
What inspires you to write? Almost anything can spark an idea in me—I often feel like Allen Ginsberg in his “A Supermarket in California” where he is shopping for images up and down the grocery aisles. I shop for images in phrases that I hear, books that I read, TV shows and music that I…
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A Letter from the Editor
Dear Readers, I hope you are enjoying the content here at Waking Writer. Each day I am appreciative of how much the readership has grown and how many writers reach out for interviews and other opportunities. As an author, this space allows me to do one of the things I enjoy almost as much as…
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Meet Lisa M. Lucero, author of The Death Firm
What inspires you to write? I have a very curious and imaginative mind that runs on overdrive. Therefore, I have so many ideas and thoughts that it is hard to verbally express them. The only way for me to achieve getting them out of my head is by writing it all out. I get my…
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Ashley Amber, author of The Flip Side of Sad
When did you first consider yourself a writer? In 9th grade when I turned in a short story I’d written for an English assignment and the teacher called me over after class to say I belonged in AP English. That’s when I knew this wasn’t just a hobby. What are some day jobs you have…
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A Co-Writing Journey, Pt. 2: Berneta and Lornett Talk Characters and Story
In case you missed it, I recently sat down with my co-writer, Lornett B. Vestal (founder of Evolving Man Project), to discuss our upcoming novel, Eve and the Faders. In Pt. 1, we discussed the process of co-writing and why we chose to write speculative fiction. This week, we sat down to talk about Eve…
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The Deck of the Numinon by Gregory Scherzinger
With a turn of the cards, a Stone Giant breaks loose from the Granite Mountains, leaving a path of destruction through the Regency of the Stands. The fabled guard towers of Safrasco are destroyed by a sorcerous griffin, the threat of war rising in its wake. Captain Ferriman turns to a blind herb trader named…
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A Co-Writing Journey, Pt. 1: Berneta and Lornett Talk Creative Process
Besides running Waking Writer, I also write novels! I know…a woman who runs a site for writers and also writes. Shocker, right? Well, I recently ventured into co-writing with my spouse, Lornett B. Vestal (founder of Evolving Man Project). Coming to online retailers on January 1, 2021, Eve and the Faders will be the first…
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Camille Cabrera, author of Catalina’s Tide
When and why did you begin writing? I first began writing about a decade ago. It came from a deep love of reading that eventually grew into writing down my own creations. Are you a full-time or part-time writer and how does that affect your writing? I am currently writing full-time. It’s a passion of…
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Meet Kevin Albin, author of Stonechild
I think for most of us, we see only the smallest tip of the iceberg. As with Stonechild, I am trying to use my writing as a way to question what we do and how we might do things better. Kevin Albin When and why did you begin writing? If I think back, I’ve written from…
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Book publishing in the age of Coronavirus, and more…
How the coronavirus will change book publishing, now and forever (LA Times) Bookstores outside of shelter-in-place zones have done their best to shift to telephone or online orders (though many still don’t offer online ordering). To sell a book, they generally have two options: They can pull one from their own shelves and deliver it…
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