Q: When did you decide to become a writer?Well, unofficially I decided to become a writer in the seventh grade when I realized that no one else was going to write the love story between me and Ralph Tresvant. So, I had to take care ofthat myself. Officially, I decided to pursue becoming an author... Continue Reading →
Q: What inspired you to write the sister duo thriller series? I wanted my heroine to have a family, a full background which allows for family drama. There was The Hardy Boys series with brothers. I thought there should be a sister series. With my heroine Jade Thyme, she may not always agree with her... Continue Reading →
Q: When did you begin writing The Legend of Sarah Press? About 1986 or 7, when my son was still in high school. Q: What inspired you to write the novel? I could see that there were two distinct groups in the school, the "nerds", and everybody else, and the two groups didn't interact very... Continue Reading →
Q&A with Author JE McDonald Q: When did you first begin writing stories? I’ve always been creating stories in my head. Being the youngest of five children, it was just a great way to deal with being ignored half the time LOL. As for writing with the intent to publish, that started about ten years... Continue Reading →
Q: What was the first book that you have written and published? My first book was The Devil's Love, a Regency-era book about a forced marriage. That book was published in 1997 and is still available today. Q: Which of your smaller characters did you enjoy creating the most in your new release, The Last Duke Standing? There... Continue Reading →
Q&A for Author Anne Scottlin Q: What was the first book that you have written and published? Live for Joy! Hit #1 Best Seller on Amazon in November 2021 Q: When did you get started as a writer? I was writing stories and plays by age 10. I had a fantastic writing teacher in high... Continue Reading →
Q&A with Author Anna J. Walner Q: How long did it take to write your debut novel, Garkain? From start to polish and publishing, I would say a little over four months The other books in the series were much quicker to write, already having that foundation. Building the character’s backstory was the most crucial part... Continue Reading →
Q&A with Author Kimberley Cetron Q: What inspired you to create your latest work, Fractals? When we are talking about the book, people usually ask me to explain what a fractal is. Fractals are patterns, and they are everywhere. The easiest places to see them and understand them are in nature and in our bodies,... Continue Reading →
Q&A with Author Jennifer Lieberman Q: What inspired you to create your latest work, Year of the What? My novel Year of the What? was originally a solo show entitled Year of the Slut. When I first moved to Los Angeles a friend suggested I write myself a vehicle and invite talent agents, producers, directors... Continue Reading →
Q: When did you decide to become a writer?I enjoyed writing in high school, but didn’t consistently practice the craft until my thirties. I began writing and submitting human interest pieces with photos to newspapers in the mid-eighties. That grew into submitting narrative essays and being a regular contributor for a regional magazine. I don’t... Continue Reading →
Q: When did you decide to become a archeological sci-fi writer? I grew up fairly isolated, and found company in imaginary worlds. Speculative fiction was the first genre where I saw characters like myself as well. My search for community and story brought me to my career as an archaeologist. Sci-fi and fantasy is a... Continue Reading →
Author Anne Gordon Q&A with Jennifer Anne Gordon Q: When did you decide to become a gothic horror writer? I don’t think I went into this thinking that I would be only Gothic Horror all the time, though Gothic fiction is my favorite to read. I think of myself not just as Gothic Horror, but... Continue Reading →
Q&A with Author J.E. McDonald Q: When did you begin writing your novel, Ghost of an Enchantment? I started writing it in early 2020, right before the first major wave of the pandemic hit North America. Q: When will your novel release? It was released on January 26th of 2021. Q: What was the journey like for... Continue Reading →
Q: When did you begin writing stories? My imagination has run wild with stories since I was a little girl, but it wasn’t until 2010 that I had the confidence to begin writing them down. Q: When did you publish your first novel? September, 2012. Q: How many books have you published so far? Seven.... Continue Reading →
Author Interview with Miranda Oh Q: When did you write your first book? I started my writing journey back in 2015/2016 I was roughly 25 years old when I put “pen to paper per say” Q: Which of your books was the easiest to write? I can confidently say that the third book I wrote... Continue Reading →
Author Interview with Dominic Martell Q: When did you begin writing military suspense thrillers? I don’t exactly write military suspense; I’d call it espionage/foreign intrigue. I wrote the first novel in the Pascual series in 1998. Q: What was your first novel called? That was Lying Crying Dying. Q: Tell us what Lying Crying Dying... Continue Reading →
Q: What prompted you to write, Beauty Tempts the Beast? I love the Beauty and the Beast trope. When I was writing the first book in the Sins for All Seasons series, Beast just walked onto the page and I knew he had an interesting story to tell. But I didn’t know what it was... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Purpose, Passion, and Pajamas is the story of Genevieve Piturro’s triumphant leap off the corporate ladder to find her life’s true calling. What started with a simple question from a little girl led Genevieve to conceive of and build the nonprofit Pajama Program in 2001, resulting in a featured appearance on The Oprah Winfrey... Continue Reading →
There are many endless ways for writers to tell a story. For that group of writers, who are fascinated by the stories that comprise our past, that is doubly true. These stories that make up our history can be told by simply stating the facts, or at least stating them as perceived by the writer,... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: How well do we really know ourselves? How often do we act without ulterior motives? How lavishly have we fooled ourselves by our apologies? How endlessly do we blame others and God for our unhappiness? Looking for answers, we join the mystery of a man who is lost, both physically and emotionally, in a... Continue Reading →
Inspiration by Andie Newton Ten years ago, I wrote the first words of my debut novel The Girl I Left Behind. I never thought I’d write a novel. Ever. One day I caught a documentary on the History Channel about Nuremberg’s historic Kunst bunker, a secret art bunker the townsfolk hid from Hitler, and I... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: THE TRUTH IS SCARIER THAN FICTION Keri Wolf has joined the crew of The Seekers, a show that searches for paranormal phenomena, as they explore a supposedly haunted old inn on the road between Philadelphia and Harrisburg. The place is famous for its warm welcome—and infamous for being the site of an ax... Continue Reading →
Keepin’ It Real by Gill Paul Life is short and the TBR pile is high, so if I get 50 pages in to a novel and don’t care what happens next, I will abandon it without any scruples. And as a novelist myself, I always ask the question: what will make my readers want... Continue Reading →
Author Interview Q: What themes will readers be exploring within your novel, The Revenge? A: Love, Pain and Consequences.Q: Using three words only, how would you describe your writing style? A: Thoughtful, Passionate and Real.Q: Can you tell us a little about your characters in your book? A: Tyrell was more in love with the... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Two struggling teenagers find an unexpected connection just when they need it most. Sometimes a new perspective is all that is needed to make sense of the world. KIT: I don’t know why I decide not to sit with Annie and Violet at lunch. It feels like no one here... Continue Reading →
The Inspiration By Patricia Ravasio The inspiration for my book The Girl from Spaceship Earth is the wisdom of a genius who has been called the Leonardo da Vinci of the twentieth century. I was an eleven-year-old freckle-faced kid in 1969 when I first encountered Buckminster Fuller at one of his famous World Game lectures... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: New from the Top Author of Inspirational Regency Romance Return to Ivy Hill in The Ladies of Ivy Cottage as friendships deepen, romances blossom, and mysteries unfold. Living with the two Miss Groves in Ivy Cottage, impoverished gentlewoman Rachel Ashford is determined to earn her own livelihood . . . somehow.... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: A smart, comic page-turner about a Silicon Valley family in free fall over the course of one eventful summer. When Paul Miller’s pharmaceutical company goes public, making his family IPO millionaires, his wife, Janice, is sure this is the windfall she’s been waiting years for — until she... Continue Reading →
You Are a Real Character by Elyse Douglas A young teacher at a small town high school—married, in her 20’s, with aspirations to become a television journalist—was accused of murdering her husband. In the weeks before her arrest, she appeared on television several times, making emotional pleas, asking anyone with knowledge of the murder to... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Michael Nnaji is a dedicated cleric, and an exceptionally, brilliant young man that bluntly, refuses to perpetrate sinister acts, his superior in their ministry orchestrates. His refusal puts him in chains and he’s faced with a choice, accept the proposition, and become a... Continue Reading →
Meet Author MarkAnthony NZE Interview with MarkAnthony NZE ULM: When did you first decide to become an author? Why? NZE: The decision came, over two decades when I was in high school and, it was due to my voracious reading of novels. ULM: How would you describe your character, Michael Nnaji? NZE: My main character,... Continue Reading →
Meet Author Russ Colchamiro ULM: What lured you into the sci-fi genre? A: I’ve always been a scifi fan, but as a writer it evolved organically. I like to tell wild, expansive stories that challenge our beliefs of the Universe while also connecting with characters on a personal level, juxtaposing the struggles of their... Continue Reading →
#IsThatAMouseInYourPocket Title: Not Even A Mouse Series: Rebel Wayfarers MC #10.75 Release Date: Dec. 25 2017 Author: MariaLisa deMora Genre: MC Romance Synopsis More than a decade ago Myron vowed he would live up to the trust shown him by one of the best men he’d ever met: Davis Mason. In a desperate situation,... Continue Reading →
Meet Author John Prather Q: For the guest post: what lead you to a career in writing? I’ve always been a writer. I’ve always liked to write stories. For as long as I can remember I’ve had stories and unfinished manuscripts on my computer and in notebooks that I started but never took the time... Continue Reading →
The Book Splash Horror Story by: Cassia Brightmore Author Genre: Dark Romance Release Date: January 22, 2018 Cover Design: Just Write Creations Vacationing with a splash of blood… Rennie Laval was about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. A virgin cruiser, what better way to pop her cherry... Continue Reading →
More than Falling by S.Van Horne A Yeah Baby and More Series Crossover Genre: New Adult Release Date: October 19, 2017 Cover Design: SK Designs AT TWENTY-THREE, ANGELA CHENEY didn’t date. Hell, she was still a virgin. She didn’t have time when her hectic life revolved around her job as a pediatric... Continue Reading →
Resuscitation (The Trauma Series #3) by Cassia Brightmore Author ... Continue Reading →
Salvation at Sunset by Donalyn Maurer Genre: Romantic Suspense Release Date: June 1st, 2017 Cover Design: Concierge Literary Designs & Photography I fall in love with an angel. My angel has all of hell’s demons chasing him. An angel that I vow to protect. My angel is damaged. Ghosts of war... Continue Reading →
Author Interview with Sweta Vikram ULM: What inspired you to write Louisiana Catch? It wasn’t one thing that inspired me to write Louisiana Catch. Between the time spent on social media, the increase in reportage of cases of rape and sexual assault on women, colleagues and friends talking about... Continue Reading →
Writing Characters That are Unfamiliar by Author Sweta Vikram When I started to write Louisiana Catch, I was sure of one thing: I wanted to challenge myself and create main characters that were out of my comfort zone. Different from anything or anyone I had ever known. Be it Ahana’s wealth or Rohan’s biracial... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Sixteen years ago, William Majors Sr. made his young son, Billy, a promise that he would always take care of him after his mother died. He vowed to raise his son into a man he would someday be proud of. William also vowed... Continue Reading →
Author Interview with Kevin Cady ULM: What lead you to writing the Warren File series? I loved movies when I was younger, the addition of books after college, but it was after I moved to Colorado that I thought about creating my own stories. Two ideas I wanted to explore struck me back in 2011,... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: As they race to untangle the past and thwart a power-hungry Wizard, Tasia must face her toughest decision yet. Can she take a leap of faith and risk her deadliest secret? Tasia Armstrong is no longer a nondescript, friendless and naïve Wizard flying under the radar on the fringes of... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Some people seem to win all the time! What is their secret? Is there a way to constantly win? Yes, there actually is. This book, will help you transform your Life to start Winning in every aspect of Life, Improving Your Income, And Start Being an Influencer. This, is your chance to change sides:... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: The continuation of the sweeping story of young Countess Anna Maria, introduced in the epic PUSH NOT THE RIVER, as Poland picks up the pieces and joins forces with Napoleon in an attempt to bring down Russia. AGAINST A CRIMSON SKY tells the interrelated stories of four characters in the aftermath of the... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: An unsolved case. A tempest of memories. The future’s at stake—and time is running out... Gwen Marcey has done a good job of keeping the pain of her past boxed up. But as she investigates the case of a missing child in Lapwai, Idaho, details... Continue Reading →
Q&A with Laura Trentham 1. What inspired the novel plot? Plots are strange things for me…I can rarely pinpoint anything in particular that triggers an idea. They usually pop into my head when I doing something else entirely like making dinner of driving the kids around. 2. What's your favorite scene? Why? I love the... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Love, betrayal, and sweet revenge—life in Cottonbloom is about to get a whole lot hotter . . . Sutton Mize is known for lavishing attention on the customers who flock to her boutique on the wealthy side of her Mississippi town. So when she finds a lace thong in her fiancé’s classic cherry-red Camaro,... Continue Reading →
Interview Questions for “Shadow of Death” What was it like studying English Literature? Studying English Literature was like opening a gift box, a view of a world unknown to me before. The Brontes, Mary Shelley, Daphne du Mauier, Agatha Christie, Mary Stewart and so many other wonderful English women authors inspired me to want to... Continue Reading →
Author Interview: Patricia Gachagan, Born Together ULM: What lead you to writing your inspiring memoir, Born Together? I have always been attracted to writing, keeping journals over many years as well as being a fan of the old-fashioned pen and paper letter writing as I travelled and lived abroad. I simply started one day... Continue Reading →
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