Q: When did you begin writing your novel, Christmas in Blue Dog Valley?Annie: During the height of the pandemic. It was such a stress relief for me to be able to sit down at my computer and write about a world I could control! Q: Where do you find inspiration for your writing?Annie: Everywhere. That’s... Continue Reading →
Q: When did you begin writing stories? I dabbled here and there when I was in high school. This never amounted to more than a collection of unfinished meandering thoughts that I attribute to a combination of ADD which, at the time was unheard of, and a total lack of life experience. It wasn’t until... Continue Reading →
Q: When did you first begin writing stories?I wrote my first book in my twenties, when I learned I might lose my job. I thought I’d make some quick cash and be done with it, but instead, I fell into a wonderful longtime career. Q: What was the name of your first book?Mountain Home, under... Continue Reading →
Q: When did you begin writing The Jackrabbit Junction Mystery series? A long, long time ago, back in 2001, I wrote the manuscript for Dance of the Winnebagos (Book 1). However, then I ended up rewriting a different book and didn’t get back to the Book 1 until around 2004. I started shipping the manuscript to agents... Continue Reading →
Q: When did you begin writing your novel, When Sparks Fly?This book had a more interesting writing timeline than usual! I began writing it in the spring of 2021 for a late winter release. Then my 95-year-old mom fell ill, and after a brief illness, passed away last June. My writing ground to a halt,... Continue Reading →
Q: When did you decide to write novels? Around turning 30, I was working at the local newspaper and starting to itch for a bigger challenge, but I knew that national journalism didn't really interest me either. After playing around with a Bridget Jones spoof for an advertising supplement, something clicked, and I realized I wanted... Continue Reading →
Q: When did you first begin writing stories?I wrote my first story for a Young Author’s contest in the fourth grade, at age nine. It wascalled ‘Every Step of the Way’ and dealt with the loss of a pet. But I started for realabout 11 years ago. Q: What was the name of your first... Continue Reading →
Q: When did you first begin writing stories?I wrote my first story when I was in first grade, at the ripe old age of 6. It was about aliens trying to steal the character's skin, and she outwitted them by giving them a piece of colored paper instead. My mom still has it somewhere. For... Continue Reading →
Q: When did you first begin writing stories?Almost as early as I can remember holding a pen. I remember storytelling being a thing for me extremely early on. My mom was always an avid reader, so we read a lot of books. She would buy me journals and that was where I would start writing... Continue Reading →
Q: When did you begin writing your book? June 2018 Q:How did your careers help shape your writing? Writing is a gift. Creating poetry was my first love. I have enjoyed writing since a young child. I can't say that my careers have particularly assisted in my writing career, it's just something I have always been fond of. ... Continue Reading →
Q: When did you begin to write your first story?I was a big Trixie Belden and Nancy Drew fan in elementary school so in third grade, I started writing short story adventures about a girl being where she shouldn’t be and getting into trouble, just like my book idols. The stories weren’t very good, but... Continue Reading →
Q: When did you first begin writing stories? A: I was always a good student, but writing wasn’t even on my radar until I was in my early thirties. I was an avid romance reader all through my twenties, thanks to my mom sharing all her books with me. I was always the person who... Continue Reading →
Q: When did you first begin writing stories?I began writing short stories in my senior English class, but it was until 2010 that I started writing with hopes of publication. Q: What was the name of your first book?Living Lies, the first in my Harbored Secret series. Q: How did you get into the romantic... Continue Reading →
Q: When did you write your first novel? What was it about?For my first novel I had the luck to go to an old farmhouse in Poland, far away from the next dwelling.The key I got from a friend, she ran a used and new books store. The place had no electricity or running water,... Continue Reading →
Q: When did you begin to write your first story? When I was a kid! I used to write stories all the time as a child. If you’re asking about stories that someone other than my mom would read, however, I self-published my first book at age forty. Q: Did your careers help shape your... Continue Reading →
Q: How did you get started in writing horror and suspense?I’ve always been a reader of the genre, but it took me a while to find my footing in horror. Ithought I wanted to write literary fiction, and it wasn’t until I was about age thirty that I realizedOH I’m a horror writer! Everything I... Continue Reading →
Meet Author Richard H. Stephens Q: How old were you when you first started to write? What was the names of that first story?I was 9-years-old. Because of my love of Hardy Boys’ books, I decided to write something similar. I combined my last name with my best friend’s last name and called the book:... Continue Reading →
Q: When is your debut book, The Big Power of Tiny Connections, release? The book was released 1/1/2022. Wanted the start the new year with a book...not a bang! Q: When did you get started in writing your debut book? The fall of 2019. Q: What does an executive coach and corporate trainer do? When I'm coaching,... Continue Reading →
Q: What was the first book that you have written and published? The Lake Templeton Murders, a Fati Rizvi Private Investigator Murder Mystery. Q: When did you get started as a writer? In some way, I have always been a writer. When I was in middle school, I wrote in longhand a series of stories... Continue Reading →
Q: What inspired you to create your novel, Summoner of Sleep? I’ve always been interested by the mysterious nature of dreams, which is why they are prevalentin all my stories. I guess you could say that my dreams inspired me to write this book. Q: What themes will readers find out in your book? Summoner of... Continue Reading →
Q: What was the first book that you have written and published? When America Fell Silent was published in August of 2019. It follows the story of a tyrannical First Daughter who overthrows the government after the assassination of her parents on Inauguration Day, and the martial law that ensues. Q: When did you get started... 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 D.A. Andrews Q: What was the first book that you have written and published? The first book I wrote and published is called To Fight Fire with Sun. I wrote it last year in about a month after my best friend, Alexander passed away. Q: When did you get started as a... Continue Reading →
Q&A with Terry Sheppard Q: How old were you when you began to write stories? Our 6th grade class produced a stage play I wrote. It was a comedy about being lost in th desert, very Python-esque before Python existed. I had terrible handwriting so the most important life skill I learned was how to... Continue Reading →
Q&A for Author Sasscer Hill Q: What was the first book that you have written and published? Full Mortality Q: When did you get started as a writer? I never thought of myself as a writer until I was about ten. As a child I loved horses, action, and adventure, and quickly discovered Walter Farley’s Black... Continue Reading →
Q: Choose three words to describe your writing style.When writing for children my writing style is creative, imaginative, and free-spirited. I love writing from thethe perspective of the child. Their world is full of so much wonder and I really enjoy writing in thisgenre. Q: What inspired you to create this story? The series was inspired... Continue Reading →
Q&A with Author Preslaysa Williams Q: How did you go from acting to becoming a full-time writer? I started acting when I was very young. I spent most of my childhood and teen years going on auditions after school. Acting played a huge part in my childhood. I was always an avid reader, but I didn’t... 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 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 →
Author Interview with Christie Stratos Q: When did you write your first book? I wrote my first “official” book for publication, Anatomy of a Darkened Heart, from 2014 to 2015, and it was published in 2015. But I wrote my first ever full-length novel when I was in middle school, then a second in high... 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 →
ULM: What was your inspiration for creating the Shaugnessy Brothers? I had been reading Bella Andre’s Sullivan’s series and loved it. When my agent asked me to come up with a series after the Montgomerys, I knew I wanted something similar to what Bella had created. ULM: How many books have you... Continue Reading →
1. What led you to writing your book, Love Your Enemies? A good question, I had just finished forty years (June, 1972 - June 2012) in the field of mental health and had started my next to last job and felt a book like "Love Your Enemies" had to be written. The first section, a... Continue Reading →
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