About Catherine Astolfo: Catherine has always been a writer. She can recall writing stories for her classmates in Grade Three. Much later, her short stories and poems were published in a number of small Canadian presses. The day after retiring from education, she started finishing her books. The Emily Taylor Mysteries (The Bridgeman, Victim, Legacy, Seventh Fire) centre around an elementary school principal who becomes a reluctant sleuth through various circumstances. She has a dark past, the … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Catherine Astolfo
Interview with Author – Thankful Strother
About Thankful Strother: Thankful Strother born 1943 in Grand Lake, AR., grew up in Eudora, AR. Graduated from high school in 1961 and joined the US Air Force. Stationed in Germany for four years, there he learned to speak German and met his wife Barbara. Married forty-eight years, they live in California and have two adult children. He retired in 2003. Thankful Strother had a thirty-five-year career in computers and telecommunications with NCR and AT&T. In his retirement, he has … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Thankful Strother
Interview with Author – Sylvia Engdahl
About Sylvia Engdahl: Sylvia Engdahl is the author of ten science fiction novels, six of which are Young Adult novels that are also enjoyed by adults. The one for which she is best known, Enchantress from the Stars, was a Newbery Honor book, winner of the 1990 Phoenix Award of the Children's Literature Association, and a finalist for the 2002 Book Sense Book of the Year in the Rediscovery category. Her four latest novels, the Hidden Flame series and the Rising Flame series, are for adults. … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Sylvia Engdahl
Interview with Author – Kari Nelson
About Kari Nelson: I graduated from the University of Florida, home of the Gators... SO I AM A GATOR GIRL! I currently live in Dallas, TX with my husband, 4 year-old son, and our black lab. I love writing and working (in that order.) I am a big kid at heart so I am constantly at Disney World or Universal Studios in Orlando riding the rides. What inspires you to write? My job and my husband. I have a very well traveled life because my father was in the US Air Force. It has taken me … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Kari Nelson
Interview with Author – Holley Trent
About Holley Trent: Holley Trent is a Carolina girl gone west. Raised in rural coastal North Carolina, she’s a lady with Southern sensibilities, but in 2011 her adventurous spirit drove her to Colorado for new experiences. She lives on the Front Range with her husband, two kids, and two cats. She writes snarky contemporary and paranormal romances ranging from sensual to erotic that are usually set in her home state. Her humor is sometimes subtle, often ribald, and regularly inappropriate. If … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Holley Trent
Interview with Author – Susan Hunter
About Susan Hunter: My work and personal life have always revolved around words. I've been a reporter and managing editor at a small daily newspaper. I've also taught college composition classes, written print, radio and television advertising, speeches, newsletters, press releases, academic papers and memos. Lots and lots of memos. I've received both the UPI First Place Award for Investigative Reporting and the Michigan Press Association First Place Award for Enterprise/Feature Reporting. I am … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Susan Hunter
Interview with Author – Charvella J. Campbell
About Charvella J. Campbell: Charvella J. Campbell is the author of newly released short story collection A Life Interrupted. The author also owns Campbell Editing & Proofing Services, Inc., and volunteers for nonprofit agencies as a grant writer. Campbell is a contributor to HERS Magazine and regular blogger on Working Mom Website. Hobbies include reading, singing and baking. What inspires you to write? I've been a writer for most of my life, crafting short stories and novellas. … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Charvella J. Campbell
Interview with Author – Jo Bissell
About Jo Bissell: Jo Bissell started writing in middle school with fantasy stories inspired by books such as The Hobbit, and in fact once turned in a journal project written entirely in Dwarfish Ruins. Now, after many years of study, she spends most of her time working as a full time physician caring for hospitalized adults. When she is not writing or doctoring, she enjoys reading, movies, traveling, archery, thrift store shopping, and snowboarding. She currently resides in the Iowa City, IA … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Jo Bissell
Interview with Author – Ed Walker
About Ed Walker: Ed Walker, known as Whitey to his drinking companions, has had a life long passion for flavor. As a young teen he began experimenting with different liquids to learn what flavors created the most pleasing combination. Adulthood brought an appreciation for alcohol. Combining quality alcoholic ingredients with surprising mixers is Whitey’s trademark when tending bar at large events or quiet intimate gatherings of friends. Ed Walker, is the head writer and bartender at A … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Ed Walker
Interview with Author – Gareth Evans
About Gareth Evans: Gareth Evans is a guitarist with his own successful Guitar tuition practice with a very low student turnover rate (the same ones keep coming back!). He started playing guitar at age 8 and by age 10 was with the teachers in the orchestral pit for school plays playing guitar chords such as 9th, diminished and major 7th chord types (and still has the music sheets). At age 13 grade 5 he obtained classical guitar with honours. Later on Distinction at higher diploma level … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Gareth Evans
Interview with Author – Callie James
About Callie James: I spent the first three decades of my life in Portland, Oregon, before picking up everything and moving to the South for much needed sunshine and a change of pace. When I'm not reading or penning young adult novels, I'm absorbed in all things supernatural, fantasy and sci-fi. Most recently, I've become hopelessly addicted to the BBC and anime. My husband and I are also very devoted to our numerous adopted animals. What inspires you to … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Callie James
Interview with Author – Sarah Michelle Lynch
About Sarah Michelle Lynch: Sarah's first job was opening a newspaper shop, when she was just seventeen. It was a good exercise in discipline, having to get up at 5a.m. on a weekend morning. Since then, she has worked all kinds of jobs including cafe assistant, student mentor and ambassador, checkout girl, bartender, shelf stacker, supply teacher and after graduating university, magazine journalist. The jobs may have come and gone but the urge to write was ALWAYS there. Sarah currently lives … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Sarah Michelle Lynch
