About Kew Stapleton: You could say I'm a typical New Yorker--I eat half fast food and half fancy food, I root for all the local teams when it counts, I don't drive and if I could, I wouldn't. Writing has been part of my identity as far back as I can remember: I was one of those kids scribbling all the time. In school, I used to liven up my English exams by tossing in improbable quotes from made-up sources. (Lucky for me I had teachers who found this stuff witty.) People couldn't see how I'd … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Kew Stapleton
Interview with Author – Laura Hedgecock
About Laura Hedgecock: Laura Hedgecock is an author, freelance writer, speaker, and blogger. Her newly released book, MEMORIES OF ME: A COMPLETE GUIDE TO TELLING AND SHARING THE STORIES OF YOUR LIFE, stems from a gift left by her grandmother. Shortly before her death, Hazel Crymes passed on an old spiral notebook filled with a lifetime of memories and stories, which she dubbed her “Treasure Chest of Memories.” MEMORIES OF ME guides and empowers memory collectors with down-to-earth, practical … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Laura Hedgecock
Interview with Author – Kathy Bryson
About Kathy Bryson: Kathy Bryson knew she wanted to be a writer when she finished reading through her elementary school and local children’s libraries. She spent 20 years honing her writing skills on marketing brochures, websites, and several unfinished manuscripts before going into teaching and finishing a book with all the stuff she enjoys most – from coffee to love to Shakespeare! Kathy lives in Florida where she caters to the whims of two spoiled cats and wonders what possessed her to put … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Kathy Bryson
Interview with Author – David Andrew Crawford
About David Andrew Crawford: My name is David Andrew Crawford and I was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada but moved to Ontario when I was a child. I studied psychology at Carleton University and then went in pursuit of a degree in Computer Science at Algonquin College until finally settling on web designing and development as a career choice. Shortly thereafter, my father passed away and I delved back into one of my passions, reading fantasy novels, to help take my mind off the … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – David Andrew Crawford
Interview with Author – Sally Wiener Grotta
About Sally Wiener Grotta: Sally Wiener Grotta is a consummate storyteller, reflecting her deep humanism and appreciation for the poignancy of life. As an award-winning journalist, she has authored hundreds of articles, columns, essays and reviews for scores of glossy magazines, newspapers, journals and online publications. She has also co-authored numerous non-fiction books. Her fiction includes "Jo Joe," a Black Bear, Pennsylvania novel, and "The Winter Boy." A member of the American … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Sally Wiener Grotta
Interview with Author – Alexi Lawless
About Alexi Lawless: Alexi LAWLESS has been a closeted writer for thirty-odd years—from way back when she was banging out stories on a Commodore 64 to her years writing the corporate strategies for some of the largest companies in the world. But it was two years ago, laid up after foot surgery, that she started to seriously consider whether it was time to come out as the novelist she’d always wanted to be. Armed with a laptop and an around-the-world ticket, she quit the corporate scene and … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Alexi Lawless
Interview with Author – Cristael Ann Bengtson
About Cristael Ann Bengtson: Raised in the high mountains of scenic northern New Mexico, Cristael Bengtson grew up riding horseback in the mountain forests and meadows surrounding the small village of Pecos, where her parents owned and operated a small power and telephone company. At the age of 17, she had her first visionary experience of a loving and luminous Light. She went on to have her Near Death Experience in 1998. Cristael is the mother of two sons that she raised as a single mom. She … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Cristael Ann Bengtson
Interview with Author – Jody Holford
About Jody Holford: Jody Holford lives in British Columbia with her family. She's a huge fan of Rainbow Rowell, Nora Roberts, Jill Shalvis, Rachel Gibson, Sophia Kinsella, and James Patterson. She's unintentionally funny and rarely on time for anything. She writes multiple genres but her favourite is romance What inspires you to write? I don't know how to NOT write. Even when I say I'm going to take a break, my mind keeps going. My daughters have watched me pursue my writing journey and I … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Jody Holford
Interview with Author – R. M. Webb
About R. M. Webb: After her career as a ballerina was cut short by a debilitating ankle injury, R. M. Webb moved back to her hometown in Ohio and started teaching dance and raising a family. With her own dancing no longer taking up all of her time and dedication, the desire to write, one she'd had all throughout her childhood, resurfaced. In between chasing after children and planning classes, she managed to get words on the page here and there and in the cracks of her days. After meeting … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – R. M. Webb
Interview with Author – Suzanna J. Linton
About Suzanna J. Linton: Suzanna Linton has lived in South Carolina for the majority of her life. In fact the town where she spent most of her growing up years, Holly Hill, is the inspiration of the fictitious Hammondville, Desdemona's hometown in WILLOWS OF FATE. In 2002, Suzanna had the opportunity to attend the summer program of the SC Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, where she began to really hone her craft. That experience cemented her love of writing and she went on to … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Suzanna J. Linton
Interview with Author – L.J. Dickles
About L.J. Dickles: L.J. Dickles lives in the midwest U.S. with his wife, son, and two furry kids. He enjoys reading and writing all genres of literature. When not writing he enjoys traveling to baseball games, watching college football, and drinking craft beers. While he has currently only written fiction he looks forward to expanding into nonfiction and other genres. His specialties are humor, dystopian fiction, and science fiction. What inspires you to write? Anything and everything. … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – L.J. Dickles
Interview with Author – Leslie Watts
About Leslie Watts: I grew up in Maine, but came to Texas for school and stayed. I attended law school in Austin, and took a job as a briefing attorney and then staff attorney with two judges on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. It was about this time that I found Natalie Goldberg and had the great pleasure of studying with her. Writing Practice opened up a whole new world for me. Writing was no longer just a way to deliver necessary information through articles and briefings, but a mode of … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Leslie Watts
