Author Bio: Born in Manhattan, Olivia Rigal spent her youth going back and forth between her French mother in France and her American father in the United States. She lived and studied in both countries before settling in France to raise her family. She enjoys playful storytelling at night, a pleasant change from her day job writing a different type of literature. Indeed she practices law during office hours. She loves to read, sing, cook, swim and sleep. She has a passion for leopard … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Olivia Rigal @booksbyolivia
Interview with Author – Adrian Howell
Author Bio: Adrian Howell (pen name) is the author of the PSIONIC Pentalogy: five novels that follow the life of a telekinetic teenager through a dark world of warring paranormal factions, deadly religious cults and secret government organizations. Born of a Japanese mother and American father, Adrian was raised for a time in California and currently lives a quiet life in Japan where he teaches English to small groups of children and adults. Aside from reading and writing fiction, his … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Adrian Howell
Interview with Author – V.M. Sawh
Author Bio: V.M. Sawh was born in South America and grew up in Toronto, Canada. He's had pen and paper in his hand since he was 6 years old and his first trilogy of novels was completed at age 16. Despite the urgings of his Writer's Craft professor, he didn't publish at the time. He's spent the years between then and now honing his craft and engaging in all manner of geeky pursuits including assembling a ridiculous collection of graphic novels, anime and movies. In a fit of ill-advised … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – V.M. Sawh
Interview with Author – Vincent B. “Chip” LoCoco
Author Bio: Vincent B. "Chip" LoCoco, an attorney, lives in New Orleans with his wife, Wendy, their two children, Matthew and Ellie, and their beagle, Scout. This is his first novel. His second novel, Bellafortuna, was just named a Short List Finalist in the William Faulkner Writing Competition. A publication date for his new novel has not been set. For more information, please visit his webpage at vincentlococo.com. What inspires you to write? The Story. I have written two novels, … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Vincent B. “Chip” LoCoco
Interview with Author – G. Jean Smith @GJeanSmith
Author Bio: G. Jean Smith grew up in Texas and after marrying an Army Soldier, moved around the U.S. and parts of Italy. After six moves in under five years, two of those moves cross an ocean, she finally quit unpacking. Being an Army Spouse for over a decade had its perks and gave her access to various parts of the world to use as home for future characters. She finally settled in Kansas, where she resides with her three children, a cat named Frankie and a beagle named Fred. What … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – G. Jean Smith @GJeanSmith
Interview with Author – Xavier Mcdougle @xfmcdougle
Author Bio: I was born in Baltimore, Maryland to two parents, one of which served in the military and I have an older sister. At a young age, I moved to Watertown, New York before finally settling in a small town in Alabama. I now attend college at the University of Alabama. What inspires you to write? Well, I always have these stories in my head and well, one day I decided to put them on paper in a concrete way to remember them. Soon I was told they were kind of good so I kept expanding … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Xavier Mcdougle @xfmcdougle
Interview with Author – JB Rowley
Author Bio: My name is JB Rowley. I grew up in a small Australian town right on the famous Snowy River; a town called Orbost in the state of Victoria. I spent my childhood chasing snakes and lizards down hollow logs, playing Hansel and Gretel in the bush with my brothers, climbing trees,searching the local rubbish tip for books to read and generally behaving like a feral child. We didn't have horses but we had sheep so I used to ride on the back of a big old ram. I also did a lot of … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – JB Rowley
Interview with Author – Rick Billings
Author Bio: Rick Billings is an artist and illustrator living and working in the Northeast. As a young boy he loved watching Saturday morning cartoons while trying to draw them. As a grownup he greatly admires the art of Gris Grimly, Edward Gorey, Skottie Young and the always wonderful Theodor Geisel - Dr. Seuss. His stories and art often have a slightly macabre twist and reflect the influence of many of his heroes including Shaun Tan, Neil Gaiman and Tim Burton. When he's not drawing and … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Rick Billings
Interview with Author – M.D.Hall
Author Bio: I've always been a storyteller. From the age of seven, telling stories to my little brother when he couldn't sleep, to the stories I created for our daughter when she was young, it was something I loved to do; creating fantastical worlds, where anything was possible. I remember when on holiday in Minorca; we were sitting around the hotel swimming pool, our daughter was four and was sitting, cross-legged on the ground as I sat cross-legged on a sun-bed. I had finished the first story … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – M.D.Hall
Interview with Author – Michael James Gallagher
Author Bio: In my early twenties, I spent time bouncing around the globe carrying a guitar, that I didn't know how to play, and a notebook full of constipated gibberish. As my twenties came to a close, I was still doing the same thing, but I had worked Greece, Amsterdam, Israel, Mexico and counted shipping out on the 'Laker' that didn't follow the ' Edmund Fitzergerald' of Gordon Lightfoot fame to the bottom. I settled into a great career teaching ESL on Montreal, met the love of my life in my … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Michael James Gallagher
Interview with Author – Margaret A. Millmore @MMillmore
Author Bio: Margaret A. Millmore A native Californian, currently residing with her husband in San Francisco; she is the grandniece of Irish author Benedict Kiely and the second cousin of Irish author Sharon Owens. Author of : Doppelganger Experiment (World Castle Publishing, September 2011), The Four Series – Book I, II and III (World Castle Publishing 2012/13), and The Dragonfly Door (October 2013). What inspires you to write? Just about every experience inspires me to write, but in the … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Margaret A. Millmore @MMillmore
Interview with Author – Joyce Graham Fogwill
Author Bio: Joyce Graham Fogwill, the author of the Bubs the Bumblebee children's books, is a College Botany and Biology Instructor with graduate degrees in Science and Education. These books, with their amazing colour photographs and imaginative stories, introduce children to the wonders of nature, focusing on the lives and interactions of bumblebees, other insects and spiders in the garden. They are educational, informational and entertaining, encouraging children to read, observe and ask … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Joyce Graham Fogwill
