Author Bio: My name is Ashley Quigley and I was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. In high-school, I developed a love for writing and English and excelled in both aspects. For college, I headed to Rhodes University where I was to study English and Journalism, but as fate would have it, I registered for a science degree and received my undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Biochemistry and Microbiology. I have a Masters Degree in Molecular Biology. After a five-year stint working in … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Ashley Quigley @AshsprackAshley
Interview with Author – EM Kaplan @meilaan
Author Bio: EM Kaplan grew up in Tucson, Arizona where there were no sidewalks but plenty of tumbleweeds. She attended Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts where she majored in English Lit with a minor in Philosophy. She later earned an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Arizona. She's also been a Girl Scout, trombonist, toilet-cleaner, beginner ninja, and subversive marketeer. What inspires you to write? All kinds of things inspire me to write, but mostly funny or … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – EM Kaplan @meilaan
Interview with Author – Rhonda Paglia
Author Bio: Rhonda Paglia, who is also known as “Grammy Pags,” is a very busy retired elementary teacher from Pennsylvania. She and her husband, Tony, have three children, five grandchildren, and a spunky little pup named Bella. Rhonda enjoys gardening, reading, yoga, playing the recorder, and tap dancing, besides writing, of course. When Rhonda’s children were young, they wrote and illustrated stories together. Her students always wrote and illustrated stories as part of their classroom … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Rhonda Paglia
Interview with Author – Allison Bruning @emeraldkell
Author Bio: Bestselling author Allison Bruning has always had a passion for the literary arts. She originally hails from Marion, Ohio but lives in Indianapolis, Indiana with her husband and their Australian Cattle Dog, Lakota Sioux. Allison is the author of four historical fiction series: Children of the Shawnee, The Secret Heritage, IrishTwist of Fate, and Cherokee Tears. Allison's educational background includes a BA in Theatre Arts with a minor in Anthropology from Sul Ross State … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Allison Bruning @emeraldkell
Interview with Author – Barbara Willis @barbaracwillis
Author Bio: I'm a busy wife and mum of three and have always loved books and writing in all forms. I read a wide range of books, articles and magazines and love history, music, art, theatre and film. I often read books recommended by friends and family, so can move through lots of genres! What inspires you to write? I love the escapism of a great story, whatever form that comes in. I also love words and using these to paint pictures. The world of books is magical as, unlike film and … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Barbara Willis @barbaracwillis
Interview with Author – Laurel Veil
Author Bio: I live in Texas with my husband and our four sons. We love the outdoors - riding on our four wheelers or on our boat. We enjoy visiting amusement parks and sitting around a fire telling scary stories. I taught middle school for a few years before staying home with my boys. I like to read and I love to write...when I get the chance! What inspires you to write? What doesn't? People watching, overhearing conversations, dreams, old homes and buildings, cemeteries, the … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Laurel Veil
Interview with Author – Jessica Roe @JessicaARoe
Author Bio: I love the feel on rain on my toes. Sunshine makes me happy, but I love getting caught out in rainstorms even more. I class myself as a wobbly vegetarian because I hate the taste of meat, but really, REALLY wish that wasn't the case and one day I'm determined to find someone to hypnotize me into a burger loving maniac. My celebrity crush is Ian Mckellen, especially when he's playing Gandalf, and I've recently developed a mad obsession with country music. I love to read so much … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Jessica Roe @JessicaARoe
Interview with Author – Michael J. Schneider
Author Bio: Biographical Information on Michael J. Schneider I was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. At the age of 18, I was eligible to be drafted as the Vietnam War was at its peak. I chose instead to enlist in the U.S. Marines. I spent 14 and 1/2 months in Vietnam with the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division. My period of service was from October 3, 1969 to December 13, 1970. In 1971 I enrolled at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and received a degree in Civil … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Michael J. Schneider
Interview with Author – Nichole Giles @nicholegiles
Author Bio: Nichole Giles has lived in Nevada, Arizona, Utah, and Texas. She loves to spend time with her husband and four children, travel to tropical and exotic destinations, drive in the rain with the convertible top down, and play music at full volume so she can sing along. What inspires you to write? I am inspired by the smallest, or the largest things. Music is a huge influence in my writing, as is a beautiful day at the ocean, or a particularly colorful sunset. A kind gesture or an … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Nichole Giles @nicholegiles
Interview with Author – Chris R. Pownall
Author Bio: Author Chris R. Pownall, who now resides in Nottinghamshire England, was born in 1943 in the rural Cheshire village of Bosley. Chris failed his 11+ examination and received a secondary modern school education, leaving full time education at 15 years of age, with no academic qualifications to his name. He managed to secure an engineering apprenticeship at a nearby mill and attended Macclesfield College of further education, studying mechanical engineering until the age of 22 … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Chris R. Pownall
Interview with Author – Lydia Thornton
Author Bio: We are mother and daughter, we wrote Revival: The True Fairy Tale because we felt called by God to write it... It has taken us years to get the book to where it is currently. This was very hard to accomplish; having no literary experience. Occasionally God calls people who are inexperienced to do something challenging , all for "His glory. We are gratified to be chosen as implements for His glory; just being a fragment of a receptacle for Him."Revival: The True Fairy Tale" is a … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Lydia Thornton
Interview with Author – Margo Solod @MargoSolod
Author Bio: Margo Solod has been an innkeeper, restaurant owner, chef, lighting designer, carpenter, and factory worker. She will do most anything to support her writing habit. After 20 years of traveling, 4 poetry chapbooks, 1 full-length book of poetry, 100+ published poems in 70+ magazines and 6 anthologies, 1 memoir with recipes, 3 trucks, and 9 sets of tires, she has settled in the middle of 68 acres in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia with her partner of more than 14 years and a … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Margo Solod @MargoSolod
