About Alena Mentink: Alena Mentink is a Nebraska author who enjoys mixing history with fiction characters to create a story for God’s glory. Alena lives on a farm outside of Stromsburg with her parents and seven siblings, and is currently writing a novel set near her home in Polk County. What inspires you to write? I have always loved reading and stories of any kind, so I guess that's my excuse for why I write. I have so many stories spinning in my mind that they beg for some way to be … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Alena Mentink
A Human’s Touch by Olivia Todd
A Human's Touch is a futuristic, sci-fi, dystopian novella. It is set in the year 3014 and centres around Randy Kempton's struggles to protect his two siblings after his parents' disappearance. Without giving too much away, the world is facing an overpopulation crisis, Randy's parents attempted to design a solution through their Sygrowth synthetics. You'll have to read my story to find out more. Targeted Age Group:: 15+ What Inspired You to Write Your Book? The concept for this book … [Read more...] about A Human’s Touch by Olivia Todd
Interview with Author – Jimena Ramos Yengle
About Jimena Ramos Yengle: Since she was little she has dedicated herself to art. She started painting at 4 years old and at 6 she exhibited her first work publicly. At the age of 14 she published her blog "Magical Manuscripts" in which she addresses different topics related to the human experience, part of her personal brand "Magical Maneuvers". At the age of 19 she published her first book, a romantic novel called "Roma Enamorada" which is available on … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Jimena Ramos Yengle
Interview with Author – Dori Durbin
About Dori Durbin: Dori Durbin grew up most of her life in a small town in Michigan. After earning a BA in English and a secondary teaching certification, Dori taught high and middle school English and Science classes for ten years. She obtained her Master of Arts degree in Social work with an emphasis on Community Services. After an illness, she switched gears and began her career as an certified personal trainer and fitness instructor. She also began to pursue her passion of being and … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Dori Durbin
Interview with Author – Gifford MacShane
About Gifford MacShane: Gifford MacShane is the author of historical fiction that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit. Her novels feature a family of Irish immigrants who settle in the Arizona Territory. With an accessible literary style, MacShane draws out her characters' hidden flaws and strengths as they grapple with both physical and emotional conflicts. Singing almost before she could talk, MacShane has always loved folk music, whether it be Irish, Appalachian, or the … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Gifford MacShane
Interview with Author – Kevin Buckner
About Kevin Buckner: Kevin studied Medical Laboratory Science at the University of Utah and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in 2011. He is a certified Medical Laboratory Scientist, currently working as a Technical Consultant for a clinical laboratory near his home in the Salt Lake valley in Utah. He has a wife and two children. He enjoys playing games of all kinds with his family, especially the Zombicide series. He is known for liking zombies and super-spicy food. He enjoys playing his … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Kevin Buckner
Interview with Author – Diego Ornelas-Tapia
About Diego Ornelas-Tapia: Diego Ornelas Tapia was born in 1994 in LA. He wrote Tame a Dame, his first book, and he's currently working on Void. A lover of adventurous and unique stories, he loves to read and write stories that blend multiple genres. What inspires you to write? Watching, listening to, or reading anything. Be it books, TV shows, films, video games, music, or observing the interactions between strangers. An idea can come from anywhere. My other book Void came from the … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Diego Ornelas-Tapia
Interview with Author – Maggie Kast
About Maggie Kast: My first career was in modern dance, as performer, choreographer, and Artistic Director of Chicago Contemporary Dance Theater. I began to write seriously as by body became less able to invent, as I lost the ability to “think movement.” After thirty years of marriage and the birth of five children my husband died, and I lost a listener. The page took over that role, reflecting my thoughts back to me. Soon, within that journaling, poems and stories began to emerge, kernels … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Maggie Kast
Interview with Author – J. A. Hailey
About J. A. Hailey: I WANT TO KEEP EVERYTHING UNDER WRAPS, but I can give a valid reason for my caginess, because while I am able to say that I am most often to be found living in and around NYC, I can state that I count it stupid to give any further details that would reveal my identity and pinpoint my address. I shall explain. When living in Dubai, I got dragged into a shouting match with a mega-bank, which then proceeded to ruin the life I was leading at the time. It was a credit card … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – J. A. Hailey
Interview with Author – Sandra Bats
About Sandra Bats: I’m Sandra Bats, living in Frankfurt, Germany with my husband and so far I published two novels in English, despite German being my mother tongue. Besides writing and reading I enjoy baking, drawing and going to the gym. I’m also a fan of storytelling in general, no matter the medium, so I watch a lot of TV and frequently go to movie theaters. Recently I’ve also started to learn about narrating and recording audiobooks with the hopes of turning my own novels into audiobooks … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Sandra Bats
Interview with Author – Leonard Ruhl
About Leonard Ruhl: I'm a former criminal defense attorney and state and federal prosecutor with a bunch of experience in most kinds of cases including murder and large-scale drug trafficking. My career is still ongoing, but I won't go into that too much, other than to say that before writing Verdict Denied, my writing and publishing experience was as a jurist. One more clue: when I'm not sitting on the bench on a softball field coaching girls' 12U softball, I might be … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Leonard Ruhl
Interview with Author – David Cuff
About David Cuff: I'm David Cuff. I built a four-decade career in operations management and logistics, in the UK and then Western Australia, before reaching a point in my life where I wanted to do something completely different; so I wrote my first book, “The Last Noah”. In my earlier years, I read most of the works of the great Isaac Asimov, which gave me a lasting interest in sci-fi books with a superb plot, but which explore social science fiction issues as well. I now live in … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – David Cuff
