About P. A. Duncan: P. A. Duncan is a former commercial pilot and aviation safety official (aka a bureaucrat, but one with an overactive imagination), who loves history, politics, and spies. Somehow, she merges all three in her fiction about recent history and current events. She is proud of her 30+ years of public service in the U.S. government's Federal Aviation Administration. A graduate of Madison College, now James Madison University, Duncan lives and writes in the beautiful … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – P. A. Duncan
Interview with Author – Allan Batchelder
About Allan Batchelder: Allan is a professional actor of 35+ years' experience, a former stand up comic (9+ years), and a full-time teacher. Hell, we all gotta pay the man. Like most writers, he's been at it since he was a kid, somewhere back in the last millennium. But he put out his first novel, Steel, Blood & Fire, in 2013, after the death of his mother made him finally understand the shortness of time we all face. What inspires you to write? Probably it's the same … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Allan Batchelder
Interview with Author – Hugo V. Negron
About Hugo V. Negron: Hugo Valentin Negron is an avid fan of myths, legends, and folktales. He grew up in Illinois where he still resides with his wife and son. His background includes an M.A. in clinical psychology from Roosevelt University as well as an M.A. in industrial/organizational psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. He enjoys reading, biking, and walking winding trails through darksome forests, searching out the mystical beings that reside therein. What … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Hugo V. Negron
Interview with Author – Val Silver
About Val Silver: Val is a holistic life coach and energy healer. She believes it takes compassion, commitment, and a sense of purpose to heal oneself and the world we share. Along with her husband and shih/tzu mix, Teddy, she spends her summers in NNY and winters in Arizona. Val enjoys walking, bicycle riding, and visiting with her children and grandchildren. What inspires you to write? I feel inspired to write about what I learn and intuit about topics and causes I care about. These … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Val Silver
Interview with Author – Scott Matthews
About Scott Matthews: Scott Matthews is the author of the Adam Drake thriller series. What inspires you to write? The thrillers I've read over the years and wanting to create my own characters and stories. Tell us about your writing process. I'm more of a pantster. I might begin with an outline, but along the way the story seems to go where it wants and I follow along. How did you decide how to publish your books? I started writing my series in 2012 when indie publishing … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Scott Matthews
Interview with Author – Tammy Ruggles
About Tammy Ruggles: Although I've been writing short stories and fanfiction since the age of 12, my professional writing career didn't start until I was 40, when I became legally blind due to Retinitis Pigmentosa and had to retire from my cherished social work career. Since then I've been published in print and online, with writing credits include Writer's Digest, Disney's Family Fun, FreelanceWriting.com, The Good News Network, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Vox, … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Tammy Ruggles
Interview with Author – Georgianne Landy-Kordis
About Georgianne Landy-Kordis: My first book is titled "And I thought I'd be a nun:” my memoir. It details physical and emotional abuse as well as insurmountable amounts of love from the unloved. This book started out to be a therapeutic adventure for me and has now turned into readers reflecting on their past and being inspired by my strength and perseverance. There have been many women who have read my memoir and have opened up to me about their childhood and adult abuses. As a … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Georgianne Landy-Kordis
Interview with Author – Sheritta Bitikofer
About Sheritta Bitikofer: An author of paranormal and urban fantasy fiction, Sheritta Bitikofer lives for the deep, engaging stories that enthrall readers from cover to cover. As a wife and fur-mama of eclectic tastes, she can be found roaming Civil War battlefields, perusing the romance section of the bookstore, or relaxing with a plate of chili cheese fries. What inspires you to write? I love chasing the "what if" inspirations. I enjoy taking a perfectly ordinary scene and … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Sheritta Bitikofer
Interview with Author – Melina Druga
About Melina Druga: I’m an author, freelance journalist, and history enthusiast. I have writing professionally for nearly 20 years, having begun my career at the turn-of-the-century as a newspaper reporter and copy editor, but I began writing fiction when I was a child. I blog on my website about history, the writing process, author interviews, and historical fiction book excerpts and reviews. I am particularly interested in the period 1890-1920 and how WW1 changed the lives of ordinary … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Melina Druga
Interview with Author – Marshalee Patterson
About Marshalee Patterson: Marshalee Patterson was born in Kingston, Jamaica. She has always had a love for reading. It was while attending the Merl Grove High School that she discovered that she loved writing stories. Some of her favourite novels were written by Charles Dickens and Victor Hugo, as she found she liked the true to life stories that we all can relate to. However, after leaving high school, she went on to pursue a career in banking as a Bank Teller and didn’t follow up on her … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Marshalee Patterson
Interview with Author – Shade Rachea
About Shade Rachea: Shade Rachea is a 24 year old Creative Writing instructor. She lives in California with her family and her dog, Auro, and loves to spend her time hanging out with them. When she isn’t writing romance or fantasy, she can be found binge reading, shopping for new movies, books, and shoes or rewatching The Vampire Diaries series. Choosing Mr. Right is her first romance novel but second book. She released a YA Fantasy, The Crown of Amiriel, earlier in the year. She’s active on … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Shade Rachea
Interview with Author – Nancy O’Hare
About Nancy O'Hare: Nancy O'Hare is a Canadian travel writer and author of Dust in My Pack. She combined her career with a love for travel, resulting in a lot of moves but being able to live and work across five continents over twenty years. O'Hare's husband shares her passion to visit distant lands and captures remote scenes in his photography. Together, they have transitioned from a corporate career to pursue their creative pursuits. O'Hare captures moments from … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Nancy O’Hare
