About Paz Ellis: Paz Ellis has been writing since childhood. She began her journey as a writer with poetry and short stories. She grew up in a household of voracious readers. When she was about twelve years old, her mother gave her a wonderful gift—her first hardcover book. It was a beautiful copy of Little Women. She looked at it and realized that her name would be on a book cover one day. However, her first book was a product of grief. She wrote a memoir, Plantains and the Seven Plagues, … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Paz Ellis
Interview with Author – Terry Tucker
About Terry Tucker: Terry Tucker has been an NCAA Division I college basketball player, a Citadel cadet, a marketing executive, a hospital administrator, an undercover narcotics investigator, a SWAT Team Hostage Negotiator, a high school basketball coach, a business owner, a motivational speaker, an author, and most recently, a cancer warrior. He is the author of, Sustainable Excellence, Ten Principles To Living Your Uncommon and Extraordinary Life. Terry and his wife have lived all over the … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Terry Tucker
Interview with Author – S.C. Mae
About S.C. Mae: S.C. Mae writes action-packed, futuristic tales that cover all the science fiction bases, from space opera to sci-fi mysteries to near-future hard science fiction. He also loves reading, board games, animals, and food, but who doesn’t, right? He lives in Auckland, New Zealand. He has one cat. Just one. Any more would be chaos. What inspires you to write? Almost everything! I just love creating stories. But if I'm specifically looking for inspiration, then I read. Not … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – S.C. Mae
Interview with Author – Robert G. Williscroft
About Robert G. Williscroft: I am a retired submarine officer, deep-sea and saturation diver, scientist, author of 19 books and hundreds of articles, and a lifelong adventurer. I spent 22 months underwater, a year in the equatorial Pacific, three years in the Arctic ice pack, and a year at the Geographic South Pole. I hold degrees in Marine Physics and Meteorology and a doctorate for developing a system to protect SCUBA divers in contaminated water. As a prolific author of both non-fiction, … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Robert G. Williscroft
Interview with Author – P. A. Duncan
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
