About Rachel M. Yoldi: Rachel M. Yoldi is an Arizona-based author with a lifelong passion for storytelling. Since childhood, she has dreamed of becoming an author, and that dream has now come to life with the release of her debut novel, Lady Nightmare. This dark fantasy marks the first installment in her epic series, War of the Old Gods. When she's not crafting intricate worlds and characters, Rachel enjoys life with her husband, Gabriel, and their two cats, Steel and Freya. Her writing … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Rachel M. Yoldi
Interview with Author – Melissa Widmaier
About Melissa Widmaier: Melissa is an award-winning author on the spectrum who likes to mix a little ink with her magic. Her books focus on the familial bond and exploring the natural world. When not manipulating words, she can be found camping with a camera in hand, getting lost among things green and growing. She lives in Arizona with her husband, three boys, a few ancient cats, and a rambunctious corgi. What inspires you to write? I find magic and mystery in all I see and in my life … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Melissa Widmaier
Interview with Author – RM Howe
About RM Howe: My whole family wrote books for a living from the 1940's onwards so I have caught the bug. I started writing during covid with the hope of being published. I also work as a tour guide which provides inspiration for characters as does just going to a cafe and observing people. I was brought up in the English Lake District which is a very beautiful area with mountains and lakes which means its also touristy but I can forgive it. London was and still is my second home. The … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – RM Howe
Interview with Author – Lindsey Kinsella
About Lindsey Kinsella: Lindsey Kinsella is a Scottish sci-fi and fantasy writer, and author of “The Lazarus Taxa” and "The Heart of Pangaea." While a qualified and experienced naval architect and an avid car enthusiast, he always reserved a space in his life for a deep fascination with palaeontology. This drove his writing process as he strove to write tales of the rich and complex history of life on Earth. What inspires you to write? My original inspiration for The Lazarus … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Lindsey Kinsella
Interview with Author – Jay S. Willis
About Jay S. Willis: My goal as an author is to create an engaging and fun body of work to sustain a generation through their life as readers of Fantasy: from intelligent chapter books to sprawling epics. From an early age, I was fascinated by story-telling and wrote my first books in grade school by hand using typing paper packets stapled together for me by my mother. An avid Dungeons & Dragons role-player, growing up in the 80’s obsessed with Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark, my … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Jay S. Willis
Interview with Author – E. G. Creel
About E. G. Creel: I'm a newbie to the writing world. Vocationally a photographer and mom to a couple of Hobbits, writing was something I tripped over while I walked through the past year. 2021. What inspires you to write? A nightmare inspired my book, The Immortal. Wanting to get the story out of my head, I began writing it down. It's become like a tree, with roots and branches, and now I'm trying to keep up with all the little stories that are blooming from it. What … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – E. G. Creel
Interview with Author – Uncle Dave Howard
About Uncle Dave Howard: I am an award winning children’s book author and illustrator. I was born with dyslexia, ADD, and autism. I was in special education classes all through school. I graduated from The Art Institute of Pittsburgh with an associate degree and then I graduated from California University of Pennsylvania with a bachelors in fine arts. What inspires you to write? My family mostly and my past experience. I wrote at first to escape reality. I was bullied in school and my … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Uncle Dave Howard
Interview with Author – Mauro Martone
About Mauro Martone: I was born in Glasgow, raised between Edinburgh and the East Neuk of Fife and attended residential school in the north of Scotland. I have been a waiter, a Barista, a wine sales person, and a taxi driver. I keep dogs, feed foxes and enjoy football. What inspires you to write? I guess having several stories to tell. I imagine little scenes as I walk the dog or drive my car, then I feel the urge to write these down and cook them all into a tale of sorts. Then I want to … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Mauro Martone
Interview with Author – Rusty Blackwood
About Rusty Blackwood: I grew up during the 1950's on my paternal grandfather’s farm in rural south-western Ontario, Canada. My loving parents are gone now, and I miss them everyday, but I still have my brother. I am the proud mom of two wonderful sons, and loving grandmother to three beautiful granddaughters and one handsome grandson. I am also great grandmother - or G-G - as I am known to my delightful great grandson. I have always loved to write. This adoration for English composition … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Rusty Blackwood
Interview with Author – Jessica Rydill
About Jessica Rydill: Jessica Rydill writes fantasy and collects Asian Ball Jointed Dolls, or BJD. Many are based on characters from her books. In her spare time she haunts National Trust properties and visits English parish churches in search of Green Men, Shelagh na Gigs and Misericords, and any traces of medieval art or sculpture. Jessica’s novels inhabit a parallel world known as Mir, where shamans have considerable powers, and magic is a part of everyday life. Steam trains and Norman … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Jessica Rydill
Interview with Author – JJ Toner
About JJ Toner: I write WW2 spy stories and historical and contemporary detective stories, as well as some Science Fiction. I live in Ireland. What inspires you to write? I love to write the sort of books that I like to read. I haven't succeeded yet, but I'm getting closer... Tell us about your writing process. I take about 3-6 months to outline each book. I use Excel. I also do extensive research, sometimes travelling overseas to check out the details. It takes me 3-9 months … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – JJ Toner
Interview with Author – William Alan Webb
About William Alan Webb: I'm the world's oldest teenager. Whatever my true age, I'm 17 at heart. Growing up in West Tennessee burned a reverence for the natural world into my soul...inevitably, this seeps into my writing. But if I ever get preachy about it, you have my permission to rant and rave and throw things. Just not at me. I live on four acres in need of mowing more often than I would prefer, with six dogs (I can't pass up on a stray in need) and one geriatric … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – William Alan Webb
