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
Interview with Author – Karen and Kathy Sills
About Karen and Kathy Sills: Karen and Kathy are identical twin sisters. They were born in Holland Michigan, but raised in Mississippi. They love to write and cook. Karen and Kathy write children's books, but one day they hope to have a novel published. Karen and Kathy also dabble in writing Poetry. The Twins have a dream of being a best seller with their books. Also, they would love to own their own bakery or food truck one day. Growing up they always had a vivid imagination, and … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Karen and Kathy Sills
