About Ryan Watterson: Ryan Watterson is a storyteller who likes to draw inspiration from myths. A lifelong writer, he has received degrees in creative writing and film, as well as an MFA. From Los Angeles, California, he loves to draw influence from personal experience, mythology, Japanese video games and music to create work that feels fresh and relevant for audiences engaged both by action and depth. What inspires you to write? It's a combination of an instinctual urge to create, as … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Isabella Ides
About Isabella Ides: I am a poet and playwright, recently turned novelist with the publication of my debut epic, White Monkey Chronicles: The Complete Trilogy. I love what happens in my creative process when I exchange a theater audience for a reader, how new worlds open up. The reader is my Alice. I lead her to the rabbit hole. Trip her. Then I run like an evasive rabbit in unexpected directions. The tricky part is how to keep the reader coming toward me as I’m moving quickly away. I wait … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Clive Warner
About Clive Warner: Writing is my passion, but I began as a fanatical reader. Like most of my (pre Internet) generation, books came before movies, TV, and even radio. And so our world desires were fed by our imaginations and moulded by the books we read, and this imaginative fire is what I want to read, and what I want to write - for you. I've lived and worked in so many different parts of the world that you're as likely to find yourself in Nigeria or Yemen, or 300 years in the … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Tiffany Lynn Peppers
About Tiffany Lynn Peppers: Writing is my passion, my way of expressing my innermost thoughts and feelings. I have a diploma in Freelance Writing, and have been writing for 18 years. My very first book, 'Poetry of Tomorrow', was published in 2007. In addition to poetry, I write stories, novels as well as lyrics. So far, I have written 10 books. What inspires you to write? What inspires me to write is inward passion, the joy of expressing myself. I really enjoy the idea of being creative and … [Read more...]
The Captain and the Cheerleader by Elaine Cantrell
The Captain and the Cheerleader by Elaine Cantrell Susan English can’t stand Robin Lanford! She’s so full of herself she irritates everyone on the faculty of Fairfield High. When Robin bets Susan fifty dollars that she can’t get a date with Kurt Deveraux, the head football coach, Susan jumps at the chance to put the little heifer in her place. She had no idea that teaching Robin a lesson would irrevocably change her life, strain treasured friendships, and throw two families into … [Read more...]
The Ghost Tree by Sara Bain
Five years after the death of his wife, MacAoidh Armstrong moves into a smallholding in southern Scotland with the intention of living a self-sufficient existence. In the nearby town solicitor Libby Butler is trying to find peace after her recent deadly brush with the unknown. On a hill by the steading stands The Ghost Tree: all that remains of the former Ringcroft of Stocking. Local legend says that when the last Ghost Tree dies, the Rerrick Parish Poltergeist will return. Just days after … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – S.A. Softley
About S.A. Softley: S.A. Softley lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada with his wonderful wife. He is a teacher and musician with a number of album and writing credits to his name. When he is not teaching, playing music, reading or writing; he enjoys travelling and seeking out new experiences and adventures. Softley is a perpetual learner and graduate of the University of Calgary. What inspires you to write? I am inspired by the books I read, the music I listen to and the stories I live and … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Kalisha Buckhanon
About Kalisha Buckhanon: Kalisha Buckhanon's novels are Solemn, Conception and Upstate. Her short stories are widely published in many online and university print literary journals. Her articles and essays appear on several popular women’s blogs and cultural websites. Her writing awards include an American Library Association ALEX Award, Friends of American Writers Award, Illinois Arts Council Fellowship, and Terry McMillan Young Author Award. Kalisha’s work has received attention in major … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – K. Williams
About K. Williams: Born in Saratoga Springs, New York, K embarked on a now twenty year career in writing. After a childhood, which consisted of voracious reading and hours of film watching, it was a natural progression to study and produce art. K attended Morrisville State College, majoring in the Biological Sciences, and then continued with English and Historical studies at the University at Albany, home of the New York State Writer’s Institute, gaining her Bachelor’s Degree. While … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Justin Edison
About Justin Edison: I'm a regular guy who, at 40, still bumbles and stumbles his way through a lot of things: parenting, soccer, coaching soccer, cooking, definitely writing. I've made mistakes galore, but like to think I've learned from them. I was never out to pursue perfection, I guess. But as long as my novels are engrossing and people enjoy reading them, then I've done my job well. What inspires you to write? Honestly, I'm inspired by all kinds of things: music, art, goofy thoughts … [Read more...]
Peter the Shoemaker by Elena Horas San Martin
Long-listed in the Fish International Short Story Competition 2013/2014. Peter is a skilful shoemaker who often stays up late catching up with some accumulated work... until one night he receives an unexpected visit that will change his life forever. For all ages. Targeted Age Group:: 8+ What Inspired You to Write Your Book? I, like Peter the Shoemaker, often stay up late catching up with accumulated work. And sometimes I imagine I see shadows or ghosts speaking to me. I have a vivid … [Read more...]
Narcissus the Sorcerer by Ralph Monday
This is a book about narcissism. Perhaps I am in error, but it seems to me that narcissism has become a staple of postmodern culture. World War II is a dividing point in American history. The Greatest Generation was about service to others, sacrifice, honor, integrity, loyalty, commitment. That generation experienced the Great Depression and saved the Western world from the horrors of fascism. They left their native shores confident in the tenets of modernity and returned to see the world, in … [Read more...]
