About Reuben Shupp: Reuben Shupp is the author of Short Stories or Tales, Creepy and Scary Tales, and his latest, Vampire Juice. He discovered his love of prose when he started writing a memoir for his children. Shupp is passionate about writing horror for middle grade and young adults. What inspires you to write? The inspiration for my latest book, Vampire Juice, was two things. First, after reading Monster blood, I thought to myself... What about vampire blood? Then I thought are there … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Reuben Shupp
Interview with Author – Marla A. White
About Marla A. White: Marla White is a story analysis instructor at UCLA and writing coach who lives in Los Angeles. She graduated from the University of Kentucky where she took her first horseback riding lesson. After dabbling in hunters, barrel racing, and weekly trail rides, she fell hopelessly in love with the sport of eventing. She conquered Novice level before taking a break to pursue novel writing but hopes to return to the saddle someday soon. Her first novel, “The Starlight Mint … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Marla A. White
Interview with Author – J.E. Taylor
About J.E. Taylor: J.E. Taylor publishes supernatural suspense, urban fantasy, and paranormal romance that will capture your imagination in ways that terrify and tantalize at the same time. She lives at the base of the White Mountains in New Hampshire, and during the summer months can be found on the shores of southern Maine. What inspires you to write? Dreams, nightmares, what if scenarios. And a pretty cover. Sometimes it's just seeing a premade cover that spawns the story in an … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – J.E. Taylor
Interview with Author – Leslie Swartz
About Leslie Swartz: I'm a forty-year-old poet turned novelist with three kids and a pretty serious Dr. Pepper addiction. I write urban fantasy and horror with plans to jump into sci-fi at some point. I'm loud, funny, and I prefer the term "eccentric". What inspires you to write? I've been writing since I was four, so I can't tell you why I write. I just always have. It's a compulsion like if I don't get the characters and their stories out of my … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Leslie Swartz
Interview with Author – Emily Bex
About Emily Bex: I worked for over twenty years in marketing, developing ad campaigns, catalogs, product launches, and promotional literature. I had spent my career writing creatively about products but had never tried to write books or even short stories. It was encouragement from a friend, who wrote fan fiction that got me interested in trying to write. I currently live in Virginia, but my job had provided the opportunity for extensive travel, both foreign and domestic, to create the … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Emily Bex
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
Company Town by Paul Neuhaus
Quinn Henaghan is a shy assistant working in a Hollywood talent agency. Though she loves her adopted home and its history, she knows Tinseltown tends to eat its own. Los Angeles is a company town--it exploits and throws away the young and the naive. Quinn is unaware she carries a recessive gene tying her to an ancient order of sorcerers. She's a rare female wizard and her power far outstrips that of her male counterparts. Her bosses know and they stoke her latent gift to pit her against a demon … [Read more...] about Company Town by Paul Neuhaus
Interview with Author – Paul Neuhaus
About Paul Neuhaus: Paul was born long, long ago in Cincinnati, Ohio. He had a normal childhood and did moderately well in school. When he came of age, he went to numerous colleges, starting with Ohio State University in Columbus and culminating at Kennesaw State College north of Atlanta, Georgia. That's right: mid-college, he moved South where he indulged in fatty cuisine and intolerance for his fellow man. He received a BA in English which, sadly, benefited him little. Paul, in his early … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Paul Neuhaus
Interview with Author – Raye Wagner
About Raye Wagner: Raye Wagner has been influenced by stories her entire life. With seven siblings, she learned to escape chaos through the pages of fantasy. Later, she pursued a career in nursing inspired by a fictional character (Kitty Fremont, Exodus by Leon Uris). After finishing a popular mythology book where the Sphinx was portrayed as a game show hostess, Raye decided the majestic creature deserved a better fate. The plot for Curse of the Sphinx dropped into her head, and she began to … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Raye Wagner
Interview with Author – Venus Morales
About Venus Morales: Venus Morales lives in the Boston, MA with her family. She is a mother to three awesome boys. When you don't see her writing, you'll find her nose stuck in a book. She love's to laugh, and joke around with her friends and family. Her quirky sense of humor transcends into her writing; for her characters are a part of her everyday life, they're piece's of her soul & they each have a story to tell. Venus is the puppeteer of the fantasy world she has created. Writing Urban … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Venus Morales