About Lee Ryder: Alden Native and Amazon Best Selling award nominated author Lee Ryder knew she wanted to be an author very early on. From the time she began to read she knew and cherished the amazing worlds that could be brought to life in books. She started writing in elementary school and never stopped. Her work was published in many small works throughout the year. Her writing blossomed in high school when she was published in the school literary magazine “Between The Lines.” When she … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Lee Ryder
Interview with Author – Mary Hill-Wagner
About Mary Hill-Wagner: Dr. Mary Hill-Wagner is an author, professor, and former newspaper journalist. She lives in the Inland Empire in California with her spouse and dogs. She enjoys The Antiques Roadshow (even went once), poetry, movies, and Broadway Musicals (singing them loudly and off key). She thinks being in the company of artists is the best thing in the world! She is grateful to her editor, publisher, and agent for believing in her work. What inspires you to write? Stories, … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Mary Hill-Wagner
Read to Write by Ellen Behrens
Struggling to improve your writing -- especially your fiction? Every published book out there can teach us something, if we know what to look for. In Read to Write, you’ll find guidelines for selecting examples that fit your needs, then reading them to get exactly what you need to make your fiction better than it is right now. The focus here is on you and the books you want to write. This short guide by award-winning author Ellen Behrens gives you concise, step-by-step instructions on how to … [Read more...] about Read to Write by Ellen Behrens
FEATURED BOOK: LOST HELIX by Scott Coon
A sci-fi adventure/mystery by award winning writer Scott Coon Stuck on an asteroid mining facility, DJ dreams of writing music. But when his dad goes missing, DJ finds a file containing evidence of a secret war of industrial sabotage, a file encrypted by his dad using DJ's song Lost Helix. Caught in a crossfire of lies, DJ must find his father and the mother he never knew. "Black Mountain had done that. A faceless entity, imaginary but powerful—it was no one and everyone. It had ripped … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: LOST HELIX by Scott Coon
Interview with Author – Aditi Ramaswamy
About Aditi Ramaswamy: Aditi Ramaswamy is a software developer, amateur researcher, and avid consumer of baklava. Their favourite authors are Bapsi Sidhwa and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, although they have been known to resort to reading the backs of soap bottles and tissue packets on long boring drives. They are passionate about disseminating historical truths on their blog, especially when it comes to dispelling racist tropes and myths. Aditi has written one full book, "Nathaniel … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Aditi Ramaswamy
Interview with Author – Lillian and Dave Brummet
About Lillian and Dave Brummet: Lillian and her husband Dave are the team behind Brummet Media Group, high-fiving cheerfully as they pass each other on the way from checking off one item or other from their long to-do list. Their business includes Dave’s music studio and percussion accessory products and graphic design work as well as numerous award-winning non-fiction books and popular blogs. Today we help them celebrate their latest book release - From One Small Garden, with over 300 … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Lillian and Dave Brummet
Interview with Author – Jessica Marie Baumgartner
About Jessica Marie Baumgartner: Jessica is the author of “Walk Your Path,” two children’s books, and numerous stories and articles which have been featured by: the St. Louis Post Dispatch, Chicken Soup for the Soul, LitReactor, Mothers Always Write, and many more. Her work has won 2 Missouri Writer’s Guild Awards, and countless others and she has an upcoming release titled, “The Magic of Nature,” set to release in May of 2021. What inspires you to write? Reaching out to others. What … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Jessica Marie Baumgartner
Interview with Author – James Reid
About James Reid: J.M.D. Reid has been a long-time fan of Fantasy ever since he read The Hobbit way back in the fourth grade. His head has always been filled with fantastical tales, and he is eager to share the worlds dwelling in his dreams with you. Reid is long-time resident of the Pacific Northwest in and around the City of Tacoma. The rainy, gloomy atmosphere of Western Washington, combined with the natural beauty of the evergreen forests and the looming Mount Rainier, provides the perfect … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – James Reid
Interview with Author – Jessica Marie Baumgartner
About Jessica Marie Baumgartner: Jessica is a Pagan mother of three, whose children’s books about diversity and acceptance have received critical acclaim and multiple awards. She has written for, “Conscious Shift Magazine,” “The New Spirit Journal,” “Chicken Soup for the Soul, “Circle Magazine,” “The Witches’ Voice,” and has placed an article in an upcoming issue of “SageWoman” and “Light of Consciousness Magazine.” She is a member of the Missouri Writer's Guild, a columnist for Lit … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Jessica Marie Baumgartner
Work Pray Allow by Kristen Nichols
Have you ever started a project you were really excited about, but then failed to finish. And I bet there are authors, artists, and other creatives you admire, and secretly wish you had the lives of. You are failing your potential. Work Pray Allow will take you through a self-awakening introduction, followed by a 21-day sprint as you accomplish one of your most procrastinated personal or professional goals. Author Kristen Nichols was more lost than ever after a seven year relationship ended … [Read more...] about Work Pray Allow by Kristen Nichols
Interview with Author – Kyle Burbank
About Kyle Burbank: Kyle Burbank is a freelance writer and author living in Springfield, Missouri with his wife, Rebekah. He is an avid Disney fan, a personal finance blogger, and a blossoming travel enthusiast. Two of these passions met in his first book, "The E-Ticket Life" — a collection of true stories and essays recalling his visits to the Disney theme parks around the world. Following the release of that self-published title, Kyle took up an interest in sharing his writing … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Kyle Burbank
Interview with Author – Jacqui Pretty
About Jacqui Pretty: Jacqui Pretty is the Founder Grammar Factory, a publishing company that turns entrepreneurs into authors. She is also the author of the award-winning book, Book Blueprint: How any entrepreneur can write an awesome book. Since the launch of Grammar Factory in 2013, she and her team have worked with over 100 authors across a range of industries – including business, finance, health and wellness, travel, marketing, property, hospitality, law, photography, personal … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Jacqui Pretty
