About Nicole Sewell: Nicole Sewell was born in California, raised in Michigan, and now lives in Georgia with her husband and growing brood of children. She wrote her first story at the age of four (a Frog and Toad fan fiction), and wrote and illustrated her first book at the age of eight (titled Murder!). When she isn't writing, she's working, chasing children, grocery shopping, or cooking. She has no formal writing credentials, hates commas, and loves chocolate milkshakes. What inspires … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Nicole Sewell
Interview with Author – Olga Werby
About Olga Werby: Olga Werby, Ed.D., has a Doctorate from U.C. Berkeley with a focus on designing online learning experiences. She received a Master’s degree in Education of Math, Science, and Technology from U.C. Berkeley and a B.A. degree in Mathematics and Astrophysics from Columbia University. She has been creating computer-based projects since 1981 with organizations such as NASA (where she worked on the Pioneer Venus project), Addison-Wesley, and the Princeton Review. Olga works with her … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Olga Werby
Interview with Author – Kristyn Van Cleave
About Kristyn Van Cleave: Kristyn Van Cleave is an 11th grade fantasy novelist, dancer, choreographer, singer, actress, and musician. She published her first literary work, Dreambreath, at the age of 16, and is currently working on a sequel. Kristyn is a member of Blurb's Coffee and Quill Society and has written for National Novel Writing Month for 2 years. She has been dancing since she could walk, and has been a prevalent choreographer for 4 years. She has been singing and acting as long as … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Kristyn Van Cleave
Interview with Author – Robert Scott
About Robert Scott: My literary life has been unconventional but like any good novel, the chapters are varied and there are twists. I started my writing life while attending Cornell Law School. There I served as Co-Managing Editor for the Cornell Law Review. I wrote articles for that publication and co-authored another for a different law review. Writing then took a back seat to my career as an attorney. My lawyering took me from Wall Street to Adak, Alaska and Athens, Greece, returning … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Robert Scott
The Balderdash Saga: The Underground Princess by J.W. Zulauf
Not all fairytales take place in rolling hills or along sparkling beaches. Some happen right below our very feet like the corpses they are.... Princess Scarlet is on a journey to find true love, but a malevolent force, Maleer, is in the process of dethroning her father, King Hurlock. Maleer intends to rule the underground kingdom of Balderdash, build an army, and break through the ground to invade the land of the living. As Scarlet runs out of options to save those that matter most, she is … [Read more...] about The Balderdash Saga: The Underground Princess by J.W. Zulauf
Strange Luck by Amie Irene Winters
Daisy Darling has never believed in the supernatural nor the spooky claims about the items sold in her family’s antique shop. She’s never sprouted wings, shaken hands with a time-traveling wizard, or even had a boyfriend. All she knows is a boring life taking care of her ailing father in her tiny mountain town. That all changes when the seventeen-year-old opens a mysterious letter with a map to an incredible place far from her world. But Daisy finds out that the inhabitants of this world … [Read more...] about Strange Luck by Amie Irene Winters
The Sound of the Stones by Beth Hammond
The ancient book about the past holds the future. Frankie is the key. She doesn’t remember stopping at the used bookstore, but there she stands as if drawn by an unseen force. Anticipation wraps around her like a cocoon. When she opens the door, the wind nudges her through, and expectancy turns to purpose. The man inside, and the book he offers, changes everything. Unusual things happen when she begins to read: In a time long forgotten, people are held captive by half human creatures. … [Read more...] about The Sound of the Stones by Beth Hammond
Nobody’s Goddess by Amy McNulty
In a village of masked men, magic compels each man to love only one woman and to follow the commands of his “goddess” without question. A woman may reject the only man who will love her if she pleases, but she will be alone forever. And a man must stay masked until his goddess returns his love—and if she can’t or won’t, he remains masked forever. Seventeen-year-old Noll isn't in the mood to celebrate. Her childhood friends have paired off and her closest companion, Jurij, found his goddess in … [Read more...] about Nobody’s Goddess by Amy McNulty
Interview with Author – Beth Hammond
About Beth Hammond: Beth Hammond, is an author/illustrator who writes anything from YA fantasy to children's picture books. She is a wife, mother, and lover of life. Her early years were spent serving in the military. Her middle years spent raising babies and figuring out her place in the world. She created stories for her book loving children and recently released "Do Your Toes Stink Good?", "The Blond Korean and the Blue-Eyed frog", and "Puppy Waits". Her YA fantasy novel "The Sound Of The … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Beth Hammond
Interview with Author – Amy McNulty
About Amy McNulty: Amy McNulty is a freelance writer and editor from Wisconsin with an honors degree in English. She was first published in a national scholarly journal (The Concord Review) while in high school and currently writes professionally about everything from business marketing to anime. In her down time, you can find her crafting stories with dastardly villains and antiheroes set in fantastical medieval settings. What inspires you to write? I love spending time in imaginary worlds … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Amy McNulty
Trail of Secrets by Laura Wolfe
Spending three weeks of her summer at the elite Foxwoode Riding Academy in northern Michigan should have been one of the happiest times of sixteen year-old Brynlei’s life. But from the moment Brynlei arrives at Foxwoode, she can’t shake the feeling she’s being watched. Then she hears the story of a girl who vanished on a trail ride four years earlier. While the other girls laugh over the story of the dead girl who haunts Foxwoode, Brynlei senses that the girl—or her ghost—may be lurking in the … [Read more...] about Trail of Secrets by Laura Wolfe
Interview with Author – J.W. Zulauf
About J.W. Zulauf: J.W. Zulauf wears many hats while walking the streets of the writing world. He started with a focus on the short story, first winning the Marjorie Flack Award for Fiction. Then he became one of the editors for Daylight Dims, which has grown into an adult annual anthology. He now works as an author at Evolved Publishing, creating the children’s series, The Balderdash Saga, beginning with The Underground Princess. What inspires you to write? I was actually a fairly troubled … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – J.W. Zulauf
