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These reads are fictionalized but life itself provided the fodder for these manuscripts. My geologist husband, I, and two dogs, have been living in a small, country town called South Wales, N.Y., six miles from my childhood home. Publisher didn’t like the editor and then the publisher and I didn’t agree. When I started writing […]

I’m very proud of the result. What came easily? Did you hire a professional editor? Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) Each short story follows two brothers, the third focuses on all four. […]

What came easily? Nike that shit. I love listening to music while I write, but only instrumentals. About the book What is the book about? Do you have a marketing plan for the book or are you just winging it? Not really. The only thing I need is inspiration. There are a couple of types […]

What made you decide to go Indie, whether self-publishing or with an indie publisher? AT this point you can call the shots. I will only let you go, when the book is done, so be ready to be engaged and spellbound. My characters are all real, but a few names have been changed to protect […]

Hopefully some word of mouth will be generated. Wait until I finish. James Bayers – 21 February 2019 The Back Flap Police Officer Lee Curtis has met his precise equal, in no way but genetics. Except for the five years between 2013 and 2018, it only took a few months. If so, do you do […]

Her autobiography gave me the strength to carry on. I have never submitted to an agent because self-representation has worked well for me. Are there any particular authors that have influenced how you write and, if so, how have they influenced you? Always, always have your book covers professionally created. Where do you live now? […]

The kinds of books that can sustain a life and quicken the soul. About a week on average. I’m looking for a good story. I can only really answer as to why I love reading, but I think it’s probably the same for every bibliophile. My rating system is based solely on opinion, as is […]

At the time, it was great therapy for me. I may have borrowed a trait or two, from people I’ve met and from myself, but the characters are mostly fictitious. I had to imagine what the world would/could be like in thirty years, in a complicated geopolitical landscape. I think I hit the balance right. […]

– 3 February 2019 About Reviewing How did you get started? I’ve had authors who misunderstood me contact back for feedback, and I’ve let them know with details. I’m not going into details on that worst case, but it was bad, and I hope that person someday comes to terms with what happened. Polishing your […]

I try to write first draft as quickly as possible. I decided I wanted to write something to increase awareness of the issue. I hired two marketing consultants, one for publicity (http://www.caitlinhamiltonmarketing.com) and one for online marketing (Libby Jordan – musubuink@gmail.com). And when the man she still loves has one more wild idea, Lena has […]

Kasali’s daughter who has been a secret rebel in her father’s Akure enclave visits her aunt in Monrovia, gets drunk on her freedom, and is soon caught in the web of violence that engulfs Liberia’s Glay presidency. Where do you live now? My grandfather was polygamous, but he is in no way like Kasali. Where […]

She’s quite   the reader and writer herself. Do you outline? End of Interview: For more from Alex, follow him on Twitter. They each have their own style, and method of conveying a character’s personal   conflict, and of course, the style and pace of their writing. If I’m in a good mood, all I […]

Not really. Eventually, something good will come out. Peter May goes does something similar in his Lewis Trilogy. Now, I call Virginia Beach home. I go back to that book time and time again. Where do you live now? I finished the first draft of the book in early July and had the final version […]

  When did you start writing the book? I typically noodle a story for anywhere between a day and about 6 weeks. I want to give kids strong positive messages and values through my books. It takes about 4 hours to fully type a story of this length.   I have set up a charitable […]

Any advice that you would like to give to other newbies considering becoming Indie authors? Writing about how amazing the world is and how fantastic dinosaurs are. What would you like readers to know about you? You are only as good as the team around you. I might let my writing mentor or an editor […]

Henry Pun-Off World Championships. I’m a pun master, having competed in the 2017 O. I knew I wanted to incorporate puns into my flow. Infusing wordplay and social media allusions throughout came easily to me, and made writing this book super fun!   The Back Flap End of Interview: We all know how important it […]

I mean, we had reached the point where mutually assured destruction (MAD) was the order of the day. Andrei Heilemann, the Soviet scientist who defects to the West, was my neighbor down the street, the colleague at work, the man whom I knew, not as a brilliant nuclear scientist, but simply a fellow I could […]

Date with My Boss’s Daughter is about what happened when an employee from an advertising agency goes out on a date with his boss’s daughter. I like to write freely as thoughts come to mind. Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email […]