When did you know you wanted to be an author? I knew at a fairly early age that I enjoyed writing. Over the years some folks thought (graciously) that I had some talent for it and urged me to try writing a book. I never really tried until a nifty story fell into my lap one day (during a divorce where I had a lot of free time […]
Book Excerpt Everyone reached for their weapons. La Roche pulled a stiletto from the leather sleeve attached to his belt. He flicked the gold sword to le Picard, who caught it and spun around to defend the flank. Martel was slow on the draw to get his sword, but improvised effectively by kicking a thug in the groin. “Good timing,” […]
I’m interviewing Lynn Cullen today, author of historical fiction “Twain’s End”. Welcome to my blog! Author Interview When did you know you wanted to be an author? May I share a story from my website to explain? When I was about nine years old, my aunt took me, along with my brother and her own daughter, on a daytrip to […]
I’m interviewing Christopher New today, author of historical fiction “The Kaminsky Cure”. Welcome to my blog! Author Interview When did I know I wanted to be an author? I wrote poetry when I was a teenager (who doesn’t?), but I don’t think I knew I wanted to be an author until I was an undergraduate at Oxford. I still wrote poetry, […]
I’m interviewing Mark Morey today, author of historical fiction “One Hundred Days”. Welcome to my blog! When did you know you wanted to be an author? About 12 years ago I went to the local library intending borrow a good book, but I couldn’t find anything beyond stereotypes and cliches. Books written by many male authors had underdeveloped characters who […]
Have you been writing for a long time? I didn’t begin writing seriously until I gave up working full-time. Often I had thoughts of writing a novel. But first I took small steps and began writing for my own pleasure. I started off with my memoirs, detailing my families history and enjoyed the experience immensely. This started me thinking, perhaps […]
I’m interviewing Allison Whitmore today, author of historical fiction “Forget Me Not”. Welcome to my blog! When did you know you wanted to be an author? I always wanted to create stories. I think when I was about three years old, I thought being like Laura Ingalls Wilder would be really cool. Then when I was about nine or so […]
I’m interviewing Kim Taylor Blakemore today, author of historical women’s fiction “Bowery Girl”. Welcome to my blog. Author Interview When did you know you wanted to be an author? I’ve been writing since I was little, the typical stories with haunted houses and ponies and girls with swords. After college and a drama degree, I tried my hand at playwriting, […]
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