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Interviewing Author Rick Starkey

Interviewing Author Rick Starkey Q1. Tell us about yourself. What are your favorite books to read? A. My wife and I own Make It Magic. It’s a magic shop in the Great Smoky Arts and Crafts community in Gatlinburg TN. We sell magic tricks and carve bears with a chainsaw. My favorite books to read are in middle grade. I like Carl Hiaasen’s Hoot, Chomp, Scat, and Squirm, though some of the languages in Squirm surprised me. I also like anything by Jack Gantos. I love his humor. There are many others. These were just the first to come to  Q2. Where did the inspiration to write come from? A. Probably in 2010. I started one, then realized I didn’t know what I was doing so I took a course through the Institute of Children’s Literature. When I finished it in 2012, I sold a few pieces to Highlights for Children magazine, and then I got back to my book. Q3. How did you come up with the titles of your books? A. I have always loved scary stories, and I a...

Interviewing Author Shannon Taylor Vannatter

Interviewing Author Shannon Taylor Vannatter Q1. Tell us about yourself. What are your favorite books to read? A. I started reading clean romance when I was fourteen. I married my high school sweetheart and worked as a hairdresser for ten years. Once insurance became important, I went to work at a bank and the corporate offices of a large fragrance company. After our son was born, I became a stay at home mom. I love reading Christian Contemporary Romance. Q2. Where did the inspiration to write come from? A. There came a time when I couldn’t find anything clean anymore when I was in my early thirties, so I decided to write what I wanted to read. My characters kept praying and talking to God and I realized I was writing Christian romance instead of merely clean. It took me nine and a half years to get published. Q3. How did you come up with the titles of your books? A. I start with a working title that fits the theme of the book. Sometim...

Interviewing Author Helena Wong

Interviewing Author Helena Wong Q1. Tell us about yourself. What are your favorite books to read? A. Tell me about your self what are your favorite books to read? I am an author who is born and raised in Hong Kong but because I wanted my stories to be accessible by people from different countries, I wrote my first book-Under Her Cursed Scythe in English. The genre of this book is urban fantasy which is also my favorite genres of books to read. My favorite urban fantasy books include Harry Potter by J.K.Rowling, the Magicians by Lev Grossman and the Magisterium by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare  Q2. Where did the inspiration to write come from? A. I have loved to create my own magical world and characters since I was little so I have been writing stories since I was in primary school. However, these stories never had an ending. It was until six years ago when I first got into university and wanted to achieve a seem-to-be impossible goal of not only ...

Interviewing Author Antoine Airoldi

Interviewing Author Antoine Airoldi Q1. Tell us about yourself. What are your favorite books to read? A. I am the CEO and founder of Antoine Airoldi Communications Inc., a ghostwriting and consulting firm, helping online celebrities, influencers, and experts write and publish books.  I love reading any philosophical work that will challenge my current paradigm. I’m all about arguments that make a valid point, as well as controversial works both non-fiction and fiction. 48 Laws of Power is one example for Non-fiction. Paradise Lost is another example of fiction.  Q2. Where did the inspiration to write come from? A. I was a student at the time and made a promise that myself that I would release my own book to help college students learn about careers outside their institution.  The book that came from that desire was formed: Insights From Professionals.  Q3. How did you come up with the titles of your books? A. I brains...

Interviewing Author Janet Pywell

Interviewing Author Janet Pywell Q1. Tell us about yourself. What are your favorite books to read? A.  I've been reading for as long as I remember. As a child, we were frequently taken to the local library and I discovered the amazing world of imagination. I loved AA Milne and one of the first books I remember my mother reading to me when I was about 7 years old was "I am David” by Anne Holm: a harrowing account of a young boy escaping a concentration camp. I read avidly as a teenager and in my adult years, I have been attracted to crime thrillers and suspense novels.  I’ve always kept an open mind with my reading and I’ll read books in just about every genre. Now I look for something different, like Sweet Pea by C.J.Skuse and books by foreign authors such as Isabelle Allende, Paulo Coelho or Carlos Ruiz Safron. Q2. Where did the inspiration to write come from? A.  I’ve always wanted to write but felt that I lacked the necessary skills.  ...

Interviewing Author David Blair

Interviewing Author David Blair Q1. Tell us about yourself. What are your favorite books to read? A. Most recently I have worked as a production supervisor for EnterAktion Studios on a feature-length motion pictured called ‘’Dwegons and Leprechauns’’ it is/was on Netflix, My favorite writers are Rod sterling and Charles Dickens, I have always been creative ever since grade school. In the eighth grade, I wrote, directed and starred in a student film called ‘’Destination Destiny’’.  My favorites books are along the line of paranormal stories Q2. Where did the inspiration to write come from? A.  I wrote ‘’Dragons in the Clouds’’ 20 years ago. I first wrote it as a screenplay and my original thought was to develop ‘’Puff the magic dragon’’.  I always did love that song as I am sure you did. And I thought it would make a great story. I just recently reformatted it to the novel format Q3. How did you come up with the titles of your books? ...

Interviewing Author Rosalind Morris

Interviewing Author Rosalind Morris Q1. Tell us about yourself. What are your favorite books to read? A.  I have been a lover of books for most of my life, so I have gone through a lot of reading phases.  Now, mostly I read Christian Fiction novels and young adult novels.   Q2. Where did the inspiration to write come from? A. I wrote my first book when I was in kindergarten.  I wrote my first published book when I was in 10th grade.  I have pretty much always been a writer, a storyteller really.  I love a good story.  In addition to writing books, I am also a playwright and an actress.   Q3. How did you come up with the titles of your books? A. Usually, and I hear this is not often the case with others, I start writing from the title.  Sometimes I get an idea, and a Title comes with it, and it helps guide the story.   Q4. Anything you're currently working in 2019? A. Two no...