Showing posts with label Meet the Author. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Meet the Author. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Meet The Author: Joe Vojt

Joe VojtMy first published novel was written with a pen and paper. Next, I used the typewriter with a ream of yellow paper, because I was told that the first draft should not be on white paper. Completing the first draft using a typewriter was an art form...

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Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Meet The Author: Karina Kantas

Karina KantasAfter reading S.E.Hinton’s OUTSIDERS, I knew I wanted to become a published writer. I finally got my wish in 2005 when I had a film review published. Since then, I have had more than thirty pieces published, including, articles, film reviews, book...

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Friday, October 17, 2008

Meet The Author: Cheryl Kaye Tardif

Cheryl Kaye TardifI've always been a dreamer, and I've always believed in dreaming BIG. Ever since I was a young girl, my goal was to become the next Stephen King―or 'Stephanie', at least. It's been a long, hard journey, but one well worth it, and now I am...

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Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Meet the Author: Terry Miles

Terry MilesI've always written. I believe I was born with a pencil in my hand. I remember my grandpa making me create all those little circles consistently while seated at the kitchen table.

Inside my soul was definitely a book! Flash forward many...

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Thursday, August 14, 2008

Meet The Author: Catherine Johnson

Like many authors, writing a novel was always an aspiration. When I finally started the process with SHADES OF DARKNESS, SHADES OF GRACE I had a terrific story that had evolved from real-life events. Completing the process took much longer than I...

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Monday, August 04, 2008

Meet The Author: Cindy Lynn Speer

Cindy Lynn SpeerThey call writing a habit…which makes it sound more like chewing your fingernails or checking to make sure the door is locked and the stove is off before you go to bed, rather than an obsession, a have to have…but it’s one of those have to haves I...

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Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Meet The Author: Yolanda Renée

Yolanda RenéeI am a writer, I can tell a story – a good story – actually an excellent story. What I cannot do is grammar. I wrote an essay in 10th grade, and won third place. The essay came back with the words, wonderful story, but atrocious grammar. Things have...

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Thursday, May 08, 2008

Meet the Author: Mary Cunningham

Mary CunninghamBrick-By-Brick: One author's approach to series writing

The final proof for Cynthia's Attic: Curse of the Bayou, book three in my 'tween fantasy series, was finally ready to be e-mailed to the publisher. The moment I hit...

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Friday, April 25, 2008

J. Kelley Carlson: Meet the Author

J. Kelley CarlsonI remember English Composition 101 well. It was there that I discovered I could write material worth reading. That might not have been so strange if I hadn’t been 41 years old at the time and had not been inside a classroom for twenty years. I owe many thanks to the school superintendent for forcing my return to school.

In 1988 the superintendent decided that the nurses working for the school system should have a four-year degree.

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Friday, March 28, 2008

Bill Haynes: Meet the Author

Bill HaynesMy road to the publication of THE SHAMAN AND THE ROSE was anything but average. The framework of the novel came about from two self-published titles where I explored the depths of Dante’s Inferno. Those first two books were a valuable learning experience. The most important lesson I learned was that as an author, I had a great deal to learn about publishing and writing. I discovered that working with an editor can be a godsend to any writer.

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Friday, March 14, 2008

Peter Balaskas: Meet the Author

Peter BalaskasI soon realized that they were the wrong type of competitions to enter “The Grandmaster.” They were literary competitions; “The Grandmaster” would normally be considered as a genre work. Specifically, it was a supernatural thriller. . . .

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Friday, February 22, 2008

Dr. Bifford Debs: Meet the Author

Bifford DebsAmong the first writing I did was a child's letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt while he was president. Already I have given away my ancient age. From childhood, however, I have enjoyed writing and got some in during that period of my long life. However, there were always obstacles inherent with blessings.

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Friday, February 15, 2008

Michael Lindley: Meet the Author

Michael LindleyIt is quite surprising what the age of fifty will do to your motivation levels in actually finishing one of those numerous incomplete manuscripts that have been filed away deep within your hard drive over the years....

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Friday, February 08, 2008

John Anderson: Meet the Author

John AndersonI always wanted to be Indiana Jones when I grew up. After all, he was suave, good-looking, roguish, athletic, and invincible—all the things I was not. That he was also a figment of someone’s imagination didn’t really bother me until I hit the 8th Grade. More specifically, the 8th Grade fiction-writing unit.

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Friday, January 25, 2008

Laura Wright: Meet the Author

Laura WrightMy first query and acceptance actually came as a surprise. At the time, I had several novels written and casually started a general discussion with an editor. I will state first that this may strike unease in the hearts of many because it wasn’t a “normal,” venture and this wasn’t just any editor. It was an “ebook editor.”

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Saturday, January 19, 2008

Anne Arsenault: Meet the Author

Anne ArsenaultI had never dreamed of being an author, although I had always loved English class in high school. After I became a CNC, Certified Nutritional Consultant, I saw the need for people to become educated in order to get healthy. I started writing a “Healthy Living Tips” column for the work newsletter and I found that people were reading my articles and liking them....

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