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An interview with Bil Richardson – author of The Frankenstein Adventures

This week it’s the turn of Bil Richardson on the Thursday Throng. Bil works in many genres, many media and many voices, including Gothic humour with The Frankenstein Adventures. He is an award-winning filmmaker, an artist, playwright, poet and author. He writes humor, horror, poetry, history and more.

What is one thing people wouldn’t usually know about you?

I’m a funny SOB.

What did the best review you ever had say about your work?

“Brilliant” “Amazing” “5 Stars” Damn, I wish they were all l...

An interview with Stacey Gustafson author of Are you still kidding me?

Hi, and this week I’d like to introduce Stacey Gustafson. She is the bestselling author of Are You Kidding Me? My Life With an Extremely Loud Family, Bathroom Calamities, and Crazy Relatives. She’s also an inspirational speaker, blogger and comedian. Her short stories have appeared in Chicken Soup for the Soul, seven books in the Not Your Mother’s Book series, as well as Midlife Boulevard, Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop, Pleasanton Patch, Bay Woof, and Better After 50. She writes the blog, Ar...

That Which Must Happen by Sebastiano Lanza

 

What is one thing people wouldn’t usually know about you?

I may not look the type but I enjoy watching cartoons. Also, I never really drank alcohol.

How important are the names of your characters?

It varies from character to character. I always strive to pick an appropriate name for my main character. First and foremost it has to fit his/her role into the novel, better yet, it has to have a fitting meaning. You’ll probably find out that the name “Benjamin” is a rather important hint to und...

An interview with Clare Dimond, author of REAL: The Inside-Out Guide to Being Yourself

Meet Clare Dimond, she works every day with individuals, schools, businesses and organisations to help them see what is behind their ability to thrive. Real: The inside out guide to being yourself, is her first book.

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Lots but I’m not sure it is the sort of thing you had in mind here…!

What did the best review you ever had say about your work?

This book is on another level … it is to me what the bible and the Koran is to others . It has...

Meet Kai Nicole, author of Date Like a Woman

This week I’d like to introduce you to Kai Nicole, the author of Date Like a Woman.

[image error]What is one thing people wouldn’t usually know about you?

That I’m an introvert.

What did the best review you ever had say about your work?

That my book, Date Like A Woman, not only helps single women, but that it is helpful to married women too.

What did the worst review you ever had say about your work?

A millennial reviewer was disappointed because my book did not provide more information about how to da...

Meeting Joe Siccardi, author of Heaven Shining Through

Welcome to this week’s Thursday Throng author interview, and today it’s the turn of Joe Siccardi, an “ordinary joe” from Seneca County, NY with his novel, Heaven Shining Through.

What is one thing people wouldn’t usually know about you?
[image error]I’ve been in the newspaper publishing business for over 50 years

What did the best review you ever had say about your work? 

I want to first of all say that this book really plays on your memories and emotions I laughed and cried. I laughed because I hadn’t h...

An interview with James Tingle, author of Mervano

Hi and welcome to an interview with Jame Tingle, author of Mervano. James is from Huddersfield and has written four novels to date – three of which form a trilogy. Mervano is is fourth comedy detective novel with a sci-fantasy twist.

What is one thing people wouldn’t usually know about you?

I like playing guitar and used to play quite a lot but recently haven’t been doing so as much as I’m spending most of the time writing and trying to promote the books! I did enjoy it though and need to ge...

Meet Rebecca Howie, author of The Game Begins

This week, I’d like to introduce Rebecca Howie, author of The Game Begins. Rebecca describes herself as “a procrastinating writer from Scotland who prefers spending her time in fictional worlds rather than the real one.”. The Game Begins is her first novel and was published in February 2016. It reached 16th in the Amazon Teen and Young Adult Detective category within a month of its publication. 

What is one thing people wouldn’t usually know about you?

I used to write fanfiction, and still o...

Meet Amanda Bigelow, the author of Powered by Health.

Today is the turn of Amanda Bigelow to meet the Thursday Throng audience. Amanda is the author of Powered by Health, the high achieving woman’s guide to health, vitality and a new life full of possibilities. Amanda describes herself as “driven, over achiever who thought little about my health”. She was forced to focus on her health when stress and chronic fatigue came calling, leading to a complete health transformation and change of lifestyle and work.

What is one thing other people wouldn’t...

Meet Sarah Ashwood, the author of Aerisian Refrain

Hi everyone, and this week I’d like to introduce Sarah Ashwood to the Thursday Throng. Sarah is the author Aerisian Refrain, a science fantasy novel about a musician who finds herself in another world. Sarah is the author of many works published in a wide variety of anthologies, magazines, and webzines, as well as several novels.

What is one thing other people wouldn’t usually know about you?

I’m pretty redneck. I grew up on a small farm way out in the country. I’ve helped dig post holes, I’v...