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Dear Ognian,My name is B.B.Vayk, I am the author of Reign of the black flame - Book I: The Waterglobe. This is a YA fantasy novel inspired by European folklore and by my imaginations about the personification of the mighty Forces of Nature. Would you be interested in it?
Have a great day, B. B. Vayk
Jamie Maltman’s Arts Reborn series have a chance to become a big hit. The author is very talented and the history fiction world he describes is very interesting. It’s a real pleasure to have in our Q&A Mr. Maltman! Enjoy.
JAMIE MALTMAN: I’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO WRITE IN A SETTING LIKE ROME
J.M Porup was born in USA, but now lives in Uruguay. He isn’t agreeing with many things in his motherland and isn’t afraid to speak about them. Our next featured writer published a lot of books. We will present to you his last one Dreams Must Die.
J.M. PORUP: AMERICA TODAY IS LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM THE SOVIET UNION UNDER STALIN
It’s an honor for me to present our next guest – Mr. Gary Karp. He is mindfulness coach, author and certified hypnotist. His first book Clarity is Power: The 5 Steps to Creating Empowering Goals that will Excite and Inspire You received very positive feedback and has 4.5 rating in Amazon.
GARY KARP: DO NOT JUDGE YOURSELF
Hello,I am a newly publish author an I am interested in being interviewed. My novel is Cross Roads, a urban fantasy story. If you're interested please contact me.
Cross Roads
Donald Wilson II
Frank Mundo describes himself as a reader. In fact he is full time writer and a reviewer for some prestigious magazines. We will have a chance to learn something more about his last book Different in the next Q&A interview.
FRANK MUNDO: THE WRITER’S REPUTATION CAN BE RUINED BY PUTTING OUT UNREADY WORKS
Owen H. Lewis recently published his debut novel The Mark of Man. He dropped a real estate business in order to concentrate in writing. Let’s hear his story.
OWEN H. LEWIS: SCI-FI GIVES ME A CLEAN SLATE TO START OVER AGAIN
Mike Jansen is one of the most talented authors in Netherlands. He won many awards and recently published his novel The Failing God: The First Chronicle of Cranborn (Chronicles of Cranborn Book 1). Let’s enjoy the next portion of interesting Q&A.
MIKE JANSEN: WE HAVE A SCI-FI AND FANTASY RENAISSANCE IN THE NETHERLANDS
Brandy Isaac’s last book That Which is Lost was published in May. Our next author is having another job to live with, but she is still producing excellent peace of writings. Enjoy our next Q&A.
BRANDY ISAACS: I WAS INSPIRED BY A DREAM THAT A FRIEND HAD
Mark Peterson published in July his new novel Killzone: Book 1 of the Shadowkill trilogy. It was his seventh production in his writer’s bio. Mark loves different genres. Let’s her from him about his new book and many more interesting things that we were able to discuss.
MARK PETERSON: A WIDE RANGE OF STUDY MAKE YOUR STORIES MORE INTERESTING
Michael Golembesky is a New York Times bestselling author after his first book Level Zero Heroes became a big hit. The novel was published in the beginning of September and very fast became huge hit. I was very honored when Michael accept my invitation for interview. Enjoy!
MICHAEL GOLEMBESKY: THE WORLD IS SOMETIMES A UGLY AND VIOLENT PLACE
Isabell Lawless’s debut novel Beast of Vanery will be released on November 23. The story has a potential to become big hit. The plot shows something that many people around the world had to suffer. We’ve got a chance to hear from the author about her new book.
ISABELL LAWLESS: MY INSPIRATION CAME FROM A PREVIOUS RELATIONSHIP WITH A BAD TEMPERED MAN
Natalie Scott is another new generation author, who recently published a debut book. Rules for Riders was released in July and already has a lot of positive feedback. It’s a typical YA novel with teen characters and very interesting story.
NATALIE SCOTT: MY MAIN CHARACTER IS MY ALTER AGO
Hot Sinatra by Axel Howerton was finalist for the 2014 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel. The author is former journalist and master of short stories. He was also a former amateur boxer and semi-pro kickboxer way back in time. It’s a great chance that Axel will be our next guest in our Q&A section. I’ve made many interviews in my professional life. Some of them are good, some of them are boring and some of them are really interesting and may be rated with Five Stars. The one with Axel, despite the fact that was made just by asking questions via e-mail, is probably the coolest one in the blog!
AXEL HOWERTON: I’M JUST A GUY WHO LIKES TO TELL STORIES
P.S. Winn writes books and in 2 years has published 17. Writing longhand P.S. Winn just wants to get the stories out of her head and on paper! take a look! www.amazon.com/author/pswinn
Timothy Gager is the author of eleven books of short fiction and poetry. The latest one – The Thursday Appointments of Bill Sloan (Big Table Publishing) is his first novel. The works of our next featured author were published in more then 300 journals. It’s time for the next portion of Q&A
TIMOTHY GAGER: MY SOBRIETY IS THE GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT IN MY LIFE
Bernadette Boas is the author of Shedding the Corporate Bitch: Shifting Your Bitches to Riches in Life and Business. The book received huge positive feedback in amazon (av. 4.5 stars from 29 reviews). The description starts with: “For twenty-five years she was a corporate bitch, and now has shifted from bitch to rich”. Sounds interesting, this is why I decided to go one to one with Bernadette, who hides a lot more interesting things around her.
BERNADETTE BOAS: STAY TRUE TO YOU AND YOUR STORY
Our next guest Joan Curtis is experienced writer with several business related books published. Her first full novel The Clock Strikes Midnight (Great title!) will be released on November 25. We’ve got a chance to learn something more about it in advance and to have sweet chat with Joan. Enjoy!
JOAN CURTIS: MY HOPE IS READERS WILL LAUGH AT TIMES AND CRY AT TIMES
It’s always tough when you are writing a non-fiction, because you must use facts. Sometimes you need to make additional changes from the original events in order to do not hurt the main character. Well, our next author P.S. Winn needed to overcome such a challenge. Let’s hear from her what exactly happened!
P.S. WINN: MY BIGGEST CHALLENGE WAS TRYING TO CHANGE ALL THE REAL NAMES
Michele Faison’s first novel Ethereal was published two weeks ago. We’ve got a very special chance to speak with her about the book and many more interesting things. It’s time for our next cool Q&A with a fellow author.
MICHELE FAISON: A BAR OF DARK CHOCOLATE KEEPS ME MOTIVATED
Neil Grimmett is an award winning author. He is master of short stories with two self-published books in 2014 – The Hoard and The Threshing Circle. Our next guest knows how tough is to deal with publishers and literary agents. Neil was very kind to share his impressions in the next Q&A for the blog.
NEIL GRIMMETT: DON’T BE PUT OFF BY REJECTION
Dreamah Lockwood is pseudonym of two authors, who work together. They are sisters Sunny L. and Pat Ross. It’s a strange combination, which produced great results according to their book ratings in Amazon. Here is the amazing story of Dreamah Lockwood’s novels.
(a red rose is used by the authors as a profile picture in honor of their dead sister)
DREAMAH LOCKWOOD: WRITING IS A CONTINUAL LEARNING PROCESS
Rashida Willliams is writing under the pseudonym Really Rashida. Her last book No Sister Of Mine was released few weeks ago. She also has another novel Toxic, which premiered in 2013. Let’s learn something more about another young author in the next Q&A.
REALLY RASHIDA: I WILL ALWAYS PUT MY HEART AND SOUL INTO MY WRITING
Cameron Conaway is a very unique combination of poetry author and MMA fighter. His book Malaria, Poems was dedicated to the global problem. Let’s learn something more about Cameron and his works!
CAMERON CONAWAY: MALARIA KILLS 627,000 OF US EACH YEAR
Amy Metz published her book Murder & Mayhem in 2012. The mystery crime novel became a big hit. Now she is relaunching the book as a self-publisher. For the quality of her writings speaks 125 reviews in Amazon with average rating of 4.3!
AMY METZ: THE BOOK CHARACTERS ARE BASED ON MY FAMILY MEMBERS
Rick Soper is kind of guest that every interviewer would like to have. He loves to answer deeply to all kind of questions. The author of The Rock Series was a TV producer, who turned to a financial adviser. To write is kind of hobby for him, but with so many published books, he is developing as one of the quality members of the indie authors industry.
RICK SOPER: I STARTED WRITING BECAUSE I WAS FRUSTRATED WITH CERTAIN “POPULAR” AUTHORS
Christine Finlayson is a professional editor and author of mystery novel Tip of a Bone (4.7 av. stars from 26 Amazon reviews!). She worked as water scientist, but now is concentrating more on writing. Our next feature author is avid photographer, but let’s hear from her more about the book.
CHRISTINE FINLAYSON: IT’S SO MUCH FUN TO CREATE, WHETHER THROUGH WRITING, ART OR MUSIC
Hey! In case you're looking for authors to interview, let me introduce myself.My name is Diego Valenzuela. I'm a Mexican born and raised author and I just released my debut novel, "The Armor of God", yesterday. It tells the story of a dying world, and the few young men and women who have the power to save it. They must risk their lives and sanity to pilot the Creux, monstrous suits of armor capable of battling the deadly alien virus that has sent humanity to the brink of extinction. No one knows where they come from. No one knows who created them. All we know is that they’re our only hope, and our last chance.
Amazon: bit.ly/armorofgodnovel
GoodReads: http://bit.ly/1xAffxA
I'm the rare breed of author, metal singer, video gamer, bodybuilder. I'd love to talk about my book and myself!
All the best.
Charity Angel’s last book Mending Angel’s Wings was released in July. The novel was based on a true story. It was her second book. Let’s make another Q&A adventure with our next feature author.
CHARITY ANGEL: HEALING IS MUCH LIKE AN ONION
Ricki Wilson’s only novel Maggie’s fall received very positive feedback (av. 4.4 stars from 28 Amazon reviews). She is teaching English in a high school as her main profession. Let’s hear more about the book and the author in our next Q&A.
RICKI WILSON: I WOULD RATHER DELAY PUBLICATION THAN INSULT READERS WITH A MEDIOCRE EFFORT
Bryan Murphy had a chance to travel a lot during his life. His stories are gathered from earned multinational experience. You may check his sense of humor at the end of the interview. Enjoy!
BRYAN MURPHY: THE POINT OF MY WRITING IS PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL DRAMA
Lydia Rodriguez-Clement is probably the best example of the indie publishing phenom. We are not speaking about the sales, but about the desire to have a complete novel, without relying on publishers. Our next feature author is very busy, but still finds time to write, edit, self-publish and market her novel. Lydia is a very strong woman and a real fighter. Check out the interview about her last book The Guardian and you will see why the word respect must be added to her profile.
LYDIA RODRIGUEZ-CLEMENT: THE GUARDIAN STORY CAME TO ME IN DREAMS
Ognian wrote: "Lydia Rodriguez-Clement is probably the best example of the indie publishing phenom. We are not speaking about the sales, but about the desire to have a complete novel, without relying on publisher..."DO you have an email address for Ms. Rodriguez-Clement?
Rachele Baker’s emotion were put on one place at her book Eighteen Months To Live. She wrote a memoir about her mother, who was diagnosed with cancer. How tough is to remember once again all those moments and to combine them into a novel? Let’s hear from the author herself. I must warn you that the following lines are extremely touching.
RACHELE BAKER: I FOUND MY MOTHER’S JOURNAL TWENTY YEARS AFTER HER DEATH
Charlie Wade is a specialist in crime fiction. He is working as accounts manager, but finds enough time to publish full novels. Let’s hear from our next feature author something more about his book Seven Daze.
(CHARLIE WADE: THE PUBLISHERS ARE SETTING THE PRICE TOO HIGH FOR E-BOOKS
H.h. wrote: "Ognian wrote: "Lydia Rodriguez-Clement is probably the best example of the indie publishing phenom. We are not speaking about the sales, but about the desire to have a complete novel, without relyi..."I sent it via PM
Robert Dugoni’s next release My Sister’s Grave is staying as Amazon bestselling book #1 for the last few weeks. The official premier of the novel will be on November 1. One of the most popular author on the planet will be our guest for today’s interview. He found time from his busy schedule around the release for a very special Q&A for our blog.
ROBERT DUGONI: I HAD NO IDEA MY SISTER'S GRAVE WOULD HIT #1
The author of The Song and the Pendant Magnus Von Black is tough to be described with few sentences. He says for himself that is a glitter spilling, noisy, well-spoken lunatic who can always be counted upon to be having wild, passionate romances with new ideas and tasteless color schemes. Let’s hear from Magnus about his novel and songs.
MAGNUS VON BLACK: I INTEND TO BE A PASSIONATE AUTHOR UNTIL I DO MEET MY ULTIMATE END
Harold Titus published his book Crossing the River three years ago. The history novel received very positive feedback (av. 4.4 stars from 10 Amazon reviews). We are very happy that the author was kind to tell us something more about his writings.
HAROLD TITUS: CROSSING THE RIVER TOOK ME 17 YEARS
JC Andrijeski’s stories were part of anthologies, fiction magazines and many others. Her Allie’s War Episodes became a big hit with many positive reviews. JC is writing fantasy, sci-fi and romance. Let’s hear from our next feature author more about her novels.
JC ANDRIJESKI: I EVEN WRITE WHEN I’M ON VACATION FOR THE MOST PART
argh, you sent me questions but it got lost in my email >_< would you resend to kpmerriweather @ gmail.com?
K.P. wrote: "argh, you sent me questions but it got lost in my email >_< would you resend to kpmerriweather @ gmail.com?"Did I sent the questions on that mail or on other, because I can't find the mail I sent to you?
Aoife Marie Sheridan started Saskia Trilogy with the first book Eden Forest. It was her debut novel. She has three other books already published, but let’s turn back the time and hear from the author more about Eden Forest.
AIOFE MARIE SHERIDAN: I WOULD LOVE TO BE A MIND READER
Dustin Stevens is a very productive writer. His books are perfectly rated by readers in Amazon. His last one Motive was published on October 10 and we’ve got a chance to take a closer look around the novel thanks to the author himself.
DUSTIN STEVENS: MOTIVE IS A POLITICAL-MURDER-MYSTERY THRILLER
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Holly Robinson’s last book Beach Plum Island was published in the spring. The novel was well received (av. 4.6 stars from 72 Amazon reviews). Our next feature author says in the very first sentence of her bio that she never meant to be a writer. Well, sometimes the fate has other plans. It’s time for our next portion of Q&A.
HOLLY ROBINSON: WRITERS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE AS CULTURAL HISTORIANS
K.P. wrote: "you sent it to my majestik@majestikmultimedia.com but its been wonky"The questions are resent to you!
I am not sure if Milo James Fowler is the next Jesus, if you are still thinking of the headline of the interview, but he is doing very well as an author of crime noir and sci-fi. Let’s take a look around his works and his person in our next Q&A.
MILO JAMES FOWLER: I’M A CHILD OF GOD
Petra Durst-Benning’s English language debut is amazing. Her Novel The Glassblower reached Top 3 in Amazon’s best selling ranks just week before it’s official premiere, set for November 1. The readers gave very positive opinions for the book (av. 4.4 stars from 565 reviews). Petra will be our special guest just a day before the official release.
PETRA DURST-BENNING: I LIKE TO LAUGH, TO LOVE AND TO LIVE
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