Featured Interview With Author Scott Coon

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in Los Angeles, but my family moved back to Pennsylvania when I was still an infant. I grew up on the east coast. Then I traveled the world for the Army and traveled America for software companies. Now, years later, I am back in Los Angeles, where I was born but had never lived until now. I share my life with my cats Hank and Logan.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
Writing began for me in the third grade. I wrote poetry about chess and Norse mythology. With no writers in my life, I have no idea what inspired this. My first submission was an article for “Dragon” magazine. They rejected it of course. But I was on my way! …sort of. In high school, my senior year creative writing project was an Ann Rice clone. While reading weekly chapters to the class, no one seemed to be listening. But late in the school year, the novel reached a scene where two vampires were sentenced to death by sunlight. As a door opened to reveal their sun-bleached bones, someone yelled, “Hey! Why did you kill them? They never did anything wrong.” I was surprised and flattered. And hooked. I wanted to be a writer. It wasn’t until 2006 that I was finally published by Nth Degree Magazine. It was story about a psychic computer hacker. What’s that mean? Read it from my published stories page.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I am a Kurt Vonnegut fan. My favorite is Hocus Pocus but Cat's Cradle and Galapagos have always stuck with me. I am also an Ann Rice fan and Stephen King is an amazing author, especially when he writes something like The Long Walk.

FUN FACT: There is a Jerry Lewis comedy based on a Kurt Vonnegut novel.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Godless Armageddon follows Thom, an atheist, through a never before imagined afterlife on a quest for redemption. After Thom dies, he uses weaponized memories to battle two false gods bent on Armageddon, as well as his own deeply repressed homosexuality. This story reflects my experience as a bisexual man in a society where bisexual men weren't supposed to exist. It also reflects my experience as an atheist in the US Army.

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Featured Interview With Author Kathy Haynes

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I'm a lifelong resident of Portland, Oregon. I studied technical writing and worked as a project manager, communications consultant, and editor. The Missing Years is my debut novel. Now retired, I spend my time hiking, gardening, writing, and creating mixed media art. I have three granddogs but no pets of my own.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
My fascination with books began in fifth grade, at age 10, when the teacher assigned "Charlotte's Web." As part of my book report, I created a drawing that looked just like the cover of the book with Fern, Wilbur, and Charlotte. Come to think of it, that might have been the beginning of my art journey too. I began writing poetry and short stories in college, but it wasn't until I retired that I devoted my time to writing a novel.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I have many favorite authors: Barbara Kingsolver is at the top of the list. She hooked me with "The Poisonwood Bible." I also love Jodi Picoult, Alice Hoffman, Matt Haig, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Kristin Hannah, Ann Patchett, Carl Hiaasen, and more. I read every book in Sue Grafton's alphabet series. How sad for her to pass before getting to the letter Z. It's a long list of favorites and a variety of genres.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
I set out to write a book about the cremains found underground at the Oregon State Hospital, a sad and ghoulish truth. But as the book progressed, I began learning about fatherless daughters, how they might end up in unhealthy relationships, and how difficult it is for them to let go. And so the theme changed to fatherless daughters. This story about the search for the truth is filled with drama and suspense. The ending will surprise you.

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Featured Interview With Author Colleen MacFarlane

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. I spent my career in Minneapolis and only recently relocated to Durham, North Carolina. I obtained a M.A. in Counseling Psychology in 1982 and most of my career was in providing therapy to people in all age categories. In 2003, I obtained an MBA in Personal Financial Planning because I love the topic of financial education and investing. The last ten years of my career, I provided financial personalized education to adults who were either facing a financial crisis or were interested in planning for their retirement.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I have read many non-fiction books, but I've also been thrilled to read historical fiction. I've loved English as my favorite subject, beginning in grade school. I began writing after my retirement and after many years of research into my family genealogy. My first book, Listening to Her Own Voice is a tribute to my 2nd great aunt who emigrated with her family in 1866 from Switzerland. I'm currently preparing to re-publish this book under the name of LISTEN TO YOUR HEART. The writing has changed, I've changed the cover, and I've added fifty pictures to enhance the true-ness of the story, even though it is in the genre of historical fiction.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I'm inspired by different styles of writing, and the most recent story or novel that I've read. I work every month at meeting new authors, understanding their journey, profiling them on my website because I believe this gets me out of being isolated and I read how another author approaches their writing and their view of the world. It's what I love most about writing – I meet others with the same passion. I read local authors in NC, authors that I've featured on my website, authors that I write a review for, and authors that I have met on social media websites.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My book, FATAL FUNDS, has just been published. FATAL FUNDS was supposed to be my first book, but for some reason I chose my first novel to be on genealogy. You could say FATAL FUNDS has been waiting to be written for twenty five years. It's a compilation of my education, experience, research and is the combination of two financial planners that I knew. It is about a rogue financial planner who, in desperation, falls to running a Ponzi scheme. About three women who are clients and join together to form their own mini-investment club. Set in 2024, in Minneapolis, and over a few months, the women begin to regret the trust they've placed in their planner. It is a story about how quickly one's financial life can go awry in a short amount of time. Pay attention, or pay dearly. FATAL FUNDS is filled with twists and turns, critical real-life headlines, resources, how to avoid being scammed by spotting the red flags, and all wrapped in an emotional and heartwarming story that will help the reader understand why people cheat and how they get away with it.

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Featured Interview With Author Roxy Siren

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Just a small-town gal from the Garden State, who finally acted on the many suggestions to "write a book" one day. For twenty+ years I have absolutely experienced it all when it comes to dating. During those moments…dates…disasters, the comedy may have been overlooked, but it surely had to be revealed in some fashion. Although my pen name was procured for anonymity, I am proud of who I am — and thankful that this brutally honest, yet comedic memoir, has brought lessons and laughter to readers, being highly relatable to anyone in the dating world.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
Most of my "reading" life was mainly for school, and my career. As evidenced by this memoir, I did a ton of experiencing – but probably should have chosen a book over a date in many cases! If and when I stop moving, to potentially enjoy a book, I'm more likely to be viewing the back of my eye lids…it's a disappointing fact.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I tend to love "real" life, true stories, personal experiences…whether they be joyous or disastrous, I like to be in their shoes. This is why depicting these personal dating experiences with great detail was so important to me. I wanted the reader to feel all that I felt, in the moment I felt it.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
"What Do Ya Mean You're Still Single" is a collection of unembellished dating experiences. Despite the twenty+ years of experiences tallied, putting this down on paper took roughly a week. And yes, I wrote it all out on college ruled, loose leaf paper…a black pen and a hot water in-hand. From the very start of my dating life, without knowing its importance, I comedically titled each man with a catchy name after our date, or in some cases after our multiple attempts at dates. And still, these men find themselves in my contacts under their same procured names, which makes me chuckle. If they only knew! These calamities were a mixed bag of online meetings, blind dates, and friend set ups. But for each one, I've learned lessons about the dating process, and more importantly about myself. My title was designed in accordance with that "self" lesson — Why AM I still single? What's wrong with me? What's right with me? It's a question people have asked me my entire adult life. As much as the answer may have concerned me in the past, it no longer does, in fact being single is proudly justified by this hilarious dating memoir. Can you relate?

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Featured Interview With Author Barbara D Sontheimer

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Hello, I am a longtime Missouri resident, which is why my first novel Victor's Blessing was set in Missouri because I figured at least I would not have to do research about the flora, fauna and climate.

I know live part time at Lake of the Ozarks Missouri, and anywhere else my husband parks the RV.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I started writing at nine, with a terrible story that my poor mother had to listen to over and over again! It was a ghost story, and I am sure the ony thing at all scary about it was how hideous it was. God bless mothers.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I read mostly historical fiction, I do not seem to have the same interest in a book if it has a character using a cell phone. I always have the feeling that I was born in the wrong century, and gobble up history to hopefully find my right place.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest novel, The Mutiny Brides, deals with the trials and tribulations of women wrongly imprisoned in France and then sent in chains against their will to what later became New Orleans.
The records of what happened to these women had been misflied in the French archives for 200 YEARS. When I heard that I knew I had to tell the story.

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