Featured Interview With Author Crystal Mary Lindsey

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I am a spiritual Christian and retired health professional, raised in Australia with an English father and second generation, (Welsh and French) Australian mother. I married an American retired U.S. Marine so lived and worked for a time in Tennessee. On his retirement my husband decided we would return to the subtropics of Queensland. Australia to live in a country town surrounded by mountains and half an hour from the Pacific Ocean. With a love for animals, we own two little dogs and have shared our home with hundreds of native parrots. My husband was killed in a motor vehicle accident two years ago, which has grieved me beyond words. Without my faith I don't know how I would have coped.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
Growing up in the 1950's and without television or computers at that time, I loved to read. My first book belonged to my grandfather and was written in the 1800's by Charles Sheldon. I still remember and love that book. The English children's author famous at the time was Enid Blyton, and I read all of her books. In school my compositions always gained high marks. I had no interest in writing until I retired from the world of hospitals. My son encouraged me to begin a blog, and on from there I brought out my first book, "Cherished Encounter."

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I have many favourite authors.
Nonfiction I loved Catherine Marshall, the American author.
Fiction, I would have to say, the English author, Catherine Cookson, Jean Plaidy and Canadian, Jeanette Oake.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My last book and number nineteen is "Silent Echoes, A Story of Abandonment and Redemption."
Set in Nashville, Tennessee, this compelling story follows two talented doctors who fall deeply in love and marry, sharing dreams of a bright future together. However, their happiness is short-lived as the male doctor's single mother, driven by jealousy and control, schemes to tear them apart. Her manipulative efforts succeed, leaving the doctor’s wife devastated and heartbroken.

Struggling to endure the pain of betrayal while working alongside her estranged husband in the same hospital, the wife makes the agonizing decision to leave Nashville behind. She relocates to Alabama, seeking a fresh start, but she keeps a life-changing secret—she’s pregnant with her husband’s child.
What follows is a tale woven with suspense and mystery, as hidden truths and unforeseen connections unravel.

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Featured Interview With Author Joseph Lewis

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I have been in education for 49 years as a teacher, coach, counselor, and administrator. As a principal, instead of giving a speech at graduation, I would select a song and sing it to the kids and their parents. The kids called it "their" song. My background is in psychology, and I use it to craft my thriller-crime-mystery novels.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
Early in life. Sixth grade. My teacher would give the class story starters- 3 or 4 paragraphs on a note card. Our job was to complete the story.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I enjoy reading David Baldacci, James Patterson, John Sandford and CJ Box. One of my reviews stated, "If you like James Patterson, you'll love Joseph Lewis." High praise, and humbling, for me. It was natural to read thriller-crime-mystery because that is the genre I enjoy reading. What sets me apart though, is that I have a strong coming-of-age thread running throughout my books.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Yéʼii are spiritual deities of the Navajo. There are many, but there is one they don't speak of, even mentioning it's name. That's Black Yéʼii because by talking about it, the Navajo feel they are inviting evil into their lives. My book deals with good vs Evil in a modern day thriller. Because of the research I had to do, it took me a year to write. It is based upon a fabrication law enforcement invented in order to keep four individuals safe. The secret was never to be spoken of. But someone did, and now MS-13, a violent gang, is in town to find out how four of its members died in a quiet house, on a quiet street a year previous.

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Featured Interview With Author W.D. Kilpack III

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and raised in West Jordan, Utah. Over my life, I have had many cats but, currently, I do not.

I have works appearing in print, online, radio and television, starting with his first publication credit at the age of nine. I have now received 24 book awards and my novella, Pale Face, is in movie development.

I received both his bachelor's and master's degrees from Westminster University. As an undergrad, I double-majored in communication and philosophy, while completing the Honors Program. As a graduate student, I earned a master of professional communication with a writing emphasis. I was also a high-performing athlete, qualifying for international competition in Greco-Roman wrestling.

For 25 years, I was a communication professor and a nationally recognized wrestling coach. I am happily married to his high-school sweetheart.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been writing and telling stories. Before I learned how to write, I would draw pictures of spaceships, then act out the battles, drawing in the laser blasts and explosions after erasing parts of the ships that were blown away by enemies. I’ve blown up the U.S.S. Enterprise 10,000 times. I originally wanted to be a cartoonist and start my own line of comic books. I loved superheroes (and still do!) and would draw the comics, as well as write the stories. My first comic-book character was Super Mouse, created when I was 5 or 6. He was pretty much Superman, but a mouse, and he beat up cats. It was very serious stuff, not Tom and Jerry. That was my dream until I wrote my first fantasy novel, when I was 12. I was first published when I was 9, when a teacher entered a poem I wrote into a contest without my knowledge. It won and was published. I was first hired as a professional writer when I was 15, as an editor for a sports publication. Funny thing, the sports publication rescinded the offer to be an editor and changed it to a reporter position when I told them I didn’t have a driver license. I was editor-in-chief of both my high school newspaper and literary magazine, and editor of my college newspaper. Since I wrote my first novel, I always had pencil and paper with me, so I could jot down a few ideas when the need hit me. Since publishing four novels, it’s amazing how many people I grew up with who mention my red, three-ring binder I carried around with me, loaded with lined paper, so I could write down my thoughts as they came to me. That compulsion persists to this day, although I’ve since updated for the computer age.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I love science fiction and fantasy. My influences include Homer, J.R.R. Tolkien, Terry Brooks, Stephen R. Donaldson, George R.R. Martin, Robert Jordan, David Eddings, Piers Anthony, Robert Holdstock, Robert Adams, John Norman, Melanie Rawn, Shakespeare, Aristotle and Robert Frost. The most inspirational writers would be Homer, Tolkien, Martin and Artistotle. People always balk on the last one and I have one response: Aristotle was writing around 350 BCE and people are still reading his work and it’s still absolutely applicable; that’s absolutely humbling.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My most recent novel is Vengeance Borne, book five of the New Blood Saga. It continues the story of Natharr, who is Guardian of Maarihk, one of a long line of protectors dating back to the Firstborn Age, before the Aa Conquest. Natharr’s is an ancient role, rooted in his Firstblood, giving him Sight to see what is yet to be, adhering to his sacred duties even in the centuries since the Firstborn were forced to the brink of extinction by the Aa.

Natharr still stands guard over all men, Aa or Firstborn, Seeing what will come to pass, deciding what is unavoidable and what is not. Spending decades planning, even for saving the life of the newborn Crown Prince Vikari so he may one day reclaim the throne in the land where Mankind was created.

In Vengeance Borne, The past and present collide, forcing Natharr and the rest of the Rilari to struggle with the consequences of their absence, past choices, and the power of the Usurper’s vizier left unchecked for far too long. The strain proves too much for some, requiring hard decisions to prepare for a dark future racing toward the Guardian of Maarihk, Ellis the Elder, and the Knights of Ril. All that two generations of Guardians have planned from what their Sight revealed is on the brink of failure. They split their forces to race against time, gambling that thinner numbers will endure on diverging paths toward victory.

Meanwhile, Nathan fights to deal with great loss and a change of course in his life in the Maarihk Empire as it plants new seeds yearning for a single goal: vengeance.

As far as what inspired the New Blood Saga, for months, I was having a recurring dream that would have me in tears when I woke. It persisted for months, and I finally realized that I needed to write it. Pretty quickly, I realized that I wouldn’t be able to achieve the same level of emotional impact in one book, so I thought I would write a trilogy. However, even then, in building to the point in the dream, creating the gravitas that would really give it some punch, I hadn’t even gotten to the dream in those three books, so I thought it would be six. As I continued writing, it became an eight-book saga.

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Featured Interview With Author Taylor Sorensen

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I am a fun-loving, passionate Christ-follower in my early 20’s. I got recently married to my beautiful wife, Sharon, in September of 2024. I enjoy watching fantasy and superhero movies, listening to Christian music and epic/techno soundtracks, being with my friends and family at church, and of course, writing fantasy stories! I was born in Texas, but lived most of my life in the town of Duncan, Oklahoma. My wife and I now live in Moore, Oklahoma. Currently, we do not have any pets, but I've grown up having multiple dogs, cats, chickens, and fish over the years.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I think I always had a knack for writing, though I didn't really see it until I was around 10-13. As some people are more naturally bent towards math or science, English and writing was more of my thing. I have a very active imagination, and I enjoy conveying those thoughts through prose. I also love how Jesus, when He was on Earth, used parables to illustrate certain truths. If that was acceptable and beneficial to Him, then I want to use that tool as well. I wrote my first story when I was about 10 years old. I had this idea of making up stories where my brothers, cousins, and I were spies sent to stop bad guys and gangs. I made 3 such stories, which were fun, but far from publish-worthy.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My all-time favorite genre is fantasy. I enjoy the medieval aspect and the battles and action that can happen in that genre. My top 3 authors would probably be C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Frank Peretti, all of whom wrote about their views of Christ and how to live in our relationships with Him. Lewis’s Narnia series and his nonfiction works, such as "Mere Christianity", have grown my faith a lot and inspired me in describing my beliefs and values through story. Tolkien’s "The Hobbit" I have loved since I first read it, because of the richness and depth of the characters, history, and cultures of Middle Earth. I wanted to make fictional worlds with that kind of intention. Peretti’s "This Present Darkness" and its sequel are more thrillers than they are fantasy, but they show how intense and real the unseen, angelic, spiritual realm is. It also illustrates Christians’ part to play in the unseen war, which is very real. This last book is lesser known, but I’d highly recommend it.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book is the second installment of the Envoys in the Multiverse series, entitled "A World at Risk". In it, the characters described in the first book continue to learn what it’s like to be Envoys of Nazir the Vine, who is proven to be the sovereign king over every world in the multiverse. These Envoys go out to several worlds in this book, engaging wizards, fighting battles, growing their team, and trying to prevent a war that could end an entire universe. All the while, they must focus on the Vine’s love and instructions while grappling with a whole other multiversal army, the Self-Worthy, who are bent by their own, twisted agenda. Our heroes must trust the Vine with their all, or else watch an entire world crumble.

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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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