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[Interview] Gail McFarland, author of 'Dream Runner'
2008-06-02 21:09:00
Gail McFarland attended Cleveland State University, where she was a psychology major with a minor in special education.Her books include Summer Wind (Arabesque, 1997); The Best for Last (Arabesque, 1998); When Love Calls (Arabesque, 1999) and Lady Killer (Lulu.com, 2000).An extract from from her latest novel, Dream Runner (Genesis Press, 2008) is available here.In this interview, Gail McFarland talks about her concerns as a writer.How would you describe your writing?I write novel-length contemporary African-American romantic fiction.My target audience are people who enjoy a well-crafted, intimately written story.Because I am at heart, a reader, I knew there were others like me: readers who enjoy the flexibility, grace, and grandeur of language -- and live for a good story.When did you decide you wanted to be a writer?Long story, but the short version is: I have a cousin who literally hated reading, but was devouring romance novels at the rate of 6-8 books per week. Curious about the...
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[Interview] Charles Derber, co-author of 'The New Feminized Majority'
2008-05-28 21:03:00
Charles Derber is a professor of Sociology at Boston College, a private university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, in the United States.So far, he has written and published 12 books, among them, The Wilding of America (Worth Publishers, 2006); Hidden Power (Berrett-Koehler, 2005); People Before Profit (Picador, 2003) and Corporate Nation (St. Martin's Griffin, 2000).In this interview, Charles Derber talks about the factors which compel him to write.When did you decide you wanted to be a writer?I was trying to get tenure at a major university. That required a book. I also found writing something like a meditation. It calmed me and centered me. I also found it a way to think and communicate about issues that I was passionate about.My first book took five years and I started in the early 1970s. It’s called The Pursuit of Attention and it’s about who talks and who listens in ordinary conversation -- and focuses on how people subtly shift the topic of conversation to themselves. It...
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[Interview] Beth Fehlbaum, author of 'Courage in Patience'
2008-05-26 17:33:00
Beth Fehlbaum is a teacher and an author.Her debut novel, Courage in Patience tells the story of a teenage girl's first foray into recovery from sexual abuse.In this interview, Fehlbaum talks about the factors which compelled her to start writing.How would you describe your writing?All of the writing I do has truth as its foundation. I don't buy into sugarcoating. I won't do it.Currently I'm working on the sequel to Courage in Patience. It's called Hope in Patience, and it continues Ashley's story.I want to explore where Ashley goes from the realization she has at the end of Courage in Patience and how she continues her road to recovery. I also want to deal with the fall-out from the censorship controversy that takes place in Courage in Patience, and continue to address the problem of homophobia. Hope in Patience will have an openly gay character.When did you start writing?I have always written, ever since I can remember. But in terms of serious-writing-of-a-novel, I started a...
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[Interview] Tony Robles, author of 'Joey Gonzalez, Great American'
2008-05-21 10:00:00
Tony Robles is a U.S. Navy submarine veteran, a retired federal agent and an author.His debut children's book Joey Gonzalez, Great American challenges racism and prejudice.In this interview, Tony Robles speaks about what motivated him to write the book.When did you start writing?I’ve been scribbling all my life but nothing serious or with such passion as I have in my children’s book, Joey Gonzalez, Great American.What happened to me was one of those success stories you read or hear about once in a while. I had no plan to be a published writer or even to do any serious writing. Then I discovered World Ahead Publishing and their line of conservative children’s books. I realized I had a story inside me that could make a whopper of a conservative children’s book, on an issue so controversial that getting it published would be the longest of long shots. But here was a publishing house that I thought would have the courage and the vision to publish such a story. I wrote it in one...
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[Interview] Emilio Corsetti, author of '35 Miles From Shore'
2008-05-20 12:25:00
Emilio Corsetti is a professional pilot and an author. He lives with his wife in Lake St. Louis, Missouri.His work has appeared in publications that include the Chicago Tribune, Multimedia Producer and Professional Pilot magazine.In this interview, Emilio Corsetti talks about his writing.What is your latest book about?35 Miles From Shore tells the true story of a 1970 airliner that ditched in the Caribbean Sea and the efforts to rescue those who survived. I spent a year-and-a-half researching the book and another year-and-a-half writing. I spent an additional year or so rewriting.The book was independently published by Odyssey Publishing and was released April 2008.I had an offer from a European publisher, but I ultimately felt that they were asking for too much and offering too little. Had I gone with this publisher, the title would have received almost no promotion and would have been relegated to the backlist almost from the first day.The route I chose of publishing under my own ...
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[Interview] Mick Drake, author of All`s Well at Wellwithoute
2008-05-19 20:06:00
Mick Drake was born in the West Midlands and grew up in Sutton Coldfield.After leaving school he followed a career in retailing before gaining a degree in fine art. Finding it impossible to make a living as a budding artist, he returned to retailing, managing supermarkets for several years before leaving to set up a conservation scheme in Wolverhampton and joining local government.After he gained a degree in management studies, he and his family moved to Lincolnshire where he works in Economic Regeneration encouraging the development of businesses in the county.Currently, he is working on a sequel to his first published novel, All`s Well At Wellwithoute (Author house, 2006).In this interview, Mick Drake talks about his writing.When did you decide you wanted to be a writer?I wrote my first novel when I was in my twenties whilst I was unemployed for a year. I was unable to get it published but writing has been at the back of my mind since then.An illness five years ago gave me the oppo...
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[Interview] David S. Grant, author of 'Emotionless Souls'
2008-05-16 18:28:00
David S. Grant lives and works in New York City.His books include Corporate Porn, written in 2005, and published by Silverthought Press in 2006. His double novel Bleach/Blackout will be published through Offense Mechanisms, and imprint of Silverthought Press in 2008.Two more books are also due to be published in 2008 through Brown Paper Publishing. These are the novel, The Last Breakfast, and short story collection Emotionless Souls .In this interview, David Grant talks about his writing.When did you start writing?To some degree I’ve been writing since I was in elementary school, short stories, and essays for the most part.I started taking fiction seriously in the late nineties when I was in my twenties. This is when I wrote my first novella Suicide Squeeze, my novel Bleach followed shortly after that.Corporate Porn was published in 2005 by Silverthought Press. My current book, a collection of short stories titled Emotionless Souls was just published by Brown Paper Publishing.How d...
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[Interview] Susan Alvis, author of ‘Friends Unlikely’
2008-05-15 10:00:00
Susan Alvis is a Tennessee native.She has several books out with various publishers. Writing under her own name as well as two pen names, she is an author covering several genres with numerous titles in fiction and non-fiction.Her books include the novel, Friends Unlikely (Amira Press, 2007) and the non-fiction titles, How to Buy Real Estate Without a Down Payment in Any Market (Atlantic Publishing, 2006); The Complete Guide to Purchasing a Condo, Townhouse or Apartment (Atlantic Publishing, 2007); How to Become a Million Dollar Real Estate Agent in Your First Year (Atlantic Publishing, 2007) and How to Creatively Finance Your Real Estate Investments and Build Your Personal Fortune (Atlantic Publishing, 2007).In this interview, Susan Alvis talks about her writing.When did you decide you wanted to be a writer?All of my life, I’ve heard, “You can’t change who you are.� So to answer your question, I didn’t decide. Somewhere along the way, it was already decided. As a child, I...
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[Interview] Shani Greene-Dowdell, author of "Keepin' It Tight"
2008-04-28 00:08:00
Shani Greene -Dowdell lives in Opelika, Alabama with her three children and husband. She has always been fascinated by creative writing and started writing poetry as a young girl.Her debut novel, Keepin' It Tight was released in May 2007.The novel was inspired by African American fiction and its message of self-love and black love. Through the novel, Shani Dowdell seeks to weigh in on race and relationships and the temptation and deception that tears so many marriages apart.In this interview, she spoke about her writing.When did you decide you wanted to be a writer?I am a reader first, so whenever I would read a great article or a good book, I would think, "I wish I could be a writer for this magazine. I wish I could write a book like this. I have a story to tell..." But I never answered my internal voices. I pushed them to the side and kept druging it out on my 9 to 5, and taking care of my children.As a young girl, I saw myself doing great things with my life and I was always told...
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[Interview] Dr Barbara Becker Holstein, author of 'The Truth: I'm a Girl, I
2008-04-25 12:54:00
Dr Barbara Becker Holstein is a positive psychologist in private practice, licensed in the states of New Jersey and Massachusetts.She has done extensive research on adult development focusing on how to overcome obstacles and bring pleasure into one’s life while living a life of meaning and purpose. Based on that research and on her experiences working with women who had internalized negative messages they received as children, Dr Holstein has written and published five books which, among other things, help people develop more positive emotions while understanding how to cope with daily living.Her books include The Enchanted Self, A Positive Therapy (Routledge, 1997); Recipes for Enchantment, The Secret Ingredient is You! (1st Books Library, 2000); Delight (Author House, 2005); The Truth (I'm ten, I'm smart and I know everything) and The Truth (I'm a girl, I'm smart and I know everything) (The Enchanted Self Press, 2008).In this interview, Dr Barbara Becker Holstein talks about ...
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[Interview] Gabriella Goddard, author of 'Gulp!'
2008-04-24 01:17:00
Gabriella Goddard worked in international marketing and branding before setting up her own business, Goddard International Ltd., which develops and offers personal development products and where she works as an executive coach and speaker.Her clients include senior executives in FTSE100 companies, TV presenters, authors, journalists and entrepreneurs.Goddard is also the author of Gulp!: The 7 Day Crash Course to Master Fear and Break Through Any Challenge (Bantam, 2007) as well as three audiobooks, among them, 10 Ways to Fast Track Your Career (audible.com, 2007).In this interview, Gabriella Goddard talks about her writing.When did you start writing?As a child I loved writing and I used to write poems and short stories for the school newsletter. At the tender age of seven, I even wrote the school play. But all of that disappeared as I got older and veered towards doing the sensible thing of studying maths and science so I’d “never be out of a job.�That was until about 30 years...
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[Interview] Don Miles, author of 'Cinco de Mayo: What is Everybody Celebrat
2008-04-22 02:23:00
Donald W. Miles has a Bachelors in Education from the State University of New York at New Paltz and a Masters in Journalism and Communications from the University of Florida.He has worked as a news director for radio stations in New York City, Connecticut, Florida, Nebraska and Texas. He has also served on the Board of Directors for Florida’s A.P. Broadcasters and has judged broadcast news contests for UPI Rhode Island.In addition to this, Miles has taught at the Universities of Florida and Nebraska, at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas, and at elementary schools in New York, Connecticut and Texas.His books include Broadcast News Handbook (H.W. Sams & Co, 1975); Broadcast Newswriting Stylebook (University of Florida, 1977) and Cinco de Mayo : What is Everybody Celebrating? (iUniverse, 2006).In this interview, Don Miles talks about his writing.When did you start writing?I wrote a small booklet entitled The Little King when I was in second grade. My uncle was an artist f...
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[Interview] H. Peter Nennhaus, author of 'Quo Vadis, Israel?'
2008-04-12 22:45:00
H. Peter Nennhaus grew up in Berlin and graduated from medical school in Frankfurt in 1955.He became an American citizen in 1961 and trained at various Chicago hospitals. He was board certified in surgery and thoracic surgery and practiced in Chicago. He began writing after retirement.So far, he has published two books: Boyhood, The 1930s and World War II, Memories, Comments, and Views from the Other Side (Chandler House Press, 2002) and Quo Vadis , Israel ? (Outskirts Press, Inc., 2007).In this interview, Peter Nennhaus talks about his concerns as a writer.When did you start writing?My first unsuccessful attempt was in the 1970s when I was in my early forties. I am a bit of a philosopher and was investigating how one could give reason and good sense more political and constitutional power. It was highly intellectual but of course amateurish and, to no surprise, I found no takers.Another casual attempt followed in the mid-seventies. My notes were not intended for the publisher but rat...
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[Interview] Lyne Marshall, Contemporary Artist and Author
2008-04-11 19:41:00
Lyne Marshall is a contemporary Australian artist who has exhibited extensively in Australia and overseas.Her book, Gleaner or Gladiator: the struggle to create is a result of over five years' research into the creative processes that artists encounter. It is also a personal narrative of her own struggle to step into the creative flow and it showcases some of her contemporary landscape paintings and photography.In this interview, Lyne Marshall talks about some of the factors that motivated her to write Gleaner or Gladiator.When did you start writing?I have always been creative, but I am primarily an artist, mainly painting in acrylics, and this consumes most of my time. I didn’t see myself as a writer until it was suggested to me, a few years ago, that I write a book about the creative process, based on my experiences.I had begun to research this topic, a subject that intrigued me greatly, back as early as 2000, after a positive but challenging experience at a workshop run by a C...
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[Interview] Matthew Moses, author of 'Anti-Christ: A Satirical End of Days'
2008-04-08 13:48:00
Matthew Moses has a degree in Political Science from Indiana University with a minor in History.He has worked for a South African periodical and has written three novels of which Anti-Christ : A Satirical End of Days (Booklocker, 2007) is the latest. Moses has also written a screenplay for an independent film.In this interview, Matthew Moses talks about his concerns as a writer.When did you decide you wanted to be a writer?That is a funny story. I never gave much thought to writing until I met this one psychic. She told me a few things that came true and then piqued my interest by telling me I had a future in writing.I’d always been interested in writing before that. I wrote a screenplay when I was seven and various short stories for my own amusement throughout my childhood and teenage years. I also had a weekly column in my college newspaper that garnered a cult following. I guess you could say I’ve always loved writing. It took a psychic to point it out to me.How would you desc...
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[Interview] Howard Waldman, author of 'Good Americans Go To Paris When They
2008-04-05 07:22:00
Howard Waldman was born in Manhattan in the United States. When he was 22 years old, he moved to France where he taught European History and later American Literature to French students.His work includes the novels, Back There (Bewrite Books, 2005); Time Travail (Bewrite Books, 2006); The Seventh Candidate (Bewrite Books, 2007) and Good American Go To Paris When They Die (Bewrite Books, 2008).In this interview, Waldman talks about his concerns as a writer.When did you decide you wanted to be a writer?I decided on a writing career as soon as I learned to write my name. That breakthrough happened early in the last century in PS 89 (Manhattan) at the age of four. Consecration came at ten when a school magazine published a piece of mine, strongly influenced by Edgar Wallace, a popular writer of thrillers. A precocious start, apparently. Unfortunately, more serious writing had to wait nearly a lifetime. It was only on retiring that I started work on the first of my four novels.Why such a...
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[Interview] Lyn Petit’, author of 'The Philosophy of a Thought'
2008-04-03 13:56:00
Lyn Petit’ lives in Amarillo, Texas.Her first book, The Philosophy of a Thought (Publish America, 2007) has been described as a "light hearted yet profound way of looking at life and the people in it".In this interview, Lyn Petit' talks about some of the factors which compelled her to start writing.When did you start writing?I have always loved writing since I was a kid and the teachers would have us make up stories using our spelling words for the week. Since none of the words went along with each other it made you have to use your imagination and was a great exercise for your brain and thoughts.Even back then I would always write about weird things and somehow my stories were always the strangest no matter how big the size of the class.Because we had free reign on what we could write, it has made a big difference in the way I write and think today. Now I allow my imagination to do the thinking and sit back to see what it comes up with instead of waiting for someone to say, “I...
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[Interview] Alice Wootson, author of 'Ready to Take a Chance'
2008-04-01 19:31:00
Romance novelist Alice Wootson grew up in Rankin, a small town outside Pittsburgh, PA. She attended college outside Philadelphia, PA and taught in the School District of Philadelphia for 31 years before retiring.Her first novel, Snowbound with Love (Kimani Press) was released in 2000. Her tenth novel, Ready to Take a Chance (Kimani Press) was released in 2006.Other books by Wootson -- all published by Kimani Press -- include Dream Wedding (2001); Home for Christmas (2001); Trust in Me (2002); To Love Again (2002); Escape to Love (2003); Kindred Spirits (2004) and Perfect Wedding (2005).In this interview, she talks about her writing.When did you decide you wanted to be a writer?I don’t remember, exactly. I do remember that I wrote a poem when I was in 4th grade and the teacher had me read it to the class twice.I think one thing that influenced me is the fact I have been a reader for as long as I can remember. I, as did the rest of my family, spent a lot of time reading. We still do...
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[Interview] Bernadette Steele, author of 'The Poetry of Murder'
2008-03-29 05:18:00
Mystery author Bernadette Steele has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a Master of Science degree in Technical Communication and Information Design from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT).Currently, she is pursuing a PhD in Technical Communication at IIT.The Poetry of Murder (Oak Tree Press, 2008) is her first novel.In this interview, Bernadette Steele talks about how she made the transition from wanting to write to becoming a published author.When did you start writing?I started writing when I was in college. I took a creative writing course and I wrote some short stories for the class. I also had another class in college where I wrote a play.After college, I did not do any writing. Instead, I spent fifteen years, reading books about writing and publishing, but I did not write. I collected story ideas, articles and pieces of information that inspired various story ideas.In 2004, I thought that I wanted to go to law school. B...
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[Interview] Ed Lynskey, author of 'The Blue Cheer'
2008-03-27 01:11:00
Ed Lynskey writes crime fiction stories and novels.His books feature Private Investigator Frank Johnson and include the collection of short stories, Out of Town a Few Days (BooksForABuck, 2004) and the novels, The Dirt-Brown Derby (Mundania, 2006) and The Blue Cheer (Point Blank/Wildside Press, 2007).Two more P.I. Frank Johnson titles, Pelham Fell Here (Mundania) and Troglodytes (Mundania) will be published in mid-2008 and 2009 respectively.Lynskey is also the author of A Clear Path to Cross (Ramble House, 2008), a collection of P.I. Sharon Knowles short stories about the female private detective’s adventures; and The Quetzal Motel (Mundania, 2008), a science fiction novel featuring a family-run motel that has a pair of peculiar guests staying over, and how they rock a small town.In this interview, Ed Lynskey talks about his concerns as a writer.When did you start writing?My writing long fiction seriously kicked off shortly after the Y2K scare in 2001. I’m not sure if there’s ...
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[Interview] Dana Littlejohn, author of The Dioni Chronicles series
2008-03-24 01:39:00
Romance novelist Dana Littlejohn was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York and has been living in Indianapolis, In. for the past 10 years.She has been writing since childhood.The work she has published so far includes the novel, The Yin/Yang Effect; the three novellas which make up The Dioni Chronicles series, Mikhail's Hunt, Jonathan's Bite of the Apple and Sebastian's Surrender; as well as the short stories, "Hot Chocolate on a Cold Day", "The Lover and the Firefly" and "Lover's Brew".In this interview, Dana Littlejohn talks about her concerns as a writer.*How would you describe your writing?I write romances that happen now, in modern day. I have touched on several sub-genres like urban lit, fantasy and shifter, but basically its sensual/erotic contemporary.I hope to target woman between 18 and over. Some of the love scenes in a few of my books might be a little inappropriate for anyone under 18. What motivated you to start writing?I was waking up in the middle of the night dr...
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[Interview, Part 2 of 2] Judy Gregerson, author of 'Bad Girls Club'
2008-03-21 17:49:00
Judy Gregerson has published two books -- a memoir, Save Me! A Young Woman’s Journey Through Schizophrenia to Health (Doubleday, 1980) and a novel, Bad Girls Club (Blooming Tree Press, 2007).She says her books draw heavily on things she has experienced in her own life.In this interview, she speaks about her writing and how she got published.Do you write everyday?No, I don’t write every day. I work in chunks of months, very intensely. I get up, start writing, take breaks to think, go back to it, get up and vacuum, go back to it, get up and clean the bathroom, go back to it. Then I think some more.I can write for about 12 hours at a time when I get going but four months on a book is as long as I can take and then I need time off to reflect, think, and get away from it. I may abandon a book for another four or six months while I digest what I’ve done or maybe even longer, before I get back to it. It ends when it has that “complete� feeling to it and the character has resolved...
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[Interview, Part 1 of 2] Judy Gregerson, author of 'Bad Girls Club'
2008-03-21 00:26:00
Judy Gregerson has worked as a copy editor at a newspaper, in the marketing department of a publisher, as an account executive at an advertising agency, and then in various positions in promotion and marketing.She has written and published a memoir, Save Me! A Young Woman’s Journey Through Schizophrenia to Health (Doubleday, 1980) and a novel, Bad Girls Club (Blooming Tree Press, 2007).Currently she works as a freelance book editor and a marketing consultant while she finishes her degree in Human Development.In this interview, she speaks about the factors which pulled her into writing.When did you decide you wanted to be a writer?I first tried my hand at writing when I was in about the seventh grade, but I didn’t fully understand what made a story work. It frustrated me no end, so I gave it up.I started writing again when I was in my mid-twenties. I had an idea for a memoir that I thought was very compelling, so I began making tapes of the story and eventually typing them all ou...
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[Interview] Greg Bauder, author of Selene's Guiding Light
2008-03-14 22:42:00
Greg Bauder has written and published two novels, The Temptress Ariel (Publish America, 2004) and Selene's Guiding Light (Publish America, 2005), both of which explore life from the point of view of a schizophrenic man.Currently, Bauder is working on a third novel.In a recent interview, he spoke about some of the factors that compelled him to start writing.When did you decide you wanted to be a writer?I started writing in college but I didn't publish until I was in my early 40's. I'm 51 now.There was a hiatus when I became schizophrenic for about 20 years between leaving college and finishing my BA in English. It took 20 years to recover from my illness.I wanted to become a writer to help erase the stigma of schizophrenia so I took Creative Writing courses at the University of British Columbia. I had some wonderful professors there and the students were supportive and we learned a lot from each other's feedback. I found the UBC staff and students friendly and they encouraged me...
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[Interview, Part 2 of 2] Carol Thistlethwaite, author of ‘from the field
2008-03-11 16:41:00
Carol Thistlethwaite is a poet, a book reviewer and the author of three books for adults who are learning to read.Her poems and reviews have been published in magazines that include Envoi, Orbis, Fire, Poetry Cornwall and The Journal.Her latest collection of poems, from the field book, is going to be launched on March 20 and 21, to coincide with Earth Day, World Poetry Day, the First Day of Spring and World Forestry Day.In this, the last of a two-part interview, Carol Thistlethwaite talks about how she got published.How many books have you written so far?I've had three books published by Avanti Press (2006) for adults who are learning to read. I wrote Red Paint, Painting the Bedroom and The Birthday Present for some of the adult learners I work with because I found there was a shortage of appropriate books for adults who are just learning to read.The books appear simple but the writing of them is complex. Basically it's about creating adult stories from high frequency and phonetic...
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[Interview, Part 1 of 2] Carol Thistlethwaite, author of ‘from the field
2008-03-10 18:08:00
Carol Thistlethwaite is a poet, a book reviewer and the author of Red Paint (Avanti Books, 2006), Painting the Bedroom (Avanti Books, 2006) and The Birthday Present (Avanti Books, 2006) which she wrote for adults who are learning to read.Her latest book, from the field book, is a collection of poems about British bird species. The collection was written over a four year period and is going to be launched on March 20 and 21, to coincide with Earth Day, World Poetry Day, the First Day of Spring and World Forestry Day.In this, the first of a two-part interview, Carol Thistlethwaite speaks, among other things, about the challenges she faces as a writer and about how she deals with those challenges.When did you decide you wanted to be a writer?It wasn't so much a decision as an epiphany. A college lecturer suggested that I should be doing Writing Studies. I instinctively knew I was hearing something important -- something I hadn’t previously considered. I'd just passed the second yea...
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[Interview, Part 2 of 2] Chris Hoare, author of ‘The Wildcat’s Victoryâ
2008-03-07 15:05:00
Christopher Hoare is the author of a science fiction adventure series which revolves around the lives of the people of the stranded starship, Iskander.The series is set in a 17th century alternate world and is made up of three books, so far: Deadly Enterprise (Double Dragon Publishing, 2007), The Wildcat’s Victory (Double Dragon Publishing, 2008) and Arrival (Double Dragon Publishing, 2008).In this, the last of a two-part interview, Chris Hoare speaks about The Wildcat's Victory, the process behind its creation and publication as well as the advantages and disadvantages of publishing e-books.How long did it take you to write The Wildcat’s Victory?The Wildcat’s Victory is about war, loyalty, true love, greed, and ambition -- all the classic ingredients. The Iskander stories concern the forces one sets against one’s self by trying to change or create new things -- I just bring the pot to a boil by having this group of modern people attempt to run an Industrial Revolution in a...
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[Interview, Part 1 of 2] Chris Hoare, author of 'The Wildcat's Victory'
2008-03-06 15:03:00
Fantasy and science fiction author, Chris topher Hoare’s three novels, Deadly Enterprise (Double Dragon Publishing, 2007), The Wildcat's Victory (Double Dragon Publishing, 2008) and Arrival (Double Dragon Publishing, 2008), are set in a 17th century alternative world and revolve around the lives of the people of the stranded starship, Iskander.Currently he is working on another book in the the Iskander series.In this, the first of a two-part interview, Chris Hoare speaks about his concerns as a writer.How would you describe your writing?While I also write fantasy and supernatural humour, most of my work now is on an Alternate History/Science Fiction adventure series about the people of the stranded starship Iskander on a 17th century alternate world. It combines sociology (the science) with some anachronistic additions to sword and gunpowder swashbuckling.Since the early 1980s, I have never got far with any project that draws on my own experience in various areas of the oil busine...
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[Interview, Part 2 of 2] Jonathan Taylor, author of ‘Take Me Home: Parkin
2008-02-11 15:13:00
Jonathan Taylor's memoir, Take Me Home : Parkinson’s, My Father, Myself (Granta, 2007) has been described as a “a beautifully constructed and often profound piece of work� which “stands as a fine testimonial to man whose life was a mystery.�Taylor has written two academic books, Science and Omniscience in Nineteenth-Century Literature (Sussex Academic Press, 2007) and Mastery and Slavery in Victorian Writing (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2003) and has co-edited the collection of essays, Figures of Heresy: Radical Theology in English and American Writing, 1800-2000 (Sussex Academic Press, 2005) with Dr. Andrew Dix.In this, the last of a two-part interview, Taylor speaks about Take Me Home, how it got published and how has been received by readers.Who is your target audience?I would say my target audience has various layers.Obviously, people who have experienced Parkinson's disease or dementia in their family (or in themselves) are central to who the book is for.The book is also for...
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[Interview, Part 1 of 2] Jonathan Taylor, author of 'Take Me Home: Parkinso
2008-02-07 17:08:00
Jonathan Taylor has written and published a memoir, Take Me Home : Parkinson’s, My Father, Myself (Granta, 2007).In addition to Take Me Home, he has written two academic books, Science and Omniscience in Nineteenth-Century Literature (Sussex Academic Press, 2007) and Mastery and Slavery in Victorian Writing (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2003) and has co-edited the collection of essays, Figures of Heresy: Radical Theology in English and American Writing, 1800-2000 (Sussex Academic Press, 2005) with Dr. Andrew Dix.Taylor is also co-founder and co-director of Crystal Clear Creators, an arts organisation and not-for-profit company, which records, publishes, produces and promotes new writing, particularly for radio.Currently Taylor is a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at De Montfort University in Leicester where he specialises in prose writing, memoir-writing, radio writing and literature of the nineteenth-century.In this, the first of two interviews, Jonathan Taylor speaks about how the pro...
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