Please join with me today in welcoming the delightful Astrid Amara to the blog, where she talks about her writing, animals and more. Take it away, Astrid!

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1. When and why did you begin writing?I've been a writer my whole life, since I was a little kid, and I've never wanted to do anything else. Even when I hate a project and dread working ( Read more... )

Please welcome to the blog today my good friend, Xina Marie Uhl. All yours, Xina!

1. What inspired you to pen your first piece?Some sort of preteen angst, I suppose. It's hard to remember that long ago, to be honest. I don't have any one defining memory in which I decided to become a writer. It was pretty gradual, I guess. I do remember writing ( Read more... )

My guest today is the delightful Skylar M. Cates. Please welcome her to my blog and learn more about her and her writing!

What are you proudest of in your life?

Having my three wonderful kids after going through an infertility battle

One of my favourite questions to ask and to answer - fantasy casting! You've sold the movie rights to your ( Read more... )

Today, my guest is the delightful Cate Ashwood. Please welcome her to the blog and pop in to say hello! All yours, Cate.

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1. Welcome back to my blog, Cate. You've had quite a lot happen since we last spoke here--what's been happening since the release of "Keeping Sweets"? As you said! A lot! Since Sweets, I’ve had a short story (Riding the ( Read more... )

Today my guest is fellow South Aussie, the lovely Zathyn Priest. Please welcome him here on the blog! All yours, Zathyn!

What inspired you to pen your first novel? By 'first' novel, I'll assume first published novel, which was The Curtis Reincarnation. I'd finished a two year stint working with an editor/appraiser mentor who taught me valuable ( Read more... )

My guest today is the lovely Rick R. Reed, talking about all kinds of things from books to food. Please make him welcome!

1. What inspired you to pen your first novel?

My first book was a horror novel about a serial killer who believed he was a vampire conducting a reign of terror on the women of Chicago called Obsessed. I think the idea for it ( Read more... )

Please welcome my good friend Meredith Shayne to the blog!

1. So what do you have lined up for the rest of 2014?

The novel-length version of Cutting Out will be released from Bottom Drawer Publications mid-year, and I’m also participating in the Goodreads M/M Romance Group’s Love’s Landscapes event. The story I’m working on for that should be ( Read more... )