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IndieView with Susan Godwin, author of Rain Dodging

Oh, yes. My target reader’s idea of a good time is curling up with a good book that gambols through the Cotswold’s or wanders the streets of London. She longs to live in Great Britain for an extended period, so she relishes adventuring England’s back roads—anywhere in Europe for that matter—through the eyes of solo women travelers: Books give her the encouragement that she, too, could do it alone.

Susan J Godwin – 17 October 2023 Continue reading

IndieView with Jacqueline Friedland, author of The Stockwell Letters

Because I was following true historical events and wanted to stick to the actual timeline and chronology of what happened, I relied heavily on my outline.

Jacqueline Friedland – 1 September 2023 Continue reading

IndieView with Nick Stitle, author of Stormless

Sarah J. Maas and Brandon Sanderson both inspired me to a great degree. Both of them have written several masterpieces in my opinion, and their writing styles in general helped me guide myself toward my own voice. They showed me that you can show the reader an entire world, rather than just a simple story, and that was what ultimately helped grow my passion for writing.

Nick Stitle – 31 May 2023 Continue reading

IndieView with Shane Blackheart, author of Everything Is Wonderful Now

I have a disorder where I mostly experience nightmares, including night terrors, and at the time they had become frequent again. There’s a chunk of the book that deals with this in a creative way, but there were moments when I had to push through some of my worst fears to get to the end of the book. I just leaned into it instead of avoiding it, and I poured all of that anxiety into the writing. 

Shane Blackheart – 17 February 2023 Continue reading

IndieView with Dan O’Mahony, author of Illumina

This book is for fans of the fantasy genre. It’s also for those who have thought about writing fantasy stories of their own but maybe need a little “push.”

Dan O’Mahony – 7 October 2022 Continue reading

IndieView with Suzanne Moyers, author of ‘Til All These Things Be Done

Then I came across my earlier attempt to fictionalize my grandmother’s story, and was surprised by how deeply it still resonated. I realized this was the story I most needed to tell in that moment.

Suzanne Moyers – 13 September 2022 Continue reading

IndieView with Mike Trigg author of Bit Flip

I really wanted to find the right balance that didn’t condemn tech people as “evil” but also acknowledged the moral traps they can fall into. 

Mike Trigg – 16 August 2022 Continue reading

IndieView with Joann Tubbs Kelly author of Walking Him Home

I love reading memoirs. I think it satisfies some curious, voyeuristic tendency in me. I want to know how other people live, what motivates them, what struggles they face.

Joanne Tubbs Kelly – 9 August 2022 Continue reading

IndieView with Victoria Lilienthal, author of The T Room

I got the idea for The T Room while studying archetypal symbols and myths with Cultural Anthropologist Angeles Arrien. A loose scenario for a funny romance novel about a fledgling healer with mystic tendencies popped into my head. I decided to set it in the New Age subculture of Northern California.

Victoria Lilienthal – 19 July 2022 Continue reading

IndieView with Stefanie Wilson and James Wilson, author of The Backpack Years

Stef: … But we got so much feedback from other people about wanting to hear more about our relationship, that it eventually developed into a story about us.

James: So it actually wasn’t our idea at all. But I think everyone else was on to something, and the book has turned out much better for it.

Stefanie Wilson & James Wilson – 10 June 2022 Continue reading