Category Archives: Interviews

IndieView with Kim Howard Johnson, author of The Last of the Time Police

The Last of the Time Police

 

I used to work with agents on my non-fiction, but it’s a long, long process, and I don’t have the patience that I used to. When Laurie showed me how relatively simple it is to e-publish, I jumped all over it. And I’m loving it! 

Kim Howard Johnson – 22 September 2013 Continue reading

IndieView with K.P. Ambroziak, author of The Journal of Vincent du Maurier

The Journal of Vincent

I have read a great amount of classics and have been studying literature for the past ten years. I cannot say how many books I have read, but I think, if this doesn’t sound strange, every single one of them has influenced me. 

K.P. Ambroziak Continue reading

IndieView with Reviewer Sharlene Almond

Sharlene Almond

 

If a writer wants to keep me interested, increase the excitement and events every few chapters. Write like the novel is a roller-coaster, creating an up-down structure to the novel.

Sharlene Almond – 17 September 2013 Continue reading

IndieView with Laura M. Kolar, author of Canvas Bound

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Do your research and be sure it’s the right path for you, and find people you trust to work with throughout the process.

Laura M Kolar – 15 September 2013 Continue reading

Indieview with Andrew Paul Maksymowicz, author of Juggling Chainsaws

Juggling Chainsaws

I typically sit with my headphones on put my Pandora on shuffle and just write.  If I have a day where nothing seems to come to mind I listen for a word in a song I react to emotionally and start to write around that word.

Andrew Paul Maksymowicz – 12 September 2013 Continue reading

IndieView with Harvey Chute, author of Stone and Silt

Stone & Silt

 

But her mother’s heart and wisdom was so central to who Nikaia was, that I found I was relying heavily on memories and flashbacks to bring that out – – and it was slowing down the story. So I changed strategies …

Harvey Chute – 8 September 2013 Continue reading

IndieView with Rusty Blackwood, author of Passions in Paris

Passions in Paris

 

. But to say that a book would appeal only to a certain age group or gender I feel is an injustice to both the book and the author, and I say this because one hopes, as a writer, that your words will bring enjoyment to anyone who reads them.

Rusty Blackwood – 5 September 2013 Continue reading

IndieView with Nubia DuVall Wilson, author of Encounters with Strangers

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My friends in college (I went to Barnard in Manhattan) often said that I was a magnet for getting approached by strangers. People approached me on the street, in restaurants, and even bathrooms to say random things or ask me questions. 

Nubia DuVall Wilson – 9 September 2013 Continue reading

IndieView with Jacob Prytherch, author of Heal the Sick, Raise the Dead

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A couple of times in Heal the Sick my intended plot was turned on its head due to the actions of my characters, actions which were necessary to retain clear personalities.

Jacob Prytherch – 31 July 2013 Continue reading

IndieView with Brent Paris, author of Corpus Gnostica

Corpus Gnostica

 

Writing comes pretty naturally to me, and I see it as fun work, but still work.  I do not wait until the mood or inspiration hits me.  A person could wait a lifetime waiting for the mood to write a 400 page novel!!

Brent Paris – 25 August 2013 Continue reading