Category Archives: Interviews

Something inside of me just said, “I’ve worked too dang hard on that book, and I’m not going to let my daughter see me give up on my dream. Ever.” What kind of a mom would I be if I did? 

Erika Kathryn – 4 February 2013 Continue reading →

I truly think it takes a village, of sorts, to produce a good book. I’m too close to my own work to see potential problems. Most authors are. I don’t think it’s possible to effectively self-edit your own work.

T.L. Haddix – 31 January 2013 Continue reading →

I decided that a weak point of most writers is that first chapter, in getting readers engaged right off the bat. So I wrote the first chapter for a number of different stories, to see which ones earned the right to have a chapter 2.

Kris Kramer – 28 January 2013

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I began writing before self-publishing was a viable option, so it took awhile for me to take the leap. But I still have manuscripts on submission (via my agent) with traditional houses. Ideally, I’d like to be a hybrid author. I think it will provide the best exposure for my various projects.

Monica Shaughnessy – 25 January 2013 Continue reading →

But I believe, despite this democratization of publishing, the reader is the one we must put our trust in and believe their discerning taste will ultimately separate the wheat from the chaff.

Collin Tobin – 24 January 2013 Continue reading →

Connect and network with other authors early on. Listen, learn, share, and commiserate. There are a lot of great communities and forums for authors on LinkedIn and Facebook. Also, check out IndiesUnlimited.com. The guy who started that this is really cool and devastatingly handsome. (ahem)

Stephen Hise – 21 January 2013 Continue reading →

I was made redundant in 2009, the run up to the event wasn’t the greatest of experiences. I’ve (perhaps!) included some of the people and extrapolated some of events that occurred during that time. So, a negative turned into a positive.

Keith Nixon – 17 January 2013 Continue reading →

So I read up on the current laws of copyright, and the found that an idea by itself — or a plot — cannot be protected. And I wondered about precedents, about who might have taken advantage of this. Shakespeare came to mind, and when I read that many of his plays were re-workings of older, or less successful authors, and that there were no copyright laws at all in 1600, I decided to try and combine past with present.

Paul Collis – 14 January 2013 Continue reading →

I started writing this book almost ten years ago. Unintentionally, I was writing a book and did not even know it. I wrote down thoughts and experiences while in therapy and it wasn’t long before I had an entire book in front of me.

John D. Moore – 10 January 2013 Continue reading →