Category Archives: Author
FRANCIS YAMOAH: MY BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS THE LACK OF PATIENCE
Franicis Yamoah is our next guest. His first novelette A Good Day was published at the beginning of the year. It’s always interesting to hear from young authors what is their opinion on the writing in general. Are you ready for our next Q&A?
– Francis, What is your book A Good Day about?
– A Good Day is about London Metropolitan Police detective who moves to a small town called Kennet in order to take care of her ill mother. On her first day at Kennet Police Department she sets down the path of investigating a car crash which is believed to be nothing but an accident.
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FC ETIER: MY THIRD NOVEL “A YEAR WITHOUT KILLING” IS COMING IN 2015
FC Etier had published two novels. The last one is The Presidents Club. Few years ago he began freelance writing on music and book reviews. Our next guest is a very good photographer. Let’s hear from him more about his books.
– What is your last book The Presidents Club about?
– John Hixon, a retired FBI agent, is hired by Julian Thibaut, a wealthy businessman to protect seven of his friends in Marietta, GA, near Atlanta. This group of men shares afternoon drinks, dominoes, and conversation every week day at the Louisville Tavern. They also share another common bond, they all have first names that match first names of former United States Presidents. Hixon and these old men work together to solve a murder.
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DINA SILVER: THE UNIMAGINABLE WAS INSPIRED BY SOME FRIENDS OF MINE
Dina Silver’s The Unimaginable is part of Kindle First book program. The novel appeared in Top 20 rankings of Amazon Bestselling novels before the official release set for December 1. The readers showed great interest and rated pretty high the story (4,3 stars from 215 reviews). We’ve got a chance to make quick Q&A with our next featured author.
– What is your next book The Unimaginable about?
– It’s a story of love and adventure on the high seas.
– How did you decide to write the story?
– I was inspired by some friends of mine who sailed around the world. It took them four years, and it’s such an incredibly brave and humbling story.
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BRIAN YANSKY: THE WRITING ENRICHES MY LIFE
Brian Yansky’s new book Utopia, Iowa is set to be released in February. We’ve got a chance to take a brief look into the novel. It’s time for our next interview.
– Brian, What is your next book Utopia, Iowa about?
– Utopia, Iowa, is a place where the people are strange and there are stranger things than people. It’s fantastical realism (a possibly made up term to indicate that it has both fantasy and realistic elements—I like both). My main character, Jack, sees ghosts—like many people in his family—but is also a somewhat typical teen with girl and family problems and a big dream—he wants to write for the movies. When two girls are murdered and both dead girls come to him for help finding their killer (remember– sees dead people), things get a bit, well, strange. He becomes a suspect in their murders and must solve them to keep from going to prison.
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AMAZON TO PUBLISH NEIL GRIMMET’S THE THRESHING CIRCLE
I received some very good news from our fellow author Neil Grimmet.
His novel The Threshing Circle will be put on market by Amazon Publishing. The new edition of the book will be released in all forms, worldwide in May. The publisher took an option to do the same with The Hoard.
“It’s a brilliant deal and my agent, Jon Elek, will be offering film rights shortly,” announced Neil!
Congratulations to him. It’s great that talented self-published authors received such a recognition.
Good luck, Neil!
Check out the interview with him.
Take a look at his books
RYAN QUINN: I TREAT WRITING THE SAME WAY I TREAT RUNNING
Ryan Quinn’s second book End of Secrets became a big hit three weeks before its official release. The novel made a Top 10 move to Kindle Amazon Bestselling list and even spent some moments as number 1. Our next guest will be a real nice guest for every journalistic article. We’ve got a chance to speak with one future star in writing.
– Ryan, welcome to the blog. What is your next book End of Secrets about?
– I’ve always found this to be one of the hardest questions for an author to answer, simply because after hundreds of hours spent developing, thinking about, writing, and revising a novel, I’m just way too close to it. I pretty much get tongue-tied when I try to boil it down to a sentence or two.
But this question is, in fact, a totally reasonable one! So I’ll say this: On its surface, End of Secrets is a thriller that takes place in the very present-day world of cyberespionage, big data, and surveillance. Specifically, it’s about a covert agent, Kera Mersal, who has no idea what she’s getting into when she’s assigned to investigate the mysterious disappearances of several popular artists. I hope there’s a few extra layers of depth buried beneath the superficial “thriller” label, but I’ll leave that up to readers to discover and judge for themselves.
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DONALD WILSON II: I’M WORKING ON THE CROSS ROADS SEQUEL
It’s always a pleasure to have debuting authors as guests on our blog. Donald Wilson II released in August his book Cross Roads. Let’s her from the writer himself more about his book.
– What is your book Cross Roads about?
– Cross Roads is an action/adventure story about sixteen year old Shawna who learns that she is the target of a group of creatures known as the Doma. There is only one group capable of stopping them and keeping her alive. Shawn is rescued by them and soon joins their ranks. She also begins to learn more about her past, herself and what it will mean for her now that these creatures are hunting her.
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LORI SCHAFER: DEALING WITH EMOTIONS IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE
Lori Schafer’s memoir On Hearing of My Mother’s Death Six Years After It Happened is a very deep and brutal book. When I read the answers in the interview it was like something scary passed through my body. The author earned my respect for the bravery to tell such a personal things. Are you ready for some real deal life story?
– Lori, What is your book On Hearing of My Mother’s Death Six Years After It Happened about?
– On Hearing of My Mother’s Death: A Daughter’s Memoir of Mental Illness commemorates my adolescent experience of my mother’s psychosis. I was sixteen when it happened, and I watched helplessly as she became violent and dangerous, to the point where I literally feared for my life. Her fears and delusions grew so powerful that for a time she took me out of our house, and even out of school. After several botched attempts at escape, I finally succeeded in running away from home just a week after graduation, only to find myself facing months of homelessness and hunger – and the ever-present fear of her finding me again.
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ALEXI LAWLESS: PASSION IS A LIFE CALLING
Alexi Lawless’s latest novel Complicated Creatures Part Two was published few days ago. The book already received astonishing 16 out of 16 5-stars Amazon reviews. Our next featured author had another very interesting story how became a full time writer. Do you want to hear it? Sit on your chair and read the Q&A.
– What is your last book Complicated Creatures Part Two about?
– Complicated Creatures Part Two continues the story of Samantha Wyatt. It’s part international thriller, part romantic suspense, and it creates as many new questions as it answers old. The action takes place in Rio, Kabul, DC, and Chicago. It has a little bit of everything: action, romance, suspense, a love triangle, cool villains, and awesome supporting characters.
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NATALIE VELLACOTT: I COULDN’T LIVE BACK IN THE WEST
Natalie Vellacott released her first novel They’re Rugby Boys, Don’t You Know? in August. It’s a non-fiction story, which is taking place in Philippines. Don’t you know much about this part of the planet and how the life is rolling? Let’s get some clues in our next feature author interview.
– What is your book They’re Rugby Boys, Don’t You Know? about?
– It is my true story detailing how I boarded the Logos Hope Missionary Ship in 2011 and was forever changed when, in the Philippines, I unexpectedly encountered and fell in love with a group of street teenage boys addicted to a solvent called “rugby.” The book details the highlights and lowlights, ups and downs, trials and tribulations, successes and failures of myself with other Logos Hope crew as we defied local attitudes to slowly and carefully befriend this sidelined and often detested minority. You will read of hospital visitations, breaches of trust, criminal activity, gang fights and numerous disappointments, but ultimately you will read of the changes in the lives of just a few of the boys who decided to leave the street and the solvents for better future lives. It goes without saying that these small changes made the heartache and struggles worthwhile. A true story of Christian hope being brought to the hopeless in the Philippines. . .
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