Name: Emily ShoreAuthor of: The Uncaged Series (The Aviary, The Garden, The Temple, The Temple Twins, The Aquarium) and The Ruby Trilogy (Ruby in the Rough, Ruby in the Ruins). Excerpt from the Uncaged series: My cage used to be the hotels where I grew up. There, I knew what to do and how to […]
Author interviews
Author Interview: Dea Poirier
Author of: The Next Girl to Die (coming May 1, 2019) Can you tell me about the first piece you remember writing? It was a piece for a creative writing class in 9th grade, about a man who was turned into a potted plant (mistakenly) by a witch. When did you first realize you […]
Author Spotlight: Happy LaShelle
Name: Happy LaShelle Author of: According to Audrey (Clean Teen Publishing) Can you tell me about the first piece you remember writing? Well, like a lot of writers I stapled and taped my own books together when I was a kid. My mom saved a bunch of them and they’re kind of precious to […]
Author Spotlight: James L. Weaver
Name: James L. Weaver Author of: Poor Boy Road; Ares Road; Blackbird Road (Lakewater Press) Jack & Diane From: Olathe, Kansas (a suburb of Kansas City, a mere 250 miles from the geographic center of the United States) Can you tell me about the first piece you remember writing? The first story of any […]
Author Spotlight: Rebecca Carpenter
Name: Rebecca Carpenter Author of: The Metamorphosis Series: Butterfly Bones (Book 1), Butterfly Blood (Book 2, Available 8/28/18, Lakewater Press) From: Fruita, Colorado Can you tell me about the first piece you remember writing? I began writing as soon as I could form a sentence on paper. But the first piece that brought attention to my […]
Author Spotlight: C.M. McCoy
Name: C.M. McCoy Author of: EERIE From: Alaska Can you tell me about the first piece you remember writing? It was a “descriptive paragraph” assignment from the 5th grade. My teacher, Mrs. Brady, was so excited about my stinky hamster paragraph, she made me read it aloud to the 3 other 5th grade classes. I […]
Author Spotlight: Julie Wetzel
Name: Julie Wetzel Author of: The Dragons of Eternity Series: On the Accidental Wings of Dragons; For the Memory of Dragons; For the Heart of Dragons; A Castle for Dragons, the First Archive; For the Kingdom of Dragons (coming Sept. 2018) Kindling Flames Series: Gathering Tinder; Flying Sparks; Smoke Rising; Stolen Fire; Burning Nights; Blazing […]
Author Spotlight: Laurie Bell
Name: Laurie Bell Author of: The Butterfly Stone (Wyvern’s Peak Publishing) Can you tell me about the first piece you remember writing? I think it was a Choose Your Own Adventure story, about a female Doctor Who. I wrote it with a writer friend after school, (I still have it too). But I know I […]
Author Spotlight: Rosanna Leo
Name: Rosanna Leo Author of: The Stand In; Up In Flames; Gemini Island Shifter’s Series (Predator’s Kiss; Predator’s Serenade; Predator’s Refuge; Predator’s Claim; Predator’s Fire; Predator’s Trinity; Predator’s Rescue; Predator’s Salvation); Greek God Romances (For the Love of a God; Sweet Hell; Sunburn); The Orkney Selkies Series (The Selkie; Selkie’s Revenge; Selkie’s Lure) (Liquid Silver Books) Handymen Series: A Good Man (Limitless […]
Author Spotlight: TJ Turner
Name: TJ Turner Author of: Lincoln’s Bodyguard; Land of Wolves: The Return of Lincoln’s Bodyguard From: Yellow Springs, OH Can you tell me about the first piece you remember writing? I remember writing a brilliant piece of science fiction, a short story, when I was in about 5th grade (please note the sarcasm here!) I […]