© Misty Richmond
Michelle, talk us through your daily writing routine.
I usually write for a few hours in the morning after dropping my son off at school. Because my work generally requires a good deal of research, my writing time frequently gets hijacked mid-process because I need to stop to look[......]
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Category > Author Spotlight
Michelle Richmond – Interview
R. J. Ellory – Interview
Roger, what did it take for you to get your break as an author?
I was just bloody-minded! I started writing on November 4th 1987, and between then and July 17th 1993 I wrote something every day except for three days when I was going through a divorce. I completed twenty two novels in that time, [......]
Eva Gordon – Interview
Eva, what have been the greatest influences on your writing in your life?
What really has influenced my writing has been my life experiences. I have travelled the globe, including a safari in East Africa, dengue fever in Central America and numerous other adventures. Ernest Hemingway is a prime exam[......]
Maggie Dana – Interview
Talk us through your pre-writing careers.
[FYI: I’m English, and have lived in the U.S. for many years, but I still think of England as home, and I miss it like mad.]
The last thing I wanted to be was a secretary. So, of course, that’s what I ended up doing. Little did I know, as I learned to pound [......]
Wendy Gillissen – Interview
Wendy, how and when did your love for fantasy begin?
I think it really started a long time ago. I am from the Netherlands and my parents were in love with the United Kingdom. They even named me after the Welsh Moon Goddess. We travelled to the hills of England, Scotland and Wales each year since I[......]
Chris Howard – Interview
Chris, was there a single moment when you knew that you would be a published author?
I don’t think there was a single moment, more a growing feeling spread over a long time that I was close. There were rejections that came back with editors actually saying something about the story, sometimes[......]
Roxanne Smolen – Interview
Roxanne, tell us about your soon-to-be-released novel, SATAN’S MIRROR.
In Satan’s Mirror, my protagonist, Emily, is the host of a paranormal television show. Her mission is to debunk all myths and urban legends. But when she meets Satan in a haunted house and calls him a fraud, the repercuss[......]
Jennifer Swanson – Interview
Jennifer, tell us about your award winning Penny and Rio mystery series.
My books are about the dynamic canine detective duo of Penny and Rio. Penny is the highly inquisitive, busy dog that always needs to know what is going on. Rio is more laid back and really loves to eat and take a good nap in t[......]
Morgan St. James & Phyllice Bradner Interview
Morgan and Phyllice, tell us about yourselves.
MORGAN: I split my time between the Los Angeles area and Las Vegas and often joke that I live on the 15 Freeway. I listen to audio books in the mystery genre during the drive, constantly paying attention to the techniques of other writers…the “do’s and [......]
Joe Prentis – Interview
You have a background in the FBI and as a church pastor. Do you draw on those occupations when writing your novels?
Any writer draws from their life experiences when they create a character in a novel. I think my particular background has caused me to see people at their best and at their worse. I w[......]
