Katharine E. Wibell United States of America Age 32 Romelia: WHAT IS THE MOST DIFFICULT PART OF YOUR ARTISTIC PROCESS? Katharine E. Wibell: Currently, this might be reconciling the part of me who wants to keep my entities true to their mythological sources with the part of me that wants to keep my personal depictions unique. Depending on the book/series, I might lean one way … Continuă să citești Author interview 142 – Katharine E. Wibell
Zachary A. Pieper United states Age 27 Romelia: WHICH OF YOUR CHARACTERS ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE AN ACTIVIST, AND WHAT KIND? Zachary A. Pieper: Probably angel, if she was the spunk to rebel against an empire with military force, I’d say she has the spunk to yell about stuff. Romelia: DO YOU PLAY MUSIC WHILE YOU WRITE – AND, IF SO, WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE? … Continuă să citești Author Interview 141 – Zachary A. Pieper
Jonathan Pembroke United States Age 49 Romelia: WHAT IS A SIGNIFICANT WAY YOUR BOOK HAS CHANGED SINCE THE FIRST DRAFT? Jonathan Pembroke: Talking about Rumble in Woodhollow, Book One in The Holly Sisters, the first draft of the story focused more heavily on the climax and final confrontation between Sydney, the protagonist, and her enemies. By the time it was done, I put a lot … Continuă să citești Author interview 140 – Jonathan Pembroke
Glen Dahlgren USA Age 53 Romelia: WHAT IS A SIGNIFICANT WAY YOUR BOOK HAS CHANGED SINCE THE FIRST DRAFT? Glen Dahlgren: I tend to think about my story’s plot and world first. I knew much more about my world and what was going to happen there than I did about my characters. After receiving some much-needed feedback from my early readers, I dived into both … Continuă să citești Author interview 139 – Glen Dahlgren
Sidney Williams United States Age 58 Romelia: WHICH OF YOUR CHARACTERS ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE AN ACTIVIST, AND WHAT KIND? Sidney Williams: Allison Rose, the protagonist of Dark Hours is a bit of a crusader, so I think she’d take home that “most likely” trophy easily. Allison is a journalism/new media major at her school because she’s driven and wants to highlight matters that … Continuă să citești Author interview 138 – Sidney Williams
Anthony Tonelli United States Age 50 Romelia: WHICH OF YOUR CHARACTERS ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE AN ACTIVIST, AND WHAT KIND? Anthony Tonelli: I’d have to say Cleon Strong. Definitely political activism or possibly social justice. Romelia: DO YOU PLAY MUSIC WHILE YOU WRITE – AND, IF SO, WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE? Anthony Tonelli: I always try to work to music, I prefer instrumental music like … Continuă să citești Author interview 137 – Anthony Tonelli
Mark Stallings Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.A. Age 51 Romelia: WHAT IS A SIGNIFICANT WAY YOUR BOOK HAS CHANGED SINCE THE FIRST DRAFT? Mark Stallings: For book 1, I took David Farland’s Fantasy Writing Workshop in Dublin, Ireland. My writing definitely leveled up because of that workshop. I think I was on Chapter 16/38 at that time so I had to go apply what I learned … Continuă să citești Author interview 136 – Mark Stallings
Leslie Conzatti Washington, United States Age 30 Leslie Conzatti is a blogger, author, and avid enthusiast of all things book-related. Residing in the Pacific Northwest, she currently works as an elementary school paraeducator–leading small groups, supervising children outside the classroom, and providing in-class support for teachers. Since 2013, she has been running a writing/review blog called „The Upstream Writer”, where she posts original serials, excerpts from … Continuă să citești Author interview 135 – Leslie Conzatti
Leslie Swartz United States Age 40 Leslie Swartz is a forty-year-old poet turned novelist living in Indianapolis with her husband and three daughters. She draws inspiration from a variety of writers including Shakespeare, Poe, Stephen King, Anne Rice, Freddie Mercury, and Don McLean. She started writing stories at age four and when she saw Legend for the first time, she decided at five that her … Continuă să citești Author interview 134 – Leslie Swartz
Dr. Camella S. Cooke The Book Prophetic Writings is a book of knowledge that was birthed from the revelation of God’s Word. God is speaking to you, are you listening? Do you truly have an ear to hear what the Spirit of God is saying to the Church? In this book, God is speaking to the minds and hearts of those who will hear His … Continuă să citești Author interview 133 – Camella Cooke
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