Previous interviews- Thomas D.Wilson, Michael Cargill, Laura Hart, J.R.Wagner, Belle DiMonté, Charles Dowde, A.E. Marling, Patricia Puddle, Karina Kantas, Sadie Forsythe, Olga Vanucci
This Weeks Author.
Very Inspiring Blogger Award
I would like to thank Karen from Drawing Room Days for this lovely nomination.
The Very inspiring Blogger Award, the rules are as follows:
Liebster Blog Award- About J.R.Barker
I would like to thank Debra Ann Miller for nominating me for the Liebster Blog Award
What is the Liebster Blog Award?
The Liebster Blog Award is given to up and coming bloggers who have less than 200 followers. “Liebster” is German for “favorite” so, this award is the “favorite blog award”.
Rules of the Liebster Blog Award:
- Tell 11 things about yourself.
- Answer 11 questions from the blogger who nominated you.
- Post 11 questions for those who will be nominated by you.
- Nominate 11 bloggers with less than 200 followers.
- Get in contact with those 11 bloggers in order to inform them that you nominated them.
11 Things About Me.
- At the tender age of five I suspected I might turn into the local mad cat lady.
- The place I am happiest is by the sea as I grew up next to it.
- The first book I learnt to read was Wind in the Willows.
- I have never read Winnie the Pooh and I wish I had.
- I had my belly button pierced but it didn’t heal properly, now all I have is a scar to show for it. (Strangely I quite like my scar)
- I am fascinated by odd facts about space, biology (human, plant and animal) and mythology.
- I love animals more than people. I can justify this in one word. Kittens.
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Interview with Bella Harte (Blog Tour and Chakra Bracelet Giveaway- details included)
Bella Harte Author of: The Seraphoenix (trilogy)
Scarlett Phoenix, first of the Serapheonix Trilogy, to be released on the 31st of October 2012 followed by a Blog Tour starting on the 1st of November that will include a giveaway.
Details at bottom of post.
Tell us a bit about yourself:
I’ve been writing for well over a decade, and completed several novels before deciding to go in a whole new direction and write for the Young Adult genre. More specifically the YA PNR – Young Adult Paranormal Romance category.
My first published work is Scarlett Phoenix, Book I in The Seraphoenix Saga, with Book II:- Crimson Fire being scheduled for release in early 2013 and Book III:- Red Ashes for later in the year.
I’ve also been working on two other YA PNR series:
Interview with Robert Ruisi
Author of – I Done Did It. Yeah, I Did! (a series of short stories for children ages 2 – 6),
The Green Book- A story for the adopted child ages 2 – 6 and parents. Paperback with coloring pages too!
The Potty Seat- Thinking of potty training your baby here is something for new parents to read!
The Bike- A fun short story for children ages 4 to 9 learn to ride a bike!
Bobby and the Airplane- This is a fun read for children 4 – 9 Paperback with coloring pages too!
(A note from the author on his new releases:
I have a few books for kids that have just been released. I thought you might like to know. Truth, be told, I could barely wait to tell you about them. The bedtime stories are for children ages 1 through 9. I even put coloring pages in the back of each book. There are over 60 short stories being released a few at a time.
I do hope you enjoy the ride I offer within each story)
Tell us a bit about yourself.
Author Robert L Ruisi born in Manhattan, New York, USA. I spent most of my life in New Jersey. As a child I was known to tell a good story here and there! If there was something to bump into, I sure did do that a lot. Life was like trying to find your way in the dark! One day after becoming ill I woke up and was able to write! I have no idea where it came from nor do I dare question it. My stories are short they’re about adoption and childhood adventures, the wonder of the imagination. I hope that you enjoy what it is a write. Humble Thanks
What inspired you to start writing?
Interview with Mike Cripple Marthaler
Author of- Charlie the Out of Place Turtle
Tell us a bit about yourself.
I received a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Conservation from Northern Michigan University, and I’m currently working towards my certification in Geographic Information Systems. I was a volunteer with the U.S. Forest Service doing environmental interpretation and outdoor education. I was born with the life-long complication Cerebral Palsy, but I still enjoy hiking, fishing, and just being outside.
Tell us a bit about Charlie.
He is quite the character. He thinks with his heart and that can get him into trouble. Thankfully he has a great group of friends to help him out.
Interview with Rahma Krambo
This story Combines two of my favourite things in life, animals and books.
Author of- Guardian Cats and the Lost Books of Alexandria
Tell us a bit about yourself.
Greetings Jo. Thanks for interviewing me. My name is Rahma Krambo and I’ve been writing full time for about five years although I’ve been scribbling since I was very young.
I still remember the first sentence I wrote. I was about four or five and I didn’t know what I said. But I believe it was a defining, magical moment since it’s stuck with me all these years.
What inspires you to write?
Interview with Olga Vannucci
Author of- Travels with George
Tell us a bit about yourself.
I was born in Italy and came to the U.S. for college. I’ve been here ever since. I live in rural New Jersey with my son. When he was seven years old, I realized suddenly that I hadn’t been back to Italy in ten years, and I went, and took him along. Then I went four more times, and I wrote a book about those trips, a mix of travelogue, personal history, and little anecdotes.
What prompted you to write about your experiences in Italy? Read more »
Interview with Sadie Forsythe
Author of: The Weeping Empress
Tell us a bit about yourself.
I’m in my mid-thirties and doing all of the things that women in their mid-thirties do- raising my family, changing my career, letting my imagination run wild. Though I’m from the US, I’m currently living in the UK. The cultural differences keep life interesting.
What inspires you to write?
Interview with Karina Kantas
Author of:
Stone Cold, Heads & Tales, In Times of Violence, Huntress, Lawless Justice, Road Rage
Tell us a bit about yourself
My Name is Karina Kantas I was born in the Midlands UK, but now I unfortunately live in Greece. I say unfortunately, because of the economic crisis we are having. It’s very difficult here at the moment. I’m an author of 6 titles and have had over 30 publications including poetry, non fiction articles, reviews and short stories. I’ve been writing for over 15 years now.
This Weeks Author- Patricia Puddle
Works by this Author-
Molly Gumnut Rescues a Bandicoot, Velvet Ball and the Broken Fairy, Star-Crossed Rascals, Rascals sing at The Opera House (Star-Crossed Rascals #2)
Hi Patricia, tell us about yourself
Hi, Jo, I’m a wife, mum and a nanna and I volunteer for a wildlife rescue. I also write children’s books from our house in a coastal village in Australia.
What inspired you to start writing?
Well, I’ve always wanted to write and publish children’s books but never found the time until I was in my early fifties. Trouble was I left school at fourteen and never learned to write properly so I had to start from scratch.
My grammar was terrible so I went on a couple of online critique groups to learn. The writers on these groups were fabulous and after four years of critiquing and writing I felt confident enough to publish my first children’s book Star-Crossed Rascals.
This weeks author- A.E. Marling
Author of- Brood of Bones, Gown of Shadow and Flame
Tell us a bit about yourself.
As a kid, I would rebel against my parent’s strict bedtime by lying down but then imagining stories for an hour. I had several epics running through my head through my elementary-school years. This habit matured into raging insomnia. Even today, my best story ideas barge into my consciousness when I’d rather be sleeping.
When did you first start writing?
I wrote my first fantasy novella after my freshman year in high school. The characters in that story still resonate with me, and they have been reincarnated a few times as new, mature, and complex characters.
What made you decide to write a book?
Insanity.
This weeks author- Charles Dowd
Art, Illustration & Design ~Don’t Miss My All Ages Graphic
Tell us a bit about yourself.
Hello and thanks for talking to me. I’m Charlie, and I’m a comic and fantasy artist. I draw stuff.
What kickstarted your passion for drawing?
I’ve just always drawn. I can remember once when I was like 4 or 5, and I drew a picture of a cat for my Grandmother, and she just went on and on about it. Of course, it was probably the worst cat ever drawn, but she seemed to like it.
Then in school people started to notice that I could draw ok, and I got some attention from teachers for it. It’s just always been something that I’ve done. It’s the only thing I’ve ever really excelled at.
J.R Barker Interviewed on shut up and read
This Weeks Author- Belle DiMonté
Author of-
Res Primae: A Collection of First Poems and Perigee Moon: Poems from a Pagan Summer
What kick started your craving to be creative?
Ah, that was a little seed that was always growing inside me. From my earliest days I was always making stories, drawing, crafting, sewing—and I always loved it. I don’t really remember a time when I decided to become creative, I just always was…I wrote my first story before I knew how to write, actually; it was a picture-book about how the first humans domesticated dogs and turned them into pets.
How do you get into the mindset for being creative?
Interview with an author- J.R.Wagner
Author of- Exiled (The Never Chronicles) and co-author of The Searcher and the Sentinel.
About the Author
J. R. Wagner was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania during a blizzard. The snow made travel by car impossible, so his father called an ambulance when his mother went into labor. The ambulance became stuck at the bottom of their home’s driveway, prompting the dispatch of a fire truck, which towed the ambulance to the hospital where he was born.
Interview with an Author- Laura Hart
Laura Hart
Author of: The Toy sorcerer (First book in the Ancient Knowledge Trilogy), The Final Prophecy (Book Two of the Ancient Knowledge Trilogy)
Firstly, congratulations on your recent success with Waterstones and your radio broadcast which is reviewing The Toy Sorcerer live on the Lesley Dolphin Show – BBC Radio Suffolk at 2 – 2.30pm on 26th March.
Hi Jo, Thank you for inviting me to interview for your blog.
Tell us about The Toy Sorcerer
The Toy Sorcerer is the first of a trilogy entitled, The Ancient Knowledge. There were a number of factors that inspired the story. As a child I dreamed lucidly; I knew I was dreaming, but could not escape. I would simply run from realm to realm trying to find the Dream Gate. For me the Dream Realms were very real, and when I learned how to manipulate them I created some weird and wonderful dreamscapes.
Because I dreamed the way I did, my favourite stories were Alice In Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass. And it was probably these books that set me on the path to devotion to Fantasy and Science Fiction. The Toy Sorcerer is a tribute to its mentor, Lewis Carrol.
I’m also very Pagan in my personal theology, though it crosses over with theories that are more suited to science fiction. All science fact was science fiction first.
Interview with an author- Michael Cargill
Michael Cargill
Author of- Underneath, Shades of Grey, Slaughter in Barnaby Close, Shelter from Thunder and Diary of a Dork
What genres do you write?
Writing is actually a recent thing for me and I haven’t really settled on any particular genres yet. The few things I have so far penned have all been short stories so it has enabled me to dip my toe into a number of different story types. I am a bit of a WWII nut so I enjoyed writing the two WWII stories quite a lot. I want to do some more but finding the right angle is the tricky part.
The idea I have in my head for my next story is a thriller. Thrillers are quite interesting to write actually. The surprise and suspense can be, erm, surprising and buttock-clenchingly suspenseful even for me as the ideas take shape in my mind.
Interview with an author- Thomas D. Wilson
Thomas D. Wilson
Author of- “Whisper” and “No Rules Of Engagement”
Thank You for Interviewing me on your Blog today.
What inspires you to write?
Several factors combine that compel and inspire me to write. One is when I read, see or hear something that makes me curious, I ask questions that lead to other questions. If the trail is intricate enough it may be a story idea. Secondly, I am inspired to write the books I want to read that nobody else has written yet. I once read that the books you can’t find in the book store is a good place to look for writing ideas, to write what nobody else has written yet.
