Time To Feed My Reads

AUTHOR INTERVIEW A little introduction: I began writing this novel in 2018 while homeless and living in my car before transitioning into various motels and hotels. I didn’t end up in the gutter because of the kindness of a couple dear friends -- David Ruyle and Gabriel Velasco. And I didn’t end up divorced because of my wife’s celestial capacity for forgiveness. It’s 2022 as I write these very words, and I’m still homeless. When did your love of books begin? I was reading Hemingway when I was 8 years old. When did you start to have the wish to become an author? At 8 years old, when I began reading Hemingway. How have you found the process for becoming an author? Rewarding and validating. What would you say to those wanting to become an author? Find an author to emulate, put in the 10,000 hours of practice to find your own voice. Then, say to yourself, "This is how I write!!" Tell us about your book/books: ADDICT'S WAY, my debut novel, is autobiographical and explores the ...

AUTHOR INTERVIEW A little introduction: Alan E. (Al) Strunk grew up on California’s central coast among a diversity of hard-working peoples living in awe of nature. As a boy he experienced the sea from the decks of small boats. A U.S. Navy veteran, he crossed the Pacific several times serving in the littoral waters of Viet Nam. A graduate of U.C. Santa Barbara with completed graduate studies at Humboldt State University he earned his MFA in Directing and Criticism at Tulane University, New Orleans. After forty years of wandering he has found his way home, enjoying an active retirement in the seaside village of Los Osos, California. When did your love of books begin? I borrowed    John Steinbeck's  Of Mice and Men  from my mother's bookshelf at age nine. I've never looked back. When did you start to have the wish to become an author? I've been a writer since high school. Since I was a boy, I was assigned the sports page on the school newspaper. That's when I changed ...

AUTHOR INTERVIEW When did your love of books begin? My love of books began at a very young age. My parents used read to me and my sister every night before bed. I remember my mother taking me to the library every weekend and letting me pick out whichever books caught my eye. From there, I began to really appreciate the power of reading and how it could transport me to different places, introduce me to new characters, and teach me fascinating things. I have audiobooks now, and they have enhanced books for me.  When did you start to have the wish to become an author? Through my darkest days of alcoholism, I found solace in writing. It became a form of therapy for me, helping me to make sense of my struggles and challenges. Writing provided me with an outlet to express my emotions and process difficult experiences. It wasn’t easy, but I slowly began to come out of the darkness and find my way back to sobriety. How have you found the process for becoming an author? The process of becom...

AUTHOR INTERVIEW A little introduction: Hello, I live in West Yorkshire with my wife of 25 years & our two grown up sons along with our cheeky little Westie Trixy. I spent many hours over the years coaching both of my sons footy teams & working as a school governor. My employment as a Recycling Officer keeps me busy thinking of new ideas & concepts to interact with residents. I have worked 21 years for my Local Authority in recycling & in Electoral Service where I hold qualifications in Electoral Law & Administration. When did your love of books begin? My love of books began at an early age Reading David Gemmel tales. Through my early youth I read all of Bernard Cornwells Sharpe novels then into adulthood I have read plenty of works from historical authors such as SA McKay, MJ Porter, EM Powell, Adam Lofthouse, CR May, Stuart Rudge & various other authors. When did you start to have the wish to become an author? I don’t think I had a wish to become an author it ...

AUTHOR INTERVIEW A little introduction: I'm Stacey L. Pierson and I am Louisiana-based writer. I have written the young adult bayou murder mystery Vale published in July 2022 by Darkstroke.  My first poem, "My Little Dragonfly," was published in Collected Whispers, The International Library of Poetry, in 2008.The same week along my haunting poem, Carnival, published in Abditory Literary Journal’s Issue One: Mirabilia in July 2022. When did your love of books begin? It was an early age. I would say five or six. I remember I would read anything I could get my hands on from the JC Penny catalog to the local sales papers if I didn't have a book or a magazine. When did you start to have the wish to become an author? I was nine when I said I wanted to be a writer. I started writing short stories. One of my first short stories I called The Wills, and it was about a young girl who was a military brat, and wanted to settle down in a small town just to make friends b...

AUTHOR INTERVIEW A little introduction: I am a multi-genre author, currently working on my second novel. My first—‘Cut Back to Life’—is a very adult romantic suspense story. Now working on a historical fiction novel based on my father’s time with the US State Department in Cold War Yugoslavia—a World War II/Cold War espionage thriller. It’s looking like there will be a sequel to that as well. So lots of writing ahead. When did your love of books begin? I really loved fairy tales as a little girl. Grimm’s, Disney, Perrault (he was a French 17 th  century author, and wrote some of the original versions of classics like Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Puss in Boots). When did you start to have the wish to become an author? I always was a writer, but more in the realm of hard news. Fiction writing, I took up about four years ago, when I wrote ‘Cut Back to Life.’ How have you found the process for becoming an author? It’s always challenging and tests your mettle. What would you say to ...

AUTHOR INTERVIEW When did your love of books begin? My love of books began when I was a kid, and I was drawn to fantasy stories that allowed me to escape into a world of magic and wonder. That's what ignited my imagination and made me want to tell my own stories. When did you start to have the wish to become an author? I started to have the wish to become an author when I realized how much I enjoyed writing and creating stories. It was a natural progression from my childhood love of comics to writing novels, and I'm excited to share my work with the world. How have you found the process for becoming an author? The process of becoming an author has been both challenging and rewarding. There are a lot of ups and downs, from drafting and editing to finding a publisher or agent, but I've found that the support of other writers and the writing community has been invaluable. What would you say to those wanting to become an author? To those wanting to become an author, I would say...