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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Scott King

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Scott King

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today, Scott King – Scott King, an international best selling author, was born in Washington D.C. and raised in Ocean City, Maryland. He received his undergraduate degree in film from Towson University, and his M.F.A. in film from American University. Until moving to follow his wife’s career, King worked as college professor teaching photography, digital arts, and writing related classes. He now works full time as an author. King’s non-fiction books are a … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT/GIVEAWAY: Kaje Harper

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Kaje Harper

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Giveaway Get Book One of the Tracefinder series free – see the end of this post for details. Today, my dear friend Kaje Harper, with whom Mark and I had the honor of hanging out for dinner at last year’s GRL – I get asked about my name a lot. It’s not something exotic, though. “Kaje” is pronounced just like “cage” – it’s an old nickname, and my pronouns are she/her/hers. I’ve been … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Ira Nayman

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Ira Nayman

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today, Ira Nayman – In another life, Ira Nayman was a skydiving WWI hero, a yak herder in the treacherous Rocky Valleys and the lead guitarist for the band The Strange Feebles. Since that other life happened in another universe, it may not be as impressive to you as it sounds. In this universe, Ira is celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of his decision to devote his life to writing comedy, in all of … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT/GIVEAWAY: Sara Stamey

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Sara Stamey

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Giveaway!!! Get Sara’s first sci fi book “Wild Card Run” free (eBook) when you join her email list: www.sarastamey.com. Book two – “Win, Lose, Draw” – comes out in July. Today, Sara Stamey – Sara Stamey’s journeys include treasure hunting and teaching scuba in the Caribbean; backpacking Greece and New Zealand; operating a nuclear reactor; and owning a farm in Southern Chile. Now returned to her native Pacific Northwest, she taught creative writing … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Charles Freedom Long

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Charles Freedom Long

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today, Charles Freedom Long – I write Speculative Fiction about what might be. Psionics, multi-sensory human beings, telepathy, telekinesis, precognition, clairsentience, energy medicine, aliens and other worlds, awareness and ongoing communication between the living and the dead as a fact of daily life, and how that might affect the life and philosophy of a world.  I’ve lived and worked in the U.S, Canada, England and Africa. And learned that what we might think … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Cari Z

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Cari Z

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today, Cari Z – Cari Z was a bookworm as a child and remains one to this day. In an effort to combat her antisocial reading behavior, she did all sorts of exciting things, from competitive gymnastics to alligator wresting (who even knew that was legal!) to finally joining the Peace Corps, which promptly sent her and her husband to Togo, West Africa, stuck them in a house, and said, “See ya!” She … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Joseph Picard

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Joseph Picard

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Get Joseph’s Book “Lifehack” Free at Amazon (Thru June 11th) Today, Joseph Picard – Resident of the lower mainland in BC, I’ve lived all over Canada, but I’ve been in this area since ’94 or so, and am unlikely to leave. I’ve always been a creative sort, composing music on the computer (tracking Mods and related formats) drawing and graphic design, but in the last couple of decades, writing has come to the … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Neil Heath-Hartley

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Neil Heath Hartley

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today, Neil Heath-Hartley – Neil Heath-Hartley is a LGBTI+ author residing in South Africa.  Although writing in the LGBTI+ genre, he writes children’s, fantasy, mystery and thriller fiction too. Thanks so much, Neil, for joining me! JSC: When did you know you wanted to write, and when did you discover that you were good at it? NHH:  growing up on a small mining town in Gauteng, South Africa, the world of my imagination was overwhelming … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: A. L. Lester

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A. L. Lester

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today, A. L. Lester – A. L. Lester likes to read. Her favourite books are post-apocalyptic dystopian romances full of suspense, but a cornflake packet will do there’s nothing else available. Thanks so much, A. L., for joining me! JSC: How would you describe your writing style/genre?  ALL: Very difficult to categorise is probably the kindest phrase people seem to use most when they talk about my books. Oh, and very niche. I think of the Lost … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: JD Jordan

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JD Jordan

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today, JD Jordan – Awesome dad, killer novelist, design director, and cancer survivor. Also, I’m charming AF. Thanks so much, JD, for joining me! JSC: What was your first published work? Tell me a little about it. JD: My first published anything was a short called “Hope Under My Fingernails.” It won Creative Loafing Atlanta’s 2004 short fiction contest (you can read it for free at o-jd.com/hope-under-my-fingernails) and came with a cash prize, … Read more