Interviews

Interviews with indie authors, publishers and book service providers in the self-publishing realm

An Interview with Pamela Capone, Author of I Punched Myself in the Eye

Pamela CaponeBy day, a self-professed professional unpaid people watcher and evidence gatherer, and by night, an insomniac dot connector, Pamela Capone lives in Southern California with her husband, John. They have two fabulous adult children together, Joey and Cassie.

Tell us something about your book. The basics: what’s it about? Is there a particular highlight in this whole process?

My book is a collection of essays–real life, sometimes hard-to-believe-but-are-true stories. I think sometimes we watch for the flashing Vegas marquis sort of thing—or a booming voice from the heavens—but I’ve found epiphanies happen in the most unexpected ways, like the morning […]

2016-03-17T10:23:06+02:00March 17th, 2016|Categories: Interviews|Tags: |

An Interview with Joshua McDowell, Author of Accidental Dad

I’m the author of Accidental Dad: www.accidentaldadbook.com. It’s about struggles unmarried men face when entering fatherhood. Help me change the court system.

 Joshua McDowellTell us something about your book. The basics: what’s it about?

Accidental Dad is about struggles unmarried men face when entering fatherhood. Author talks about how the court system pushes fathers away, and how mothers are always getting custody of there kids, but not fathers.

What drove you to write this particular book?
What drove me to write this book is simple. I fought for six years to get custody of my son. I know how […]

2016-03-09T08:05:23+02:00March 9th, 2016|Categories: Interviews|

An Interview with Seth Mullins, Author of What Casts the Shadow?

Seth MullinsSeth Mullins first conceived of his dream to write novels in his early teens, and this one desire has stayed with him throughout all the other myriad twists and turns of life. His inspirations include methods of inner exploration such as dream-work and shamanism and his experiences as a songwriter and performing musician. He studied creative writing at Santa Fe Community College in New Mexico and Lane Community College in Oregon.

Seth has lived in Connecticut, New Mexico, Oregon and (currently) Vermont.

Tell us something about your book. The basics: what’s it about?

Brandon Chane, at the onset of the […]

2017-04-14T06:53:33+02:00February 26th, 2016|Categories: Interviews|Tags: |

An Interview With Children’s Book Author Lance Olsen

authorpicturelanceolsenLance Olsen is the author of the Sharky Marky and The Big Race(2014), Sharky Marky and the Scavenger Hunt: An Alphabetic Adventure (2015), and Sharky Marky and the Supermarket Sweep (2017).

Early in his career Lance found himself in Hollywood where he would go on to executive produce two feature films: King Cobra (1999) and Pinata Survival Island (2002). After his brief stint in LA, he decided to move back to New Orleans and pursue a career in the arts.  Lance resumed a writing career while at the same time taking classes in video-editing and graphic design.

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2016-02-21T08:28:08+02:00February 21st, 2016|Categories: Interviews|

A Day With Author Jay Isip

Jay IsipThough Jerome “Jay” Isip now enjoys the success of being a professional MMA fighter, entrepreneur, and author, he is no stranger to the feelings of self-doubt, depression, and lack of direction that many people – young and old, male and female – struggle with at one point or another in life.

I am a nobody who became a somebody to nobody but myself. All in all—I’m just another washed up Mixed Martial Arts fighter that was addicted to drugs and alcohol and decided to make a change in my life.

My daily regimen is always up for grabs where I […]

2016-02-15T09:55:21+02:00February 15th, 2016|Categories: Interviews|

An Interview With Author Terrance J. Pinckney

Terrance J. PinckneyAfter spending over a decade in Corporate America, Terrance J. Pinckney decided to pursue his literary passion after being laid off. Having published his second book along with his recent enrollment into Seminary, Terrance seeks to write stories that have a spiritual message which he hopes to share with readers.

Tell us something about your book. The basics: what’s it about?

The Trial of Garrett Palmer is about a man whose soul is on trial.  It is about how the choices we make affect those around us.  The main character, Garrett Palmer, is born into a circumstance which leads him […]

2016-02-12T12:50:25+02:00February 9th, 2016|Categories: Interviews|

Tales for Your Monkey’s Mind: An Interview with Steve Michael Reedy

Steve ReedySteve Reedy, MA, LPC, began writing at age ten when his younger sister asked him to write a short story for her English class. The story went on to win his sister several awards. Later he decided to write his own stories and win his own awards. He received his undergraduate degree in Theatre, Film, and Television at the University of California, Los Angeles. He received a master’s degree in counseling at Argosy University’s College of Psychology and Behavioral Science in Dallas, Texas, and is a licensed professional counselor. Reedy also holds licenses in varying forms of bodywork and teaches […]

2020-04-03T04:20:54+02:00January 29th, 2016|Categories: Interviews|Tags: |

An Interview with Author E.P. Clark

E.P. Clark Author PhotoWhen she isn’t writing, E.P. Clark teaches Russian at Wake Forest University.  “The Midnight Land” is her first full-length novel, but unlikely to be her last.

Tell us something about your book. The basics: what’s it about?

To pare it down to its essence, The Midnight Land is about a woman who has to figure out how to reconcile the demands of leadership and mercy.  She’s basically empathic, so she’s constantly aware of the suffering of others around her, and also how stopping one person’s suffering might cause someone else to suffer.  She has to figure out how to stand […]

2016-01-18T07:30:44+02:00January 18th, 2016|Categories: Interviews|
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