Interviews

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

An Interview with Marc R. Schneider: Author of The Character Route Tree

Marc R. Schneider, OCDMarc R. Schneider writes the way he lives: with grit, heart, and a relentless obsession with character. A man of many routes, Marc’s career began in the high-stakes control room of CNN in Atlanta before transitioning into a twenty-year journey as an educator and coach. From the inaugural football staff at Georgia State University under Bill Curry to coaching high school football in Georgia – and even collaborating in a commercial capacity with a Hall of Fame NFL quarterback – Marc has spent his life studying what makes people rise, fall, break, and rebuild.

His perspective was forged in the […]

2026-04-02T13:39:35+02:00April 2nd, 2026|Categories: Interviews|

An Interview with Anthony Lee: Author of Poison Pill

Anthony LeeAnthony Lee has a unique background in medicine. After graduating from medical school, he switched from clinical medicine to health technology assessment, analyzing new medical tests and treatments in a career spanning over 15 years.

As a writer, he found inspiration in a variety of literary works, both contemporary and classic. He has especially discovered the excitement of thriller novels, including medical thrillers by authors like Robin Cook and Tess Gerritsen, crime fiction by Michael Connelly, and Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels. After years of brainstorming his own story ideas, he finally wrote and self-published his first medical thriller novel, […]

2026-04-06T09:21:15+02:00April 1st, 2026|Categories: Interviews|

An Interview with Bill Harvey: Author of Powerful Mind

Born into a showbiz family, Bill Harvey went from performing on stage as a young child, where he experienced Flow state – that space where innovative and successful ideas and actions flow effortlessly – to becoming a media industry legend, receiving an Emmy and several other awards.

Bill liked the feeling of being “on” while performing, and wanted to learn how to be “on” more often – and so began his lifelong quest to understand how to bring on higher states of consciousness and to help others do the same.

Earning his degree in philosophy, Bill founded the Human Effectiveness […]

2026-03-11T14:14:19+02:00March 11th, 2026|Categories: Interviews|

An Interview with Amy Bragdon: Author of For Such a Time as This: Appointed to Rise

Amy BragdonAmy Bragdon is an author, humanitarian, speaker, and top-producing REALTOR® whose life’s work is rooted in resilience, legacy, and the unwavering belief that purpose can rise from even the hardest chapters of life. A natural encourager and storyteller, Amy writes for those navigating grief, burnout, caregiving, transition, or the quiet in-between seasons where identity and calling are being reshaped.

Professionally, Amy brings over a decade of experience in hospitality, tourism, sales, marketing, and management, blending her business acumen with her heart for service. She is a top-producing real estate agent and a proud community leader, serving on the Board of […]

2025-11-26T13:58:54+02:00November 26th, 2025|Categories: Interviews|

An Interview with Richard A. Meyers: Author of The Half-Full-Glass User’s Manual

Richard MeyersRichard Meyers grew up in Orange, NJ, and graduated from The Pingry School in 1963. He attended Hamilton College from 1963 through 1966 and then RPI from 1967 through 1968, where he got a BA degree from Hamilton College and a BS in Electrical Engineering from RPI.

He worked in NJ Bell until June of 1970. From Sept 1970 through November 1972, he worked as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. He then went on to work as a Secondary School teacher in Thimphu, Bhutan until July 1974.

Matters of the heart brought him back […]

2025-11-11T15:19:21+02:00November 11th, 2025|Categories: Interviews|

An Interview with Gary Rivera: Author of The Reluctant Bully

Gary RiveraGary was born in Brooklyn, New York, and currently resides in Orlando, Florida. A widower with two grown children, loves going to theme parks, playing pickleball, watching movies, and reading. He enjoys traveling and hopes to visit every major league baseball stadium to watch a game.

Tell us about your book.

The Reluctant Bully is the second book in the Lunch Money Trilogy. I wanted to tell a different story from The Lunch Money Treasure, while further advancing the narrative of the first book, and I wanted to provide additional backstory for several characters, who will be featured […]

2025-09-30T15:18:26+02:00September 30th, 2025|Categories: Interviews|

An Interview with Dave Bruno: Author of Oh F*ck! Dinosaurs!

Dave BrunoDave Bruno grew up in a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, and was scared of everything. Eventually, he overcame his fears thanks to horror video games and has been in love with the genre ever since. He has worked on several horror-themed projects, like an animated YouTube show called Scaredy Dave, animations for Puppet Combo video games, and becoming a game master for his Cosmic Horror-centric YouTube show, The Mythos Mystery Society.

He moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2011 to pursue a career in game animation. He currently works as an animator for the mobile game industry and […]

2025-09-16T18:58:15+02:00September 16th, 2025|Categories: Interviews|

An Interview with Chris Bennett: Author of Windslash: The Last Elemental

Chris BennettBorn and raised in the small town of Fakenham, Chris Bennett has always had an imagination and passion for storytelling. Now, as a published author, he creates tales of fantasy, drawing inspiration from his childhood memories and from everyone and everything around him. When not writing, he enjoys training, TV, video games, and spending time with others. Whilst looking for new sources of inspiration.

Tell us about your book.

It’s a Fantasy novel set 10,000 years ago in Atlantis, where an Atlantean Battle Mage discovers he can use forms of magic that the other inhabitants can’t. This marks the start […]

2025-08-26T10:40:30+02:00August 26th, 2025|Categories: Interviews|
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