Interviews with indie authors, publishers and book service providers in the self-publishing realm
An Interview with Amy Bragdon: Author of For Such a Time as This: Appointed to Rise
Amy 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 […]


Richard 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.
Gary 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.
Dave 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.
Born 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.
It was at the height of her career as a business executive that Suzan chose to pivot away from the corporate world and embrace a totally new chapter. Literally. Gravitating toward the mystery/thriller genre, she completed the first two manuscripts in the Cisco series before pursuing publication of her debut novel, The Burden of Truth, which was a finalist for Best Crime First Novel in the Crime Writers of Canada 2025 Awards of Excellence. Heaven’s Debris followed four months later.
Kenton J Moore is a Canadian multi-genre author living in British Columbia. He is an avid consumer of stories, a comic collector, a video gamer, and a tabletop role-playing gamer. He is best known for his fiction work that spans genres from action to thriller, suspense, and horror as well as science fiction and fantasy.
Anthony 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.