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Their writing journey, in their words

Exclusive interviews with writers and authors.

Exclusive interviews with writers and authors.

We’re happy to have this archive of excellent interviews and author success stories for you to enjoy.  Atmosphere puts the author experience first, and these interviews make up just one facet of a meaningful and rewarding author journey.

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An Interview with Lisa Dawn

Lisa Dawn was brought up in New Jersey, where she fell in love with fairy tales and animated movies. She studied screenwriting at Ramapo College in the hopes that she could one day write the next great animated princess movie. After attending the DAVE School in Florida to learn computer animation, she moved to Los Angeles to work on 3D movies as a rotoscope artist. She lives in Texas with her husband, where she reviews princess content through The Princess Blog and composes original princess songs on the piano.

From high atop a mountain in Western North Carolina, Mark Charles Powers shares glimpses of grace revealed in ordinary lives. Go to MarkCharlesPowers.com to be uplifted and inspired by his weekly blog Glimpses of Grace and his book Going Full Circle: Worship That Moves Us to Discipleship and Missions.

A. Elizabeth Shaughnessy is a North American artist with a passion for Gothic horror. While most of her works are painted on canvas, she took a venture into the unknown and rekindled a hobby for writing. Sourced from both imagination and nightmares, with a paranormal nod to her New England roots, she penned a novel deeply woven by folklore and the essence of human survival.

Ruairidh M. Gough

Scotland-based historical fiction author, shortlisted as part of Penguin’s WriteNow program 2023 and invited to read at the Edinburgh International Book Festival as part of their On the Road event in 2022.

An Interview with S.K. Fields

S.K. Fields was born in Yorkshire and has lived a life shaped by contrasts – from bustling cities to quaint villages and a rural community deep in the countryside.

Robert Callaway was born in Hollywood, California, and moved with his parents and sister to Utah when he was six. He grew up in the Orem-Provo area.

Snehal is a freelance writer and poet based in Surrey, UK. She writes about motherhood, memory, chronic illness, and the quiet drama of everyday life much like a Bollywood film, but with fewer costume changes and more laundry. Her work has appeared in anthologies, and literary zines. Snehal has authored four poetry books, including Magical Mundane, plus a memoir, PapaMa’s Portrait.

An Interview with Roger Fischer

Roger Fischer is a multifaceted director, producer, and entrepreneur whose career spans high-fashion e-commerce, international film production, and the literary world. After successfully building and selling a tech-driven apparel company, Roger pivoted to entertainment, founding Regulate Entertainment and spearheading major global film ventures.

An Interview with William David

I grew up in the Midwest, on the edge of the Ozarks close to the town of Joplin, Missouri. The first five years of my life, I lived in the log cabin my grandfather built. I left home when I was fifteen and supported myself with odd jobs until I joined the Army at seventeen. After the Army, I traveled around a lot to many parts of this country, from Alaska to Arizona and several places in between, having many adventures and getting to meet many interesting people. I found my soulmate, my wife, in Tucson, AZ, forty-six years ago.

An Interview with Doc Richter

Dr. Richter has received national writing awards for his novels.