Author Interviews

Jake R T Brown is a tattoo artist from Essex, England, who turned his hand to writing in 2017 to fulfill a lifelong dream and self-published his first book, The World Spins Madly On. In 2023 he rewrote both The… 

Ynes Freeman is an award-winning gothic fiction author, and she is the publisher at Memento Vivere Press. Her work is beautiful, intense, and deep. She believes writing is the secret to immortality and that authors live forever through their books,… 

Ben is a novelist and screenwriter from the UK. He has written numerous short stories, novels, screenplays, and articles, and has a Master’s in Creative Writing. His debut novel, The Reprobates, a finalist in the 2023 Foreword INDIES, was inspired… 

I am an author, editor and creative writing tutor who lives between Edinburgh, Scotland and Co. Mayo in the West of Ireland, with my teenage son and our dog. After a first career in social work and community health, in… 

I’ve always loved fantasy fiction—from Tamora Pierce to Brandon Sanderson. However, the dawn of LitRPG has really grabbed my imagination and, having fallen in love with stories such as Dungeon Crawler Carl, the Cradle series and Ten Realms.

Michael Spitzkoff, originally from Red Bank, New Jersey, now resides in Avondale, Arizona. Michael’s professional background consists of Real Estate Investing, clinical and administrative experience in the medical field, as well as being a veteran of the United States Army.… 

H. Z. Payne is a debut author residing in the southeast of England with her partner and nine reptile children. She loves green tea, weight training, reading, and writing. When she isn’t writing, she works as a research psychologist with… 

Exploring navigating your early twenties discussing love, heartbreak, pain, hope, healing and growth. I’m a new poet but growing in confidence and I just want my words to make you feel something.

I was raised in a small town in Dorset, England, and have been writing since as long as I could hold a pen. I write everything mostly on my phone or laptop now of course. At thirty-six years of age,… 

G. Spencer Myers’s specialty is the eco-political thriller, featuring Dr. Derk Bryan, a college professor, obsessive environmentalist and intrepid investigator, the Indiana Jones of the EPA. His blogs feature controversial issues from an ecological point of view.

Samantha Ransier is an American author who lives in a sleepy storybook town in England. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and is working toward her Master’s. Sam has dreamed of being an author since she was first able… 

Kristina Byas is an emerging poet based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her poetry delves into the intricate maze of human experiences, inviting readers to explore their identity and challenge conventional notions about life and self-expression, with the aspiration to push boundaries… 

Cecilia Savala is a Shrek-obsessed Latinx poet, teacher, and mom who writes about gender, body image, generational trauma, and cultural detachment 1200 miles from home. She is a morning person, a cat person, and an instructor with ASU Writing Programs.… 

Avitus Buckhaulter Carle’s work has appeared in The Commuter (Electric Lit), The Rumpus, Waxwing, JMWW, Best Small Fictions, and elsewhere. Avitus earned an MA from West Chester University and an MFA from the Naslund-Mann School of Creative Writing. She lives… 

Hannah Snutch is an up-and-coming writer from England. She has bachelors and masters degrees from the University of Leeds and is the author of Forgotten Reign. Hannah, who has featured in publications such as Teen Vogue, writes compelling fantasy novels… 

Rodney Leon enjoys island life, though he also ventures to countries further afield and without any specific destination once there. Under the old adage, travellers don’t know where they are going and tourists don’t know where they have been. Rodney… 

Who is Brock Meier? Did he spend fifty years as a research scientist? Was he a frequently awarded fine art photographer, or was he a painter of monumental astronomical subjects? Maybe he was he a spelunker, an inventor of practical… 

Modou Lamin Sowe, pen name Modou Lamin Age-Almusaf Sowe, is a young Gambian scholar and creative writer. He has written five books: Don’t Judge the Book by the Cover (novel), The Throne of the Ghost (play), The Memories of Reflection… 

Linda M. Romanowski returned to Rosemont College (Class of 1975) to obtain an MFA in Creative Writing, Non-Fiction in 2021. Her thesis Final Touchstones, earned with distinction, was published by Brown Posey Press, an imprint of Sunbury Press in January… 

I’ve always loved writing. Complete transparency alert—I never set out to become an author. I know, that probably sounds unlikely considering, but it’s true. I sat down one day and decided I wanted to write a story because I needed…