Author Interviews
Advocate for Yourself: An Interview with Myriam Steinberg
I was thrilled when author Myriam Steinberg contacted me about an interview. First, I love graphic novels, and I was very interested in her debut, Catalogue Baby: A Memoir of (In)fertility. Second, she’s the mother of twins, and I love connecting with folks who have been through some of the same trenches. While our stories…
Read MoreSee Yourself Represented: An Interview with Tamika Burgess
Author Tamika Burgess is another writer I’ve never met in real life, but I certainly would love to! Her debut novel, Sincerely Sicily, is about a girl who “learns to use her voice and take pride in who she is,” something that will resonate with many readers, regardless of their age. From the time she…
Read MoreOne Decision Can Change Everything: An Interview with Jen Craven
Author Jen Craven works with words a lot! In addition to being a novelist, she’s a professional copywriter, so she chooses her words wisely (don’t judge me, Jen!). And those words serve her well, as evidenced by the small stack of novels she’s already produced, with plans to write more. Last year, Jen’s first contemporary…
Read MoreWriting Strong Relationships: An Interview with Helen Starbuck
Author Helen Starbuck and I would have a lot to chat about in real life. She’s a former operating room nurse, she likes cats, she writes about strong women, and her theory is, “If you don’t like life as it is, you can always write a different ending.” If those don’t align with my interests,…
Read MoreConnecting with Nature: An Interview with Eva Silverfine
I first came across Eva Silverfine when I joined a Facebook group connected to our mutual publisher. At that time, she was getting ready to release her first novel, How to Bury Your Dog. I was thrilled when she asked about an interview to help celebrate the release of her second novel, Ephemeral Wings. Eva’s…
Read MoreGrowing a Happy Ending: An Interview with Sara Sartagne
The writing community is strong and vast! I first crossed virtual paths with romance author Sara Sartagne, an author in England, thanks to Jeanne Oates Estridge, a Dayton-area author. When I realized Sara had an English Garden Romance series out, I took note! I’m not much of a gardener, but I love the idea of…
Read MoreLaughter Is a Way of Life: An Interview with Colette Evangelista
Today’s guest and I go way back. We both attended junior high together and reconnected via Facebook many years ago. One of the things I remember most about Colette Evangelista when we were tweens (though that term probably didn’t exist then) was how fun she was. Though I didn’t tell her at the time, just…
Read MoreKnocked Out by Love: An Interview with Kelly Ohlert
The 2021 Debut group was invaluable for me as a first-time author, so part of my interview strategy is to get authors from other debut groups and invite them to be a part of this series. Kelly Ohlert is one such person, as she’s a member of the 2022 Debut group, and her contemporary romance,…
Read MoreCharacter is the Foundation of Story: An Interview with Tiffany Yates Martin
When Tiffany Yates Martin agreed to answer questions for this series, I literally did a happy dance, right there, in front of my computer (though no one was around to witness it). I’d been running into her name for years through the Women’s Fiction Writers Association, and many of the books I read thanked her…
Read MoreJust Keep Swimming: An Interview with Cindy Kolbe
Cindy Kolbe and I haven’t known each other long; she contacted me about a week after my mother passed in October, inquiring about an author interview slot. As I opened her email, I knew that my interview calendar was already full for this year (and next! Thank you, friends!). But when I reached the end…
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