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INTERVIEW: Pernille Hughes Says Find Your Writing Tribe
Christina Boyd interviews British author Pernille Hughes. She has previously had three novels published: Ten Years, Probably the Best Kiss in the World, and Punch-drunk Love. Her writing has also been printed in the Sunday Times. She lives in Buckinghamshire, and while the kids are at school, she scoffs cake and writes stories in order to maintain a shred of sanity.

Christina Boyd
5 days ago5 min read


INTERVIEW: K. C. Freeman Began as a Ghostwriter
Christina Boyd interviews USA Today bestselling author KC Freeman, who writes mostly urban fantasy and paranormal romance novels. She also spends a lot of time editing manuscripts with her company, Book Mage Editing, and is certified by the Professional Book Editors Association.

Christina Boyd
Nov 114 min read


INTERVIEW: David Beaumier Continues to Give Back to Literary Community
Christina Boyd interviews award-winning Pacific Northwest author David Beaumier about writing, new release, and giving back.

Christina Boyd
Nov 45 min read


INTERVIEW: Gia Stone Must Remind Her Friends That Her Books Are Fiction
Christina Boyd interviews author Gia Stone, an author of steamy romances and fictitious novels. Faulted characters, misguided motives, and misconnections
are at the heart of her books. She loves to collect passport stamps, savory memories, and race medals.

Christina Boyd
Oct 273 min read


INTERVIEW: Sarah E. Pearsall Typed Her First Draft at Age Fourteen on an Electric Typewriter
Christina Boyd interviews Sarah E. Pearsall. "I was fourteen years old when I started writing the first version of The Summer Knows. I was inspired by my friendship with two brothers who only came to visit during their summer vacations each year, but we formed a deep and everlasting bond. I wrote the first manuscript, all one hundred and fifty pages, on my mom’s electric typewriter."

Christina Boyd
Oct 135 min read


INTERVIEW: Jo Abbott Says Her Character Arcs and Plots Develop Together
Christina Boyd interviews British Austenesque author and editor Jo Abbott.

Christina Boyd
Oct 65 min read


INTERVIEW: S.L. Woeppel Loves Books with a Gut Twist
Christina Boyd interviews S.L. Woeppel, BookLife finalist.

Christina Boyd
Sep 84 min read


INTERVIEW: Margarita Longoria’s Anthology was Born from Words of Hate
Christina Boyd interviews Margarita Longoria, a nationally recognized, award-winning librarian, educator, speaker, and passionate advocate for diverse literature based in South Texas. A former English teacher, she holds a BA and MA in English, as well as a Master of Library.
She is the founder of Border Book Bash, a literary festival that celebrates teens and tweens of the Rio Grande Valley, and the editor of the acclaimed anthology Living Beyond Borders: Growing Up Mexican

Christina Boyd
Sep 15 min read


INTERVIEW: Nev March Hopes Readers Enjoy More Stories About Other Cultures
Christina Boyd interviews author Nev March. March is the first Indian-born writer to win Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America’s Award for Best First Crime Fiction. Her debut novel, Murder in Old Bombay, was an Edgar and Anthony finalist. Nev’s books deal with issues of identity, race, and moral boundaries. Her sequel, Peril at the Exposition, is set at the 1893 World’s Fair, during a time of conflict that planted the seeds of today’s red-blue political divide.

Christina Boyd
Aug 257 min read


INTERVIEW: Jacqui Clarke Says So Many Doors Have Opened to Her Since Becoming an Author
Christina Boyd interviews Jacqui Clarke, an International award-winning author of Stop Worrying About Money, is a trusted advisor, board member (to both listed and private companies - including Chair of SMEG), executor and veteran business executive. As a personal wealth and money management expert with over three decades of experience, 25 years at Deloitte and PWC, she has helped high-net-worth families, individuals, and business owners to build, manage, and preserve their w

Christina Boyd
Aug 115 min read


INTERVIEW: Kay Smith-Blum, Authenticity in Every Line
Christina Boyd interviews author Kay Smith-Blum. Kay Smith-Blum, a former fashionista, chaired Seattle’s first marketing campaign as a downtown business owner. She served as Seattle School Board President, a publicly elected position, between 2009 and 2013. An avid gardener, Smith-Blum founded Environmental Endeavors, the first greenhouse program in Seattle Public Elementary Schools. A fan of mid-20th-century history, Smith-Blum has penned two other manuscripts set in Texas..

Christina Boyd
Aug 45 min read


INTERVIEW: Helen Hollick Has Been Scribbling Stories Since She Was Thirteen
Christina Boyd interviews USA Today bestselling author Helen Hollick: Helen started writing as a teenager, but after discovering a passion for history, was published in 1993 in the UK with her Arthurian Trilogy and two Anglo-Saxon novels, one of which, The Forever Queen (USA title – A Hollow Crown in the UK) became a USA Today best-seller. Her Sea Witch Voyages are nautical-based adventures set in the early 1700s. She also writes the Jan Christopher cozy mystery series set du

Christina Boyd
Jul 285 min read


INTERVIEW: Author Rod Haynes Says Give Yourself & Others Permission to Err
Christina Boyd interviews fellow Washingtonian Rod Hayes. Rod recently retired after nearly 30 years of service at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, with locations in Seattle and San Francisco. A former naval officer, Rod has taught U.S. History at the university and community college levels. Rod Haynes has written numerous non-fiction books. His latest work, Unauthorized Disclosures: A Naval Memoir About the 1980s, will be published by Ingram in July 2025.

Christina Boyd
Jul 213 min read


INTERVIEW: Austenesque Author Paige Badgett Started Writing During the Pandemic
Christina Boyd interviews Paige Badgett, a historical romance author of Austen-inspired fiction. Paige is a lifelong storyteller who credits her love of reading to her mother and her book club that has been reading together for seventeen years. Her debut novel, Against Every Expectation, published in 2022. The Making of Lady Catherine de Bourgh is her second novel.

Christina Boyd
Jul 75 min read


INTERVIEW: Cassandra Davis Wrote Her Debut Book at Age Twelve
Christina Boyd interviews scifi author Cassandra Davis.

Christina Boyd
Jun 303 min read


INTERVIEW: Author Candace E. Esham Champions Elder Care Reform
Christina Boyd interviews Candace E. Esham, an engineer turned elder care advocate and author whose personal tragedy sparked a movement for change. After losing her beloved grandmother to neglect in an assisted living facility, Esham founded the Delaware Elder Care Advocacy Coalition.

Christina Boyd
Jun 234 min read


INTERVIEW: True Crime Writer Carla Conti Says Truth Really is Stranger Than Fiction
Christina Boyd interviews true crime author Carla Conti.

Christina Boyd
Jun 94 min read


INTERVIEW: Sheri T. Joseph Says Create Characters You Care About
Christina Boyd interviews award winning author Sheri T. Joseph. Sheri T. Joseph grew up in a New York beach town until her family relocated to San Francisco. She holds a bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley and a JD from UC Law San Francisco. She is passionate about the need for housing and serves as executive director of a nonprofit corporation that supports creation of affordable housing for families, veterans, refugees, and vulnerable populations.

Christina Boyd
Jun 25 min read


INTERVIEW: Carla Seyler Completed the FBI Citizens Academy for Book Research
Christina Boyd interviews author Carla Seyler. Seyler was driven to write "A Place Unmade" after reading a NYT article by Dan Barber called “Save our Food, Free the Seed.”

Christina Boyd
May 265 min read


INTERVIEW: Bianca Nara Writes Romance Stories From Her Life
Christina Boyd interviews indie contemporary romance author Bianca Nara. She writes swoony, steamy romances living in Los Angeles.

Christina Boyd
May 122 min read
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