Speaking of Writing

It was such a pleasure to interview this young writer. He lives in Canada and is still in high school. I think you will enjoy his story!

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Meet the incredible Damien Larking talking with us about his books and being an author all the way from Ireland.

Michelle Nangle is the creative genius behind Shelly Mack Books,  living in Scotland and raising her children she is a busy mom as well.  Published by Monarch Books, I think you will enjoy getting to know her and picking up her books!

Grief' Deception is the title of her latest book.

Novelist and writing coach John DeDakis (pronounced: dee-DAY-kiss) is a former editor on CNN's "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer." DeDakis is the author of five mystery-suspense novels. His fourth novel, Bullet in the Chamber, is the winner of Reviewers Choice, Foreword INDIES, and Feathered Quill book awards. In his most recent novel, Fake, protagonist Lark Chadwick is a White House correspondent trying to walk the line between personal feelings and dispassionate objectivity in the era of “fake news” and #MeToo.  Fake earned Honorable Mention for the Reviewers Choice Award and was a Finalist for Killer Nashville’s Silver Falchion Award.  DeDakis, a former White House correspondent, is a manuscript editor, and regularly teaches novel writing online and at literary centers, writers’ conferences, and bookstores around the country and abroad. Website: www.johndedakis.com

Lori lives in sunny Southwest Florida with her wonderful husband and daughter. Ever since she was in the fourth grade and entered a young author's contest and won, she knew she wanted to be an author someday. When she's not writing, her favorite activities are spending time with her family, reading, traveling, and enjoying time on the beach.Alyssa Grizenko is a freelance, digital illustrator specializing in character design and imaginative composition. Her stylized approach emphasizes recognizable characterization and subtle detail as distinguishing marks of her work. Alyssa loves bringing characters to life through her illustrations and enjoys partnering with writers on their projects. In her free time, Alyssa pursues many hobbies and interests, including reading, writing, team sports, and nature walks. Her favorite activities involve participating in her local church community and spending time with her family.

Margaret is an accomplished three-day eventer.  Margaret as an Author has written an excellent book titled Grid Pro Quo. She is also the founder of Mythic Landing Enterprises, a business formed to help professional horse industry people conduct and promote their business. I know you will enjoy listening to her as she discusses h er writing challenges, process and success.

Bio:  With an English teacher as a father and a librarian as a mother, it’s no surprise that Angelique Burrell grew up loving to read. Now, she teaches high school English and creative writing in a suburb of Chicago, working to bring her love of reading and writing to high school students. She is blessed to have a supportive husband, daughter, and son, who don’t mind her binge writing, an extended family who encourages her creativity, and a dog who keeps her company late into the night. Angeliue and her husband love their home in Illinois, but their hearts are forever hiking in Lake Tahoe, California.

Dr. T.W. Harvey is a retired Associate Professor of Finance at Ashland Univeristy. He has published two books. Quality Value Banking' Effective Managment Systems that Increase Earnings. His latest work is Seeing the Elephant released in 2018 about a mans return home after the Civil War. and in 2022 Answering LIncoln's Call. Both books are outstanding and I know you will enjoy them!

Lois Hutchinson is an author from Ohio. Her book reflects  the peace and beauty of the Ohio countryside became still when the real presence of the war came knocking. Thousands of young Ohio men eagerly enlisted and abandoned their families and everyday lives. There would be no contentment for a long time to come. Discover how one family struggled through hard times, love and despair during the Civil War. Let not the passage of time erase their memories and may their footprints in the dust not fade away.

Famed author Russell Towne has published over 60 books! Listen to his valuable insights into all aspects of writing.

Bluebird, the first children’s book written by St. Johns, Arizona resident, and Blackhat Humane Society founder Tamara Martin, exemplifies the axiom, “Write about what you love.” The title character is an indigenous Native American dog, known colloquially as a Rez Dog. The book illustrations by Navajo artist Ernest John are perfect for this collaboration. The storyline includes a prayer to Bluebird’s ancestor Grandfather Coyote, asking why there are so many hungry dogs that stand starving by busy highways instead of guarding their family’s sheep and houses. “We stayed awake at night, watching, so the humans could sleep peacefully. We were valued.” Now, Bluebird is sad and feels useless, waiting for a kind family that will see her and her puppies and takes them to safety.Martin is the founder of a foster-based organization, Good Dog Rez-Q, which has no physical facility but recruits volunteers who care for animals in their own homes until a suitable adopter can be found. This is clearly a labor of love. I know you will enjoy learning more about this!

Karen Smith Author, Publisher at Hen House Publishing. Holly Bargo is a pseudonym for the author, but she really did exist. The original Holly was an elegant and temperamental Appaloosa mare with loads of character. That Holly has long since crossed the Rainbow Bridge and is remembered fondly.The author herself really does exist, too. Unlike many authors, Holly writes her own books; she doesn't hire ghostwriters. She does, however, ghostwrite for others and currently works as a freelance writer and editor. More information about Holly's freelance services can be found at https://www.henhousepublishing.com.Holly lives in southwest Ohio on a small hobby farm with her husband and a small menagerie of furred and feathered beasties.

C. Lee McKenzie author can be reached at https://cleemckenziebooks.com . Her latest book Shattered is available on Amazon and wherever good books are sold!

Meet Matthew Caracciolo, Author of The Waygook Book: A Foreigners Guide to South Korea. A delightful description of things to do and see on your visit!

Patricia Black.  Patricia taught English in Italy, was editor of Ohio University Publications, worked as a travel agent and drove a bookmobile. Now she writes poems, does beadwork, gardens, and edits academic papers for international students. She is a member of the Athens Poetry Group, the PentaPoets online poetry group, the Evening Poets, and the Ohio Poetry Association. Her poems have appeared in Common Threads and in the Ohio Poetry Association's juried anthology Everything Stops and Listens. She has been a featured reader in Ohio in Athens, Cincinnati, Columbus, Coshocton, Marion and Wooster. She lives in Athens, Ohio.Deborah Hayhurst has been a watercolorist for 40 years. She brings Twillaby Pond to life as she ventures into book illustration for the first time. Deborah has degrees in Natural Resources from both Hocking Technical College and the Ohio State University. She loves to hike and birdwatch. Originally from the Columbus area, she now resides in Lancaster, Ohio.

Kathy Elasky is an author from Ohio. She is the author of the new children’s book Pudgy Possum and the Porcupine (Monday Creek Publishing 2020).  She is a retired teacher/counselor.   She lives on a small farm with my husband, three dogs, one cat, several squirrels, and the occasional raccoon or possum. I think you will enjoy meeting her.

Meet Author Deannie Humphreys Dunne. She has a delightful new book out and I know you will enjoy learning more about her and her book!