1. What three words do you think describe you as a human being?

Loyal, honest, passionate

2. How do you think others would describe you?

Hopefully,  as a good friend, reliable, and probably obsessive LOL

3. Please tell us what you are most passionate about outside of writing.

My family.  I came to parenting late in life as my husband and I adopted our girls (then aged 5 and 7) from Russia.  To me life is all about family. 

4. Do you have any pets? If so, introduce us to them.

Oh, gosh yes.  And we're contemplating MORE!  Monty and Timmy are ginger cats. We've always had ginger cats, our first, Wally, for 17 years.  When Wally had to go to kitty-kat heaven we took the girls to the SPCA to adopt their own cats.  We've also adopted an abused puppy - Bingo - who is now 18 mths. He's a springer spaniel/jack Russell.  And I love him to bits.  Plus we've got 5 fish - but they come and go somewhat as we've not got fish tank life down pat yet.  Am very tempted to get another dog, a girlfriend for Bingo!

5. What is your most precious memory?

It would have to be a combination.  The first time if held /cuddled my girls, and then a few days later, when in Moscow, I was making their dinner and I realized that yes, I really loved these two girls, who at that time couldn't understand a word I said.  But then hugs and kisses are a universal language.

6. What is your most embarrassing memory?

Oh, heck I can't tell!  Too many to tell LOL.

7. If you weren't a writer, what would you be doing with your life?

I like to be either just a plain old housewife, I love being at home, love creating a family home, but I also absolutely love decorating so maybe something in that field.

8. In two paragraphs or less write your obituary.

Jane Beckenham loved life, her husband and her family more than anything in the world.  She loved her friends and counted them all as blessings and hopes that she has been able to give as much love to those about her, as she has been luck to receive.

Jane Beckenham the writer:

9. Can you describe the time you realized you were indeed a "real" writer?

I think it was then I wrote the end on my first novel, and then promptly turned around and started the next one...and I haven't stopped yet.  But more importantly, I can't stop!

10. What is going on with your writing these days?

At the moment, I'm awaiting edits for my newest contract with Red Rose Publishing.  It's a Sheikh story...The Sheikh's Proposal, plus I have three books out their I'm waiting to hear on, and another two on the go. 

11. What are your future goals for your writing?

I'm very goal orientated and hopefully structured.  2008 I aim to write 2-3 new novels, finish off the two I'm working on and hopefully get another couple of contracts.  My biggest goal is to sell to M&B either my historicals - which they have a full at the moment, or a contemporary for their Sexy Sensations line.  I am presently working on a marketing plan for the next six months, hoping to do more radio work etc.  But it all takes time!

12. Can you describe a typical writing day for you?

At the moment I'm working part time and so my days are a bit mixed up.  I try and write every day, if not new stuff, then at least editing.  If it's a non out of the home work day, then I'll write from 9am to 3pm, but if I'm at my other job, then I write mostly in the evening, and usually only a couple of hours.  I am trying to get a bit more balance in my life, but us obsessives struggle with that!

13. Why do you write?

Because I have to. 

14. What writer most inspires you? Why?

My friends, ND Hansen-Hill, Melody Knight, Yvonne Walus because of their grit and determination.  But all writers really, because it aint an easy job, that's for sure.  You gotta be tough.  I remember once I got a rejection letter. I was absolutely devastated.  By 4pm I'd wallowed in tears and self-pity for hours, by 5pm I was in the bath, soothing my soul, by 6pm I was on my 2^nd rum and coke and by 8pm I was back at the computer writing my heart out... trouble was although it was some of my best writing, I forgot to save it properly and lost most of it!  Note to self...maybe only one rum and coke next time LOL

15. How do you define your writing?

I've been told I have a historical voice...but then I love writing contemporaries too.  I think my voice is best at times with dialogue.  I love sassy heroines, women who are smart and give as good as they get.

16. In one sentence-what do you want people to say about your writing in fifty years?

Gee, I enjoyed that.

Jane Beckenham the details:

17. Can you tell us where to find more information on you? Website? Blog?

Website http://www.janebeckenham.com/

Blog    My Space Blog

           Wordpress Blog

           http://www.lindenbayromance.com/

           http://www.trebleheartbooks.com/

           http://www.redrosepublishing.com/ - though this one isn't up yet, but they are my newest publisher.

18. Is there a place where readers can reach you?

You can email me via by web site http://www.janebeckenham.com/ or neiljane@ihug.co.nz

19. Can you list all your book titles so people can look for them?

Hiring Cupid                        Linden Bay Romance

He's The One                           Linden Bay Romance

Be My Valentine                             Treble Heart Books

Always A Bridesmaid               Treble Heart Books

Woman of Valor                         Treble Heart Books

(Janelle Benham)

The links I've put in will lead readers directly to the book's information/buying page.

20. For new readers-what can they expect when they read your book(s)?

Definitely a HEA ending.  Just recently I was reading/editing He's The One, and I realized that this man - Cade Harper - is really sexy.  I think I try and bring really great men, sexy, smart, and definitely torn internally.  Both Hiring Cupid and He's The One received 5 star reviews and recommended reads.  I think it is the men that did it!  LOL

In conclusion:

21. Take as much space as necessary to speak to our readers-what would you like them to know about you and your writing?

That I really value my reader's input.  I love hearing from them and hope they take the time to visit my web site (which is a work in progress for a very technically challenged author!), plus my blogs.  I'd love people to come and chat to me there.  Also if you would like to join my newsletter, please do.  It comes out - hopefully- every month.  With author interviews, chats about different books and aspects of writing.

One of the most important things for me is perseverance.  I spent most of my childhood/teen years in and out of hospital, and again just recently (1999/2001).  The deal is, stick with it, it may be hard, but keep going.  For me, it was a matter of do it or don't walk again.  So if you want something so much it hurts, so much you can taste it, feel it, and mostly dream it, then keep going, don't ever, ever give up.

Best wishes to all your readers for the festive season.  May you all have peace and harmony, and the love and joy of family and friends around you always.

Happy reading.

Jane Beckenham

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Dorien Grey the Person

 1.  What three words do you think describe you as a human being?

An amazingly difficult question, actually. But I might choose
"caring", "optimistic" and "egocentric."

 2.  How do you think others would describe you?

I would truly like to think they might use the three same words.

 3.  Please tell us what you are most passionate about outside of writing.

Life, and the excruciating awareness of its brevity. I am obsessed
with honor and dignity and trying as best I can to live the Golden
Rule.

 4.  Do you have any pets?  If so, introduce us to them.

I have a very cat (surprise!) named Crickett, who I got as a kitten
and have had now for nearly 18 years, I believe.

 5.  What is your most precious memory?

They vary, of course, but the two that leap to mind at the moment are
both related to my Navy days. First as a Naval Aviation Cadet, being
on a solo flight and finding myself utterly alone in a huge "valley"
created by a circle of towering clouds and looking down at the earth
far below. It was euphoric. Second, spending a week in Cannes, France
in the company of four young men my age—two French and two German.
None of us spoke the other's language all that well, but it was
without question one of the best times in my life.

 6.  What is your most embarrassing memory?

How much space did you say I have? There are far too many to relate here.

 7.  If you weren't a writer, what would you be doing with your life?

To be honest with you, I cannot conceive of being or doing anything
else. Of course, were I a millionaire, I probably could find a couple
of things to occupy my time.

 8.  In two paragraphs or less write your obituary.

Roger Margason, who wrote a number of books under the name Dorien
Grey, was finally dragged kicking and fighting across the threshold
between life and death. Though he had no physical children, he leaves
a large family of characters who to this day inhabit and enliven his
books.

He liked to think of his legacy as a being tree, the leaves of which
are comprised of his words, and under which he hopes future
generations might relax in shade and comfort on a warm summer's day.

Dorien Grey the writer:

 9.   Can you describe the time you realized you were indeed a "real" writer?

I can't remember a time when I didn't realize. As to when other people
realized it, too, that was a gradual and continuing process over the
years.

10.  What is going on with your writing these days?

I have three completed manuscripts sitting (none too patiently, I
freely admit) in my publisher's pipeline: book #12 in my Dick Hardesty
Mystery series, the first book in a new series which will alternate
with the Dick Hardesty series, and a semi-memoir consisting of letters
written to my parents while I was in the Navy so many years ago, and
which include detailed accounts of the two favorite memories mentioned above.
I'm currently nearly 2/3 through the second book in the new series.
And I maintain two major blogs and several minor ones. And in my spare time….

11.  What are your future goals for your writing?

First, I want to keep doing everything I can…such as accepting your
kind offer to contribute to your blog…to encourage as many people as I
can to take a chance with my books. Secondly, by writing series, I
intend to keep following the development and evolution of my
established characters as long as the reader wants me to.


12.  Can you describe a typical writing day for you?

While I have no set schedule, I do spend nearly every day from 7 until
5 writing...if not on a novel-in-progress, then on my various blogs
and keeping up with email and my on-line networking…and on any way of promotion I can think of.

13.  Why do you write?

Honestly? Because as mentioned above I am very aware of every second of time that passes, and I am driven to leave as much of me behind as I possibly can.

14.  What writer most inspires you?  Why?

I truthfully can't think of a writer I have ever read who did not
inspire me…positively or negativey…in one way or another. I alway pay
homage, though, to Robert Lewis Taylor's Adrift in a Boneyard, whose
style I have been paralleling since I first read it over 50 years ago.

15.  How do you define your writing?

I like to think of it as talking with a friend, for I seriously do
consider the reader and the writer as partners, and I consider my
readers as friends, even though we may never have met.

16.  In one sentence—what do you want people to say about your writing
in fifty years?

I wish I had known him.

Dorien Grey the details:

17.  Can you tell us where to find more information on you? Website?  Blog?

Glad you asked. My website is http://www.doriengrey.net and contains
information on (and the first chapters of) each of my books, as well
as video trailers on three of them, plus a drawing you're invited to
enter for a free autographed copy of one of my books. I have a blog of
random mind-belches, Dorien Grey and Me
(http://www.doriengreyandme.blogspot.com), the blog version of my
soon-to-be book A World Ago (http://www.doriengrey.blogspot.com) a
compilation of letters written home to my parents while I was in the
Navy at the height of the Cold War, and Dorien Grey: A Life in Photos
(http://www.doriengreyphotolife.blogspot.com) , displaying photos of
my life like a glass case of pinned butterflies. I also have
occasionally-posted blogs on AuthorsDen and Amazon.

18.  Is there a place where readers can reach you?

There's nothing I like more than hearing from my readers…or anyone who might be thinking of becoming one. My door is always open at
doriengrey@gmail.com .

19.  Can you list all your book titles so people can look for them?

Sure: thanks for the chance. The Dick Hardesty books, in order, are:
The Butcher's Son, The Ninth Man, The Bar Watcher, The Hired Man, The
Good Cop, The Bottle Ghosts, The Role Players, The Popsicle Tree, The
Paper Mirror, The Dream Ender, and my
western/romance/adventure/mystery Calico. I might suggest, if you've
not read any of them before, you might start with The Popsicle Tree or
The Paper Mirror. Any of the books can stand alone, and while the
characters continue from book to book and have been growing and
evolving since the first book, either of these two mentioned might be
a good place to start; then you can go back if yuo wish…as I hope you
will.

They are all available at or on order from any bookstore in the country.

20.  For new readers—what can they expect when they read your book(s)?

I hope they not only can expect to find, but will find, real, likeable
characters that you can identify with as human beings. The fact that
they most of my characters are gay is a deliberate choice, since I
want very much to show that what unites us as human beings far
outweighs our differences.  There's also a lot of humor, good, solid
plots with lots of red herrings to keep you guessing.  As I said
above, I look on the reader as a partner in each book.

In conclusion:

21.  Take as much space as necessary to speak to our readers—what
would you like them to know about you and your writing?

The best way for anyone to know about me and my writing is, of course, to read one of my books…or go to my website and read the first chapter of any book at random. It will tell you whether you might want to read more. I like to think of it as the potato chip principle…you won't be able to stop with just one.

I've covered a lot of ground in the answers to the questions above,
but please keep in mind that, to a writer, the reader is the most
important person in the world. Without readers, the words in books
would just be so many trees falling, unheard, in the forest.

And thank you again, Joyce, for the opportunity to talk with your readers.

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Muriel Lindsay the Person

1.  What three words do you think describe you as a human being?

Sensitive, playful, creative

2. How do you think others would describe you?
            

Adventurous, caring, creative

3. Please tell us what you are most passionate about outside of writing.
           

The ocean and its creatures

4.  Do you have any pets?  If so, introduce us to them
       

Ridley Yukon of the North - highly intelligent blue eyed half Border Collie/half Husky who can say the words (in English) "Hello Mama"; his best friend Annie, a full bred Husky with a heart of gold but who would kill to put food on the table if it came to that; 18 year old golden long hair cat named Harriett who is the Queen and is flourishing, and 2 year old hoot and a half, very smart, more dog than cat tho in a cat's body Percy, who loves the beach and chasing crabs .

5.  What is your most precious memory?
  

Certain dolphin encounters I have had

6.  What is your most embarrassing memory?
         

 I must have repressed it . . nothing comes to mind

7.  If you weren't a writer, what would you be doing with your life?
           

A nature photographer (which I do lots of anyhow)

8.  In two paragraphs or less write your obituary.

Muriel Lindsay, the writer: She loved life and most of all the natural world. She felt at home with nature. She loved being physical and traveled the world exploring remote places to feel the energies of the ancient past and be informed by them. She fell in love with dolphins and whales and it was a lifelong love affair. There came a time when she could give back to them through writing and she chose to do that. They taught her and showed her things we all could use, and she shared it through the written and spoken word. The bond always remained something of a mystery but was a constant thread til the end of her days.

Muriel Lindsay the Writer

9.   Can you describe the time you realized you were indeed a "real" writer?
      

 Writing has always been second nature. I never thought of it as an identity any more than I would call myself a "breather" because I have always breathed. It is just a natural thing to me and always has been.

10.  What is going on with your writing these days?
     

Three different projects are percolating and vying for position for me to attend to. I am allowing plenty of percolating before I seriously jump in. Also, I am still newly nursing (marketing) my book that came out in September.

11.  What are your future goals for your writing? 
  

To keep writing as long as the inspiration is there. As I said, I have three projects in the works, two of them half done and also a half done screen play.

12.  Can you describe a typical writing day for you?
     

I write mostly in the white heat of inspiration (sometimes for hours on end) and then, once I have the bare bones, develop a rhythm of daily re-writes. My discipline is not based on an external clock but on an internal understanding of how to get the job done in my own unique way. Rigid schedules do not work for me so I have no "typical" day.

13.  Why do you write?
     

To find out what I know, think, feel and believe.

14.  What writer most inspires you?  Why?
       

I am a big fan of Tom Robbins. He is just brilliant and informed and irreverent in an enlightening way. And his creativity is off the roof. And Kurt Vonnegut. What can I say. . . he is a national treasure. He is not bitter or cynical even though he sees the "offness" of a culture gone awry so clearly And Carlos Eyles, who has written magnificently about being in love with the sea. He is like my underwater soul mate.

15.  How do you define your writing?
       

Conversational in tone. Simple. Heartful and easy for people to see me in it.

16.  In one sentence-what do you want people to say about your writing in fifty years?

         You can tell she loved her subject matter and she certainly made it clear why she should.
 

Muriel Lindsay the Details

17.  Can you tell us where to find more information on you? Website?  Blog?
         

www.thedolphinpost (currently being re-done)

18.  Is there a place where readers can reach you?
     

Email: comdolph@aol.com  or www.thedolphinpost.com

19.  Can you list all your book titles so people can look for them?
      

The Chronicles of the Savannah River Dolphins (currently out). Books in progress are: Deep in the Delphic Wave (autobiographical); The Adventures of Toby, the Dolphin from Tybee (fictional children's book); From Easy With Love (screenplay); Big Brain Dying (a wake up call about sound pollution in the oceans).

20.  For new readers-what can they expect when they read your book(s)?  

Hopefully to look at things somewhat differently and to feel expanded in heart and mind.

In Conclusion

21.  Take as much space as necessary to speak to our readers-what would you like them to know about you and your writing?
  

 In conclusion: Thank anyone for taking the time to check out what I have taken the time to share. That is a wonderful gift to me and I would hope what I share can be a gift to you. My main message is love the privilege of being alive and part of nature, and always take care of her. Play by her rules. She knows best.

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1.  What three words do you think describe you as a human being?  

Multitasker, Compassionate, and DIYer.

2.  How do you think others would describe you? 

Energetic, Knowledgeable, & Helpful..

3.  Please tell us what you are most passionate about outside of writing. 

My nursing career and my family.

4.  Do you have any pets?  If so, introduce us to them. 

Related to the fact that I travel full-time, I have no pets.

5.  What is your most precious memory? 

When my father was sick and in the hospital for seven months.  The trials and tribulations of that ordeal really changed not only my relationship with my husband, parents, but my nursing career.

6.  What is your most embarrassing memory?   

Having to wear my nursing hat in school related to the fact that it always got bent in my car when I through it in with my books, and I still haven't figured out a good way to clean it.  Thank goodness, hats are only used in schools now J

7.  If you weren't a writer, what would you be doing with your life?  

I'd still be a travel nurse.  Just wouldn't have a world following of my travels. 

8.      In two paragraphs or less write your obituary.  

Epstein LaRue passed away unexpectedly after a motor vehicle accident.  Born and raised in the Oklahoma Panhandle, she has been a resident of Pocatello, Idaho for the last 10 years.  She was not only a traveling nurse who touched many lives around the United States, but a great author who spread her happiness to other nurses.  Her passion for life and love was seen through her many romance novels. 

Epstein LaRue the writer:

 9.   Can you describe the time you realized you were indeed a "real" writer?  

That magical moment when I opened that first box of books.

10.  What is going on with your writing these days? 

I have started publishing a book every year instead of every two years.  I also have a monthly eZine and three websites that I am constantly updating.

11.  What are your future goals for your writing? 

To work smarter and not harder.  One of these days, I want to "retire" from floor nursing and go into nursing informatics as an independent home business.

12.  Can you describe a typical writing day for you? 

Nothing is typical in my life!  I usually write on my days off from the hospital.  At the end of the month, I usually found my self searching for interesting stories for my eZine.

13.  Why do you write? 

I started writing because I had a great story to tell how my husband and I got together online and beat the odds.  I continue to write because I enjoy educating nurses, recruiters, and others in the travel nursing field about what to expect and how we can work better together.

14.  What writer most inspires you?  Why?   

The great writings of Florence Nightingale.  She was not only a great pioneer in nursing, but she dedicated her life to writing notes on how nursing really should be done to educate others.

15.  How do you define your writing? 

Epstein LaRue's writing is an extension of her love for live, people, and passion. 

16.  In one sentence-what do you want people to say about your writing in fifty years? 

Epstein was a pioneer in the world of educating people about travel nursing.

Epstein LaRue the details:

17.  Can you tell us where to find more information on you? Website?  Blog?

  My websites are located at:  http://www.highwayhypodermics.com/, http://www.epsteinlarue.com/,  My blog is located at:  http://travelnursinghighway.blogspot.com/.  MySpace is located at:  http://www.myspace.com/nurse_epi

18.  Is there a place where readers can reach you? 

People can write to me at epi@epsteinlarue.com

19.    My book titles include:

a.       "Love At First Type:  An Online Romance, Based On A True Story"

b.      "Crazy Thoughts of Passion."

c.       "Highway Hypodermics:  Your Road Map To Travel Nursing"

d.      "Highway Hypodermics:  Travel Nursing 2007"

e.       "Crazy Thoughts of An Online Romance" (scheduled release of January 2008)

20.  For new readers-what can they expect when they read your book(s)? 

I offer my readers plenty of choices from the contemporary romance of "Love at First Type" to the traditional romance of "Crazy Thoughts of Passion" to the truth about travel nursing in my "Highway Hypodermics" series.

In conclusion:

21.  Take as much space as necessary to speak to our readers-what would you like them to know about you and your writing?  

In conclusion, I would like to thank all my loyal fans throughout the years for following me and writing to me.  I get emails everyday from readers with suggestions, comments and questions about my writing and my travel nursing career.  It is through my readers that my idea's blossom into a rose that can be shared throughout the world.

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1.  What three words do you think describe you as a human being?

Caring, Giving, Fun

2.  How do you think others would describe you?

Energetic, organized, hard working

3.  Please tell us what you are most passionate about outside of writing.

Abuse – in  all it’s ugly guises. I worked with domestic violence victims; I’ve seen what substance abuse can do. I abhor abuse to humans any age, any race, or religion, and to animals. I am passionate about preserving our environment, and living in peace and harmony with all creatures.

4.  Do you have any pets?  If so, introduce us to them.

We have an adorable alley cat who my boss thought would fit in with us perfectly. Her name is Lady Slipper. She is a gray/nearly tortoiseshell with a long main like a lion, and medium length fur over the rest of her body. – I got her the same day as I received the contract for my book The Pink Lady Slipper – so now you now how she got her name. {grin}

5.  What is your most precious memory?  

The birth of my two daughters and my grandchildren.

6.  What is your most embarrassing memory?

When I was in 3^rd grade I was using the hand rings out in the recess area. You know like the gymnasts use. It had rained that day and there was a big mud puddle under the rings. I was swinging on them and I slipped and fell into the mud puddle below – landed on my behind, white jeans were a total disaster – when I went inside my teacher made me stand in front of the room near the radiator/heat register so that my pants could dry — it so happened that my sister’s class, a year older then me, used the room next for their reading class – so there I stood drying my pants – everyone teased that I must have wet them – it was horrid.

7.  If you weren’t a writer, what would you be doing with your life?

If I had my druthers I would have been a singer/dancer – actress but then wouldn’t we all?

8.  In two paragraphs or less write your obituary.

LOLOLOL She came, she saw, she left!

 Billie A. Williams the writer: 

 9.   Can you describe the time you realized you were indeed a “real” writer?

I’m not sure that has occurred yet. I expected it to happen when I held my first book. Now, a couple dozen published books later, I’m still waiting for that feeling. Instead I expect to hear, who told her she was a writer.

10.  What is going on with your writing these days?

I’m working on a couple novels, a cookbook, and another 3-act play. I started putting one of my own novels into a screen play but realize I don’t have time to do everything – so that is on hold.

11.  What are your future goals for your writing?

Finish several of the ideas I have for novels and get an agent and a good publisher. My dream is to be on the top ten list of the New York Times bestsellers and to sell 100,000 copies of one of my books.

12.  Can you describe a typical writing day for you?

I write 3 long hand morning pages every day in my journal, then I do my gratitude journal, my affirmations, and my intentions journal. I read a bit in some writing related book – one of Julia Cameron’s currently, part of the Artist’s Way series—Then I write at least one chapter of my current WIP. Take a short break to check emails, go pick up the snail mail (it’s not delivered here) have lunch and write another chapter and answer emails. After dinner I may write again or I may just read.

13.  Why do you write?

Why do I breathe?  Paraphrasing Isaac Asimov— for without it I would die.

14.  What writer most inspires you?  Why?

There are just too many to list – the group of writers on the Word Mage group are definitely my inspiration – Angela Lansbury writing as Jessica Fletcher she reminds me of my mother, Debbie Macomber because she is so real and in touch with her fans, Jude Devereaux for the way she can describe things her words are beautiful and exact. Nora Roberts/JD Robb because she is so prolific, JK Rowlings for her success, Stephen King for his way with words and for knowing what is at the core of fear, Natalie Goldberg, Julia Cameron, for their motivational inspiration, oh the list will never end. Brenda Ueland, Marcia Goleb for their encouraging words, Francis Hodgson Burnett for touching the child’s heart in me, and that barely scratches the surface.

15.  How do you define your writing?

My tag line says my “Accidental Sleuths solve crimes with wit, wisdom and chutzpah — I hope it is entertaining, informative, fun to read and that my nonfiction inspires and motivates and helps others.

16.  In one sentence—what do you want people to say about your writing in fifty years?

She really had a way with words.

Billie A. Williams the details: 

17.  Can you tell us where to find more information on you? Website? Blog?

http://www.billiewilliams.com

http://printedwords.blogspot.com 

http://onewomansgarden.blogspot.com

18.  Is there a place where readers can reach you?

From my website or at billie@billiewilliams.com

19.  Can you list all your book titles so people can look for them?

THE BOOKS WITH A SHORT SUMMARY DEATH BY CANDLELIGHT 10/02
Cozy Mystery
ISBN (electronic) 1-59088-133-8
(print) 1-59088-901-0                         
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Danielle fights for the right to raise her son after her husband is murdered. Her rich in-laws want to raise the child as their own. A vicious attack catapults her into a struggle for her and her unborn son's life.
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CANDLELIGHT AND SHADOWS 01/05( sequel to the above) Romantic/Suspense/Mystery
ISBN (electronic) 1-59088-364-0Mystery/Suspense
(print) 1-59088-676-3
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Happiness eludes Danielle. Drugs murdered her husband, an explosion murdered her best friend. Can it get any worse? When her critically ill, premature son is kidnapped terror swallows her. She's afraid to ask what's next?
==========================SKULL MUSIC 06/05
Mystery Suspense
ISBN (electronic) 1-59088-417-5(print) 1-59088-618-6
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A serial killer harvests body parts from the victims; Xenotransplant Labs studies human & Dolphin brain wave patterns using college students as guinea pigs, Consider the possibilities. Charlie Wolfe must her life depends on it.
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WATCH FOR THE RAVEN 07/05
Young Adult Historical Adventure
ISBN (electronic) 1-59088-408-6(print) 1-59088-635-6
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Fifteen year old Josh Avery has heard the horror stories about what Indians do to white people. Hurt, delirious he finds himself on a travois being transported across the Colorado Mountains of 1853 by Eagleman, he fears the worst.
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THE PINK LADY SLIPPER 10/05
Mystery/Suspense
ISBN 1-59088-424-8 (electronic) 1-59088-610-0 (print)
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The Pink Lady Slipper is a beautiful but deadly, poisonous wild orchid. Orenda, Michigan (the setting) means magical powers and nothing is as it seems at The Pink Lady Slipper address of Zero Cemetery Lane
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BED & BREAKFAST MURDERS 01/06
Romantic/Suspense/Mystery
ISBN(electronic) 1-59088-488-4 (print)1-59088-705-0
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Sequel to The Pink Lady Slipper. Our ex-rodeo clown, Trudy Moncha has her hands full as a blizzard traps her and her unconventional guests in the Bed & Breakfast. As murders begin she wonders if The Pink Lady Slipper will ever be shed of the yellow crime scene tape that decorates the rooms and the landscape since she began it's renovation. But, more importantly will there be anyone left to tell the tale of what happened to everyone during the blizzard that stranded everyone at The Pink Lady Slipper Bed & Breakfast.
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Knapsack Secrets 01/08  “Mystery/SuspenseISBN  978-1-59705-306-8 (electronic)           978-1-59705-727-1 (print)==========================Woman of the Year one day, homeless, jobless and on the verge of a divorce in a matter of a couple days, as she finds out “the only difference between you and a homeless person is as small as one paycheck.” Audrey Fleta Hroc learns this all too soon and her adventure has just begun.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&Ghost Music of Vaudeville (November 2008) Mystery/SuspenseISBN 978-1-59705-310-5 (electronic)          978-1-59705-728-8 (print)The Keith Theatre is a historic landmark. The people who live in the apartments upstairs from it are legend, they have lived the vaudeville life as actors and actresses, stage hands and more. Now it all is scheduled to crumble under the bulldozers of the Callistrari family with revenge and greed on their mind. Charlie Wolfe and her young friend Tommy are not about to let this happen along with Piano Man (Rudy Poncigrau) they begin their quest to save the theater/historic landmark and a legend.The above titles are all available from Wings ePress, Inc. at http://www.wings-press.com/  or your favorite bookstore.===============================================Tung Umolomo, A Shutting of the Mouth 09/03South African AdventureISBN 1-4137-0092-6Print OnlyPublish Americahttp://www.publishamerica.com/========================== Writing Wide, Exercises in Creative WritingISBN 0-971096-3-3Print OnlyFilbert Publishinghttp://www.filbertpublishing.com/===============================Characters in Search of an Author 06/01/07ISBN 1-932794-15-8Help to create compelling, believable, memorable characters. Forms, charts, interviews, and more for you to discover your unique characters to people your stories.Print OnlyFilbert PublishingOr your favorite bookstores http://www.filbertpublishing.com=============================A Christmas Dream,ISBN 1-932993-0 Novel by Janet Elaine Smith adapted to Screen Play for Community Theater by Billie A Williams available from  Star Publish, or your favorite bookstoreChristmas is ‘off limits’ for Susan Quincey and her preschool age son. A father he never knew was killed in Desert Storm. He dreams of a Christmas of happiness for hi Mom. He believes miracles can happen, especially at Christmas. Kevin Dockter and a certain Santa try to help—is it enough?=============================  Self-Published in adobe PDF format and print order on line from www.lulu.com/Billie  or the authorv     Feathers in the Wind (poetry)v     Meanderings Most Museful (Poetry)v     Adrift (Essays)v     Magic Carpet Ride (Children’s Story)v     Bed and Breakfast Murders Cookbook & Extras (List of recipes from The bed and breakfast series, bed and breakfasts and how to survive a blizzard)v     Spice Up Your Writing! Write to Entice  ISBN 978-0-6151-7533-1(available at your favorite bookstore also) 

20.  For new readers—what can they expect when they read your book(s)?

My mysteries are not cozy exactly but violence is not on screen. There are some twists and turns, I hope unexpected ones, and even if they aren’t exactly happily ever after living is never  resolved and for now, everyone is happy.

 In conclusion: 

21.    Take as much space as necessary to speak to our readers—what would you like them to know about you and your writing?

Hearing from people who have read my work is one of the greatest joys of being a writer. I sincerely hope that anyone would feel comfortable in contacting me either by email or snail mail.

I would hope that if you have questions or comments about any of my work that you would feel free to contact me. If you would like to know more about me I would be happy to fill you in. If you would need a study guide for a book club or class room, please email me and I will send you one. If you would like a sampler, that is a compilation of all my fiction books first chapters in PDF format – send me an email. I’d be delighted to send you one. Do check my website —the freebies page where you can pick up many free things and it is always changing.  Do you need someone to speak to your writing group?  Your writing class? Or to be on your radio program?  Drop me an email and we’ll see what we can work out, either online or in person.

You can reach me by snail mail by sending a letter to Billie A Williams, P O Box 134, Amberg, WI 54102

Come on in, sit a spell, we’ll leave the light on for you! And Enjoy a good book whoever the author is.

And last but not least thank you Joyce for this excellent opportunity to reach out and touch someone.

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1.  What three words do you think describe you as a human being?

SCORPIO, DEEP, I AM

 2.  How do you think others would describe you?

ODD, THINKER, OPEN

 3.  Please tell us what you are most passionate about outside of writing.

I THINK A LOT

 4.  Do you have any pets?  If so, introduce us to them.

JAINA, MAIGRAY, CELTSUN, MERLIN,(My horses), SAGAN, CALLIE, PIPER, SAHSHA, LHESSA, N'GUY (MY DOGS), HADES (MY BARN CAT), HOOPS, YOYO, KEETS, KAMA (MY BIRDS) AND FISH

 5.  What is your most precious memory?

KISSING MY FIRST GIRLFRIEND WHEN I WAS 11

 6.  What is your most embarrassing memory?

THAT'S TOO EMBARRASSING!

 7.  If you weren't a writer, what would you be doing with your life?

I HAVE FINISHED WHAT I CAME TO DO AS A NON-WRITER SO WRITING IS NOW WHAT I DO

 8.  In two paragraphs or less write your obituary.

HERE ARE THE SCATTERED ASHES OF PHILIP HARRIS, HE THOUGHT, HE CARED, HE WROTE, HE PUSHED AND PRODDED, HE SAW THE MANIFESTATION OF HIS VISION

Philip Harris the writer:

9.   Can you describe the time you realized you were indeed a "real" writer?

WHEN A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR SAID, MY BOOK "WILL MAKE YOU THINK." PIERS ANTHONY

10.  What is going on with your writing these days?

I HAVE 4 BOOKS PUBLISHED; THE FIFTH SHOULD BE OUT BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. THREE MORE ARE BASICALLY DONE, THEY ARE SPIRITUAL, BOOK II OF WAKING GOD IS IN FINAL EDIT, I HAVE STARTED ANOTHER AND THERE IS NO END IN SIGHT!

11.  What are your future goals for your writing?

TO GET PEOPLE TO SEE THE WORLD ANEW AND TO BREAK THE MENTAL CHAINS THAT BINDS THEIR THOUGHTS.

12.  Can you describe a typical writing day for you?

NO SUCH THING. IT MAY BE A BOOK, A BLOG, AN ARTICLE, A COMMENT OR SOME COMBINATION OF ALL OF THESE.

13.  Why do you write?

I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY.  I HAVE A MESSAGE TO GIVE TO PEOPLE AND IT IS GIVEN IN BOTH FICTION AND NON-FICTION FORMAT. TO HELP PEOPLE AWAKEN TO THEIR TRUE POTENTIAL.

14.  What writer most inspires you?  Why?

RICHARD BACH-HE GETS IT.

15.  How do you define your writing?

OFF THE SIDEWALK!

16. In one sentence-what do you want people to say about your writing in fifty years?

HERE WAS SOMEONE WHO CARED ENOUGH TO TELL THE TRUTH!

Philip Harris the details:

17.  Can you tell us where to find more information on you? Website?  Blog?

http://dickens111.tripod.com/theliteraryworksofphilipharris/

http://philipharris.blogspot.com/

18.  Is there a place where readers can reach you?

A comment can be left on my web site or they can email directly at sundiskhermit@yahoo.com

19.  Can you list all your book titles so people can look for them?

WAKING GOD

A MAINE CHRISTAMS CAROL

JESUS TAUGHT IT, TOO: THE EARLY ROOTS OF THE LAW OF ATTRACTION

RAPING LOUSIANA: A DIARY OF DECEIT

AN ERA OF TRANSFORMATION-MESSAGES IN A BOTTLE (TO BE RELEASED VERY SOON)

20. For new readers-what can they expect when they read your book(s)?

THEY CAN EXPECT TO BE INSPIRED, TO BE PISSED OFF, TO AWAKEN, TO BE ENTERTAINED

In conclusion:

21. Take as much space as necessary to speak to our readers-what would you like them to know about you and your writing?

I AM MERELY A SOUL CRYING OUT IN THE WILDERNESS SEEKING TO AWAKEN THE HUMAN POTENTIAL.

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1. What three words do you think describe you as a human being?

Fun, entertaining, friend

 2.  How do you think others would describe you?

Fun, faithful friend, helpful (I hope)

3.  Please tell us what you are most passionate about outside of writing.

My family, my friends, my faith (God)--not necessarily in that order

4. Do you have any pets? If so, introduce us to them.

 None now, but we have had numerous dogs. Oh, and our youngest son once had a lizard named "Iggy-Uana."

 5.  What is your most precious memory?

Oh, my, that's a hard one. I think it was probably the day I left the US for my first "tour of duty" as a missionary in Venezuela. I was only 20 years old, and my mother's biggest argument to try to convince me not to go was that I wasn't even old enough to vote!

6.  What is your most embarrassing memory?

You think I'm going to tell? If it was that bad the first time, you'll just have to keep on guessing! I've had many of them.

 7.  If you weren't a writer, what would you be doing with your life?

Either a missionary (which I have been and still am, in addition to being a writer) or a nurse.

 8.  In two paragraphs or less write your obituary.

She loved life; she loved people; she loved to serve; she loved to entertain. While she helped thousands of people during her life, the thing that made her the happiest was when she could make someone laugh, often amid their pain.

Janet Elaine Smith the writer:

9.   Can you describe the time you realized you were indeed a "real" writer?

I had had many magazine articles published, but I don't think it really sank in until I was in a local bookstore and I saw somebody buying one of my books from the shelf--and I didn't even know them! I felt like I had truly arrived!

10. What is going on with your writing these days?

Not as much as I'd like there to be. I am the Marketing Director for Star Publish, the Program Director for Passionate Internet Voices Radio, write for many magazines, and all of these things take time. My husband and I also run a charitable organization, Mission Socorro (see http://missionsocorro.tripod.com/ ) so we spend several hours every day helping less fortunate and troubled people. My dream anymore is to have three whole days with no interruptions when I could write on my books. That's my fun. I am working on Tuesday Nolan, though, the second book in my Women of the Week series. I'd like to have it out for Valentine's Day.

11. What are your future goals for your writing?

To make people feel good and be able to laugh at life. To complete 4 new books for 2008. Not much, right?

12.  Can you describe a typical writing day for you?

Typical? That's like asking me to describe "normal." I wouldn't know normal if it walked up and slapped me in the face! I do try to do some writing every day, but as I mentioned earlier, often that has to take the form of magazine articles. I don't understand why editors keeps wanting more articles for the next issue when I just finished the ones for the last issue! I do work best under pressure, though, I think.

13.  Why do you write?

I can't NOT write. I have all of these crazy people running around inside my head, just screaming to get out. I have no choice but to help them tell their tales--spin their yarns. Besides, writing is my release route, my way of escape. After dealing with people with problems all day long, I can create a world where everything ends up with a happily-ever-after scenario. I'm trying to figure out how to make real life do that too.

14.  What writer most inspires you?  Why?

Many of them. Mary Higgins Clark has been a great inspiration to me, and has taken the time to offer personal encouragement, even before I was published. Also, John Grisham. If I ever doubted that my life was interesting enough to write about, all I would have to do would be to read his books. He has chronicled my life. (See the "John Grisham and Me" page at http://www.janetelainesmith.com/ )

15.  How do you define your writing?

I don't. I write in many different genres, sometimes even within one book. That is why POD publishing has been such a blessing to me. It lets me do what I want to do and tell the stories I want to tell the way I want to do them. I think too many people who strive to get published by the big publishers end up destroying their creativity by trying to make things fit in a neat little package. That doesn't work for me.

16.  In one sentence-what do you want people to say about your writing in fifty years?

I remember Janet Elaine Smith's books--and I laugh!

Janet Elaine Smith the details:

17. Can you tell us where to find more information on you? Website?  Blog?

http://www.janetelainesmith.com/ is my main website. The one that caters only to my books is at http://janetesmithstarbooks.tripod.com/ . I have several others, too, but you'll just have to hunt for them There are links on my main website to all of them. Are you up to a treasure hunt for the day?
I have a blog at http://www.janetelainesmith.blogspot.com/ . Sometimes I even remember to blog on it!

18.  Is there a place where readers can reach you?

janetelainesmith@yahoo.com or a Contact place on any of my websites.

19. Can you list all your book titles so people can look for them?

Are you serious? OK, here goes.

Dunnottar

Marylebone

Par for the Course

In St. Patrick's Custody

Recipe for Murder

Old Habits Die Hard

Bank Roll: A Max Stryker Mystery

House Call to the Past

Monday Knight

My Dear Phebe

And We'll Call Her General Leigh

Pampas

Dakota Printer

A Christmas Dream

A Lumberjack Christmas...Revisited

PromoPaks: Nearly Free Marketing Tips for Authors

Flood of the Millennium: The Real Heroes, the People

20.  For new readers-what can they expect when they read your book(s)?

To have fun, to realize that true love can conquer all, and there is always a happy ending!

In conclusion:

21.  Take as much space as necessary to speak to our readers-what would you like them to know about you and your writing?

I write to have fun, both in what I write and what I read. I love it when I go back to one of my older books and I have forgotten certain things in it. When I laugh and when I cry as I read one of my books, I feel like it has worked.
If you are a writer, as well as a reader, the most important thing I can tell you is to never give up. Believe in yourself and what you write, and eventually somebody else will too!

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1.  What three words do you think describe you as a human being?

One being human.

2.  How do you think others would describe you?

Jeez, I don't know. If I knew someone like me, I'd have to think he was an eccentric nut; capable of speaking everything from wise sayings to wisecracks, someone who can tell a good joke and also be a joke, too.

3.  Please tell us what you are most passionate about outside of writing.

Music. I love listening to, writing, performing and recording music.

4.  Do you have any pets?  If so, introduce us to them.

My wife is allergic to cats and can't put up with dogs in the house, so, no ... no pets. If I achieve my retirement goal of a large house on a lake on a wooded (min) 10 acres, I will have two large dogs with a doghouse large enough for me to visit with them during a good rainstorm.

5.  What is your most precious memory?

The home-birth of my second daughter, China, followed by the home-birth of my son, Blue Moon-Sky.

6.  What is your most embarrassing memory?

Having to admit, in my mid-fifties, that I was a broken down shell of my former self, lost and without my God, a hopeless narcotics addict, and having to turn myself in and submit to rehabilitation.

7.  If you weren't a writer, what would you be doing with your life?

Finding some other way to make a positive impact on our world. Maybe raise donor funds so I can run a free breakfast program in the inner city. Start a youth center for healthy fun, emotional and spiritual growth. Run a foster home.

8.  In two paragraphs or less write your obituary.

Here lies Marvin D. Wilson, a man who loves God, family, friends, community and peoples of all nations. A spiritual being that enjoyed the human experience with all its lessons, tears and joys, he did what he could to promote peace; love and understanding between all people, and shared his thoughts on Divine Unity. If you get quiet and listen, you can still hear him singing.

Marvin the writer:

9.   Can you describe the time you realized you were indeed a "real" writer?

That would be when my first book, I ROMANCED THE STONE was read during pre-publication by the editor assigned me by my pub house. Stone is a self-pub, so other than having to pass their basic quality requirements during the query/submission process; they had no invested interest in just how well the book would sell. She (the editor) raved about how well it was written, my writing "voice," the entertaining nature of the manuscript coupled with its depth of meaning. Editors are editors, of course, there was plenty of "fixing" to do, but no major re-writes. That, plus the endorsing reviews I got from other more established authors let me know I have the ability to write well. However, I still consider myself a rookie writer with a vast amount to learn about creating a truly first rate novel.

10.  What is going on with your writing these days?

I have a completed manuscript, a fictional novel titled OWEN FIDDLER that is currently in the submissions/acceptance process. It has gotten past the "gatekeeper" of three trad pubs, waiting on a final answer. It also has been accepted by a couple self-pubs, so if I don't get a traditional contract, I have the option of going that route. Should see it out one way or the other by midyear 2008. I am about half the way through writing a third novel and have begun sketching out a fourth.

11.  What are your future goals for your writing?

Well, number one, I want to get much better at my craft. The more I get into this industry, really dissect and understand what the great authors do and how well they do it; it can be humbling. There are plenty of masterful authors already, but I want to evolve into one counted among their ranks. That would be my working goal. My financial and recognition goal for my writing future is to have a national best-seller that brings me in enough money to write full time in my retirement years. My spiritual goal is that what I write will bring some enlightenment to the readership and add some to the measure of unselfish love between people.

12.  Can you describe a typical writing day for you?

There are days when I "have it," that zone where I can't write fast enough to keep up with the inspirations and ideas. Those days are often started at 4:00 or 5:00 in the morning when I wake up with an idea and can't get back to sleep so I just fire up the computer and get at it. I sometimes irritate my wife because the keyboard is clicking so loudly it wakes her up. Except for e-mail checking breaks, eating and potty breaks, I can write for hours and hours. If I hit a lull, an impasse, I'll listen to some music, read a book or watch a good movie. Maybe go sit in a park and just meditate on nature if the weather is nice. If the weather is inclement, I will sit on my covered terrace and marvel at how many different and powerful ways the lake can look.

Days when I don't "have it," when the writing seems forced, not flowing at all, I spend a lot of time re-reading, editing and re-writing passages that could be better in what I wrote during the free-flowing frenzies. If nothing is working that day, I just blow it all off. I might work a bit on marketing/promo tools on the internet, do some networking, e-mailing, etc., and then go visit and play with my grandkids. And I always read books on those days, too.

13.  Why do you write?

God told me to.

14.  What writer most inspires you?  Why?

Hard to pick just one, but if you insist, I would say Richard Bach. We always consider those who agree with our own thoughts to be wise, but I consider his writings to have a lot of the same spiritual impetus behind them as I want mine to have. And his writing style, his voice, it's just uncanny. He can turn broken English into a poetry of prose. He breaks every rule in the book, yet gets away with it because the overall read is one that flows naturally. Great story lines and plots, real life characters, sometimes greater than life but always believable, tons of meaning to boot, he's just got it all going on.

15.  How do you define your writing?

Strong voice, very direct. Fairly simple and easy to read on the surface, entertaining, but with more depth of meaning just below the plot and story line if you want to look there.

16.  In one sentence-what do you want people to say about your writing in fifty years?

He wrote engaging stories that entertained the reader and gave him or her pause to wonder and reflect on life, afterlife, the universe and the interconnectedness and meaning of it all.

Marvin The details:

17.  Can you tell us where to find more information on you? Website?  Blog?

You can purchase I ROMANCED THE STONE (Memoirs of a Recovering Hippie) on http://www.amazon.com/  

You can read excerpts and learn more about it at: http://www.rockofallages.com/ - on that site, you can order a signed copy directly from me thru PayPal.

For info and excerpts on my upcoming novel, OWEN FIDDLER, go to: http://www.owenfiddler.com/

I also have a MySpace at: www.myspace.com/115444554

And I have a blog site at: http://inspiritandtruths.blogspot.com/

18.  Is there a place where readers can reach you?

Yes, you can send me messages through either my websites or MySpace, and if you desire a more personal communication and request it, I will reply with an e-mail address.

19.  Can you list all your book titles so people can look for them?

I ROMANCED THE STONE (Memoirs of a Recovering Hippie) is the only one out so far. Look in the near future for OWEN FIDDLER.

20.  For new readers-what can they expect when they read your book(s)?

Expect a full range of emotions; sometimes you may be shocked, even disgusted, other times you will chuckle and laugh. Expect to have fun, but also expect your thoughts to be provoked, perhaps your beliefs to be challenged and/or questioned. My books are intended to generate healthy dialogue about spiritual matters in an engaging and entertaining way.

In conclusion:

21.  Take as much space as necessary to speak to our readers-what would you like them to know about you and your writing?

The best way to do that is to re-write here the Afterword from the upcoming book Owen Fiddler:

"There is an insidious and constitutional addiction that estranges mankind from interconnectedness and universal love. All other addictions, including the obvious; substance abuse, alcoholism, bad habits, gambling, pornography, etc., and the more subtle; anger, depression, needy relationships, eating disorders, thrill-seeking, power-seeking, amassing money for the sake of money only, and so on. They can all be traced back as symptoms to the primary disease, the one fundamental addiction that pervades our societies and has since the dawn of man and the fall from grace.

That basic addiction is the clinging to the delusional notion that the ‘self,' the ‘ego' is an isolated being, separated from and, in most cases, at odds with the universe; having to look out for its' self-preservation first, taking from the world and the others in it to satisfy its' personal desires and fulfill its' needs. The extent to which a human being can see through this delusional and errant state of mind is the measure of one's spiritual enlightenment. To put it simply, the more selfish we are, the further we are from God, and, conversely, the more selfless we become the more we draw closer to God.

This elemental axiom of the universe was the major impetus for the writing of this book. It is the author's intent and hope that the reader of this tale will have been entertained along the way, and that he/she will also have gained some spiritual insight and inspiration at its' conclusion."

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