Tag: Author Interview
By Bruce Buchanan Eva Leppard comes to Wild Ink from the Australian state of Tasmania—“About as close to Antarctica as you can get without having to build an igloo,” she likes to say. She brings with her a creativity honed by Douglas Adams and BBC television, a willingness to look at age-old questions in new … Continue reading Getting to Know Eva Leppard
How important is the relationship between a writer and their character? What is the Zone? If you’re a writer, have you been there? If you’re a reader, have you? They are first-cousin related. Let’s go!
When I first sat down with AJ Hooks to talk about Eugenesis: Inception, I felt that spark you get when a writer knows exactly what world they are building and is bold enough to follow it wherever it goes. His debut sweeps you into the life of Maria Guevara, a brilliant genetic engineer who finds herself pregnant under circumstances that refuse to make sense. One moment you’re in a quiet Spanish town, and the next you feel the walls shift around you as Maria realizes she is not alone, not safe, and not entirely in charge of her own future.
While a wide variety of hats have topped Riley Kilmore’s head across the years, the only one you’ll see these days is that of an author. Kilmore has worked as a police officer, as an EMT and firefighter, has driven a forklift in a flooring factory, and even served as the Administrative Assistant to the president of a chemical waste management firm. Still, throughout the years and changing jobs, Kilmore was always writing.
This will probably not be your typical marketing advice, but I also haven’t had the typical career one might associate with being an author. In short, here’s my message: inspiration is a fleeting emotion, but discipline is a reliable system.
Publishing your work means putting your heart and soul out into the world for everyone to read. It's a scary process, but it is also a fantastic process that brings connection and joy. But what happens if your publisher shuts down and can no longer sell the book you worked so hard on? Sarah Floyd experienced this and feared what this meant for her book. Would no one get to read it anymore?
You may be wondering, “What is the best way to write a book?” The answer is simple: by doing. How do those two add up, you may ask? Inspiration. Doing is the inspiration– there is a setting, there is a plot, and there is an adventure. ‘Doing’ is the most impactful way to write a convincing story. Even if we know it's fiction, we always live in that make-believe world, pretending it's our own. So, do ‘it’, whatever ‘it’ is, and convince us that we are living ‘it’ too.
Have you ever wondered what it feels like to become a debut author? D.L. Broom has always been a voracious reader and has awaited her chance to write. She held many different careers through the years, the primary one being an early elementary educator, but she is most excited for her new career as an author who touches the hearts of all who read her words.
We write because there is nothing else that touches our souls or our hearts, the way the written word does. Words of every language are printed on paper and are grasped by millions around the world. We write what we feel, and we authors can only hope it connects with others and helps them think, cry, and mend. No matter how much or how little we write–one word, one sentence– we are writers.
Abigail F. Taylor is an award-winning author who leans into her roots to craft unforgettable and spine-tingling stories. Her next two books are both signed to Wild Ink Publishing, with MARYNEAL, 1962 coming in June and currently available for pre-orders. Her subsequent novel, A HOME IN TISHOMINGO, is soon to follow.
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