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Rebecca Ann

The Calling (Obeying God in the Midst of the Storms) by Rebecca Ann/Grace Turqueza

  • What inspired you to start writing?
    God pursued me to write. For a Christian who has challenges in herself by doubting her capabilities to finish her calling to write was an achievement. Rebecca Ann life stories fills with hopes and dreams that has been shattered but relying on God’s time of restoration. It is happening presently one events at a time which she appreciated much.
  • How do you create your characters?
    Because it’s a memoir characters are real (except for their names). As well as the events that took place.
Michael Feeley

Inside the Mind - Michael Feeley

  • What inspired you to start writing?
    I began having a lot of other-worldly experiences and wanted to document them in the best way I knew how, a book, which turned out to be a multitude of books. I had always been an evidential writer from my time in the police force, this was still evidential writing, just a different subject matter.
  • Can you tell us a little about your latest book?
    'The Movement - Illumination of the World' is a book that explains the cosmos and the world, the science hidden from us and the true meanings of religious writings that the church hid from us and why. It covers all things esoteric and secret...
AC

Inside the Mind - Andy Casey

  • What inspired you to start writing?
    My Mother was an avid book reader and had read all the classics, Dickens, The Austens, Shakespeare etc. She was also a passionate devotee of poetry and her influence can be felt by me in the two collections of my poems that have been published (Curses & Verses and Reflections)
  • Can you tell us a little about your latest book?
    My latest book 'Traitors' is a complete change of direction for me from the sad but compelling published story about my dog 'Olly & Me' to a fictional tale of murder, intrigue, double-cross and plot twists that hopefully keeps the reader on the edge of their seats throughout.,
CB

Inside the Mind - Cliff Ball

  • What inspired you to start writing?
    My parents instilled a love of reading in me at a very young age and by 10 years old, I wanted to write.
  • Can you tell us a little about your latest book?
    My latest novel, Second Chances, is about a man my age in 2020 (47) who wonders what it would be like to relive his teen years and change things for the better. He gets a chance to do that.
Kathryn Cervera

Inside the Mind - Kathryn Cervera

  • What inspired you to start writing?
    I was 5 years old when I first start writing. I just remember loving to write. I would write anything and everything. We had gotten a new computer, and it didn't have any games but had word documents. I thought it would be cool to fill it up with words. It was easier and cheap for me to carry around a spiral notebook and pen everywhere I went. Whenever inspiration came to me, I would write it down instantly.
  • Can you tell us a little about your latest book?
    I am adopted. My birth mom had me when she was 15. When I was 13 years old, I thought, what if she had decided to keep me? I wanted to show the child’s perspective since you never hear from them. And how maybe the daughter was meant to be born. Thus, Who Is It? was created.
CT

Inside the Mind - C. L. Thomas

  • What inspired you to start writing?
    My father was born in 1919 and grew during the Depression. He had to quit school at the age of twelve and go to work in his uncle's garage. He wasn't an educated man, but he had an imagination. When I was a kid, he created this character named Archibald Popscaluski who took bad little boys to the little factory to trade them in for a new model. My dad created a whole world where all of this took place. My first book, The Hollow is dedicated to my father without whom I would have no imagination. I really started writing stories in high school and kept at it while raising my family and working. Today I have published three books so far and plan on publishing several more.
  • Can you tell us a little about your latest book?
    My latest book is called, Missing. It is based off of a real story from the Houston, TX area where a young girl got off the school bus one day and was never seen again. I have my private detective, Bruce Westman take up the case to search for a girl who went missing 16 years ago. He is hired by the girl's mother who is dying of cancer and wants him to find her daughter before she dies. As a retired police officer this actual case touched my heart in a way other crimes and disappearances didn't. Even the Houston girl has never been found I do allow this story to have a happy ending.
BH

Their Last Hurrah- Bill Heitland

  • What inspired you to start writing?
    I've always been fascinated with the printed word. As a journalist, I saw how words can come alive when used creatively in a sentence.
  • Can you tell us a little about your latest book?
    Their Last Hurrah combines suspense, investigative intrigue, and ethical reflection, making it a compelling read for fans of murder mysteries, political thrillers, and character driven dramas.
Grahame Peace

Inside the Mind - Grahame Peace

  • What inspired you to start writing?
    I felt I had a story to tell. Writing it was a very big learning curve, but I enjoyed the process, and I've now written over twenty books.
  • Can you tell us a little about your latest book?
    My last book was book five in my Jocasta Bradman Investigates series. The books are amusing, paranormal, historical mysteries. Jostcasta is a spiritual medium. The Latest book is called Jocasta Bradman Investigates A Regency Mystery. I was inspired by Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, and I loved writing about the Regency Period.
Stark Hunter

Inside the Mind - Stark Hunter

  • What inspired you to start writing?
    After reading J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye at age 15, I decided to start writing my own stories. First it was short fiction, then later on it was poetry.
  • Can you tell us a little about your latest book?
    My latest published work is not creative at all, but a collection of 27 musical playlists, going back to the 1950’s. For each playlist of songs, I provided information about the song title, the year released, the composer or performer, a personal critical assessment and personal memories for each title. The book is entitled: Mind Tavern- Essential Music Playlists for the Headphone Generation. It is a nostalgic journey to this Baby Boomer’s musical past.
Ira White

Inside the Mind - Ira White

  • What inspired you to start writing?
    I was an early reader. At my insistence, Mom taught me to read when I was three. By the age of 5, I had read most of the little books for kids that were available at that time. Dad started me on reading the classics such as Mark Twain, James Fenimore Cooper, etc. By second grade, I started writing. Reading the writing of such great authors inspired me to follow in their footsteps. Life got in the way for several periods of time, but the urge to write continued and is now a major part of my life.
  • Can you tell us a little about your latest book?
    My latest book, "The Children of Raven's Reach," was inspired by having come in contact with adults who had been trafficked as children. I wanted to inject this topic into people's minds as I feel not enough is done to stop this practice. The story became wrapped in fantasy with the practice of magic and soon the elements of science fiction, romance, and action were mixed in to make the book a mulit genre story. Other messages in the story that are woven into the narrative include the power of love and the statement that good cannot be accomplished using evil. My approach to writing this story is unconventional. I designed it to be fast moving and mind bending with the power to stir the imagination as well as reader's emotions. Though the subject is dark as night, there is, at the end, a bright light.