Last year I interviewed over 50 indie authors for Indie April. I asked them what their favorite authors were and how they influenced their word. Here are some of their answers. I’ve always heard that writers are thieves, they steal from everyone they meet. I believe we all unconsciously steal something good from every good…
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#IndieApril Interview with K.S. Ruff
Today’s interview is with K.S. Ruff, an indie writer who also teaches at the American Military University. LQ: Tell me a little bit about yourself. KR: I live in Northern Virginia with my football-crazed husband, two entertaining daughters, and a nut-job-of-a-dog (my daughter’s words, not mine). I teach courses in international conflict resolution, human security,…
#IndieApril Interview with Samantha Kroese
Today’s interview is with Samantha Kroese, a dark fantasy writer who writes about resilient characters. LQ: Tell me a little bit about yourself. SK: I’m the author of five, soon to be six, independently published dark fantasy books. I grew up in a difficult situation so I like to try to write stories about people…
#IndieApril Interview with Joel Spriggs
Today’s #IndieApril interview is with Joel Spriggs, an architect, software engineer, and father along with being an indie writer. Welcome to Lover’s Quarrel, Joel! LQ: Tell me a little bit about yourself. JS: I’m Joel Spriggs, I am a software engineer/architect and writer, native and living in Indiana. I graduated from Franklin College of Indiana in 2004 with…
A Ghost Writer’s Take On #CopyPasteCris
If you’ve been anywhere near the writing community on Twitter, you’ve probably seen at least a few posts about #CopyPasteCris. This is about Cristiane Serruya, who plagiarized from more than 36 books and up to 28 different authors. The list of authors includes Courtney Milan, who is probably the worst author to plagiarize from, considering…
Guest Post: Grea Alexander’s Series of Threes
I tend to write my novels in series of 3. Why? Because I have a strange and some might say fascinating history with the number 3. That being said, I always try to give each book enough of a backstory so that you can pick up any of the books in a series and…
Diversity in Romance With Brilliant Author Elise Marion
Elise Marion, author of the Chained series, was generous enough to do an interview with me in anticipation of our War Bride giveaway event. It’s a pleasure to be working with her and to have her on the blog. She has some great answers, including her opinion on the lack of diversity in books. I highly recommend…