Category: Interview

• Cynthia Leitich Smith Interview

  1.      While there’s a call for diversity in literature these days and an audience for these stories, what was it like in the beginning for you to break into this industry to share your stories focusing on your heritage? My first book manuscript, JINGLE DANCER, sold in the late 1990s and was published…

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 14, 2022

  Interview

  #cynthialeitichsmith, #fiction, #heartsunbroken, #indianshoes, #indigenousliterature, #jingledancer, #rachelreads&reviews, #rainisnotmyindianname, #representation

• Jamie L. Rotante Interview

  1. To start off simply, what were some of your big influences when you began writing?I’ve been writing in some capacity since I was in about third or fourth grade. At that time it would just be shorter stories, usually inspired by whatever we had to read for school at the time. That love of…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 22, 2022

  Interview

  #archiecomics, #bettyandveronica:senioryear, #bettyandveronica:thebondoffriendship, #bettyandveronica:vixens, #comics, #rachelreads&reviews, #razorcake

• J.B. Lynn Interview

  Easy questions first, what are some of your favorite authors or books to read on your downtime?  One of my goals this year is to read a poem every day. I signed up to a site that emails me one daily so all I have to do is open my email in searching of finding…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 22, 2022

  Interview

  #comedymystery, #confessionsofaslightlyneurotichitwoman, #cozymystery, #cursedchicksclub, #j.b.lynn, #kikilong, #mystery, #psychicconsignmentmysteries, #rachelreads&reviews

• Lisi Harrison Interview

  1. To start off simple, when did you first begin writing? What were some of your big inspirations? I always wanted to write, I think I always had those voices in my head my whole life. When I first read Harriet the Spy when I was younger, I loved the idea of observing people. And…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 18, 2022

  Interview

  #alphas, #fantasy, #girlstuff, #graveyardgirls, #rachelreads&reviews, #realisticfiction, #theclique, #thedirtybookclub, #thepack, #thepretenders, #YA

• Interview with Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams

  I have actually been in touch with Suzanne Williams, a prolific children’s writer with hits such as Library Lil, Ten Naughty Monkeys, the Fairy Blossoms series for several years now. So it was great to get to a short interview her and her co-writer, Joan Holub (Might Dads/Moms, Little Red Writing) to discuss their careers,…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 15, 2022

  Interview

  #goddessgirls, #greekmythology, #heroesintraining, #lowergrade, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews

• Kelly Thompson Interview

  1. How did you get started in the comic industry? I actually went to college to study comics, I graduated from The Savannah College of Art & Design with a degree in Sequential Art. I wouldn’t trade that experience for anything, but it’s absolutely not necessary to have that experience in order to break in…

  rachelbeerwoman

  July 29, 2022

  Interview

  #archiecomics, #captainmarvel, #comics, #crowdfunding, #hawkeye, #IDW, #jemandtheholograms, #kellythompson, #marvel, #rachelreads&reviews, #sabrinatheteenagewitch, #storykiller, #thecull, #thegirlwhowouldbeking

• Jennifer Brody Interview

  Jennifer Brody, pen name Vera Strange, the award winning sci-fi and horror author of The 13th Continuum, Deep Spectre 6 and the ongoing Disney Chills series kindly allowed me an interview. Here she talks about her previous career as CEO of Continuum Entertainment Group, her pivot to writing and inspiration for the genres. 1. Starting…

  rachelbeerwoman

  July 26, 2022

  Interview

  #deepspectre6, #disney, #disneychills, #horror, #jenniferbrody, #rachelreads&reviews, #scifi, #the13thcontinuumtrilogy

• Kathryn Reiss Interview

  1. Your suspense varies from gothic-lite to time traveling adventures to mystical reincarnation. What are some of your favorite tropes to explore in mystery?  I love to write the sort of thing I love to read!  Some of the tropes that especially draw me are the baby left on the doorstep, the imposter among us,…

  rachelbeerwoman

  July 22, 2022

  Interview

  #americangirl, #historicalmystery, #kathrynreiss, #mystery, #paperquake, #rachelreads&reviews, #timewindows

• George O’Connor Interview

  I think it’s a kind of kismet that my 100th post was a review of Dionysos: The New God. Now my 200th post was a lovely interview with The Olympians creator himself, George O’Connor! Here he dives deep into his thoughts on mythology, and his other works including the historical Journey Into Mohawk Country, nonfiction…

  rachelbeerwoman

  July 17, 2022

  Interview

  #adamrapp, #ballpeenhammer, #comics, #graphicnovels, #greekmythology, #journeyintomohawkcountry, #nonfiction, #norsemythology, #rachelreads&reviews, #theasgardians, #theolympians, #unrig

• Interview with Jessica Burkhart

  First off, for those who didn’t grow up in the early 2000s when Canterwood Crest first came out, how did you get started?  I started really, really young as a freelance writer. Like, I was 14 when I started pursuing writing for publication. Over the years, I did regular work for several different (many now…

  rachelbeerwoman

  July 13, 2022

  Interview

  #canterwoodcrest, #jessicaburkart, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #representation, #saddlehillacademy