30-Minute Author Interviews

***GIVEAWAY: Alan V. Nelson’s purpose is to Encourage Hope And Healing. In line with his purpose, Alan would like to share his cell phone number, 336-406-4134, and if you have a question, send him a text message, and he will talk with you about your question. Alan V. Nelson is a writer and apologist living in North Carolina. Through the use of fiction and non-fiction, his purpose is to encourage hope and healing in others. When he isn’t writing, reading, taking pictures, or on a long walk, he can be found enjoying good chai and conversation at a local coffee shop. To learn more about Alan V. Nelson and his books, visit his website. You can follow Alan on Facebook and Twitter. All of his books can be found on Amazon. Things We Talked About: Two Truths & A Lie – 3:52 Alan tells us a bit about him and what he does and why he switched from writing fiction to writing a personal growth/inspirational series – 7:37 What inspires Alan from day to day – 15:26 We discuss his Wayfaring series: how many books, non-spoiler blurb – 17:25 Why do you do what you do? – 29:13 Alan answers a fan’s question (Diane S. Loftis) about his #DemoDay and if he still does it – 30:44 Alan answers a fan’s question (Shannen Vernon), what is your ultimate success goal or at what point of success would you feel accomplished? – 38:45 The final fan question is from Beth Russo: When is the model from Wayfaring Pt. 1 going to get a call about being on another one of your books? – 48:54 Alan answers the famous penguin question – 50:07 Our Sponsors:   Trailer For Galactic Satori Chronicles Make sure you check out our Patreon page. We have started a new podcast called 10 Questions With. . .. You can find the Patreon page here. Would like to support 30-Minute Author Interviews or the blog but cannot do a Patreon right now? We now have a Tip Jar where you can give a one-time donation. Your generous donation will help us continue to Shine A Light On Indie Publishing. Click Here for the Tip Jar. I would like to thank a few of our Patreon Supporters: Nick Braker Maggie Stewart-Grant ThirdScribe

Gin Phillips is the author of five novels. Her debut novel, The Well and the Mine, was the winner of the 2009 Barnes & Noble Discover Award. Since then her work has been sold in 29 countries. Born in Montgomery, Al., Gin graduated from Birmingham-Southern College with a degree in political journalism. She worked as a magazine writer for more than a decade, living in Ireland, New York, and Washington D.C., before eventually moving back to Alabama. She currently lives in Birmingham with her family. To learn more about Gin Phillips and her books, visit her website. You can follow her on Facebook and Twitter. All of her books can be found on Amazon and wherever you buy books. Things We Talked About: Two Truths & A Lie – 3:01 How winning the 2009 Barnes & Noble Discover Award helped her writing career – 6:34 Gin gives us the “book blurb” for Fierce Kingdom and we talk about the Book Of The Month Club – 10:26 Did she use her local zoo as the layout for the zoo in her novel? – 14:50 We talk about writing her main characters, Joan and Lincoln, including how much of Lincoln is modeled after her son – 16:29 Was it difficult writing a novel where the entire story takes places over a 3 hour period? – 21:39 What kind of research did she have to do for this novel – 23:57 There were a couple of difficult parenting questions in the novel that made me ask myself, what would I do in that situation? Did she write the novel with those questions in mind? – 28:56 Gin reads an excerpt from Fierce Kingdom – 32:18 Gin answers the famous penguin question – 36:20 Our Sponsors: Make sure you check out our Patreon page. We have started a new podcast called 10 Questions With. . .. You can find the Patreon page here. Would like to support 30-Minute Author Interviews or the blog but cannot do a Patreon right now? We now have a Tip Jar where you can give a one-time donation. Your generous donation will help us continue to Shine A Light On Indie Publishing. Click Here for the Tip Jar. I would like to thank a few of our Patreon Supporters: Nick Braker Maggie Stewart-Grant ThirdScribe  

***GIVEAWAY: Jon Cronshaw would like for everyone to enjoy his Wasteland world. He has created an exclusive collection of short stories called Stories From The Wasteland. The collection includes his prequel novella Addict Of The Wasteland plus five other stories that take place in his Wasteland world. Click here to download your own copy of Stories From The Wasteland. The above link will take you to a BookFunnel page. There is no sign up for anything.  This giveaway will end on October 31, 2017. Enjoy this collection! Jon Cronshaw is a British science fiction and fantasy author based in Morecambe, England. He’s the author of two post-apocalyptic novels Wizard of the Wasteland and Knight of the Wasteland. As a freelance features writer, he has had work published in local and national newspapers across the UK, including the Metro, Yorkshire Post and the Guardian. He earned his PhD in the history of art from the University of Leeds in 2011, focusing on the life and work of Anglo-American sculptor, Jacob Epstein (1880-1959). He’s a voracious reader, guide dog owner, ex-gamer, and certified geek. To learn more about Jon Cronshaw and his books, visit his website. You can follow him on Facebook and Twitter. All of his books can be found on Amazon. Things We Talked About: Two Truths & A Lie – 3:45 How did Jon get his love for post apocalyptic fiction? – 7:30 Jon is currently in the middle of the Ray Bradbury challenge. He tells us more about the challenge and what he has done for it. – 8:54 The editing process Jon does before he sends the story off to his editor – 14:22 Where did the original idea for his Wasteland series come from? – 16:52 Book Blurb on what his Wasteland series is about – 21:32 Why he decided to do Amazon Kindle Scout for Wizard Of The Wasteland and how it went – 26:50 Jon talks about the special collection he created for the listeners of the podcast – 32:07 Jon answers the famous penguin question – 35:40 Our Sponsors: Make sure you check out our Patreon page. We have started a new podcast called 10 Questions With. . .. You can find the Patreon page here. Would like to support 30-Minute Author Interviews or the blog but cannot do a Patreon right now? We now have a Tip Jar where you can give a one-time donation. Your generous donation will help us continue to Shine A Light On Indie Publishing. Click Here for the Tip Jar. I would like to thank a few of our Patreon Supporters: Nick Braker Maggie Stewart-Grant ThirdScribe

Blue Cole stops by the podcast to talk about his latest novel, Evil Upriver. Learn more about him, his writing, and his stories. Giveaway in show notes.

R. L. Blalock, a new author to me, writes post apocalyptic/zombie novels. Learn more about how she dropped out of nursing school to write and how a police department helped her write a story.

***GIVEAWAY IN SHOW NOTES*** Frost Kay is a fantasy author that was introduced to me this year. I am very excited to have her on the podcast to talk about her series, The Aermian Feuds. Come and learn more about her and her series.

Science Fiction and Horror author, Michael Patrick Hicks, takes time to join us and talk about his new novel, Mass Hysteria. Michael Patrick Hicks is the author of the science fiction novels Convergence, an Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award 2013 Quarter-Finalist, and Emergence. His work has appeared in several anthologies, and he has written for the websites Graphic Novel Reporter and Audiobook Reviewer.

P.K. Tyler is one of the creators of the Dominion Rising box set. She stops by to talk about Dominion Rising and we also get to learn more about her. Enjoy our latest podcast, 30-Minute Author Interviews featuring P.K. Tyler.

WARNING: THIS PODCAST CONTAINS CLASSIFIED INFORMATION. Your mission, should you choose to accept, is to listen to this podcast and learn more about the new superhero series by Derek Borne, The Ultimate Agent.

I had a great time getting to learn more about Lindsay Smith. She is the author of Sekret, A Darkly Beating Heart, and other novels, and is the showrunner and lead writer for Serial Box's The Witch Who Came In From the Cold. Her love of Russian culture has taken her to Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and a reindeer festival in the middle of Siberia. She lives in Washington, DC with her husband and dog, where she writes on foreign affairs.

Stacey Rourke & Tish Thawer, both award winning and best selling authors, have teamed up and brought you their newest story TS901 Anomaly. Learn more about this writing duo and the story they have created. If you love paranormal, fantasy, or urban fantasy, this podcast episode is for you.

Jay Michael Wright II is known for his horror stories, but that is not the first genre he wrote in. Learn more about that and his latest vampire series, Talon, on our latest podcast episode.

***GIVEAWAY IN SHOW NOTES*** Daniel M. Ford is an epic fantasy author that I discovered because of Michael Kramer. His first book, Ordination: Book One of the Paladin Trilogy, is my book of the year so far. His story telling is top notch. Come and learn more about him and his Paladin Trilogy.

***GIVEAWAY IN SHOW NOTES*** Jon Del Arroz's first novel is a military sci-fi adventure. His second novel he decided to do steampunk. Why the switch? How similar are the two genres? Learn all this and more in our latest podcast: 30-Minute Author Interviews featuring Jon Del Arroz.

***GIVEAWAY IN SHOW NOTES*** March McCarron is an author that I found out about this year. I wish I would have discovered her sooner, her writing and character building are so great. Her story will grab your attention and keep it. She is the author of the gaslight fantasy series, The Marked. Come and discover a great new author and one of your new favorite series.

***GIVEAWAY IN SHOW NOTES*** Sarah Negovetich is the author of the new novel Ghost Code and the Acceptance trilogy. She is a young adult author that I started reading recently and I have really enjoyed what I have read. In this podcast episode we learn more about her, Ghost Code, and her Acceptance series.

***GIVEAWAY IN SHOW NOTES*** Today is our One-Year Anniversary for the podcast. Josh Hayes & Scott Moon from Keystroke Medium take over this week's episode and they chat with me about the past year for the blog & podcast. Come and enjoy.

***GIVEAWAY IN SHOW NOTES*** Jacob Cooper stops by and we talk about his book series, the inspiration for his series, narrating audiobooks and how it has helped him, and how he became a reader. Come and learn more about this talented author.

***GIVEAWAY IN SHOW NOTES*** Amy DuBoff is sci-fi/space opera author. She is releasing Scions of Change, book 7 in her Cadicle series. She is now a full time author and is transitioning in that new stage in her life. Come and learn more about her and her Cadicle series and a new anthology series called Pew! Pew! - Sex, Guns, Spaceships... Oh My!

***GIVEAWAY IN SHOW NOTES*** Nick Braker and Paul E. Hicks are coauthoring a series called the Galactic Satori Chronicles. Come and learn more about these two sci-fi authors and their series. Nick Braker works in the Information Technology industry in both technical and managerial ​roles. He started out in programming after securing his degree from the University of Evansville. His roles along the years have been primarily technical ones with computer systems. Along the way he found he loved to write and his creativity with Role Playing games from his youth and on up into my older years have given him a lot of material ideas for books that he knows you'll enjoy. Paul Hicks was born in December 1967 in Fairbanks Alaska. As a child, his parents had bought him several books, but he just never found them interesting. It wasn’t until a trip from Michigan to Tennessee when he picked up the book Conan The Barbarian by L. Sprague De Camp and Lin Carter that he found what was missing in his previous books. From that point on he has been an avid reader of Fantasy and Science Fiction. He claims that he will be successful once he has created a world that will enthrall the reader and not release them until they see the words ‘The End’.