• 3 Quick Questions

    3 Quick Questions for Ann Christopher

    Award-winning author Ann Christopher took time out of her busy schedule (kids, cats, husband and a prolific writing career) to talk to me about her new release DEADLY DESIRES the book following her 2010 release DEADLY PURSUIT. About the Book DEADLY DESIRES Kensington Dafina ISBN-13: 9780758235459 ISBN-10: 0758235453 How can you plan a future… After a desperate struggle to sever ties with her husband, Kira Gregory is suddenly a free woman. She can start a new life without guns, drugs, dirty money, or fear. But Kira’s new found independence seems too good to be true. And it is… When you can’t outrun your past? DEA Special Agent Dexter Brady spent months trying…

  • Interviews

    Interview with Author! Author! bookstore founder Laura Hayden

    Are you an author who wants to find a way to buy your books at a deep discount? Or a reader who wants to know who worked with Nicole “Coco” Marrow (aka Mrs. Ice T) on the novel Angel? Then you’ll enjoy my interview with  Laura Hayden. She discusses how she came up with the Author! Author! bookstore, her varied writing career and the future of bookstores. You can read the interview here. You can find out more about her here.  

  • but Writers are Crazy

    Artists are Weird, but Writers are Crazy: Ready–Fire–Aim!

    Please note that this series is written in fun. If you don’t like hints of sarcasm and hyperbole don’t read this. If you find the title offensive, don’t read this. However, if you understand that this is a great time to be a writer of fiction and feel like a lone happy person in a tsunami of fear, read on. Are you sitting on the fence about an idea you want to pursue? Then this post is for you. I recently had a conversation with a fellow writer that went something like this: “Hey Dara, I’ve got a great idea for a new book.” (Precedes to tell me the idea)…

  • Interviews

    Interview with graphic artist/photographer Marti Corn

    Have you ever had a professional portrait taken? Want to learn the do’s and don’ts of taking a good photo? Then you may enjoy my interview with Marti Corn a graphic artist and photographer with a fascinating background. She talks about her humanitarian work, how authors can choose a good photographer, what one should expect during a photo session and more. Find out more about Marti here. Find out more about her photography here.

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    3 Quick Questions for Stella Cameron

    Welcome to another 3QQ post. This time I had a chance to chat with New York Times Bestselling author Stella Cameron about her new eBook release FRENCH QUARTER and the re-release of KEY WEST. About the book FRENCH QUARTER Available on Kindle and Nook! August 23, 2011 | ASIN: B005IKJB4S The shocking death of her employer and patron Errol Petrie, the excesses suggested by the murder scene, and the investigation that is sure to follow are just some of the pieces of Celina Payne’s nightmare. And the last man she trusts is now the only man she needs. Errol’s business partner and friend Jack Charbonnet, is powerful, enigmatic, and not…