In this video from Author Magazine, inspiring authors – including Wally Lamb, Tomie dePaola, Diane Hammond, Clive Cussler, Ridley Pearson, Lee Child, Graeme Base, Garth Stein, Alice Hoffman and so many others – share their advice for writers.
The Penmen Profile: New Author Sylvia Stein
By Amber E. Box Sylvia Stein fell in love with writing as a young child, but didn’t pursue it seriously until she enrolled in SNHU’s graduate creative writing program. Her first solo novella, “Closure,” was recently released, and she has already begun work on the follow-up book. Stein is currently…
The Penmen Profile: New Novelist Kelly Stone Gamble
By Amber E. Box Novelist Kelly Stone Gamble began writing in grade school, but her passion was put on the back burner as she pursued a different career. After years of nursing and a semester at law school, she found herself reevaluating what she wanted to do with her life,…
The Penmen Profile: Bestselling Author Gwyn Hyman Rubio
By Pamme Boutselis Gwyn Hyman Rubio is the bestselling author of “Icy Sparks,” a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection and a 1998 New York Times Notable Book. A national bestseller, the novel was praised as “vivid and unforgettable” (New York Times Book Review) and “a combination of fire and ice that…
The Penmen Profile: New Author Malcolm Brooks
By Amber E. Box Malcolm Brooks is the author of “Painted Horses,” a story of love and progression in the Western U.S. during the mid-1950s. Brooks, a carpenter by trade, has spent most of the last 20 years in Montana. He is inspired by its pristine wilderness in both books…
The Penmen Profile: New Author Mike Hancock
By Amber E. Box New author Mike Hancock began writing as a young child, a passion he says was instilled in him by his mother who always encouraged reading and writing. Despite the many paths his career has taken over the years, Hancock credits his seven-year stint as a wilderness…
The Penmen Profile: Young Adult and New Adult Author William Vaughn
by Diane Walters William Vaughn is a writer of Young Adult, New Adult and technical manuals, living in the Pacific Northwest with his wife, Marilyn. A lifelong adventurer, Vaughn has travelled all over the world, starting at a young age with his military family. He went to school in Germany,…
The Penmen Profile: New Author D.W. Craigie
by Pamme Boutselis Books—and stories—have always played an integral role in D.W. Craigie’s life. It wasn’t until high school that he tried his own hand at writing stories, and he went on to earn his undergraduate degree in English. His confidence in his own ability to write wavered upon graduation,…
The Penmen Profile: YA, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror Fiction Writer F.J.R. Titchenell
by Pamme Boutselis An author of Young Adult, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror Fiction, F.J.R. Titchenell’s latest book, “Confessions of the Very First Zombie Slayer (That I Know of)” was published by Jolly Fish Press and debuted in May 2014. Have you always written? Always. I’ve tried doing other things –…
The Penmen Profile: Award-winning Author, Editor, Playwright and Poet Eckhard Gerdes
Eckhard Gerdes is the editor of The Journal of Experimental Fiction, dedicated to the furthering of forefront fiction. He has published criticism in The Review of Contemporary Fiction and American Review of Books, and has a chapter in SUNY Press’s recent “Federman’s Fictions.” His fiction has appeared in Fiction International, Notre Dame Review, Hayden’s…