Name: H. L. Wegley
Country: USA
Contact Info: Book trailer/interview YouTube: http://bit.ly/1VuqLHz 
Website: http://www.hlwegley.com
Prelaunch page Voice in the Wilderness: http://www.hlwegley.com/voiceinthewilderness/prelaunch
Facebook author’s page: https://www.facebook.com/HLWegley  
Twitter https://twitter.com/hlwegley   
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Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/harryw51/  
Q & A TIME!
Q1. What comes to mind when you hear ‘first draft’?
A. When I hear first draft, two things come to mind. The first thing is the writing of the first draft. This is the part of writing I love most—staring at a spiral notebook with blank pages while I hold a mechanical pencil in my right hand. That’s creativity unbound, the only limitation … imagination. The second thing I think of is a completed first draft. This is the part I used to dread but have learned to love. At this point, great ideas surface for heightening conflict and tension, for upping the stakes. Editing and polishing the first draft is my chance to make this story one that the readers can’t put down. It’s the opportunity to flesh out the main characters, adding some backstory, so that the readers will love them, root for them, and boo the villain.

Q2. What inspired your latest piece?
A. This is sad to say, but my current release began with intense anger.  When I looked around me in America, I didn’t see the nation I grew up in, the nation I loved so dearly. The qualities of our national character that made America good and great were being stripped away at an incredible rate. I wanted to expose this downward spiral out of anger, but soon realized that would not make an enjoyable, uplifting story. Instead, I focused on what it would take to return our nation to its roots—one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
There are many pessimists who have written off the younger generation, but I have hope for the Millennials. From them will come our future leaders. So I crafted a story where an early-twenties man and woman together held the keys to stopping a would-be tyrant as America sat on the brink of tyranny. My hero and heroine also had a deep childhood relationship that had been brutally destroyed. After extrapolating the bad things I saw happening to America into the near future, and exaggerating them a bit, I introduced my hero and heroine. They had to resolve their relationship, work together to start a grassroots resistance movement, and stay alive when the overreaching executive wanted them silenced, permanently. I was blessed to have Susan May Warren help me splice the romantic thread into the thriller plot.
The end result was much better than an angry rant and the early book reviews confirm this conclusion.

Q3. Self publishing vs. Traditional publishing? Which is better?
A. The answer really depends on your purposes in writing your book. If your book is written primarily to minister to people, then you make the choice based upon the publishing option you believe will reach the people who most need to read the book.
If your writing needs to supplement your income, you have a financial decision to make. The royalties paid by traditional publishing companies won’t help much, financially, unless your book sells 20,000 full-price copies or more. If you self-publish, you will have to do a lot of promotional work, but you can generate the same income with far fewer sales, e.g. 4-5 thousand copies.
If the message of your book is time-sensitive, as is my political thriller series, Against All Enemies, you may have to self-publish to control the schedule. My three-book, political thriller series needed to be released across the election year, 2016. Book 1, Voice in the Wilderness, is ready for release. I’m still writing the first draft of Book 2, Voice of Freedom, releasing in May. The first draft of book 3, Chasing Freedom, releasing in August, is done but needs major revision. It would be impossible to go with a traditional publisher and meet my schedule, so I elected to self-publish this series.

Q4. Favourite Word?
A. Home – whether we’re talking about our country, our residence, where our spouse/family is, or being home with our Lord, we always know when we’re home.

Title: Voice in the Wilderness
Genre: Political Thriller with Romance, Christian Fiction
Summary:
What if your blog could save the nation, but posting to it might cost your life?
Two extraordinary people … born for a time such as this.
As catastrophes drive the US into martial law, all eyes are on America, waiting to see what emerges. KC Banning, network specialist, discovers President Hannan’s tyrannical plans and is branded a terrorist, sending her fleeing the Beltway to find her childhood soulmate and protector, Brock Daniels. Brock, a writer and man of faith, gives CPR to a dying nation through his blog, which is read by military members still loyal to the Constitution. But starting a grassroots insurgency while reconciling KC’s and Brock’s broken relationship proves difficult. When Hannan sends Special Forces to kill Brock and KC, starting a war in the Central Oregon desert, reconciliation, like staying alive, might be impossible.
Set in Washington DC and near Crooked River Ranch in the Central Oregon desert, Voice in the Wilderness, Book 1 of the Against All Enemies Series, is a political thriller, with romance, about two people who must decide if they’re willing to sacrifice their lives to prevent the USA from becoming the Dystopian States of America.

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Voice-Wilderness-Against-Enemies-Book-ebook/dp/B013F47FA0/

Name: Katherine Hayton
Country: New Zealand
Contact Info: Website- www.katherinehayton.com
                       Email- kathay1973@gmail.com
                       Twitter- https://twitter.com/kathay1973

            Q & A TIME!
Q1. What comes to mind when you hear ‘first draft’?
A. Complete and utter freedom. I love writing the first draft because I don’t have to worry about my sentence structures or where the plot is going. I usually start with a beginning and an ending and the bit in between is entirely open until I get there. It’s a treat to write without having to worry about how many adverbs and pronouns and split infinitives are going on.

Q2. How often do you write?
A. If Twitter posts count, then every day. If I’m writing a first draft, then I write something every day and once I get onto rewriting and editing I do that every day. Even when I’m finishing up a book and thinking more about marketing and formatting and all those fun things I have my weekly newsletter and weekly blog to write. So, lots of days, but not always every day.

Q3. How do you juggle writing with your daily life?
A. It really eats into my TV watching time. I try to write before I start work for the day when my brain still has some measure of alertness and on the weekends when I have nothing better to do. I write about 1,200 words an hour so as long as I have a stretch that long in the morning I’ll be done for the day. If I’m stuck and don’t know what comes next, then often I’ll have to sit down at night and hammer out a few words to make up the difference and get back on track. Luckily (or unluckily if you like them) I don’t have children or pets so my time doesn’t need to be as closely managed as some writers I know. 


Q4. Favourite Word?
A. Lollipop. It sounds like such a happy word and it contains a whole lot of joyful memories of my youth where a 5c sweet was the best treat in the world ever. I’d use it more often except for the sexual innuendo which has been attached through no fault of its own. The poor words that we malign for no reason other than they’re associated with sucking.

Title: Breathe and Release
Genre: Mystery
Summary:
Elisabet wakes with amnesia. The care offered to her by a husband she doesn’t remember descends within weeks into aggression and violence.

Lillian lies hogtied in an underground cell. Forget about escape; unless she can manage the necessities of life she’ll be dead within days.

Kristen lost her house, her friends, and her confidence when her parents separated. Now her injured stepmother has moved back in. Has she lost her memory, or lost her mind?

Will the secrets hidden in Elisabet's locked memory be enough to set them all free?

Amazon: http://amzn.to/1Zvfc44

Name: Nancy Glynn
Country: US
Contact Info: Website: http://www.nancyglynn.com/
                       Email: glynnnm@comcast.net
                       Twitter: https://twitter.com/NG_IWrite
                       Amazon Author: http://www.amazon.com/Nancy-Glynn/e/B00XVHJ7CG/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1
                       Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/NancyMGlynn/
                       Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14006060.Nancy_Glynn

                  Q & A TIME!
Q1. What inspired your latest piece?
A. Black 21 was inspired by so many things. When I first started this story, it was a college-town romance about a homecoming dance. I wasn’t excited writing it, so I stopped. I actually dreamed of my second scene in the first chapter of two men arguing in a kitchen over the girl sitting there, like it was a bet. This is a huge part of my story. I’ve already read Stephen King, so I have to credit his writing for inspiring my work. Years later, I went back to this story and was determined to finish it, but a different title and theme came to mind, a darker theme. I love romance so wanted to keep that part of it, showing love will save you in the end. I kept the dance as the focal point of the story, but it turned into a dark twenty-first birthday where the man would become immortal. It’s about good versus evil, light versus dark with some religious components. My MC, Daisy, wears a cross and believes strongly in God (which in the story also means herself/good/higher self), and Jack Red represents the devil/man-made thoughts/lower self. It’s a love story of two people, Daisy and Christian (a name that explains itself in the story), and a contract made a century ago. Of course, good wins in the end, but I do go into another book of Lana’s Calling, their daughter, who fights Jack Red. Readers seem to love Jack because he’s so sinister and evil, but he’s also funny with a dark sense of humor. I’d say my underlying message is love/good always wins if you trust. I didn’t set out to make it about that; it just happened. It’s what’s in my subconscious mind. All writers write what’s hidden in them, whether they want to or not.

Q2. What advice would you give to inspiring writers?
A. Write what’s in your heart. Don’t try to please everyone, because it won’t happen. Honor your story and yourself; the readers will sense that and get what you’re saying. Be authentic. Don’t listen to that negative voice in your head; ignore it at all costs. Surround yourself with positive writers and do what’s best for you/for your writing, story, promoting. It’s different for all of us. As long as you have the passion and drive to see your work out there, you’ll go far. Also, get a second eye, beta, for your final draft because you will miss things, I promise. Most of all, have fun!

Q3. What is your secret ingredient/s for writing a great book?
A. First, have a basic plot in mind to get you going. I’m a panster (one who wings it) and don’t outline in detail, but I will write out a short summary of plot/characters/motivation/goals so I know what background to give each scene. I love keeping readers in suspense and turning those pages to find out what will happen next, as stated in many reviews. I trust in this information coming from a higher place. Just when I think I know something, it changes and I’m even surprised. I listen to my characters and let them tell the story. Don’t add too much detail, either, just enough to let the reader fill the rest in, use their imagination. I usually skim those long passages in books because, frankly, they’re boring. Today’s audience wants fast-paced writing, nothing to bog it down and derail from the action/story. Always keep the story going. Make sure characters are well-developed, even the minor ones. Give even the villains something to care about.

Q4. Favourite Word?
A. Love

Title: Black 21
Genre: Paranormal Romance/Supernatural Thriller
Summary:
Daisy must give up her soul before she can fight for it. 

Growing up sheltered by an overprotective father, gifted Daisy Lock was determined to be independent and free, but freedom comes with a grim price. What appears to be an innocent family visit in the country turns into a dark favor asked by a stranger. Not all things are what they seem. Twenty-first birthdays take on a whole new meaning in this hideaway town. Thrown into an occult world filled with sinister lies, Daisy spirals down a destructive path of despair, taking risks for a man she hardly knows. But this man knows her very well. There’s a reason she’s been sheltered. 

A deal is made. A contract is signed in blood. There's no way out. No one to trust. 

Will Daisy escape this plan made long ago, letting go of the one man she loves, or will she give in to the immortal world, forgetting her faith, and live out her true destiny?

Name: A.J. Hoover
Country: United States
Contact Info: WebPage-http://ajhoover911.wix.com/ajhoover-author-blog
Twitter-https://twitter.com/A_J_Hoover
Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/AJHooverbooks/
Goodreads- https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14553172.A_J_Hoover
Email- ajhoover911@gmail.com

                 Q & A TIME!
Q1.What advice would you give to aspiring writers?
A. Within you there are stories you always wanted to read and/or have told, but you never found them. They may be about anything, the past, the future, adventures, tragedies, love, space, faith, creation, whatever caught your interest and passion. Look within yourself, find them, and write those stories.

Q2. How did you start writing?
A. One day I was shopping for a book to read and found a paperback in a grocery store that looked interesting. It cost $5.95. The cover was artistically great. The back description and book premise was incredibly intriguing. The first few pages read well. When I got home and got about ten pages further into it, I threw it against the opposite wall in disgust. The leading characters and their actions were just too unbelievable and rising story action way too artificially generated. I had wasted my money. That’s when my wife told me to write my own stories and make them go the way I thought they needed to go. I got hooked on the idea and an author was born, but it took me sixteen years to publish my first book.

Q3. How difficult/ easy is it to write books that fall under the same series?
A. I actually find writing a series a little easier.  Although locations, troubles, and actions can vary, your main characters and their personalities, troubles, etc. are already set. That familiarity then lends itself to finding the infinite number of ways I can bedevil them in different plot lines. It also helps ease and quicken the outlining of individual stories in a series because you are building on story foundations already laid and don’t need re-invented. The difficulties come in trying not to be formulaic in each story and presenting fresh material within those preset foundations.

Q4. Favourite Word?
A. Forgiven

Title: The Chinese Fire Drill
Genre: Police Procedural, Romance Mystery, Crime Fiction
Summary:
A Chinese Fire Drill is a slang term for any chaotic situation that defies a logical resolution.
To generate campaign funds to control the upcoming elections in a major U.S. city, mafia arsonists set high value commercial fires to defraud millions from insurance companies. However, they accidentally murder a policeman’s illegal immigrant aunt who was working as a hotel maid in one of the torched buildings. Those connected arson fires then become a felony federal case labeled The Chinese Fire Drill, one that generates bribery, murder, theft, media lies, and gang wars to cover up the mafia crimes and corrupt officials involved.
Unwillingly caught up in the purposely bungled mess, a jaded and haunted veteran street cop nicknamed Mister Hobo tries to steer clear of it all, but fails. Somehow, somewhere he has unwittingly seen or found something that has marked him for assassination in the cover up, but he has no clues as to what. To stay alive he has to begin digging into who and what caused the lethal chaos coming at him.
To complicate matters a beautiful, high strung ballet diva named Anna Li Zurko has just returned from Paris. She has long cherished dreams for a dancing career as well as a determination to find and marry an old high school crush named Holland O. Beau. She is also the long alienated daughter of a scheming con artist Gypsy father and Tong connected Chinese mother, but Anna doesn’t know how deeply involved her family has been in the city’s criminal underworld. She just wants to find her man.
Officer H.O. Beau, aka Hobo, then becomes a mob and matrimonial target amidst murder, mayhem, and madness while just trying to stay alive, sane, and ... single.
It’s an old story of boy vs. girl told with dark humor and street action suspense. It’s also a Chinese Fire Drill.

Amazon Kindle is: http://www.amazon.com/Chinese-Fire-Drill-Mister-Novel-ebook/dp/B015G749D0/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1447710943&sr=1-1&keywords=the+chinese+fire+drill

Barnes and Noble Nook is: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-chinese-fire-drill-aj-hoover/1122649792?ean=2940152150155

Apple iBooks is: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-chinese-fire-drill/id1039663320?mt=11

Kobo Books is: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/the-chinese-fire-drill

Name: Nigel Lesmoir- Gordon
Country:UK
Contact Info: Website:nigel@gordonfilms.tv
                                     www.gordonbooks.co.uk
                                     https://nigelgordon.wordpress.com/
                       Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Gordon-Books-201910706555164/?fref=ts
                       Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/298468.Nigel_Lesmoir_Gordon
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZjx-Ix9DVA

                                                                                  
                                             Q & A TIME!
Q1. How did you start writing?
A. Following my long directing, producing and writing career in film and television which ranged from pop videos, commercials and corporate promotions to TV broadcast. I made the award-winning documentary 'The Colours of Infinity', which I followed with 'Is God a Number?' then with 'Clouds are not Spheres'. 'Colours' has already been transmitted in over 50 territories and is currently available in four languages.  I have published two popular science books: 'Introducing Fractals' in 2009 and 'The Colours of Infinity' in 2010. This book was published by Springer and is based on the film. After publishing these two factual books I decided to return to my first love, which was writing fiction. I wanted to entertain, inform and inspire my readers. I wrote the comic thriller 'Nothing and Everywhere.' This book is also a story about the hero and the heroine finding love. It explores some important ideas in mathematics. Having made three films about Fractal Geometry and written two books on the subject I wanted to weave my knowledge of the subject into the novel. The beautiful heroine of 'Nothing and Everywhere' is a mathematical genius. It is her knowledge that solves the mystery of the hero John Smith's stolen computer.

Q2. What advice would you give to inspiring writers?
A. Conceive a good story and create strong characters that will hold a reader's attention and work hard.

Q3. What inspired your latest piece?
A. Recalling my life in Cambridge in the 1960s. The novel is semi-autobiographical. I was living in Cambridge where the novel is set and I was 19 in 1962. The twin sons in the Wheatcroft family represent the two sides of my character. Mark is the pragmatic scientist, whose life is not happy. Dominic, the hero of the story, is the mystic poet, who travels to India and finds what he is looking for and thus fulfillment.

Q4. Favourite Word?
A. Fractal

Title: Life is Just
Genre: Fiction
Summary:
Life is Just…  is the story of a 'perfect' family's fall from grace and its redemption. The father, Freddy, is Senior Tutor at St Andrew’s (fictional) college and he is homophobic. The mother, Mary, is a dominated, loving, full-time mother. The Grandmother, Grace, is banged up in a mental hospital permanently. She is a manic-depressive (bi-polar). The daughter, Lauren, bonds with her grandmother and experiments with drugs through her artist boyfriend, Richard Bannerman. Of their twin sons, Dominic and Mark: Dominic travels to India (against his parents’ wishes) to find a guru and spiritual insight. Mark is a scientist and, like his father, a devout atheist. He cannot understand or find any respect for Dominic. Freddy is an alcoholic and is severely injured in a car crash, which he is responsible for. The family falls apart.

Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B010G5M5J2?keywords=life%20is%20just&qid=1452236602&ref_=sr_1_1&s=books&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Life-Just-Cambridge-Nigel-Lesmoir-Gordon-ebook/dp/B010G5M5J2/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=145223