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Category Archives: author interviews
Q & A with Kristi Helvig, author of YA novel Burn Out
I’m happy to be able to talk with Kristi Helvig about her writing, writing process, and her new YA sci-fi suspense Burn Out. In Burn Out: Most people want to save the world; seventeen-year-old Tora Reynolds just wants to get … Continue reading
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Listen to my radio interview on Matters of the MInd – on being an incest and torture survivor, why I write the books I do, and what’s most rewarding for me.
Yesterday I was interviewed on Matters of The Mind by Dr. Peter Sacco and Todd Miller on ListenUpTalk. I talked honestly about being an incest and torture survivor and some of the effects (including, for me, self-harm, PTSD, dissociation, depression), … Continue reading
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Tagged author interview, banned books, Canadian author, Canadian YA author, challenged books, Cheryl Rainfield, cult survivor, depression, dissociation, Hunted, LGBT, mind control, PTSD, ritual abuse, SCARS, STAINED, torture, YA author interview, YA psychological suspense, YA suspense, YA thrillers
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Q & A with Liz Worth, author of PostApoc
As part of her book blog tour, Liz Worth, author of PostApoc, joins us today for a Q & A. When did you start writing PostApoc? I was actually writing another book at the time. I was coming off of … Continue reading
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Q & A with Karl McMillen, author of Triumphs and Tragedies, a true story about wealth and addiction.
Today I have a Q & A with Karl McMillen, the author of Triumphs and Tragedies: A True Story of Wealth and Addiction, and the founder of the Thelma McMillen Center. Triumphs and Tragedies was co-authored with Bill Hayes and … Continue reading
Missed my interview with Dr Beth?
Check out a snippet of the interview I did with Dr Beth, where I talk about being a ritual abuse survivor (something I draw on for every book I write), as well as my new book HUNTED:
My radio interview with Dr Beth is live!
My radio interview with Dr. Beth is up! I hope you’ll check it out. I talk about SCARS, self-harm and why I used it to cope, sexual abuse, and ritual abuse, and a tiny bit about HUNTED. If you pull … Continue reading
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Guest Post by Children’s & YA author Wendy Orr, & enter contest to win a copy of her new book
Today Wendy Orr, author of many beautifully written and powerful children’s and YA books, including Nim’s Island (with a strong-girl hero, a book that was so popular it was made into a movie starring Jodie Foster); Peeling the Onion (one … Continue reading
Thoughtful interview of me by YA author Catherine Ryan Hyde
I hope you’ll check out my interview that YA author Catherine Ryan Hyde did with me on SCARS being censored, self-harm, the word “queer”, my reader letters, HUNTED, and more. She asked me some of the most thoughtful questions I’ve … Continue reading
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Missed my radio interview about HUNTED on Big Blend Radio?
You can still listen in here. The hosts, Lisa and Nancy, were wonderful, as was their guest host Michael Ely. I had such fun talking with them about HUNTED–they’re so friendly and encouraging, and they loved HUNTED! And I enjoyed … Continue reading
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