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Gloria Mindock Firebird Book Award Winner Author Interview

Gloria Mindock is the founding editor and Publisher of Červená Barva Press. She is the author of Grief Touched the Sky at Night (Forthcoming from Glass Lyre Press, 2023), ASH (Glass Lyre Press, 2021), I wish Francisco Franco Would Love Me (Nixes Mate Books, 2018), Whiteness of Bone (Glass Lyre Press, 2016), La Portile Raiului (Ars Longa Press, Romania, 2010) translated into the Romanian by...

26m
Mar 28, 2024
Steve Waddell Authors on Fire Interview

Welcome to the Valuepreneurs community. I’m Steve Waddell, renowned thought leader, award-winning author of “Valuepreneurs,” and the architect behind the revolutionary Value-Driven Product Development process. This groundbreaking approach aims to boost entrepreneurs’ success in introducing new product ideas to the market, and I’m excited to share it with you. Fueled by my passion for...

29m
Mar 13, 2024
Judy Snider Author Interview

Judy was raised in Michigan and currently lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia with her husband Gil and her senior cat Bailey. She also has two grown sons. She is a retired Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). After her retirement, Judy had the joyful job of working in a school children’s library. The award winning...

31m
Mar 05, 2024
PJ Mahoney Firebird Book Award Winner Author Interview

Born in southern rural Ontario, Pamela is an avid traveler and writer. Pamela also has a deep love for animals and enjoys helping rescue groups when she is able. She can often be found on the road to her next adventure with her dogs as co-pilots. With a passion for animals and weaving tails,...

26m
Feb 20, 2024
Maria Imbalzano Firebird Book Award Winner Author Interview

Maria Imbalzano is an award-winning contemporary author who writes about strong, independent women and the men who fall in love with them. Instead of drafting motions, legal memoranda, and briefs, although fascinating, she now spends her days creating memorable characters and taking them on their emotional journeys through her contemporary romance novels. A...

35m
Feb 20, 2024
Scott Newman Positive Change Podcast Winner Interview

Scott Newman is an award-winning author and podcaster. He was formerly an Associate Editor at Quillette and graduated from Princeton University in 2021 with a degree in History. He has lived in Sydney, New York, Paris, Buenos Aires, and London. He currently resides in New York. VISIT THE WEBSITE

44m
Feb 06, 2024
Larry A. Freeland Firebird Book Award Winner Author Interview

Larry A. Freeland is a third-generation military veteran. His father was an officer in the Army Air Corps/United States Air Force whose career spanned thirty years from World War II through the early stages of the Vietnam War. His grandfather was a World War I doughboy, and his two younger brothers were war veterans...

37m
Feb 06, 2024
John Russell Authors on Fire Interview

John Russell has been a professional psychic for 50 years. He is a Psychic/Psychic Reader, a Medium, a Certified T.A.R.O.T. Master, a Paranormal Investigator, and now a published Author. Internationally known, he has provided psychic readings for clients in over 40 countries. For over 15 years he has been a popular featured guest, heard...

31m
Feb 01, 2024
Corinne Auman Firebird Book Award Winner Author Interview

Dr. Corinne Auman is a recognized gerontologist with over 20 years of experience working directly with older adults and their families and the author of Keenagers: Telling a New Story about Aging She is a Nationally Certified Guardian, Certified Senior Advisor, and an Advanced Professional member of the Aging LifeCare Association. She received her Ph.D. from...

29m
Feb 01, 2024
Monique de Maio Firebird Book Award Author Interview

Monique de Maio is a trailblazing leader who has dedicated her life to helping women succeed in their personal and professional lives. The winning book is titled The 7 Secrets to Creating a Life You Love: A Practical Guide for Women in Leadership and is the culmination of her decades-long experience as a businesswoman, entrepreneur,...

28m
Jan 31, 2024
Nick Adams Firebird Book Award Winner Author Interview

I have worked with students for over 30 years and have realized the importance of fathers. I was inspired to write this book to distill the insights I have gained in my work with students and their families. I have written about 5 principles that will help men explore how to be a dad that...

36m
Jan 30, 2024
Carl Cox host of Measured Success Positive Change Podcast Award Winner Interview

Carl Cox is the CEO and founder of 40 Strategy. He is the author of Lost at CEO, An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Strategy, and Host of the Measure Success podcast. Carl has been an executive leader in seven different organizations that have grown from 2x to 7x, with operations in four continents. Today, Carl is...

25m
Jan 18, 2024
K.J. Fieler Firebird Book Award Winner Author Interview

KJ Fieler (Kat) is known for her exceptional storytelling and captivating narratives. Among her many awards are: * Literary Titan Gold * Firebird Award for Women’s Issues and Weird Genre * 2023 Historical Fiction Company, 5-star Reader’s Choice and Silver Award for Fantasy * The 20th Annual “Best Book” Awards, Finalist * Reader’s Favorite, 5-star...

29m
Jan 11, 2024
Women Road Warriors Positive Change Podcast Winners Interview

Shelley Johnson and Kathy Tuccaro – Hosts of Women Road Warriors Shelley M. Johnson is a seasoned journalist, broadcaster, multimedia producer, writer, marketer, and advocate for the progress of women. Shelley has worn many hats and brings insightful dialog to Women Road Warriors with a quirky sense of humor and unique perspectives. She also interviews many...

24m
Dec 30, 2023
Roger Crossland Firebird Book Award Winner Author Interview

With the benefit of thirty-five years’ service, active and reserve, as a US Navy SEAL officer — two hot wars, one cold; first deployment, Vietnam; last deployment, Afghanistan — Crossland has found projecting his grasp of naval intrigue one hundred years into the past an enjoyable challenge. Captain Crossland has written internationally on the subject...

28m
Dec 07, 2023
John Nicholson Firebird Book Award Winner Author Interview

John is a licensed CPA who graduated with high honors from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. After graduation, John went on to become a licensed CPA.  He worked 32 years in the Federal Government for the IRS, Customs, and Homeland Security.  His roles and responsibilities...

38m
Nov 21, 2023
Shae Pratcher Firebird Book Award Winner Author Interview

My name is Shae’vada Pratcher, but I am known to many as Shae. I was born in Fairbanks, AK, but grew up in many states, being a military brat. I am co-founder and part-owner of Limitless Light Productions Studios LLC. I made a name for myself in relation to radio through my podcast segment,...

26m
Nov 01, 2023
Miki Taylor Firebird Book Award Winner Author Interview

Miki Taylor is an award-winning travel advisor/agency owner (Taylor & Co. Travel) with over 14 years experience and has worked in the accounting industry for over 25 years and has always had that entrepreneurial spirit with a couple new businesses in the works. She has dreamed of writing children’s books and changing lives, but the...

32m
Nov 01, 2023
Don A. Holbrook Firebird Book Award Winner Author Interview

Don Allen Holbrook, a distinguished economist and former certified economic developer, possesses an insightful perspective on how economic development can transform America and propel her to regain her global competitive edge. Holbrook’s authoritative voice on this subject has been showcased in numerous major magazines, where he shares his extensive knowledge and strategies for transforming economies....

31m
Oct 31, 2023
Patricia Leavy Firebird Book Award Winner Author Interview LOCATION SHOOT

Patricia Leavy, Ph.D., is a best-selling, award-winning novelist, arts advocate, and internationally recognized leader in research design and arts-based research. She is widely considered the world’s most visible proponent of arts-based research as a means of making research publicly accessible. Moreover, she coined the terms “social fiction” and “fiction-based research” and has been pioneering the...

31m
Oct 30, 2023
Betty Cetas Firebird Book Award Winner Author Interview

Betty enjoys traveling and has visited many places around the world. She especially loves the log cottage she bought in the remote woods of Finland, where she spent summers with her family and friends, telling fanciful stories of provincial trolls, shy moose, and impish fish. She lives half the year in Tucson, Arizona with her...

27m
Oct 27, 2023
Amanda Cetas Firebird Book Award Winner Author Interview

Amanda is the author of the historical action & adventure series A Country for Castoffs, which combines her family history with the larger historical context to educate and entertain a new generation of readers. She has been researching her family genealogy for decades and taught middle and high school history for over a dozen years. She...

27m
Oct 27, 2023
M.C. Ryder Firebird Book Award Winner Author Interview

Award-winning author M. C. Ryder has been composing stories, poems, and lyrics from the beginning of time when reading became a hobby. The sky is the limit, but she enjoys exploring off the beaten path both figuratively and literally. She resides in the Keystone State with a clowder of felines who rule the house....

29m
Oct 24, 2023
Arthur Byrd Firebird Book Award Winner Author Interview

I’ve been a college/high school English teacher, a technology CEO, and a real estate agent in the Dominican Republic selling beachfront property (even did a few HGTV shows), but now I’m following my lifelong dream of writing southern fiction novels. Join me (and my occasional blog about life and literature, “A Byrd’s-Eye View. VISIT THE...

31m
Oct 24, 2023
Scott White – The Life is Too Short Guy Author Interview

Scott is Life is Too Short Guy.   He lives every day with intense zest, enthusiasm, and excitement. He exudes energy. He has an infectious personality he uses to Make the World Happier One Smile at a Time.When not writing or speaking about LITSG,  Scott is the Chairman and CEO of Invesque, a public real estate...

26m
Sep 15, 2023
Amy Turner Firebird Book Award Winner Author Interview

Amy Turner: I was born in Bronxville, New York, and spent my childhood summers by the ocean in Wainscott (Town of East Hampton), New York. In 1981, my husband Ed and I moved to East Hampton on a one-year “sabbatical” from our New York City law jobs and fell in love with its relatively...

32m
Sep 12, 2023
D'Janee Author Interview

As a poet, D’Janee writes about various topics pertaining to life and the world we live in. As an author, she writes material ranging from children’s books to young adult fiction. Her published books include Jimmy and the Teddy Bear, The Blizzard’s Secrets, and On the Run, the first book in the young adult...

22m
Sep 09, 2023
Shawna James Firebird Book Award Winner Author Interview

Shawna James is an award-winning author & writer. Her debut novel “Despite the Devil” was released in audio, paperback, and hardcover in Spring 2021 as part of her “They Loved Collection” book series. She has received 5-Star awarded book reviews, including Readers Favorite, and is a winner of the Canada Book Awards, as she...

17m
Aug 17, 2023
Kathy O'Shea Firebird Book Award Winner Author Interview

Kathy O’Shea has lived with migraines for 42 years and is a 33 year professor of English, who has combined these significant parts of her life into this literary anthology centered around five themes related to migraine. She is the winner the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and has two beloved golden retrievers...

28m
Aug 08, 2023
Cheryl Gillespie Firebird Book Award Winner Author Interview

In her home province of New Brunswick, Canada, Cheryl Gillespie, along with her cat Mattie, will often be found basking on the backyard deck beneath the warm sunshine, the very spot where many of the chapters for I Feel Your Stare were written. A childhood diagnosis of Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis and associated blindness, coupled with physical...

33m
Aug 08, 2023