Jacqui Clarke, financial advisor and award-winning author of Stop Worrying About Money, gives us sage advice about money management and writing in the latest Chanticleer 10-Question Interview Series.
Tax season is upon us and many of us are fighting the urge to bury our heads in the sand as we look at the costs of, well, everything. I recently interviewed Australian financier Jacqui Clarke about how she merges her business life with her writing life.
Step into the world of urban fantasy as we welcome award-winning author Shami Stovall!
Shami’s novel Time-Marked Warlock—a thrilling blend of mystery, magic, and time-bending adventure—took home the 2024 Chanticleer Shelley Grand Prize for its imaginative storytelling and unforgettable characters. In this insightful conversation, she shares her journey from tabletop games to award-winning author, her creative process, and the inspirations behind her storytelling. Get ready to discover how life, gaming, and magic collide on the page.
I met Marijke McCandless, author of Naked in the Now: Juicy Practices for Getting Present through my work at Chanticleer Book Reviews. She is a mindfulness coach and is one of the joyful people I’ve met. Her book, Naked in the Now, is about joyfulness and finding our way back to what brings us joy after years of focusing on everything but the things that bring us joy.
McCandless won the Mind & Spirit CIBA award from Chanticleer Book Reviews and you can check out the interview I conducted with her by clicking—
Storytelling is one of the most powerful ways to encourage action and change. The folks at Recycling is Magic used this tactic to encourage kids to reconsider how they dispose of trash.
We all know the power of the written word when it comes to boosting a cause. Telling stories that encourage action and educate is how you build a movement. This fact was at the heart of the childrens book The Girl Who Recycled 1 Million Cans, the 2023 CIBA Grand Prize in the Little Peeps division.
I asked them about their work educating kids about the importance of recycling, and you can read all about on by clicking on this link—
Gail Avery Halverson is an award-winning author of three historical fiction novels, including “The Boundary Stone,” “The Skeptical Physick,” and “A Sea of Glass.” She has also created musical plays for children and has had screenplays optioned. Halverson holds a B.A. from UC Davis and is working on her fourth novel.
Award-winning writer, Gail Avery Halverson, is the author of three historical fiction novels, “The Boundary Stone,” “The Skeptical Physick,” and most recently, “A Sea of Glass.” Set in mid-17th century England, “The Boundary Stone” is a Chaucer Award Finalist (historical fiction), a Cygnus Award Finalist (speculative fiction), and a Chatelaine Award Winner (historical romantic fiction). “The Skeptical Physick” also won the Chaucer Award for historical fiction and the Chatelaine Award Grand Prize for romantic historical fiction.
Halverson is the playwright and composer of musical plays that have been performed for nearly 300,000 children since 2004, and has had two screenplays optioned by Longbow Productions. Writing for both theater and television, she holds a B.A. in English Literature/Communications from the University of California, Davis; and is currently at work on her fourth novel. She lives in Northern California with her husband and their rambunctious Wheaten terrier, Murphy.
Click here to read the Chanticleer Book Reviews interview with CIBA Award-winning author Gail Avery Halverson.
Kathryn Caraway, the 2024 CIBA Grand Prize Award winner in the Journey Division, discusses what inspired her to write her true crime novel and what she’s planning next.
Kathryn Caraway has lived the life she now writes about. Targeted by a stalker, she’s traveled through the justice system seeking help, protection, and the conviction of the man who turned her world upside down. She details her experience in Unfollow Me and tells of her writing journey in an interview I wrote for work.
“I am not a slave to genre, and my background as a journalist left me interested in a variety of topics to write about.” -Mike Murphey, author of Old Man Baseball.
“Know your principal characters as well as you know your best friend or your worst enemy.”
-Mike Murphey, author of Quantum Consequences, CIBA Grand Prize Winner in the Mark Twain Division for Humor.
I recently had the honor of interviewing the versatile author, Mike Murphey. He’s writing spans several genres as vast as science fiction, humor, thriller, and nonfiction examining the 1960s music scene.
Find out more about how he found his writing talent, how his hobbies influence his work, and his experience moving from being a Plotter to a Panster when writing his novels.
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I recently interviewed author David Calloway about his book If Someday Comes, a uniquely personal story about his great-grandfather and great-uncles as they faced a world as ex-slaves in Tennessee.
I recently interviewed author David Calloway about his book If Someday Comes, a uniquely personal story about his great-grandfather and great-uncles as they faced a world as ex-slaves in Tennessee. The former motion picture and TV cinematographer, director, and producer has learned much about how to tell a compelling story. I hope you’ll check it out!
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