J Philip Horne

Writing

Six Question Saturday with Elise Edmonds

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Elise Edmonds is a new writer from the South-West UK. Reading and writing have always been her doorways into another world—a way to escape and spend time walking with wizards, flying with fairies and dealing with dragons. By day she is a finance professional, and in her spare time she pursues writing as a creative outlet, to put the magic back into everyday life. In addition to reading, Elise enjoys watching movies, playing the piano, and going to Zumba classes. Her greatest loves are God, her husband, her family and friends, and her two beautiful cats. She has currently published one young adult fantasy novel, Where Carpets Fly.

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Six Question Saturday with C.S. Johnson

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S. Johnson is the author of several young adult novels, including sci-fi and fantasy adventures such as The Starlight Chronicles series, the Once Upon a Princess saga, and the Divine Space Pirates trilogy. With a gift for sarcasm and an apologetic heart, she currently lives in Atlanta with her family. Follow her on Twitter at @C_S_Johnson13. …

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Six Question Saturday with Katy Huth Jones

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Katy Huth Jones grew up in a family where creative juices overflowed and made puddles to splash in. Since 1992 she has published over 100 short stories, magazine articles, and books, including 2 MG fantasies, 4 YA fantasies with a 5th to be released later this year, 1 YA historical fiction, 2 early readers, 1 YA nonfiction, and 1 poetry collection. She looks for every excuse to dress up and wishes she could have a real dragon. …

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Six Question Saturday with D.G. Driver

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D.G. Driver loves to write about diverse characters dealing with social or environmental issues. She primarily writes contemporary fantasy (or urban fantasy), such as her Juniper Sawfeather Novels young adult trilogy and her romantic ya ghost story Passing Notes. She’s been writing and publishing for 22 years. When she’s not writing, she is teaching, watching TV, reading or possibly singing musical theater songs at the top of her lungs. …

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Six Question Saturday with Krista Wagner

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Krista Wagner is a 70’s product of Southern California who lives with her Marine Corp veteran husband, three very entertaining children, and an indispensable faith in Christ. She has four published novels, two thrillers, one middle-grade fantasy, and a YA realistic fiction. …

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Six Question Saturday with Kandi J. Wyatt

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Even as a young girl, Kandi J. Wyatt had a knack for words. She loved to read them, even if it was on a shampoo bottle! By high school Kandi had learned to put words together on paper to create stories for those she loved. Nowadays, she writes for her kids, whether that’s her own five or the hundreds of students she’s been lucky to teach. When Kandi’s not spinning words to create stories, she’s using them to teach students about Spanish, life, and leadership. She has written a stand alone Christian Historical Fiction, The One Who Sees Me, and the Dragon Courage series which contains five books and a prequel. …

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Six Question Saturday with H.L. Burke

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H. L. Burke is the author of over 15 books of whimsical fantasy set in magical worlds. Her stories range from MG to upper YA and feature dragons, heroes, and lots of snarky wit. She lives wherever the military finds it convenient to send her husband with her two super-hero-princess daughters, a truly excellent cat, and a sneaky German Shepherd. …

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Going Wide, Part IV – Distributors

Part IPart II ~ Part III – Part IV

If you have decided to go wide and don’t want the hassle of managing individual accounts at every single retailer, or if you want to publish on Google Play right now while new accounts are frozen, you’ll use a distributor for at least some of the retail channels.

Let’s talk about the three prominent options: Smashwords, Draft2Digital, and Pronoun. Caveat #3 is a doozy, so make sure to read all the way to the bottom. …

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Six Question Saturday with A.R. Silverberry

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A.R. Silverberry writes fantasy adventures for children and adults. His novel, WYNDANO’S CLOAK, won multiple awards, including the Benjamin Franklin Awards gold medal for Juvenile/Young Adult Fiction. THE STREAM, his second novel, was honored as a Shelf Unbound Notable Book, and was shortlisted in ForeWord Review’s Book of the Year Awards. He lives in California, where the majestic coastline, trees, and mountains inspire his writing. …

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