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Welcome to another great Writers on Wednesday post. This week I am speaking with Cher Chidzey, author of Ken's Quest. Tell me a bit about yourself … I am the youngest of nineteen children, twelve girls and seven boys. My father Huat was born at the end of the Qing dynasty in Shantou, a fishing village. Father and his three wives, four sons and eight daughters migrated to Singapore when the Japanese invaded China. I was born in a household of over thirty people, in a house built on stilts, in the “House of Ninety-Nine Closed Doors”. Father relocated shortly after with my mother and her two sons and six daughters to a simpler dwelling in Serangoon Gardens, the stomping ground of Australian and British military personnel. Growing up in a household of siblings schooled in the Chinese language I learnt to appreciate Chinese poetry, Teochew opera and calligraphy. My childhood was chaotic with the comings and goings of relatives; the stepbrothers and their fami...

Welcome to another brilliant Writers on Wednesday post. This week I am chatting with Brisbane based author James Bushill about Coopers Pale Ale and, more importantly, his debut novel, Adam ... Tell me a bit about yourself … I’m originally from Windsor, England, famous for being home to the Queen and her castle. Sadly I have no royal connections beyond that. After I moved to Australia to study, I ended up falling in love with a girl and a country, and emigrating for good. I now live in Brisbane, Queensland, where I work as a deckhand on the CityCats, the local ferry service. Tell us about your most recently published book? “ Adam” is my first novel. It’s a sci-fi thriller inspired by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. The story takes place on an abandoned mining asteroid. It follows the unforeseen and occasionally disastrous consequences of the creation of the world’s first biological supercomputer. As writer, what has been your proudest achievement so far? W...

Welcome to another great Writers on Wednesday post. This week, I am chatting with Adelaide based author Dean Mayes, whose third novel, the recipient will be released on May 1. Dean is currently the writer in residence at the South Australian Writers Centre. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this interview and I hope that you do too ... Tell us a bit about yourself … So I'm an author and Intensive Care Nurse living in Adelaide, Australia with my wife Emily, my children Xavier and Lucy and my spaniel Sam. I have a pretty full life with work with my writing commitments while juggling family, school runs and junior sports commitments but, somehow, I manage to make it all work. Oh - I'm also a massive Star Wars fan. I guess you could say that it was Star Wars that is chiefly responsible for my love of story telling. Tell us about your most recently published book? The Recipient is my upcoming novel (out May 1st) which will be my third published novel for Central Av...

Welcome to another great Writers on Wednesday post. This week, I am chatting with C.L. Hunter, author of Your Soul Was Made For Mine ... Tell us a bit about yourself … Hello I'm C. L. Hunter. I love to write love story's with a twist and a turn. I live in Florida with my husband and autistic son named Dakotah and my Irish water spaniel Brody. I have two grown daughters and two granddaughters. Tell us about your most recently published book?  My first novel is called "Your Soul Was Made for Mine." Tell us about the first time you were published? My first book was published Sept of 2015 As writer, what has been your proudest achievement so far? So far, it has been publishing Your Soul Was Made for Mine. What books or writing projects are you currently working on, if anything? I am currently working on the second book in the series called, "My Soul Belongs to you." Which do you prefer? eBooks or Paper Books? Why...

Welcome to another great Writers on Wednesday interview. This week, I am lucky enough to be chatting with Australian author Alli Sinclair, whose second novel Under the Spanish Stars has just been released.  Tell me a bit about yourself … I’m an adventurer at heart and have been lucky enough to visit and live in some amazing parts of the world. I worked as a mountain climbing guide for a few seasons in the Andes and have always had a fascination for exotic destinations, cultures, and languages. My next adventure is never far from my mind, and these days I get to share them with my partner and two children. Tell me about your most recently published book? Under the Spanish Stars (published by Harlequin MIRA) When Charlotte Kavanagh travels to Spain, the land of her ancestors, to discover the mystery behind her grandmother’s painting, she uncovers decades of lies and deception that lead her to question the true meaning of heritage, family, and love. ...

It's time once again for Writers on Wednesday. This week I am chatting with Marie Tuhart, author of Bound and Teased ... Tell me a bit about yourself … I was born and raised in San Francisco, California, and moved to the Pacific Northwest in Washington State several years ago.   I played at writing when I was a teenager and finished my first novel length book at 19. Tell us about your most recently published book? Bound & Teased is a committed menage book.   Here’s a blurb: Eight years ago, a naive Katie Crane ran from Ry and Jed, warned their brand of love would ruin her life. Now she's all grown up and returning home with a better understanding of the BDSM lifestyle. After the betrayal she's faced at her father's hands, she worries she won't be strong enough to submit to the men she gave her heart and virginity to at eighteen.  Jed Malloy and Ry McCade are surprised and thrilled by Katie's return to Felton's Creek. They...