Jody Hedlund ~ Author Interview #3...

Jun 5, 2015 by

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! Another Friday interview! While you may have remembered me interviewing Jody Hedlund before, this week, I am celebrating the release of her newest book Hearts Made Whole. So without further ado, on to Rachel’s Back Talk – Special Edition! Interview: RR: Hi Jody! I’m so glad you could join me here today! So to start off to today, can you tell us how you came up with the idea for Hearts Made Whole? JH: Historical textbooks are full of stories about men like George Washington, Thomas Edison, Andrew Carnegie, and so many more.  And while such men are truly remarkable, all too often their stories overshadow equally courageous and remarkable women. One of my goals as an author is to help bring forgotten women of the past to life. In the Beacons of Hope...

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Melissa Tagg – Author Interview...

May 15, 2015 by

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! Another Friday interview! Today’s interview is with Melissa Tagg. This past Monday, I had the opportunity to review her book From the Start. So without further ado, on to Rachel’s Back Talk – Special Edition! Interview: RR: Hi Melissa! Thank you so much for being here today. To start out todays interview, when did you know that you wanted to be a writer? MT: Honestly, I’ve wanted to be a writer for as long as I can remember. I was actually just talking to someone the other day whose son is getting ready for college and trying to come up with a major. And I thought, “Man, that was just never a question for me. It was always writing.” But yeah, as a kid I was a major bookworm and at...

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Jody Hedlund ~ Author Interview #2...

Mar 13, 2015 by

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! Another Friday interview! While you may have remembered me interviewing Jody Hedlund before, this week, I am celebrating the release of her new YA series and the interview will focus on questions from her newest book, An Uncertain Choice. So without further ado, on to Rachel’s Back Talk – Special Edition! Interview: RR: Hi Jody! I am so excited to have you visit Rachel’s Back Talk again. I know I always enjoy reading your books and An Uncertain Choice was no different. After writing for the adult market, why did you decide to transition to young adult books? JH: I have five children and three of them are now teens. That means that over the past few years I’ve ended up reading a lot of books in the Young...

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Rachel Hauck – Author Interview...

Feb 27, 2015 by

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! Another Friday interview! Today’s interview is with Rachel Hauck. This past Monday, I had the opportunity to review her book How to Catch a Prince. So without further ado, on to Rachel’s Back Talk – Special Edition! Interview: RR: Hi Rachel! It was great to get to know another like-minded “Rachel” author! When did you know that you wanted to be a writer? RH: I wanted to be a writer since I was a girl. In fact, I started a book about a girl and her pony when I was ten. Then when I was twelve I wrote about a working girl living in New York City. Ha! Chicklit before it was chicklit. I was inspired by the Mary Tyler Moore show. RR: That sounds just like me! It is so...

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Elizabeth Camden ~ Author Interview...

Feb 13, 2015 by

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! Time for another Friday interview! Today’s interview is with Elizabeth Camden. This past Monday, I had the opportunity to review her book Into the Whirlwind. So without further ado, on to Rachel’s Back Talk – Special Edition!  Interview: RR: Hi Elizabeth! It is great to have your here at Rachel’s Back Talk today. To begin let’s talk about when you knew that you wanted to be a writer. EC: I remember falling in love with Charlotte’s Web when I was eight or nine years old, but being absolutely devastated by the bittersweet ending, and vowing to never read another book by E.B. White for the crime of failing to deliver a happily-ever-after. I told my mother that when I grew up I would write a better ending for Charlotte’s Web. Although...

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