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Author Shannon Stocker discusses her new children's picture book, Can U Save The Day?, a story about what happens to words when all the vowels decide to take the day off. Shannon is also the author of several essays appearing in various Chicken Soup for the Soul books. Tackling yet another genre, she is hard at work on her most challenging book to date—her memoir. Shannon's own story is one of music, medicine and fighting for her life. Now, her world is happily filled with health, writing and family.

Author Naomi Musch discusses her historical romance books, including her recent novella, A Tender Siege, and her novel, The Brightest Hope, which is the final installment in her three-book Echoes of the Heart series. Naomi is a fan of history, and her stories are set in time periods ranging from the mid-1700's to the early part of the 20th century. Naomi discusses her writing journey, her re-release of previous out-of-print works, and how her children played very important roles in some of her books.

Janet Grunst is the author of two award-winning historical romance novels, A Heart Set Free and A Heart for Freedom, as well as a novella titled, The Year Without Summer. Janet's love of history inspires her stories, and she takes her characters on journeys over oceans to new lands, amidst political turmoil of the times and eventually through their own self-discovery. Janet discusses her writing journey, the challenges and joys of writing historical fiction and why her first book took 30 years to publish.

Award-winning author A. LaFaye discusses her numerous books for kids, including young adult stories, like Worth and The Year of the Stardust Man, and children's picture books, such as Walking Home to Rosie Lee. Her latest picture book, Ready to Fly: How Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina, is a story of determination, perseverance and creativity. A. is also an English professor and a writing mentor, who works hard to help aspiring authors do their best work and achieve their writing goals.

Author J.A. Andrews discusses her epic fantasy trilogy, The Keeper Chronicles. Janice's career as an author began even before she realized it. While her husband was on a long business trip, Janice began writing short chapters of a fantasy story and emailing them to him to keep him entertained while on the road. Fifteen years later, those emailed bits of story became the first ten chapters of her published epic series filled with wizards, elves, dwarves, goblins, dragons and, of course, magic.

Author Kay Dew Shostak talks about writing southern fiction, including her two series set in small towns in GA and FL. Kay grew up dreaming about becoming an author, but it wasn't until she was married and a mother of three that she gave it serious consideration. At a book club meeting, Kay asked, "Don't you wish you'd written that book?" Her question was met with blank stares, and she realized that not everyone dreamed about becoming a writer. Kay stopped dreaming, started writing and hasn't looked back.

Author Penelope Wright discusses her series, The Collapse, in which she tackles time travel as she's always wanted to write it. To avoid the pitfalls of writing time travel stories, Penelope wrote the entire six book series before publishing and releasing the first book, Time Bomb. What would happen if the world suddenly flooded and the only survivors were those living on the top floors of the world's skyscrapers? According to Penelope, survival is possible, but only with the power of time travel.

Author Karin Beery discusses her latest book, Practically Married, a contemporary clean romance. Karin began writing her first book over a decade ago as a way to cope with her husband's cancer diagnosis. Happily, her husband is cancer free, and Karin is now a published author. She is a life-long lover of fiction, an acquisitions editor for a small publishing house and a freelance book editor, whose love of the editing process has changed the way she writes her own stories.

Author Pegg Thomas discusses her award-winning historical romances, which appear in five Barbour collections, including The Great Lakes Lighthouse Brides. Pegg is a life-long history geek, so it's no wonder that she has found herself writing historical romances. Pegg is also the managing editor of Smitten Historical Romance, and she works hard to help other writers get published. Tune in to hear Pegg discuss her writing journey and her experiences with novella collections as both participant and curator.

Author Connie Mann discusses her newest romantic suspense novels, the Florida Wildlife Warriors series. In this latest series, Connie introduces her readers to Florida's untamed wilderness and a different kind of law enforcement officer—the tough and rugged agents of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Connie is a nature lover and a US Coast Guard-licensed boat captain who enjoys using Florida's landscape and waterways as the settings for her romantic suspense stories.