A listing of member interviews I did with members of my Book-in-a-Week writing group.
BIW Member Interview Rita Lorraine Hubbard is a former teacher living in Tennessee. Rita’s first nonfiction trade book, African Americans of Chattanooga: A History of Unsung Heroes, debuted in December 2007. Currently, she writes full-time and produces a line of historical calendars called Shades of Greatness. Moe: When did you know you wanted to be…
BIW Member Interview Greta Browne, mother of three and grandmother of three, lives in Bethlehem, PA, with her husband and two cats. She is a therapist, a chaplain, a peace and justice activist, and a writer in a line of writing women. She lived in China and Brazil as a child and in Niger as…
BIW Member Interview Cristina A. Montes is from the Philippines. She works as a Court Attorney at her country’s Supreme Court and loves writing in her spare time. Moe: When did you know you wanted to be a writer? Cristina A. Montes: When I was in grade school, the system for joining after-school clubs was…
BIW Member Interview Montgomery Sword is a first-time NANOWRIMO winner for 2007. My current concentration is Standwood Station GA Chronicles, a milieu collection of poetry, novels, and short stories set in a tiny but essentially spooky Georgia railroad & farming community. She’s proud to be a part of the A-1 Writing Academy on WDC–almost two…
BIW Member Interview Carol Williams lives in upstate New York, she’s now single, has three grown children and six amazing grandchildren to whom she is affectionately known as their “hip-hop Nanny” because she doesn’t sit still much – dancing, hiking, traveling — a regular social butterfly. She has a BA in Human Development and is…
BIW Member Interview Heidi Hood lives an hour southwest of San Antonio with her husband Floyd, their “kid,” a German Shepherd named Penny and two cats. She works as a staff writer for the local newspaper and spends too much time reading. Moe: When did you know you wanted to be a writer? Heidi Hood:…
BIW Member Interview Marlene Castricato is tenacious by definition. She backpacked around the world for three years and worked on a cruse ship as a senior officer for seven years. At forty-five, Marlene is a stay at home mom, nurturing her five year old daughter, ten year old son; ageless, but childlike husband and their…
BIW Member Interview Kathy Priebe is the author of “Stones of Iris” serial, “The Stones of Iris” book edition and “The Littlest Mermaid” available at LuLu.com. Her non-fiction piece “What Does A Grandma Do?” was printed in Lakeland’s Write On 2000 issue and reprinted in the 2001 issue. Moe: When did you know you wanted…