(Kelly was written by Kelly Blanchard, and Nan was written by Nan Sampson Bach)

“Another interview in the garden,” Kelly mused as she meandered the clearing, passing through shadow and sunlight. The gardens of Cuskelom were a popular choice for those people who she was interviewing, and Kelly briefly wondered if she should someday change the garden to those of Elddon or ask Sarah if she could borrow those of Aquila.

But for now, Kelly waited and finally took a seat on a fallen log near the stream where she watched the clear shallow, clear water run. If she was here for too long, she’ll slip into her imagination and might not realize when her visitor arrived.

However, she didn’t have to wait long when someone touched her shoulder. Kelly snapped her gaze around and found her assassin, Vixen, standing there. Kelly narrowed her eyes. “Please don’t tell me…

(Kelly is written by Kelly Blanchard. Caden is written by Kristen Moger)

As Caden sat resting on her bed, she shivered a little and pulled the ragged remains of her blanket around her shoulders.  She stared up at the ceiling, losing herself in the images she had pasted there–images of an endless sky, pathways through forests strewn with leaves, and the ocean, a vast body of water making huge curling waves frothing with white.  The idea thrilled and frightened her.              

Teddy believed they would get to be there one day—they would get to smell the scented air and feel the cool, fresh water on the skin.  But he was a dreamer and she found his optimism annoying…and unsettling.     

She pushed those thoughts aside and shifted her position, the tightness in her chest making breathing difficult.   …

Author Interviews can be done in person or online. If it’s in person, you’d likely sit across from the interviewer and be asked numerous questions, “So, when did you start writing?”, “Tell us about the book you’ve published?”, “Where do you get your ideas?”, “What advice do you have for other writers?”, and so forth. You have no idea what question they’d ask next, and if you’re on camera and are a natural introvert, this is torture for you as you try not to let your nervousness show through while at the same time, you don’t want to come across as overly excited about your books. There’s a balance, but who really knows where it is? However, my main focus of this post isn’t about in-person interviews. I can’t help you there, so you’re on your own! But I want to focus on online interviews.

These interviews are much less…