Veronica Scott

Writing is like breathing to me – I have to do it! I started writing at the age of seven with a self-illustrated tale of princesses, flying cats and riverboat captains. Dad read nothing but science fiction, and gave me my first Andre Norton book, which shaped my entire writing career from that moment on. […]

Ben Galley

I’ve always been a creative, ever since I could first hold a pencil and spell a word. I wrote my first books aged 11, and have not stopped writing ever since. I owe my love of writing to the fantastical books that fuelled the early warping of my imagination – Lord of The Rings, The […]

Wendy Brunner

It all began about 3200 BC. My ancient Sumerian ancestors followed their own urges and started to write things down. Now, over 5000 years later, I’m still at it. I guess you could say it’s in my DNA. I know some don’t have as many writing chromosomes as I do; they got the painting or […]

Karin Beery

I wrote my first novel after my husband was diagnosed with cancer. We’d barely started our life together when he was diagnosed nine months after our wedding. Emotional and confused, I started reading. That led to writing. That led to years of experimentation with different types of writing and editing. I started writing as a […]

IndieReader Features “A Novelist’s Most Important Tool”

An idea storms your consciousness. You scramble to jot it down before it dissipates. What do you reach for? Do you type that brilliant line of dialogue on your phone or do you reach for your trusty notepad? If so, what kind of notebook is it? Are the pages lined or blank? Do you jot […]