Kathleen O'Neal Gear

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KATHLEEN O'NEAL GEAR (Born in 1954)

Kathleen O'Neal Gear is an intriguing woman of many talents.  She has been an award-winning state historian and archaeologist as well as an award-winning author.  Published as a scholar and creative writer, this amazing woman has worked solo as well as with her husband, W. Michael Gear.  She has over 60 novels published, with more than 17 million copies having been sold, and translations in at least 29 languages!

I invite you to read my interviews with her and her husband,
W. Micheal Gear. I know you will love them as much as I do!

My Interview With Kathleen O'Neal Gear
My Interview with W. Michael Gear
My Interview with NYT Bestsellers - The Gears

SAME TIME, DIFFERENT PLACE

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LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY, LAURA INGALLS WILDER, and MARGARET MITCHELL

Three women authors who influenced J.M. Northup of Norns Triad Publications are L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables), Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House Books), and Margaret Mitchell (Gone With The Wind).  With an intense love of literature and history, these writers made an undying impact on the young Julie, aiding in her development as a reader and a writer.

These ladies not only wrote historical fiction, but they lived and published almost simultaneously.  Their stories give accurate depictions of the regions they lived as well as the cultures of their time.  Brilliantly written works that are strikingly different views of life in North America during the turn of the 20th century!

Lucy Maud Montgomery was a Canadian author
who lived from Nov 30, 1874 until Apr 24, 1942.

Her Anne Shirley books began with Anne of Green Gables (published between 1908 through 1939) and was completed with a prequel Before Green Gables (published in 2008) by Budge Wilson.  It chronicles an orphan's life in Prince Edward Island in the late 19th century.

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Laura Ingalls Wilder was an American author
who lived from Feb 7, 1867 until Feb 10, 1957. 
Her series, the Little House Books (published between 1932 through 1971), reflected life in the mid-west during the time period as the Anne Shirley books.


Margaret Mitchell was an American author
who lived from Nov 8, 1900 until Aug 16, 1949.
Her novel, Gone with the Wind (published 1936), was about the American Civil War.
Again, this is another perspective life during the late 19th century.


Each of these amazing women were influenced by the same time period and wrote about the same general era.  However, each story is unique to those who lived in separate regions of North America.  The gift of insight these ladies gave into American & Canadian culture is immeasurable and life-changing.  At least, it was for J.M. Northup, especially when you consider how close they existed alongside one another, only to have such distinctive worlds!

William Faulkner

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WILLIAM FAULKNER (1897 - 1962)

William Faulkner is considered to be one of the most influential authors of all time.

He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1949 (receiving it in 1950).

His books, A Fable (1955) and The Reivers (1963), both won the Pulitzer Prizes.

By primarily depicting the peoples and culture of his native Mississippi, William Faulkner helped to define the modern southern-American-influenced style of the 20th century.

Born to a well-to-do family, this amazing author grew up in one of the poorest towns in the United States.  Denied entry into the U.S. Air Force because of his height, he enlisted in the RAF - that was when he changed his name from 'Falkner' to 'Faulkner' (as it appeared more British than American) and he affected an accent to complete his new persona.  

William Faulkner's books, The Sound and the Fury and As I Lay Dying, are two of the most read books in the world.  He's managed to have more literary success in a decade than most have accomplished in a lifetime!

HIDING HANNAH by Marnie Cate

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Meet Evelina Giles from Witch for Hire by Mark Slade

MEET MY CHARACTER

1.   Who are you?

o   What is your name?

·   Evelina Giles

o   Are you a fictional or historical character?

·   I’m real. As real as the shadows on your walls and the mist that appears in the early mornings.

o   What should we know about you?

·   Owner of a college town shop of curiosities, practitioner and seller Magic spells and potions, expert solver of mysteries and murder.

2.   Tell us about your story:

o   When and where is your tale set?

·   A sleepy college town in Virginia.

o   What is your personal goal?  I mean, what do you ultimately want?

·   To be at peace with my Father’s death, absolutely rich, stay friends with a Journalist Jeanie Stanford, and take care of my assistant Mungo. Oh, and own two or three mansions.

o   What is standing in your way?  What conflict(s) do you face?

·   Usually con artists claiming supernatural abilities, supernatural beings, and stupid humans committing the most foul murders.

3.   How do I get a copy of your book?

o   What is the title or working title for this piece?

·   First book is Witch forHire

·   Second book is Lost Spell (collection of short stories, completed/ a cover is completed as well.)

·   Third book in the process.

o   Is it available now or when can we expect to see it released?

·   Witch for Hire is available now!

·   TBD for second book.

PURCHASE LINK

Mark Slade's Witch For Hire

Noir Crime/Murder Thriller

Illustrated by Cameron Hampton

Do you need a potion? How about a spell? Maybe.....murder someone? Evelina Giles is a witch chosen by magic, just like her father. She operates a shop in a sleepy college town in Virginia. When a businessman approaches Evelina for a spell so he can steal a project from his boss, Evelina’s practical joke turns deadly. Or did it? Now, along with her assistant Mungo and her Journalist-friend Jeanie, Evelina must investigate not one, but multiple murders.

Barry London from Mr Zero by Mark Slade

MEET MY CHARACTER

1.   Who are you?

o   What is your name?

BARRY LONDON

o   Are you a fictional or historical character?

No.

o   What should we know about you?

·   I work for Cuban mob boss Peter Choaladi. I take care of problems any of Mr. Choaladi’s friends might have. One of my operatives is Leon “Pop” Brown, who is also a surrogate father to me.

2.   Tell us about your story:

o   When and where is your tale set?

·   All over United States, usually on the East coast.

·   First book, “Mr. Zero” is set in my home town in New Jersey. Hadn’t been there in ten years, but a friend of Mr. Choaladi called up and needed help with locating a missing video tape.

o   What is your personal goal?  I mean, what do you ultimately want?

·   To protect the interests of my Boss and spend as much time with Pop.

o   What is standing in your way?  What conflict(s) do you face?

·   Cops. Usually others trying to cross Mr. Choaladi and myself. Cops are not always a problem, unless Feds, because my boss has friends in high places, and Pop used to be a bus driver in Manhattan, so he knows a lot of people in high places, too.

3.   How do I get a copy of your book?

o   What is the title or working title for this piece?

·     Mean Business (a collection of short stories about London that appeared in Switchblade, Mystery Tribune, etc.

o   Is it available now or when can we expect to see it released?

·   Mr.Zero is available now.

PURCHASE HERE

Mr Zero: A Barry London Book

Noir Crime Thriller by Mark Slade

Illustrated by Lissanne Lake

Barry London is a Fixer by trade, lent out by his boss to other crime lords. He is sent to his hometown of Geneva, New Jersey to deal with corrupt cops at war with each other over a missing video, dealing with an ex-girlfriend who happens to be a cop, the wife of a good friend who also wants to sleep with him, both looking to tame the wild and rough London. On top of all that, London finds himself looking several murders and Firebug who torched a nightclub. The key to it all is cracking the mystery of Mr. Zero.

Nobel Prize In Literature

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When I think about the Nobel Prize, I think about science or peace.  I didn't realize they were given to recognize writers.  Considering my love for literature and my status as an author, this fascinated me.

DID YOU KNOW:

• Any of SIX prizes are awarded annually, traditionally on the day that the founder, Alfred Nobel died.

Nobel Prize diploma

Nobel Prize medal

The prize amount
(1 to 3 winners are selected.  The amount is shared amongst the Laureates.)

• The fields awarded not only include the promotion of peace and the sciences of chemistry, physics, and physiology or medicine but also economics AND LITERATURE!

Nobel Prize in Literature

1901-2018: 110 prizes awarded to 114 laureates.

• Nobel Laureates are selected and awarded by the Nobel Foundation - a board of deputies appointed by Norwegian Parliament and some learned societies of Sweden.

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