Authors on Fire

I’m Roger Wilson-Crane and whilst I was born in Harpenden I was raised in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, so hopefully, I would be described as an honorary Yorkshireman. My passion for writing has always been with me, stemming from writing and directing a school play at the tender age of 14. This enthusiasm resurfaced in late 2019 when I decided to take a reduced role in my company, giving me more...

  Freelance Writer • Blogger • Wife • Mother • Friend • Wayfinder • Personal Note Writer • Virginian • Birder • Alto • Guitar Player • Christian/Episcopalian • Bank Board Chairman • Community Activist • W4EHC • Connector • Encourager Rooted in the land and the countryside Born and raised on a cattle farm, Elizabeth grew up connected to the land and the four seasons of the Virginia Piedmont region...

  Michael R. Schultheiss is a lifelong daydreamer. He has been escaping into other worlds since he was a boy. His early influences include Tolkien, Terry Brooks, and David Eddings on the fantasy side of things, and Ray Bradbury and H.G. Wells for science fiction. Over time, he graduated to George R. R. Martin, Brandon Sanderson, Alec Hutson, Jim Butcher, Steven Erikson, and R. Scott Bakker.  In ad...

  Marcie's debut novel, Em’s Awful Good Fortune, is based on her experiences living overseas as a tagalong wife. Her play Girls Together Always—a collection of coming-of-age stories about “growing up girl”—won the ENCORE! Producer’s Award at the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Maxfield lives in Los Angeles where she volunteers for WriteGirl, a non-profit organization that mentors underserved youth thro...

  Patricia Leavy, Ph. D., is a best-selling, award-winning author, publisher, arts advocate, and internationally recognized leader in research design and arts-based research. She is widely considered the world’s most visible proponent of arts-based research as a means of making research publicly accessible. Moreover, she coined the terms “social fiction” and “fiction-based research” and has been p...

Kyomi O’Connor moved to the States from Japan in February 1990 to work as a post-doctoral researcher at the NIH in Bethesda, Maryland. Soon, she fell in love with her husband-to-be, Patrick. Their journey together led them to change their careers, move to San Diego, and practice Buddhism. They grew spiritually together, and became leaders in their Buddhist community and inseparable partners throug...

As a graduate from the U.S.A.F. Academy class of 1993, Sebastian went on to serve a tour of active duty, followed by tours in the Air National Guard and Reserve service. He retired in 2016. Throughout his military career, he integrated his imaginative inspirations, exploiting his creativity to find innovative solutions to the challenges in various assignments and literary projects. An avid science...

  I was raised in Unicoi County, surrounded by the traditions and dialect of the area. I embraced the regional stories, mountain views, culture-except sweet tea and unannounced visits-and sought to correct the misconceptions about the local people and the town stories that turned into rumors. I reside in Erwin, Tennessee, with my children and husband. I have hiked the section of the Appalachian Tr...

Carmen María Navarro has worked in marketing and brand story telling in top 500 companies since graduating with her MBA from Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in 2004. She serves on the Board of Center for Human Services, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting youth and eliminating youth homelessness. Carmen María is a stepmom of four, a biological mom of two, and a foster mom of a few chi...

I started writing poetry in college as a way to deal with troubling emotions and traumatic memories from my childhood. In graduate school, I was more courageous, and I wrote scenes from memory, trying to recapture the mood of much of my life with a mentally ill parent. During the day, I taught high schoolers about literature; in the evening, I studied and wrote, eventually amassing more than 200,0...

Since establishing his company, TALENT, in 1986, Tony has written hundreds of television and radio commercials and collateral pieces as part of multimedia advertising campaigns, conducted national media relations programs, conceived and developed successful promotional events, and won several awards at many levels, including the prestigious International Newspaper Marketing Association Award in 20...

Rebecca Johnston graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelors in English and Modern European History in 2015, and in 2017 she graduated with her Masters in English from the University of Texas at Tyler. Currently Rebecca is pursuing a doctoral degree from the University of Exeter while also serving as the Vice President of the Florida Hemingway Society. She has had academic articles published both n...

After studying journalism at Texas A&M University, Jody was a television news reporter and anchor in Bryan-College Station Texas; Charleston South Carolina; and San Antonio Texas. In addition to writing, her other passion is advocating for people with special needs. She met her son, Marius, while reporting on Romania’s orphanages post-communism and saw firsthand the effects of the lack of nurturin...

Mikael Carlson is an award-winning political fiction author, including a silver medal from Readers' Favorite and National Indie Excellence, American Fiction, Lyra, and Global E-book Awards. He was named one of the ‘50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading’ by The Authors Show in 2018. Mikael is a former U.S. Army Paratrooper and retired Army National Guardsman. He conducted over 50 airborne operatio...

  Pete grew up in Green Bay, Wisconsin, before joining the Army out of high school. After a couple enlisted years, he switched gears and decided to go the officer route. He graduated from West Point four years later and subsequently spent five years as an Army Transportation Officer. He eventually moved back to Green Bay with his wife and first child to pursue life in the corporate world. The next...

My goal as an author is to encourage and entertain my readers. In 2011, I began writing nonfiction, but my fictional writing started in 2016 while facilitating a novel-writing class with my students. The voices wouldn't stop talking! Vivid characters and their dialogue exploded, and writing their stories was my only relief. My psychiatrist friend assured me, "Kelda, you aren't crazy for hearing vo...

Larry Freeland was born in Canton, Ohio.  Since his father was an officer with the United States Air Force he grew up on many Air Force bases across this country.   After graduating from High School at Ramey Air Force Base in Puerto Rico, he attended the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida.  He graduated in 1968 with a degree in mathematics and a concentration in finance. He joined the U...

  Deanie Humphrys-Dunne is a multi-award winning children’s author of eight books : My Life at Sweetbrier–A Life Changed by Horses, Charlie the Horse, Charlene the Star, Charlene the Star and Hattie’s Heroes, Charlene the Star and Bentley Bulldog, A Tractor Named Wilbur and  Un Tractor Llamado Wilbur and Wilbur’s new Home. Many of her fictional books are beautifully illustrated by Holly Humphrys-B...

  Dr. Arlene McCain is a board-certified family physician who is committed to partnering with individuals as they discern personal motivations for healthy change and passionately supports their inspired progress towards a thriving life. She has a whole health perspective that honors body, mind, and spirit. Arlene earned a Bachelor of Science in biology and minor in theology from Georgetown Univers...

Dr. Foster is Board Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation as well as Pain Medicine. He is a best-selling multi-award-winning author. He is the author or co-author of several scientific articles. His books include  three best-selling books: The Stress Book: Forty-Plus  Ways to Manage Stress & Enjoy Your Life,  Foster’s Opioid Addiction Classification Status Guide, and  The Opioid Epidem...

Rey is a Texas, native, is a dedicated special education teacher at a local middle school; as well as, a published author of two inspirational Christmas books involving hope, love, and perseverance. His published books feature his creation of “Northopolis”, a magical Christmas lawn display which was featured on the national television show, “The Great Christmas Light Fight” on ABC. In addition to...

Anita Dickason is a retired police officer with a total of twenty-seven years of law enforcement experience, twenty-two with Dallas PD. She served as a patrol officer, undercover narcotics officer, advanced accident investigator, tactical officer and first female sniper on the Dallas SWAT team. Awards Law Enforcement Professional Achievement Award—The Texas House of Representatives Officer of the...