#IndieFallFest: Sunday Brunch #4

All of the authors who are a part of Indie Fall Fest were asked to answer this question!

Here are their answers.

Which literary world would you want to live in?

Harry Potter's magical world
-Bridie Hall

Leopard King Saga
-T.A. Uner

Narnia
-Ruth Silver

I'm pretty sure I'd get killed in any of the popular YA literary worlds right now, but I'll take my chances with Percy Jackson. ;)
-Erin Albert Rhew

I don't have a particular world I would prefer to live in because as long as I'm reading a book, I'm living in their world. But if I have to choose, I would want a world with a mixture of history and magic. =) I know, I know..not very specific.
-Cynthia Witherspoon

The Paris found in the pages of A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
-Tasha Cotter

None. They real world is hard enough.
-Shane Morgan

Any set in this time...current time.
-Ann Everett

Divergent looks pretty fun (before it all goes south, that is.) I'd definitely hang with Dauntless (and yeah, I'm pretty sure I'd be divergent, so...)
-Heather Letto

Hmm...The Rosemary Beach world or the Chicagoland Vampires world
-Stacey Mosteller

If it weren't for that whole no indoor plumbing thing, I'd have to say the historical worlds filled with hot knights and vast castles.
-T.C. McKee

Oh gosh - all of them! Probably Harry Potter though. I love the idea of magic :-) I like the Shadowhunters in the Mortal Instruments series, too, or maybe just Jace ;-)
-Amy Bartelloni

Gah! There are so many to choose from! Still, I would want to live in the world of Harry Potter. You mean all I have to do is wave my wand and my house will clean itself? Sold!
-A.G. Porter

Harry Potter's World!
-Sarah Darlington

I'd like to live in Roger Zelazny's Amber, assuming I was a Royal of Amber with strong alliances.
-Chess Desalls

In Middle Earth--but only in Lothlórien. I want to live there so freaking bad.
-Sarah Buhl

Alice in Wonderland. I'd never get bored with so many different characters to visit with. Of course, I'd have to be careful of the Queen of Hearts and not lose my head!
-Mary Waibel

Middle Earth
-James D. Horton

Hogwarts!
-Joy Penny

I love a good historical romance,especially set in the Regency period in England, so I would have to go with that world. It was opulent and the last period of stringent social rules in Europe. Those social constraints create some great sexual tension--look but don't touch. There was a lot of mental lust and also a very sexy courtesan society to offset arranged marriages for the wealthy.
-Karen Gordon

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
-Whitney Barbetti

Ummm, I'll let you know when I write it ;)
-Kristen Hope Mazzola

Rosemary Beach. Lots of drama and cute guys!
-J. Nathan

With Sherlock Holmes in Baker Street. Victorian England, yum!
-K.G. McAbee

Divergent. Before the shit hits the fan. I'm Dauntless through and through, and live for a sense of adventure that is only rivaled by free-climbing skyscrapers.
-K.B. Nelson

Hmmm . . . this is a tough one. Is it wrong to say my own? Because I love Eila's world in the UNDERTOW series, from the sea captain homes to the private island known as Polaris to Kian's yacht, CERBERUS.
-K.R. Conway

Monica Murphy's Billionaire Bachelor's Club
-Crystal Perkins

I still desperately want to go to Hogwarts. My letter is just 15 years late ok?
-Tiana Warner

I'd like to live in the magical world of the Harry Potter series. Some people may think that's silly at my age, but I don't care. I want to have studied at Hogwarts, I want to know what house I'd be in, I want to have captained a Quidditch Team, I want to have studied all of the lessons--even the ones Harry and Ron found boring. I want to never have to have to clean by hand ever again. And finally, I want to ride a broom.
-Amy Dunne

Paris in the 1920s.
-Zane Sachs

Narnia for sure!
-Kira Adams

Philip Pullman's world in His Dark Materials Omnibus
-Rue

Hogwarts! Preferably post-Voldemort! :)
-Katherine Over

The Beat Generation has always intrigued me!
-Claudia Brevis

Hogwarts
-Kai Strand

Oh wow. How could I not choose the Potterverse? I think I've been much more committed to my homework if I'd gone to Hogwarts.
-Anna Carolyn McCormally

#IndieFallFest: Sunday Brunch #3

All of the authors who are a part of Indie Fall Fest were asked to answer this question!

Here are their answers.

What published book do you wish you would have written?

Anna and the French Kiss
-Bridie Hall

Maze Runner
-T.A Uner

The Hunger Games
-Ruth Silver

The Percy Jackson series
-Erin Albert Rhew

The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
-Cynthia Witherspoon

Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
-Tasha Cotter

The Maze Runner!
-Shane Morgan

Just for entertainment, Faking It, by Jennifer Crusie
For Literary acclaim, I Know This Much is True, by Wally Lamb
-Ann Everett

Like Moonlight at Low Tide (Nicole Quigley). Nicole's writing evokes so much emotion! She's got the gift.
-Heather Letto

Fifty Shades of Grey!
-Stacey Mosteller

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater. If only I could be so unbeleivably brilliant. I actually talked out loud about the awesomness while reading this series.
-T.C. McKee

Jasper Fforde writes a series about a detective that can walk in and out of bookworld - it's called the Thursday Next series. It's super cool & I wish I thought of it!
-Amy Bartelloni

I don't have an answer for this. Books are such personal pieces from an author that it wouldn't be right for me to want to stake claim on any of them.
-A.G. Porter

Twilight
-Sarah Darlington

I wish I would have written A Wrinkle in Time. L'Engle is legendary.
-Chess Desalls

I really can't think of one. I'm lame, I know. I have many books I admire, but there are none that I wish I would have written. They were written by who needed to write them. It was their story to tell. :)
-Sarah Buhl

Besides Harry Potter? I wish I could have written any of the classics (Pride & Prejudice, Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights) that appear in my novel.
-Joy Penny

Fifty Shades of Grey. I realize this book is now everyone's favorite punching bag, but that's only because it was such a run-away hit. If you really look at the story, E.L. James nailed so many key elements that make a love story swoon-worthy. It is a fantastically fun, erotic read.
-Karen Gordon

The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay
-Whitney Barbetti

hahaha - truth: Loving Mr. Daniels, Brit is a freaking genius and I am probably her biggest fan!
-Kristen Hope Mazzola

Probably Fifty Shades because it got people excited and talking about reading. And it's going to be a movie!
-J. Nathan

The Lord of the Rings
-K.G. McAbee

Obsidian by Armentrout. OMG!!!
-K.R. Conway

Ruined by Tracy Wolff
-Crystal Perkins

Basically any time I read a great plot twist, I end up wishing I'd come up with it.
-Tiana Warner

I wish I could have written a series. Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling or The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. To be able to create such incredible worlds that a reader desperately wishes they could live in them, is in my opinion, a true gift.
-Amy Dunne

Crime and Punishment.
-Zane Sachs

Nevermore by Kelly Creagh
-Rae Hachton

Probably The Hunger Games. Such an interesting concept!
-Kira Adams

The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett
-Rue

The Perks of Being a Wallflower. I read it when I was in high school, and I loved it. A tattered copy traveled amongst my circle of friends because it was so powerful and everyone wanted to share that experience. I would love to write something that has had such an impact on teens.
-Katherine Over

The Host by Stephanie Meyer. I love that book hard.
-Heather Topham Wood

A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving. (what an awesome, unique, story)
-Claudia Brevis

Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
-Kai Strand

When I finished reading Leigh Bardugo's SHADOW AND BONE I put it down and said out loud, "this is the book I was trying to write." Everything about that whole trilogy--the world--like, old imperial Russia + magic--the characters--selfish and flawed while still incredibly relatable--the system of magic--it's all so beautiful. It's everything fantasy should be.
-Anna Carolyn McCormally

#IndieFallFest: Sunday Brunch #2

All of the authors who are a part of Indie Fall Fest were asked to answer this question!

Here are their answers.

Describe your book in one word.

Playful

-Bridie Hall

Intense

-T.A. Uner

Adventurous

-Ruth Silver

Complex

-Erin Albert Rhew

Dark

-Cynthia Witherspoon

Romantic

-Tasha Cotter

Emotional

-Shane Morgan

Escape

-Heather Letto

Sweet

-Stacey Mosteller

Colorful

-T.C. McKee

Intense!

-Amy Bartelloni

Spooky

-A.G. Porter

Sweet

-Sarah Darlington

Searching

Chess Desalls

Quirky

-Sarah Buhl

Fairytale-ish

-Mary Waibel

Dark

-James D. Horton

Bibliophilia

-Joy Penny

Offbeat

-Karen Gordon

Sexy!

-Whitney Barbetti

Heartwarming

-Kristen Hope Mazzola

Heartfelt

-J. Nathan

Tragic

-K.B. Nelson

Devious

K.R. Conway

Emotional

-Crystal Perkins

Badass

-Tiana Warner

Gritty

-Amy Dunne

Twisted

-Zane Sachs

Haunting

-Rae Hachton

Intense

-Kira Adams

Satisfying

-Rue

Thought-provoking

-Heather Topham Wood

Complex

-Claudia Brevis

Rascality

-Kai Strand

Fairytale

-Anna McCormally

#IndieFallFest: Sunday Brunch #1

All of the authors who are a part of Indie Fall Fest were asked to answer this question!

Here are their answers.

Which was the first Indie book that you can recall reading?

I'm sure there were others, but the first one I remember was Disintegrate by Christine Klocek-Lim.
-Bridie Hall

Fire Games by B.T. Narro
-T.A. Uner

State of Emergency by Summer Lane
-Ruth Silver

Colors Like Memories by Meradeth Houston
-Erin Albert Rhew

Conversations with the Light Bearer by Justin Villaneuva
-Cynthia Witherspoon

No clue! Seriously, I'm a long-time indie reader. Since I also write poetry, I'm also a reader of literary magazines and indie lit. I like books that are a little edgy. I like experimental. Some of my favorite indie presses include Curbside Splendor, Gold Wake Press, Black Balloon, Engine Books, Coconut Books, and Graywolf Press. They all publish incredible books.
-Tasha Cotter

Easy by Tammara Webber
-Shane Morgan

I had to go to Amazon to find this. I couldn't remember the title, and the author writes under several pen names, so I had to research that as well. It was Craig's Legacy by Terry Campbell. It's a time travel romance/mystery. I read it in 2003. I had just started writing, and Terry Campbell, aka, Bobbye Terry, formed a critique group in Lubbock, Texas, where I lived at the time. I learned a lot from her!
-Ann Everett

Colors Like Memories - Meredeth Houston.... LOVEEEEEEE!
-Heather Letto

Fallen Too Far by Abbi Glines
-Stacey Mosteller

It was Inescapable by Amy Bartol.
-T.C. McKee

That's hard to say because I don't generally pay attention to indie versus traditional. I just get books thrown at me every which way and I read everything! It was probably 50 Shades :-)
-Amy Bartelloni

Oh, wow I have the worst memory ever! It was probably something by Samantha Young. I really liked her Warriors of Ankh series.
-A.G. Porter

The Bet by Rachel Van Dyken
-Sarah Darlington

Fallen by Lauren Faulter. The book came out in 2009, but I have to admit that I didn't get an e-reader until years later.
-Chess Desalls

Johnny, The Mark of Chaos by Susan D Kalior
-Sarah Buhl

The Secret of Spruce Knoll by Heather McCorkle
-Mary Waibel

Wool - Hugh Howey
-James D. Horton

Losing It
-Joy Penny

Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire. I loved the story but I also loved Jamie's story of how she published the book and it developed a following. I was really inspired to write my own story and connect with an audience.
-Karen Gordon

Slammed by Colleen Hoover
-Whitney Barbetti

Ummm that I knew was for sure indie... In Spades by K. Pinson
-Kristen Hope Mazzola

Jaime McGuire's Beautiful Disaster.
-J. Nathan

Falling For Sarah by Cate Beauman. I really liked it and went on to read the rest of the series. :)
-K.R. Conway

Easy by Tammara Webber
-Crystal Perkins

The first LGBTQ book I ever read was Curious Wine by Katherine V. Forrest. I finally felt represented in a story. My thoughts, feelings, dreams, and fears were shared by the two protagonists. It gave me the courage to accept who I was, come out once and for all, and live the live I wanted.
-Amy Dunne

Serial by Blake Crouch and J.A. Konrath. Also Dating My Vibrator, flash fiction by Suzanne Tyrpak.
-Zane Sachs

It would definitely have to be either Switched by Amanda Hocking or Devour by Shelly Crane. I enjoyed both of those.
-Rae Hachton

Normal is the Watchword by Jasmine Tru
-Kira Adams

Beyond Screenwriting by Sterling Anderson
-Rue

My first indie read was a science fiction novel by Kevin Bohacz called Immortality. Good question, because it triggered me to look up the author and in doing so, I discovered there was a sequel I didn’t know about!
-Katherine Over

I actually believe the book was Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire. It was the original version with the weird mouth cover.
-Heather Topham Wood

Wool.
-Claudia Brevis
Susan Kaye Quinn's Open Minds. Really great series, btw!
-Kai Strand