Interview with First Scene Winner Jacob F. Keller, (The Curse of Sam Hain)

It was the first contest I’ve come across that didn’t require an entire screenplay to be submitted. A first scene allows for a much more focused effort on polishing a really good sample. Getting those 5-10 pages right takes a few days to a week while an entire screenplay can take many weeks or months… Continue reading Interview with First Scene Winner Jacob F. Keller, (The Curse of Sam Hain)

Interview with Alan Hostetter, February 2015 Novel Festival Winner (HELLCAT)

HELLCAT is a detective story about a blackmail plot gone wrong, where many elements of the investigation lead back to a mysterious woman with a notorious past. (As a teenager, she partially castrated her rapist.) The book explores the cultural effect of her vengeance as well as the effect it had on her life. WATCH… Continue reading Interview with Alan Hostetter, February 2015 Novel Festival Winner (HELLCAT)