Chatting with Sherri

Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning Illustrator Jennifer Bruce!

Chatting With Sherri  welcomes award-winning Illustrator Jennifer Bruce!
Jennifer Bruce was born in 1991 near Detroit, Michigan. As a child she had an avid interest in drawing but didn’t have access to art classes until high school, so she was largely self-taught. After high school, forced to choose a career in college, she struggled to settle into a major that felt fulfilling, but avoided an art major because it felt daunting and impossible.
She eventually regained her confidence and attended the College for Creative Studies in downtown Detroit, graduating with honors and a bachelor’s in illustration (and a minor in concept art). She is now pursuing a career as a freelance artist, with a focus on young adult and children’s literature book covers.
Her style of illustration mixes her foundation of traditional media with the ease and flexibility of digital media. Her digital paintings combine semi-realistic figures with graphic elements, texture, and patterns, infused with dramatic emotion and narrative. She draws inspiration from nature, beloved works of fiction, and her favorite cinematic and electronic/indie-pop music. 
Jennifer's art has earned her a cash prize and a trip to Hollywood as well as having her art published in the annual bestseller, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 37.

Sherri’s Playhouse reprises the radio play; Dimness!

Sherri's Playhouse reprises the radio play; Dimness!
All alone. In a small room.  All you can remember about yourself is your name.
Three lonely people reach out to each other in the dimness, al they know are their names and how they are dressed.
Radio play by Sherri Rabinowitz (I directed it too.) Original music by Ray Dafrico.
play is followed by a rebroadcast of the cast interview from earlier this year, please stay tuned to listen to our chat
This a repeat of a performance from last year.

Chatting With Sherri welcomes poet Sherry Hicks!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes poet Sherry Hicks! 
Sherry Hicks graduated from Wichita State University with honors in Social Work, and is a member of Golden Key Honor Society. She was entered into the 2001 edition of Who’s Who Among Colleges and Universities. Attending Wichita State University a second time with graduate studies, she took courses in Cultural Anthropology and Criminal Investigations. Furthering her graduate studies, she attended Grand Canyon University where she studied Professional Counseling. In 2019 Sherry completed a Doctoral degree in Spiritual Counseling. Sherry has worked with various agencies ranging from child services to services targeted at supporting adults recovering from drug and alcohol abuse.
Shadowed Past; Have you ever felt isolated and alone? Are you a people pleaser, responsible for other people and how they feel? Have you ever judged yourself harshly? Do you identify yourself as a victim? This is exactly what will happen if your dysfunctional past shapes your future. Do not allow your past to haunt your present. The emotional scars you carry into your adult life can inhibit your ability to move forward. When in this state of mind life seems so unfair, the hurt seems so real, the sadness clouds any potential for clarity and insight. A negative view of life seems the norm as you assume the role of the victim. It can be impossible to recognize any strength within you. Every time you recall your past, you give it life again.
 

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning author; Katherine Kovacic!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning author; Katherine Kovacic!
Katherine was a veterinarian but preferred training and having fun with dogs to taking their temperatures.  Katherine spends her spare time writing, dancing and teaching other people’s dogs to ride skateboards.
@sistersincrimeau Readers Choice.  Congratulations to Katherine Kovacic for winning this award for The Shifting Landscape. The Canberra Times said: Katherine Kovacic puts an Australian spin on a classic crime thriller trope. If you haven't read Katherine Kovacic before, and you like art mixed with crime, you're in for a treat. @echo_publishing
'The Schoolgirl Strangler', as she recounts the chilling true crime story consisting of a failed police enquiries, a serial killer with a Jekyll and Hyde personality, and four families left shattered from tragic losses.
A research geek, Katherine is currently fired up by the history of human relationships with animals, particularly as they appear in art. Her first book, The Portrait of Molly Dean, was shortlisted for a Ned Kelly Award for best first fiction. Her latest novel; "Just Murdered; Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries Book #1!"
 

We welcome back award winning authors; Lee Murray and Dan Rabarts!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back international award-winning authors; Lee Murray and Dan Rabarts!
Dan Rabarts and Lee Murray are award-winning author-editors from Aotearoa-New Zealand (16 Sir Julius Vogel & 5 Australian Shadows Awards). A Bram Stoker- and Shirley Jackson Award-winner, Lee’s work includes horror-thrillers, the Taine McKenna Adventures, and debut collection Grotesque: Monster Stories, while Dan is the author of steampunk-grimdark-comic fantasy series Children of Bane from Omnium Gatherum Media. Together, they co-write crime-noir series the Path of Ra from Raw Dog Screaming Press (Hounds of the Underworld, Teeth of the Wolf, Blood of the Sun), and co-edited horror anthologies Baby Teeth - Bite-sized Tales of Terror and At the Edge. Websites: leemurray.info & dan.rabarts.com.
Lee Murray, Writer
leekiwi@gmail.com
www.leemurray.info
 

Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning author; Luke Wildman!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning author; Luke Wildman!
Luke Wildman was born and raised in West Africa, came to the U.S. for college at nineteen, and has lived with his wife in Indianapolis ever since. When not terrorizing the countryside, Luke reads copiously, devotes unhealthy amounts of time to working on his novels, and dreams of making his living through fiction. His work has appeared in Havok magazine and Parnassus, Taylor University’s literary journal.
Luke Wildman, will travel to Hollywood as a winner in the Writers of the Future Contest, now in its 38th year and his winning story will be published in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 37.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Chatting With Sherri welcomes author; Deirdre Maloney!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes author; Deirdre Maloney!
Do you have a dark secret that’s holding you back from loving yourself? After multiple breakdowns while managing bi-polar disorder, four kids, and trying to keep up the visage she had created, Deirdre finally felt the world crashing down on her. The skeletons in her closet were on the attack, and if she didn’t deal with her past, it was going to deal with her. Sexual abuse, rape, and underage prostitution are only the beginning of Deirdre Maloney’s story. She digs into her darkest secrets to release the relentless thoughts of not being good enough.
Unfold Me is a lesson on self-acceptance in the deepest way. Deirdre believes we must face the darkest parts of ourselves to be wholehearted. Walking through the fire of difficult emotions is the only way to move forward. The unfolding of one woman who felt so much shame for the life she lead as a young adult will help you to connect with a side of yourself that will bring you home.
Deirdre Maloney is the founder of High Gate Racing, Canada’s largest all female competitive cycling team.  She raises money for their youth development program and advocates for women in sports.  She is also the co-founder of a women’s support group in her own community.  Deirdre believes in sharing our stories to cultivate more collective healing.  She lives in Ontario, Canada, with her husband and children.  Read some of her work at www.theunfoldingproject.com 

Chatting With Sherri welcomes Journalist and Author; Mark I. Jacobson!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes Journalist and Author; Mark I. Jacobson!
Mark I. Jacobson tells a bit about his book and himself;
"TheYearOfMyLifeVR.com is a Continuum book series. When the book ends, the story doesn't. In between their adventures in virtual reality, The Writer and Victoria live and interact in the actual world. They have nothing in common, but they may be civilization's only hope as they set out to save the human species from extinction. Get to know them in real time as the story continues and fiction becomes reality!  There is one last thing that makes this book so real. The main character is an actual person caught up in a fictional adventure. The prologue, his world view, and The Writer's Reality blog (both in the book and on the Continuum website), is taken from his actual life. I know this for a fact because I am The Writer."
"I graduated from the University of Arizona, took my journalism degree, and moved to Los Angeles. I started writing feature articles and a column for a monthly magazine called Gambling Times. After several years, I moved on to celebrity cover and feature articles for various magazines and United Press International. Finally, I settled into writing fiction and nonfiction books. My nonfiction book, The Year of My Life: reminiscences and rants: Politics, is told in more of a story form, and is not your father’s book on politics. My current book is TheYearOfMyLifeVR.com. The book title is also the URL of a website that continues with the characters in real life. When the book ends, the story doesn’t."
 
 

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back prolific author; Dean Wesley Smith!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back prolific and award-winning author; Dean Wesley Smith!
As a published Finalist at the inaugural Writers of the Future ceremonies in 1985, Dean Wesley Smith was the first person ever to receive a WotF Award, accepting his framed certificate from judges Dr. Gregory Benford, Roger Zelazny, Robert Silverberg and Algis Budrys. Smith has published nearly 200 novels in forty years, and hundreds and hundreds of short stories across many genres.  He has written many original novels in science fiction, fantasy, mystery, thriller and romance, as well as books for television, movies, games and comics. He is also known for writing quality work very quickly and has written a large number of novels as a ghostwriter or under house names.
With his wife (and fellow WotF judge) Kristine Kathryn Rusch, he wrote The Tenth Planet trilogy and The 10th Kingdom. Smith has also written books and comics for all three major comic book companies, Marvel, DC and Dark Horse. Smith is an avid poker player and a former golf pro. With Rusch, he was also co-founder and publisher of Pulphouse Publishing (which earned them a World Fantasy Award), before editing for VB Tech Journal, then for Pocket Books.
At the moment he produces novels in four major series, including the time travel Thunder Mountain novels set in the old west, the galaxy-spanning Seeders Universe series, the urban fantasy Ghost of a Chance series, and the superhero series starring Poker Boy. His monthly magazine, Smith’s Monthly, consisting of only his own fiction, premiered in October 2013 and has not missed an issue yet, with over 70,000 words per issue, including a new and original novel every month.

Chatting With Sherri welcomes author Brittany Rainsdon!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes author Brittany Rainsdon!
Brittany Rainsdon Headed to Hollywood as Writers of the Future Published Finalist;
Brittany started writing at a young age, penning poems and stories, and filling an overstuffed nightstand with spiral notebooks, pens, and floppy disks (yes, those were still a thing in 2007). But after entering college, Brittany lost touch with her writing and didn’t come back to it for several years. After having her third child in 2015 and needing a creative outlet, her passion for writing reignited. Once she found the Writers of the Future Contest, Brittany has not missed a quarter and has been a Writers of the Future finalist three times. “Half-Breed” is her first published story and she hopes to publish many more.