Chatting with Sherri

We welcome back Agatha Christie expert & author; Dr Mark Aldridge!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back Agatha Christie expert and author; Dr Mark Aldridge!
Agatha Christie's Marple; Expert on Wickedness- A new investigation from Dr Mark Aldridge, exploring a lifetime of Agatha Christie’s Miss Jane Marple. In Agatha Christie’s Expert on Wickedness,‘Agathologist’ Dr Mark Aldridge looks at nearly a century of St Mary Mead’s most famous resident and uses his own detective skills to uncover new information about Miss Jane Marple’s appearances on page, stage, screen and beyond.
The Swinging Christies podcast- Sex. Drugs. Rock 'n' Roll. Agatha Christie?? Agatha Christie may not be the first person you think of when you think of the Swinging Sixties, but her writing has much to say about the big topics of the day. Join Dr Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown on a rad journey through time with the Queen of Crime.
Dr Mark Aldridge is a senior lecturer in Film and Television at Southampton Solent University, UK, specialising in film and television history.
 
          
 

Chatting With Sherri welcomes collector of vintage paperbacks; Jules Burt!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes expert on, as well as a collector of vintage paperbacks; Jules Burt!
Jules Burt has been a collector of vintage paperbacks, amongst other things, for over forty years. In his lifetime, he has owned and run a comic, book and record store, Purple Haze, been a book shop manager and book buyer for a national UK chain as well as, when time allows, doing a bit of acting, including an appearance in Doctor Who!
He has written for many magazines and books in that time but now concentrates his efforts on YouTube where he shares his many passions and collections with a wider audience. 
His videos have just surpassed 4.5 million views with a 26,000 subscriber base.
 
On YouTube check out ‘Jules Burt’’, on Twitter @julesburt and on Instagram @penguinbookaday

Chatting With Sherri welcomes; author and WOTF winner, Mr. Lazarus Black!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes; author and Writers of the Future winner, Mr. Lazarus Black!
Lazarus Black is an American author of genre fiction living under the shadow of a Pacific Northwest volcano with three Goddesses, his wife and two daughters. “Psychic Poker” is Lazarus’s first sale, but hardly his last. It juxtaposes poker, the synthesis of probability and human behavior, with psychic powers, the solution to both probability and the chaos of free will. What if every player is psychic? What if no player has an advantage? What if their lives are at stake? But the strength of the story is in the reluctant main character: Tyson Young, a middle-aged Aussie with an acute wit.

Chatting With Sherri welcomes Director of the WOTF Contest; Joni Labaqui!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes Director of the  Writers of the Future Contest; Joni Labaqui!
Joni Labaqui has been the Director of the Writers of the Future Contest since 1995 and is also proud to have been present at Author Services when L. Ron Hubbard launched the Contest in the early 1980s, working with every Coordinating Judge - of both Contests ever since. 
 

Chatting With Sherri welcomes chart-topping country music artist Jake Bush!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes chart-topping Texas country music artist Jake Bush!
Chart-topping Texas country music artist Jake Bush announced the release of  “Somewhere Better To Be.” A genuine purveyor of timeless, boot-scootin'' country tunes, perfectly suited for the loyal honky-tonk faithful. Download and stream the new music.
“I knew the second I heard the hook of this song that I was living it. Being newly married and 2.5 years sober, I really spend my time differently off the road. I’d rather be on the couch with my wife & dog instead of in the barroom on a day off. That is my "somewhere better to be,” expressed Jake Bush.
“2024 is going to be a great year. Not only is there new music but I have a new team, and there is excitement building all around. Y'all be sure to stay tuned,” exclaimed Jake Bush.

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back multi-talented photographer; Ian L. Sitren!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back multi-talented photographer; Ian L. Sitren!
Ian L Sitren is a multi-talented photographer. He creates amazing pictures of fast food, athletes, models, actors and aircraft! "As a little boy I used to build military aircraft models and hang them from the ceiling in my room. Now I get to photograph them and fly in historic and military airplanes from World War II and many others.”
Inspired by the controversy surrounding fast food photography, I decided to take matters into my own hands. Critics seemed intent on making fast food look unappealing by squashing burgers and manipulating the presentation. On the other hand, advertising images are meticulously staged and often unrealistic. I chose to photograph the food exactly as it comes out of the bag, against a simple black background, capturing its true form. To my surprise, the food actually looks quite appealing. I am now planning to create large-scale photographs for an exhibit, along with an accompanying photo book, offering what might be a historical perspective on fast food.
"Photo excursions started out a few years ago with me just looking for interesting shoot locations. Then a couple of my friends wanted to come along so they became road trips for the purpose of finding the odd and unusual. One of the guys in our group does paintings from his photographs and is now in galleries here in Southern California and Montana and has been in number of prestigious art shows. Another of our group has also been successful in art shows with his photographs, here and abroad. Art Patron Magazine last year did a story about our photo excursions."

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back author and screenwriter; Buzz Dixon!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back author and screenwriter; Buzz Dixon!
CHEEKY -When troublemaker Dimbulb Gilhooey learns an old clothing-optional law is still on the books, he starts a movement that turns the town of Newbridge topsy-turvy. It's a summer of sun-baked shenanigans as Dimbulb and his followers challenge pastors, police, politicians, and public propriety for the right to bare arms -- as well as the rest of their bodies. Preposterous? Far-fetched? Utterly unbelievable? Maybe -- if it wasn't inspired by actual real life events! (cover art by Travis Hanson)" 
Heartbreaks & Half-truths: 22 Stories of Mystery & Suspense -, Buzz Dixon (Contributor),-
Lovers and losers;The twenty-two authors represented in this collection of mystery and suspense interpret the overarching theme of “heartbreaks and half-truths” in their own inimitable style, where only one thing is certain: Behind every broken heart lies a half-truth. And behind every half-truth lies a secret.
Buzz Dixon is a  writer of novels, comic books, films , and cartoons. His cartoon work includes both writing and editing credits. He wrote numerous episodes of GI Joe: A Real American Hero, The Transformers, Thundarr the Barbarian, Jem, Inhumanoids, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Tiny Toon Adventures, Tarzan and the Super 7, Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light, Dungeons & Dragons and Teen Wolf. He also served as a story editor for the GI Joe and Teen Wolf series, and was a story consultant on G.I. Joe: The Movie and My Little Pony: The Movie.

Chatting With Sherri welcome, editor and publisher Bill Fawcett!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning author, editor and publisher Bill Fawcett!
After writing for the early issues of Dragon Magazine in the 1970s Bill Fawcett became one of the founders of and lead designer at Mayfair Games. He has continued his board and electronic game design work including a number of RPGs and PC games. His first books were chosen path novels for TSR in the early days of D&D. His first fantasy series was Lord of Cragsclaw in the 1980s.
Bill’s historical "Mistakes" series includes It Seemed Like a Good Idea, It Looked Good On Paper and You Did What, How To Lose A Battle, How To Lose a War, How To Lose WWII, How To Lose a War at Sea, and How To Lose the American Civil War.  Among his non-fiction books are Oval Office Oddities, 100 Mistakes that Changed History, 100 Leadership Mistakes that Changed History and 101 Stumbles in the March of History.
As an author Bill has written or co-authored over a dozen fiction books plus close to fifty articles and short stories. Bill collaborated on several mystery novels with Chelsea Quinn Yarbro including the authorized Mycroft Holmes novels. He interviewed for and edited two oral histories of the US Navy SEALs Hunters and Shooters and The Teams. www.billfawcett.com 
 

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning author Leah Ning!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning author Leah Ning!
Leah lives in northern Virginia with her husband and their five animals: two cats, a dog, and two sugar gliders, all of whom are exactly as cute as they sound. Despite her years of residency here, both past and yet to come, her heart lies in the cold, snowy north, and she hopes to get back there someday. She works full time as a programmer and spends her spare non-writing time drawing, playing video games, and learning to make delicious new foods. “Yellow and Pink” is her first writing sale.
Some other published stories from Leah;
Beneath Ceaseless Skies Issue #359  "Witchbreaker" by Leah Ning
Cossmass Infinities - 2020: The First Year; The Anthology of all the stories from The FIrst Year of the Science Fiction and Fantasy short story magazine Cossmass Infinities. Including 6 brand new stories by P H Lee, Leah Ning, Greta Hayer, Candace Cunard, Avery Parks and Beth Goder.
Leah is now a reader for the Writers of the Future contest.
 

Chatting With Sherri welcomes author, editor and publisher William Joseph Robert

Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winnig author, editor and publisher William Joseph Robert!
In a previous lifetime, William Joseph Roberts was an F-15 mechanic and Staff Sergeant in the United States Air Force. He has traveled the world and experienced many things in his few years. He has been called a Jack of all trades, a Renaissance man, and an insane squirrel wrangler by his peers.
Since his enlistment ended, he has pursued careers as an industrial and architectural designer, design engineer, and is now an award-winning author, editor, and publisher with Three Ravens Publishing.
William Joseph Roberts currently resides in the quaint southern town of Chickamauga, Georgia with his loving wife, three freaky-smart nerd children, and a small pack of fur babies.
Find out more about William,.WilliamJosephRoberts.com
William has been entering Writers Of The Future for years and has recieved many honorable and silver honorable mentions.  William says he will keep submitting.