Meet the recommended writers July 2023
Our sixteenth group of recommended writers was another big group, numbering twenty-five, and saw many new writers and a few returning writers. We also got to over one-hundred recommended writers. This month we also started our Writer Spotlight Interviews and saw much growth for our book recommendation groups. Check them all out now!
(Returning) Leia Faiga
Jewish Romance Writer
I have been writing for over 30 years, but professionally for 5 years. I have been steadily a contemporary romance writer, but I am branching out into different sub-genres of romance. I am trying to center in on being a romance author with the focal point of my stories focusing around my Jewish faith. More of a secular and culturally dynamic, I hope I can showcase Jewish characters in a main character love interest role, rather than the stereotype I’ve always seen people have my community represented by.
When I’m not writing, I read and I take care of my son and husband. My life outside of writing is rather mundane. So, writing is as exciting as I get. As for the kind of content I typically cover can be considered triggering to some readers. I like to introduce not glorify, gloss over, mock, or overindulge in topics that may offend of harm someone else. But, I try to show people realistic struggles that many people face in their lives. That could include peer bullying, irresponsible self-harm, mental illness, etc. Most of my material are not meant for readers
under 18.
(Returning) Latasha Thomas
Writer and Designer
My name is Latasha Thomas. I started writing 4 years ago, but decided to publish my books just last year. I love reading and always and forever will write my books and hope that one day that I’ll have one of my books get a best seller. My first book that I wrote was THE Love I Gave You, but I didn’t publish it until after Handling Surprises came out. A lot of people have been asking for book two and I’m glad to say that it’s coming soon. Just give me some time.
(Returning) Thomas Simpson
Scottish Horror Writer
Hailing from the gritty heart of the East end of Glasgow, Scotland, Thomas Simpson is a horror writer. His love affair with the macabre began at a young age, with a core memory of the paperback cover of Salem’s Lot giving him nightmares. The bad dreams also came from TV with Nightmare on Elm Street, a film he was too young to see. It ignited a spark within him and a flame that still burns today. A natural storyteller, Simpson’s creative flair was evident from a young age. School was a playground for his imagination, where he immersed himself in comics and short stories. With pen and paper as his weapons of choice, he conjured up terrifying tales and brought them to life with his own illustrations. In his twenties, he traded written words for moving images, directing a series of short films that showcased his talent for creating unsettling atmospheres. His work garnered attention, with several projects premiering at the prestigious Glasgow Film Festival. With a return to prose, he unleashed a new wave of terror. He adapted his unproduced screenplays into prose, resulting in his debut novella, One of Us. This marked the start of his writing career, with the subsequent novel, Blackened, solidifying his position as a rising star in horror. Simpson’s love letter to horror, Unknown Pleasures: 13 tales, 13 Nightmares, is a collection of short stories that pays homage to his greatest influences. With each tale, he delves deeper into the shadows, exploring the darkest corners of the human psyche and the twisted machinations of fate. His Glasgow upbringing has infused his work with a brutal honesty, a relentless exploration of the darkness that resides in us all. With each new story, he invites readers to step into the abyss, to confront their own nightmares, and emerge changed.
(Returning) Tawni Suchy
Christian Romance Writer
Tawni is a Christian woman with a heart for Jesus. She is a wife and mother who uses her free time to craft novels that keep you at the edge of your seat and tug at your heartstrings. She strives to write lovable heroines paired with swoon-worthy heros. She writes Christian Romance, that’s either heart pounding suspense, nail biting thrillers, or heart-melting romance, it all depends on her mood. When she’s not writing, you can find her chasing her littles with her husband, organizing chaos, or with her nose buried in the next great book.
(Returning) Clive Britton
Thriller Writer
I based my first novel ‘Some are evil’ on a period in my late twenties when my other identity first revealed itself. At the time, I thought it was the alcohol that caused me to stray from the boundaries of normality, and I’m sure it helped by suppressing the anxieties that might have stopped the – somewhat warped adventures from actually playing out.
The thing that did help the spirit inside me to immerge was the shelter from the stage; after all – we are but the actors in somebody else’s play… We have to live up to the identities on the script, but off stage – in a secret wilderness – away from the audience, anything is possible.
My childhood years were troubled… My father died when I was fifteen after a long battle with his demons, and my mother suffered from severe depression, I remember the worry of whether she would still be alive when I got home from school or if she had managed to play out the deed that she yearned for. I spent my early teenage years in a my-own depressed state.