Submitted by Susanne Bacon. Author Justin Teerlinck is at home in Gig Harbor, Washington. The trained and experienced forensic occupational therapist works currently as a freelance writer and community mental health occupational therapist. He has been writing since he was 16 years old and began by keeping a diary every day for 15 years, along with […]
In the Book Nook with … Tyrean Martinson
Author Tyrean Martinson lives in Gig Harbor, Washington, and works three freelance jobs, as a writing teacher and coach for homeschool students, public school students, and adults, as a property manager, and as an author of short and long works. She has been making up stories and song lyrics for as long as she can […]
In the Book Nook with … Toni Kief
Author Toni Kief from Marysville, Washington, spent 43 years as an independent insurance investigator and is now retired. Near her 60th birthday, she was dared to write and started with short bios and Flash fiction. Her novel “Mildred in Disguise with Diamonds” from the Mildred Unchained the unexpected series received the 2019 Apple Book Award […]
In the Book Nook with … D. Ellsworth Hoag
Author D. Ellsworth Hoag from Phoenix, Arizona, is retired and has been writing off and on since his mid-fifties. His first published book was “Yuletime Yammerings” (2014). D. Ellsworth is a member of several writing groups. When he is not writing, he plays the recorder and explores musical genres. Which genres do you cover?D. Ellsworth […]
In the Book Nook with … Ronald Schulz
Author Ronald Schulz from Shoreline, Washington, is semi-retired and occasionally teaches health care requirements. After scribbling notes for years, he began compiling them into coherent memoir; after finding Tumbleweed Books in 2022, he signed to publish “Chicago Rage”, and his next book, “Home at the Edge”. Ronald is a member of Author Event Network (AEN), […]
Across the Fence: Punctuation ad Absurdum
English is my second language, as you all know by now. And some may have realized that mine is a mix of British and American vocabulary. Go figure! My teachers back in the day taught us German students British English with as much of an RP accent as possible. Most of them were good teachers. […]
In the Book Nook with … Edward L. Conley
Submitted by Susanne Bacon. Author Edward L. Conley from Seattle, Washington is a retired disaster responder now embarking on a second career as a writer. He published his first book, “Promote the Dog Sitter and Other Principles for Leading during Disasters” in 2022. As a member of the Pacific Northwest Writers Association (PNWA), Edward is […]
Lakewood Author Publishes Second Military Spouse Mystery Novel
Are you familiar with Emma Schwarz already? If not, may I introduce you to the protagonist of my latest novel series? Emma is a German journalist who works for a small daily paper in a fictional suburb of the Southern German city of Stuttgart. Though she is supposed to work on cultural and social topics […]
In the Book Nook with … Carol Heumann Snider
Author Carol Heumann Snider from Gig Harbor, Washington, is a retired educator who designed educational software for companies like Disney, Edmark, Humongous, and others. She has also been a technical project manager with Microsoft and the Director of Professional Development at The Gottman Institute in the field of couples therapy and research. She has been […]