This is the first of a series of interviews with eBook authors.

You know the story—the one about the boy, the girl, and the vampire. But this time, the boy is the vampire: a 13-year-old half-human vampire, to be precise. And the girl is actually the woman behind his creation.

Earlier this year, when I heard that bestselling novelist Allison Brennan had three books come out in 2006—The Prey, The Hunt, and The Kill, in January, February, and March, respectively—I thought to myself: How could someone publish three good books a year? Well, I bought and read all three. And let me tell you: they're not just good. They're terrific.

Being a prolific author is very possible, as Allison proves. She's learned a lot along the way, from how much she needs to write every day to promotion to the differences in mass market and hardcover. In August, Allison answered many questions about her books and the industry.

How well can you know someone you've never met? Sometimes the answer is: Very.

What do bestselling authors MaryJanice Davidson, Rebecca York, and Amanda Ashley have in common? Top agent Ethan Ellenberg, of the Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency.

In high school, I was an avid reader of Piers Anthony, as were several of my friends. The vivid description, the depth of his characters, and the humor in his novels appealed to me. I loved his novels...

Nadia Cornier

Roughly a year ago, I’d been scanning various threads on Absolute Write when one post in particular caught my attention. In it, the author (whose name I swear I don’t recall) was simply crowing about her fabulous agent, she loved her, loved her, loved her, and highly recommended her. The agent’s name? Nadia Cornier.

When I first read the opening page of Martha O'Connor's The Bitch Posse, I knew I was onto something daring. "Warning," the introduction states, "You Have Now Entered a Chick-Lit-Free Zone."

I met Joy Sikorski about three years ago. At the time, I wanted to take voice lessons over Christmas, and my current voice teacher was going on vacation. For some reason unknown to me, I felt I really needed...

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Anyone who's ever held a d20 knows the name Margaret Weis. Far more than the co-creator of the Dragonlance game world of Krynn, Margaret is a bestselling author whose books have been entertaining millions worldwide for more than twenty years...

Everyone has a list of his or her all-time favorite books. If one really thinks about it, at least half of the literature on that list is books read during childhood or teenage years. For me The Architect of Sleep, by Steven R. Boyett, is one such novel. I read this book when I was in high school...

WCP: Your style of writing in The Keeper's Son is impeccable; flawless in structure, fluid in delivery. You manage to be "cinematic"

Over the past two months, in setting up Wild Child's interview with #1 Best-Selling Author Homer Hickam, I have exchanged a fair number of emails with his wife Linda Terry Hickam. Working with her...

These interviews will eventually be available through Wild Child Publishing's back issues.

August 2005 -- Jennifer Cloud, the author of 12 novels and 4 novellas, talks to Faith. She's made her mark with suspense as well as paranormal work. Her awards include Preditors and Editors Reader's Choice for best horror of 2004, Love Romances Golden Rose honorable mention in romantic suspense, and Sizzling Romances Reviewer Choice. She currently resides in Florida with her husband and two children.

June 2005 -- Dan Tharp, poet. Interviewed by Faith Bicknell-Brown.

May 2005 -- Steven Boyett, author of Architect of Sleep, Ariel, Orphans, and the second draft of Toy Story, discusses writing and his experiences as an author with Faith Bicknell-Brown.

April 2005 -- Stacia Deutsch and Rhody Cohon, co-authors of Lincoln's Legacy, the first book in the educational children series "Blast to the Past" published by Simon & Schuster, talks with Marci about their inspiration, writing, and life.

February 2005 -- Scott Holstad, a poet, author of 16 books, and Pulitzer prize nominee, speaks with Allison about life and his poetry.

September 2004 -- Dennis Jackson and Alice Best, co-authors of Together Again: Twin Souls Reunite, sit down with Marci to discuss their work as spiritual psychic mediums, their book, how their work helps others, and changed their lives.

August 2004 -- James MacDonald, author or co-author of 41 published books and included in at least two Tor anthologies, one of which is New Skies: An Anthology of Today's Science Fiction, sits down with S. R. Howen to discuss his experience in the publishing world. His newest solo book, The Apocalypse Door, is available online at Amazon.com, and will be released in paperback later this year.

July 2004 -- Bob Sloan, the author of Bearskin to Holly Fork: Stories From Appalachia, his novel Home Call will be issued in June by Wind Publications. The winner of a Faulkner award for his prose, Bob is a newspaper columnist whose commentaries have frequently appeared on NPR's Morning Edition. He and his wife Julie live with four big dogs and an embarrassing number of cats on a 30 acre hillside farm east of Morehead, KY.

June 2004 -- Charley Rechlin, author of The Riverdale Chronicles and one of our own authors for many an issue, talks with Marci G. Baun about his experience in the publishing world and how he, as an unknown, became a published author without an agent.

May 2004 -- Scott Guy, Emmy nominated screenwriter and actor. He currently is the managing executive of Academy for New Musical Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

April 2004 -- Tracy Hickman, of Dragonlance and D&D fame, and Laura Hickman, co-authors of The Bronze Canticles

March 2004 -- Victoria Strauss, author of seven fantasy novels, whose newest novel, The Burning Land, debuted in February.

February 2004 -- Lori Handeland, author of twenty-eight romance novels, talks with romance editor Faith L. Bicknell.

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Dr. David Morehouse, lecturer and author of Psychic Warrior, the true story of American psychic espionage.

November 2003 -- Homer Hickam, author of several novels, his newest, The Keeper's Son, is scheduled for release in October.

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Linda Terry Hickam, Hickam's wife and assistant, tells us what it's like to work with and be married to a best-selling author.

October 2003 -- Huston Curtiss author of Sins of the Seventh Sister: a Memoir of the Gothic South.

September 2003 -- Terry Winter, Emmy nominated screenwriter of The Sopranos

August 2003 -- Andy Zack, head of the The Zack Company, Inc., a full-service literary agency.

And many more, including the only interview of Cliff Morrison, Jim Morrison's son.