For the A to Z Challenge, I will be featuring up to three
authors per letter (via their last name). Some of the authors responded to my
request for authors to promote. Others, I found. Please check them out and
their books. Thank you!
Our "B" authors
Baun, Marci
I am an egalitarian and do my best to judge others by their actions and not their social standing, economic status, or race. What makes a good person is one’s actions and thoughts.
Bialois, CP
I am the mother of one and the wife of one. I am also a publisher
and some time author (although not so much anymore.) My interests vary
from swimming to snow skiing to literature to history to opera to just
about anything. Seriously, I am always learning, and always interested
in learning, something new. It’s what keeps me going every day and keeps
me up at night. Sometimes, I’m not a fan of what I learn. Sometimes,
the process is painful, but in the end, I do my best to find joy in
whatever comes my way. As a result, I have a quirky and weird sense of
humor, even macabre. I tend to find humor in the oddest things.
I am an egalitarian and do my best to judge others by their actions and not their social standing, economic status, or race. What makes a good person is one’s actions and thoughts.
Bialois, CP
Where do I begin? Well first I guess it's only fair to
say that CP Bialois isn't my real name. It's a collaboration I made out
of the three greatest pets anyone could ever want. My real name is Ed
and I'm just an average person that has found a way to do what he loves.
For
as long back as I can remember I loved to pretend. Whether it was with
my Transformers, GI Joe, or He-Man toys I loved to create intricate
plots and have them fight it out. As a fan of horror, science fiction,
action, and comedy I dare say my taste in movies are well rounded. Some
of my favorites were Star Wars, Star Trek, martial arts, and anything
with Swarzenegger in them.
I'd
write my own stories about the characters I saw in the theaters or TV
or I'd just daydream about what I'd see myself as the hero of course.
You can't have a daydream without beating the bad guys, getting the
girl, etc. It's just not right to envision yourself as a flunky or
sidekick.
As
far as books I loved Sherlock Holmes, Treasure Island, Dracula, and the
normal assortment. My early love was the Star Trek novels, I'd read
them or the Hardy Boys relentlessly. For a time I could tell you the
plot of over a hundred books not to mention comics.
I
have to come clean and say that I learned to read because of comic
books. I was bored, make that extremely bored when we started to read in
school. Reading "the cat fell down" really didn't interest me. My dad,
who continues to astound me with his insight to this day, figured comics
would work. With that in mind he went to the newstand in town and
bought issues of Donald Duck, Scrooge McDuck, Tales From the Crypt, and
Spider-man. He patiently read through them with me until I picked it up.
Whether it was him or the comics I learned to read in about two weeks
and for a while few were as good as I was. For years after that whenever
we'd go out he'd always spring for a couple of comic books for me.
While
it wasn't exactly the perfect beginning everything I've ever read or
have seen has influenced me in some way and now is the time I'd like to
share some of the ideas I've had over the years with all of you. I hope
you enjoy my stories, they're always fun to write and I don't see myself
stopping anytime soon.
Links: Website Blog Facebook Twitter: @cpbialois
Blaine, Jack
Jack Blaine likes to write novels where
bad things happen to good people.
Just to see what they do.
Titles are Helper12 and Twitch.
Links: Amazon Author Page
Now, if you like fantasy
flash fiction, please visit my other blog participating in the challenge: Cherie Reich - Author.
To find the other participants, click here.
