Janice L. Dick is the award-winning author of The Road to Happenstance, the first novel in the Happenstance Chronicles. Janice shares the story behind her story–how she and a friend brainstormed the characters and what would happen to them. They even drew diagrams of the charming town of Happenstance and of the hotel that plays such a large part in the story. Janice says that Happenstance is also a character in the story–and I agree with her! The people who “just happen” to go through the covered bridge and enter this town seldom want to leave.
Jill Eileen Smith is known for her impeccable research and imaginative flair as she brings Biblical women to life in her novels. During her research for Star of Persia, the story of Esther, Jill read what the Greek historian, Herodotus, wrote about King Xerxes and learned about Xerxes’ wife, Amestris. While many historians speculate that Amestris may have been another name for either Vashti or Esther, Jill doesn’t agree. We talk about why during the interview.
The next Novelists Unwind Giveaway will be announced on Saturday, April 4, 2020 at http://www.johnnie-alexander.com/. Be sure to enter for your chance to win a print edition of Collision of Lies by Tom Threadgill.
Meet Johnnie
Johnnie Alexander creates characters you want to meet and imagines stories you won’t forget. She is a best-selling and award-winning author who writes in multiple genres, serves on the Serious Writer, Inc. executive board, co-hosts an online show called Writers Chat, and interviews inspirational authors for Novelists Unwind. She also teaches at writers conferences and for Serious Writer Academy. Connect with her at www.johnnie-alexander.com and other social media sites via https://linktr.ee/johnniealexndr.
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