Conversations with Writers

Clifford Lane Mark's first novel, Ecumensus: The Next Vision (IUniverse, 2009) has won a number of awards and has been described as having "an almost supernatural energy of truth around it". In this interview, C. L. Mark talks about his concerns as a writer: Do you write every day? No, I’m a muse-driven writer. When the thoughts and inspirations have accumulated in me over a few days or a few weeks, they come rushing out of me in a torrent and only then can I write. When I start an inspired writing session it may go on for an hour or two. I usually return a little later or the next day to what I’ve written so I clean it up, punctuate it, find the most accurate words and make sure it is communicating as precisely as the feelings I had when I was inspired to write it. I’ve always been a wordsmith of sorts (newsletters, essays, a few poems, industry articles, that sort of thing) but Ecumensus , my first novel, was so involved that it took many years to fully gr...

Dyan Garris is a clairvoyant, musician and author. She has written and produced six music compilations, among them, A Healing Journey: The Voice of the Angels CD , Reflection and Patterns . Her books include The Book of Daily Channeled Messages , Voice of the Angels Cookbook: Talk to Your Food! Intuitive Cooking and A Healing Journey: Spiritual Journey Cards , which were all published by Journeymakers, Inc. during the course of this year. In a recent interview, Dyan Garris spoke about the work she is doing. When did you decide you wanted to be a writer? Writing has always been an outlet and a way to express the many reflections of what is deep in my soul for as long as I could put pen to paper. I can't remember a time when I didn't write, draw or express on paper. I think I first knew I had a talent for it and a love for it in ninth grade Creative Writing class. When everyone else would cringe at a creative writing assignment, I would be ecstatic. My teacher tol...