Interview with Speaker Gill Sotu

Interview with Speaker Gill Sotu

Q & A with Summer Festival Speaker Gill Sotu and San Diego Writers Festival SDWF: Tell us about the importance of the spoken word to you, and about finding your voice and how it relates to each of us   GS: Spoken word is one of the freest forms of artistic...
Interview with Speaker John Vorhaus

Interview with Speaker John Vorhaus

Q & A with Summer Festival Speaker John Vorhaus and San Diego Writers Festival SDWF: You’ve written several books for writers. Tell us about one of them, such as The Comic Toolbox. JV: The Comic Toolbox was a gift from the universe. It’s the first book I wrote and...
Interview with Author Brae Wyckoff

Interview with Author Brae Wyckoff

Q & A with author Brae Wyckoff and San Diego Writers Festival SDWF: Which writers have influenced you most?  BW: CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien, RA Salvatore I guess I need to have my author name changed to letters; BW Wyckoff.    SDWF: What do you wish you’d known before...
Interview with Author Sally Pla

Interview with Author Sally Pla

Q & A with author Sally Pla and San Diego Writers Festival SDWF: What inspired you to write Benji, the Bad Day, and Me?  SP: Benji, the Bad Day, and Me is a little picture book about sibling rivalry, a fuzzy blanket, neurodiversity, and a plain old rotten day. It...
Interview with Author Amy Wallen

Interview with Author Amy Wallen

Q & A with author Amy Wallen and San Diego Writers Festival SDWF: Can you tell us a bit about what to expect at your SDWF workshop, “How to Write a Novel in 20 Pies: The Sweet and Savory Secrets to Writing”?  Will there be pie?AW: First, YES there will be pie! The...
Interview with Author Virginia Loh-Hagan

Interview with Author Virginia Loh-Hagan

Q & A with author Virginia Loh-Hagan and San Diego Writers Festival SDWF: What inspired you to write books for our children?VLH: As a former K-8 teacher, I was inspired by my students. I wanted to write books that I could use in the classroom and that young...