Writers4Higher features Michael Kinnett

Hi Michael. Thank you for joining us on Writers4Higher!

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Tell me about yourself, your book, your life, your inspiration.

I would like to introduce myself; Michael Kinnett, I am a new author at Southern Yellow Pine Publishing. 

 After a working career and raising two daughters, my wife and I moved to the Florida Panhandle. It was in the historic town of Apalachicola that I began creating and caring for the Orman House State Park Museum. When I started, the house was an empty shell. Immersed in local history, I now enjoy sharing Apalachicola’s rich heritage with thousands of visitors from around the world. Apalachicola Pearl was born from my passion for the town’s history and its people. My sincere wish is for you to enjoy reading Apalachicola Pearl as much as I enjoyed writing her.

  Where do you see your writing taking you in the future?

When it comes to writing these days it’s not as though I have much choice. With the storyline for Apalachicola Pearl stuck in my head I didn’t sleep for four month until I had it all down on paper. There were times I questioned if a seven year old girl from the 1800s might have been channeling through me. I will continue writing just for pleasure, I love a well told story.

 How do you use your talents/time to help others?

I am a story teller and interpreter for the Florida State Park Service at Orman House State Park Museum. My passion is in sharing the rich heritage of Apalachicola, Florida, with all who would listen. I feel as though I have done my job when young people become inspired by history and want to learn more.

Please visit Michael Kinnett on Facebook: 

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100011182111123&fref=ts

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010935526253&fref=ts

And on Twitter: ApalachicolaPe1 

Michael's  first novel is being published and will be ready to ship on August 18^th.

Presales have already begun at http://www.syppublishing.com/apalachicola-pearl/  

Apalachicola Pearl will be available on Amazon after August 18^th.

Thank you again, sir. Best to you and your writing!

Rhett DeVane, southern fiction author and blogmaster

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Writers4Higher features author Ann Mock

Writers4Higher welcomes author Ann Mock.

Hi Ann, welcome to Writers4Higher!

1.   Tell me about yourself.

I grew up in the South and have always loved the towering oak trees and beautiful southern landmarks which makes the southern United States like no other part of the world.  I knew if I ever wrote a novel it would need to take place where I have lived most of my life, which is the South.

Twenty years ago I visited a Southern mansion in Vicksburg, Mississippi, that had survived the War Between the States because it had been used as a hospital for wounded soldiers. I was fascinated by a Union cannonball that was still lodged in the door frame over a century later. This inspired me to start my novel, “The Union of the North and the South”.

My husband and I have often traveled through the deep South by car, but steaming along the Mississippi on the American Queen steamboat gives one a completely different perspective and made it very special. The experience gave me so many ideas for my novel.

2. Where do you see your writing taking you in the future?

I haven’t decided if I will do a sequel. Writing a book was more work than I ever dreamed it would be, but I learned so much and thoroughly enjoyed the process. I was so honored to earn the five star rating from Readers’ Favorite book review company and if I am well received you never know...

3. How do you use your talents/time to help others?

I love animals and I am using some of the proceeds from the sell of my book to help our local humane societies.

I hope my readers come to realize the power of forgiveness and the happiness it can bring to your life.

Buy Ann Mock's book on Amazon

Ann Mock fan page on Facebook

Thank you, Ann!
Rhett DeVane
blogmaster and Southern fiction author
www.rhettdevane.com