October 26, 2023

BookTrib Interview

BookTrib recently interviewed me: In Ivan Obolensky’s award-winning American Gothic novel, Eye of the Moon, two estranged friends are reunited only to discover a gruesome mystery. Set in […]
November 10, 2022

Revisiting an Interview with Lou Diamond

In 2020 I had an interview with Lou Diamond, host of ThriveLOUD. In this quote, I reference “state space”. Most people have agendas… they focus on […]
October 20, 2022

Death: A Montage

Dr. Trevor Campbell, a medical doctor who specializes in pain, asked that we record a discussion about death. We called it: The Anatomy of Death – […]
July 1, 2022

On the Spot with Ivan Obolensky

I’ve done many interviews regarding conversations. I particularly liked this one. It was with the Reverend R. David Jones on WGRC. Here is an excerpt: “Whatever […]
April 6, 2022

Advice to Writers

Knowledge is the most democratic of substances. Birth, prior learning, experience, reputation, wealth, or circumstance count for nothing. Its acquisition must always be deliberately and consciously […]
January 13, 2022

Selected Q&A from Interview with Otraparte

Selected parts of the interview are available to read in English and Spanish. You can check out all of my interviews to date on my Interviews […]
December 23, 2021

New Interviews

I’ve been featured on Book Reader Magazine and I have a new profile on All Author, where you can see questions and answers under the Ask […]
April 2, 2021

From the archives: Interview

I am reposting an interview I did with Christina Hamlett three years ago, shortly after launching Eye of the Moon. In that interview, I was asked […]
October 31, 2020

Interview with Peter Anthony Holder

I am honored to be a return guest on The Stuph File Program, hosted by Peter Anthony Holder. The entire episode can be found on his […]
July 15, 2020

Political Insider #110: Interview with Bill Ballenger

My interview with Bill Ballenger on The Political Insider #110 is posted, from the 10 minute to 29 minute mark. It was delightful to talk with […]
July 7, 2020

Bedside Reading’s Authors that Thrive Podcast with Lou Diamond

I had the great pleasure of speaking with Lou Diamond for his podcast series in collaboration with Bedside Reading®, Authors that Thrive.
January 31, 2020

Returning to “Middle Age Can Be Your Best Age”

I had the honor of returning to the radio program, “Middle Age Can Be Your Best Age” with Roy Richards. (My first interview was in October […]
January 9, 2020

Interview with Intrinsic Motivation

Last year, I did an interview with Hamza Davis of Intrinsic Motivation: A Homies Perspective. It was titled: Who Are The One Percenters – Myths About […]
December 30, 2019

Interview with Midnight in the Desert

I was honored to be a guest on the radio talk show “Midnight in the Desert with Dave Schrader” and talked about my novel and some […]
October 24, 2019

Radio Interview with Roy Richards

This month I had the pleasure of speaking with Roy Richards on his radio show, “Middle Age Can Be Your Best Age”, about the Conversation Crisis. http://webtalkradio.net/Shows/MiddleAgeCanBeYourBestAge/mac102119.mp3 […]
February 18, 2019

Radio Interview on The Stuph File Program

Peter Anthony Holder was kind enough to invite me on his show, The Stuph File Program. He had some pointed questions about the One Percent, always […]
December 6, 2018

Guest Post on Writing and Living

Author Melanie Ansley invited me to her blog where I share “5 Things Writing Taught Me About Living and Living Taught Me About Writing”. I hope […]
August 30, 2018

Radio Head

I have been doing radio interviews lately, and I really enjoy doing them. It is hard for an author to simply announce that he has written […]
July 5, 2018

Interview: VoyageLA

I was recently interviewed by VoyageLA. The site includes many stories of inspiring locals, influencers, and fun things to do in LA.   Today we’d like […]
April 26, 2018

IndieReader Interviews Ivan for Their All About the Book Series

As an IndieReader Approved book, Eye of the Moon (and its author) were selected to be included in the IndieReader blog as part of the All […]
February 28, 2018

Interview on You Read It Here First

I was recently interviewed by Christina Hamlett for You Read It Here First. The interview in full: For readers who enjoy strong female characters, supernatural elements, […]
November 16, 2017

Interview with Ivan, Part 2

The first part of this interview covers Ivan’s favorite authors and their influence on his work. Ivan started in nonfiction, writing articles for Dynamic Doingness, Inc. […]
October 5, 2017

Interview with Ivan, Part 1

Q: Who are some of your favorite authors? How have they influenced your work? A: I have many because I read all the time. Modern authors […]