Featured Authors

Barry Tutor: A Candid Look into a Caregiver’s Journey

According to the Alzheimer's Association, there is a person developing Alzheimer’s disease every 68 seconds in the United States. However, for Trafford author and full-time caregiver Barry Tutor, the nightmare befell his family twice as his mother was diagnosed with having the disease, and his wife followed not long after with early onset Alzheimer’s.

Billy Wetzel: Never Too Young to Chase Literary Dreams

You are never too young to launch a literary career. Trafford-published author Billy Wetzel proved that when, at the age of 17, he published his very first novel entitled Michael Durbin: An Olympian Tale in December of 2012.

It is an achievement worthy of praise, especially since the feat was done in the middle of his high school stint at New Egypt High School in Ocean County, New Jersey. For the young Durbin, the book was a culmination of his efforts to come up with an innovative and entertaining story, a skill he developed at a very young age, says his supportive mother, Michelle.

Diane R. Light: Taking People Out of the Dark with Self-Empowered Change

Tired of the passiveness that has enveloped people she had counseled in her thirty years as a licensed psychotherapist, educator, and life coach, Diane Light decided to take that collective frustration and provide people with a revolutionary and life-changing blueprint to life called Personality Integration Theory and Therapy. Light expounds on this subject in her self-help debut book titled This Way Out: The Power to Change which garnered acclaim as one of Kirkus Reviews Best Indie Books of 2012.

According to the former host of the radio program, Life Coaching Live, Light was keen on helping people find a way out from their doldrums by creating a concept that introduces a clear program for self-discovery and growth.

Margaret Sutherland – A New Zealand-Born Writer Thriving Down Under

“Funny, that. I don't know whether I belong with New Zealand authors or Australian authors but it doesn't matter,” Sutherleand declares. “I don't mind much about categories. As far as I'm concerned I'm a citizen of both countries and my ties to my NZ and my Australian families are equal.”

On her journey towards becoming the writer she is now, Sutherland reveals, “Books and writing are among my favourite interests. How did I begin and why do I keep coming back to writing, sometimes after silent years when I've been busy doing totally different things? I find the call to write is quite mysterious. Apart from childish efforts, I didn't pick up a pen in this way until I was into my late twenties. Becoming an author was as far from my reality as becoming an astronaut.

Betsy Schwarm – Classical Music Aficianado & Author

If you enjoy great music but want to know more about how it came to be the way it is—without investing time in a graduate degree—then Betsy Schwarm’s Classical Music Insights will be a great addition to your library.

Schwarm has more than twenty years experience in the field of classical music as a classical radio announcer, a preperformance speaker, an author of classical concert program notes, and college music professor. In her book, she tells the background stories of over 200 great classical compositions.

Lee Yagel: WWII, Korea and Vietnam Veteran, Real Estate Broker, and Author

Lee Yagel, Trafford published author of the Cold War period novel The Foreign Pawn, spent twenty-four years in The Army Air Corps, AAF and USAF. He served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. During his career, he was in the South Pacific, the Philippines, Guam, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, South America and Europe.

Tom Paris – Rancher, Educator, and Children’s Author

Tom Paris, Trafford-published author of Tom and Pearl’s Udder Stand, began his career by writing children’s environmental television shows. He has also worked at The Living Desert Zoo teaching kids about endangered species.

Pamela Purcell: Educator and Author

Pamela Purcell, Trafford Publishing author of A Pet is Fun, has had a long career in early childhood education at her own Montessori preschool in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland. She holds an advanced diploma in Montessori Education, a diploma in Professional Journalism, and a diploma in Social Studies.

Melvin T. Luster Jr.: From Drug Dealer and Hustler to Legitimate Businessman to Author

Melvin T. Luster Jr.: From Drug Dealer and Hustler to Legitimate Businessman to Author Have you ever met someone who, despite extreme disadvantages, succeeded anyway? Meet Milton Lusser, raised in a single parent home in a housing project in Knoxville, TN and constantly in trouble at school, he eventually moves to Fairbanks, AK where he starts a very lucrative business as a drug dealer.

Logan Mifflin: Author, Illustrator, and Car-Driving Zebra

Logan Mifflin wrote and illustrated Tobey the Zebra to introduce us to the first character from the Penny Park Zoo. Tobey was created out of his daughter’s imagination. Read on for more about Tobey and the adventures his friends at the Penny Park Zoo will take us on.

Can G.V. Chillingsworth’s Satellite Crew Save the Earth from a Lunar Collision and Alien Invasion?

Australian author G. V. Chillingsworth has created a disastrous scenario on an inter-planetary scale with his debut novel Moonshaker.

Pamela Clark on Writing about the Past and the Importance of Dreams

Trafford speaks to author Pamela Clark, who traces the path that has lead her to writing …but they call me Sonny.

Undue Influence was a bestseller in the ‘90s, and after its recent republication with Trafford it was awarded five stars by Clarion reviews. Trafford talked to author Shelby Yastrow to learn more about his republished work.

In the Dominican Republic Miguel Batista is known as el poeta—the poet, but in the United States, he is better known as a professional baseball pitcher currently signed to the Mets. His novel is published by Trafford, who caught up with el poeta to ask him about his poetry.

For over two decades, Steve Swatt was a political reporter for KCRA, Sacramento’s NBC affiliate, and he contributed to NBC Nightly News, the Today Show, and other public affair programs. He’s been recognized for his work and won several awards, including the Northern California Emmy Award. Trafford interviews Steve to find out more about his career, how it influenced his fiction writing and what tactics he has employed to boost his book’s exposure.

Kelli’s first novel Sudden Moves was published by Trafford. “Sudden Moves is about a sixteen year old girl who searches for a classmate. The girl left for Spring Break and never returned,” says Kelli, who has always harbored dreams of becoming a published author. “Readers can expect an edge-of-your-seat thriller. A real page turner and a surprise ending.”

Richard Alan
Most reviews on Richard Alan’s Amazon page say the same thing, in tone if not verbatim: “Oh, thank God I am not alone!” This is the heart-cry of most people who have had unfaithful partners and one of the reasons Richard’s exceptionally frank book, First Aid for the Betrayed, is so popular.