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Digital Book Nook recently caught up with Joseph Schaefer, author of “Police Fragility.” We are excited to share this insightful interview with our readers today.  When did you first discover that you enjoy writing and wanted to become a published author? This fire started not by a passion for writing, but, a passion for the subject matter at hand. It has been very difficult for me to sit back and watch the issues plaguing our American policing system and not being able to be the change agent I wanted to be. I then formulated a plan to use a book as a vehicle to promote change. What is your favorite and the most challenging aspect of writing? My favorite aspect of writing has to be possessing the ability to articulate exactly what I have experienced and feel to anyone willing to read about it. The most challenging aspect of writing is the feeling of sharing your work for the world to see. We are held accountable for every stroke of the pen. Tell us about your latest release. My recent

In case you did not know, there is a contest for new writers that publishes the winning stories each year. Not only that, but every story is illustrated by a winner in the sister illustration contest. It is the Writers of the Future. Writers of the Future Volume 38 just release at a huge awards-gala in Hollywood last week. Winners and judges flew in from around the world. There is NOTHING else like for new authors. 20220408_Writers and Illustrators of the Future Event_02A5925.NEF It was started by L. Ron Hubbard. You may know him for his sci-fi classic  Battlefield Earth . The purpose, as he stated, was to create “a means for new and budding writers to have a chance for their creative efforts to be seen and acknowledged.”   The best part is that the stories are selected by top sci-fi and fantasy authors, like Brandon Sanderson, Nnedi Okorafor, Orson Scott Card, Kevin J. Anderson, Jody Lynn Nye, Tim Powers, Larry Niven, Katherine Kurtz, and many more. How would you like to have one of t