Authors have to start somewhere.  They start off as unknowns, struggling to find a foothold in the industry.  They may get lucky and have a great marketing team and publisher, resulting in a bestseller.  But most struggle to make enough to pay the bills.  There are a lot of lesser-known authors out there that are actually quite good.  They just need more exposure.  Although the guy in the picture below is not unknown, you usually don’t see him this young.

Not unknown!

Question 13: Can you recommend an author you enjoy that is not well-known? Why did you choose them?

Elizabeth Rhodes

Earlier in the year I read Lost Everything by Brian Francis Slattery.  It caught my eye because the setting (post apocalyptic, in a region of the US ruined by war and natural disasters) and protagonist (grieving father with a shady past) felt very similar to what I’d…