Laura Frost, author of Seeking Sasha
What are some day jobs you have held, and how have they influenced your writing? I move around a lot as an adult, which means picking up whatever jobs I find in each new community. Although I’m a trained wildlife biologist who has spent time doing field research, I have…
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Lailo Lema, author of Off
Can you share a little bit about your latest book? My latest story Off is about a woman who puts her partner through harsh rituals to prove his love for her. It is a story that explores love, madness, and needing someone too much. Because of their enmeshment, Peter feels like…
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Frank Torn, author of The Outlands
What is the most important thing that people don’t know about your genre but that you would like for them to know? Dystopian fiction isn’t about the end of the world—it’s about the parts of ourselves we can’t outrun. People often assume the genre is all ruin and spectacle, but…
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Wizard of Ends by Vanessa Finaughty
A powerful sorceress wants the Queen of Ends dead – revenge for the king’s refusal to hand over his crown. Believing the Land of Ends to be rightfully hers, the sorceress conjures creatures of darkness to hunt the queen. She is not expected to survive the night. Only the wizard…
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Vanessa Finaughty, author of Wizard of Ends
Are you a full-time or part-time writer, and how does that affect your writing? Part-time. It definitely slows it, and I have to spend a fair amount of time reading the last few paragraphs I wrote to refresh my memory before I can start writing each time, especially if a…
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Raymond Maher, author of Trapped at Birth With Only One Way Out
Are you a full-time or part-time writer, and how does that affect your writing? I am a part-time writer. I feel it has both positive and negative effects on my writing. Sometimes stopping writing for other responsibilities seems to impede creativity. But I find having a life beyond writing is…
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