Category: Author Interview
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On Writing and Publishing: David Z. Morris and Berneta L. Haynes
Shortly after the release of David Z. Morris’ debut novella, in night we coax things out of hidden shapes, Waking Writer’s editor sat down with him to discuss their writing journeys and the experience of publishing their first books. Berneta: What have you written so far? David: I’ve made my living as a writer, in…
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Stef Rzysko, author of The Rhino That I Know
When and why did you begin writing? I began writing at University where I studied illustration and animation. On a course which was obviously focused on the artwork and the concept, I found myself spending an inordinate amount of time perfecting the text or the script. In my head, the writing and the text were…
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K.S. Villoso, author of Jaeth’s Eye
Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre? I love the scope and flexibility of epic fantasy. I love how it can encompass all sorts of themes that may be outdated or just won’t work in other genres: honor, duty, courage, and sacrifice. There is always this “larger-than-life” feel in epic…
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Martin Slevin, author of Muriel’s Monster
When and why did you begin writing? Probably when I first realized I wasn’t good-looking, couldn’t sing, dance, play an instrument, juggle or cook. When did you first consider yourself a writer? English was the only subject in school I ever got an A in. All the other subjects were B’s and C’s. English was…
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Mark Gray, author of The Day I Disappeared
When and why did you begin writing? I’ve always dabbled with writing and it was always of interest to me, but I pursued other things in college and got started in another field of work so I wasn’t really making it a priority. About six years ago, I was newly married and getting established as…
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Lloyd Goulbourne, author of When a Unicorn Crosses the Rubicon
When and why did you begin writing? I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember. I started with the first two books my mother gave me which was an Anthology of Shakespeare and Big Bird’s Day at the Farm. I used to copy the lines from Shakespeare and then I would slowly start…
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Joe Cosentino, author of Rag Doll
When and why did you begin writing? My mother says I told lots of tall tales as a kid, so she’s not surprised I’m a writer today. Actually, I have always been a storyteller. I remember starring in a Nativity play in my cousin’s garage with my sister and older cousin wrapping sheets around us…
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Sarah Buhrman, author of Too Wyrd
What is the biggest thing that people THINK they know about your subject/genre that isn’t so? If I tell people I write fantasy, they think my story is about dragons, unicorns, mages or barbarians. If I’m more specific and say I write Urban Fantasy, they assume it’s about vampires… or at least werewolves. And if…
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A.C. Efverman, Author of Game
Tell us something unique about you. I’m a Swedish author and I moved to Australia twenty years ago: as I never could stand the long, cold and dark winters in my home country. I now write a crime fiction series set in my adopted hometown Sydney – and I write my novels in both English…
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Manfred, author of Magic Mirabelle and the Riddle of Night Opium
When and why did you begin writing? I began writing when I was a teenager, just after I finished high school. I was inspired by fantasy novels and books with elfish and fairy lore like George Macdonald and Tolkien, as well as Romantic poetry like Blake and Keats, who also wrote heaps about fairies and…
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