Tag: fantasy
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E.C. Hibbs, author of The Road Through Night
Are you a full-time or part-time writer, and how does that affect your writing? I’m part-time, but the hours I put in probably equate to a full-time gig! I rely on structure and schedule to get things done. Before my shift at my day job, I spend 90 minutes in the library, where I do…
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Kristina Elyse Butke, author of Son of Siren
When did you first consider yourself a writer? When I was about eight years old, I wrote my first “book” called The Fantasy Club. I purchased a blank white hardcover book from my teacher and filled it with a silly story about being stuck in a museum overnight. I pretty much stole it from a…
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Kelly Scriven, author of Taking Flight
What inspires you to write? I honestly just have a drive to tell and share stories; I always have. Stories have an incredible power behind them, to make us imagine, feel, and understand things that we otherwise wouldn’t or couldn’t. I love to get lost in a good book, and I can’t remember a time…
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Minerva Hart, author of Know the Beast
What inspires you to write? Honestly, my story ideas can come from anywhere–video-games, other books, movies, real life, what have you–and they always start as a ‘what if’ scenario. A seed from which a story can grow. This is especially true with my third novel, The Rampion Child. It’s a dark reimagining of Rapunzel wherein…
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Next Newsletter Issue Coming Sunday…
Happy new year! I’m excited to announce that the next issue of my newsletter will be dropping this Sunday. To welcome us into the new year, I’m offering my book, Eve and the Faders, for free to those who subscribe before the release of the next newsletter. So don’t miss this opportunity to add another…
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Annika Pampel, author of Death of a Nightingale
What inspires you to write? I tend to gravitate toward true stories or tales with a core of truth. The stickier the better for me. If it’s something that challenges my own moral codes or questions of ethics, I tend to be intrigued. I just want to know more, and that usually leads me to…
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It’s a Black Queer Thing: Four Black Queer SFF Novels
Happy Pride Month and Juneteeth! If you regularly follow Waking Writer, you know that I’m an indie author of fantasy, paranormal, and sci-fi novels that center queer Black women. I’m hyper aware of how invisible Black queer authors are, whether indie or traditionally-published. But we’re out here, y’all, if you look hard enough. The fact…
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Verlyn Flieger, author of Spiderweb Alley
What inspires you to write? Enjoyment. I get pleasure from words and combinations of words. And if they find a shape and turn into story, so much the better for both of us (me and the words). Why did you choose to write in your particular genre? I chose fantasy because it frees me from…
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Level Up Your Writing: What Authors Can Learn from Video Games
Like most writers, I’m always on the hunt for inspiration. Seeking a spark for their next story, some writers devour books, watch movies or tv shows, and travel to new or exciting places. But there’s another treasure trove I’ve found for inspiration: video games. Full disclosure: I’m an avid gamer. I played video games when…
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Ray Tabler, author of Fool’s Paradise
When did you first consider yourself a writer? When I sold a short story for the first time in 2006. I’d been writing with the intention of being published since 2001. In 2000, I got cancer. I’m fine now, but the experience reshuffled my priorities. In the wake of chemo, it dawned on me that…
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