Tag: Fiction
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Whitewashing Book Covers, Actors Publishing Fiction, and more…
Australian science fiction authors feel let down by local publishers (ABC News Australia) While the overall Australian publishing scene is robust, Australian science fiction writers believe their work is not being adequately supported by the industry. “It’s quite difficult to get a science fiction novel published by an Australian publisher,” says Cat Sparks, a publisher…
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Bewilderment by Michael Onofrey
Adventure, romance, and literary, Bewilderment is a novel in which the action shifts back and forth between the Indian subcontinent (India, and then Pakistan) and Los Angeles. As introduced by Tailwinds Press, the publisher, back cover of the book and author page at Tailwinds, the story is summed up as follows: After three decades of…
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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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Climate Fiction, Slow Publishing, Fiction from Banned Nations, and more…
Climate science and climate fiction – where data intersects with art (Boing Boing) Climate change is happening now, and we need a literature of now to address its issues. As glaciers melt, corals bleach, typhoons kill and forest fires rage, a new genre called climate fiction has emerged from science fiction to stand out on…
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Pupola, Author of Never One
When did you first consider yourself a writer? Around middle school. Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre? It depends on the story which genre it falls into, so I’m not really stuck in one kind of genre. Do you have a special time to write, or how is your…
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LeTara Moore, author of Reflection in the Music
When and why did you begin writing? I began writing when I was a child. My third-grade class performed a play for one of the younger classes and I decided that I could write a play, too. After that, I kept writing plays. I ventured into poetry around the fourth grade when I wanted to…
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B. Lynn Goodwin, Author of Talent
What are some day jobs you have held? I have taught English and drama in high school and college, directed community theatre, been a caregiver for my mom, worked in adult literacy, written for a number of publications, been the editor of Writer Advice since 1997, and been a wife (not a job—more like an…
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Cenarth Fox, Author and Playwright
When and why did you begin writing? I’m not sure, but I think I was about 16. I was the secretary of a sporting club – a cricket club – and there was a social event to end the season. I had to write a notice about the event and included some doggerel. Why? I…
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Saqib Noor, Author of The White and Black Book
When and why did you begin writing? I began writing when I found myself hiding from the world in a dark closet, filled with yesterday’s boxes and worn out blankets. I would cram myself into the most awkward space but always leave the tiniest gap in the door to allow a strip of light in…
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Meeting of the Mustangs by Cathy Kennedy
For hundreds of years, generations of wild mustangs have roamed large parts of the western United States. Many of these magnificent animals can live their entire lives without ever seeing a single human being. Being completely self-sufficient, they inhabit the wilderness in groups, living together peacefully and posing no threat to any of the other…
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