Tag: Fiction
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S. Berget, author of Let Slip the Beasts
What inspires you to write? Movies, music, video games, comics and other books, specifically Underworld, Aeon Flux, X-Men, Resident Evil, Ginger Snaps, Lazarus by Greg Rucka and Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace. Are you a full-time or part-time writer and how does that affect your writing? Definitely a part-time writer, more like a once in a…
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P. Robertson, author of Crossroads
Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre? As a childfree woman, I feel that literature has neglected our group. Many books featuring childfree characters portray them as isolated loners, evil villains, or individuals who frequently end up changing their minds halfway through. I wanted to depict a modern, childfree woman…
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Robert J. Walker, author of The First and Last Man on Earth
Are you a full-time or part-time writer and how does that affect your writing? I am lucky enough to be retired in my forties. I worked as a police officer, joining in the 1990s, and began writing when I retired, having made Inspector and the secretary of the local police federation. Technically, that means I’m…
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Marieke Lexmond, author of The Madigan Chronicles
Do you have a special time to write, or how is your day structured to accommodate your writing? I don’t have a specific time to write. However, once I sit down behind my computer, I work until the words stop flowing. Especially when I write my first draft the story lives in my head 24/7.…
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Ruth Enright, author of Clarionettes
When did you first consider yourself a writer? I have always felt that I was a writer, from childhood onwards. I love trying to capture something felt or seen in a poem, or to write a story and create characters as vividly as possible. As soon as I could read I felt that, whatever else…
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Robin Farella, author of Chronicles of Asadore
Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre? I chose the genre of fantasy because it is one of my favorite genres to read. I love getting lost in an epic fantasy. The world you build as a fantasy writer can be as fantastical as you would like. I was able…
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Sevv E., author of Perfectly Peeled Orange
Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre? I chose to write literary fiction because I was, and still am, obsessed with the sense of growth a character can have in this genre. Do you work with an outline or plot sketch, or do you prefer to let a general idea…
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S.G. Blaise, author of The Last Lumenian
What inspires you to write? Inspiration comes from all around me. The original concept for The Last Lumenian book series came from a dream. However, the series development and the way the characters interact with their world was inspired by everyday life. I try to imagine what it would be like for my characters to…
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D.E. Fox, author of Second Hand Rose
Can you share with readers a little bit about your latest book? My book is a about a big city Reporter called Abigail who returns to her hometown of Friendship to take over her grandmother Rose’s antique shop called Second Hand Rose after she sadly passes away. Friendship is a beautiful chocolate-box town with virtually…
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Andria Marston, author of Perdurare
Can you share with readers a little bit about your latest book? The story revolves around a quest by the ancient Perdurare (Latin perdurare to endure), to lift an ancient curse on a world known as Old Earth. The Perdurare look like mortals but have God like powers which are drawn from the Sun and…
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