Retro Interview with Kit Reed

I conducted this interview with the fabulous Kit Reed in late 2012, and found her wonderfully chatty with a somewhat cycnical wit. Both wonderful qualities for an author! I was saddened when she passed away on 24 September, 2017, as she had sent me a copy of her last novel, Mormama, and I did not …

The Mystery of the Missing Link Mosaic by Author Laurence O’Bryan

My good friend, Laurence O'Bryan is reknowned as a puzzle master. Read his first book 'The Istanbul Puzzle' to find out. Recently I asked Laurence (or LOB as I call him) about using puzzles within his novels. He offered to write my a guest post about it. In my mystery novel, The Istanbul Puzzle, Sean …

Saurday Series Author Interview – Sean McMullen, Australian Fantasy Writer

I discovered Sean McMullen with the release of his Greatwinter Trilogy - Souls in the Great Machine. This post-apocalyptic novel opens my eyes to this genre, and I tore through it, quickly going to look for more. I was lucky enough that Sean had a back catalogue another couple of books. From thereon, I was …

Author Interview – Robert Vardeman, American Writer

Robert Vardeman (who is sometimes called Vardebob) is a living legend in fantasy and science fiction.  I am going to borrow directly from Wikipedia for this: Vardeman's fantasy series include the War of Powers (6 volumes co-authored with Victor Milan), Cenotaph Road (6 volumes), The Swords of Raemllyn (9 volumes co-authored with Geo. W. Proctor), The …

Wednesday Wordsmith Author Interview – Rachel Amphlett, Australian Mystery Writer

Rachel is a new friend of mine, but is becoming a fast friend.  She has a wicked sense of humour and really great writing style, which I am somewhat envious of.  Her first book 'White Gold' is doing amazing things.  The only problem is not she's not quite Australian, even though she now lives out …

Guest Post – My Role as a Ghost Writer By Karen Cole

I am a ghost writer, and this is a very interesting job for a freelance professional writer. I started out freelancing in 1980, working mostly as a home health care aide for the disabled as my day job, and this gave me some material to write about in the Seattle area. As of 2003, I …

Author Interview Special Edition – Judith Tarr, American Fantasy Writer

Welcome to another Author Interview Special Edition.  This one is to celebrate a new book by Judith Tarr.  It has been four years since Judith's last novel and much of the world has been anxiously awaiting a new release.  It is also a special book, as it may not have been seen had it not …

A New Stunning Review for my book "Long Lost Song"

I have the absolute pleasure of introducing Norman Wilson of Melange Publishing as the newest reader to join my review club. Norman is a published author of the Shamanic Mysteriesand, and is also the contact point for a number of authors I have now interviewed. At some stage during our email conversations, Norman let me …

Review: Kurt Vonnegut: Letters by Kurt Vonnegut (edited and with an introduction by Dan Wakefield)

Kurt Vonnegut: Letters Kurt Vonnegut (edited and with an introduction by Dan Wakefield) Random House Publishing Group       Delacorte Press Pub Date                Oct 30 2012 Description This extraordinary collection of personal correspondence has all the hallmarks of Kurt Vonnegut’s fiction. Written over a sixty-year period, these letters, the vast majority of them never before published, …

Saturday Series Author Interview – Tony Shillitoe, Australian Fantasy Writer

Tony Shillitoe burst onto the Australian fantasy scene with the Andrakis Trilogy beginning in 1992.  As the story, he was convinced by a friend to send a sample to a publisher even though he had only about 10 chapters written.  He didn't hold much hope for it being seen, as he says that only about …