Today I interviewed Erik Setser, author of the Elder Blood Chronicles, and a mixed-genre fantasy writer after my own heart. A bit of a glitch about midway through when Erik’s phone died on him but he managed to call back in and finish the interview. Fun and informative, you can give it a listen over …
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Maldene On The Cover Of Rhythmic Lounge
Okay, so everyone has to start somewhere, right? Well, looks like I finally found that Somewhere because an online Magazine called The Rhythmic Lounge has me featured as- get this- THE COVER STORY! Yes, my book cover is there issue cover. To read their article- and the issue it’s in, just go to their site:
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Kenneth Weene Interview Is Up!
My interviewed with Kenneth Weene, author of Memoirs From The Asylum, Red And White, and even some poems, is now up on the Author Talk Audio Page. This one went a little over an hour and probably could have gone longer if I’d let it, simply because we were having that much fun. Anyway, should …
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Michael Hebler Interview
Today I interviewed Michael Hebler, author of Night Of the Chupacabra. A fun talk about a book of horror, a children’s book, and some apparent commonalities amongst us writers. Give a listen to this fun interview on the Author Talk Audio Page then look up his Facebook Fan Page at
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Interview With Blood Chronicles Author S. B. Knight
Today I interviewed S. B. Knight, author of The Blood Chronicles. We talked horror, how REAL vampires should be written, and his about-to-be-released second book in The Blood Chronicles, and just had a whole lot of fun. So much so that this interview came out at around a full hour before we had to cut …
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What Defines Epic Fantasy
Recently I saw a discussion online asking what makes Epic Fantasy. Of course I posted my onw opinion- being the author of something that is easily considered epic in scope- and one or two of the responses seemed a bit… limiting. One answer was along the lines of basing Epic Fantasy very strictly on Tolkein, …
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Profile Of An Author: S. B. Knight
Hey there blog followers, this time I get to profile another author right here on this very site. S. B. Knight is the co-founder of Premium Promotional Services, a business founded to help other authors gain the exposure they deserve. This, in addition to his full-time job at a civil and environmental engineering company, and …
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Writing Tips: Passion In Your Writing
No matter what type of story, book, genre, or subject you wish to write about, be it short story, epic series, or self-help book, above and beyond ALL other good tips for writing, there is one piece of advice that rules them all, and that is Passion. You MUST have passion in your writing. So, …
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Writing Tips: Designing An Alien Culture
In the course of writing a fantasy or science fiction story, the subject of alien cultures inevitably raises its head. The reader expects them and so as the writer it is your job to design some good ones. So, where to start? How do I design a culture that is alien enough and that the …
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