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Shells Chats with author Karen J. Jones

Some authors have stayed away from writing young adult, or even children books at all. You however, have not. How has writing books for the younger generation helped you as a writer and how important do you feel authors need to look at the younger generation of readers out there?Prior to my role as a science teacher, I had no desire to write or publish books, let alone with children and young

Shells Chats with author Eric S. Brown

Some people say that authors have to sacrifice a lot for their craft. Do you feel this is the case? Yes. I know I work every minute I can. It's like an addiction. It's caused problems for my family, cost me a social life, makes it nearly impossible for me to read for pleasure as I can't read something and write at the same time, and even put me in the hospital for pushing myself too

Shells Chats with author Wayne Simmons

How has David Moody influenced you as an author? Very much. If it wasn't for David Moody, I probably wouldn't be writing today. Dave has given me endless support and encouragement since I first talked with him back in 2005. I'm delighted to call Dave a friend today and continue to both enjoy and be inspired by his writing. Are the tattoos you have based on any stories you have written

Words with Kevin Villegas, author of "The Sunwright Chronicles"

Can you tell us a little bit about "The Sunwright Chronicles – Empire at War?"
Of course, The Sunwright Chronicles – Empire at War starts at a dire time in the History of Kirmar. The past three Emperors of Kirmar have been weak, corrupted, or just psychotic. The story picks up after the death of Theodore II, an invasion from the East by a barbarian supertribe known as the Nords has been more

Shells Chats with author Anthony Cowin

What has been the most challenging for you as an author? Besides this interview you mean? Connecting with people in the industry I guess. It's a big old lonely world out there but thankfully social media is opening that up for creative people of all types. I can't really say what is difficult about the actual process of writing though, because all the frustrating things, all the obstacles and

Game of Thrones--And Other Fantasy News

Hello All,
Well, the big news is probably that "Game of Thrones" is now showing on HBO. I've been hearing good reviews but I haven't seen an episode yet. For those who have yet to pick up George R. R. Martin's epic work, you're in for a treat (although in my opinion, the guy starts to lose focus a little bit...I had a hard time getting into book 4).
As most of you are authors who are constantly

Shells Chats with author A.P. Fuchs

When did you get the urge to start writing?It was in 1999. Though I did the occasional short story as a kid, it was in '99 that I needed an outlet for the stories and ideas that would pop into my head and, since at the time, the animation school I was attending wasn't delivering on their curriculum, writing seemed a natural alternative. My first aim was to make comics for a living, but the school

Shells Chats with author Shaun Jeffrey

Horror authors get inspiration from several things. How did growing up at a house in a cemetery inspire you with your stories? Well I guess not many people can lay claim to growing up in a house in a cemetery, and having the first name, 'Shaun', it must mean I'm the real Shaun of the Dead. Okay, you can groan, but I'm keeping that one. Lol. Strange as it is, some of my earliest

Shells Chats with author Sean T. Page

What do you find most challenging about writing a horror short story?Two things for me really–getting a powerful story, then being able to get it down and formatted on paper. Some people have brilliant ideas but don't have the technical and the editing skills to make it work. I try to get ideas from all over the place, from work, films – and always have a note book handy to jot down those twisted

Shells Chats with author Michael Hanson

What influences you to write?Anything and everything, and no, I'm not being trite. But, to give you a more pointed and detailed answer, I often get a major jolt of creative inspiration from new writing, which can be anything from finding a great poet whose works I've never read before, or discovering a new fiction author and burning through their first short story collection and first