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Words with Linda Faulkner, author of "Second Time Around"

Can you tell us a little bit about "Second Time Around?"

What do you do when the dead body you stumble across turns out to belong to your father, the father you thought abandoned you in infancy? That's what Timmie Campbell asks herself. Turns out her mother has been lying for years: about her father's abandonment, about him not contacting them, about a lot of things. Unfortunately, Timmie

"The Bone Sword" and the Hero's Journey by Tom Barczak

Tom Barczak submitted a pretty exceptional short story to this blog not too long ago, you can go and check that out here.  Since then, he's contacted me a couple times about writerly things and even got a hold of a copy of my book "The Bone Sword" to review.  His review has just appeared on Amazon.com and I find it really satisfying.  I think it's kind of interesting how books start to take on a

Shells Chats with author and publisher Jessy Marie Roberts

Have you always been a writer? I've always enjoyed writing, though I didn't start writing fiction until I was in high school. You like to cook, has that helped with your writing at all? Both cooking and writing are creative outlets... I've had many successes (and many disasters) at both! I collect cookbooks and write the occasional recipe, so I am constantly reading and writing about cooking

Free Rhemalda Book Giveaway!

Big news from Rhemalda as always. The number one mind-blowing thing is that for the month of March, Rhemalda is allowing people to download J.S. Chancellor's epic fantasy "Son of Ereubus" for FREE! All you have to do is follow this link. This is a special, one time only offer, so take advantage and do yourself the favor of being introduced to one of fantasy's hottest new authors!
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Words with Brian L. Porter, author of "Behind Closed Doors"

Can you tell us a little bit about "Behind Closed Doors."
With pleasure. Behind Closed Doors came about when I was approached by Sonar 4 Publications with an offer to write a murder/mystery for them, set in the Victorian era, something along the lines of my Jack the Ripper trilogy (A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper, Legacy of the Ripper and Requiem for the Ripper), which

Shells Chats with author Michael West

Does having a degree in Film Theory influence your writing in any way?As a result of my background in film and video, I tend to be very visual. I see the story as a movie in my head. So when I write it all down, I try to include as many details as possible so that the reader and I are watching the same movie. I also think that, having watched and read as much Horror as I have, I have a

Shells Chats with author Shawn Riddle

When did you decide you wanted to be a writer? It was sometime last summer, 2010. I was working the night shift and had been toying with the idea for some time. Lexy, my girlfriend, had suggested that I go for it, almost insisted on it. So I thought I would take a stab at it and see where it went. Her support has been wonderful. Who inspires you as a writer? My greatest writing

Shells Chats with author Patrick D'Orazio

When did you start writing? I have written since high school...well, earlier than that, but I wrote a book back in my high school/college days that was absolute garbage, but it got me on track to tackling more writing challenges over the years. I didn't really focus on getting serious enough to be published until a few years ago, when this zombie story grabbed a hold of me and wouldn't let go.

Shells Chats with author Lincoln Crisler

What made you jump into writing?I've been writing since childhood, except for a period of time roughly corresponding to the five years I was married to my first wife. During that five years, I deployed to Iraq with the First Cavalry Division and basically pissed away any free time I had doing dumb stuff like playing video games. When I deployed to Afghanistan a few years later, my new wife and I

Shells Chats with author Sean Monaghan

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