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October 7, 2015

SciFi Rock n’ Roller Coaster Q&A: Author Guest – Ilana C. Myer

Ilana C. Myer has written for the Globe and Mail, the Los Angeles Review of Books, Salon, and the Huffington Post. Previously she was a freelance journalist in Jerusalem for the Jerusalem Post, the Jewish Daily Forward, Time Out Israel and other publications. She lives in New York City. She is also the author of […]


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Published on October 07, 2015 02:00

September 24, 2015

SciFi Rock n’ Roller Coaster Q&A: Author Guest – Patrick Thomas

Howdy folks! Today is an exciting day, as it marks the launch of a new, recurring column I’ll be posting — The SciFi Rock n’ Roller Coaster Author Q&As. Seeing as how I’m a SciFi Guy, love me some rock n’ roll, and have loads of author friends, I figured it was time to have […]


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Published on September 24, 2015 02:00

May 20, 2015

My Balticon Panel Schedule – May 22-24

Howdy folks! I’ll be attending the Balticon annual scifi show in Hunt Valley, MD, this weekend. I’ll be manning my table throughout, selling and signing books, and mixing up with new and returning fans, and sharing a table with my partner in crime and fellow Crazy 8 Press author Aaron Rosenberg.       If […]


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Published on May 20, 2015 08:48

May 14, 2015

The Book Cover Conundrum – How to Make it Great

This guest post originally appeared on My Loves, Lives, and Passion The cover for every book is critical, sometimes even more important than us writers want to admit. We want to think that the story we’ve crafted alone should be enough to ‘sell’ our books, but let’s face it: covers sell books. I’m the same […]


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Published on May 14, 2015 04:00

May 8, 2015

Dear Reader By Russ Colchamiro – I Write Some Wacky Novels. Or Do I?

This guest post originally appeared on The Writer’s Life eMagazine Dear Reader by Russ Colchamiro  The Writer’s Life newest feature, Dear Reader, gives authors a chance to talk to their readers – YOU!   Today’s guest is Russ Colchamiro, author of the scifi/comedy, Genius De Milo. Dear Reader… I write some wacky novels. And yet they […]


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Published on May 08, 2015 10:17

May 6, 2015

Guest Post: Russ’ Top 10 Writing Tips for Aspiring Authors

This guest post originally appeared on FictionZeal Guest Post by Russ Colchamiro Russ’ Top 10 Writing Tips for Aspiring Authors Throughout my travels as an author, young and aspiring writers often ask me how they themselves can become a great writer. I usually chuckle – inwardly if not outwardly – not because the question is funny, but […]


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Published on May 06, 2015 13:32

April 30, 2015

Talking Books with Russ Colchamiro, Author of SciFi Comedy ‘Genius de Milo’

This interview was originally posted on As the Page Turns: Q: Can you tell us what your new book, Genius De Milo, is about? Russ: My debut novel Finders Keepers is a scifi backpacking comedy … think American Pie meets Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. It’s loosely based on a series of backpacking trips I […]


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Published on April 30, 2015 14:44

April 28, 2015

PUYB Virtual Book Club – Interview with Author Russ Colchamiro

This interview originally appeared on PUYB Virtual Book Club Welcome to the book club, Russ!  First, I am so in love with that cover.  I don’t know if it’s the colors or what but it just pops.  Before we get into the meat of the interview, can you tell us who did your lovely cover? Russ: Glad you […]


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Published on April 28, 2015 04:00

This interview originally appeared on PUYB Virtual Book C...

This interview originally appeared on PUYB Virtual Book Club Welcome to the book club, Russ!  First, I am so in love with that cover.  I don’t know if it’s the colors or what but it just pops.  Before we get into the meat of the interview, can you tell us who did your lovely cover? Russ: Glad you […]


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April 21, 2015

In the Writer’s Chair: Is Author Russ Colchamiro a Genius or Moron? You Be the Judge

This blog entry originally appeared as a ‘Guest Post’ on Lori’s Reading Corner Genius or Moron? You Be the Judge When people ask me about the Finders Keepers series, which includes Finders Keepers and now Genius de Milo, I give them my standard answer: They’re loosely based on a series of backpacking and road trips I […]


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Published on April 21, 2015 04:00