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Fab Friday author Diane Major is in the house!

RWM – “Hello Diane, it’s so wonderful to have you here with us tonight, can you please tell me, what is your current genre? What made you chose this subject?”

DM – “My current genre is science fiction. All of my books are in the fantasy adventure field and when I began writing ‘A Very Complicated Molecule’ it started purely as fantasy adventure then as usual my original plot was overtaken by my imagination (I smile!)”

RWM – “Ha-ha, it’s unavoidable, but the Sci-Fi side of your work makes it all the more interesting, as one of your biggest fans, would you tell me what your current book or work is about?”

DM –“When a being wakes up with no knowledge of whom it is, where it is, or how it arrived at its destination, this story begins to unravel. This being has been an unfortunate victim of a gang incident in London and its lover hopes to save its life, but will they both have to pay a price…

The book is set in 2043 with a storyline that includes murder, love, a gang, aliens and the Police!”

RWM – “That is sounding a little different for you, can’t wait! Who is your favourite author? Can you recommend one of their books?”

DM – “Ouch! Now this is a difficult one. Never did quite get over Dean Koontz’s book ‘The Watchers’ and loved John Ajvide Lindqvist’s ‘Let the Right One In.’ To be honest I am more about single books than authors. More recently I have read a lot of Self Published books and regardless of what is said there are some brilliant stories, in reality no different to the good and bad books published traditionally. With that in mind here are a handful of very good self-published books out of the many I have read:

Everyone Burns by John Dolan http://www.amazon.co.uk/Everyone-Burns-ebook/dp/B008I6GXM2/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1373995624&sr=1-3&keywords=John+Dolan

The Last Sunset by Bob Atkinson http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Last-Sunset-BobAtkinson/dp/1478162155/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1373995678&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=the+last+sunse

Foxy Lady by Rags Daniels http://www.amazon.co.uk/Foxy-Lady-Rags-Daniels/dp/0957406738/ref=cm_cr-mr-img

Price of a Bounty by S L Wallace http://www.amazon.co.uk/Price-Bounty-S-L-Wallace/dp/1466268107/ref=cm_cr-mr-img

Like I say these are only a few of the many which includes your own ‘In Search of the Dragons.”

RWM – “Agreed there are a lot of fabulous new talent come into play now people have caught on to SP. Changing the subject a little now tell us, what is one of your pet hates?”

DM – “I hate being bored! Gotta keep busy!”

RWM – “Tell me a quality you really like about yourself?”

DM – “Ouch! Don’t like talking about myself. Probably my best quality is that I try to support people to progress and move on.”

RWM – “That I can definitely agree with, you have been a great support to me throughout my career as an author. What do you hope to achieve in your life, from your writing?”

DM – “That people can escape into one of my books for as long as it takes them to read one.”

RWM – “Sell your book!

What is your favourite work?”

DM – “Mmm probably ‘I am Nine’ although that is likely to be based on feedback.

http://viewbook.at/1467880876

As people across the world die from some incurable disease, Naomi a five year old girl who lives in England is torn from her parents. Naomi finds herself alone, growing up on a ship with strangers as she journeys across the sea into a new and very different future on the American coast. A future where a pack of great vicious dogs as well as cannibals roam the land…..

Rather than me trying to explain why this book is worth reading, suffice to say it is both my mother and eldest daughter’s favourite. This is the latest review:

I loved this book. ‘I am Nine’ is a dystopian novel, written in a simple, almost child-like voice, with very little dialogue. It is fast-paced and compelling. Unlike most kindle books I’ve read, I can honestly say I didn’t skim a single word. I was spellbound throughout, waiting to find out what would happen next as the young narrator, Naomi went from a happy, ordinary family life, to a post-apocalyptic’ world containing ferocious dogs and vicious cannibals. This is a great read, and I highly recommend it and look forward to reading more books by this author.”

RWM – “Do you believe that big authors can charge too much for their eBooks?”

DM – “Some do.”

RWM – Short answer but yes think that says it all really. Tell me a little about yourself, what made you become an author and do you have a job besides writing?”

DM – “As a child, I wanted to write books and actually did complete one. The adventure story filled a small notebook which I kept under my bed. My mother can still remember my efforts even though that work is long gone. As is the case for so many people, life became complicated and writing was added to my list of things to do. I never fulfilled my ambition until one day in 2009 I had an idea for a book. From 2009 I worked full time and wrote whenever the opportunity came along to do so. It took me two years to write, ‘Children of Fury’ and at the same completed, ‘I am Nine.” Both books were published in late 2011. Since then I have published several books for adults, young adults and children. My unpaid jobs now include, babysitting, walking dogs, gardening and fundraising for a local charity.”

RWM – “Thank you so much Diane for speaking to me, you really are a Fab Friday author, I am so pleased you took the time to be here.”

Meet this weeks Friday Fab Author Maer Wilson!

RWM – “Hello Maer, it’s wonderful that you took time out to day to talk to me so, what is your current genre? What made you chose this subject?”

MW – “Ghost Memory” is a Paranormal Mystery. However, The Thulukan Chronicles, the series it belongs to, is Urban Fantasy/Paranormal. Since this is a prequel set before magic actually returns to Earth in Relics, it’s pretty firmly Paranormal, without the Fantasy elements.

RWM – “That sounds wonderful, what an interesting subject to write about, tell me, what is your current book or work about?”

MW – “This short story takes place about five years prior to Relics, when Thulu and La Fi are still in college. It involves them taking the case of an amnesiac ghost to find missing money.”

RWM – “Sounds well worth a read can you tell us who your favourite author is? Can you recommend one of their books?”

MW – “There’s no way I have one favourite. LOL.

I’ve read literally hundreds of authors and thousands of books and can barely narrow it to a top 10 list.  Even that is tough to do, but I can give you two of my Top 10, in no particular order. I adore GRR Martin’s “Song of Ice and Fire” series and JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series. And nope, I can’t narrow either of those series to one particular book. ”

RWM – “Yes I have a similar problem, love both of these authors as well and agree the books are just fantastic. So, how long have you been writing?”

MW – “I was writing character bios for ages when I was onstage, so from that aspect, I’ve been writing for many years. I tried my hand at a play about 12 years ago, but it was awful. I turned it into a much better screenplay about 5 years later. I started writing my first novel in 2010, which was published in May, 2013.”

RWM – “Wow, it’s amazing just how long it can take a writer to be satisfied that their work is readable isn’t it? Well done for finally bringing your work to light, I have to say it is really good. Can you tell me what one of your pet hates are?”

MW – “LOL People who don’t answer/acknowledge they received emails. And, as you know, that’s pretty much the norm in this industry. But yeah, it drives me nuts, wondering if my email is lost when I don’t at least get a “received” message in return.”

RWM – “Yes I get that completely, it is so frustrating. Tell me a quality you really like about yourself?”

MW – “I’m willing to help others. I believe in spreading about good karma.”

RWM – “That really is a good way to be in this industry, people need all the help they can get and people who help spread the word are like Gold. What do you hope to achieve in your life, from your writing?”

MW – “I’d like to see people enjoying my books and stories. I’ve been told that they’d make a great TV series and that would be cool, too.”

RWM – “ That would be fabulous, I’d definitely want to watch that! So now why not sell your book!”

MW – “La Fi is not having a normal day. She broke someone’s nose, embarrassed her fiancé, Thulu, and now a dead guy is on her doorstep. Although seeing the dead is not unusual for the young medium, since she and Thulu regularly deal with the supernatural. Thulu can find anything that’s lost and the amnesiac ghost is missing money, along with his memory.

Peter Swanson used to stash money throughout his San Francisco home. Now he can’t remember his hiding places, and his aging partner needs the money. That’s not normally a problem for Thulu, but some of the money is missing from the house. Thulu and La Fi must broaden the search for cash long gone, and that could prove tricky in more ways than one.

“Ghost Memory” is A Thulukan Chronicles Story set in the Relics universe. Bonus Material includes Chapter 1 from the novel Relics, Book 1 of The Thulukan Chronicles.

What is your favourite work? What is its link so people can buy it? Tell me about it and why you believe people should buy it?

“Ghost Memory” is my most recent and can be found at Amazon on Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E5W1W2Y and at Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/340825 in various formats.



I think the short story is a good taste of what’s to come in Relics. It even includes Chapter 1 from Relics. It think it’s a fun introduction to the Thulukan Chronicles.”

RWM – “Thank you so much Maer, they sound like a great series. Do you believe that big authors can charge too much for their eBooks?”

MW – “Well, the authors aren’t the ones actually setting those prices. The publishers set the prices. Also, it depends on how you define “too much.” What I might consider expensive, someone else might not blink an eye at or vice versa. But would I like to see the prices come down? Absolutely. At the same time, I’ve seen expensive books do very well, so I doubt prices will actually come down any time soon.”

RWM – “Tell me a little about yourself, what made you become an author and do you have a job besides writing?”

MW – “I teach Theatre for a local college part-time. Getting into the novel, characters and series started as a lark and I’m just enjoying the world so much, I’m going to keep writing it.”

RWM – “Thanks so much for the interview Maer it has been a pleasure to meet you and I am so excited about reading more of your work.”

MW – “Thanks for a fun interview, Ruth!”

**NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS!!!!!!!!!**

Maer is running a fabulous competition, just follow the link and take a look at what’s on offer from this fabulous author!

http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/share-code/Mjk4OGQ0YzUxYWRlODZiODAxMmVhNTMxNmIzMGMyOjU4/

**NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS!!!!!!!!**

Cover Competition! Win a Kindle gift version of Fantacia!!!!

I am one of the worst people at deciding which is better, so here we go, ‘blast from the past’ is out, but is this cover more popular than my fabulous digital art covers?

Leave me a comment and let me know what you think, I will chose the best ‘because’ and send you a FREE gift of Fantacia in your chosen favourite cover!

Option 1
‘Blast’ by Sean Lee

Or Perhaps like me you love the digital world…



Or Option 2

By Shannon McRoberts

The competition will remain open until September 1st, 2013…

Here’s some exciting news!

I have put Fantacia back to her former glory! Here for you in a special edition with the poem and a free first chapter of Orion!

UK link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fantacia-special-Voxian-Series-ebook/dp/B00EB27E70/ref=sr_1_3?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1375514301&sr=1-3&keywords=Voxians

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I am so pleased to welcome our FABULOUS Simon O’Kill Author extrordinare!

Simon O’Kill’s interview FFA

RWM – “Today I am talking to a fabulous man, the wonderful author of the very strange and very funny ‘No-one loves a bigfoot like a bigfoot babe,’ Mr Simon O’Kill.

SO- “Hello Ruth and thanks for having me over. Must say I am a little jet-lagged.”

RWM- “Sounds like you have been away somewhere nice, must have a chat about that sometime soon. So, what is your current genre? What made you chose this subject?”

SO- “Paranormal romance from the point of view of reincarnation. Reincarnation has always attracted me as it implies immortality.”

RWM – “What is your current book or work about?”

SO – “Luna Sanguis drags the reader by the scruff of the neck and takes them on a hell ride as a vampire – they will taste blood, feel fear, terror, lust, craving and above all hope for love everlasting.”

RWM – “Wow Simon, that sounds terrifying, how exciting – Who is your favourite author? Can you recommend one of their books?”

SO – “Stephen King, the old chestnut. Salem’s Lot hooked me fang deep into the world of the vampire with its family values fighting monstrous evil all through the eyes of an author. So many of SK’s books involve life as an author.”

RWM – “Yes I have to admit to having a soft spot for Stephen King myself. Can you tell me how long have you been writing?”

SO – “I have been dabbling for many years, but not until I was disabled did I have the time to devote to it seriously. Not sure if that’s a good thing or not?”

RWM – “Being disabled myself; I certainly know where you’re coming from there. Just wondering if you have any pet hates?”

SO – “My pet hates being ignored. Oh, you mean me? I guess being ignored by all those readers out there who will never discover my work.”

RWM – “LOL there are people who haven’t read your book? Wow they are crazy, it can’t be possible! I am sure sales will keep going strong for Bigfoot and your new book. Tell me a quality you really like about yourself?”

SO – “I am still writing! I have learned not to give up.”

RWM- Determination and skill is the name of the game, I am so pleased that you are sticking around, life would be pretty sad without you or your work. What do you hope to achieve in your life, from your writing?”

SO – “If one day Stephen King gave me a great review I would be happy.”

RWM – “Now that would be fabulous, although I have not seen a list of Stephen King’s favourite novels, it would be good to see what he does like. LOL Definitely not Stephanie Meyer, he makes that very clear. Okay Simon, sell your book by perhaps letting us know your favourite or latest work? What is its link so people can buy it? Tell me about it and why you believe people should buy it?”

SO – “As my Bigfoot book was the first to be published by an Indie publisher it kinda stole my heart – but now that I have self published Luna Sanguis, I realise that was puppy love. Luna Sanguis is all about me in a more colourful way. I mean, if I went around drinking people’s blood, well you can guess the rest. But it is all about the effects PTSD has on the mind. It takes the reader inside a vampire’s head who cannot remember who they are, where they are, what has happened. So the reader will at first be confused, forgetful and may even be a little pissed off – but read on and slowly the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle meld together to create a rich tale of vampiric beauty. Above all it is a mystery that will trick the reader until the last page of book two – Luna Aeturnus. Due out in August.”

Buy Links:

http://amzn.to/1agJe3M us

http://amzn.to/1dqFtIW uk

http://bit.ly/18baAYj smash

RWM – “Do you believe that big authors can charge too much for their eBooks?”

SO – “Well, it’s the greedy publishers that charge over-priced books. But fans will always pay for their fix.”

RWM- “Mmm, yes I can agree with that, tell me a little about yourself, what made you become an author and do you have a job besides writing?”

SO – “I was injured during work. I didn’t get any compensation – this is the UK where big corporations rule the courts as the Royals did centuries ago. Since I was left disabled and pensioned off, I decided to give writing my best shot.”

RWM – “That is such a shame; yes UK doesn’t seem to be very good with personal injury claims does it? It’s sad that you were injured, but also it has given other people opportunity to read your fabulous books. I have to say I has been wonderful talking to you today Simon and thanks so much for being a guest on Friday’s Fab Authors, you really are a treat to meet.”

SO – “You are most welcome Ruth. Loved every minute.”

Fab Friday with Author Danielle DeVor!

The wonderful author of ‘Tail of the Devil.’

Danielle DeVor.

RWM – “Hello Danielle, it’s a pleasure to meet you today and take an opportunity to talk to you about your work, so can you tell me what your current genre is? What made you chose this subject?”

DD – “YA Fantasy. I’ve always been interested in fantasy and horror. I was the kid reading Stephen King when I was eight, that type of thing.” 

RWM – “Ha-ha must admit to enjoying some of Stephen Kings work myself. Do you have a current book or piece of work you wish to talk about?”

DD – “Tail of the Devil is about a street kid who gets turned into a vampire only to discover that he is the reincarnation of a long lost vampire king.”

RWM – “Wow that sounds like something that as a vampire fan I would love to take a look at, can I ask who your favourite author is? Can you recommend one of their books?”

DD – “Gosh, this is a hard question. Right now, Richard Matheson comes to mind. He recently passed away. My favourite book is his is I Am Legend.”

RWM – “Ah yes, the acclaimed SF novel about vampires. According to Amazon the story is about the last man on earth but he is not alone . . . Robert Neville is the last living man on Earth . . . Every other man, woman and child on the planet has become a vampire, and they are hungry for Neville’s blood.

By day he is the hunter, stalking the un-dead through the ruins of civilisation. By night, he barricades himself in his home and prays for the dawn. I can only think that the Will Smith film is based on the book. So back to you, how long have you been writing?”

DD – “I started with poetry when I was a child. Had my first poem published when I was thirteen, so roughly 25 years. Though I didn’t start writing prose until about 7 years ago.”

RWM – “Wow, a child writing poetry, that’s so wonderful, can you tell me if you have any pet hates?”

DD – “Lateness. I am an early bird, so if someone is meeting me for something, and doesn’t have a good reason for being late, it drives me crazy.”

RWM –“Yes I am a bit of a stickler for time as well; it can get a little obsessive. Tell me a quality you really like about yourself?”

DD – “I’m not easily rattled.”

RWM – “That’s a really good way to be Danielle; I wish I could be the same. What do you hope to achieve in your life, from your writing?”

DD – “I would eventually like to buy my parents a house- this, of course, would be if I would suddenly take off like a rocket. For now, though, I would like to save enough from my writing to take a nice vacation.”

RWM – “Please Danielle could you take some time to sell your book! Can you tell the readers what your favourite work is? What is its link so people can buy it? Tell me about it and why you believe people should buy it?

DD – “Tail of the Devil

Tail of the Devil

An Absolute Beginners Guide to Authorship! Yes, another one!!! :-)

After looking into self help books, I have never come across a down to earth, say it as it is booklet or book guiding the new authors through step by step.

Not just when they have their manuscript, but even before that!

So this is what I have been taught throughout my life as a self Published author.

A guide I wish I had before going into this world of many books being written.

How to be a writer, or not! (Yet another one of those self-help books about writing.)