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June 4, 2015
My Objective is Obvious: An Interview with Dru Pagliassotti
RLM: What would you say are your greatest strengths as an author? DP: Well, I started running Advanced Dungeons & Dragons way back in the 1980s, which taught me how to construct detailed storyworlds, complex political relationships, and internally logical magic systems. RLM: Any weaknesses? DP: I love worldbuilding, but I’m afraid I can get […]
May 26, 2015
Each Restless Soul: An Interview with Jaime Lee Moyer
This week, I’m excited to welcome Jaime Lee Moyer to the blog. Author of the genre-bending Delia Martin trilogy, Lee is also a poet and blogger. RLM: Besides historical fantasy, you also write poetry. Tell me about your poetry. Confessional? SFF focused? JLM: I’ve written poetry for as long as I’ve written fiction, which means for […]
May 13, 2015
Sassy Damsels and Pauper Kings: An Interview with Grace Draven
All right, folks. I am so happy to welcome Grace Draven to my little blog home. This is the lady who, along with a couple of other talented women, really made me sit up and pay attention to the self-publishing field. Ms. Draven is an incredibly talented writer of fantasy romance. She imbues her worlds […]
May 7, 2015
Startling Poetry: This Marriage
Thought I’d offer another one of my poems this time. Enjoy! This Marriage by Robin L. Martinez What is this marriage that’s sprung from the ground of our wedding? Long after the wedding dress has been wadded into a garment bag, it’s edges yellowing and crystallizing; the cake has passed through the wedding […]
April 29, 2015
Author Solutions and Friends: The Inside Story
Originally posted on David Gaughran:
Author Solutions has forged partnerships with a long list of famous names in publishing – from Simon & Schuster and Hay House to Barnes & Noble and Reader’s Digest. Recent disclosures in various lawsuits, along with information sent to me by a Penguin Random House source, detail for the very…
Author Solutions has forged partnerships with a long list of famous names in publishing – from Simon & Schuster and Hay House to Barnes & Noble and Reader’s Digest. Recent disclosures in various lawsuits, along with information sent to me by a Penguin Random House source, detail for the very…
April 28, 2015
Today I Saw Desire: An Interview with Jewelle Gomez
Poet, novelist, activist. Jewelle Gomez has delighted readers and inspired a generation of social advocates. She’s also a super nice person who agreed to take time from her busy schedule to tell me a little more about her life and work. RLM: Tell me a little about your early life and what led you to […]
Startling Poetry: for the Streetcar
for the Streetcar by Jewelle Gomez Today I saw Desire darkly painted steel, hard bells wheels and unseen motivation. In the morning traffic she is thick with patches and paint, only a streetcar keeping to the track lumbering. Little hints at her whirling colors restless forces in the night heat driven engine that gave her […]
April 26, 2015
I Cry for Things That are So Beautiful I Just Can’t Stand It: An Interview with Judith Tarr
I Cry for Things That are So Beautiful I Just Can’t Stand It: An Interview with Judith Tarr.
I Cry for Things That are So Beautiful I Just Can’t Stand It: An Interview with Judith Tarr
RLM: Tell me about your childhood and education. What first led you to writing as a career? JT: I can’t remember not making up stories. The career part didn’t come until grad school, when my little scribbles attracted enough of an audience that I began to think, gee, I might publish these. Up to that […]
April 20, 2015
A Girl’s or Boy’s Best Friend is Always a High-powered Weapon: An Interview with Sarah A. Hoyt
RLM: You have a pretty unique background: born and raised in Portugal, a deep knowledge of languages, a member of MENSA. How has all this influenced your writing? SAH: Mostly it made it really hard to break in. There is a different sense of story that goes with different cultures and I had to re-adapt my […]
