In The Interview Room: B.L. Bates

Today I welcome B.L. Bates to the Interview Room. Growing up reading speculative fiction. When a head injury left her totally blind, she turned to writing speculative fiction to stay sane.

Plotter or Pantser?

Since my education and work experience is in engineering, I’m a natural plotter. I’ve tried to do the pantser route, but have never gotten more than a third of the book done before I revert to plotting. But, this is not to say spontaneity doesn’t stick its wet nose in — it does. Many times...