When did your interest in magical stories begin? I think I’ve always been fascinated by stories of magic, but it deepened in high school and college when I became somewhat obsessed with stories of Merlin. I found the depictions of Mary Stewart particularly fascinating...
How has poetry impacted your life? Poetry has been an integral part of my life since an early age. It has been a constant friend and has helped me to sort out and express my feelings, whether it be love and compassion or fear and anxiety. Growing up, I was a shy kid...
What inspired your musical and writing talents and when did they begin? I was 13 and I had a crush on a guitarist who would play at our church social gathering for us youth. He was so good and I just fell in love with him and his playing. At that time I was learning...
Hate On the Rocks - The newest single by music phenomenon and Bram Stoker Award winning author, Nzondi! I live the way I wanna live You live the way you wanna live I live beyond the past And you’re mad at the world that we didn’t last Well I heard you talkin’ to...
If you are alive and breathing, you are growing no matter what you believe or what is happening. Ask yourself this ever-evolving, truth-seeking question every day and ponder it with curiosity. Embracing yourself as you are is a key factor in being able to move...
No matter the creative process or medium, we all write. A musician writes lyrics, sings songs and creates musical accompaniments. Welcome Chloey Rose, who delves into many creative forms. 1. When did you start writing song lyrics? I started writing songs in my...
September is a busy month for book events and I am looking forward to them after such a long a break. The first is Words on the Street in Lethbridge on 17th September. It will be great to see the local authors I know there and meet new ones. There is always so much to...
When did you start writing poetry? What was, and is your inspiration? I began in high school, not long after my parents’ divorce. Looking back, I see that I turned to writing to sort out my confusion at the time. My world was upended when my parents sold the family...
1. Where did the idea for this novel come from? The novel originated as a short story that I wrote in a creative writing class my senior year of college. The character of Lazer was loosely based on a friend of mine who played in a heavy...