What inspired you to write the Dark Dreams series? The inspiration came from an NBC series called Blind Spot, which starred Jaimie Alexander. The opening scene of the first episode shows a bomb squad tech approaching an abandoned duffle bag in an eerily empty...
1. What differences are there between writing urban fantasy and children’s books? While most of my books have common themes, like redefining families and finding their own tribe, children’s books and urban fantasy are quite different. Charlie’s Fables, my children’s...
What promoted you to republish these two books? When I unpublished these books, it was because I was embarrassed of the quality. But when I looked through them again, I realized my embarrassment had nothing to do with the quality of my work. It had to do with the fact...
What inspired your latest novel? Death and Cupcakes is a combination of cozy mystery, with a touch of romance, humour and yep, baking. How did you come up with the title? Death and Cupcakes just came to me when I was writing...
Does writing energize or exhaust you? Depends on more easy the ideas and writing is flowing. If everything is flowing nicely and i’m forming an idea that makes me proud, writing gives me a powerful high that makes me super bubbly. If I’m having a hard time,...
Does writing energize or exhaust you? Usually writing energizes me. I absolutely love it. Even those moments when I’m exhausted from my day job, as soon as I force myself to dig in I’m so happy I did. I love to get lost in the worlds that I’ve created with...
May I introduce N.M. Pondus, who wishes to keep his anonymity with an icon instead of a photo. His work is influenced by mythology and the standards of those era's, which links to today's word quite nicely. Probity - definition: honesty, uprightness. a) Of the...
Please welcome Jennifer Eifrig - a fantasy author with an eclectic mixture of inspirational resources hence the word link for today - Paradigm (pair-uh-dyme) Definition- 1) an example to showing how something is to be done : model : pattern: 2) a theoretical framework...
Please welcome Joss Landry, author of Mirror Deep. I linked today's post with the word - Tremulous - Definition: 1) marked by trembling or tremors : quivering 2) timorous, timid. Words used in romantic stories upon occasion. Interview Questions Joss Landry Mirror...