What drew you to horror and paranormal themes in your stories? The main reason is that horror is so fun to write! Remember telling ghost stories at slumber parties to spook your friends, until you're all squealing with fear and laughter and don't want to go to the...
How is your Goodreads Reading Challenge going? I'm, alas, two books behind! So will need to push a few books under my belt in the next week or so to catch up. As we all know life can get in the way of our reading - unfortunately, and I've been busy decorating and...
In honour of spooky month, I am sharing a little about my YA fiction novella, Clickety Click. The protagonist is a young orphaned girl called Alice. Her guardians live in a remote cottage and are mysterious in nature. They assure Alice everything is fine, but certain...
What drew you to thrillers and suspense as genres? I have always loved thrillers, suspense, and mysteries. I remember watching shows like Cadfael with my mom when it came on Masterpiece Theater when I was growing up. I suppose I got it from her. She always had a love...
I have just finished a wonderful novel, While We Were Watching Downton Abbey by Wendy Wax. It is a super read and I recommend it. (My review is on Goodreads). After I finished reading, it occurred to me that as I lived near, and often visited Highclere Castle...
It is always surprising when you get a notification from Wordpress as to your blog anniversary. This is quite the milestone. There is effort in maintaining my blog schedule and coming up with new content, but the most enjoyable part is the connection I have with my...
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...
This is a character interview with Owena from my steampunk novel, The Commodore's Gift. 1. Tell me a little about yourself (where you live, who you are, what you look like.) Currently, I am living within a rebel stronghold, deep in a cave complex in a forest in...
My guest today is Calgary author Simon Rose, who has published eighteen novels for children and young adults, eight guides for writers, more than a hundred nonfiction books, and many articles on a wide variety of topics. Today, we’re looking at his latest release,...