This is the blog post where the winners of any competitions from 2018 onward will be listed, starting with the competitions for Angel’s Demon, Book Four of the Angel Series.
An Interview with Author Neven Carr
Joining me on the couch today is fellow Aussie, Neven Carr, an author who writes mysteries. Thank you, Neven, for taking the time to chat to me. Please sit down, get comfortable and let’s begin.
About Neven Carr
Neven Carr began writing her first book at the age of ten. She never finished it. Short stories, poems and songs she completed with ease, but she never achieved the elusive novel.
Neven had some fantastic English teachers who continually encouraged her to explore the talent they believed she had. Again, she began many novels, again never completing them.
Ten years ago, she picked up her laptop and began writing. Since then she hasn’t stopped. She not only completed her first novel ‘Forgotten’ but also four more in the ‘Araneya Series’. Neven believes the timing was right; that perhaps she needed more life experience.
Neven is fortunate to live in what she terms is an author’s haven; a quaint fishing village on the east coast of Queensland, Australia. The sounds and smells of the nearby ocean, and of the surrounding natural wildlife, she finds soothing and inspiring.
An Interview with Author Jennifer Stevenson
Today I have the opportunity to chat with Jennifer Stevenson, a fantasy and romance author who, to quote her Facebook page, writes, “what I would want to read over breakfast, something digestible and fun.” Thank you, Jennifer, for taking the time to chat to me. Please sit down, get comfortable and let’s begin.
About Jennifer Stevenson
Jennifer makes up new uses for old demons. She lives in Chicago with her stagehand husband and two bossy kittens.
Today she talks about MAKEOVER QUEEN, a contemporary romantic comedy about a makeover that goes terribly wrong—or right!
Try all her series:
Backstage Boys – Contemporary romantic comedies about stagehands in Chicago
Hinky Chicago – Following the adventures of a fraud cop who busts a fake sex therapist and accidentally releases an incubus from his “treatment bed”.
Slacker Demons – Five guys live in a man-lair in a quiet Chicago neighborhood. They’re all hot, all retired gods and heroes, all working as sex demons for Hell, and all this close to losing their jobs, because although they are good at meeting women, they suck at the paperwork.
Coed Demon S***s – Ordinary women with ordinary problems seek an extraordinary solution: they sign contracts with Hell to become succubi.
An Interview with Author Stuart Byng
Joining on the couch on a hot, yet stormy Melbourne evening is an author who loves a good horror story or thriller, Stuart Byng. Thank you, Stuart, for taking the time to chat to me. Please sit down, get comfortable and let’s begin.
About Stuart Byng
Stuart Byng was born in Stourbridge, in the West Midlands area of the United Kingdom, on 24th February 1976. He has had a very varied career, with jobs including courier, shop assistant, driving instructor, internet researcher and window cleaner. His primary interest has always been writing, something that he has been doing on and off for most of his life. His first novel, Dark Minds, was self-published a few years ago, followed by Avenues Of Darkness, in August 2017. Both are currently available from Amazon. He is currently working on another novel titled Kito, due to be released in Summer 2018.
An Interview with Author Kyoko M
Joining me on the couch today for the first interview of 2018 — Happy New Year everyone — is sci-fi/fantasy author Kyoko M. Thank you, Kyoko, for taking the time to chat to me. Please sit down, get comfortable and let’s begin.
About Kyoko M
Kyoko M is a USA Today bestselling author, a fangirl, and an avid book reader. She has a Bachelor of Arts in English Lit from the University of Georgia, which gave her every valid excuse to devour book after book with a concentration in Greek and Christian mythology. When not working feverishly on a manuscript (or two), she can be found buried under her Dashboard on Tumblr, or chatting with fellow nerds on Twitter, or curled up with a good Harry Dresden novel on a warm Georgia night. Like any author, she wants nothing more than to contribute something great to the best profession in the world, no matter how small.
An Interview with Author Patricia M Jackson
My last interview for 2018 is with Patricia M Jackson, author of romance books, including the House of Donato Series. Thank you, Patricia, for taking the time to chat to me. Please sit down, get comfortable and let’s begin.
About Patricia M Jackson
Patricia M Jackson writes romance novels with a mixture of realism and fiction. Sometimes they are comedies or could be classified as suspenseful. Often they’re a mixture of both. Her House of Donato Series features a group of new adults finding love in a turbulent world. She also writes novellas and short stories on occasion. She’s a member of several writer groups, including Northern Lights Writers, a chapter of the RWA. You can find her living in the Minneapolis area with her husband and geriatric dog, Charlie.
An Interview with Author Christina Ochs
Joining me on the couch today is author Christina Ochs, whose love of history has been cleverly woven into her historical and military fantasy books. Thank you, Christina, for taking the time to chat to me. Please sit down, get comfortable and let’s begin.
About Christina Ochs
Until recently, Christina Ochs lived in a semi truck, traveling all over the United States. Right now she’s temporarily settled down in Eugene, Oregon with her husband and two cats. She is the author of The Desolate Empire Series and the upcoming War of the Four Gods Trilogy.
An Interview with Author Martha Carr
Martha Carr, the author I’m interviewing today, didn’t want to reveal much about herself, and that’s okay… she has enough books published for us to talk about for hours! Thank you, Martha, for taking the time to chat to me. Please sit down, get comfortable and let’s begin.
About Martha Carr
Martha Carr is the author of 13 books, including the The Leira Chronicles, an urban fantasy series part of the Oriceran Universe and the Wallis Jones series, a six part thriller series that starts with The List Conspiracy.
Martha has written a weekly, nationally-syndicated column on world affairs and life that has run on such political hotspots as The Moderate Voice.com and Politicus.com. Her work has run regularly in such venerable publications as The Washington Post, The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune and Newsweek.
An Interview with Author Rebecca Brooks
Joining me on the couch today is the author of the Men of Gold Mountain series, Rebecca Brooks. Thank you, Rebecca, for taking the time to chat to me. Please sit down, get comfortable and let’s begin.
About Rebecca Brooks
Rebecca Brooks lives in New York City in an apartment filled with books. She received a PhD in English but decided it was more fun to write books than write about them. She has backpacked alone through India and Brazil, traveled by cargo boat down the Amazon River, climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, explored ice caves in Peru, trekked to the source of the Ganges, and sunbathed in Burma, but she always likes coming home to a cold beer and her hot husband in the Bronx.
An Interview with Author Paula Marais
I enticed Paula Marais, author of various romance, mystery, thriller and non-fiction books, to join me on the couch today by offering her Tanzania Peaberry coffee! Thank you, Paula, for taking the time to chat to me. Please sit down, get comfortable and let’s begin.
About Paula Marais
Paula Marais is the author of several books including her recent novel Shadow Self, which was longlisted for the Etisalat Prize. She has a Master’s in Creative Writing from the University of Cape Town and is an alumnus of Bread Loaf in Vermont, the oldest and most illustrious writing conference in the US. Paula lives in Cape Town and is addicted to travel, quality coffee and beautiful views.