Category: Author Interviews

Welcome Crystal Collier here today to share her new book and some writing tips! In 1771, Alexia had everything: the man of her dreams, reconciliation with her father, even a child on the way. But she was never meant to stay. It broke her heart, but Alexia heeded destiny and traveled five hundred years back to stop the Soulless from becoming. In the thirteenth century, the Holy Roman Church has ordered the Knights Templar to exterminate the Passionate, her bloodline. As Alexia fights this new threat—along with an unfathomable evil and her own heart—the Soulless genesis nears. But none of her hard-won battles may matter if she dies in childbirth before completing her mission. Can Alexia escape her own clock?   BUY: Amazon | B&N DIY Blog Tours Thank you Dianna for…

Today I'm interrupting the series of interviews spotlighting novels with LGBTQ+ characters to introduce a co-writing pair who have done something I think is equally brave: co-written a novel while being married. I've worked with my fiance on some creative things but the idea of co-writing a novel with anyone freaks me out. Anyway, enough about me, here's the blurb for their debut novel, Playing with Fire: The rules are simple: Get in. Get out. Get paid. Loner Renee Devereaux is a thief with a lot to hide, and trust is a risk she rarely takes. Stone Anders is a mercenary and hitman, but being a hired killer isn’t fitting like it used to. But while they are criminals, they are anything but common. Renee and Stone are Talents, and their…

[caption id="attachment_2650" align="alignleft" width="303"] 176657621[/caption] I was introduced to E.J. Wenstrom by the wonderful Gabriela Pereira of DIY MFA and as soon as we started talking I fell in love with the concept of her debut fantasy novel, MUD. Luckily she agreed to do an interview and chat about how she came up with it. Please give E.J. Wenstrom a warm welcome! Can you tell us a bit about your novel, MUD? My debut novel, MUD, is a dystopian fantasy that follows the quest of a golem who is so desperate to get a soul he’s willing to do almost anything. So when an angel comes to him offering to make him human, he takes his chance and doesn’t ask questions. The deal they make takes him on a quest into the Underworld to…

Gabriela Pereira is the mastermind behind one of my favourite writing blogs, DIY MFA. I've been following the blog--which is all about creating your own personalized writing education--for a number of years now and even interviewed Gabriela in 2012. Over the years Gabriela has expanded DIY MFA to teach a variety of writing courses. She even ran an online writing conference last year which was both fun and educational. Now Gabriela is gearing up to release DIY MFA the book and I am really excited to be hosting her for a second interview to discuss all the progress she's made. Please give Gabriela a warm welcome! 1) Can you tell me a bit about when you first thought up DIY MFA? Was it an AHA moment or a process? The…

As anyone who follows me on Twitter(@DiannaLGunn is where you can find me) is probably already aware, I am a huge fan of crowdfunding. I love how powerful crowdfunding is for indie artists of all kinds and the massive variety of projects being funded at any given time. I'm also a huge fan of the niche crowdfunding site Inkshares, which is designed specifically for writers. They actually act as publisher for you, directly connecting you to editors and marketing professionals once you've successfully completed a campaign. They also have a really cool credit program which allows you to earn credits when people buy books you've recommended. Anyway, I discovered today's author on Inkshares and was immediately excited about Project Dandelion. The first chapter draws you into the world right away, introducing…

Today's author is working on a fascinating series about a pair of Nephilim--the children of angels and humans--that I am quite excited to sink my teeth into(if I ever finish the million other books on my To Be Read list). The second novel in The Flames of Perdition, Hell Becomes Her has just been released. Please give RobRoy a warm welcome. Can you tell us a bit about your books? Most of the background on the Flames of Perdition Series still requires Top Secret level clearance, but the statute of limitations has run out for a few mundane details: In the past, the children of angels and humans, the Nephilim, were allowed to lead their lives as they willed.  But they proved too strong, too ambitious, and too cunning for their own…

A great many authors who come through here write epic quests through fantastic worlds. Today's author, RK Gold, is a little different. He's written a highly political novella in a world almost identical to our own. I don't see a lot of political fiction--or a lot of politics in most speculative fiction--so I'm very excited to welcome RK to the blog. Please give RK Gold a warm welcome. 1. Can you tell us a bit about your book, Just Under The Sky? I wrote Just Under the Sky when I was living in Montana. I had just graduated college and wanted to explore the west. Being surrounded by some amazing sights I could not help but immerse my fiction in the wilderness. Here's the blurb: You are invited on a…

Today I'd like to introduce another great author I met on Twitter, Michael G. Munz. Michael's written a few different novels and won multiple honours for his comedic fantasy novel, Zeus is Dead: A Monstrously Inconvenient Adventure. Please give Michael a warm welcome. Can you tell us a bit about your book, Zeus Is Dead: A Monstrously Inconvenient Adventure? Of course! Put simply, it’s a comedic contemporary fantasy set in a version of our world where reality TV heroes slay actual monsters and the Greek gods have their own casinos, media empires, and Twitter feeds. See, 3,000 years ago Zeus made the gods withdraw from the mortal world, a decree that comes to an end in the modern day with Zeus’s assassination by unknown culprit(s). Suddenly, the Olympian gods are back in…