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Wednesday Art - After Great Flood, Rytis Sabaliauskas

Author Interview: Laura Shank

Tell us a little about yourself: I'm a writer from Raleigh, North Carolina, and am currently working on my third young adult fantasy novel. I've been writing seriously for about four years now, and I am hoping this is the first book I can polish and sell! I've had two of my plays produced onstage, and have been publishing short stories on Reddit - Fantasy Writers when I can. For over a year now I have written every single day, including over holidays and while on vacation! What authors do you draw inspiration from and why: Brandon Sanderson is one of my favorite writers and authors, the fact that he puts out amazing books while also giving back so much to the community is something I aspire to do. Tell us about your book/works: My current project is a story about a girl named Jordan who runs away with a magic circus. How long did it take you to write it? What were some of the challenges: I've been working on this novel for about a year and a half. I'm us

Wednesday Art - Crows Nest, Rustan Curman

Author Interview, S. Kaeth

Today we visit with S. Kaeth, and discuss Windward. Tell us a little about yourself:  I’m drawn to creating things as a way to sort of push back the darkness, so my house is littered with various creative endeavors: journals of conlangs and worldbuilding sketches, strings and beads and jewelry making supplies, paints and books and various musical instruments that I can nominally play if your expectations are low. I train animals and adore reptiles, and I enjoy hiking and playing Capoeira when I’m not writing. Ever since I was little I’ve been a storyteller, telling awful passive-aggressive bedtime stories to my older sister, writing a historical fiction serial in the high school newspaper, writing terrible fan fiction, etc. I’ve been serious about my writing for about seven years now, and my writing has grown by leaps and bounds as I’ve averaged a bit over 100k in stories through those seven years while learning to embrace my own style and to succeed at self-editing and editi

Wednesday Art - Collapsed Bridge, Etienne Hebinger

Author Interview - Peter Hartog, Bloodlines

Please Welcome Peter Hartog, author of the sci-fi fantasy crime thriller Bloodlines. Tell us a little about yourself: I’m a damn Yankee living in the Deep South for the last 25 years. However, I grew up in the small town of Ashland, MA which is about a 45-minute drive west of Boston. I graduated Brandeis University in 1992, then moved down to Georgia two years later with my then wife. My One-And-Only Wife (tm) likes to call that other one my “practice wife.” To maintain domestic tranquility (as well as continue breathing), I’m content to agree with her. By day, I’m a commercial property underwriter for an insurance company, which sounds incredibly boring, but actually isn’t. At night, I spin tall tales of mystery, excitement and adventure, one word at a time. I owe my love of science fiction and fantasy - reading, shows, movies, all of it - to my mother. She introduced me to Star Trek at a very young age, and I’ve been hooked ever since. Besides Tolkien, I feasted upon the

Wednesday Art - Cernunnos & His Druids, Raphael Lacoste

Author Interview, Francis Williams

Francis Williams, author of Honor , stopped by for a spell.  Here's what he had to say: Francis, tell us a little about yourself.    I grew up in Sacramento, CA to parents who encouraged me to read from the moment I could recognize letters. I loved reading these old books my grandparents owned, and later figured out I wanted to write one of my own. I wrote a few short stories I submitted into random competitions I'd come across, but never took it very seriously until about fairly recently.  I grew up playing baseball, also from a very young age. That was probably the thing that shaped my life the most. A lot of the people I know, I met them playing the sport, and I went to college because of it as well. Writing has become extremely important to me, but I would still say baseball has my heart. What authors do you draw inspiration from?   Bernard Cornwell. I first read his Saxon Stories series before I chose to actually try and pursue a writing career. I'd n

Wednesday Art - Age of Myth, Marc Simonetti