This time I interviewed Dr. Margaret Aranda, author of “No More Tears: A Physician-Turned-Patient Inspired Recovery”. It was an inspirational little chat, as the good doctor talked about the car accident and illness that cost her so much in the way of years and life, and yet she recovered enough to write this book. A …
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Writing Tips: Multiple POVs in an Epic Story
Writing an epic story takes a lot of planning, and by epic I’m talking something that spans multiple novels, has scenes that take place all over the world in question (or even on multiple worlds, where applicable), and has more than one major event taking place at the same time. Telling such a story requires …
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Maldene On The Cover Of Rhythmic Lounge
Okay, so everyone has to start somewhere, right? Well, looks like I finally found that Somewhere because an online Magazine called The Rhythmic Lounge has me featured as- get this- THE COVER STORY! Yes, my book cover is there issue cover. To read their article- and the issue it’s in, just go to their site:
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Kenneth Weene Interview Is Up!
My interviewed with Kenneth Weene, author of Memoirs From The Asylum, Red And White, and even some poems, is now up on the Author Talk Audio Page. This one went a little over an hour and probably could have gone longer if I’d let it, simply because we were having that much fun. Anyway, should …
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Michael Hebler Interview
Today I interviewed Michael Hebler, author of Night Of the Chupacabra. A fun talk about a book of horror, a children’s book, and some apparent commonalities amongst us writers. Give a listen to this fun interview on the Author Talk Audio Page then look up his Facebook Fan Page at
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Courtney Carroll Interview is Up
Today I interviewed Courtney Carroll, author of The Financial Fitness Blueprint, A Practical Guide For Taking Charge Of Your Money. We talked about the mistakes many people make, beginning with their initial mindset about the subject. Check out the interview on the Author Talk Audio Page then look up his Facebook Fan Page at Create …
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Interview With Blood Chronicles Author S. B. Knight
Today I interviewed S. B. Knight, author of The Blood Chronicles. We talked horror, how REAL vampires should be written, and his about-to-be-released second book in The Blood Chronicles, and just had a whole lot of fun. So much so that this interview came out at around a full hour before we had to cut …
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What Defines Epic Fantasy
Recently I saw a discussion online asking what makes Epic Fantasy. Of course I posted my onw opinion- being the author of something that is easily considered epic in scope- and one or two of the responses seemed a bit… limiting. One answer was along the lines of basing Epic Fantasy very strictly on Tolkein, …
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Profile Of An Author: S. B. Knight
Hey there blog followers, this time I get to profile another author right here on this very site. S. B. Knight is the co-founder of Premium Promotional Services, a business founded to help other authors gain the exposure they deserve. This, in addition to his full-time job at a civil and environmental engineering company, and …
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My Interview With Frank Fiore
Today I had a rousing interview with Frank Fiore, author of The Chronicles of Jeremy Nash, and Cyberkill. thrillers, action/adventures, SF, this interview had it all. Frank is an author willing to open up the mind of the reader into thinking outside the box (a problem I myself have never had a problem with, but …
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