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Author Interview – Linda Ling
This month, I caught up with fantasy author Linda Ling. Linda, tell us a bit about yourself and how you became a writer. I’ve always been a writer. As far back as I can remember. As a kid, whenever we traveled, my dad would make me write a “post-vacation report” for him to read (I should ask him about that someday). But my first story was written when I was 14. My first poem when I was 15 or 16. I wrote three or four complete books by the time I was 22 or 23. But life happened and I took a pause. A very long pause. I locked up…
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Urban Fantasy books
Rise of Dragons series It’s Bridget Jones meets Lord of the Rings and doesn’t take itself too seriously! The series follows Amethyst, a half-dwarf jeweller and weaponsmith, as she deals with kidnappings, crazy cults and dragons. Omensford series This is a cosy urban fantasy series with a dash of murder mystery – think Jessica Fletcher if she worked in IT, lived in an English village and had magic!
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Cream Teas and Crystal Balls
Now available for pre-order Family can be murder Still unemployed, Fi’s moved back in with her overbearing mother and is stumbling through village life and forging a romantic relationship with a tall, dark doctor who happens to be linked to the god of death. When Fi’s oldest friend and current employer is killed just after a long lost great-niece shows up, Fi doesn’t think it’s a coincidence. But no one else agrees and she’s forced to investigate on her own, with a bit of help of her sarcastic dragon familiar. How can she prove her theory and catch a killer? Will she ever find a job? And what exactly are…
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Author Interview – Andrew Claydon
This month, I caught up with fellow Brit fantasy author Andrew Claydon to chat about how he started writing and favourite authors. His latest book, Strange Companions, is out on 5 December and if you like reluctant heroes, irreverant fantasy references and chickens, I recommend you check it out. So, Andrew, tell us about yourself. That’s a toughie, because I can come up with all kinds of stories and characters, but ask me to talk about myself and I draw a blank. I suppose the first thing to know about me is that I’m a guy living his best life being an author. I’ve always thought I had one book…
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Author Interview – JR Handley
A while back, I was lucky enough to be interviewed by JR Handley, and now we’re in an anthology together (check out Slay Bells Ring now!), I thought I’d return the favour and introduce you all to this awesome author. So, JR, tell us about yourself.So, who am I? This is the existential question that my years of college prepared me for! That whole semester of that Philosophy 101 Class gives me insight here. Ittells me that this question is everything and nothing, all at the same time. The Schrodinger’s Question of interviews.So, who am I? I am a father and a son. I am a soldier because that is…
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Slay Bells Ring – order now!
Ho ho… oh hell! Is that sleigh bells ringing in your ears or a few rounds from an M60? You wanted the jolly fat man to bring Yuletide joy, but the season has gifted you with a heart breaker and a life taker — Badass Santa. Grab your eggnog and camouflage candy canes, strap on your bulletproof holiday stockings, and prepare for thrills and kills. From blood-stained rebellion at the north pole to a black ops raid on a distant planet, these eighteen action-packed tales will show you Saint Nick as you’ve never seen him before. It’s all you’ll want for Christmas. Order here
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Omensford Series
This is a cosy urban fantasy series with a dash of murder mystery – think Jessica Fletcher if she worked in IT, lived in an English village and had magic! Book 1: Bedsocks and Broomsticks Village Fetes can be murder. When Fi’s electrical powers cause her to be fired from her job, the last thing she wants to do is help the Witches’, Wizards’ and Warlocks’ Institute host the annual Halloween Fete. But when a judge collides with her, she’s thrown into a murder investigation…as the prime suspect. Can she clear her name and catch the real killer? Jam and Jerusalem meets Midsomer Murders meets magic. If you like cozy…
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Bedsocks & Broomsticks – Chapter 1
Read on for a sneak peek at Chapter 1 of my new release Bedsocks and Broomsticks (out on 31 October!). This is a cosy, witchy urban fantasy with a touch of mystery, set in the Cotswolds. Think Murder She Wrote meets Jam & Jerusalem meets magic…now read on: “Have you tried turning it off and then on again?” Fi kept her face neutral as she watched the young man in a suit through the video chat. “Of course I have!” “Right, OK, let me have a look,” her tone was blank, but she didn’t believe him. Her power flickered under her skin. She forced it down. Her shift was nearly…
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Author Interview – Winnie Winkle
This month, I caught up with author Winnie Winkle to talk about the inspiration for her books and chat about her series. Winnie, tell us a bit about yourself. First and foremost, I’m a water baby. Which, as a Pisces living on a boat in Florida, helps. I grew up in the US MidWest on and around lakes, but once I moved to Florida thirty some years ago, I knew the sea was my element. In my tiny condo in Daytona Beach Shores, I’m a horizon junkie, in love with the thin line between now and next. On the boat, we’re anchored seven miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico…
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Author Interview – Heather G Harris
So, Heather, I know you from a UK writers group we’re part of, but for those who don’t know you, tell us about yourself. I am a thirty something mum getting a second chance at life. I was a lawyer. That was great, it helped people but… it was super stressful. And my bosses wouldn’t let me work flexible hours or pick up my kids from school, which sucked. Writing became my retreat during the pandemic. I hit publish and a year later I’m incredibly lucky that it is now my actual job. It’s a weird job, you basically invite people to have a snoop around in your mind. So…
