Please welcome fantasy author Jeff Seymour, whose newest novel, SOULWOVEN: EXILE releases this week! Mystery and Fantasy are Like Chocolate and Peanut Butter by Jeff Seymour If you’re a fantasy reader and a mystery fan, you may have noticed that mysteries crop up frequently among your swords and spells. “What’s this ring?” (The Fellowship of the Ring), “Who’s this ‘Gray King’?” (The Lies of Locke Lamora), “What’s up with these White Walkers?” (A Game of Thrones). Most of the best fantasies I read open with a mystery. Mysteries are a great way to draw somebody into a story, and in
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An Interview With Lorna Suzuki
Today, I’m honored to host author and martial artist Lorna Suzuki, whose fantasy series THE IMAGO CHRONICLES have been optioned for a major motion picture trilogy! I met Lorna through Twitter, where we connected over a mutual love of writing and martial arts, and a deep respect for the true historical ninja (aka, “shinobi”). I’m honored Lorna could join us today to share a little more about her writing and inspirations. Lorna Suzuki is a martial arts practitioner/instructor with 30+ years experience in a discipline based on 6 traditional samurai schools and 3 schools of ninjutsu. When not teaching, she is the
Read moreAn Interview with Kerry Schafer
Please help me welcome Kerry Schafer, author of the new fantasy release WAKEWORLD (The Between, #2) (Ace Books, January 2014) Kerry Schafer lives in Washington State with her family. Her job as a Mental Health Crisis Response Specialist takes her regularly into odd pockets of reality that provide inspiration for her writing. A self-styled perpetual student, she earned an RN from Royal Alexandria Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta; a BA in English (Honors) from York University in Toronto, Ontario; and an M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology from Washington State University. She is the author of Between. Vivian Maylor is trying to hold it together.
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