Join me in welcoming our guest today. He’s an interesting person and I think you’ll be heading off to find his books once you’re done here. Who are you? What makes you tick?I’m Peter Kozmar. I was born in Manchester, in the UK and now live just outside Wellington, New Zealand. My two kids have flown … Continue reading Author Interrogation: Peter Kozmar
Crime
Author Interrogations: Denise Fitzpatrick
Welcome!Pull up a chair and settle in to read all about today’s author. I have had the pleasure of meeting our guest and her books are pretty darn fab!Are you comfy?Good.Let’s jump on in then! Who are you and what makes you tick?Denise Fitzpatrick is a born and bred New Zealander who developed a passion … Continue reading Author Interrogations: Denise Fitzpatrick
Children of the Night
http://margot-kin-berg.com/2024/09/18/a-special-announcement/ Video here I absolutely love this idea to help save trafficked children. I also LOVE "Streets of Gold" and I think you will as well!
Rain drops keep falling
Last week was a big week for me. I finished the first and second drafts [Indigo Romeo Lima]. Little thing you need to know ... first, second, third, however many drafts are the same file. No one re-writes the entire manuscript. It's one file. It'll be one file until it's gone through editing and all … Continue reading Rain drops keep falling
Author Interrogation: Andrene Low
Let's welcome my lovely friend, Andrene Low. We had many a laugh over the years because if you don't laugh you'll cry. The publishing industry is not for the faint hearted and our corner is definitely more fun because of Andrene! WHO AM I?I'm Andrene Low, a multi-genre author who finds joy in crafting stories … Continue reading Author Interrogation: Andrene Low
The process
This morning I was looking at the [Indigo Romeo lima] file, sitting there at almost 82K, wondering where the hell this story is going. 🙂 That's a normal state of affairs for me. I never really know how something is going to play out. Won't really tell you too much about it because I don't … Continue reading The process
Author Interrogations: Ray Wenck
Kia ora,Please welcome Ray Wenck to the hot seat today.I’ve known Ray quite a while via the internet because we were with the same publisher before the troubles. (Not the Irish Troubles but the Rebel Troubles - we do not have time for that story today.)Let’s get into those questions because I know you’re going … Continue reading Author Interrogations: Ray Wenck
Author Interrogations: Margot Kinberg
Kia ora,Let’s put our hands together and welcome one of my favourite authors, she’s also a good friend: Margot Kinberg.Get comfy. Have you got a cuppa? Did you get a biscuit to go with that cuppa?No?Go on then, we’ll wait. Who are you, Margot?I’m a U.S.-based academic and certified book nerd. I’ve always loved books … Continue reading Author Interrogations: Margot Kinberg
Author Interrogations: Catherine Lea
Kia ora, Welcome to the 2024 series of Author Interrogations. If you’ve been around as long as me, you might recall I used to run these on Blogger. I think Killerbyte had just come out. So that was 2009 and I was new to this publishing gig, at the time my publisher was a South … Continue reading Author Interrogations: Catherine Lea
Remember the post about WHY?
I'm sure you do, it was recently? I don't know, I thought it was. Anywho, knowing your why and knowing your characters why is incredibly helpful and important to the writing process. It's all about staying curious. When you stop asking questions the story will die. Why isn't the only question but it is the … Continue reading Remember the post about WHY?
Cat Connor 