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Barren Island Books – Rachel McClellan

29/1/2015

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Welcome to Barren Island Books, the author interview series that’s in no way related to a popular music-based radio programme. You know the rules by now: my guests are exiled to a remote island with only five books for company, selected from the categories I give them. It’s up to them to make sure they choose wisely, because they’re going to be stuck with those books for a long, long time …

My interviewee this week is Rachel McClellan, author of young adult Jekyll and Hyde novel Unleashed – currently on tour! When she’s not being banished to a desert island, Rachel can be found at www.rachelmcclellan.com and mcclellanbooks.com. Stay tuned for more information and a giveaway at the end of the interview!

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The Uncommon Character Interview

25/1/2015

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I was tagged to do this by Sam Dogra, an awesome author and brilliant artist who also happens to be a medical genius (go check out her blog). She got the questions here. And I've taken it one step further again, reframed the whole thing as an interview, and cut the list of questions by half (because I like to keep my blog posts on the short side). So now you know the history, I give you …

The Uncommon Character Interview

starring Ayla Nightshade, primary protagonist of Darkhaven.*


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Barren Island Books – Kindra Sowder

22/1/2015

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Welcome to Barren Island Books, the author interview series that’s in no way related to a popular music-based radio programme. You know the rules by now: my guests are exiled to a remote island with only five books for company, selected from the categories I give them. It’s up to them to make sure they choose wisely, because they’re going to be stuck with those books for a long, long time …

My interviewee this week is Kindra Sowder, author of urban fantasy Follow the Ashes (Book 1 of the Executioner Trilogy) and owner of Burning Willow Press. When she’s not being banished to a desert island, Kindra can be found at kindrasowder-insidemymind.blogspot.co.uk and burningwillowpress.wix.com/kindrasowder.

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The triangle of success

18/1/2015

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Did you ever study the fire triangle in school? You know, it's just a triangle with three sides – oxygen, heat and fuel – and if you take away any one of them, you no longer have a fire.
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Barren Island Books – Mariah E. Wilson

15/1/2015

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Welcome to Barren Island Books, the author interview series that’s in no way related to a popular music-based radio programme. You know the rules by now: my guests are exiled to a remote island with only five books for company, selected from the categories I give them. It’s up to them to make sure they choose wisely, because they’re going to be stuck with those books for a long, long time …

My interviewee this week is Mariah E. Wilson, author of poetry collection We Walk Alone and forthcoming novel The Demon in Him. When she’s not being banished to a desert island, Mariah can be found at www.mariahewilsonauthor.weebly.com.

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Adventures in Publishing, vol. 2

11/1/2015

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I got quite excited earlier this week. I was browsing Amazon, and decided to search for my book title (which, let's be honest, I've done sporadically ever since it was first picked up by Voyager) ... and lo and behold, there it was! No cover art as yet, but all the same: my book is now a real book. You can preorder it on Amazon.* I'm not just dreaming this whole thing.

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Barren Island Books – Paul Levinson

8/1/2015

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Welcome to Barren Island Books, the author interview series that’s in no way related to a popular music-based radio programme. You know the rules by now: my guests are exiled to a remote island with only five books for company, selected from the categories I give them. It’s up to them to make sure they choose wisely, because they’re going to be stuck with those books for a long, long time …

My interviewee this week is Paul Levinson, author of both non-fiction and science fiction, whose most recent novel is Chronica. When he’s not being banished to a desert island, Paul can be found at paullev.tumblr.com.

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Inspired, a second time

4/1/2015

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The lovely Kate Jack has nominated me for a Very Inspiring Blogger award. You can read her original post here. I was first tagged in this award a couple of years ago, and I think it's kind of nice that it's come back around. I'd love to know how many bloggers it's been through between then and now!
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Let it begin!

1/1/2015

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You've got to love the start of a new year. What other time has the potential to make you feel simultaneously so optimistic and so crap about yourself?

Usually, when another 1 January rolls around, I start beating myself up over the fact that I appear to have achieved precisely zero since the last one. But today, I find myself in the unique position of being unable to do that. Because actually, 2014 was pretty damn good. 2014 was the year in which I fulfilled an ambition I've had my whole life, and sold a book to a major fantasy publisher.

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