Interview: DeLani Bartlette on writing

  TGR: Where did your love of reading and writing come from? Sitting in my Papa’s lap at age 3, looking at the big world map behind his desk. He taught me to read with that map and road signs when we would go for a drive – I suppose that’s what gave me the…

BTB Storytellers episode 5: Chris Kelso talks UNGER HOUSE RADICALS

Hi there, and welcome back to another guest piece for Storytellers. Last week we had Betty Rocksteady talk ‘Arachnophile’ and a special midweek post by Rich Hawkins about ‘The Last Outpost’. This week the focus is on Chris Kelso and his excellent book ‘Unger House Radicals’ which came out earlier this year by the wonderful Crowded…

BtB Storytellers ‘Bleak Week’ special with Rich Hawkins

You may be aware that I am currently running a feature every Sunday here at the blog that allows writers to tell the story behind the story. So far there has been great pieces by Andrew David Barker, Stephen Kozeniewski, Alan Baxter and more recently Betty Rocksteady. With the ‘Bleak Week’ running all through the…

BTB Storytellers episode 4: Betty Rocksteady talks ARACHNOPHILE

Last week we heard from Alan Baxter, talking about his novel ‘Bound’. You can read that here in case you missed it. This week we dive into Bizarro fiction waters! What is Bizarro fiction? Bizarro is a kind of surreal, absurd style of storytelling where pretty much anything goes. The genre continues to grow. Bizarro heavyweights such…

BTB Storytellers Episode 2: Stephen Kozeniewski talks HUNTER OF THE DEAD

I hope you enjoyed last weeks Storyteller episode with Andrew David Barker, talking about his great coming of age novel ‘Dead Leaves’. If you missed it, you can check it out here. This week we fly across the pond to talk with Stephen Kozeniewski. Stephen has a number of novels out through various presses. His books…

BTB Storytellers: Sunday Episode 1: Andrew David Barker talks Dead Leaves

Sunday evening here in Australia sees me kick off a huge project called BTB Storytellers. Each week will see a different writer talk about one of their books. Sunday September 4th Episode 1: Andrew David Barker. Andrew will kick things off with a great piece about his book ‘Dead Leaves’. Hope you will check it…

Interview: Max Booth III & Lori Michelle talk PMMP

I recently had a sit down with Max Booth III and Lori Michelle to talk about their adventures with Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing (Is this the longest named publisher in the industry?). Anyway, Max and Lori at PMMP have been grafting away since the summer of 2012 releasing a string of quality books that range…

Interview: Daniel Marc Chant

A recent vacation to the UK saw me make an appearance at Edge-Lit 5 in Derby. Edge-Lit is a terrific event organised by Alex Davis of Boo Books where a whole host of publishers, readers and writers come together to celebrate the written word. The day is filled with book launches, workshops and panels and…