Jan 19, 2018 | Interviews Features and Reviews
In my last post, I mentioned how two of my favorite Greek authors, Marina Gioti & Kostas Krommidas, are giving away one of their books this week. Marina is an illustrator and author of children’s books. Kostas is an actor and romance author. They have a lovely...
Feb 15, 2016 | Interviews Features and Reviews
Serban V.C. Enache is a Romanian author who has written An Empire Of Traitors and A Heretical Divide – books 1 and 2 in his medieval fantasy series Of Hate And Laughter. His work reminded me of Pearseus, as the narration is done via character POV chapters. Even...
Dec 4, 2015 | Marketing, My Guest posts
You may remember Rayne Hall from my author feature. Or, you may have met her on Twitter, her preferred medium. She has literally written the book on the best ways to use Twitter – it’s called “Twitter for Writers” and is part of her celebrated Writer’s Craft series....
Oct 13, 2015 | Interviews Features and Reviews
Rise by Brian Guthrie is one of the books I’ve been looking forward to read. His topic is highly original – a world where people are forced to live in bubbles that shield them from death. Only, the technology surrounding their world is crumbling, no one...
Oct 1, 2015 | Interviews Features and Reviews
Ali Isaac needs no introduction. Still, I’m going to give her one, as I’m terribly fond of this remarkable author, with a silver tongue and a hand to match. She recently launched Legends of Ireland; her third book in her Conor Kelly YA fantasy series. Or,...
Sep 7, 2015 | Interviews Features and Reviews
Instead of an interview, I have decided to introduce my friend Philippa Rees through her work. Set in South Africa, ‘Looking for Lucas’ is a fictionalised true story based on her experiences at University circa 1957. It was a finalist in the Rubery Short...
Jul 24, 2015 | Interviews Features and Reviews
Following the loss of her husband, Michael, Barb Caffrey has decided to keep their writing alive. She has now published A Dark and Stormy Night and To Survive the Maelstrom, finishing the stories he started. I thought I’d share the story of this extraordinary...
Jun 16, 2015 | Interviews Features and Reviews
Julie Ryan piqued my interest when I found out she had set her entire Greek Island mystery series in Greece: “Jenna’s Journey”, “Sophia’s Secret” and “Pandora’s Prophecy.” So, an author feature seemed to be in order! The Usual Your books are set on a Greek...
May 25, 2015 | Interviews Features and Reviews
Effrosyni Moschoudi, aka Frostie, is not just a frequent visitor of my blog, but also one of the first friends I made since starting on this strange journey of becoming an author. Turns out she’s also a cousin of mine, as we’re both from Corfu. However, I...
Apr 14, 2015 | Interviews Features and Reviews
David contacted me through a common friend. He knew my love of fantasy and science fiction, and wanted me to read his book, Born to Magic; the first book of his series, Tales of Nevaeh. I did, and was blown away. He is a master craftsman who writes the same...