Thursday, March 31, 2011

Interview with Literary Agent Deborah Schneider

Interview with Literary Agent Deborah Schneider
Deirdra: What made you decide a career as a literary agent? Deborah: I think most agents would tell you that they found their way to the agency business indirectly or in a roundabout fashion. Unlike the people entering the publishing workplace today who are familiar with how we do business, when I f…

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Harry Potter Blogfest

Which two characters would you want for your BFF, AND what kind of trio would you be? My BFFs would be Hermonie and Luna. Both these ladies have amazing fun facts floating through their heads at all times. We are all animal lovers and enjoy a good laugh. Though we have lots in common the reason why I …

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Nominate your favorite blog for an award!

Take a look at the “Awards!” page and nominate your favorite blogs for an award by leavening a comment on this post. Remember to post the link to your favorite blog so we can all see how great of a blog it is! Remember to become a follower.

Friday, March 25, 2011

Good News!!!

An article of mine was accepted for publication. I am working on deals between two publishers and will post more info later!!!

Languages

In my opinion the master of languages is J.R.R. Tolkien. What he did with his creation of actual working languages was a miracle. In my books I don’t have any specific foreign languages that need to be interpreted, but I do have people with accents and unique phraseologies. This distinguishes my char…

Monday, March 21, 2011

Interview with Author Marya Ashworth

Interview with Author Marya Ashworth
Marya Ashworth grew up on a ranch in Northern California. After college, she worked as an editor, in the movie business and in advertising and marketing. The first-time author lives in the San Francisco Bay area with her husband and three dogs. My website is www.maryaashworth.com and I can be reac…

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Interview with Artist Sarah B. Seiter

Interview with Artist Sarah B. Seiter
Interview with Artist Sarah B. Seiter Sarah B. Seiter is a fantasy artist and doll sculptor. She resides in Utah with her husband, three young children, and two guinea pigs. Sarah offers her dolls and art for sale to the public through her business, The Mushroom Peddler ( http://www.themushroompeddler…

Friday, March 11, 2011

Magic and Rules for Usage:

For me I have never been a huge fan of complex fantasy with bizarre worlds and rules for magic. Since I am a fantasy writer I build off of things that people already understand in places they are familiar with. My fantasy books take place here on earth. Right off people know how gravity works, that …

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Kirk Shaw's list of qualities an author should strive for:

Kirk Shaw's list of qualities an author should strive for:
Kirk L. Shaw is senior editor for Covenant Communications. He has also done work for Boston publisher David R. Godine, Northwestern University Press, and the scientific journal Western North American Naturalist . During his career, he has produced and edited fiction (in most genres), memoirs, histor…

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Interview with Author Peggy Shumway

Interview with Author Peggy Shumway
Deirdra: When did you first know you wanted to be an author? Peggy: Believe it or not, a local newspaper published one of my poems when I was in the first grade. Even as a six year old, I loved seeing my work in print. That got me started writing for the elementary school’s literary magazine. But it…
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