The Realms of a Fantastical Mind

Welcome to another Monday... er. Blog Ring of Power time! So grab a coffee, take a few much needed sips to start the day and check out this week's guest.  Don't forget to check out the rest of Vera's interview with the rest of the hosts: Part 1 @ Terri Part 2 @ T.W. Part 3 @ You're looking at it. Part 4 @ Sandra Part 5 @ Vicki VERA NAZARIAN is a two-time Nebula Award Nominee, award-winning artist, member of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and a writer with a penchant for moral fables and stories of intense wonder, true love, and intricacy. She is the author of critically acclaimed novels Dreams of the Compass Rose and Lords of Rainbow , as well as the outrageous parodies Mansfield Park and Mummies and Northanger Abbey and Angels and Dragons , and most recently, Pride and Platypus: Mr. Darcy's Dreadful Secret in her humorous and surprisingly romantic Supernatural Jane Austen Series , and the epic Renaissance fantasy Cob...

Welcome to the Blog Ring of Power! Today's guest is J. Kathleen Cheney. She is a former teacher and has taught mathematics ranging from 7th grade to Calculus, with a brief stint as a Gifted and Talented Specialist. Her short fiction has been published in Jim Baen’s Universe, Writers of the Future, and Fantasy Magazine, among others, and her novella  “Iron Shoes ” was a 2010 Nebula Award Finalist.  Her novel, “ The Golden City ” came out from Penguin in 2013.  The sequel, “ The Seat of Magic ” will come out July, 2014. Her website can be found at www.jkathleencheney.com Don’t miss the rest of Kathleen’s BRoP interview: Part 1 @  Terri Part 2 @ T.W. Part 3 @ you are here Part 4 @  Sandra Part 5 @  Vicki Section #3: The Creative Process BRoP: How do you develop your plots and characters? Do you use any set formula? JKC: I've always been a fairly 'organic' writer in terms of characters and story lines. I try to let the...

Born in a little town known as South Amboy NJ in 1973, Matthew has been creating science fiction and fantasy worlds for most of his reasoning life. Somewhere between fifteen to eighteen of them spent developing the world in which Division Zero, Virtual Immortality, and The Awakened Series take place. He has several other projects in the works as well as a collaborative science fiction endeavor with author Tony Healey. Hobbies and Interests: Matthew is an avid gamer, a recovered WoW addict, Gamemaster for two custom systems (Chronicles of Eldrinaath [Fantasy] and Divergent Fates [Sci Fi], and a fan of anime, British humour ( He is also fond of cats. Awards: Prophet of the Badlands (excerpt) – Honorable Mention – Writers of the Future Section #4: About Your Current Work BRoP:  Tell us about your new book and when it is out? Where can people purchase it? MC: Division Zero, my debut novel, tells the story of Kirsten Wren and her exploits with the ...

Today, Robert is here to tell us a bit about himself and his latest book,  Evie Hallow and the Book of Shivers , the third book in his Evie Hallows series . Feel free to leave a comment or ask Robert a question below. When you're done here, pop on over to the other BRoP sites to read the rest of the interview. Part 1 @  Terri Part 2 @ T.W. Part 3 @  Emily Part 4 @  Sandra Part 5 @  Vicki Robert Gray is a writer.  If that job description doesn't impress you, how about fantasy writer?  Too general?  Well, he doesn't get insulted if you call him a horror writer.  If horror's not your thing, then scratch out horror and replace it with suspense.  And for the kiddies, you can slap on a YA or MG in front of that title. Gray lives in Bushkill, Pennsylvania with his wife and two children. Section #3: The Creative Process Where do you get your story ideas? RG: I write until the idea finds its way to the...

  Don't forget to look over the rest of the interview: Part 1 @ Terri Part 2 @ T.W. Part 3 @ *waves* here is where you are.  Part 4 @ Sandra Part 5 @  Vicki K.T. Bryski is a Candian author and podcaster. She made her podcasting and publishing debut with Hapax , an apocalyptic fantasy with Dragon Moon Press (2012). Select playwriting credits include scripts for Black Creek Pioneer Village (2011) and East o’ the Sun and West o’ the Moon: a Children’s Opera (Canadian Children’s Opera Company, 2014). She recently received her Hon. B.A. in History from the University of Toronto, and she is currently at work on her next novel. Visit her at www.ktbryski.com.  Author Contact Info Blog  -  Facebook Page: The Group Page of K.T.Bryski’s Writing  - Goodreads Page: K.T. Bryski ,  - Twitter: @ktbryski Section 3: The Creative Process BRoP: Where do you get your story ideas? KT: From everywhere and anywhere. Mu...