The Realms of a Fantastical Mind

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 ...

Welcome to another Blog Ring of Power Monday. Today isn't so bad, not many people out on the roads, due to Presidents day in the USA. So sit back and relax, grab that cup of coffee, and read about George Sirois. I promise, it will be worth it.  P1 @ Teresa P2 @ Sit back and read on... you are here! P3 @ Sandra P4 @ Vicki P5 @ Terri George Sirois self-published his first novel “From Parts Unknown” in November of 2002, which he is re-working as a five-part eBook serial and paperback release. When he self-published his Young Adult/Science-Fiction novel “Excelsior” in July of 2010, it was named “Top Pick” by Night Owl Reviews and a quarter-finalist in the 2011 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest. George’s writing has also been seen on 411Mania.com and Booktrib.com as a featured columnist. After living in New York City for most of his life, George and his wife and their two dogs now happily call St. Louis, MO their home. In his spare time, George is an avi...

Welcome to another Friday with the Blog Ring of Power. Is it just me or is this month flying by? Just me.. oh. Well any-who, I'd like you guys to check out my friend from AQC . Meet Tracy N. Jorgensen. Tracy and her cute hubby design products for a living in beautiful Washington state. Her bucket list includes writing a novel (check!), shaking hands with a president, going to China (nimen hao!), and rock climbing. She loves to draw, ride dirt bikes, and watch nerdy shows like Dr. Who, Firefly, and Star Trek. Oh, and she writes, too. If you ever meet her, ask her about the time she poked a guy in the butt with a fork or how she once cut her hair off with a knife (on purpose even). Don't forget to head over to the other Blog Ring of Power hosts to find the rest of the interview. Part 1 @ You are here - Friday, January 17th  Part 2 @ Sandra - Monday, January 20th  Part 3 @ Vicki - Tuesday, January 21st  Part 4 @ Terri - Wednesday, January 22nd...

It's the best day ever in the Blog Ring of Power! Why, you may ask? Because it's time to interview our very own Sandra Ulbrich Almazan. Don't forget to look over the other parts of the interview. Part 1 @ Dean - Tuesday, April 23rd Part 2 @ Terri - Wednesday, April 24th Part 3 @ Teresa - Thursday, April 25th Part 4 Right here! - Friday, April 26th About the Author Sandra Ulbrich Almazan started reading at the age of three and only stops when absolutely required to. Although she hasn’t been writing quite that long, she did compose a very simple play in German during middle school. Her science fiction novella Move Over Ms. L. (an early version of Lyon’s Legacy ) earned an Honorable Mention in the 2001 UPC Science Fiction Awards, and her short story “A Reptile at the Reunion” was published in the anthology Firestorm of Dragons.   She is a founding member of BroadUniverse and a long-time member of the Online Writing Workshop for Fantasy, Science Fi...

Blog Ring of Power Welcomes Cathrine McLean Catherine McLean writes “Women’s S tarscape Fiction” because she likes a story where characters are real people facing real dilemmas, and where their journey (their adventure-quest, with or without a romance) is among the stars and solar systems, and where there’s always a satisfying ending. Writing as C. E. McLean, Catherine has sold short stories in science fiction, paranormal, and contemporary to hard-copy and online anthologies and magazines. She had two novels published in 2012– Karma and Mayhem  and  Jewels of the Sky. Don’t miss the rest of her five-part interview at: Part 1 – Wednesday, January 30 @ Terri Bruce’s ( www.terribruce.net ) Part 2 – Thursday, January 31 @ T.W. Fendly (http://twfendley.com) Part 4 – Monday, February 4 @ Sandra Ulbrich Almazan’s site ( http://ulbrichalmazan.blogspot.com/ ) Part 5 - Tuesday, February 5 @ Dean C. Rich’s site ( http://deanswritingtime.blogspot.com/ ) ...

It's Blog Ring of Power Friday time!  Welcome to the Realm Pippa! Pippa’s a stay-at-home mum of three who spent twelve years working as an Analytical Chemist in a Metals and Minerals laboratory, She bases her stories on a lifetime addiction to science-fiction books and films. Somewhere along the line a touch of romance crept into her work and refused to leave. In between torturing her various characters, Pippa spends the odd free moments trying to learn guitar, indulging in freestyle street dance and drinking high-caffeine coffee. Although happily settled in historical Colchester in the UK with her husband of 19 years, she continues to roam the rest of the Universe in her head. For the other parts, don't forget to check out Part 1 with T.W . Part 2, yup, right here Part 3 with Sandra Part 4 with Dean   Part 5 with Terri.   So as Section 2 of BRoP let's get talking about The Writing Life BRoP:  What is your writing process? Do you follow a regula...