The Realms of a Fantastical Mind

Wait for it... wait for it... Okay!  It's that time again! That time where I rant about stupid things?  No no no.  It's Blog Ring of Power time!  When five blogs stick one author in the spotlight for a week and make them shine.    (Um Terri, the glitter isn't working in this light, tell Irene to quit messing with it.  No no, Dean, the computer wants a makeover, that's why it's messing with you.  Sandra... wait, what was that in the shadows?  T.W. um can you time warp this to work right? No? Don't worry, it's all good. I think I've got it. The glitter has to go though. Now where is that super hero cape... Don't worry P.T.  this will look great on you.)  Okay, all joking aside.  I'd like to introduce you all to P.T. Dilloway.  Welcome to the Realm. This is Part 5 of the five part interview.  I hope everyone gets a chance to check out the other four parts. Part 1 @ Sandra - Monday, February...

Hey guys! It's that time again.  That time that we drag another victim... Um, I mean author, through our questions and learn a whole new side of writing.  The one that involves the author themselves. So pour yourself another coffee, (While you're at it, pour me one too.) sit back and relax as we let you into another persons brain. I know, it's squishy in here, but don't worry, it gets comfy.  Please welcome: Juli D. Revezzo, author of  The Artist’s Inheritance  and  Caitlin’s Book of Shadows . Juli is a Florida girl, with a love of fantasy, science fiction, and Arthurian legend, so much so she gained a B.A. in English and American Literature. She loves writing stories with fantastical elements whether it be a full-on fantasy, or a story set in this world–slightly askew. She has been published in short form in  Eternal Haunted Summer ,   Dark Things II: Cat Crimes  (a charity anthology for cat related charities), Luna Station...

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/ ) ...

Gail Z. Martin writes epic fantasy, a genre that has traditionally been the domain of male authors; it always fascinates me to hear how authors get drawn to a genre that has dominated by the other gender and what crossing the gender boundary has been like. This is part one of a five-part interview. Be sure to check out the other BRoP sites for the rest of the interview:  Part 1 with Terri - Wednesday, January 23 Part 2 with T.W.  - Thursday, January 24 Part 3 with me (waves) Part 4 with  Sandra  - Monday, January 28 Part 5 with  Dean  - Tuesday, January 29 Let's get right down to our chit-chatting with Gail about the Creative Process.  I'll admit, it's my favorite part to learn about!  BRoP: Where do you get your story ideas? Gail:  I like to ask, “What if?”  What if…a society depended on magic the way we depend on the power grid.  What if…a war was settled by a doomsday magical strike, a Weap...

I walked into the book store the other day.  Anyone who knows me, knows this isn't something new, nor something to be rushed.  I always head directly to the Fantasy shelves.  I look over the authors I know. I remember that I already have each book that catches my eye.  I step back.  So many books.  The shelves look like chaos. I scan to see what covers look appealing, but in the end I don't pick up a new book to read.  Instead I'll head over to one of the books from those that have been interviewed on the Blog Ring of Power, or that have been suggested to me.  More often then not, it's a YA novel of speculative fiction base.  It makes me sad, even though I've picked up many great YA novels since the start of BRoP. (I admit I haven't picked up every book of every author we've interviewed.) It's hard for me to get into a book that is completely new to me.  Either by being from an author I don't know, or just a book I haven't heard...

Growing up the youngest of three girls, Lori never had control of the remote. (Not that she’s bitter about that. Really. Okay, maybe a little, but it’s not like she’s scarred for life or anything.) That meant a steady diet of science fiction and fantasy. Star Trek, Star Wars, Twilight Zone, Outer Limits – you name it, she watched it. It fed her imagination, and that came in handy when the hormones kicked in and she needed a creative excuse for being out past curfew. After graduating from the University of Central Florida, Lori spent over a decade working in the fun-filled worlds of retail management, financial planning, and insurance. The writing bug bit a few years later. After completing her first manuscript, she joined the Romance Writers of America and Central Florida Romance Writers. Now she exercises the analytical half of her brain at work, and the creative half writing paranormal romance. When she’s not doing either one of those, she’s usually spending time with her husband...

Welcome, Susan Curnow, to the first Blog Ring of Power interview of the year!  About the author: Born in UK, now living in Alberta, Canada, when not writing, Susan Curnow is wrangling horses walking her Irish Wolfhound or being owned by her cats.When folk wonder why most of her main characters are males, she just smiles politely and tells them go look at her house, count the sons, the husband, the menagerie, and see just how many of them are guys. Why science fiction or fantasy? Why not write of her epic journey with five suitcases and a dog to Calgary Airport, her hounds, her horses, her sons? No other genre offers to fulfill the scope of her imagination.  One world is just too small. Section #5: Words of Wisdom BRoP:   Tell us about your route to success –how did you land your agent/publisher?    Susan: I was asked to submit because the novel I had written refused to leave my publisher’s mind. The how is sheer stubbornness, I guess. I just k...