Alien-ation By J. J. Lore I’ve been binging on classic Star Trek episodes on Netflix recently and wasn’t surprised to find how much the series I watched as a child had influenced my writing today. I was surprised at how much I remembered from shows I haven’t seen in twenty-plus years. The social commentary, action,…
Interview with Constance Walker
What is one of your favorite things about writing? I like telling stories that make a connection with people. Many years ago I learned a very valuable lesson when I was a reporter: I was writing an in-depth article and to protect my sources I changed the names and locations and even sexes of the…
Werewolf Week Starts Today!
Werewolf Week at the Compelling Beasts Blog starts today at 9am. Guests include: April 22 McKayla Schutt Lily Silver April 23 Taryn Blackthorne Afton Locke Marina Finlayson April 24 Kryssie Fortune BJ McCall Mckenzie Hunter Cara Marsi April 25 Nina Croft Erzabet Bishop April 26 Sandy Steen NJ Walters April 27 Kate Steele Ana Raine…
Interview with Marissa Doyle
What is one of your favorite things about writing? Telling stories! For me, being a writer is almost a calling or a compulsion—you do it because you have to, because you’ve got stories inside you that you have to tell. I know that if I go a few days without writing (life does have a…
Character Interview with Rodrigo Torbellino
Where are you from? I’m originally from Spain, but now I live in Minnesota. What is your job? I own Torbellino Enterprises. An international business that includes green energy like wind power. Who is your love interest? My father and grandfather both told me that I’d know the woman I should marry as soon as…
Interview with Chris Redding
What is one of your favorite things about writing? Creating a whole new world where I get to control things. When you’re brainstorming for a new story, what usually comes first for you, the plot or the characters? The plot. I’m definitely a plot-driven writer. The characters are second. Are you a plotter or a…
Interview with David Russell
What is one of your favorite things about writing? It perks me up, and broadens my horizons When you’re brainstorming for a new story, what usually comes first for you, the plot or the characters? Always the characters Are you a plotter or a pantser? I must be a pantser, as plotting is not my…
Guest Blogger: Caroline Clemmons – My Inspiration for GRANT ME THE MOON
My Inspiration for GRANT ME THE MOON – Which is included in the 8-book Anthology COME LOVE A COWBOY For several years, the setting and characters in GRANT ME THE MOON have nagged me to write this story. The idea first occurred on a trip from our home in the DFW Metroplex to visit family…