Sharon Buchbinder's Blog - Posts Tagged "witches"
Interview with Sapphire Phelan, Author of THE WITCH AND THE FAMILIAR
I am delighted to have my chapter mate from the Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal Chapter of Romance Writers of America, Sapphire Phelan, with me today to talk about THE WITCH AND THE FAMILIAR. Sapphire Phelan is an author of erotic and sweet paranormal, fantasy, and science fiction romance, along with a couple of erotic horror stories.
She also writes as Pamela K. Kinney, for horror, fantasy, science fiction, and nonfiction ghost books. She lives in Virginia with her husband and two cats, Ripley and Bast. She admits she can always be found at her desk and on her computer, writing. And yes, the house and husband sometimes suffers for it!
To read more, go to http://bit.ly/WhRdVw
She also writes as Pamela K. Kinney, for horror, fantasy, science fiction, and nonfiction ghost books. She lives in Virginia with her husband and two cats, Ripley and Bast. She admits she can always be found at her desk and on her computer, writing. And yes, the house and husband sometimes suffers for it!
To read more, go to http://bit.ly/WhRdVw
Jen McConel, Author of The Burning of Isobel Key
I am delighted to have Jen McConel with me today to talk about The Burning of Isobel Key magazines and journals, including Sagewoman, PanGaia, and The Storyteller (where she won the people’s choice 3rd place award for her poem, “Luna”). She is also an active reviewer for Voices of Youth Advocates (VOYA), and proud member of SCBWI, NCWN, and SCWW.
A Michigander by birth, she now lives and writes in the beautiful state of North Carolina. When she isn’t crafting worlds of fiction, she teaches writing composition at a community college. Once upon a time, she was a middle school teacher, a librarian, and a bookseller, but those are stories for another time. The Burning of Isobel Key is her first novel. She also writes YA fantasy.
To read more, go to http://bit.ly/WGtNKf
A Michigander by birth, she now lives and writes in the beautiful state of North Carolina. When she isn’t crafting worlds of fiction, she teaches writing composition at a community college. Once upon a time, she was a middle school teacher, a librarian, and a bookseller, but those are stories for another time. The Burning of Isobel Key is her first novel. She also writes YA fantasy.
To read more, go to http://bit.ly/WGtNKf
Rachel Rawlings: “Where Do Your Ideas Come From?”
People often ask me where my ideas come from. I have a pretty vague idea of the plot from beginning to end when I first sit down to write. The characters and plot twists develop on their own from there. My husband says my head ‘must be a scary place to live’.
Despite the collaborative working relationship I have with the voices, err I mean characters in my head; I still have a stack of reference books nearby. One of favorites and most frequently used books is my Element Encyclopedia of Monsters. While the descriptions are typically short it is a great starting place for finding all sorts of mythical and magical beasts. There are purple Post It “flags” sticking out from every direction in the book and more on the pages themselves. (I never dog ear a book page. I can’t bring myself to do it.) Once I’ve found the right mythical creature I’m off to the internet to cross check what I’ve found. I love Wikipedia. I know, I know the information there can be altered but it’s still a great resource tool. I try to put my own unique spin on all the so called monsters I use in my books.
To read more, go to http://bit.ly/14ZWw1t
Rachel Rawlings
Despite the collaborative working relationship I have with the voices, err I mean characters in my head; I still have a stack of reference books nearby. One of favorites and most frequently used books is my Element Encyclopedia of Monsters. While the descriptions are typically short it is a great starting place for finding all sorts of mythical and magical beasts. There are purple Post It “flags” sticking out from every direction in the book and more on the pages themselves. (I never dog ear a book page. I can’t bring myself to do it.) Once I’ve found the right mythical creature I’m off to the internet to cross check what I’ve found. I love Wikipedia. I know, I know the information there can be altered but it’s still a great resource tool. I try to put my own unique spin on all the so called monsters I use in my books.
To read more, go to http://bit.ly/14ZWw1t
Rachel Rawlings
