Blakely’s Friday Interview with MJ Nightingale

Please give a warm welcome to MJ Nightingale, author of Fire in His Eyes.

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I’ve just finished writing my debut novel, Fire in His Eyes, and I am working on promoting it and marketing it. I am learning all the technical aspects of the new digital publishing world, and want to get the word out about my book via facebook, Goodreads, and twitter. I am also writing a second novel inspired by one of the characters in my first book, Ana.

I have two other novels on the horizon, one with author Chelle Bliss. We are planning on writing alternating chapters in a different POV. Continue reading

Blakely’s Friday Interview with Teresa X Roberts

Please give a warm welcome to Teresa X. Roberts, author of Why I Married a Murderer and How I Survived the Divorce. I first met Teresa when she bought my My Body Trilogy at art fare and we’ve remained friends ever since. Make sure to check out her memoir like I did and be swept up in a life you never imagined.

Author 1-Head ShotTeresa, please tell us a bit about yourself and what you’re currently working on or promoting.
I just published my first book: Why I Married a Murderer and How I Survived the Divorce which is a memoir. It is the story of the men in my life who made me the woman I am today. It is both very sad, and also hilarious in parts; I’m sure just about anyone could relate to one part or another. A bit about myself? I married a murderer and survived the divorce. Haha. Seriously though, I have a knack for finding love in odd places. Beyond that, I think I’m a pretty awesome person and I do everything I can to promote my friends and their projects. I am currently juggling promoting my memoir, writing four books at one time as well as looking for a manufacturer to license a product I created. Did I mention I’m nuts? Continue reading

Blakely’s Friday Interview with Alex Siegel

Please give a warm welcome to Alex Siegel, author of the Gray Spear Society series.

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Tell us a bit about yourself and what you’re currently working on or promoting.
By day, I’m a software engineer who works in a trading firm in downtown Chicago. I have a wife and triplet boys. They’re twelve and more than a handful.

For the last four years, I’ve been working on the Gray Spear Society series. I’m currently writing book twelve in the series. The first eleven volumes are available as e-books on Amazon, iTunes, and Barnes & Noble. The first book in the series, Apocalypse Cult, is permanently free, so I recommend readers start with that one. The complete list of books can be found on my website (see link below). Continue reading

Blakely’s Friday Interview with Mikule Walsh

Please give a warm welcome to Mikule Walsh, author of short-stories Four Walls and Unhappy Holiday.

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I’m Mikule Walsh, I’m 20 years old, and grew up in the Small town of Norwalk, Ohio. Right now I’m working on getting my Writing career up and going starting from the bottom and working my way up.

Who or what inspires you?
I find inspiration in just about anything, everything has a story to tell and I like trying to figure its story out. I also find a lot of my inspiration from music, the story behind them is what helps me keep going when I’m writing. Continue reading

Blakely’s Friday Interview with the Authors of Eight ‘Til Christmas

Please give a warm welcome to Mikule WalshDori KlaprothMica RossiLaura RangerTyler LazarSimon Parker, Tony Levy & Jack Phillips, authors of Eight ‘Til Christmas. Check out their book below and then their collective interview. Enjoy!

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A Christmas collection to cure your woes, unbreak your heart and curl your toes. Eight Tales you’ll find of love, of light, of Christmas dark and Christmas bright. The seasons spirit you will find may melt your heart or twist your mind, but be it romance or dark and wild, to buy this book will feed a child. Eight inspirational, international authors have gathered together to share their talent, donating their time and their individual Christmas themed stories for your entertainment. Not one of them will receive a single penny for this as they have all agreed to donate their collective royalties to FEED THE CHILDREN, the amazing international charity caring for children around the world. Your purchase will not only give you eight fantastic stories to make your Christmas but will help feed the children of the world. Continue reading

Blakely’s Friday Interview with Juliet Greenwood

Please give a warm welcome to Juliet Greenwood, author of We That Are Left & Eden’s Garden.

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I live in a traditional cottage in North Wales, between the Island of Anglesey and the mountains of Snowdonia. I have always had my nose in a book and always wanted to be a writer since I was a little girl, but I only took the plunge after a severe viral illness left me with debilitating ME for years. It didn’t half focus the attention on what I wanted to really do in life, and fear of failure was the only thing holding me back. I’m now well and back to walking my dog and working in my garden halfway up a Welsh hillside, where (with the help of a polytunnel) I’m growing as much as I can. I love baking and making jams and chutneys and sloe gin for Christmas. I’ve even been known to make butter in a blender. It’s delicious! I’m now using this to learn all about the dishes cooked during the 1914-18 war, which is when my current book is set. Continue reading

Blakely’s Friday Interview with Suzy Turner

Please give a warm welcome to Suzy Turner, author of Forever Fredless.

Suzy Turner Author PicTell us a bit about yourself and what you’re currently working on or promoting.
I’m a Yorkshire lass who grew up in the Algarve where I met my husband when I was 16. We’ve been here ever since! He’s incredibly supportive. When I was made redundant a few years ago, he was behind me 100 per cent as I began the process of publishing my first book, Raven. Since then I’ve published five more in the YA urban fantasy genre and have just released my very first chick lit novel, Forever Fredless! Continue reading

Blog Hop!

Blog Hop!  Tag!  You’re It!

blog-hopThis is my first ever blog hop (thanks for the invite Robyn Roze!) and I’m excited to participate. This is another great way that authors support other authors. I, like Robyn, have met so many wonderful people, authors and readers, through my published novels who in turn have become my friends. Stephanie, Serena, Sydney, Pepper, and Teresa have proved to be real friends and the first two have also become my beta readers. Stephanie is also the artist that created our amazing cover for The Demarcation of Jack. Getting to hear from fans of my work is priceless and keeps me motivated to write more stories. Thanks again to all the people who share my posts, participate in my events, Tweet and RT, and generally make my day with your words of support and wisdom. Continue reading

Blakely’s Friday Interview with Peggy Bechko

Please give a warm welcome to Peggy Bechko, author of Stormrider.

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Hi Blakely and thanks for having me I’m a frequently published author with Doubleday, Harlequin, Pinnacle, Five Star, The Fiction Works, Manor and others in addition to being an optioned screenwriter. I’ve enjoyed writing in several genres: romance, western, SciFi/Fantasy and animated.

It seems I always have more than one project in the works. Right now I’ve pulled out a fantasy romance I began work on several years ago just as my mother fell very ill. I’ve done many projects since then but have just now pulled out the manuscript I loved and am continuing on with it. Hopefully it’ll be released by the end of the year or early in 2014. Tentatively titled Serpent’s Tail.

But what I’m promoting currently is my book in the SciFi/Fantasy genre, Stormrider. It’s a great adventure across an alien world ~ Plunge into adventure, meet the ancients, defeat the slavers and join with the unique and telepathically talented animals of Nashira ~ animals keyed to guiding the path of man. Animals thought to be myth only, but are so much more. It’s getting 5 star reviews and is available in Ebook and paperback editions. Continue reading

Blakely’s Friday Interview with A.L. Kessler

Please give a warm welcome to A.L. Kessler, author of In the Light of the Moon (Dark War Chronicles) (Volume 1).

alkesslerTell us a bit about yourself and what you’re currently working on or promoting — I’m A.L. Kessler. I’m a stay at home mom and wife to a giant geek. I write primarily paranormal romance and I live in Colorado Springs, CO. I have two black cats who think they own the house. I’m addicted to chocolate and coffee. My current project is The Dark War Chronicles (DWC), a paranormal romance series that has all sorts of creatures fight a war against each other. It has adventure, romance (of course!) and amazing characters. Continue reading