Author Bio Colleen Houser is the author of the Wingéd series and the short story, “Half”. The series takes a metaphysical fiction premise and gives it an interesting fantasy twist. When she isn’t writing or researching, you can find her drawing character portraits for her comprehensive world guide, The Handbook: A Guide to the Wingéd. Born and raised in the San … [Read more...] about Colleen Houser and “Winged”
Fantasy
An interview with Lynda Engler
Author Bio Feel free to share a little about yourself in your own words. How did you get into writing? I grew up in New Jersey, then spent three decades in New England, between Connecticut and Vermont, but now make North Carolina my home. When not reading or writing, I enjoy being outside kayaking, walking, cycling or skiing in winter. After a long career working … [Read more...] about An interview with Lynda Engler
For Your Consideration
Greetings and thank you, This is my second year of eligibility for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in science fiction or fantasy. My second novel, The New Magic, is also eligible for both the Hugo and the Nebula in 2019. The New Magic launched into the Kindle Top 50 Epic Fantasy New Releases this past September, reaching #3 in Military Fantasy New Releases and … [Read more...] about For Your Consideration
The Rise of Snape
Snape is an antihero. Antiheroes are the characters in a story that oppose the hero of the tale, they create conflict and build up tension within the story as you never know what they are really up to. Antiheroes are the characters who did not fit into the traditional heroic role of the good-looking, honest, law-abiding citizen. It is the human flaws in our antiheroes and the … [Read more...] about The Rise of Snape
Hayley Paige and “Alice: Queen of Hearts”
Author Bio I would describe myself as pretty generic and ‘normal’, really, in any true sense. I am a mother to three children—one being just a baby—who grapples with the day-to-day callings of life; a more-than full-time job (Copy Editor, self-employed), Mummy duties and housework, whilst also trying to find the time to do the basics—dye my hair, shave my legs, kids’ … [Read more...] about Hayley Paige and “Alice: Queen of Hearts”