Originally posted on The Opening Sentence:
Jane Dougherty is a product of the Irish diaspora. She was brought up in Yorkshire, educated at Manchester and London, then moved to Paris to work in the wine trade. She now lives in Bordeaux with her family, a Spanish greyhound, and a posse of cats. She writes fantasy…

Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
? For years before I retired, I knew I wanted to write novels later in life, and every time a storyline idea would come to mind, I wrote it down on a scrap of paper. It didn’t matter when or where. I could be walking…

Originally posted on King – the series:
What an honor to have novelist, teacher, and writing mentor Aaron Gansky share his wisdom on the process of story building. He is the author of The Bargain, The Hand of Adonai, (a YA Fantasy series), and two books on the craft of fiction; Firsts in Fiction: First…

Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
  Teacher by day, author by night! Yes, I am one of those crazed, glasses-wearing, frizzy-haired English teachers trying to save the world from their/there/they’re catastrophes. I actually never thought I’d end up teaching. I interned at a news station and a publishing house before…

Originally posted on Susan Finlay Writes:
I’d like to introduce you to the ninety-second interviewee in my ‘Meet the Author’ series. She is Viv Drewa. Hi, Viv! Welcome to Susan Finlay Writes blog site. Can you tell us a bit about your background as a writer? I first discovered I wanted to be a writer…