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  • Hello Diedra! Thank you for joining me today for a chat about our shared love of writing, gaming and storytelling.  First up, tell us a bit about yourself, your writing and your love of video games.  Hi there, Lucy! I’m glad to take part in your new blog series about authors influenced by video games.

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  • Hello! Thank you for joining me today for a chat about our shared love of writing, gaming and storytelling.  First up, tell us a bit about yourself, your writing and your love of video games.  Hi! Yassss I’m so excited!! My name is Gabrielle, my pen name is G.M. Chmilar. I am a Filipino-Canadian and

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  • Hello David! Thank you for joining me today for a chat about our shared love of writing, gaming and storytelling. First up, tell me a bit about yourself—as both a gamer and a writer. I’d say I’ve been a writer almost from the moment I was taught how to print and read. I’ve always loved

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  • Today, the Reign of Fire anthology releases from Dragon Soul Press. In it, you’ll find 18 dragon-based short stories—including my own, The Dragon Harvester’s Daughter, and E.B. Hunter’s Kjell of Vittra: Rising Smoke. In celebration of the release, Eric and I have recorded a brief interview and reading from our respective stories—check it out below!

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  • As a fantasy author and counsellor, I love exploring books within the genre which explore topics I am passionate about. One of those topics is feminism: the seeking of equality for all. This got me thinking about the favourite fantasy books I have read which include an exploration of feminist themes within their characters and

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  • I recently had the opportunity to chat to fellow fantasy author and all-round lovely human, Anna K. Moss. We discussed Anna’s awesome grimdark book, The Worthy, alongside my own YA dark fantasy, Awakening: The Commune’s Curse Book 1, exploring both books as well as the overlapping themes within them, including political themes, the innocence of

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  • It’s time for the next counselling session with a character. I’m having a lot of fun with this series–if anyone else has a character they’d like to have therapy, do get in touch via social media! Today, I have a session with Lady Kyra of Gaston to share with you. This is from Mouse Hero

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  • Here’s where you’ll find the latest author interviews, book reviews, event appearances, and guest posts authored by me! Upcoming Events WisCon 2023 Write Hive 2023 Past Events & Interviews (newest at bottom) Author spotlight hosted by Marie Sinadjan Feed My Reads Author Page Author interview hosted by Cindy van Wilder Author interview hosted by A.

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  • Time for another author interview, this time with A. M. Portman who I met through Instagram. I’m loving meeting fellow authors and learning about how their stories came to life. Read on to learn about A. M. Portman’s book series, The Legends of Andolin. L: Hello! So, first of all – tell me a little

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  • In my next counselling session, I spoke to Lord Sal from J. E. Hannaford’s The Skin (something I will be reading with great interest, having got to know this character just a little bit). Although reluctant at first, Lord Sal did manage to work out what gives him meaning in his life in the end–and

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