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Author Interview with adventure/thriller writer, Terry Quinn

Kit Carstairs · September 24, 2018 · 1 Comment

'The Scoop' by Terence J Quinn

Terry, can you tell us a little bit more about yourself? I was born in Scotland, a lifetime ago. At school, the only subject that interested me was English and that interest paved the way to a 37-year turbulent career in journalism as a reporter, editor and publisher. Along the … [Read more...] about Author Interview with adventure/thriller writer, Terry Quinn

Filed Under: Adventure fiction, Author Interviews Tagged With: adventure fiction, author interviews, authors, fiction, Learn how to write, thriller fiction, Writers, Writing books, Writing fiction

Author Interview with fantasy fiction writer, Laurie Bell

Kit Carstairs · July 10, 2018 · 2 Comments

Author, Laurie Bell

Laurie Bell, can you tell us a little bit more about yourself? Sure thing. I work as an administrator (yes, I have a full time job), and once upon a time I was a teacher. I have been writing ever since I was a kid, reading even longer than that. My poppa used to read me stories … [Read more...] about Author Interview with fantasy fiction writer, Laurie Bell

Filed Under: All About Editing, Author Interviews, Getting Published, YA Fiction Tagged With: Australian Authors, Fantasy fiction, Laurie Bell, Science-fiction, Writing

Author Interview with fantasy fiction author Katie Taylor

Kit Carstairs · June 3, 2018 · Leave a Comment

'The Land of Bad Fantasy' by KJ Taylor

K.J.Taylor published her first manuscript, The Land of Bad Fantasy, through Scholastic when she was just 18, and went on to publish The Dark Griffin in Australia and New Zealand five years later, through HarperCollins (which was also shortlisted for the Aurealis Awards in … [Read more...] about Author Interview with fantasy fiction author Katie Taylor

Filed Under: All About Editing, Author Interviews, Book Marketing, Fantasy and Science-fiction, General Fiction, Getting Published Tagged With: Author interview, Katie Taylor, publishing, sci-fi, Science-fiction, Writing, Writing science fiction books

Author Interview with aged care professional Felicity Chapman

Kit Carstairs · April 24, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Author, Felicity Chapman

We took a moment to chat with Felicity Chapman, author and sometime MAA client. We first had the chance to work with Felicity when she won the Kingdom of Ironfest Author in Residence Contest, of which we were a sponsor. Her book, Counselling and Psychotherapy with Older People in … [Read more...] about Author Interview with aged care professional Felicity Chapman

Filed Under: All About Editing, Author Interviews, Getting Published, Non-fiction Tagged With: aged care, aged care non-fiction, Australian Authors, Author interview, Counselling and Psychotherapy with Older People in Care: A Support Guide, Felicity Chapman, Jessica Kingsley, non-fiction, publishing, Publishing journey, Writing, Writing non-fiction

Author interview with action/thriller writer Keith McArdle

Kit Carstairs · November 28, 2017 · 1 Comment

Author, Kieth McArdle

We took a moment to chat with Keith McArdle; author and sometime MAA client. We wanted to know a little more about his life as a writer; how he writes, what he writes and what drives him. He was kind enough to take the time to tell us all about it… Can you tell us a little bit … [Read more...] about Author interview with action/thriller writer Keith McArdle

Filed Under: Adventure fiction, All About Editing, Author Interviews, Book Marketing, Crime fiction, General Fiction, Getting Published, Military fiction, Self Publishing, Thriller fiction Tagged With: Author interview, Book marketing, editing, Keith McArdle, Military fiction, publishing, self-publishing, Suspense fiction, Writing

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