Category Archives: Female Fantasy Authors

Meet Gaie Sebold…

I have been featuring fantastic female fantasy authors (see disclaimer) but this has morphed into interesting people in the speculative fiction world. Today I’ve invited the talented Gaie Sebold to drop by. (Further disclaimer, Gaie is published by Solaris, my … Continue reading

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KRK Boxed e-book set…

It’s baaaack… The ‘boxed’ King Rolen’s Kin trilogy is back as an e-book deal. Looks really cool as a virtual boxed set, Tadaaa! (Available here)

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Winner Lucy Sussex book give-away!

Lucy is giving away a copy of either ‘She’s Fantastical’ or ‘Saltwater in the Ink’ . The Question was: If you could have a dinner party to meet your favourite writers from the past, who would you invite? And what … Continue reading

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ROR … Recovering

Here I am, back from the 2012 ROR (See here for more info on the ROR writers group). This year we went to Steeles Island. Lovely spot, great premises. This was an intense week. We read 5 manuscripts beforehand and … Continue reading

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Winner Rhonda Roberts Book Give-away!

The very generous Rhonda says… I absolutely loved the replies to ‘What new festival should Australia celebrate?’ They were wonderful: Sit Down Day, Ready Willing & Able Day, Southern Cross Week and National Let Out Your Geekiness Day. I want … Continue reading

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Meet Lucy Sussex…

As the next of my series featuring fantastic female fantasy authors (see disclaimer) I’ve invited the erudite and talented Lucy Sussex to drop by. Watch out for the give-away question at the end of the interview. Q: You have a … Continue reading

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I Disappeared down a Rabbit Hole

But I will resurface! (I set myself a goal for a rewrite and have been chained to the keyboard but more on that later). The good news is that I’m going to ROR next week and apart from the wonderful … Continue reading

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Meet Keri Arthur…

As the next of my series featuring fantastic female fantasy authors (see disclaimer) I’ve invited the prolific and talented Keri Arthur to drop by. Watch out for the give-away question at the end of the interview. Q: Between 2001 and … Continue reading

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Rhonda Roberts’ Time Travelling Detective visits Holllywood in the glamorous 30s

This week we welcome back Rhonda Roberts with her new book Hoodwink. I know I must’ve been a chain smoking binge drinker in a past life because in this one I throw up whenever I drink wine and faint dead … Continue reading

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Winners of Narrelle Harris Give-away!

Narrelle says: I enjoyed Cecilia’s choice to read zombie stories as a how-to manual for the zombie apocalypse, and of coures all the people having a bet each way on vampires/zombies, but I really liked Vintage Zombie’s answer, both for … Continue reading

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