The Author’s Voice Interview

Today, Donnie Lansdale interviews me on the podcast The Author’s Voice, sponsored by the Writers Forum Facebook page. For those of you who prefer reading, I’m including a transcript. The Interview Donnie Lansdale: “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story.”— Zora Neil Hurston. Welcome to the Writers Forum Facebook Group series: The Author’s Voice. I’m Donny Lansdale, a podcaster and audiobook narrator. I don’t profess to know what makes a writer right but, having narrated numerous stories in a variety of genres, I do know this: Nothing brings more joy…Read more

Books List on Video

In addition to experimenting with a book trailer, I've also been working to make a video featuring all my books. Most of them are anthologies where I have one or more stories. What do you think of it?Read more

Transcript of my Interview

As I mentioned recently, I was interviewed on local radio. On Monday, I received the audio file, which I posted. Since then, I’ve used some online software to transcribe the interview. It did an OK-ish job, but I’ve just spent most of the day correcting its grammatical errors, and compensating for the fact that it’s not so hot at detecting various English accents…! So, if you’d prefer to read it than to listen to it, here it is. Fenland Radio Interview with Stephen Oliver and Rob Windal Rob Windal: And it’s time for…Read more

My Interview

You may remember that I mentioned being interviewed last month on Fenland Youth Radio. Their remit is encouraging commitment, determination, hard work, and, most importantly, having fun. Bringing the youth of today and the experienced together to work to provide a smooth and clear radio station for all the community to enjoy (quoting from their website). Well, I got the interview audio file this morning, so I'm posting it here for all to hear. BTW, I've removed the songs because of copyright.Read more

Are Science Fiction & Fantasy Escapism?

Yesterday, I was a panellist at the local Whittlesey Literature Festival (WhitLit 2). We are all local writers, although our genres vary widely: memoirs, romance, non-fiction, anthologies, etc. I got to meet writers I'd never met before while renewing acquaintances with the rest. (By the way, I'm just putting down my coffee mug; writers are caffeine-powered, after all!) Although my little speech introducing my newest books went down well and produced a few chuckles among the audience, no one was interested in buying them. This got me wondering: What is it about science…Read more

Three Sheets to the Wind

The Whittlesey Wordsmiths have been at it again! We’ve produced our third general anthology, our fifth book if you include our two Christmas specials last year. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BCSVV7S5/ Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1916892647/ Enjoy!Read more

Shuttlers Paperback

For those who haven’t seen it yet, “Shuttlers” is now available as a paperback. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B8RJ5Y22/ If you live close enough to me, I’ll even sign it for you!Read more