Month: December 2008

Author Interview Series #39 – Elizabeth Moon

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Some years ago, a friend shoved a trilogy of books called The Deed of Paksennarion, by Elizabeth Moon, into my hands. It had a great main character named, of course, Paksennarion.  Since that time, I’ve watched Elizabeth Moon’s books explode across bookstore shelves, and she has since branched off into space opera and hard SF, winning a Nebula Award for her book The Speed of Dark. I also happen to know that she sings in a really big choir and was stressing about getting it just right when I contacted her about this interview. Getting it just right is somethingContinue readingAuthor Interview Series #39 – Elizabeth Moon

Reviews for Heart of the Ronin

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No interview this week, as my queued list from World Con has finally come to the end.  But don’t fret.  More interviews are coming soon from Joe Haldeman, Elizabeth Moon, and Jerry Pournelle, so look for those in coming weeks. I would like to take this opportunity to toot my own horn a little and share with you a review of my novel, Heart of the Ronin, that appeared in this week’s Publishers Weekly. **************************************** Heart of the Ronin Travis Heermann, Five Star, $25.95 (442p) ISBN 978-1-59414-779-1 A fusion of historical fiction and adventure fantasy, the first volume of Heermann’sContinue readingReviews for Heart of the Ronin

Author Interview Series #38 – Tobias Buckell

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Best wishes go out for a speedy recovery this week to the subject of our interview, Tobias Buckell.  Soon after we conducted our interview, Toby suffered a heart embolism that left him hospitalized.  Such a medical condition is actually one of the dangers of the writing life. Spending long hours planted in a chair with little physical activity puts a person at risk for blood clots, so get out there and exercise, people! Tobias Buckell is a professional blogger and speculative fiction writer, born and raised in the Caribbean on numerous tropical islands, and has successfully published stories in severalContinue readingAuthor Interview Series #38 – Tobias Buckell

Author Interview Series #37 – Cynthia Felice

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Now, nearing the end of 2008, I’m finally coming to the end of the interviews with authors I happened to encounter at the World Con back in August.  I sat in on a panel on where various authors discussed the business end of writing professionally, and one of them was Cynthia Felice.  When I asked her if she would be willing to give an interview, she quite graciously agreed, in spite of the fact that she very rarely grants interviews. So I feel fortunate and honored to have her grace the little 1s and 0s that give shape to BloggingContinue readingAuthor Interview Series #37 – Cynthia Felice