Interviews | Self-Publishing Review

An Interview With Author Daniel P. Douglas

Tell us something about your book. The basics: what’s it about?

Truth Insurrected is a science fiction conspiracy thriller in which a former FBI agent, William Harrison, investigates a decades-old extraterrestrial cover-up, conducted by a secretive and deadly group known as the Saint Mary Project, while hired guns and an alien-human hybrid stand in his way of finding and revealing the truth.

How did you come to self-publish? Did you try to get published traditionally?

I actually wrote the book 20 years ago and, at that time, tried briefly to go the traditional route. There weren’t any initial takers and […]

Cate Baum2014-11-24T09:53:26+02:00November 24th, 2014|Categories: Interviews|Tags: Science Fiction|

An Interview with Author Staffan R.B. Nordqvist, M.D.

Tell us something about your book. The basics: what’s it about?

Choices is the story of my first 78 years on this earth, the first 35 in Sweden and the rest in America. My three sons were born in Sweden, but the five grandchildren here in America. To me, when older family members die, one great loss is the inability to ask them questions about how things were and how they happened in the past. I feel it will be of value for my grandchildren and future generations to at least have some answers about their heritage when I am […]

Cate Baum2014-11-24T05:35:43+02:00November 24th, 2014|Categories: Interviews|

An Interview with Christopher Brooks, Author of “The Gertrude Threshold”

Tell us something about your book. The basics: what’s it about?

When our Sun grows suddenly, and irreversibly accelerates, it begins to fry Earth into a cinder. Humanity survives by migrating underground. The Gertrude Threshold follows three generations of a single family on the day that scientists had calculated to be the final one on Earth. The three main characters, and the rest of the underground survivors, have no future, only the past, and less than 24 hours to reclaim the years the Warming stole from them while Earth begins to fall apart around them.

How did you come to […]

Christopher Brooks2014-11-12T13:22:23+02:00November 12th, 2014|Categories: Interviews|Tags: Apocalyptic Fiction, Science Fiction|

An Interview With Raita Jauhiainen, Winner of The Full Moon Awards Sci-Fi Prize

Raita Jauhiainen is the winner of the SPR Full Moon Awards 2014 Science Fiction Prize for her novel, Alliance.125: Hirunda, The First Book. She lives in Finland, and the Alliance.125 series is her first foray into writing fiction.

Tell us about your winning book.

Hirunda, The First Book is written in the voice of four lead characters who live in the post-apocalyptic world, where nations no longer exist. The story takes place in the capital city of the world nation, Gavialis. In Gavialis there are seven circles in total, from which the seventh forms the core of the city and […]

Cate Baum2014-11-06T08:53:13+02:00November 6th, 2014|Categories: Interviews|Tags: Science Fiction|

An Interview With Full Moon Awards 2014 Fantasy Prize Winner Dakota Kemp

Dakota Kemp is the winner of the Full Moon Awards 2014 Fantasy Prize for his book, The Arrival. Dakota hails from the Oklahoma Panhandle in the US.

Tell us about your winning book.

The Arrival is an epic, medieval fantasy set in the world of Vrold. The plot weaves the lives of several different characters into one tale, centered around an investigation into a series of deadly attacks that has plunged two powerful city-states into war. I like to think that The Arrival has something for every reader because it’s as much a mystery, drama, action/adventure, military epic, spy thriller, […]

Cate Baum2014-11-05T10:29:27+02:00November 5th, 2014|Categories: Interviews|

An Interview with Author Matt Drabble, Winner of The Full Moon Awards Horror Prize

Matt Drabble is the winner of The SPR Full Moon Awards 2014 Horror Prize. Matt lives in Wales and has written several horror fiction novels. His winning book Gated, the terrifying story of a couple who move into an American gated community to find solace – only to find hell, is out now.

Tell us about your winning book
“Gated” is a story about examining what perfection would be like in reality and what price we would be willing to pay for it. I think that the saying about the grass always being greener is very apt wherever we […]

Cate Baum2014-11-03T09:11:52+02:00November 3rd, 2014|Categories: Interviews|Tags: Horror|

The Story Behind My Life With Wings by Hal Marcovitz

My Life With Wings is a Kafka-esque story about an ordinary shmo who wakes up one morning to discover he has grown wings. Eggerton has been leading a troubled life–he is aloof, a loner and divorced, and his predicament has left him both puzzled and vulnerable. And so he calls on his colorful and decidedly weird friends for advice. Crane suggests a medical cure–amputation. Woody recommends that he sell his story to a TV movie producer. Martin wants to ghost-write Eggerton’s autobiography. Hendricks doesn’t give the matter much thought; he just wants to get stoned. Mouse, Eggerton’s ex-wife, can’t seem […]

Hal Marcovitz2014-10-10T09:05:52+02:00October 10th, 2014|Categories: Interviews|

An Interview with Luke Och

Tell us something about your book. The basics: what’s it about?

This book is about bread. Mainly sourdough bread. If you don’t know much about bread, it’s a great place to start. There is also a chapter on seasonal bruschetta, which is a decorative word for stuff to put on bread.

How did you come to self-publish? Did you try to get published traditionally?

I started blogging about making bread, and self-publishing my bread blog into a book seemed like the next step. I did not try to get published traditionally. If you want something done, you gotta’ do it […]

Luke Och2017-03-24T06:27:48+02:00October 9th, 2014|Categories: Interviews|