Meet Our Featured Author Chrissy Moon.

What’s the biggest misconception about you and why?

Sometimes people tell me they think (or used to think) I’m a snob. Turns out, I don’t always realize when someone’s talking to me, or that they would even like to talk to me. My brain kinda works in a weird, almost backward way. I can’t explain it.

How do you balance the different genres you write?

I think it’s more the other way around. The different genres balance me. I need all these things. I need to exhaust the horror-filled images in my head. I need to get rid of these stories about people loving and hating each other, so more stories can come in. I just write whatever comes to me, and the genre comes later.

Do you use logic or intuition when you write?

Intuition first, always first. Later, logic pulls everything together in a way that makes sense.

What is your advice to aspiring authors?

First, follow your instinct. Second – and this will be a struggle – learn to look at your own work semi-objectively when it’s time to edit and beta read. It’s okay to get offended if someone doesn’t like your work, but try to compartmentalize and take constructive criticism. You can learn a new skill to add to your talent, and you can only improve.

 

Why writing, of all things?

I suppose because it’s the most natural thing for me to do. If not in book form, I’d still be doing it somehow.

If you weren’t doing this, what would you be doing?

Maybe take some night or online classes. Study anthropology.

How would you describe your relationship with other authors?

Meeting other authors has without a doubt been one of the most rewarding things that have happened to me as a result of being a writer. We share ideas, our triumphs, and our failures. I have grown as an author and as a person. I have met many people whom I admire very much. 

 You can purchase all Chrissy's works via these links;

DayDreamer

Surreal Ecstacy

Linger

Sweet Faded Ink

A big thank you to Chrissy for sharing with us here at the Writers Emporium.

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Meet Our Featured Author J.B.Taylor.

I met J.B through the writers group we both belong to, the Authors Of Awesomeness. We had a lot of things in common and we both enjoy writing dark stories. J.B. is a master at writing different genres which make his series, Dissimilar Shorts such an enjoyable read.

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What is your favorite word?

Hyperbole

What is your least favorite word?

Can’t

What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?

A thrilling story woven by a spectacular writer

What turns you off?

Arrogance

What is your favorite curse word?

Fuck

What sound or noise do you love?

Paramore playing through the speakers of a radio

What sound or noise do you hate?

Crying

What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?

Actor. I’d kick ass in a soap opera. Though to be honest, I think anyone could ;)

What profession would you not like to do?

I wouldn’t want to be the guy who has to shovel shit, or extracts semen from animals. Also I wouldn’t want to do anything that involves fire, cows, vomit, tight spaces, etc… etc…

If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?

Well… you didn’t believe in me, but you were a good guy who tried his best so come on in. We have a library. 

 

1. If you could pick one food to eat for the rest of your life, what would you choose and why? (Mexican)

2. If you were a chair, what kind of chair would you be? (A computer chair)

3. What inspires you? (Great writers)

4. How would your favorite professor describe you? (Never had one)

5. What motivates you in life? (To be a good writer)

6. Say you’re in a log cabin and are preparing to go hunting. You grab your rifle and walk outside. You see a bear and immediately follow in pursuit of it. You travel one mile north, one mile east, and one mile south. You’re back at the log cabin with the bear in your rifle's crosshairs. What color is the bear? (Not blue, I know that. To be honest, this question confused the hell out of me.)

7. What’s your favorite book? (That’s a tough question. The answer is different everyday. Today it is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.)

8. What’s the most interesting thing about you that we wouldn’t learn from your resume alone? (I’m too modest to answer such a question. But I’m funny, smart, the whole deal)

9. What country would you invest in? Why? Walk me through your analysis. (America. Because it’s America. )

10. What about your grandma would make it good or bad to lend to her? (She was awesome, the greatest ever. You could trust her with anything)

11. In a crowded room discussing a problem, would you fit in? Why or why not? (I’m shy, so probably not.)

12. What three traits define you? (Fun, energetic, insomniac. Those are traits right, lol)

13. What’s most important in your life? (Family)

14. What did you have for breakfast? (Toast, corned beef and Hash)

15. If you were asked to unload a 747 full of jelly beans, what would you do? (Go to town on the jelly beans)

16. What's your favorite Disney Princess? (Say what now…)

17. Describe the color purple to somebody who's blind. (It’s like blue, but fainter and not blue. That’s really tough to describe. I’ll try again. It’s what silk would be, if it had to be a color.)

18. What do you think of garden gnomes? (I find them to be cute)

19. What’s your favorite 80’s song? (Anything AC/DC)

20. If you were a tree, which would you be and why? (Sequoia. They’re big and strong)

21. Where do you like to write? (In my office. I don’t do the whole café thing.)

22. If you would alone on an island and had 3 wishes, what would they be? (I want Emma Watson as company. Please make there not be a handsome hunk on the island with us. And I would want a kindle that has thousands of books on it)

23. If you could bring to life anyone who has died, who would it be and why? (Tupac. Just so we find out who actually killed him)

24. If you could visit any city in the world, where would you go? (London)

25. What’s your favorite number? (42)

26. When you were a child, what did you always want to be when you grew up? (A Power Ranger. Don’t tell anyone)

27. Paper or plastic? (I’ll use my recyclable bags instead)

28. Who would win: Superman or Batman? (Batman. Superman is arrogant)

29. Who is your favorite Muppet? (I hate the Muppets.)

30. Which Harry Potter house would you belong to? (Gryffindor) 

    
    
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 A big thank you to my mate J.B for sharing with everyone here at The Writers Emporium.

Meet Our Featured Author Joe Collins.

Tell us a bit about yourself.

I’m a paramedic and volunteer firefighter. I have a BA in English and a BS in Computer Science which helped me formalize my skills in my two loves, computers and writing. My hobbies include competitive shooting in several different disciplines including long distance rifle and combat handgunning. I am also a SCUBA Rescue Diver and free diver and spend as much time as possible playing under water as I can despite crummy winters around where I live.

I’ve always wanted to be an author and only in the last several years have had the chance to be published. I pounded my head against the conventional publishing world without success for many years. I wrote and published my first novel, Kill Code several years ago after fifteen plus years trying to figure out the best way to pull it off. When it finally came to me, it only took a year to write and publish.

What are your books about?

Kill Code is about a piece of software that directs a group of assassins to kill those government officials who have violated their oath to the US Constitution. I was trying to answer the question of what the world would be like if those in government were held accountable for their actions.

My current books are about the group of assassins in Kill Code—The Black Hand. Each specializes in a certain way of killing. How each got to the point where they could commit murder for hire are interesting stories and I’m having a blast writing about them.

What is your writing process?

My work schedule is such that I have eight days off in a row so I write during the day just like if I worked a conventional job except that I get to figure out what to do and when. And, I’ve gotten to the point where I can write reasonably quickly—The Black Hand: Sniper was written in 3-1/2 weeks. The other books in the series took longer to write given the extensive amount of research required. My goal is to publish six books in 2015 and so far, I’m reasonably on track to do that.

What inspires you to write?

My goal is to make a decent living as a writer and tell interesting stories about complex characters put into horrible circumstances. I’m often surprised at the stories turn out considering that my writing process consists of writing the first scene and then the last scene and fill in between them.

How do you choose titles for your books?

The Black Hand series is easy to figure out—just their specialties, Sniper, Poisoner, Arsonist to be followed by Bomber, Marksman and Saboteur.

The Kill Code series is based on various computer terminologies. The second book in the series, Abnormal End is an old mainframe computer term for a software crash. The third book, which is being written now is titled Ghost Net and is based on that there is more than one Internet with what you usually see only being part of a smaller, darker subset. 

Can you tell me more about the world you created in the Kill Code series?

Originally written to be a thriller in which two reasonably normal people are thrown into world changing events, it instead became more about the characters. With my libertarian political bent, I do feel that there are significant violations of our rights each day so I wondered what would happen if someone started murdering the government officials responsible. The bad news is that no matter how many die, life goes on. But, that doesn’t mean that my characters won’t be fighting for their lives.  

Tentatively, there will be three books in the Kill Code series. I’ve lived with the series for a long time and while there is a lot of material to be mined, I feel that it’s time to finish it. I’m not ruling out further stories in those worlds, but I have other projects planned.

Can you tell me more about the world you created in The Black Hand series?

It’s a rather conventional world except that there is an organization that recruits, trains and supports murder/mayhem for hire. I spend my time exploring how each of the characters transforms from being reasonably ordinary people to professional killers.

I love the research aspect of writing these books. Sniper was easy to write as I have been shooting rifles at long distances for almost all of my adult life. Every other book requires extensive research and working with experts in the field.

There will be six books in The Black Hand series and I hope to have that series wrapped up this year. I’m doing research on Bomber leaning on a retired EOD technician and I’m starting on thinking about Marksman which shouldn’t be that difficult as it involves shooting.

What do you like to do when you aren't writing?

I love my job as a paramedic and being a volunteer firefighter. When someone calls for help it is generally the worst day of their life and any skills, experience and training I can bring to help them makes the low pay, crummy working conditions and lack of respect almost worth it. Otherwise, I read, shoot, and dive. It’s not a complex life but I do my best to make it as full as I possibly can.

What are you working on right now?

I’m currently writing a book titled Machine Guns and Magic. It’s the story of my grandfather who was drafted from the Scottish coal mines to fight in WWI. He was a Lewis Machine Gunner and served in the Royal Irish Regiment. After the war, he became a professional magician in London. When he immigrated to the US after the death of his partner, he never practiced magic professionally again. I have read over a hundred books on the subject of WWI, Britain after the war and where he practiced magic. Included in my research were many hours of videos and asking strange questions on various forums. It is an extraordinarily difficult book to write as they wrote and spoke completely differently back then and my grandfather read the dictionary for fun so he had a heck of a vocabulary. It will be released on Armistice Day this year and I will be celebrating with a group of friends by shooting WWI rifles and handguns in remembrance of those brave souls that fought in The Great War. 

 

What are your future projects?

In the strange mix for later this year and next will be a SF military book, a soft romance or two and a hard SF book. Some urban fantasy might be mixed in. I’ve spent a lot of time dealing with half a dozen characters and I feel it’s time to get away from them. I haven’t had a great deal of sales with what I’m writing now so it’s time to try something else to see if I can write books that will sell decently well. As long as it pays and I think I can write it, I’ll try it. 

 

Our Featured Author, Julie Nicholls

Q1. Your first novel, Demon Within is part of a series, was that intentional?

Initially no, I had the idea for a single book, but due to encouragement from readers and popularity, I decided to continue with two more books, naming the series, Fallen-Angels. The second novel, titled Angel Within, is almost finished, although editing and proofreading will take a few more months, but I hope to release it in April/May 2015.

Q2. What do you do to move past writers block?

Writing is an art, like any other, and some days I struggled to write a sentence! For myself, I found either painting or playing games on the pc for a few hours, took my mind from ‘thinking’ too much. After a break, I would resume writing with energy and a fresh mind. I look on it as a form of meditation.

Q3. What is the most enjoyable part of writing for you?’

Plots! I sit with my husband, and we work on twists and plots to capture the attention. While the genre of my stories are romance, you can’t just write about love and passion, there has to be trials, struggles, difficult decisions and angst, having a good plot helps bring these feelings into the story, making for a compelling read.

Q4. As an indie author, what problems do you encounter?

Exposure and advertising are the two main obstacles that hinder a newbie from having their work seen. Relying on bloggers and social media is the only way someone like myself, with a very limited budget, may hope to be seen. It’s important for anyone purchasing a book from a shopping site, to leave a review, it’s like leaving a tip for a waitress, it helps other possible customers decide whether to spend their well-earned money or not.

Q5. Words of wisdom or encouragement for anyone thinking about writing a novel?

Do it! Don’t give up! Stay focused and positive! To quote one of my favorite songs, ‘Don’t stop believing.’ If you’re struggling with a particular aspect of writing, research what you need to move forward, practice and believe in yourself. 

Choose whichever you feel are suitable or appropriate. I only make five, I hope that’s enough.

Here are links to my sites and of course to my book

Australian Amazon

https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B00PV4K8P2

USA Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PV4K8P2

UK amazon

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00PV4K8P2

Julie Nicholls on Facebook author site

https://www.facebook.com/jnichollsauthor

Literally sensual

http://www.literallysensual.wordpress.com/

Julie Mirishka Nicholls Artwork

http://www.juliemirishkanicholls.wordpress.com/

Our Featured Writer DM Cain

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to our latest Blogpost featuring this month's author, DM Cain. By one of those strange coincidences I met DM through my Twitter friendship with last month's featured author, Stewart Bint.

Both Stewart and DM are friends who don't live terribly far from each other. DM was kind enough to give me a copy of her book Pheonix Project and look, I know I always say this but you really should read it.

  Her novel is set in a future that draws on the religious intolerance that is plauging the world today so her vision of the future isn't so unbelievable as you might think. I will only recommend books that I've personally read and this one chilled me to the bone.

  So I'd now like to indroduce you to the lady herself...

Tell us a bit about yourself.

I’m a primary school teacher in Leicester, UK. I’ve been working at my current school for 5 years teaching year 5 (aged 9 and 10 years.) It’s a great job and I love inspiring young minds – especially in writing!

Before becoming a teacher I completed my degree in Psychology and English Literature, and then jetted off to Japan to teach English as a second language. It was two of the most amazing years of my life and I had an incredible time learning all about Japanese history and culture.

I've been writing on and off for around fifteen years. I started writing ideas and random chapters of stories in my late teenage years, never settling on one plot. When I was around 19 years old I finally focused on my favourite idea - that of a dark, brutal prison where inmates were forced to fight to the death. This became 'The Phoenix Project.' I didn't begin writing in earnest until around 6 years ago when I met Matthew (who would later become my husband.) He was a writer too and he inspired me to pick 'The Phoenix Project' back up again. I finished it within a few years and then turned to my next project, 'A Chronicle of Chaos,' which had been stewing in my head for years.

What are your books about?

The Phoenix Project is a dark, psychological dystopian thriller. It bears similarities to The Hunger Games, but is darker and more adult, focusing on moral and psychological issues such as self-harm, depression, terrorism and government control of the population.

A Chronicle of Chaos is the first in an epic fantasy series. It features large scale battles, magical powers, supernatural creatures such as demons and angels; and at the centre of it all – a controversial and forbidden love story.

What is your writing process?

I tend to write late at night at my kitchen table with instrumental music playing in my headphones to blot out all distractions. Once I get into ‘the zone’ I write into the early hours of the morning! I also love to go out to a quiet pub or cafe and write, although if I do that, I always hand write. I have maybe 20 or so notebooks filled with handwritten chapters of my two books 

What inspires you to write?

Music is extremely important to me and my writing. I have a very visual imagination and need to picture things vividly in my head to write about them. I construct scenes in my mind, like watching a movie, and music is often a very important part of these scenes. I have a whole list of songs which will forever be tied to certain scenes from my books.

How did you pick your pen name?

I read an interesting tip that suggested picking a name that would place you alphabetically between two readers you admire. I adore Suzanne Collins and Terry Brooks, so I chose Cain. I also liked the dark connotations of the name Cain, which fitted perfectly as my work is often quite sinister and brooding :) The D and M stand for the names of my husband and son. 

 

How do you choose titles for your books?

In ‘The Phoenix Project’ I liked the concept of purging through fire and allowing rebirth. The whole concept of the book is Raven’s burning self-hatred and guilt, but the novel explores his journey towards rebirth and debates whether it is ever possible to recover after such dark experiences.

The title of each of the books in the Light and Shadow Chronicles have been picked very carefully. Every book is alliterative – ‘A Chronicle of Chaos’ and ‘The Shield of Soren’ as examples. Most of the titles contain a character’s name and are in the same format – The ...... of .....

Who are your favourite authors? Which author(s) had a significant impact on you growing up?

My current favourite authors are Suzanne Collins (author of The Hunger Games and Gregor the Overlander) and C.L. Schneider (author of The Crown of Stones series), but I only got into their work very recently. I have always been a huge fan of Terry Brooks’ ‘The Word and the Void’ trilogy and Philip Pullman’s ‘His Dark Materials.’ As for books that influenced me growing up, there is a huge range as books have always played a large role in my life. Some notable works that I love are: The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1984, A Clockwork Orange, Lord of the Flies, The Yellow Wallpaper, Paradise Lost, Hamlet and Tess of the D’Urbervilles.

What was the last great book you read?

The last book that totally blew me away was ‘The Crown of Stones: Magic-Price.’ It takes place in a dark, oppressive fantasy world where magic is a drug that is powerful and consuming but also devastatingly addictive. The plot was everything I love – dark, brutal, deep and thought-provoking, epic and fantastical, but what really made this book come alive was the characters. The three main characters were brilliantly written, unique, and I became very attached to all of the them. If C.L. Schneider doesn’t make it big, there is no justice in the world!

Can you tell me more about the world you created in The Children of Light series?

The world in the Light and Shadow Chronicles is in a state of eternal war between two nations – The Children of Light and Brotherhood of Shadow. They have been at war for thousands of years, in a stalemate that is manipulated by forces greater than any of the characters realise. In order for one side to shift the scales in their favour they have to recruit greater forces – angels, demons, dragons, armies of the underworld, magical beings etc. The war continues to grow in scale until the entire world is dragged into the conflict and it can only end in a cataclysmic Armageddon.

Each of the novels in the series focuses on a significant character or group and their role within the battle. Every story is laying the foundations for something else, like building blocks for the epic finale. The books are written out of order – one story may feature a character in his adulthood, the next is set before he is born, the next after his death. Putting the order of events together is up to the reader. This means the books can be read in any order as each of them leads towards the climax, like the spokes of a wheel. 

 

How many books do you plan on writing in The Children of Light series and over how many years do you think that will take?

Three of the novels in the series have been written already and a short story is underway at the moment. I think (though this may change!) there will be 16 or 17 stories, some of which will be full-length novels, some short stories or novellas. As for how long it will take, I really don’t know! I’m getting much faster at writing them but I suspect it will still take 10 – 15 years at least (unless I can ever make enough money to do it full time!)

What do you like to do when you aren't writing?

With a demanding full time job and a hyperactive toddler, there isn’t much free time in my life! I tend to fill as much of my free time as possible with writing and editing my work, but I do also edit and proofread other authors’ work. I read a lot – mostly fantasy, and love to watch fantasy and sci-fi dramas such as Game of Thrones, Lost, Fringe, Heroes etc. I’m also a huge geek and love manga, anime and role playing games such as Final Fantasy.

 

 

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I'd like to thank DM for taking the time from her busy schedule, not only as a writer but as a wife and mum (those roast dinners don't cook themselves lol) and I'm sure you all wish her every success with her new epic fantasy series...Well done DM!

Meet out featured writer, Stewart Bint.

Hello everyone!
First, let me start by wishing all the writers and readers a very happy 2015. I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas (as did I!).
I'm very pleased to introduce you all to author Stewart Bint, without sounding too melodramatic, you wouldn't be reading this without my association with Stewart.
Stewart was one of the first people I met on Twitter, brought together by our mutual liking of TV Show Dr Who. I mentioned to Stewart that I'd always loved writing since childhood but didn't have any confidence in my abilities, he told me to "go for it" and that was all the impetus I needed.
Since then Stewart has provided me with invaluable help, advice and encouragement. He recently took time out from his schedule to beta read my new short story, Dinner For Two. His positive feedback put me on cloud nine.
  Stewart has created some wonderful books, which I can highly and honestly recommend since I purchased his latest work, Thunderland and would encourage you all to put it on your 'must read list'.
So without any further delay from me, please say hello to Stewart Bint.

UPDATE!

Since this post went live Stewart has landed a five year publishing contract with U.S. publisher Booktrope. Stewart's previous four books will be published as well as a new work scheduled for release in 2017. Congratulations Stewart, you are an inspiration not only to myself but other indie authors as well.

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Interview With Stewart Bint.

Q:        Tell us a little about yourself.

I was born in the dim and distant past (I’ll admit to 1956 under torture). My Dad died when I was 11, and I believe that pushed me into maturity much younger than most people, and may have been responsible for me retreating into the worlds I created with my stories at that time.

Writing takes up pretty much all of my time in three different guises. My day job is a PR writer for an industrial software developer. There are my novels…and I also write a column for a fortnightly magazine. I trained as a journalist and worked as a radio broadcaster, reading the news and presenting current affairs and phone-in shows for ten years before moving into PR.

Q:        You mentioned the stories you wrote when you were around 11. How did you start writing?

My real inspiration came from watching the original series of Doctor Who in 1963 when I was just seven. I was enraptured by the storylines which could take place at any time in Earth’s history and future, and absolutely anywhere in the universe or beyond. I started creating my own worlds and my own characters, writing my stories in little blue notebooks until my parents bought me a portable typewriter for my ninth birthday.

And those make-believe worlds became invaluable when my Dad died. I was in control of my characters’ fate, knowing that whatever happened to them during the story I would make sure they were okay in the end. My worlds were certainly better than the real one at that time.

Q:        What genres do you write?

Science fiction and supernatural. They are the two genres I love reading myself. Also, most of my ideas for stories are too way-out for straight-forward thrillers.

Q:        Tell us about your two latest works of fiction

Thunderlands is a collection of 17 short stories. Probably best to let one of the reviews on Amazon speak for it:

"Stewart Bint's 'Thunderlands' is a study of human nature, even if all its characters aren't, strictly speaking, human. The stories examine themes such as greed, lust, gluttony and plenty of other deadly sins, with a widely differing series of characters and settings. The book truly puts us, which is to say humanity, on trial for our offences, in some cases literally. The book starts with the trial of Santa Clause and ends with the trial of a twitter bully (the two strongest stories in the collection). In both these examinations of societal evils the blame may be placed at the feet of an individual, but the stories show us that the issues are far more complex than the easy answers we’d like to assign them."

In Shadows Waiting: During a spate of burglaries in their village a family start seeing fleeting movements in their garden. Then things happen in the house. The police can find no sign of intruders.

What was simply annoying becomes frightening. Then dangerous. Then deadly. It’s clear there are supernatural forces at work.

For young Simon Reynolds and his family, the shadows are fading, the waiting is over.
-- It was a face of utmost evil, but was gone before I had a chance to register its features.
-- The sound was heavenly, totally out of this world and I listened entranced. It was the music of angels.

-- Those eyes mirrored all the wickedness and evil ever born on this Earth.
-- But at that moment he didn’t know just how dangerous. And neither did I.
-- Why has it suddenly started to come now? They were questions to which we had no answers. Yet.

-- The creature’s triumphant laugh was something that will be with me to my dying day.

Q:        What advice do you have for other writers?

Write for yourself first of all -- your stories should make you happy. And you are never too old to make it. Life, family and work took preference over my dreams of becoming a novelist when I was younger, and my first novel wasn't published until I was 56.

Q:        Which other writers inspire you?

Over the years there have been many. The first one I can really remember as having an influence on the stories I wrote, as opposed to just reading for fun – such as Enid Blyton and her Famous Five and the Secret Seven etc., was C.S. Lewis. That was because he wrote about other lands and fantasy characters in the same ilk as Doctor Who.

I’ve always been fascinated by the timeless stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, but he’d be spinning in his grave to think I prefer Sherlock Holmes and the Lost World tales to his more literary works.

When I was around 13 I discovered Alistair McLean and his string of thrillers, which influenced me to create twists in my stories, particularly at the end.  Around the same time I began to read Ian Fleming’s James Bond series and that influenced me to temper some of my outlandish, far-fetched worlds with a sense of realism so the reader could at least identify with part of my creations.

But one author who has remained with me ever since the publication of his first book way back when, is Stephen King. He is the master of instilling menace and uncertainty into everyday situations through a wonderful imagination and a great story telling craft.

Q:        What’s your best and worst experiences as a writer?

This is easy, but boring, I’m afraid. Best: the day my first novel, Malfunction, was published. Worst: Those rejection letters. Okay, I bet everyone says that.

Q:        And the best/worst writing advice you ever received?

Best: “You’ve got all those stories inside you. You’ve got to write them and get them published before you’re too old.”

Worst: “You may as well not waste your time writing novels. You only stand one in a million chance of getting published.”

Guess which I took.

Q:        What do you want your fans to know about you and your work?

I’d like my readers to know how grateful I am to you all for finding the time to read my stories and I hope you enjoy them. My work is only intended to entertain. I know it’ll never be classed as great literature.

Q:        When you’re not writing, how do you spend your time?

Writing does tend to take over my life, but when I can get away from the keyboard, I’m a member of the Coventry Barefoot Hiking Chapter, and get out on wonderful treks, barefoot, through the countryside and woodland trails.

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STEWART'S WORKS.

 

You can find all Stewart's books and stories here

You can also visit Stewart at his website by clicking here 

I must say a very big thank you to Stewart for taking time for his busy lifestyle to speak to the Writers Emporium, do something nice for yourself and give yourself a great read and buy one of Stewart's books, I did and I can recommend them!