The P.O.V. Waltz

“I wonder why I have to have another point of view…” — Harry Nilsson, “P.O.V. Waltz” As I am working on editing the second TALES OF FORTANNIS anthology, I once again am finding that the biggest problem starting authors have is with Point of View. I don’t mean the difference between 1st person, 2nd person, [...]

My Balticon 2012 Schedule

I’ll be a guest at the science fiction convention Balticon next weekend (May 25-28, 2012) in Baltimore. I’ll be talking about writing and editing and, of course, making a fool of myself at the “Eye of Argon” panel. The Guest of Honor is Jodi Lynn Nye, who (as you might know) wrote a great blurb [...]

Interview with Hugo-Nominated Author Janet Morris

MICHAEL A. VENTRELLA: Today, I am pleased to be interviewing Hugo-nominated author Janet Morris. Janet is probably best known for her Silistra series. She has contributed short fiction to the shared universe fantasy series “Thieves World” and then created, orchestrated, and edited the fantasy series “Heroes in Hell,” writing stories for the series. Most of [...]

Interview with Author KT Pinto

MICHAEL A. VENTRELLA: Today, I am pleased to be interviewing KT Pinto. KT has been writing since she was twelve, finally getting her first book published in 2007. She writes alternate history (The Books of Insanity series) with vampyres and alternate reality (The Sto’s House Presents series) with mutants. She is a modern mythologist and [...]

Damn you, Real Life!

As I type this now, I am sitting in a hotel room in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. I’m here for a legal seminar. As an attorney, I am required to take a certain number of courses per year to make sure I am up to date on the latest laws and cases. I guess that’s why it’s [...]

My Ravencon 2012 Schedule

I’m looking forward to attending Ravencon on the weekend of April 13th. As a son of Richmond, I love going back and visiting friends and seeing the city — or at least as much as I can, since I’m mostly in a hotel all weekend. Here’s what they have planned for me: Building Suspense (Friday [...]

Interview with author and editor Danielle Ackley-McPhail

MICHAEL A. VENTRELLA: Please welcome Award-winning author Danielle Ackley-McPhail! Danielle has worked both sides of the publishing industry for over seventeen years. Her works include the urban fantasies YESTERDAY’S DREAMS and TOMORROW’S MEMORIES, the upcoming TODAY’S PROMISE, and THE HALFLING’S COURT, and the writers guide THE LITERARY HANDYMAN. She edits the Bad-Ass Faeries anthologies and [...]

Interview with Author Donna Galanti

MICHAEL A. VENTRELLA: Today, I am pleased to be interviewing Donna Galanti. Donna is the author of the paranormal suspense novel A HUMAN ELEMENT (Echelon Press). She has a B.A. in English and a background in marketing. She is a member of International Thriller Writers, The Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group, and Pennwriters. Her blog [...]

Interview with Hugo, Nebula, and Campbell Winning Author David Brin

MICHAEL A. VENTRELLA: I am tremendously happy to be interviewing one of my favorite authors this week, David Brin! The number of award-winning books he has authored is amazing, among them EARTH, STARTIDE RISING, GLORY SEASON, THE POSTMAN, SUNDIVER, and the UPLIFT series. His KILN PEOPLE is a fast-moving noir detective novel, set in a [...]

My Lunacon 2012 Schedule

I will be participating as a guest at the 2012 Lunacon science fiction convention on the weekend of March 16th. There are some great guests this year, including many who have been interviewed on this blog: Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Neil Clarke, Myke Cole, Keith DeCandido, Genevieve Iseult Eldredge, Esther Friesner, C. J. Henderson, Marvin Kaye, Michele [...]