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Author Spotlight: Ashley Capes with Exiles (An Epic Fantasy Trilogy)

Hello! It is my pleasure to introduce you to Ashley Capes today, an epic fantasy author with a new trilogy on Kickstarter. Here's what Ashley has to say about eirself: Hi, I'm Ashley, an Australian novelist, poet and teacher. This is my third Kickstarter project and I've been writing since before my teen years (as …

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Believing in Hope: Author Interview and Book Spotlight with Melinda Kucsera (Noblebright Spotlight)

It's two days until Christmas, and I have another noblebright author with a great deal for you! Melinda Kucsera writes epic fantasy when she's not being kidnapped by dragons or chased by other fictional dragons. And her trilogy, The Curse Breaker is on 99cent sale this week! She got a BookBub Deal! Well, let's get …

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Return to the Light: Author Interview with Jack Adkins (Noblebright Spotlight)

Hello! It is almost Christmas, and today we have Jack Adkins with us. Jack Adkins is a seasoned veteran of Dungeons & Dragons and many other RPG games, who's finally gotten around to sharing the imaginative stories he's been spinning for over thirty years with the world. I recently had the privilege of reading (and …

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To Stand Alone, To Stand Together: Author Interview with Laura Brewer (Noblebright Spotlight)

Hello, everyone! It's almost mid-way through December, and today we have noblebright author Laura Brewer with us. Laura writes fantasy and sci-fi, and she enjoys being a grandmother, grower of herbs, baker of treats, sometimes potter, and servant of cats. She is currently on a new fantasy series with her husband, Roland and her novel, …

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SPFBO 8 Author Spotlight: Rune S. Nielsen with A Company of Adventurers

This week's SPFBO 8 Author is Rune S. Nielsen! We had him here only yesterday for a Noblebright Spotlight, and he's back again today for one with more of a focus on the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off! This is not Rune's first time in the Blog-Off, but it might be his last for a while. With …

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A Human, Not a Monster: Author Interview with Rune S. Nielsen (Noblebright Spotlight)

Hello! Today we have noblebright epic fantasy author Rune S. Nielsen with us. In addition to being an author, Rune likes to draw, play fantasy card games, and he lives by a lake where he gets to observe swans and geese for his drawings. Rune S. Nielsen is here to share with us a bit …

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SPFBO 8 Author Spotlight: Tatiana Obey with Bones to the Wind

Hello! I'm doing author spotlights for any interested authors who entered books in the 8th annual Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off, regardless of when or whether their entrees have been cut. (Contact me if you haven't done one and are interested). Today, we have Tatiana Obey and her novel, Bones to the Wind, with us. Tatiana writes …

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It Doesn’t Need a Hero to Make a Difference: Author Interview with Yasmine Maher (Noblebright Spotlight)

Hello! Today we have noblebright Urban Fantasy debut author Yasmine Maher with us. When she's not writing Yasmine enjoys, among other things, playing with her cats and singing. I had the privilege of ARC reading her debut, Echo: The Curse of the Blackwood Witches a few months ago, and will hopefully be posting my review …

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SPFBO 8 Author Spotlight: Audrey Simmons with Child of the Moon

Hello! This lovely mid September day, I present you with Audrey Simmons, a writer (and digital artist - she makes lovely maps, by the way!) I met on Twitter some day ago, who published her debut novel and SPFBO 8 entree, Child of the Moon, earlier this same year! At her birth, Neoma was dubbed the Child …

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SPFBO 8 Author Spotlight: K.E. Andrews with The Assassin of Grins and Secrets

Hello! Autumn is really coming up on us, and we have another Spotlight for the lovely authors of the 8th annual Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off. Today we have K.E. Andrews with The Assassin of Grins and Secrets, and her main character (the assassin, I believe), Serein, has synesthesia (which, incidentally, I also experience, so how cool …

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