I'm doing a series of spotlights for the authors who entered their books in the 8th Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO). All of them entered book they are proud of and all of them merit attention, no matter when they (we) are cut. Today, I have Melissa Stone with her SPFBO entree, Stars of Destiny, which …
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This is the last weekend in July, and today I have R. Ramey Guerrero for the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off 8 Spotlight. Ramey's SPFBO 8 entree, Dust of a Moth's Wing is also eir debut novel and the beginning of a thirteen book series following an ex-convict who might be the one to usher in the …
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Hello! Today we welcome K.A. Wiggins whose SPFBO 8 entree, Blind the Eyes, is about a main character "who should in no way work." Find out more about that below! First, a quick introduction to Blind the Eyes. In the City of Nightmares, one haunted girl is taking back more than just her dreams. In …
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It has been right around a month since I started doing Author and Book Spotlights for the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off 8 Authors. This time we have Noel, who writes what he describes as nobledark fantasy. His entree is called Fatal Shadow. Long ago, magic cracked apart the world and suspended great continents between two suns. …
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Hello! Welcome back to the Self-Published Fantasy 8 Author and Book Spotlights with Raina Nightingale. Sometimes, the weeks tend to have something of a theme to them. Yesterday's spotlight was D.H. Willison with Hazelhearth Hires Heroes, a book that doesn't quite fit into conventional genres, perhaps by touching too many of them. Today's spotlight is …
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Hello again for another Spotlight and Interview with a Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off Entrant about his entree in SPFBO 8. Today we have D.H. Willison, whose entree, Hazelhearth Hires Heroes, does not quite fit any of the standard genre slots and involves non-violent conflict resolution and alien monsters. Welcome to Hazelhearth: our picturesque city is nestled …
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Hello! Continuing my Self-Published Blog-Off 8 Author Spotlight and Interview series (more information about the Blog-Off on Mark Lawrence's site here) we have Bruce McKnight whose SPFBO 8 entree is Forged in Flame, a story that includes nuanced orcs and characters who are fundamentally unsuited to what they have to do. Danger closes in from …
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Hello. I'm back again, this first Wednesday of July, with another Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off 8 Spotlight. This time, we have Helen Rygh-Pederson with her SPFBO 8 entree, Waking Ursa Minor, and I don't think she confirmed that for me in so many words, but I'm guessing there's something to do with stars or constellations in …
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Hello. As a two-times SPFBO entrant, I'm inviting fellow entrants in SPFBO 8 for a spotlight on the blog. You can find more details about the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off here, and today's feature is Tom Mock, with his SPFBO 8 entree, his awarding winning novel, The Long Nights. Firstly, let's introduce you to the aforementioned …
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Hello. I'm doing a Spotlight for authors who entered their books in the 8th SPFBO (Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off) Competition. You can find out more details about that here, but today's feature goes to John Palladino, who takes nothing seriously and who wrote a book about a university that teaches five branches of magic. At least, …
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