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My Interview with Krystal Wade
Krystal Wade is the author of Wilde’s Fire, one of the few fantasy books that I love. So imagine my delight when she agreed to do an interview! For all you folks out there that might want to buy Wilde’s Fire, it’s coming out on May 13 of this year. Go ahead and pre-order it; you won’t regret it.
The fantasy world you’ve created is definitely one of the more unique ones. Where did you get the idea from?
Wilde’s Fire started off as an image of a girl in a dense, green forest, reaching out her finger to touch something shimmering. The image of this girl wouldn’t go away, so I decided to write. When it came time to figure out where this shimmering thing (the portal) was leading her to, I was clueless . . . in the dark, if you will. I couldn’t see anything in my head, so I made Encardia a world ravaged by Darkness! Hey, if you can’t see it, make it dark! 😉 Continue reading
My Interview with Andrew Levkoff
Andrew Levkoff is the self-published author of one of my favourite historical novels, The Other Alexander. It’s a greatly underrated novel and this interview definitely sheds some light on why Mr. Levkoff decided to pick such an unusual figure in Roman history to write about. Today he graciously agreed to do an interview with me, so if you love hearing about Roman history, self publishing and tips for aspiring authors, please read on!
Update: Mr. Levkoff has just informed me that he won gold in historical fiction category of the eLit Awards. For anyone who wishes to see the results, here is the link: eLit Awards 2011 (PDF)
1. Why did you choose to focus The Bow of Heaven on Marcus Licinius Crassus? Out of all the figures in Roman history, why him?
I think Crassus may have gotten a bad rap. Rome hated nothing more than a loser, and in the eyes of historians like Plutarch and Cassius Dio, he was right up there at the top. Crassus lost the standards of his seven legions to the enemy. It took Octavian (Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus) 27 years to negotiate their return, and the day they were returned to Rome there was a celebration as great as if Caesar had earned a triumph. Continue reading