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    ISFAB: Indie Sci-fi/Fantasy Author Battle
    United Faedom Publishing
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    ISFAB Final Judges: Who are they? Part 1
    Melissa Sell
    • Feb 9
    • 2 min

    ISFAB Final Judges: Who are they? Part 1

    Hello everyone! Thanks for joining me. I hope you have a delicious beverage and a snack ready as you get comfy. I'm a person who likes t...
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    ISFAB Judges: Who Are They? Part 4
    Melissa Sell
    • Feb 3
    • 3 min

    ISFAB Judges: Who Are They? Part 4

    ISFAB is moving forward quickly! Out of 100 books the judges now have 60 under their belt! The judges have four more weeks to finish the ...
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    ISFAB Judges: Who Are They? Part 3
    Melissa Sell
    • Jan 18
    • 6 min

    ISFAB Judges: Who Are They? Part 3

    Yes, yes, it does, Moira, and thank you for noticing. A big thanks also to all of you for tuning in for part three of our ISFAB Judges: W...
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    ISFAB Judges: Who are they? Part 2
    Melissa Sell
    • Jan 13
    • 4 min

    ISFAB Judges: Who are they? Part 2

    If you haven't read part one, well, you're late to the party pal. Run (hop, skip or walk, it's up to you) to my previous ISFAB tagged blo...
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    Indie Sci-Fi/Fantasy Author Battle!
    Melissa Sell
    • Dec 28, 2020
    • 5 min

    Indie Sci-Fi/Fantasy Author Battle!

    *ISFAB is organized and sponsored by Fallbrandt Press.* Okay, it may not be exactly this type of battle but believe me, to those authors ...
    138 views0 comments
    Interview with Eric Shapiro
    Melissa Sell
    • Dec 6, 2020
    • 3 min

    Interview with Eric Shapiro

    Eric Shapiro is a writer and filmmaker. Called "the next Philip K. Dick" by author Kealan Patrick Burke, Shapiro is the author of six cri...
    22 views0 comments
    Interview with D. William Landsborough
    Melissa Sell
    • Dec 5, 2020
    • 5 min

    Interview with D. William Landsborough

    D. William Landsborough (known to many as just Doug) is a writer of dark and urban fantasy, with a sprinkling of whatever else crosses hi...
    9 views0 comments
    Interview with Stanley Wheeler
    Melissa Sell
    • Nov 3, 2020
    • 5 min

    Interview with Stanley Wheeler

    A part of Stanely was born at the intersection of "once upon a time" and "where no man has gone before." As a result, Stanley found that ...
    10 views0 comments
    Interview with Daryl J. Ball
    Melissa Sell
    • Oct 12, 2020
    • 2 min

    Interview with Daryl J. Ball

    The Tannis Project is essentially a chance to get a peek into the thoughts of a near-200-year-old vampire in the form of weekly entries he d
    6 views0 comments
    Interview with Michael Ross
    Melissa Sell
    • Oct 12, 2020
    • 5 min

    Interview with Michael Ross

    It was a clairvoyant that suggested Michael write a book, he did and hasn't looked back. Although an established multi-genre author, with...
    20 views0 comments
    Interview with MJ Vieira
    Melissa Sell
    • Oct 11, 2020
    • 3 min

    Interview with MJ Vieira

    The Manjian Chronicles have characters who are very near and dear to me; I began writing them as a teenager, so their story was easier to sh
    7 views0 comments
    Interview with Daniel Potter
    Melissa Sell
    • Oct 11, 2020
    • 2 min

    Interview with Daniel Potter

    Rise of the Horned Serpent’s concept is sky pirates vs Dragons.
    2 views0 comments
    Interview with Troy Young
    Melissa Sell
    • Oct 11, 2020
    • 5 min

    Interview with Troy Young

    The main characters are kind of useless: an ex-mercenary who can’t fight, a crippled Magus fresh out of the Academy, an older priest, and a
    7 views0 comments
    Interview with A.F. Stewart
    Melissa Sell
    • Oct 11, 2020
    • 3 min

    Interview with A.F. Stewart

    The legends of Camelot got it wrong.
    8 views0 comments
    Interview with Chris Lodwig
    Melissa Sell
    • Oct 11, 2020
    • 6 min

    Interview with Chris Lodwig

    t’s nice to bring up some problem you’re having with your story, or read a piece out loud to your thirteen-year-old (nine-year-old when I be
    12 views0 comments
    Interview with J.M. Lively
    Melissa Sell
    • Oct 3, 2020
    • 4 min

    Interview with J.M. Lively

    A lot of things have happened in 2020 and I want my future writing to be more plugged into the pulse of America.
    51 views0 comments
    Interview with Leslie Conzatti
    Melissa Sell
    • Sep 27, 2020
    • 11 min

    Interview with Leslie Conzatti

    I would say that the thing that I found most helpful was the mere fact of reading broadly and understanding and identifying what I liked and
    10 views0 comments
    Interview with Allegra Pescatore
    Melissa Sell
    • Sep 27, 2020
    • 4 min

    Interview with Allegra Pescatore

    I am currently working on a sequel to Where Shadows Lie, that picks off right where it left off. I am also working on a series of Fae Romanc
    17 views0 comments
    Interview with PD Alleva
    Melissa Sell
    • Sep 27, 2020
    • 4 min

    Interview with PD Alleva

    I enjoy placing little tidbits to old movies and old books in my stories. You could literally play “spot the reference” while reading.
    35 views0 comments
    Interview with Joshua Kern
    Melissa Sell
    • Sep 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    Interview with Joshua Kern

    The Dungeon Alaria series was designed to interact with another story, that interaction is now done so I wanted something to differentiate t
    24 views0 comments
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