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    ISFAB: Indie Sci-fi/Fantasy Author Battle
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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 ...
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    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 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 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 Joanna White
    Melissa Sell
    • Sep 26, 2020
    • 4 min

    Interview with Joanna White

    Anakin Skywalker. People criticize him or his actor, Hayden Christensen, but I absolutely LOVE the idea of a Jedi hero who turns evil to sav
    16 views0 comments
    Interview with Alex G. Zarate
    Melissa Sell
    • Sep 18, 2020
    • 2 min

    Interview with Alex G. Zarate

    He was born somewhere in Texas when a rip in space/time opened a dimensional rift that nearly wiped out all of humanity.
    8 views0 comments
    As Above, So Beneath: An Interview with Joshua D. Taylor
    Melissa Sell
    • Sep 11, 2020
    • 4 min

    As Above, So Beneath: An Interview with Joshua D. Taylor

    There are lots of little bits that I really love, like the strange future food, or naming random things after stuff from Lovecraft and Poe. 
    38 views1 comment
    Interview with Mark Johnson
    Melissa Sell
    • Sep 11, 2020
    • 4 min

    Interview with Mark Johnson

    Mark Johnson lives in Auckland, New Zealand, with his coffee machine, his wife, and two children. He traveled, then worked as a high scho...
    17 views0 comments
    Interview with Deston J. Munden
    Melissa Sell
    • Sep 10, 2020
    • 4 min

    Interview with Deston J. Munden

    Anyone that knows me knows that orcs are my favorite fantasy creature. There has always been something about them that resonated with me.
    13 views0 comments
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