This week’s interview is with writer, and doodler, Steven Barrie. Steven’s debut novel, Squeaky Clean, is currently crowdfunding through Inkshares, where he’s taking part in the Geek & Sundry Fantasy contest. What made you decide to sit down and actually start writing? Basically, I got tired of myself for not writing. I’m not one of those people
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Isn’t it funny how the same words can often be interpreted in wildly different ways? Even in somewhat homogenous groups, breakdowns in communication can happen. I remember one After Action meeting I participated in during an overseas deployment. The mission had been simple – secure a compound – and the plan was about as straightforward
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This week’s interview is with Christopher Lee, an indie author and founder of the Indie Authors Collective. He is currently crowdfunding his debut novel Man’s Damnation, book one of the epic fantasy series The Lore of the Aos Si on Inkshares.com. What is the hardest thing about writing? Overcoming That Little Voice of Rejection. What if someone doesn’t like what
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For the better part of the last 20 years, leadership has been my bread and butter. Don’t take that the wrong way – I’m not claiming to be a good leader; just expressing the fact that leadership training has been part of my daily routine since I began preparing to be an officer. It started
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The night I went to jail was probably when I first knew I had a drinking problem. Sounds stupid to see it written like that, but let me tell you that up until then, I thought I was like any other junior infantry officer who liked to work hard and play hard. I remember (some
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This week’s interview is with Kyle T. Cowan, an actor in TV and film, and also a writer of novels and screenplays. Kyle is currently crowdfunding his novel, Sunshine is Forever, through Inkshares, where it has received backing from three different syndicates. If you’d like to see more of Kyle, you can catch him in
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This week’s author interview is with Allison Griner, an aspiring author who hails from Indianapolis. Allison studied Creative Writing and Graphic Arts Technology at Ball State University and is currently crowdfunding her book, Storm Song, through Inkshares. She enjoys fantasy novels and sci fi television, as well as tabletop roleplaying games and nearly any board game
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Memory works in funny ways. Take my first deployment to Afghanistan, probably still my favorite. There are the obvious memories, of course. The Whale. Tarnak Farms. The crowds lining the streets all the way from the airport to CFB Edmonton when we got back. These tents didn’t get hot at all… Then there are the
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This week sees the start of a new segment, author interviews – a great opportunity to ask other writers about their lessons learned and their current projects. Without further ado, the very first interview is with J.M. Bush, a native of Alabama, USA and currently hailing from Penang, Malaysia. J.M.’s a great author to open this
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