WRITER THINGS How long have you been writing, and what are your preferred genres and settings? I wrote my first short story when I was about 16, but didn’t start writing for publication until the mid-1990’s and sold my first story in 2000. I have fantasy and horror stories published, but the vast majority of…
Category: Author Spotlight
Interviews with some of our presenters and authors
Author Spotlight: Amber Royer
WRITER THINGS How long have you been writing, and what are your preferred genres and settings? I’ve been writing since I was a kid, but it was a long journey to having my first book traditionally published in 2018. I write both mystery and science fiction. I’ve written works that required researching different parts of…
Author Spotlight: Mark Finn
WRITER THINGS How long have you been writing, and what are your preferred genres and settings? I’ve been writing professionally since the early 1990s. I’ve done comics, radio scripts, short stories, novels, a biography, lots of non-fiction essays and academic papers and most recently, RPG game design. I prefer fantasy, horror, and science fiction when…
Author Spotlight: Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam
WRITER THINGS How long have you been writing, and what are your preferred genres and settings? I’ve been writing since I was a kid, publishing since 2010 when my first short story came out in Clarkesworld. I LOVE horror and fantasy, and every now and then, I get a sci-fi idea. Who or what originally…
Author Spotlight: Michelle Muenzler
WRITER THINGS How long have you been writing, and what are your preferred genres and settings? I’ve been writing since I was a wee little kid, creating stories about demonic murder cats for class in 4th grade, depressing adventurer tales gone wrong in 5th, and even an entire chapbook of Moby Dick-inspired poetry for high…