Three Authors Offer Advice for Writers: Kirsten Tranter, Tim ‘Rosso’ Ross, and LEE CHILD

I had promised to post a new set of three authors offering writing tips every Friday evening but this is the second third fourth time in a row I have forgotten to do so. Hmmm… Maybe I should just promise to post every Saturday? Or even better, forgo the promise… I know what I’ll do. New [...]

Three Authors Offer Advice for Writers: John Birmingham, Jennifer Egan and R.A. Spratt

I had promised to post a new set of three authors offering writing tips every Friday evening but this is the second third time in a row I have forgotten to do so. Hmmm… Maybe I should just promise to post every Saturday? Or even better, forgo the promise… I know what I’ll do. New [...]

Drusilla Modjeska, author of The Mountain, Timepieces, Stravinsky’s Lunch and more, answers Ten Terrifying Questions

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Drusilla Modjeska author of The Mountain, Timepieces, Stravinsky’s Lunch and more, Ten Terrifying Questions —————————— 1. To begin with why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself – where were you born? Raised? Schooled? I was born, raised and schooled in Britain. 2. What did you want to [...]

Three Authors Offer Advice for Writers: Matthew Reilly, Sandy Thorne and Leah Giarratano

I had promised to post a new set of three authors offering writing tips every Friday evening but this is the second time in a row I have forgotten to do so. Hmmm… Maybe I should just promise to post every Saturday? Or even better, forgo the promise… I know what I’ll do. New announcement: [...]

George Lois, author of Damn Good Advice (For People with Talent!), answers Ten Terrifying Questions

The Booktopia Book Guru asks George Lois author of Damn Good Advice (For People with Talent!), Iconic America, $ellebrity, and more Ten Terrifying Questions —————————– 1. To begin with why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself – where were you born? Raised? Schooled? I was born in Manhattan and raised in the Bronx, [...]

Three Authors Offer Advice for Writers: Patrick Ness, Lauren Kate and Natasha Solomons

On March 1, 2010 I posted the first of the Ten Terrifying Questions interviews. Since that date I have posted over 200 interviews with authors ranging from mega selling global stars like Jackie Collins and Lee Child to brilliant, relatively unknown debut authors such as Favel Parret and  Rebecca James. I have long thought the [...]

Wiley Cash, author of A Land More Kind Than Home, answers Ten Terrifying Questions

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Wiley Cash author of A Land More Kind Than Home Ten Terrifying Questions —————————– 1. To begin with why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself – where were you born? Raised? Schooled? I was born in North Carolina, and I was raised in Gastonia, a little textile [...]

Kate Forsyth, author of Bitter Greens, the Witches of Eileanan series, The Starkin Crown and more answers Six Sharp Questions

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Kate Forsyth author of Witches of Eileanan series, The Starkin Crown and now, Bitter Greens, Six Sharp Questions ——————————- 1.    Congratulations, you’ve a new book, Bitter Greens – what is it about and what does this book mean to you? My new book Bitter Greens is a retelling of the Rapunzel fairytale, interwoven [...]

Three Authors Offer Advice for Writers: Rodney Hall, Maeve Binchy and Peter Carey

On March 1, 2010 I posted the first of the Ten Terrifying Questions interviews. Since that date I have posted over 200 interviews with authors ranging from mega selling global stars like Jackie Collins and Lee Child to brilliant, relatively unknown debut authors such as Favel Parret and  Rebecca James. On the way I’ve interviewed [...]

Colleen McCullough, author of The Prodigal Son, Life Without the Boring Bits, The Thorn Birds, and many more, answers Ten Terrifying Questions

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Colleen McCullough author of The Prodigal Son, Life Without the Boring Bits, The Thorn Birds, The Masters of Rome and many more Ten Terrifying Questions —————————– 1. To begin with why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself – where were you born? Raised? Schooled? I was born [...]

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