Hello again guys! Today, I am so happy to be a part of Untold Press' release tour of Dragonthology! I have a deep seated love of Dragons and can't wait to get my hands on this! One of my favorite things about anthologies is that you get a little hint into several different authors writing styles. I've found some great new authors by reading anthologies.. Be sure to stay 'tuned' after the interview for more on the book and each of the authors!! And be sure to check out the giveaway as well!
My interview was with author Jay Wilburn. Enjoy !!
1. Let’s start out easy.. Tell us a little bit about your book.
I have a piece in Dragonthology with Untold Press. Each
story explores dragons from a different genre or style.
2. What inspired you to write this story?
My story “Egg Hunt” follows a smuggler transporting dragon
eggs through space. I followed the tradition of grand science fiction from the
late seventies and early eighties. Hard science fiction presented characters
with problems that led to more problems once they were solved. I really enjoyed
combining these elements in this story
Space, dragon eggs? I'm hooked already!
3. What is the main lesson that your book is trying to teach?
Compassion can make things more complicated, but sometimes
it is part of the solution.
4. Moving on to your writing career, how long have you been
writing?
Most of my life badly and secretly. My first published story
was in 2010. My first novel was published summer of 2012. I’m working on
achieving a professional career in writing.
Congrats! Persistence pays off ! Good luck with your career :)
5. Did you always dream to become an author?
It was the original dream back when astronaut and superhero
were still viable options. I went through a long period of surviving life
instead of living with any passion. Now that I’m serious about writing with
every spare moment I do so obsessively.
I sincerely miss the days when superhero was a viable option!
6. I’m always curious whether or not authors read the same
types of books that they write. So tell us, what book genres do you
love to read? to write?
I write horror and speculative fiction. I experiment out in
other genres to stretch my ability and options.
I write so much that I have to make myself take time to
read. I tend to read a lot of nonfiction including biographies, history, and
social commentary. I read for reviews with Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing.
This includes many genre of fiction.
7. What are you reading right now?
Right now I’m reading an alternate history, Civil War
novella by K. A. Harris called Huckleberry’s
Hail Mary.
8. Have any particular authors inspired you to write? If so,
can you name one and what you like about their style?
I’ve read a good bit of work by Chris Larsen including his
forthcoming novel with Postmortem Press Losing
Touch. He combines history and creative ideas in a way that makes me want
to improve my quality of work.
In the same way, I read a short story by Doug Murano called
“The Chopping Block” that let me know that apocalyptic short stories should
strive for much more.
9. Do you have any upcoming projects?
I’m shopping a novel called Time Eaters that combines time travel and apocalyptic horror. I’m
working on my next novel The Great
Interruption that creates an analogy of growing up with an event that
removes people from the world for a time.
Good luck with your next novels!! Thanks so much for stopping by today !
Good luck with your next novels!! Thanks so much for stopping by today !
Dragonthology
Edited
by Untold Press
Genres:
Fantasy + Mystery, Sci Fi, Humor, Dystopian,
Published:
Jan 1 2013
Untold
Press www.untoldpress.com
Authors:
G.L. Jackson, Jason Andrew, Marian Allen, Jay Wilburn, Troy Lambert, Sandra
Graves, J.A. Campbell
Word
count: 54 552
Pages
171
ASIN:
B00AVLQZ6G
Price:
eBook:
3.99
eBook
Buy Links:
etc
Jan
1 –March 31- Amazon Prime members can borrow for FREE
Blurb:
Enter the pages of the Dragonthology. No single story has
ever been great enough to contain the mystical, wondrous creature known as the
dragon. We assembled the greatest draconian tales and put them between the
covers of a single tome to satisfy your hunger for everything dragon. Seven
magnificent stories, ranging from science fiction to mystery, await you within.
The Case of the Bloodstone Dragon by G.L.
Jackson
A washed up has been, Private Investigator Clark is down to
his last $100. That is, until the night a mysterious femme fatale walks through
his door weaving a tale of intrigue in hope of recovering an artifact steeped
in mystery and danger. What follows is a raucous ride through a little known
human and dragon history, played out on the streets of New York City.
Unto the Breach by Jason Andrew
Jonathan Heller uncovers an unusual secret during one of the
bloodiest campaigns of World War One in the middle of horrific trench
warfare. Can he convince an ancient dragon that humanity is worthy of
life during their darkest hour?
The Dragon of Sullivan Hall by Marian Allen
A dormitory full of fun loving female students, an angry red
dragon with a litter full of hungry whelps, and a particular student of Irish
descent. This won’t end well for the dragon.
Egg Hunt by Jay Wilburn
A lonely smuggler must make decisions he never dreamt
possible in the darkness of space to elude capture and protect his precious
cargo of dragon eggs. When one of them hatches, it threatens to damage his
ship. Can a person change enough to save a ship, a dragon, and himself?
The Clan by Troy Lambert
Dragons return to the earth and humanity enslaves them with
the last remnants of technology of their dying race. Now the technology of old
is fading. Will the dragons be able to rise again? Will the humans declare war,
or will a peaceful solution be found? It all rests in the hands of an ancient
dragon, and a lowly shepherd and his clan.
Dragon Seeks a Wife by Sandra Graves
What happens when a
dragon falls ill and is told he will die in a year and a day unless he finds
his one true love? The only thing a dragon can do. He
sets out on a quest to win the hand of the perfect mate for a dragon–the
daughter of the king. Aided by a Quetzal bird sorcerer, he begins his quest. An
old fashioned fairy tale with a Meso-American twist.
Darkness Taken by J.A. Campbell
In a land where children are warriors and the only adults are
mythical creatures, all are called to fight the Darkness. Til and her dragon
partner, Heliodor, complete the perfect Welcome Ceremony, but their joy is
short lived. The Dark has slain a unicorn and taken her foal back to the
Darklands. Can Til and Heliodor venture where none go and rescue the young
unicorn?
Author
Bios:
Marian Allen writes science
fiction, fantasy, mystery, humor, horror, mainstream, and anything else she can
wrestle into fixed form.
Allen has had stories in
on-line and print publications, on coffee cans and the wall of an Indian
restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky.
Allen is a member of Quills
and Quibbles and the Southern Indiana
Writers Group, and is a regular
contributor to SIW's annual anthology.
Find out more about Marian at
http://MarianAllen.com
and follow her on twitter @MarianAllen
J.A. Campbell
Julie has been many things
over the last few years, from college student, to bookstore clerk and an over
the road trucker. She’s worked as a 911 dispatcher and in computer tech
support, but through it all she’s been a writer and when she’s not out riding
horses, she can usually be found sitting in front of her computer. She lives in
Colorado with her three cats, her vampire-hunting dog in training, Kira, and
her Irish Sailor.
She is the author of many
Vampire and Ghost-Hunting Dog stories and the young adult urban fantasy series
The Clanless.
Find out more about Julie at
www.writerjacampbell.com
and follow her on twitter @Pfirewolf
G.L. Jackson
G.L. Jackson lives in the
hills outside Portland, Oregon with her family. She's a licensed massage
therapist, but when she's not working at that she's either writing, reading,
taking photographs, or indulging in philosophical discussion with the birds,
stray cats, raccoons, and other creatures that stop by on a daily basis. Much
to the chagrin of her parents, she cut her literary teeth at an early age by
writing and performing plays with her two sisters. From there she moved on to
stories both short and long, but poetry has remained elusive. Born and
raised on the east coast, she's fallen in love with the Pacific Ocean. The
Case of the Bloodstone Dragon is her first detective story.
Jay Wilburn
Jay Wilburn lives in Conway,
South Carolina with his wife and two sons. His novel, Loose Ends: A Zombie
Novel, is available now. He has a novella, Circuit Rider, in the acclaimed
anthology Realms of the Undead. He has published a number of horror and
speculative fiction stories.
Jason Andrew
Jason Andrew lives in Seattle,
Washington with his wife Lisa. He is a member of the Science Fiction and
Fantasy Writers of America, the Horror Writers Association, and the
International Association of Media Tie-In Writers. His short
fiction has appeared in markets such as Shine: An Anthology of Optimistic SF,
Frontier Cthulhu: Ancient Horrors in the New World, and Dark Tales of Lost
Civilizations. In 2011, Jason received an honorable mention in Ellen
Datlow’s List for Best Horror of the Year for his story “Moonlight in
Scarlet”. Jason also writes for awesome RPG games such as Vampire: the Masquerade
and Shadowrun
Sandra Graves
Raised in Colorado by European
immigrant parents who passed on their love for both great literature and great
music, Sandra has had her nose in a book since she first learned to
read. When she isn’t reading, she’s either writing fiction or
designing her latest artwork project. She also owns and operates her
own business.
Sandra spent her school years
in Denver and her summers attending musical events in the mountain valley of
Aspen. Throughout her youth she was a talented cellist, achieving
first chair position in the Colorado Youth Symphony as well as a position in a
semi-professional symphony while in high school. She earned an MA
degree in Anthropology from Eastern New Mexico University where she met her
husband. They have been married for more than thirty years.
She currently lives in
Minnesota, a state far away from her beloved mountains but featuring thousands
of lakes and rivers. She is combating homesickness by writing a
novel that takes place in the years of the Colorado gold rush. She’s
looking forward to the necessity of doing on-site research within the next
year.
Troy Lambert
Troy began his writing life at
a very young age, penning the as yet unpublished George and the Giant
Castle at age six. He grew up in Southern Idaho, and after many
adventures including a short stint in the US Army and a diverse education, Troy
returned to Idaho, but the north end of the state this time, where he currently
resides.
Troy works as a freelance
writer and researcher by night, and the Museum Operations Specialist and Head
of Research at the Wallace District Mining museum by day. He truly loves to
write dark, psychological thrillers and released Broken Bones, a
collection of his short stories, last September to great acclaim and with
reasonable success. His new thriller Redemption is available
now.
Troy lives with his wife of
eleven years, two of his five children and two very talented dogs. He is a
skier, cyclist, hiker, fisherman, hunter, and a terrible beginning golfer. The
sequel to Redemption, titled Temptation will be
released early in 2013.
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I loved Egg Hunt. Could you write a follow up story please? I want to know what happens. LOL. I think Egg Hunt was my favorite of the stories, though they were all great.
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