The Dandelion House is set a little away from the rest of Calingarry Crossing’s residents. Though it is a little tumble down and in need of repair, its character is as unique Gypsy, who once lived here. Join me as I chat with a woman who knows all the secrets of this House for all Seasons – author Jenn J McLeod.
Category: Writers’ Block: Author Interviews
For Love of the Land – Interview with Tricia Stringer
We’re deep in farming country in South East South Australia today. There is still a touch of summer heat in the warm breath off the paddocks, but the trees offer a long green vista and the Gatehouse at Woolly Swamp Farm is comfortable and as welcoming as our special guest – award winning author Tricia Stringer.
Catching Love in a Coastal Town – Interview with Carla Caruso
It’s fair winds and fine seas today on Writer’s Block, which has been magically transformed into a yacht – a fitting setting for coastal romance author Carla Caruso, whose latest book Catch of the Day has consistently received four and five star reviews. Join me and Carla as we discuss handsome photographers and slick city girls in coastal country towns.
Twins and Time-slip Memories – Interview with Kathryn White
Tonight I’m sitting in a dimly lit park to rendezvous with writer and blogger Kathryn White. The sea breeze has picked up and the humid air is filled with the scent of brine. Occasionally car headlights cut the shadows beneath the trees, but this spot certainly feels isolated. Maybe daylight would have been a better idea …
Of Modern Art and Intrigue – Interview with Avery Hays
Who doesn’t love Paris in all her seasons? Today Writer’s Block goes back in time to 1910 on the Left Bank within an octagonal building called La Ruche (the Beehive), home to the greatest artistic talents of the time. I’m chatting with Avery Hays (aka Warren and Adele Hays) about their fabulous novel The Sixth and its protagonist Florbela Sarmentos.
New York through a Quirky Lens – Interview with Emily Craven
Fancy a sleigh ride through New York’s famous Central Park? It’s chilly, so rug up and bring a thermos. I’m chatting with Emily Craven, author of the innovative YA novel The Grand Adventures of Madeline Cain: Photographer Extraordinaire. I wonder if she’s got Duncan the troublesome chameleon with her.
Riffing on ‘Rafferty & Llewellyn’ and Life – with Geraldine Evans
Today I’m chatting with UK crime writer Geraldine Evans. We’ve agreed on the Black Swan, favourite haunt of DI Rafferty and part of his patch in Elmhurst, Essex. The grey day is made bleaker by bare branched trees and leaden clouds, but the warm glow behind the latticed windows of the ancient pub exudes welcome and the promise of a relaxing ale. Which is good for me because I’m a little awed at meeting the prolific woman behind the gripping Rafferty and Llewellyn police procedurals and more.
Interview on the Edge – Diane Hester
I’m sitting in the living room of a log cabin in northern Maine watching the flames dance in the granite fireplace, about to interview Diane Hester, about her book Run to Me. It’s Autumn here – Fall, as the locals say – and the forest is aflame with leaves of ochre and gold. Stunning. But I wouldn’t want to live here alone, in the dark, at the end of that long, lonely track. *shiver* Glad I have some company.
Interview with a Vampire Author – Natasha Ewendt
I’m about to enter the mansion on Van Diemen’s Land Island to interview Natasha Ewendt about her debut novel, This Freshest Hell. The mansion is pretty imposing; I can see why it featured in This Freshest Hell. It’s opulent and surprisingly cosy (in a creepy, is-someone-going-to-leap-out-attack-me? kind of way). I’m hoping to meet the delectable and dangerous vampire, Orfeo. He’s twelve thousand years old — I’ve got a thing for older men. Wish me luck!