Archive for October, 2009

Interview with Marilyn Brant

Debut author Marilyn Brant already has an award winner on her hands, as her novel, According to Jane, won RWA’s prestigious Golden Heart Award in 2007. Now, Marilyn has not only an award for her efforts, she has a book. As I’ve had the opportunity to get to know Marilyn over the last few months, [...]

From the Mailbox: Fairytale as a basis for fantasy, part 2

Sophie Masson posted an eloquent piece on this topic a few weeks ago, after a reader sent us this quote from an agent’s rejection letter: ‘…Nor do I think harking back to one of the oldest fairytales of all time … is right for contemporary fantasy readers.’ Since my new novel Heart’s Blood is structurally [...]