Edinburgh based author, Simon Logan (above), is a writer to watch. Katja From The Punk Band is his most recent novel, and only his second novel. And it is one of the most impressive books I’ve read in a long time. It’s a stripped-down neo-noir thriller set in and on a dystopian Eastern-Bloc-esque ‘worker’ island, […]
Q & A
Questions and Answer. The answer is always 42 right?
Curtis Jobling. What inspired the world of Lyssia and the Seven Realms? I’ve been a lover of horror and fantasy from a criminally young age, and knew that if I were to ever get around to writing a novel, then chances were it would be in one of the two genres. Who guessed it would […]
Part two of Geekzine UK’s Q & A with the Sarcastic Gamer UK podcast crew is Yamster, otherwise known as Jon Brady by day. (Part one with Captain Average is here) Now if you’re a gamer like myself and my geeky pals here at Geekzine UK, then you should have heard of the U.S based […]
Chris Priestley What inspires you as a writer? All kinds of things. All the books I’ve read, movies I’ve seen, things that have happened to me, or happened to people I know. Good work of any kind is inspiring. I am very interested in the setting of a story and so I am constantly inspired […]
Now if you’re a gamer like myself and my geeky pals here at Geekzine UK, then you should have heard of the U.S based video gaming website Sarcastic Gamer (and if you haven’t then shame on you and click that link RIGHT NOW!) Sarcastic Gamer has a great community and is an excellent site for […]
Please note: This interview took place by email in the summer of 2009, to promote the hardback release of Courage And Honour, the fifth book in the Ultramarines series. What inspires you as a writer? Like most writers, I take inspiration from all around me; books, movies, comics, real life and everything in-between. […]
