

Divemaster Rush hasn’t dove since he lost his infant. In the future, sand divers search the depths for the lost city of Danvar and the truth behind their bleak existence. Ward.Įnter Tim’s SCAVENGER giveaway (for a limited time).Ī compilation of Scavenger 1-3 (Red Sands, Blue Dawn and Twin Suns). This episode is brought to you by Scavenger: Evolution by Timothy C. John and Kristi discuss what’s going on with the series and delve into writing career topics authors often shy away from.

I am a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.This week’s episode features an interview with John A Pitts (JA Pitts), author of BLACK BLADE BLUES, an urban fantasy series featuring master blacksmith and budding dragon slayer Sarah Beauhall. When I’m not writing, you can find me practicing martial arts with my children or spending time with my lovely wife. In addition, I am a graduate of the Oregon Coast Writers Workshops with Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith. I have a BA in English and a Masters of Library Science from University of Kentucky. My other short fiction can be found in such fine magazines as Fortean Bureau, Talebones magazine (issues 36 and 39) as well as four DAW anthologies Swordplay (2008), Zombie Raccoons and Killer Bunnies (Oct 2009), The Trouble with Heroes (Nov 2009), and Courts of the Fey (Nov 2011). So far the series consists of BLACK BLADE BLUES (2010), HONEYED WORDS (2011) and FORGED IN FIRE ( June 19th) My Sarah Beauhall series is out from Tor Publishing. The opportunities for you to read my work has just gotten even better. I just hope you are entertained in the process. I continue to launch my words into the world, for all to read if they have the mind. The characters and worlds I build have been given loving care by some pretty spectacular editors. Selling my own tales still comes as a surprise to me. Once I hit the workforce, I discovered how poorly most librarians are paid, and I ended up in high tech instead.īut I live my life surrounded by books and story.

There for a while, I thought the coolest thing in the world would be to grow up and be a librarian. I read early, and became a regular at my local library. I can’t remember a time I wasn’t absorbing and creating story. She embodies all the strength of the women who have influenced me over the years. That is why I was drawn to the character Sarah in my new novel. All of my life has been steeped in the stories of average people doing extraordinary things - and most of them were women. There were always women coming and going in our house, friends, family, folks who needed a hand, and folks who had one to lend. My mother first among them: raising three boys after the death of my father, with grace and wit. My life has always been heavily influenced by strong women.

Howard during my childhood in rural Kentucky. I learned to love science fiction at the knee of my grandmother, listening to her read authors like Edgar Rice Burroughs and Robert E.
