Quite the Life (and all in Times New Roman 10pt!)
Goupie Gropie Grapy – I love conjugating make-believe verbs
(that’s not right…)
I got Indied by a Publishing Group…
No, I got me indie published…accurate and not what I was going for.
I got groped by some Indie Publishers…
(wait a second)
A publishing group identified me as a grouper!
I was indemnified by the Indie Publishers!
(should have written this before I had that Scotch…)
The Indie Publishing Group Interviewed Me!
Yeah, that’s the ticket!
And here it is – Author Interview with Joseph Carrabis!.
Enjoy!
(it was fantasitical)
Urban Fantasy author D. Lieber interviewed me recently regarding magicks, characters, and books I’ve written.
Talk about fun!
Let’s start with this exchange:
Q: What kind of spell can I get for you (or your character) today?
Hmm…few ever offer me their magicks, usually they’re asking magicks of me. What magick would I be gifted with? Le Guin showed us that asking for a thing doesn’t put boundaries on how that thing is achieved.
I will ask that you weave a spell that lets all asking of magick to know all that happens for that magick to be, then giving them the choice of still asking or not. (wow, what a good piece of storyfodder, that!)
And it gets better.
I should also add that D. Lieber is an author after my own heart; “D. Lieber is an urban fantasy author who writes stories she wants to read.” so similar to my Twitter “I’ve decided to spend the rest of my life writing things I’d enjoy reading. Who knows? You might enjoy them, too.”
So give a read, let us know what you think, and thanks.
Ain’t nothing better for a wayward nipple
Rahki World author Rennie St. James invited me to guest blog WRITING REALISTIC HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT SCENES and I did.
I did I did I did!
Can’t tell you how many versions I came up with.
No, actually I can because I revision everything – four.
Some of those early versions…a beautiful demonstration of not knowing what to write about. There were lots of ways to go at it. Do I write about my many years teaching hand-to-hand mixmaster beef loin braising techniques at the Academie du HaHa in Paranormal, France?
Probably too graphic for most readers. No.
Instead I went with how to write a combat scene such that the reader believes it.
Hope it worked.
Let Rennie and me know, okay?
And thanks.
Hey Joe! Tell us a little about yourself.
I consider myself boring and dull.
Sounds impressive, doesn’t it?
It starts with “Not only is Joseph Carrabis a fellow Black Rose Writing and Book Fiends author friend, he’s an amazingly nice and generous guy. I am looking forward to meeting him in person in November, but right now you can get to know him a little better with my next World-building Showcase interview.”
The Mighty Phoebes (Steampunk author Phoebe Darqueling, for those who don’t know) asked me lots of questions, I fumbled through several answers.
The real kicker is where I wrote “I’m told that my work is so tightly written that it’s tough to remove stuff without throwing everything else out of whack.”
The Mighty Phoebes, proving the lie, pulled about four pages from my responses and you’d never know.
The Mighty Phoebes is a Mighty Editor, she.
Take a read, hope you enjoy, be sure to leave comments. She’ll like that.
(and i liked it!)
Young adult horror, sci-fi, and fantasy author Teri Polen Bad Mooned me.
I know, it’s true. I should have known better and I’m ashamed of myself.
IT WAS SO MUCH FUN!
Teri asked me a bunch of questions – Would you rather be a vampire or a lion tamer? (no, that’s not right. I have The Magic Show on my mind. sorry), What’s the most difficult thing about writing characters of the opposite sex?, As a writer, what would you choose as your mascot/avatar/spirit animal? and others.
I must have done good because the comments were flattering and I do oh so love flattery.
I do, I do, I truly do.
And please check out Teri’s books. We’ll both appreciate it (my reward is knowing I helped Teri out).