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M. R. Cornelius

Today it’s great to welcome back Marsha Cornelius, the author of H10N1 and The Ups and Downs of Being Dead (see below, to find out how you can win a FREE signed copy of this bestselling book).

Marsha, since your last interview in January, your novel H10N1 has been very successful. Could you tell us a bit about this?

I owe most of the book’s success to Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing. KDP has a Select program that lets you post the book for free. And when all those free downloads start pouring in, your standing on Amazon goes way up. I’ve been in the Top Ten paid books in drama at Amazon a couple times, and the sales really pick up. But there’s always another book hot on your heels to knock you down a step or two. (Or ten)

The New Death: An interview with author, James Hutchings

Today I have been given the opportunity to interview James Hutchings, author of The New Death and others. First of all James, can I ask how you become an author?

I did a Bachelor of Arts majoring in creative writing and media, but I didn't do anything with it after graduating. Years later I created a fantasy city called Teleleli or Telelee as a background for role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons. Once I finished I realised there wasn't any demand for it. My ex suggested I write stories instead, and that's how I got started. Along the way I realised that my poems were better received, so I'm concentrating on them now.