Mark Rayner, author of the absurdist fantasy novel, Marvellous Hairy, has posted an interview with me on his blog today. In it we discuss my latest novel, From Mountains of Ice, as well as the rapidly changing face of publishing. Drop by, have a read, leave a comment, and check out both our novels. http://markarayner.com/archives/516
After hearing news yesterday that Indigo’s Shortcovers had reached an agreement with Smashwords to receive feeds of the latter’s digital books, I went back and re-examined the whole digital rights management issue. It would seem the code-breakers win once again, in that despite all the encryption you can put on digital content, if someone really wants to pirate your work they can. And faced with the fact that you’re never going to stop this sort…
I’m not sure how many other authors are greatly influenced, or not, by music. For myself, music plays a very important role in helping me to visualize the environment I’m creating, as well as set the tone of a particular scene. This enormous influence is one of the reasons I mentioned in the afterword of From Mountains of Ice my preferred music list when I was writing the novel. Unfortunately, one reader felt that because…
The book signing Saturday at Indigo Books in Burlington, as part of the fall promotion tour of From Mountains of Ice, went well. Although sales weren’t brisk, certainly they were acceptable and interest from both customers and staff was keen. Had a delightful conversation with a fully engaged and connected young man by name of Holden (wonderful old name) and look forward to a continued discussion with him over the next months on things literary…
From Sara Messina, reviewer at Mind Fog Reviews. Unlike many fantasy stories, Lorina Stephens’ From Mountains of Ice tells more than just a single narrative centering around a hero or group of adventurers in a magical world. Stephens tells the stories of Simare, an Italian country struggling to keep its simple rustic way of life free from the encroachment of larger countries and a crown’s tyranny. The understanding of cultural nuances serves as a foundation…