Words on a Page

ThePortsmouth Authors Collective includes authors from all genres of fiction and non-fiction books, including a number of Science Fiction/Fantasy authors. This week, I am pleased to be interviewing the first of these SSF authors, Wendy Metcalfe, a prolific short story writer, and the author of the novels Panthera: Death Song and Panthera: Death Spiral . Author’s Bio: Wendy Metcalfe is a science fiction and fantasy writer. She has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Portsmouth, and is Chairwoman of Havant and District Writers' Circle. She regularly performs her work with spoken word group T'Articulation, and is a regular panellist at science fiction conventions. ~ Loree: Thanks for joining me, Wendy. We’ve known each other for quite a few years, now, but there’s so I’m glad to have the opportunity to find out more about you and your writing—so thanks for agreeing to the interview. I’m interested in how people first came to writing, and I believe you used ...

  In a new series of interviews, I'll be talking to members of the Portsmouth Authors Collective -  a group of local authors who have come together to help promote one another's books. Members of the Collective publish a full array of fiction and non-fiction titles, and in this, our first interview, we'll be meeting the crime writer Carol Westron. Author Bio: Carol Westron is an author, article writer, editor, reviewer and creative writing teacher. She writes primarily crime fiction but also writes children’s picture books, which are illustrated by her autistic grandson. She is an expert on the Golden Age of Detective Fiction and has given papers at many academic conferences. She is a founder member and moderator of The Deadly Dames and the organiser of Mystery Fest, an annual part of Portsmouth BookFest.  ~ Loree:  Welcome to the blog, Carol. I'm thrilled that yours is the very first in a series of new interviews with members of the Portsmouth Authors Collective...