Kate Rauner is a science fiction author from New Mexico, USA. She’s been writing science fiction novels for a while now and has a series of novels, namely, Colony on Mars. In this interview, Kate introduces us to her books and tells us more about her process as a writer. I enjoyed doing the interview
I interviewed a budding writer, Marcus Vance, about his keen interest in micro-fiction and other short prose recently. Unlike my own fiction, in which I prefer to give my story a long timeline to play out on, micro-fiction is a very contained and controlled expression of the writer’s distilled thoughts. Read what Marcus had to
I have a confession to make… I absolutely LOVED the Kelowna Comic Con! The event was amazing and I met so many great people. I enjoyed the vibe and the spirit of the event. If you’ve never attended a comic con, now’s the time to dive in. There were some great celebrities – people that
We Are Mars is close to its four month anniversary and it’s time for me to take a step back and ask the hard question – How are we doing, book? SALES So far, I’ve seen modest sales. No surprises there – I am bootstrapping into a flooded market place. But the sales I’ve had
I’m proud to announce I’ve been selected to be a featured contributor over at sheownsit.com (I write under my married name for this one – Cheryl Bezuidenhout). She Owns It is a women entrepreneurs portal offering great articles and a community dedicated to helping women succeed in their businesses. My first article is up and
Working on the next book of the Rubicon Saga has been great fun. I’m about a third of the way through my first real draft and finding the story developing some interesting twists and turns. As a creative person, I always marvel at how my creative works tend to take on a life of their
It’s been a busy month since We Are Mars launched and it seems it’s just going to get busier! I was asked to contribute to a blog interview over at Pulp Den with Tom Johnson. So when you have a chance, go take a look. There are other interesting author interviews and guest posts –
I am fascinated by writers with the ability to produce volumes of work around a central theme or set of characters. Doug J. Cooper is one of those authors and his Crystal Series #, a set of four books, is a science fiction volume that is worth much more than just a passing glance. Doug’s
We Are Mars is celebrating its one month anniversary and readers are already loving the book. Here’s some of the feedback I’ve received in past weeks: “I’m not normally into science fiction, but this is a real page turner!” “I enjoyed the characters and their the story arc as well as the fact that the
We Are Mars is off to a running start out there is Book Land. I gave it as good a shove forward as any doting parent should. Now we shall wait and see if it will fly on its own. The marketing continues, but all the hard, ‘getting off the ground’ stuff is behind us.