1stAngel & Friends

Best-selling fantasy author Terry Pratchett (My favourite author!) is to donate $1m for research into Alzheimer’s disease. The creator of the Discworld series was diagnosed with a rare early-onset form of the disease in December.

Pratchett, 59, will announce the pledge of about £494,000 at the Alzheimer’s Read more

KKC Bauder

1stAngel: When did you first become interested in writing?
KKC: It was 23 years ago right after the…….  Read more of this great interview here……

Interview With the Author is a natural progression from my Interview With the Artist. I am very excited about our first interview going up tomorrow with KKC Bauder! It s fascinating insight into her strange and whacky world of childrens Horror.. yes, horror LOL And believe it or not they are more gruesome than the adults

This new series of interviews starts tomorrow and I am hoping that we will get many more authors to join in.

I have to admit though, finding a WRITER to write about themselves is proving quite difficult. So, if you know a writer, please kidnap them for an interview here

See you later..

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A memorable (and timely) rant from the upcoming feature documentary on Harlan
Ellison, “DREAMS WITH SHARP TEETH”. Go to www.dreamswithsharpteeth.com for
more excerpts!!
See the full trailer here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=dmfzKKM49uY

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