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100 author interviews milestone reached!

A big thank you to all the fantastic authors who’ve consented to be interviewed and a Happy 100 interviews in-the-bag anniversary to little me :-)

Included below are four bonus interviews with judges from the SPFBO competition and two with yours truly…Rune S. Nielsen. I’ve ranked the interviews after the number of times they’ve been read…

“I made it onto the list!”

“100 down! Let’s take a selfie in Fantasy Land.”

TOP 10

  1. Author Interview: Mark Lawrence
    I was very (very!) lucky to get an interview with Mark Lawrence. Yes, you heard right. None other than the famous author and founder of the SPFBO is here for a chat!

  2. Author Interview: L. James Rice (1/2)
    I was lucky to get an interview with L. James Rice, the author of Eve of Snows, one of this year’s #SPFBO8 entries.

  3. Author Interview: Joseph A. Schiller
    I was lucky to get an interview with Joseph A. Schiller, the author of the sci-fi/fantasy novel Upon the Arrival of Dawn.

  4. Author Interview: Christopher Clargo (1/2)
    I was lucky to get an interview with Christopher Clargo, the author of The Stones of Valtara, one of this year’s #SPFBO8 entries.

  5. Author Interview: Casey Hollingshead
    I was lucky to get an interview with Casey Hollingshead, the author of The Witch Hunter, and one of this year’s #SPFBO8 semifinalists.

  6. Author Interview: Kevin Wright
    I was lucky to get an interview with Kevin Wright, the author of The Definition of Vengeance, and one of this year’s #SPFBO8 semifinalists.

  7. Author Interview: Olivia Atwater (1/2)
    I was lucky to get an interview with Olivia Atwater, the author of Small Miracles, and one of this year’s #SPFBO8 finalists.

  8. Author Interview: Olivia Atwater (2/2)
    I was lucky to get an interview with Olivia Atwater, the author of Small Miracles, and one of this year’s #SPFBO8 semifinalists.

  9. SPFBO Judge Interview: Becky M
    I was lucky to get an interview with Becky M. She’s one of the lead judges of the #SPFBO9 (or a Blog-head if you like) and the woman behind the Becky M BookTube channel.

  10. Interview with Rune S. Nielsen (1/3)
    What are the best things about being an author, which books does Rune like, what is his advice to aspiring authors, and how does he deal with stress and writer’s block? This and so much more in a two-part interview.

    TOP 11-50

  11. SPFBO Judge Interview: Mihir and Lucas
    I was lucky to get an interview with the dynamic duo in charge of the Fantasy Book Critic blog! Get to know Mihir Wanchoo and Lucas (aka Łukasz Przywóski) and read about their part in the #SPFBO competition.

  12. Author Interview: Arabella Maghri
    I was lucky to get an interview with Arabella Maghri, who writes erotic fiction and has published five books including Stairway To Heaven.

  13. Author Interview: Steve Hugh Westenra
    I was lucky to get an interview with Steve Hugh Westenra, the author of The Wings of Ashtaroth, one of this year’s #SPFBO9 entries.

  14. Author Interview: Amber L. Werner
    I was lucky to get an interview with Amber L. Werner, the author of Shadows That Bind Us, one of this year’s #SPFBO9 entries.

  15. Author Interview: Kristin Gleeson
    I was lucky to get an interview with Kristin Gleeson, the author of Awakening the Gods, and one of this year’s #SPFBO8 semifinalists.

  16. Author Interview: Staci Olsen
    I was lucky to get an interview with Staci Olsen, the author of Falling through Stars, one of this year’s #SPFBO8 entries.

  17. Author Interview: Kay Xander Mellish
    I was lucky to get an interview with author Kay Xander Mellish, whose most recent book is an updated edition of “How to Work in Denmark: Tips for finding a job, succeeding at work, and understanding your Danish boss.”

  18. SPFBO8 interviews (link list)
    Soon I'll post the first SPFBO9 author interviews right here. While you wait, do read (or re-read) the interview with Olivia Atwater, the winner of SPFBO8. And the many fabulous and fantastic finalists, semifinalists, and contestants.

  19. Author Interview: Matthew Zorich
    I was lucky to get an interview with Matthew Zorich, the author of Bastards of Liberty, one of this year’s #SPFBO9 entries.

  20. Author Interview: Cameron Hopkin (1/2)
    I was lucky to get an interview with Cameron Hopkin, the author of A Gathering of Chaos, one of this year’s #SPFBO8 entries.

  21. Author Interview: Martin Owton
    I was lucky to get an interview with the fantasy author Martin Owton who wrote the novel Exile. Together with its sequel, Nandor, it forms the Nandor Tales.

  22. Author Interview: Nicole Pierman
    I was lucky to get an interview with Nicole Pierman, the author of Danu's Curse, one of this year’s #SPFBO9 entries.

  23. Author Interview: John Palladino
    I was lucky to get an interview with John Palladino, the author of The Trials of Ashmount, one of this year’s #SPFBO8 entries.

  24. Author Interview: W.D. Kilpack III (1/2)
    I was lucky to get an interview with W.D. Kilpack III, the author of Crown Prince, one of this year’s #SPFBO9 entries.

  25. Author Interview: Thiago Abdalla
    I was lucky to get an interview with Thiago Abdalla, the author of A Touch of Light, and one of this year’s #SPFBO8 semifinalists.

  26. Author Interview: Jack Batchen
    I was lucky to get an interview with Jack Batchen, the author of The Outside, one of this year’s #SPFBO9 entries.

  27. Author Interview: T. A. Hernandez (1/2)
    I was lucky to get an interview with T. A. Hernandez, the author of Tethered Spirits, and one of this year’s #SPFBO8 finalists.

  28. Author Interview: Peter Blaisdell
    I was lucky to get an interview with Peter Blaisdell, the author of The Jinn and the Two Kingdoms, one of this year’s #SPFBO8 entries.

  29. SPFBO Judge Interview: Timy
    I was lucky to get an interview with Timy, aka Queen Terrible Timy, from the Queen’s Book Asylum. Timy is one of the lead judges (blog-heads) of the #SPFBO competition.

  30. Author Interview: A.C. Cross
    I was lucky to get an interview with A.C. Cross, the author of Where Blood Runs Gold, one of this year’s #SPFBO8 entries.

  31. SPFBO Judge Interview: Bookborn
    I was lucky to get an interview with Bookborn, BookTuber and #SPFBO lead judge.

  32. Author Interview: L. James Rice (2/2)
    I was lucky to get an interview with L. James Rice, the author of The Contessa of Mostul Ûbar, one of this year’s #SPFBO9 entries.

  33. Author Interview: Andrew C. Piazza
    I was lucky to get an interview with Andrew C. Piazza, the author of A Song For The Void, and one of this year’s #SPFBO8 finalists.

  34. Author Interview: Jean Gill
    I was lucky to get an interview with Jean Gill, the author of the fantasy novel Queen of the Warrior Bees, one of this year’s #SPFBO8 entries.

  35. Author Interview: Quenby Olson
    I was lucky to get an interview with Quenby Olson, the author of Miss Percy’s Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons, and one of this year’s #SPFBO8 semifinalists.

  36. Author Interview: JCM Berne
    I was lucky to get an interview with JCM Berne, the author of Wistful Ascending, one of this year’s #SPFBO8 entries.

  37. Author Interview: Christopher Clargo (2/2)
    I was lucky to get an interview with Christopher Clargo, the author of The Stones of Valtara, and one of this year’s #SPFBO8 semifinalists.

  38. Author Interview: Shaun Paul Stevens
    I was lucky to get an interview with Shaun Paul Stevens, the author of Servant of the Lesser Good, one of this year’s #SPFBO8 entries.

  39. Get to know Rune S. Nielsen (2/3)
    Did you know that Rune has never lived in a country where English is the first language?

  40. Author Interview: Dave Dobson
    I was lucky to get an interview with Dave Dobson, the author of The Woeling Lass, one of this year’s #SPFBO8 entries.

  41. Author Interview: Daniel Maidman
    I was lucky to get an interview with Daniel Maidman, the author of The Exile of Zanzibar, one of this year’s #SPFBO9 entries.

  42. Author Interview: Jay Alden Bailey
    I was lucky to get an interview with the non-fiction satire author Jay Alden Bailey who wrote Mudflap & Mudflap The Gloves Come Off.

  43. Author Interview: W.D. Kilpack III (2/2)
    I was lucky to get an interview with the fantasy and sci-fi author W.D. Kilpack III. His latest book, Rilari, will be released any day now.

  44. Author Interview: Laura Huie
    I was lucky to get an interview with Laura Huie, the author of The Unchosen, one of this year’s #SPFBO9 entries.

  45. Author Interview: Norbert Zsivicz
    I was lucky to get an interview with Norbert Zsivicz, the author of Sealed Empire, one of this year’s #SPFBO9 entries.

  46. Author Interview: David Wilson
    I was lucky to get an interview with humorous fiction author David Wilson, who wrote ‘Peanut Butter Memoirs’ and ‘Two Seasons.’

  47. Author Interview: Michael Roberti
    I was lucky to get an interview with Michael Roberti, the author of The Traitors We Are, one of this year’s #SPFBO9 entries.

  48. Author Interview: Em McDermott
    I was lucky to get an interview with Em McDermott, the author of The Woods, one of this year’s #SPFBO9 entries.

  49. Author Interview: Mike Rousseau
    I was lucky to get an interview with Mike Rousseau, the author of Scarlet and Sunder, and one of the semifinalists in #SPFBO9.

  50. Author Interview: Frank Borrelli
    I was lucky to get an interview with Frank Borrelli, the author of Reign of Extinction, one of this year’s #SPFBO9 entries.

    TOP 51-100

  51. Author Interview: David Heyman
    I was lucky to get an interview with David Heyman, the author of A Donkey, A Stablehand & An Empire, one of this year’s #SPFBO9 entries.

  52. Author Interview: Catherine M. Walker
    I was lucky to get an interview with Catherine M. Walker, the author of Unwanted, one of this year’s #SPFBO9 entries.

  53. Author Interview: CL Jarvis
    I was lucky to get an interview with CL Jarvis, the author of The Doctrines of Fire, one of this year’s #SPFBO9 entries.

  54. Author Interview: B. S. H. Garcia
    I was lucky to get an interview with B. S. H. Garcia, the author of Of Thieves and Shadows, one of this year’s #SPFBO9 entries.

  55. Author Interview: J.E. Purrazzi
    I was lucky to get an interview with J.E. Purrazzi, the author of Tawhiri, one of this year’s #SPFBO9 entries.

  56. Author Interview: Stephen Barry
    I was lucky to get an interview with author Stephen Barry, who wrote In the Shadow of an Irish God.

  57. Author Interview: Matthew Marcellus
    I was lucky to get an interview with author Matthew Marcellus, whose sci-fi military thriller, America’s Last War, is just out.

  58. Author Interview: Tony Debajo
    I was lucky to get an interview with Tony Debajo, the author of In The Shadow of Ruin, and one of this year’s #SPFBO8 semifinalists.

  59. Author Interview: Melissa McShane
    I was lucky to get an interview with Melissa McShane, the author of Burning Bright, and one of this year’s #SPFBO8 semifinalists.

  60. Author Interview: Abbie Evans
    I was lucky to get an interview with Abbie Evans, the author of Mysterious Ways, and one of this year’s #SPFBO8 finalists.

  61. Author Interview: Karen Lykkebo
    I was lucky to get an interview with Karen Lykkebo, the author of Heir to The Sun, and one of this year’s #SPFBO8 semifinalists.

  62. Author Interview: Alex C. Pierce
    I was lucky to get an interview with Alex C. Pierce, the author of The Blood of Crows, and one of this year’s #SPFBO8 semifinalists.

  63. Author Interview: Tom Mock
    I was lucky to get an interview with Tom Mock, the author of The Long Nights, and one of this year’s #SPFBO8 semifinalists.

  64. Author Interview: M. L. Farb
    I was lucky to get an interview with M. L. Farb, the author of Heartless Hette, and one of this year’s #SPFBO8 semifinalists.

  65. Author Interview: HJ Ramsay
    I was lucky to get an interview with HJ Ramsay, the author of Ever Alice, and one of this year’s #SPFBO8 semifinalists.

  66. Author Interview: Stephanie Burgis
    I was lucky to get an interview with Stephanie Burgis, the author of Scales and Sensibility, and one of this year’s #SPFBO8 semifinalists.

  67. Author Interview: Andrew D Meredith (1/2)
    I was lucky to get an interview with Andrew D Meredith, the author of Thrice, and one of this year’s #SPFBO8 semifinalists.

  68. Author Interview: Charlotte Kersten
    I was lucky to get an interview with Charlotte Kersten, the author of Sweetness and Blessings, one of this year’s #SPFBO8 entries.

  69. Author Interview: Rob Edmunds
    I was lucky to get an interview with Rob Edmunds, the author of the historical fiction novels Masinissa: Ally of Carthage and Masinissa: Ally of Rome.

  70. Author Interview: Benjamin Reeves
    I was lucky to get an interview with Benjamin Reeves creator & co-editor of Ballads of the Distant Reaches.

  71. Author Interview: K.A. Ashcomb
    I was lucky to get an interview with K.A. Ashcomb, the author of Penny for Your Soul, and one of this year’s #SPFBO8 semifinalists.

  72. Author Interview: Holly Karlsson
    I was lucky to get an interview with Holly Karlsson, the author of Kingdom of Essence, and one of this year’s #SPFBO8 semifinalists.

  73. Author Interview: Azalea Forrest
    I was lucky to get an interview with Azalea Forrest, the author of A Bitter Drink, and one of this year’s #SPFBO8 semifinalists.

  74. Author Interview: Sarah K. L. Wilson
    I was lucky to get an interview with Sarah K. L. Wilson, the author of Fly With the Arrow, and one of this year’s #SPFBO8 semifinalists.

  75. Author Interview: Jowsey Jones
    I was lucky to get an interview with Jowsey Jones, the author of Blazing Coffins, one of this year’s #SPFBO8 entries.

  76. Author Interview: Andrew D Meredith (2/2)
    I was lucky to get an interview with Andrew D Meredith, the author of Thrice, one of this year’s #SPFBO8 entries.

  77. Author Interview: Dito Abbott
    I was lucky to get an interview with Dito Abbott, the author of Debunked, one of this year’s #SPFBO8 entries.

  78. Author Interview: Brand J. Alexander
    I was lucky to get an interview with Brand J. Alexander, the author of Rise of Tears, one of this year’s #SPFBO8 entries.

  79. Author Interview: Morgan K. Bell
    I was lucky to get an interview with Morgan K. Bell, the author of Broken Sky, one of this year’s #SPFBO8 entries.

  80. Author Interview: Helen Rygh-Pedersen
    I was lucky to get an interview with Helen Rygh-Pedersen, the author of Waking Ursa Minor, one of this year’s #SPFBO8 entries.

  81. Author Interview: Amy Campbell
    I was lucky to get an interview with Amy Campbell, the author of Breaker, one of this year’s #SPFBO8 entries.

  82. Author Interview: T. A. Hernandez (2/2)
    I was lucky to get an interview with T. A. Hernandez, the author of Tethered Spirits, one of this year’s #SPFBO8 entries.

  83. Author Interview: Ben Stava
    I was lucky to get an interview with Ben Stava, the author of A Hunter Among Wolves, one of this year’s #SPFBO8 entries.

  84. Author Interview: J. B. Cantwell
    I was lucky to get an interview with J. B. Cantwell, the author of Wild Lands, one of this year’s #SPFBO8 entries.

  85. Author Interview: J. W. Benjamin
    I was lucky to get an interview with J. W. Benjamin, the author of Dungeon Man Sam and the Orphaned Core, one of this year’s #SPFBO8 entries.

  86. Author Interview: Raina Nightingale
    I was lucky to get an interview with Raina Nightingale, the author of Children of the Dryads, one of this year’s #SPFBO8 entries.

  87. Author Interview: Palmer Pickering
    I was lucky to get an interview with Palmer Pickering, the author of Heliotrope, one of this year’s #SPFBO9 entries.

  88. Author Interview: Anat Eliraz
    I was lucky to get an interview with the fantasy author Anat Eliraz who wrote Jewels of Smoky Quartz.

  89. Author Interview: K.E.Andrews
    I was lucky to get an interview with K.E.Andrews, the author of The Assassin of Grins and Secrets, and one of this year’s #SPFBO8 semifinalists.

  90. Author Interview: Steve Dragon
    I was lucky to get an interview with fantasy author Steve Dragon, who turned the bedtime stories he told his daughter into books.

  91. Author Interview: Steven Paul Watson
    I was lucky to get an interview with Steven Paul Watson, the author of Fairywood Falls, one of this year’s #SPFBO9 entries.

  92. Author Interview: Angelika Rust
    I was lucky to get an interview with Angelika Rust, the author of A Tree's Heart, one of this year’s #SPFBO9 entries.

  93. Author Interview: Melissa Stone
    I was lucky to get an interview with Melissa Stone, the author of Stars of Destiny: Light, one of this year’s #SPFBO8 entries.

  94. Author Interview: N.R. Gravel
    I was lucky to get an interview with N.R. Gravel, the author of Opanumbra, one of this year’s #SPFBO9 entries.

  95. Author Interview: Amber Higgins
    I was lucky to get an interview with the dog rescue expert Amber Higgins, who writes fiction and non-fiction but always about dogs.

  96. Author Interview: M.S. Olney
    I was lucky to get an interview with M.S. Olney one of the founders of the EPICindie website and the author of the Sundered Crown Saga.

  97. Author Interview: Mike Mollman
    I was lucky to get an interview with Mike Mollman, the author of Becoming A Druid, one of this year’s #SPFBO9 entries.

  98. Author Interview: Kerry Kennedy
    I was lucky to get an interview with Kerry Kennedy, the author of the psychological thriller novel Who's Watching Who.

  99. Author Interview: CM Kerley
    I was lucky to get an interview with CM Kerley, the author of The Hummingbird’s Tear, one of this year’s #SPFBO9 entries.

  100. Author Interview: R. Lindsay Carter
    I was lucky to get an interview with R. Lindsay Carter, the author of Unfamiliar Territory, one of this year’s #SPFBO9 entries.

    TOP 101+

  101. Author Interview: Cameron Hopkin (2/2)
    I was lucky to get an interview with Cameron Hopkin, the author of A Gathering of Chaos, and one of this year’s #SPFBO8 semifinalists.

  102. Author Interview: Cal Black
    I was lucky to get an interview with Cal Black, the author of the fantasy western novel No Land for Heroes.

  103. Author Interview: Alice E. Johnson
    I was lucky to get an interview with Alice E. Johnson, the author of Little Secrets, one of this year’s #SPFBO9 entries.

  104. Author Interview: Jeff Chapman
    I was lucky to get an interview with Jeff Chapman, the author of the fantasy novel The Great Contagion.

  105. Author Interview: Joanna Maciejewska
    I was lucky to get an interview with Joanna Maciejewska, the author of Humanborn, one of this year’s #SPFBO9 entries.

  106. Author Interview: Sarah K. Balstrup
    I was lucky to get an interview with Sarah K. Balstrup, the author of The Way of Unity, and the first semifinalist in this year’s #SPFBO9.

  107. Author Interview: Daniel Meyer
    I was lucky to get an interview with Daniel Meyer, the author of Credible Threats, one of this year’s #SPFBO9 entries.

  108. Author Interview: Brian Sherlock
    I was lucky to get an interview with author Brian Sherlock, who wrote White Season.

  109. Author Interview: Taylor Hartley
    I was lucky to get an interview with Taylor Hartley, the author of A Gallery for the Barbarian, and a semifinalist in this year’s #SPFBO9.

  110. Author Interview: Jill Chard
    I was lucky to get an interview with Jill Chard, the author of The Relic Thief, one of this year’s #SPFBO9 entries.

  111. Interview with Rune S. Nielsen (3/3)
    Get to know me better in this interview, courtesy of W.D. Kilpack III, the great epic fantasy author.

  112. Author Interview: C.D. McKenna
    I was lucky to get an interview with C.D. McKenna, the author of The Vorelian Saga, one of this year’s #SPFBO9 entries.

  113. Author Interview: Emma L. Adams
    I was lucky to get an interview with Emma L. Adams, the author of Death’s Disciple, and a semifinalist in this year’s #SPFBO9.

  114. Author Interview: Michelle Piper
    I was lucky to get an interview with Michelle Piper, the author of Price of Innocence, one of this year’s #SPFBO9 entries.

  115. Author Interview: James Downe

    I was lucky to get an interview with James Downe, the author of Sisters of Jade, one of this year’s #SPFBO9 entries.

  116. Author Interview: Heidi K. Allen

    I was lucky to get an interview with Heidi K. Allen, the author of Where Madness Lies, one of this year’s #SPFBO9 entries.

I’m impressed that you made it this far, dear reader. Well done!

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