Belinda Crawford 
BELINDA: Tell us about the science in your books. KRISTIN: My first two books, After the Green Withered and Burden of Truth, were born from research I had done while writing a graduate course in environmental education. The course I wrote took graduate students on a journey that spanned Earth’s history with an emphasis on … Read more
BELINDA: Tell us about Flow. CLARE: Flow centres around Quin, a sixteen-year-old girl who lives in The Beck, a walled-in community constantly threatened by floodwaters. Regular appraisals are a way of life, but when the shocking results of their most recent tests are revealed, Quin realises her world is about to change. One of her … Read more
Way back when, I used to play a story-based roleplay game set in the Star Trek universe. I never got into the nuts and bolts of Star Trek (I was just there for the writing), but I had time to appreciate the work of those who did, and let me tell you, Trekkies are pretty … Read more
BELINDA: Tell us about the science in the Selfless Series. My Teen Sci-fi Romance book series “Selfless” is about a 17-year-old girl who gets transported to a parallel world and gets mistaken for her genius scientist alternate self whose life is in danger. Right off the bat, my main character Laney has to go through … Read more
I’m an idea magpie, picking up bits of inspiration from everywhere (books, movies, songs, games, random conversations, etc), most of which find their way into my stories. Cold Between Stars is no exception. Below are two of the books and one TV series that helped inspire the story. Diving into the Wreck (Kristine Kathryn Rusch) … Read more
BELINDA: Tell us about Alastair Iszler. MISTY: Where to begin without giving any spoilers away from my first book: The Outcasts: The Blood Dagger: Volume 1 . . . I feel like I need one of those intricate, impossible-to-read maps—you know, the kind with arrows pointing in every different direction—to help me answer this question. … Read more
Sami Valentine is the author of the urban fantasy series, The Red Witch Chronicles. When she agreed to an interview, I was expecting the usual written response to my questions, and then she sent me a link, and surprise! I love this interview. About Sami Valentine Sami Valentine is an urban fantasy writer who grew … Read more
BELINDA: Tell us about living amongst other cultures. GLENDA: I’m a white Australian, but I married a man from an Islamic culture that is also Asian and matriarchal. (Hey, every woman should marry into a matriarchy, right?) At 25, I went to live in Malaysia. Many years later, when my husband had a UN job … Read more
Shiulie Ghosh is a TV journalist, chicken curry devotee and author of the Daughter of Kali series, about an Anglo-Indian teen, Hindu mythology and butt-kicking awesomeness. (Psst. These are so on my to-read list!) BELINDA: Tell us about Daughter of Kali: Awakening At its heart, the story is about a mixed-race kid at odds with … Read more
Shannon Humphrey is the author of Skin Trials, a sci-fi series about genetic engineering and the truths that lie under the skin. BELINDA: Tell us about Seren, what inspired her? As a trial lawyer, I deal with a lot of inequality and societal issues. Plus, I’m always thinking of how to make my stories marketable, … Read more