Authors in Focus Episode 31: Interview with Justin Fike by JMD Reid

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Fantasy Focus

Hi! Welcome to this episode of Authors in Focus Podcast. I’m James Reid, a fantasy author publishing as JMD Reid. This podcast is all about getting to know writers, their books, and what makes them tick.

We all have a storyteller inside of us. Join me as we find out what the rising stars and established voices in publishing have to say about their craft and inspiration.

I am excited to say that my second fantasy series, Secret of the Jewels, is being published. Diamond Stained, Ruby Ruins, Obsidian Mind, Emerald Strength, and the finale, Amethyst Shattered, are out on Amazon and free in Kindle Unlimited.

Today, I’m interviewing Justin Fike! He is the author of the fast-paced, sword & sorcery fantasy series The Farshore Chronicles!

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Writing Using Mythology of Edinburgh with Justin Lee Anderson on the Books and Authors Fantasy and Sci-Fi Podcast

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Jamie Davis

This is the Books and Authors Fantasy Podcast Episode 130 with Justin Lee Anderson .

Good day and welcome to this episode of the Books and Authors Fantasy and Sci-Fi Podcast. I’m your host, podcaster and author of Fun Fantasy Reads, Jamie Davis. This podcast is exactly what the title says it is, a show focused on everything in fantasy books.

This show will cover everything to do with fantasy books. From Epic Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery, and everything in between, expect to find the best and brightest authors from all the various corners of the fantasy book world. Plus we’ll add in a few other very special guests as well along the way.

Starting things off this week, I wrapped up the first draft of The Paramedic’s Amazon, book 8 in my Extreme Medical Services Series. Now comes the edits and rewrites to get it ready to send off to my editor. There’s a lot going on in this book and I have to cover a lot of ground.

I’m also beginning the plotting stages of my next project which is a trilogy picking up where I left off with my Accidental Champion series. Yes, I’m starting on another book about Hal, Cari, and Mona Dix and their family adventures in Fantasma. Check out the first six books in that series over at my site, https://jamiedavisbooks.com.

Stay tuned for more updates at my facebook group, including sneak peeks of upcoming covers, special giveaways, and more. Just look up on Facebook, Jamie’s Fun Fantasy Readers. And don’t forget to catch up with me over at my website and blog, JamieDavisBooks.com. I look forward to hearing from you.

Joining us this week on the show is Justin Lee Anderson. Justin spent 15 years as a professional writer and editor before his debut novel, Carpet Diem, was published in 2015. It became a best-seller and won a 2018 Audie award. Since 2018 he has been writing full time, alongside working on scripts with his wife, Juliet, who he met through a BBC scriptwriting contest.

They live just outside his hometown of Edinburgh with their Brady Bunch family of five kids. We talk about his book, The Lost War, book 1 in the Eidyn series. Here’s the chat with Justin.

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Authors in Focus Episode 30: Interview with CJ Aaron by JMD Reid

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Fantasy Focus

Hi! Welcome to this episode of Authors in Focus Podcast. I’m James Reid, a fantasy author publishing as JMD Reid. This podcast is all about getting to know writers, their books, and what makes them tick.

We all have a storyteller inside of us. Join me as we find out what the rising stars and established voices in publishing have to say about their craft and inspiration.

I am excited to say that my second fantasy series, Secret of the Jewels, is being published. Diamond Stained, Ruby Ruins, Obsidian Mind, Emerald Strength, and the finale, Amethyst Shattered, are out on Amazon and free in Kindle Unlimited.

Today, I’m interviewing CJ Aaron. He is the epic fantasy author of Tribute at the Gates and its sequel, Fulcrum of Light which has just come out!

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Authors in Focus Episode 29: Interview with Stephanie Barr by JMD Reid

Posted on August 18, 2020 by Fantasy Focus

Hi! Welcome to this episode of Authors in Focus Podcast. I’m James Reid, a fantasy author publishing as JMD Reid. This podcast is all about getting to know writers, their books, and what makes them tick.

We all have a storyteller inside of us. Join me as we find out what the rising stars and established voices in publishing have to say about their craft and inspiration.

I am excited to say that my second fantasy series, Secret of the Jewels, is being published. Diamond Stained, Ruby Ruins, Obsidian Mind, Emerald Strength, and the finale, Amethyst Shattered, are out on Amazon and free in Kindle Unlimited.

Today, I’m interviewing Stephanie Barr. She is the urban fantasy author of Add a Cup of Chaos! Check out her website, friend her on Facebook, join her Fan Group, follow her on Twitter, and check out her books!

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Sky Pirates and Talking Cats with Daniel Potter on the Books and Authors Fantasy and Sci-Fi Podcast

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Jamie Davis
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This is the Books and Authors Fantasy Podcast Episode 129 with Daniel Potter.

Good day and welcome to this episode of the Books and Authors Fantasy and Sci-Fi Podcast. I’m your host, podcaster and author of Fun Fantasy Reads, Jamie Davis. This podcast is exactly what the title says it is, a show focused on everything in fantasy books.

This show will cover everything to do with fantasy books. From Epic Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery, and everything in between, expect to find the best and brightest authors from all the various corners of the fantasy book world. Plus we’ll add in a few other very special guests as well along the way.

Kicking off things this week, I’ll dive in with my own writing update. I should wrap up the first draft of The Paramedic’s Amazon this week. That’s book 8 in my Extreme Medical Services Series. Which means I’m going to be diving right back in for the first round or edits and rewrites of that story. I have an editor waiting to work on it so I have to get cracking.

I’m also beginning the plotting stages of my next project which is a trilogy picking up where I left off with my Accidental Champion series. Yes, I’m starting on another book about Hal, Cari, and Mona Dix and their family adventures in Fantasma. Check out the first six books in that series over at my site, https://jamiedavisbooks.com.

Stay tuned for more updates at my facebook group, including sneak peeks of upcoming covers, special giveaways, and more. Just look up on Facebook, Jamie’s Fun Fantasy Readers. And don’t forget to catch up with me over at my website and blog, JamieDavisBooks.com. I look forward to hearing from you.

Let’s go ahead with today’s interview with Daniel Potter. Daniel writes about creatures that are generally considered highly improbable, from talking cats, flying reptiles made of living metal and people who sprout foot long talons when annoyed.

As a biologist he should know better but he’s always ready to leave reality outside if needs too, no matter how much it scratches at the door. He’s the author of two series, Freelance Familiars, a unique and proper take on urban fantasy from the familiar’s perspective and Rise of the Horned Serpent which is best described as Sky Pirates Versus Dragons.

Join me as I chat with Daniel and talk about his Freelance Familiars series.

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Author Justin Fike and the Farshore Chronicles on the Books and Authors Fantasy and Sci-Fi Podcast

Posted on August 14, 2020 by Jamie Davis
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This is the Books and Authors Fantasy Podcast Episode 128 with Justin Fike.

Good day and welcome to this episode of the Books and Authors Fantasy and Sci-Fi Podcast. I’m your host, podcaster and author of Fun Fantasy Reads, Jamie Davis. This podcast is exactly what the title says it is, a show focused on everything in fantasy books.

This show will cover everything to do with fantasy books. From Epic Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery, and everything in between, expect to find the best and brightest authors from all the various corners of the fantasy book world. Plus we’ll add in a few other very special guests as well along the way.

Kicking off things this week, I’m took a quick break from writing book 8 in the Extreme Medical Services Series to work on a special short story to be included in an anthology. I was honored to be asked to join the project. The anthology, entitled “HellCats” is a collection of short stories by authors from all sorts of fantasy and sci-fi genres, plus some historical fiction and a few others thrown in for fun.

The funds from the anthology will be used to help a woman in need keep her home so she isn’t forced out by some predatory family members. Sounds like an epic quest for heroes to me. Stay tuned. I’ll be inviting the editor and creator of the anthology on this show to talk about some of the stories and to share her vision for what projects like this can do to create good in the world.

Stay tuned for more updates at my facebook group, including sneak peeks of upcoming covers, special giveaways, and more. Just look up on Facebook, Jamie’s Fun Fantasy Readers. And don’t forget to catch up with me over at my website and blog, JamieDavisBooks.com. I look forward to hearing from you.

Let’s go ahead with today’s interview. I’m excited to have Justin Fike back on the show. Justin is one of those people who has loved stories and story telling almost as long as they’ve been alive. He grew up reading epic and classic fantasy stories and wanted to write stories just like that as an adult.

Today, Justin and I talk about his Farshore Chronicles books which just came out in their boxed set of volumes 1-3. Here’s my interview with Justin about this exciting series.

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COVER REVEAL: A Bard’s Lament by Poppy Kuroki

Posted on August 12, 2020 by Fantasy Focus

The town of Veilig holds a terrible secret.

Ella is a bard, her sister a prostitute, working in a tavern to pay off their late mother’s debt. But Ella has a secret of her own. Her music carries codes for spies to decipher, working to undo Veilig’s horrific crimes.

Then her sister is taken captive.

Can Ella save them both, or will their tale end in darkness?

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Authors in Focus Episode 28: Interview with Joshua Kern by JMD Reid

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Fantasy Focus

Hi, I’m James Reid, a fantasy author publishing under JMD Reid. My newest fantasy series is going strong. Readers have enjoyed Diamond Stained and now Ōbhin and Avena return for their fifth and final story and things have never been more dangerous.

They have survived the chaos of Kash, explored the dark mysteries of the Ruby Ruins, protected the Obsidian Mind, and obtained the Emerald Strength. Can they survive the Amethyst’s shattering?

The entirety of the five book Secret of the Jewels are all out on Amazon and free in Kindle Unlimited!

Today, I’m joined by Joshua Kern! He is the fantasy and Gamelit author of The Dungeon of Alaris 2: The Creator’s Daughter!

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Characters of Faith in The Quest of the Thirteen with John DeFilippis on the Books and Authors Fantasy and Sci-Fi Podcast

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Jamie Davis

This is the Books and Authors Fantasy Podcast Episode 127 with John DeFilippis .

Good day and welcome to this episode of the Books and Authors Fantasy and Sci-Fi Podcast. I’m your host, podcaster and author of Fun Fantasy Reads, Jamie Davis. This podcast is exactly what the title says it is, a show focused on everything in fantasy books.

This show will cover everything to do with fantasy books. From Epic Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery, and everything in between, expect to find the best and brightest authors from all the various corners of the fantasy book world. Plus we’ll add in a few other very special guests as well along the way.

Kicking off things this week, I’m about ready to turn in that short story I broke away to write for the charity anthology. More on that coming soon. It introduces a new probie paramedic, Leah Casado, who joins the team of supernatural paramedics in my Extreme Medical Services Series. You’ll learn a lot more about her in the upcoming book, The Paramedic’s Amazon, coming later this Fall.

If you haven’t read the rest of the Extreme Medical Services Series, you can find it wherever you get your books, ebooks, or audiobooks.

Stay tuned for more updates at my facebook group, including sneak peeks of upcoming covers, special giveaways, and more. Just look up on Facebook, Jamie’s Fun Fantasy Readers. And don’t forget to catch up with me over at my website and blog, JamieDavisBooks.com. I look forward to hearing from you.

Okay, let’s get to this week’s featured guest, Dr. John DeFilippis. John is an Educational Leadership specialist with a PhD who broke away from the halls of academia to write full-time. He jumped in with his first series, The Medallion of Malvinor, back in 2012, with book 1, The Quest of the Thirteen.

Here’s my interview with John.

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Author David Hambling on Lovecraftian Horror Fantasy on the Books and Authors Fantasy and Sci-Fi Podcast

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Jamie Davis

This is the Books and Authors Fantasy Podcast Episode 126 with David Hambling .

Good day and welcome to this episode of the Books and Authors Fantasy and Sci-Fi Podcast. I’m your host, podcaster and author of Fun Fantasy Reads, Jamie Davis. This podcast is exactly what the title says it is, a show focused on everything in fantasy books.

This show will cover everything to do with fantasy books. From Epic Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery, and everything in between, expect to find the best and brightest authors from all the various corners of the fantasy book world. Plus we’ll add in a few other very special guests as well along the way.

Starting off with my update, this week I shifted gears temporarily to work on a charity anthology and I’m writing a short story in my Extreme Medical Services Series for it. It came up on short notice when a good friend of mine reached out for some authors she knew to write stories that would fit in an anthology called “Hell Cats.” I jumped at the chance and used it as a way to introduce a new character from my upcoming release, The Paramedic’s Amazon.

If you haven’t read the rest of the Extreme Medical Services series, you can find it wherever you get your books, ebooks, or audiobooks.

Stay tuned for more updates at my facebook group, including sneak peeks of upcoming covers, special giveaways, and more. Just look up on Facebook, Jamie’s Fun Fantasy Readers. And don’t forget to catch up with me over at my website and blog, JamieDavisBooks.com. I look forward to hearing from you.

In this episode I get to chat with David Hambling. David is a a journalist and author, living in South London. He moved there 20 years ago and it has inspired his work, which uses elements of local history and folklore. We dig into his Harry Stubbs series which is a Lovecraftian horror fantasy set in the 1920’s.

Here’s my fun chat with David.

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