The Books of Babel with Josiah Bancroft

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Jamie Davis

This is the Books and Authors Fantasy Podcast Episode 62 with Josiah Bancroft.

Good day and welcome to this episode of the Books and Authors Fantasy 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.

Let’s kick off the episode with my update for the week. I’m excited to finish up my book for authors on audiobook production tips and tricks. I hope to get that to my beta readers soon to give me feedback for the inevitable rewrites. That means I’ll be starting on book 8 of my urban fantasy supernatural paramedic series, Extreme Medical Services. If you like that kind of thing, you can get book 1 for free right now.

As always, if you’re interested in more information on what I’m up to, check out my fan group on Facebook, Jamie’s Fun Fantasy Readers and on my website and blog, JamieDavisBooks.com.

Now let’s get into our author interview for this episode. Before settling down to write fantasy novels, Josiah Bancroft was a poet, college instructor, rock musician, and aspiring comic book artist. When he is not writing, he enjoys recording the Crit Faced podcast with his authorial friends, drawing the world of the Tower, and cooking dinner without a recipe. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife, Sharon, their daughter Maddie, and their two rabbits, Mabel and Chaplin.

Here’s my interview with Josiah where we talk about his Books of Babel series.

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The Grave Kingdom Series and Writing Fantasy with Author Jeff Wheeler

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Jamie Davis
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This is the Books and Authors Fantasy Podcast Episode 61 with author Jeff Wheeler.

Good day and welcome to this episode of the Books and Authors Fantasy 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.

For my update this week, I’m working on a new book for authors that walks them through the challenging process of getting their books into audiobook formats. I hope to have that finished and published before a big upcoming conference in November.

I’m also plotting out the story for book 8 in the supernatural paramedic series, Extreme Medical Services. If that sounds interesting to you, you can get book 1, titled Extreme Medical Services, for free right now in most ebook stores. Check it out.

As always, if you’re interested in more information on what I’m up to, check out my fan group on Facebook, Jamie’s Fun Fantasy Readers and on my website and blog, JamieDavisBooks.com.

Now let’s get into our author interview for this episode. Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jeff Wheeler took an early retirement from his career at Intel in 2014 to write full-time. He is a husband, father of five, and a devout member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Jeff lives and writes with his family somewhere in the Rocky Mountains.

Check out my interview with Jeff where we talk about his Grave Kingdom Series.

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LitRPG Fantasy Stories, Author Co-ops and More with Arlo Adams

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Jamie Davis
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This is the Books and Authors Fantasy Podcast Episode 60 with author Arlo Adams.

Good day and welcome to this episode of the Books and Authors Fantasy 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.

Now let’s get into my weekly update. I’m wrapping up the final re-writes on Cyber’s Underground and am prepping to send it off to the editor. This is the final book in the Sapiens Run trilogy. It is planned for an October release. If you want to get started on that series so you’re caught up, check out book 1, Cyber’s Change.

Other projects I’ll be starting on next, is a book for authors on how to produce audiobooks and book 8 in the Extreme Medical Services series. I’ll talk more about both those books in the coming weeks as they develop.

As always, if you’re interested in more information on what I’m up to, check out my fan group on Facebook, Jamie’s Fun Fantasy Readers and on my website and blog, JamieDavisBooks.com.

Coming up on this week’s interview is LitRPG author Arlo Adams. Arlo is a LitRPG author who used to work in the I.T. industry. He says he’s 50, married, and damned good looking. I’ll leave that last one Arloup to you all.

He writes the Enora Online series, starting with Gemini’s Crossing, book 1. We talk about his writing style, plans for a future cooperative project with authors and more. Here’s my interview with Arlo.

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Film Noir Fantasy in Chicago and more with Richard A. Knaak

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Jamie Davis
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This is the Books and Authors Fantasy Podcast Episode 59 with author Richard A. Knaak.

Good day and welcome to this episode of the Books and Authors Fantasy 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.

I’m excited because I launched Queen of Avalon, Book 3 in the Broken Throne saga last Friday. So far things are rocking and rolling along with that. I also turned in a book to a collaborator over the weekend. For those of you who’ve been following me, that’s the Urban Fantasy story that had been driving me nuts since the Spring time. Honestly, it had me pulling my hair out. But, I finally got it finished after numerous rewrites and starting over. So that’s worth celebrating.

The next project on my list is to get the edits back for Cyber’s Underground and wrap up the Sapiens Run trilogy. That has to get to the awesome Sarah Gise, the narrator who’s been bringing that series to life. That way, the book, ebook, and audiobook will all come out about the same time. More on that as we get closer to its release in October.

As always, if you’re interested in more information on what I’m up to, check out my fan group on Facebook, Jamie’s Fun Fantasy Readers and on my website and blog, JamieDavisBooks.com.

Okay, let’s get into this episode’s guest. I’m so excited to bring you this next guest. Richard A. Knaak is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Legend of Huma, WoW: Wolfheart, and nearly fifty other novels and numerous short stories.

His works include contributions to such series as Warcraft, Diablo, Dragonlance, Age of Conan, the Iron Kingdoms, and his own popular Dragonrealm. He has scripted comics and manga, such as the top-selling Sunwell trilogy, and has also written background material for some awesome video games.

There’s a whole lot more I could say about Richard but he probably can do a way better job himself so here he is.

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Cats and Dogs of Cthulu with Rebecca and Linus Callahan

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Jamie Davis
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This is the Books and Authors Fantasy Podcast Episode 58 with author couple, Rebecca and Linus Callahan.

Good day and welcome to this episode of the Books and Authors Fantasy 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.

In my update for the week. I’m fired up for the launch of Queen of Avalon today. It’s book 3 of the Broken Throne saga and that means we are midway through the launch of all 5 books. In honor of that, book 1, The Charm Runner is 99¢ through labor day weekend. It’s a great time to get started on this series.

As always, if you’re interested in more information on what I’m up to, check out my fan group on Facebook, Jamie’s Fun Fantasy Readers and on my website and blog, JamieDavisBooks.com.

Now let’s get into our author interview for this episode. Rebecca and Linus Callahan are game narrative designers and scriptwriters as well as a fantasy authors. They currently live in the Land of Blue Dragon (Vietnam) with their two rascally children, and more animals than they can handle.

They write cozy dark fantasy, what they call cats and dogs of Cthulu in a shared universe starting with the book, The Dark Yule. She writes the cats and he writes the dogs.

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If you want to know more, check out my chat with the Callahans, coming right up.

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Writing Great Books and Building a LitRPG Press with James Hunter

Posted on August 26, 2019 by Jamie Davis

This is the Books and Authors Fantasy Podcast Episode 57 with James Hunter.

Good day and welcome to this episode of the Books and Authors Fantasy 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.

In my update for the week. I’m putting the finishing touches on Cyber’s Underground, book 3 in the Sapiens Run trilogy. That will be heading off to the editor by the end of this week. I’m also almost set for the launch of book 3 in the Broken Throne urban fantasy series, Queen of Avalon.

In honor of that, The Charm Runner, book 1 in the series is discounted to 99¢ all week so if you haven’t yet started the series, now’s your chance to jump in and get book 1 for a steal.

As always, if you’re interested in more information on what I’m up to, check out my fan group on Facebook, Jamie’s Fun Fantasy Readers and on my website and blog, JamieDavisBooks.com.

Now let’s get into our author interview for this episode. James Hunter is a full-time ink slinger, a member of SFWA, and the bestselling author of the Yancy Lazarus Series, Rogue Dungeon, and the litRPG epic Viridian Gate Online! In addition to writing, James also runs a non-traditional publishing company, Shadow Alley Press, with his wife, Jeanette (who is an amazing business partner and an even better wife).

James is a former Marine Corps Sergeant, combat veteran, and pirate hunter (seriously). He’s also a member of The Royal Order of the Shellback—’cause that’s totally a real thing. And a spaceship captain, can’t forget that. Okay … the last one probably isn’t true. When not writing or spending time with family, James occasionally finds time to eat and sleep.

James is one of my Bali trip writing friends and we talk about that, writing great stories, and his upcoming excursion to meet readers and fans at DragonCon in Atlanta this coming weekend. If you’re there, make sure you stop in and tell him you heard this podcast!

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Here’s my chat with James.

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Writing Short Fiction and Dark Fantasy Novels with Alan Baxter

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Jamie Davis

This is the Books and Authors Fantasy Podcast Episode 56 with Alan Baxter.

Good day and welcome to this episode of the Books and Authors Fantasy 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.

In my author world this week, I’m gearing up for the launch of book 3 in the Broken Throne series. Queen of Avalon continues this urban fantasy tale in a world where magic is prohibited and gangster mages run charms past the cops and federal agents chasing them. I’m also deep into finishing up Cyber’s Underground, book 3 in the Sapiens Run trilogy. I hope to have that finished and off to the editor next week.

As always, if you’re interested in more information on what I’m up to, check out my fan group on Facebook, Jamie’s Fun Fantasy Readers and on my website and blog, JamieDavisBooks.com.

Coming up on this week’s interview is one I’ve been looking forward to. Alan Baxter is a multi-award-winning British-Australian author who writes supernatural thrillers, dark fantasy, and urban horror. He rides a motorcycle and loves his dogs. He also teaches Kung Fu. He lives among dairy paddocks on the beautiful south coast of NSW, Australia, with his wife, son, and two crazy hounds.

He is the author of the dark fantasy thriller trilogy, Bound, Obsidian and Abduction (The Alex Caine Series) and the dark supernatural duology, RealmShift and MageSign (The Balance 1 and 2). His latest novel is Devouring Dark, an urban horror thriller.

As well as novels, Alan has had around 80 short fiction publications in journals and anthologies in Australia, the US, the UK, France, Germany and Japan where he has won multiple awards and nominations.

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We have a great time talking about writing dark fantasy and connecting with readers. Check out my interview with Alan coming up right now.

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Following the Writer’s Dream with Catherine M. Walker

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Jamie Davis
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This is the Books and Authors Fantasy Podcast Episode 55 with Catherine M. Walker.

Good day and welcome to this episode of the Books and Authors Fantasy 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.

Shifting gears to my weekly update, I’m working hard on editing book 3 of my Sapiens Run trilogy, Cyber’s Underground. As I work on that, I’m digging into some additional re-writes of that pesky urban fantasy series that’s been kicking around for the last few months. I’ll have more on that coming up soon.

Prophecy’s Child is still chugging along in the rankings and the rest of the Broken Throne series is due to come out soon, with Queen of Avalon next to release. Keep an ear out for updates on that soon.

As always, if you’re interested in more information on what I’m up to, check out my fan group on Facebook, Jamie’s Fun Fantasy Readers and on my website and blog, JamieDavisBooks.com.

Coming up on this week’s interview is one I’ve been looking forward to. Catherine M Walker was born in a small country town in Western Australia but now resides in Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory.

Not being interested in sports she dived into reading and writing. Determined to enter a short story competition while still in high school Catherine and her best friend started writing. Six exercise books later they both realized that perhaps the short story was a little long.

Being an Author and publishing was a ‘one-day’ dream that stretched back to that time in high school. Nothing ever came of that first book, life moved on. Years later Catherine realized ‘one day’ never happens, life will pass you by if you let it.

Of all the childhood dreams fulfilled to date one that hasn’t been is to be a published Author. Of course, flying an X Wing Fighter and blowing up the Death Star hasn’t either, but one dream at a time. Right?

Read Catherine’s Shattering Dreams novel.

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Check out my chat with Catherine coming up right now.

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Dark Humor and Death Magic Fantasy with Ben Galley

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Jamie Davis
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This is the Books and Authors Fantasy Podcast Episode 54 with Ben Galley.

Good day and welcome to this episode of the Books and Authors Fantasy 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.

For my news update, I’m working on continuing the release of book 2 in the Broken Throne series, Prophecy’s Child. It’s doing well and also bumped up the first book in the series, The Charm Runner. With both books doing well right now, I’m chugging right along with the writing of Cyber’s Underground, the final book in my Sapiens Run dystopian series. I hope to have that off to the editor in the next week.

As always, if you’re interested in more information on what I’m up to, check out my fan group on Facebook, Jamie’s Fun Fantasy Readers and on my website and blog, JamieDavisBooks.com.

Okay, let’s get into this episode’s guest. Ben Galley is an author of dark and epic fantasy books who currently hails from Victoria, Canada. Since publishing his bestselling debut The Written in 2010, Ben has released a range of award-winning fantasy novels, including the weird western Bloodrush and the epic standalone The Heart of Stone. He is also the author of the brand new and critically-acclaimed Chasing Graves Trilogy.

When he isn’t conjuring up strange new stories, Ben works as a self-publishing consultant, helping fellow authors from around the world to publish their books.

Ben enjoys exploring the Canadian wilds and sipping Scotch single malts, and will forever and always play a dark elf in The Elder Scrolls. One day he hopes to live in an epic tree house in the mountains.

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Check out my chat with Ben on this episode coming up next.

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Exploring Unique Fantasy Magic Systems with Emilie Knight

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Jamie Davis

This is the Books and Authors Fantasy Podcast Episode 53 with Emilie Knight.

Good day and welcome to this episode of the Books and Authors Fantasy 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.

In my update, I’m laser-focused on the launch of book 2 in the Broken Throne series, Prophecy’s Child. That is coming up this Friday. You can still get started with book one if you want to get caught up. Pick up The Charm Runner now and start reading.

From a writing standpoint, I’m putting the finishing touches on Cyber’s Underground, book 3 in the Sapiens Run Trilogy. That needs to get finished by the middle of the month so it can go to the editor and get worked over there. The narrator, Sarah Gise is waiting to get started on the audiobook.

As always, if you’re interested in more information on what I’m up to, check out my fan group on Facebook, Jamie’s Fun Fantasy Readers and on my website and blog, JamieDavisBooks.com.

Now let’s get into our author interview for this episode. I had the privilege of interviewing Emilie Knight this week for the show. Emilie Knight is a constant writer, and author of her debut “Era of Undying“, with the prequel “Dagger and Scythe” coming out soon.

After years of reading fantasy and horror she combines them together into her own dark fantasy writing. Using her BA in Classical Civilizations and fascination in Ancient Greek mythology she blends it well into her fiction. Other than reading in her spare time, she says she plays video games quite often.

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Here’s my interview with Emilie.

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