Paul Semel
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1 week ago |
paulsemel.com | Paul Semel
The ancient philosopher Kellius Clarksius once declared that whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. But not everyone listens to her. Which may explain why Dash, the lead character in Omar Hussain’s speculative / literary fiction thriller A Thousand Natural Shocks (hardcover, Kindle, audiobook), is trying to forget something rather than imbue its negative energy in a positive way.
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1 week ago |
paulsemel.com | Paul Semel
Author Marie Howalt has written three novels in the science fiction mystery series the Colibri Investigations, and has plans for many more. But for the moment, Howalt is side stepping things with A Study In Black Brew (paperback, Kindle), a stand-alone side story that actually puts a sci-fi spin on Sherlock Holmes’ first case. In the following email interview, Howalt discusses what inspired and influenced this story, as well as why they decided to rework one of Sir.
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2 weeks ago |
paulsemel.com | Paul Semel
Just as some people think a hundred men could beat up a gorilla, some people also think you can avoid a slow-moving zombie by just walking around them. It for those of us who know better that Jacy Morris writes the zombie apocalypse novels in his ongoing series This Rotten World.
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2 weeks ago |
paulsemel.com | Paul Semel
Author Dean Koontz is known for scaring the crap out of people, and freaking them out. But he can also be a weirdly humorous guy, something that’s evident in his new comic suspense novel Going Home In The Dark (hardcover, Kindle, audiobook) — and in the following email interview he and I did about it. Photo Credit: Douglas SondersLet’s start with the basics: What is Going Home In The Dark about, and when and where does it take place? It’s a comic novel with suspense.
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2 weeks ago |
paulsemel.com | Paul Semel
I used to know someone who loved to play Grand Theft Auto by running around and causing all kinds of mayhem so he could see how long he could avoid being arrested. He’s now doing 30 years to life in state prison. Seriously.
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