Category: Interview (page 15)

BackStory: Five Questions with Jennifer Falkner Author of Professor Lazzo’s Stupendous Flea Circus What inspired you to write this piece? Proving that inspiration truly can come from anywhere, Professor Lazzo was born while I was listening to a Stuff You…

BackStory: Five Questions with Michele Finn Johnson Author of Santo Spirito, 1577 What inspired you to write this piece? Lord only knows (ha!) what I was researching initially, but I came across a 1547 map that demarked Venice’s prostitution zones…

BackStory: Five Questions with K.B. Carle Author of Tyn What inspired you to write this piece? Tyn, formally known as Solomon, is a character who’s always had a strong presence in my mind, knowing his strong connection to nature and…

BackStory: Five Questions with Sophie van Llewyn Author of Phoenixes Who are your favourite historical fiction writers (flash or otherwise) and why? That would be Maurice Druon. His saga The Accursed Kings is still one of my favourites. I read…

BackStory: Five Questions with Peter Jordan Author of Gutshot What do you like most about writing flash fiction? The suggestion: the bits left out, or not mentioned. If there’s a second story running under the surface that’s merely alluded to…

BackStory: Five Questions with Christina Dalcher Author of Tilda Always Did Love Her Flowers What inspired you to write Tilda Always Did Love Her Flowers? I’d read a story a few years back about photographers setting up a shot for…