Tag: Author interview
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Author G. B. Ralph featured in Palmy Proud magazine
Palmy Proud is described as “a brag book” highlighting “the best of Palmerston North” with new issues of the magazine coming out twice a year and being distributed around town and other major centres. I was surprised and delighted to be asked earlier this year if I might be interested in discussing my books and…
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Behind the scenes: author interview at the library
As an author, I have plenty of time to consider and edit my words before they’re ever made public. My typical day is so far from getting interviewed in person (in the middle of a busy library!) and being expected to give coherent responses on the spot. But when the Palmerston North City Library asked…
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Read to Filth podcast episode 017: The Milverton Mysteries / G. B. Ralph
Let’s talk books, hot cops in gay cosy mysteries, accidental research, finding ways to (fictitiously) kill people, making Marmite toast, and much more! I’m the latest guest on the Read to Filth podcast where I chat to the host, Kelrick, about all things Milverton! In 2023, Kelrick made a pledge to only read books with…
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Top 10 writing highlights of 2024: #8 Livestream!
My eighth 2024 writing highlight was my very first livestreamed interview. I joined Mark Stay for his monthly Creative Differences podcast livestream, where we chatted about writing and “the little things that can make all the difference to the creative process.” On top of that, we had live audience members firing plenty of questions our way which…
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Top 10 writing highlights of 2024: #6 Newspapers!
Having a write-up in the newspaper was an author bingo square checked off for me, so it definitely gets a place on my list of 2024 writing highlights. And if that wasn’t enough, it happened twice! I was interviewed by NZME journalist Ilona Hanne, and her article featured in The New Zealand Herald and the…
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G B Ralph marketing books on social media
Mark Stay, host of the Creative Differences podcast, has prepared another one-minute snippet from our recent live chat! I’ve previously shared snippets that covered writing deadlines and book pre-orders; a few festive, cosy and/or fresh book, TV and music recommendations; when I know I’m ready to start writing that first draft; and today’s features a few words…
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A few festive recs from Mark Stay and G B Ralph
Mark Stay, host of the Creative Differences podcast, has prepared another snippet from our live chat last week! The previous one I shared covered writing deadlines and book pre-orders, and today’s features a few festive, cosy and/or fresh book, TV and music recommendations (with extra clips!). Watch the snippet on Mark’s website Watch the snippet…
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An evening with cosy mystery co-authors Gareth and Louise Ward
I enjoyed a fantastic evening at the Palmerston North City Library with local author Bing Turkby interrogating Gareth and Louise Ward about their new co-authored book The Bookshop Detectives: Dead Girl Gone. An entertaining discussion with some fascinating insights into writing a book with your partner, running bookshops, being a part of the community, the…
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Crime fiction author chat with Angela C Nurse
I had a fantastic time chatting with Angela C Nurse about having a protagonist who’s not the police, our supporting cast of characters, setting our stories in fictional towns, indie publishing, beta reading, writing in general, and whatever else took our fancy. We also talked about Lies She Didn’t Tell, the latest in the Rowan…
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How to Find Fantasy in the Real World: A Conversation with V.E. Schwab
The ProWritingAid team ran another amazing Fantasy Writers’ Week earlier this month. I loved joining the live events whenever I could, but they had so many great sessions that I couldn’t keep up! Fortunately for us, all sessions were recorded and made available afterwards so I could catch up on those I missed due to…
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