Welcome to Running The Bases!  The first guest to sprint around the base paths is Drew Avera.  Drew is an unabashed space pirate at heart and in keeping with true pirate grit, he agreed to be the first guest on this feature.  So round the bases with Drew and then leave a comment when your done. Three lucky commenters will win an eCopy of Broken Worlds, the first book in the Alorian Wars Series. Why space pirates? Wouldn’t the better question be why not? Seriously, space pirates are cool. Just look at Han Solo. Yeah, he’s a good guy, but he isn’t a law abiding citizen necessarily. Though, I have to say the space pirates in The Alorian Wars aren’t really …

Starting tomorrow, January 23 2017, I’ll be starting a new feature on the blog called, Running The Bases (RTB).  This will combine my love of baseball with my writing to bring you short, four question interviews—one for each base—with primarily speculative fiction authors.  My hope is these will be a home run as I try to bring on authors who are new to the Land of Make Believe to give readers new idea for books/series to check out.  There will also be chances to win free eBooks from my guests. If there are any authors you’d like me to try to get on the feature, let me know in a comment. If you’re an author who wants to be featured, contact …

Please welcome back Anna Butler.  Anna came to visit last year about this time to talk about Heart Scarab, Book 2 of her Sci-fi series Taking Shield. You can find that interview here: Anna Butler Interview: This time, Anna and I are going to getting into more specifics about not only the book, but the universe she created.  When you’re done reading the interview, make sure you enter her giveaway. An Interview With Anna Butler Hi Anna. Welcome back. What have you been up to since you last visited? I’ve been working hard on the fourth Taking Shield book, The Chains of Their Sins, which went to my publisher and editor only this week in final draft. It picks up the …

TITLE: Beneath The Surface AUTHOR: M.A. Church PUBLISHER: OmniLit / All Romance eBooks, LLC COVER ARTIST: Erin Dameron-Hill LENGTH: 37,000 words RELEASE DATE: April 01, 2016 BLURB: A whole different world exists beneath the surface. The last thing Nisha expects while patrolling his territory is to find his mate, but his instincts tell him the handsome human diving into the surf is the one meant for him. Two bites and Kannon will be joined to him forever. But when Kannon’s father disrupts the mating process, Nisha releases his claim, hoping beyond hope his mate will one day return. While free diving with his father, Kannon is bitten by a seductive merman. Although he swore to never go near the ocean …

Please welcome Asta Idonea to the Land of Make Believe.  She has agreed to let me ask a few questions and she’s brought an excerpt and giveaway as part of her blog tour. An Interview with Asta Idonea Welcome Asta. You’ve not been interviewed on the site before, so let’s start by telling everyone a bit about yourself.  I’m British-born, but I have lived in Australia for 8½ years now. I was backpacking here when I met my husband on the bus. I just never went home. I worked in admin until 2014, when I left to try my hand as a freelance editor and author. Beastly Businessmen and Guitar Gods is a mouthful, but an awesome title. How did you …

I’d like to welcome J. Scott Coatsworth to the Land of Make Believe today. Scott is a tireless crusader in the quest for inclusive Sci-fi/Fantasy and he proves that it is more than just a passing interest with his newest release. He’s agreed to answer a few questions about the book today. As an aside, I’m in the middle of reading it now (I’m a slow reader) but it’s well worth $3.99 so go get a copy today. Author Interview: What is “The Autumn Lands” about? Hmmm… that’s a tough one. It’s about a place where it’s always fall. And it’s about a young man coming to terms with his sexuality. And it’s about an elf with a past that …

It’s always a bit of a thrill to get to have guest authors who write Sci-fi/Fantasy, so I was pleased to be a part of J. J. Lore’s blog tour and to have a chance to interview her. Find out more about J. J., check out the new release and then go enter the giveaway at the end. -AQG Welcome JJ! Since this is the first time you’ve been a visitor, tell everyone a bit about yourself. Hello and thanks for having me! I’m an Ohio native, married with one child, and I tend to have a eclectic outlook on life. Dark and gritty appeals as much to me as farcical comedy. I’d rather have a cheese plate for dessert …

Today I got a chance to interview the always entertaining and somewhat larger than life, Max Vos as part of his My Here: The Olympian blog tour. Here’s your chance to learn a bit more about the man behind the books. Welcome Max! Nice to finally get to have you sit down for an interview. Why don’t we begin by you start by telling everyone a bit about yourself. I’m supposed to be retired… HA! I work harder now than when I worked full time. I now spend the majority of my time working on book related things. I love to travel and take one big trip a year. Next year… Europe. Writing wasn’t your first ‘day’ job. What did you …

The amazing Lane Hayes has come back to visit. She stopped by for an interview and to talk about her latest release, Better Than Safe, which released on September 25th. After the interview, make sure you check out the blurb and excerpt on your way to the entering her contest.  An Interview With Lane Hayes Welcome back Lane!  Since it’s has been a while since you’ve been here, remind people about who you are and what you write. Hi Andrew. Thank you so much for having me back! I think I wrote the Right & Wrong series since my last visit here. That series was set in LA (my neck of the woods). It’s fitting that I return to your blog with …

I’ve long been a fan of JK Hogan, and I’ve been stalking her Facebook page to see pictures of her son, so I was glad to be able to get the chance to interview her as part of her Unbreak Broken book tour. After you read the interview, make sure to enter the contest and check out the other blogs for more information about her and the Unbreak Broken. An Interview with J K Hogan: Welcome J. K. Since this is your first time on the blog, take a moment to tell everyone about who you are and what you write. Thanks for having me, Andrew! I live in North Carolina with my husband, with whom I’ll be celebrating 10 …