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Interview with Helen Lowe
I discovered the work of New Zealand author Helen Lowe some six years ago, and was immediately hooked by her first book, Thornspell. I later discovered and enjoyed her epic Wall of Night series, including The Heir of Night, The Gathering of … Continue reading
Conversation with Roger Kupelian: links
This post brings to a close my conversation with artist and film director Roger Kupelian. I hope readers of this blog enjoy it as much as I did. Roger, thank you for participating! You may find each section in the … Continue reading
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Conversation with Roger Kupelian: Part Three
ROGER: How about you? If Aladdin gave you a lamp… MARY: I enjoyed your collaborations with Serj Tankian. I’d like to see more of that. If the genie visited me, I would probably make the same tired wish that all … Continue reading
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Conversation with Roger Kupelian: Part Two
ROGER: Looking at your characters from both your Tree series and especially Cyprus, who’s your pocket favourite? And regarding the dejected People of Anatolia and the Caucasus, What’s the way forward for us? MARY: Let’s see… I feel strongly for all … Continue reading
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Conversation with Roger Kupelian: Part One
As anyone who follows this blog will know, Roger Kupelian is an up-and-coming film director, graphic novelist and Hollywood VFX wizard who also happens to have done some superb artwork for Tymon’s Flight. Roger and I met in New Zealand … Continue reading
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Frank Victoria’s new website
A quick note to say: Frank Victoria, concept designer extraordinaire and cover artist for the Tree books, among many other things, has a new website! This is a treasure trove for anyone who loves fantasy and science fiction, or simply … Continue reading
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A long time ago
I can still remember how I used to blog And I knew if I had my chance, that I could make those people read Aaaand maybe they’d be happy, for a while… I am so very sorry to have … Continue reading
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Writing process
I’ve been lucky enough to be interviewed twice by fellow authors in recent days. This time, Sue Bursztynski, author of ‘Wolfborn’, has kindly asked me to stop by her blog ‘The Great Raven’ to answer a few questions about my … Continue reading
Interview
The very kind Ashley Capes of ‘City of Masks’ fame has interviewed me for his site. News about past and present books. Check it out. Thanks for the chance to chat, Ashley! http://www.cityofmasks.com/blog/mary-victoria-interview
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Excuses, excuses
It has been a long while since I slunk by here, tail between my legs. My excuse, as always, is that I have been swamped “in real life” by doing, doing, doing. Indeed, like Ged at the end of ‘the … Continue reading
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