It's been awhile since I've posted here because I've been so busy writing, revising, and getting ready to launch my middle grade fantasy series, Joshua and the Lightning Road. In writing the first two books in this new series, I realized that my fascination with the possibility of "life out there" in the universe crossed over from writing dark thrillers for adults, like the Element Trilogy, to writing thrillers for kids. And my fascination has been there all along.
When I was a kid I used Read more [...]Looking for Doors to Other Worlds
It's been awhile since I've posted here because I've been so busy writing, revising, and getting ready to launch my middle grade fantasy series, Joshua and the Lightning Road. In writing the first two books in this new series, I realized that my fascination with the possibility of "life out there" in the universe crossed over from writing dark thrillers for adults, like the Element Trilogy, to writing thrillers for kids. And my fascination has been there all along.
When I was a kid I used Read more [...]
Author Michael A. Ventrella is visiting today! His newest book out, Tales of Fortannis: A Bard in the Hand, is the second collection of short stories that take place in the world of his fantasy novels, Arch Enemies and The Axes of Evil. Read an excerpt below.
Michael is also one of the founders of the biggest fantasy medieval live action role playing groups in North America and currently runs the Alliance LARP. He is also the founder of Animato which, in the late 80s, was the first major magazine