Interview with Polly Johnson

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Welcome back to Writing Wednesday. Today I am visiting with Polly Johnson, the writer of Stones, a novel of grief, loss, acceptance and friendship.

Tell us something about yourself, Polly.

I’m married to David and have two grownup girls who are great friends. I live about twenty minutes from London, which is handy to pop in and out to events, but I also have some nice countryside around me. I work in a secondary school with special needs students of all kinds, but I dropped a day last year to concentrate more on writing.

When did you first start writing?

I’ve always written. I have ‘books’ and illustrated stories and poems the earliest of which was done when I was seven. Apparently I’d disappear upstairs for hours to draw and write and read books.

We know each other from Authonomy, Harper-Collin’s slush-pile site where writers can interact with one…

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Writer Wednesday

Somewhere in the world – London, maybe – it is Wednesday.

Which means interviews (with Polly Johnson, author of Stones), writing thoughts and maybe advance material on The Willow Branch.

the Art of Giving Offense

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From Paula’s This and That blog for Booktrap —

http://thebooktrap.weebly.com/paulas-this-and-that-blog/the-art-of-giving-offence

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Mending a Fractured Kingdom

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Padraig, a part-elven healer, must mend the fractured kingdom of Celdrya and reconcile his mother’s race with his father’s, healing old animosities before a greater enemy can destroy both peoples. Contending with forgotten history, vengeful Celtic goddesses, warring human factions, and racial and religious bigotry, he is compelled to find the True King amidst a land torn by war and disease. With all that distraction, a man might meet the True King and not even recognize him.

Look for it this fall!

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Interview with Sam Z Jones

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Today, I am interviewing the very prolific author Samuel Z. Jones.

Sam, tell us a little bit about yourself. 

I’m English, originally from London, now living on the Isle of Wight. Writing is my living, I’ve been a working writer for seven or eight years now. Previously, I worked in law, and still occasionally practise as a freelance Paralegal.

I’m unmarried, but I have young son who lives with his mother on the mainland. No pets currently, but my whole family are animal lovers; my mother keeps horses.

How long have you been writing?

I’ve been writing seriously about ten years, in which time I’ve written fifteen novels. Number sixteen is currently in the works, having been delayed by my studying a degree in Creative Writing as a mature student.

 

Wow, that’s highly productive! You have written several series, mostly fantasy, sword and sorcery type tales. Although they…

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