Virtual Coffee Interviews

Since embarking on the journey of writing a book and then going online to create a profile and finally step into the world of publishing and marketing, I have met and e-met a variety of people who have been inspiring, informative, wise or just damn interesting.

By now there are many I'd love to sit down with over a coffee to pick their brains about their writing and the book industry. It suddenly dawned on me, why not do it virtually? Send my questions by email and share the answers with you.

Please find these virtual coffee interviews below and enjoy, perhaps with a coffee...

	Matt Bradbeer - 10-Dec-2013 Autharium is an Indie publishing platform that brings authors and professionals from the publishing industry together. I was really interested to quiz Matt Bradbeer on the ins and outs of what authors can expect from this platform that fills a gap in the market. Read the interview...
	Sandy Osborne - 29-Sept-2013 Police officer and writer Sandy Osborne has created Girl Cop, a work of fiction set around the police force in Bath. This Bridget Jones in uniform has been published to great reviews and I was fascinated to find out more about the woman whose writing career started with an article in her local newspaper. Read the interview...
	Helen Hart - 22-Sept-2013 Helen Hart is a publisher, author, teacher, indie book reviewer and founding partner of SilverWood Books. "I thought there must be a better way of helping writers to publish their own work - and so SilverWood was born." Read the interview...
	Val B. Russell - 15-Sept-2013 Author, poet, artist, activist, Ukulele player, Val B. Russell is the multi-talented founder and managing editor of Tuck, a dynamic arts magazine attracting contributions from around the globe, giving a voice to a broad spectrum of art beyond the zeitgeist. Read the interview...
	Andrew Blackman - 25-Aug-2013 Andrew Blackman's first novel won the Luke Bitmead Bursary for new writers and was shortlisted for the Dundee International Book Prize. Here he talks about his third novel, moving to Crete and discipline. Read the interview...
	Francis Xavier Labiran - 18-Aug-2013 Founder and editor of online magazine, Wordjar, Francis Xavier Labiran talks about creating an anthology, the future for Wordjar and the face of poetry today. Read the interview...
	Melissa Pearl - 11-Aug-2013 The author of 7 YA novels and situated in China, it's great to get Melissa Pearl's thoughts on the publishing industry, her own marketing strategies and her many projects in the works!. Read the interview...
	Mark Barwell - 03-Aug-2013 What would you do if naked was a trend? Or if men started turning into women? Author Mark Barwell likes to create bizarre circumstances for his protagonists. His novels The Naked Viking and The Turning were published before and after the ebook revolution. Read the interview...
	Joseph Bell - 28-July-2013 Some people travel to the other side of the world to go nowhere. UK Author Joseph Bell's debut novel about life in Goa will be available this August. Will Joseph follow in his protagonists footsteps? Read the interview...
	Matt Bone - 21-July-2013 Fantasy writer, Matt Bone, talks about his début novel Endless - book of the month at Fantasy Book Review, world building and the future. Read the interview...
	Lisa Goll - 14-July-2013 Lisa Goll is a writer who works in online marketing strategy and runs London Writers' Cafe, one of the largest writing groups in the U.K. "Apathy is the enemy of all social media. Read the interview...
	Michelle Shine - 07-July-2013 Our first Virtual Coffee Interview is here! Michelle Shine is the author of historical novel Mesmerised and novella The Subtle Art of Healing which was long listed for a Cinnamon Press prize. Read the interview...