Authors Like Us

I think this marks the first time Lee and I were nervous speaking with our guest. Up until this point, at least one of us (if not both) knew the author we were about to interview, whereas this time we interviewed someone we knew only by reputation. In a "world is small" sort-of way, I "met" Mari Mancusi (http://www.marimancusi.com/) through Myspace in 2007 when my book Pyre was being published. I asked her to read a pre-published copy of it, and if she liked it maybe she would provide me with a quote for the jacket. She graciously read it, enjoyed it and gave me the quote. After that, I have enjoyed following her career with her vampire series, Blood Coven, as well as her new story in the anthology, "Zombie Valentine" and countless other books. You can see her at Dragon Con defending Zombies on the panel "Vampires vs. Zombies" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3oox2K1tC0). When she isn't writing, you can see her on the nationally syndicated TV show Better TV. (http://www.better.tv/)

This was our first run with a Skype interview - and definitely one with a learning curve. Sorry about the background noise, but I had the recorder too close to my hard drive and picked up all the whirrs. Luckily, the sound was semi-salvageable and of course Arthur Slade is too funny not to listen to. We discuss heavy metal music, walking on treadmills, Star Wars and a little about writing. The treadmill link is: http://blip.tv/file/1734273

James McCann and Lee Fodi discuss their holiday disasters, and segue into their second half of the interview with author and actor CC Humphreys. (http://www.cchumphreys.com/) In this episode, Chris talks about hobbies, what doesn't inspire him and working as an author.

With Lee Edward Fodi back in action, we teamed up to interview the astounding author and actor CC Humphreys. (http://www.cchumphreys.com/) This is our first time having had such a fact-filled interview that we decided to split it in half, with the first part in 2009 and the second in early 2010. In this episode, Chris talks about book covers, inspiration from playing great characters as an actor, and why the Fetch was his most personal book.

While Lee Edwad Fodi was away in Philly at a conference, I had the opportunity to interview paranormal author Kelley Armstrong while she was in Maple Ridge on her CCBC tour. In this episode, she discusses her writing style, favourite books, and ... there's even a hint of what's to come in The Reckoning! For more info on Kelley, visit her website at: http://www.kelleyarmstrong.com/

In this episode of Authors Like Us, Lee Edward Fodi and James McCann first navigate the confusing roads from Vancouver to North Vancouver so they can meet with Governor General nominee Shelley Hrdlitschka. Shelley discussed not only what it means to be nominated for such an award, but also about her personal connection to her writing.