Q: Can you tell us a little about
yourself?
A: I like to write spooky, exciting
adventures to take readers away from their problems and let them escape the
real world for a little while.
Q: What started your interest in writing?
A: I’ve always loved to read, and
there were stories I wanted to read that no one had written, so I decided to
write them myself.
Q: What is your book(s) about?
A: Inheritance is part of my Deadly
Curiosities urban fantasy series, but it can be read as a stand-alone. Cassidy
Kincaide can read the history and magic of objects by touching them. She and
her allies in Charleston, SC keep the world safe from supernatural threats. In
Inheritance, Caribbean ghosts terrorize Charleston and start racking up a body
count. Then Beckford Pendlewood, the heir to a powerful family of dark
warlocks, shows up raving about a bound demon locked in a lost box and begs
sanctuary. Can Cassidy and her friends find the demon box, stop the killer
ghosts, and break the Pendlewood curse before Beckford’s murderous cousins and
the vengeful demon destroy them all?
Q: What are you currently working on?
A: We’re finishing up the next
Wasteland Marshals novella for Falstaff Books, and I’m also working on Loose
Ends, the next Morgan Brice book in my Badlands series about a psychic medium
and a skeptical cop hunting supernatural killers in Myrtle Beach.
Q: What do you do when you’re not
writing?
A: I love to read, I’m a huge fan of
the TV show Supernatural, and I enjoy hanging out with family, friends, and our
dogs.
Q: What genres do you write in?
A: I write epic fantasy, urban fantasy
and more as Gail Z. Martin, and urban fantasy MM romance as Morgan Brice. I
also co-write several series with my husband, Larry N. Martin, which range from
steampunk to comedic horror to near-future post-apocalyptic. I’ve been
published for about 12 years at this point. I’ve also been part of more than 40
anthologies in the US/UK.
Q: Is there anything you would tell
aspiring writers?
A: Never give up. It always takes
longer than you think it will, but persistent people see their dreams come
true.
Q: If zombies attacked what kind of
supplies would you want?
A: A machete and a shotgun with a lot
of ammo!
Q: For readers who haven't tried your
books yet, how do you think your editor or loyal readers would describe your
books?
A: I write series with plenty of
supernatural chills, lots of action, and relatable characters who stand by
their friends and the ‘found family’ they’ve created to fight evil and save the
world.
Q: What do readers have to look
forward to in the future from you?
A: I’ll have books coming out in all
my current series over the next year, and on the Morgan Brice side, I’ve also
got some new series I’m looking forward to having readers meet.
Q: Writer’s block—real or hype?
A: As my friend John Hartness says,
there’s no such thing as ‘plumber’s block’. In every other job, you get up and
go to work, even if it’s not your best day ever. So if you are writing books
for a living, you’ve got to work around days when your brain is sludgy or you’re
tired or you’re stuck. Usually, I find that doing some research helps me figure
out the missing piece, or I do an outline of the chapter where I’m having
trouble. When I get stuck, it’s because I don’t have a clear enough mental
image of where the story needs to go. So that’s what works for me.
Q: Do you prefer to extensively plot
your stories, or do you write them as they come to you?
A: Every writer does it differently. I
write a book overview, and then break it down into chapters, and figure out
what has to happen in each chapter to move the plot forward. That usually ends
up to be multiple pages long, depending on the length of the book. I know
writers who write bigger outlines and smaller outlines. It’s whatever works for
the individual. Even with an outline, there are ideas that take shape as you’re
writing that you didn’t expect, and that’s really fun.
Q: What advantages or challenges does
a writer in your genre face in today’s fiction market?
A: We have more ways to reach readers
than ever before, and more books on the market for readers to choose from. That
is great for authors being able to get their books published, but it’s also
daunting, because it’s easy to get lost in the crowd. So it really puts the
emphasis on authors making an effort to connect with readers and stay in touch
through social media, newsletters, and conventions.
Q: Has there been any characters that
started off as supporting characters, but then developed into a more prominent
character?
A: That happens a lot, especially when
a character really takes on a lot of personality and you start to see how they
can play a bigger role. It’s one of the fun parts of writing, when a character speaks
up and wants to do more!
Q: How do you like to relax after a
day writing?
A: I like to read, cook, travel, hang
out with friends and family and our dogs, and watch a little TV. Pretty normal
stuff!
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Publisher: SOL Publishing
Series: Deadly Curiosities, book 4
Book Blurb:
Cassidy Kincaide runs Trifles
& Folly in modern-day Charleston, an antiques and curio shop with a
dangerous secret. Cassidy can read the history of objects by touching them, and
she teams up with friends and allies who use magic and paranormal abilities to
get rid of cursed objects and keep Charleston and the world safe from
supernatural threats.
Caribbean ghosts
terrorize Charleston and start racking up a body count. Then Beckford
Pendlewood, the heir to a powerful family of dark warlocks, shows up raving
about a bound demon locked in a lost box and begs sanctuary. Can Cassidy and
her friends find the demon box, stop the killer ghosts, and break the
Pendlewood curse before Beckford’s murderous cousins and the vengeful demon
destroy them all?
“I
have a problem antique I’d like you to take a look at.” The man on the other
end of the call sounded rattled. I recognized his name—Alfred Stone, from Stone
Auctions—but I didn’t think we had ever spoken, let alone met.
“What
kind of ‘problem’ does it present?” I asked. A number of possibilities came to
mind. “Questionable provenance? Not sure how to authenticate?”
“I
think it’s trying to kill me.”
Well,
damn. That kind of problem. “All right, Mr. Stone. Try to stay calm.”
“I
just told you, it’s trying to kill me. I heard you…know…about these things.
Please, help me.”
Across
the store, Teag Logan glanced up to make sure everything was all right. I nodded,
and he went back to helping a customer.
“I
can come now. Are you at the showroom?”
“Yes.
Thank you. And…please…hurry.”
I
ended the call and sighed. This might be the first time Alfred Stone had an
antique try to kill him, but that made it just another day here at Trifles and
Folly.
I’m
Cassidy Kincaide, and I own Trifles and Folly, an antique and curio shop in
historic, haunted Charleston, South Carolina. The shop has been in my family
for more than three hundred years. While we’re known as a great place to buy
high-quality antiques, the shop is also a cover for the Alliance, a coalition
of mortals and immortals who save Charleston—and the world—from supernatural
threats. I’m a psychometric, which means I can read the history and magic of
objects by touching them. Teag is my assistant store manager, best friend, and
sometimes bodyguard—and he’s also a talented Weaver witch. Sorren, my business
partner, is a nearly six-hundred-year-old vampire. Together with some other
friends with very specialized abilities, we do our best to keep the world safe
from dark magic and things that go bump in the night.
“Problem?”
Teag asked when the customer left.
“I’m
not sure,” I replied. “Alfred Stone just called—from the auction house. He says
he’s got an item that’s trying to kill him.”
“You
want me to go with you?” Teag pushed a lock of dark hair out of his eyes. His
skater-boy haircut and skinny jeans made him look younger than his late
twenties. “Maggie can handle the store.”
On
cue, Maggie—our lifesaver of a part-time associate—waved to agree from the
other side of the store. She was sporting a new bright pink streak in her short
gray hair, and it matched her sweater, a reminder—as if I needed one—that she
believed in taking risks and living large.
I
reached up to slick my humidity-frizzy strawberry blond hair back into a
ponytail and shook my head. “Let me go see what the problem is, and I’ll figure
out what to do from there. It’s not far away, in case I need to give a shout.”
Author Bio
Gail Z. Martin writes epic fantasy,
urban fantasy and steampunk for Solaris Books, Orbit Books, SOL Publishing,
Darkwind Press, Worldbuilders Press and Falstaff Books. Recent books
include Sellsword’s Oath, Inheritance,
Wasteland Marshals. As Morgan Brice, she writes urban fantasy MM paranormal
romance including the Witchbane, Badlands and Treasure Trail series. Recent
books include The Rising, Flame and Ash.
Urban fantasy series include Deadly
Curiosities and the Night Vigil (Sons of Darkness). Epic fantasy series include
Darkhurst, the Chronicles Of The Necromancer, the Fallen Kings Cycle, the
Ascendant Kingdoms Saga, and the Assassins of Landria. Together with Larry N.
Martin, she is the co-author of Iron & Blood, Storm & Fury (both
Steampunk/alternate history), the Spells Salt and Steel comedic horror series,
the Joe Mack Shadow Council series, and the Wasteland Marshals series. Her stories
have appeared in more than 40 US/UK anthologies.
Find her at www.GailZMartin.com, on Twitter @GailZMartin, on Facebook.com/WinterKingdoms,
at DisquietingVisions.com blog, on Instagram www.instagram.com/morganbriceauthor and on Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/GailZMartin. Never miss out on the news and new releases—newsletter
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