New Story, Review, and Interview in Revista de Suspans

The April issue, no. 25, of Revista de Suspans is out, and it includes several goodies among which:

- a short story - "Înlănţuiţi" (this is the Romanian version of Breaking the Chains, initially included in "Efectul de nautil" short story collection, Millennium Books, 2013.)

- a review of "Secvenţă de zbor" short story collection (Millennium Books, 2016); this is the first review of the book as far as I know since it was just released earlier this month.

- an interview with yours truly in which I'm talking about the new book and also about self-publishing.

Thank you, Cezarina, for inviting me to be part of this great issue!

P.S. If you want to read more about angels and demons, the second installment in The Devil You Know series, The Night between Heaven and Hell, is out on Amazon.

Interview on Absolute Skating

The Olympics Games start today. Well, the opening ceremony is on Friday, but the team skating competition starts today so today it is.

To celebrate the event, the Absolute Skating team asked the staff about their Olympic memories. You can read my answers here.

Enjoy the Games!

Romanian Horror and Fantasy Roundtable

Mihai Adascalitei from Dark Wolf's Fantasy Reviews invited a series of Romanian writers and artists (Raluca Băceanu, Marian Coman, Oliviu Crâznic, Ştefana Cristina Czeller, A.R. Deleanu, Andrei Gaceff, Teodora Gheorghe, Teodora Matei, Cristina Nemerovschi, Claudia Niculescu, Mircea Pricăjan, Radu Romaniuc, George Sauciuc, Cristina Schek, Narcisa Stoica, Ioana Vișan) to talk about the state of Romanian horror and fantasy not only in literature but in culture, in general, as well. I think our answers describe the situation quite accurately so check them out. Oh, by the way, the interview is in English so, hopefully, it will reach a wider audience.

Interview in Argos Magazine

I was interviewed for the October issue of Argos Magazine.

Here's the proof.

Thank you, Horia!

Smashwords Q & A

Smashwords has a new feature that allows you to create your own Q & A, ten questions for potential readers to know you better. Here are my answers.

Interview on Galileo Online

Horia Ursu interviewed me for Galileo Online. We talked about the ESFS Encouragement Award received at Eurocon over the weekend, self-publishing, the difference between ebooks and traditional books, my new release, and my plans for the future. There's even a brand new announcement at the end.

Read the full interview here.

Two stories and one interview in Revista de Suspans

I've been wanting to write a story for Revista de Suspans (Suspense Magazine) ever since its launch last fall. With other magazines, unless they pay, I'm usually like "okay, let's give it a couple of months and see how it fares, and then maybe I'll write something for it." It wasn't the case here as I was already familiar with Mircea Pricajan's work from Suspans.ro, so it was only a matter of time for finding the time to write the story and, of course, finding the right idea for it. It looks like the waiting paid off because in the April issue of Revista de Suspans you'll find not just one story but two plus an interview featuring... me.

1. "Iluminare" (Illumination) - Romanian short story written especially for Revista de Suspense. Initially, the story was supposed to include more fantasy elements, but sometimes what you write on the paper (or in this case type) comes out a little differently than what you have planned. After the first draft was done, I considered re-writing the story to get it back on the right track, but then it risked turning out too much like Howgarts, and I kind of liked it the way it was. Besides, I don't write only sci fi and fantasy, I write suspense and adventure too, and oh, you should read my spicy romance, tee-hee!

2. "The Chase" - English short story, included in "Blue Moon Cafe Series: Where Shifters Meet for Drinks". If you like it and want to read more stories set in the same universe, you can get the short story collection here or check out the various links at the right.

3. Interview - It's about "Zombii: Cartea mortilor vii" (Zombies: The Book of the Living Dead), and it features most of the authors included in the anthology (you can order the book here). While reading it, I noticed that my answers are the shortest so if you really want to know how this writer's mind works I guess you'll have to read my stories. *grins* Oh, and check out Roxana's Brinceanu's answer no. 6. It gave me quite a giggle!

Guest Appearance on Radio Romania Cultural

On Saturday, February 9, I'm invited to make a guest appearance along Narcisa Stoica and Raluca Baceanu on "Exploratorii lumii de maine" (Tomorrow World Explorers) radio show hosted by Stefan Ghidoveanu on Radio Romania Cultural.

The show takes place between 13:15 and 13:45 (GMT+2), and you can listen to it live on Radio Romania Cultural's website. I see they have a live cam too, but don't get too excited, I won't be in the studio. I'll be calling in.

There's a big announcement waiting to be made, if time allows it, so stay tuned!

Update: It turned out that I had no reason to be nervous about speaking on the radio. It was like panicpanicpanicpanic for the last half an hour before the show, and then five minutes before the show started I told myself 'this is silly, it's going to be fine'. And it was. I mean it wasn't bad for a first live interview. Sure, my voice sounds like that of a five years old or as if I haven't eaten anything in a week when ran through a machine, but other than that I think I did well. I sure as hell won't have  any problems doing an interview in the future. So bring it on! :)

Going back to the big announcement I mentioned earlier, a Romanian collection of my short stories is planned to be published this spring and launched at the Final Frontier book fair in March. I'll tell you more when I know more.

Blue Moon Cafe Series Interview and Giveaway

Here's another interview related to Blue Moon Cafe Series: Where Shifters Meet for Drinks and a giveway hosted by My Weekly Book. 5 copies available for 10 days. Good luck!

If you cannot wait that long, Blue Moon Cafe Series: Where Shifters Meet for Drinks is available through Amazon, Amazon.uk, Amazon.fr, Amazon.de, Amazon.es, Amazon.it, Amazon.ca, Amazon.co.jp, iTunes, Kobo and Smashwords, for only $0.99 for a short period of time. 

Interview in Suspans.ro

Andreea Sterea interviewed me about my traditional publishing and self-publishing experience for Suspans.ro.

Here is the result.

There's a bit about my upcoming plans in there too, if you're interested.

Human Instincts Review and Interview

Thank you, Bonnie, for reviewing Human Instincts and interviewing me for your blog.

Human Instincts is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, iTunes, Sony, Smashwords. 

If you read it, please take the time to review it on Amazon and rate it on Goodreads. Thanks! 

Interview on We Do Write

Thank you to Dorothy Dreyer for interviewing me for her We Do Write blog.

Human Instincts is available on Amazon, Smashwords and other online stores. Check out the links in the right side bar.

New Interview & eBook Giveaway

Thank you to Valette for hosting an interview and Human Instincts giveaway on her Book Snatch blog.

Human Instincts is available on Amazon, Smashwords and other online stores. Check out the links in the right side bar.

Interview & eBook Giveaway

Kathy from I Am A Reader, Not A Writer has interviewed me. There's also a chance for you to win a copy of Human Instincts if you enter the giveaway on her blog so go check it out!

Human Instincts is available on Amazon, Smashwords and other online stores. Check out the links in the right side bar.

Interview on A. D. Duling's blog

Thanks to Alishia for interviewing me for her A.D. Duling's Diddley Doodle Dandy Writings blog.

Human Instincts is available on Amazon, Smashwords and other online stores. Find the links in the right side bar.

Later edit: Regarding the upcoming projects, I think I need to clarify something: aside from the self-publishing, there are several other projects I'm working on. Chances are the Romanian stuff will get published first so my English speaking readers will have to wait for a bit, but no worries, Evolution 2 is coming out on August 15 and it includes my story "Beneath the Skin".

2nd edit: And this was my 500th post.

Top 10 Q & A on I Read Indie

Thanks to Mandy for allowing me to participate in her Top 10 Q & A on her I Read Indie blog.

Human Instincts is available on Amazon, Smashwords and other online stores. Find the links in the right side bar.

Interview in Evenimentul

Many thanks to Stefana Czeller for interviewing me for Evenimentul. Read the result here.
*rushing off to get the print edition*

Later edit: Mission failed. Mom bought them all. LOL

Interview on FanSF

Thanks a lot to the FanSF team for interviewing me this week.

So I guess the cat is out of the bag. Here's a recap of my plans for the upcoming future:
- short story collection of old and new material in collaboration with Millennium Books scheduled for the fall;
- apocalyptic novella translated into English and self-published online;
- vampire story *gasps* yes, because I've never written one and someone needs to save Vlad Tepes' reputation. *hehe*
- first part of a fantasy trilogy again meant for self-publishing.

Now cross your fingers for me so everything works as planned. :)

Update: The interview is mentioned in Galileo Online, who decided to dust off my debut story "Inghetul". I haven't read it in ages so now I wonder if I even recognize myself in that piece.

Steampunk: The Second Revolution - Making of

My part for the "Making of" series regarding Steampunk: The Second Revolution has been published in Galileo Online.

If you want to know how "Miss Vu's Morning Ride" came to life, read here. No spoilers, though, it's mostly about the writing process.

The photos were taken inside Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart and they were used as inspiration for the vehicles appearing in the story. You might actually recognize one, when you get to read it. :)