Kian N. Ardalan An author living in Vienna, Austria. While he sucks at arithmetic and essays, he ain’t half bad at putting pen to paper and creating worlds out of it. Kian is currently working on his latest series inspired by Dark Souls, and the newest book is coming out later this year. He otherwise Read More
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#Indieaugust Author Spotlight: JCM Berne
JCM Berne JCM Berne was a geek long before anyone thought it was cool. A youth spent immersed in E.E. Smith, Micronauts, Bruce Lee, and Conan the Barbarian led to a lifelong obsession with martial arts and shonen manga. As an adult he spent more time than was strictly healthy wondering why Luke Cage never Read More
#Indieaugust Author Spotlight: Rory August
Rory August Rory August is a speculative fiction writer, animal lover, nature walker, and all around nerd. When they aren’t writing stories about lonely voyages through space, you can find them playing video games, the guitar, or a myriad of TTRPGs. They live in woodsy New England with their cat and husband. The Last Gifts Read More
#Indieaugust Author Spotlight: Cal Black
Cal Black Cal Black is a Canadian writer based in Ontario who enjoys writing about messy people who make an effort to improve their situation. Cal has a short story published in an anthology, was a semi-finalist in the Writers of the Future contest, and won a Wattpad ‘Watty’ award for Fantasy in 2019. After Read More
#Indieaugust Author Spotlight: Dave Dobson
Dave Dobson A native of Ames, Iowa, Dave loves writing, reading, boardgames, computer games, improv comedy, pizza, barbarian movies, and the cheaper end of the Taco Bell menu. Also, his wife and kids. Dave is the author of Snood, Snoodoku, Snood Towers, and other computer games. Dave first published Snood in 1996, and it became one Read More
#Indieaugust Author Spotlight: Joel Spriggs
Joel Spriggs Joel Spriggs (1982-?) was born and raised in Frankfort, IN. He graduated from Franklin College of Indiana in 2004 with a Bachelor of the Fine Arts in Computer Science and Broadcast Journalism. Joel’s first novel, “Over A God’s Dead Body” was published in June 2018 and is the first in a planned series Read More
#Indieaugust Author Spotlight: Joshua Shuh
Joshua Shuh Joshua Shuh became an author to have a legitimate reason to wear sweater vests. The following is a short history of what makes him excellent! Joshua was Born in Ann Arbor, Mi. He has lived in seven different states, even including such exotic locations as Ohio. He currently resides in Ohio with his Read More
#Indieaugust Author Spotlight: Laura Laakso
Laura Laakso Laura is a Finn who has spent most of her adulthood in England. Writing and storytelling has always been an integral part of her life, but it was turning thirty that led her to pursue a career in writing seriously. When she is not writing or working in her day job as an Read More
#Indieaugust Author Spotlight: Alex Robins
Alex Robins Alex Robins was born in Norwich, England back when it was still trendy to wear lycra tracksuits and bright pink headbands. Norwich School Library was where he first discovered his love of reading, an old converted undercroft packed to the rafters with books. The first fantasy series he read was The Dragonlance Chronicles Read More
#Indieaugust Author Spotlight: Vaela Denarr & Micah Iannandrea
Vaela Denarr & Micah Iannandrea Our names are Vaela (She/They) and Micah (They/Them), and beyond being in a committed romantic (unfortunately long distance) relationship, we write queer stories together. Our debut was THE GIFT OF BLOOD, a story that started out as simply being about a vampire hunting monsters, and evolved into a tale of Read More
