Interviews
I haven’t had many non-tour interviews on the blog, mainly because I’ve always been afraid to approach authors for interviews and partly because I feel as if I’m terrible at coming up with interesting questions that haven’t already been asked and answered, especially during blog tours.
But after 4+ years of blogging, I finally have a few to share.
(Sorted by last name)
Jennifer L. Armentrout, author, Tempting the Bodyguard
Ilsa J. Bick, author, The Dickens Mirror
Martina Boone, author, Compulsion
Alexandra Bracken, author, Passenger
Anthony Breznican, author, Brutal Youth
T.J. Brown, author, Summerset Abbey
Naomi Canale, author, His Dark Ways
Joelle Charbonneau, author, The Testing series
G.P. Ching, author, The Soulkeepers and Weaving Destiny
Susane Colasanti, author, the City Love trilogy
Betsy Cornwell, author, Mechanica
Sarah Beth Durst, author, The Lost
Sarah Beth Durst, author, Chasing Power
Sarah Beth Durst, author, The Girl Who Could Not Dream
Simone Elkeles, author, Wild Crush
Jacqueline Green, author, Kiss and Tell
Amy Butler Greenfield, author, The Chantress Trilogy
Bethany Griffin, author, Masque of the Red Death
Bethany Griffin, author, The Fall
Rae Hachton, author, Pretty in Black
Alyxandra Harvey, author, A Breath of Frost
Anne Heltzel, author, Charlie, Presumed Dead
Eleanor Herman, author, Legacy of Kings
Wendy Higgins, author, Sweet Evil
Amanda Hocking, author, Trylle Trilogy, Watersong series, The Hollows, My Blood Approves
C.C. Hunter, author, Unspoken
Jennifer Jenkins, author, Nameless
Angeline Kace, author, Descended By Blood
Tiffany King, author, Meant To Be, Forgotten Souls, The Ascended
E. Katherine Kottaras, author, How to Be Brave
Karsten Knight, author, Wildefire, Embers & Echoes
Emmy Laybourne, author, Sweet
Trisha Leaver, author, The Secrets We Keep
Mary Lindsey, author, Shattered Souls
Katherine Longshore, author, Brazen
Jenny Martin, author, Tracked
M.R. Merrick, author, Exiled, Shift
Stephen Metcalfe, author, The Tragic Age
Lea Nolan, author, Illusion
Caragh M. O’Brien, author, The Vault of Dreamers
Lauren Oliver, author, Rooms
Lauren Oliver and H.C. Chester, authors, Curiosity House: The Shrunken Head
Stacey O’Neale, author, Mortal Enchantment series
Allison Pataki, author, The Accidental Empress
Johanna Pitcairn, author, 32 Seconds
Deirdre Riordan Hall, author, Sugar
Romina Russell, author, Zodiac
Jeanne Ryan, author, Charisma
Melinda Salisbury, The Sin Eater’s Daughter
Elizabeth Scott, author, Heartbeat, Between Here and Forever, The Unwritten Rule, et al
Maria V. Snyder, author, Night Study
Ann Redisch Stampler, author, Afterparty
Margaret Stohl, author, Black Widow, Red Vengeance
Courtney Summers, author, All the Rage
Stephanie Tyler, author, Defiance
Scott Tracey, author, Witch Eyes, Demon Eyes, Moonset
Scott Tracey, (Part II), author, Witch Eyes, Demon Eyes, Moonset
Scott Tracey, author, Moonset, (includes interviews with Moonset’s characters)
Rachel Vincent, author, The Flame Never Dies
Tammara Webber, author, Between the Lines series, Easy
Kiersten White, author, And I Darken
Kelley York, author, Hushed
Samantha Young, author, The Tale of Lunarmorte, Warriors of Ankh, The Fade, Fire Spirits series
Suzanne Young, author, The Remedy
Allen Zadoff, author, I Am the Traitor
(Sorted by author)
Chloe Kennedy, Ghost House by Alexandra Adornetto
Daemon Black, Lux series by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Daemon Black – 2nd interview, Lux series by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Jane Montjoy, The Stepsister’s Tale by Tracy Barrett
Cia Vale, The Testing series by Joelle Charbonneau
Mara Kane, The Soulkeepers series by G.P. Ching
Jack Dandy, The Steampunk Chronicles series by Kady Cross
Quinn Caffrey, Breathe series by Sarah Crossan
Savannah and Tristan, The Clann series by Melissa Darnell
Bonnie/Chloe, Benton and Patrick, Something Real by Heather Demetrios
Marcus Marble, Pretty in Black by Rae Hachton
Kaidan Rowe, The Sweet Trilogy by Wendy Higgins
Juliet Emerline, The Architect of Song by A.G. Howard
Haniel, The Ascended by Tiffany King
Cat Colvin, The Childe by C.A. Kunz
The Fennrys Wolf, Starling series by Lesley Livingston
West and Haley, Take Me On by Katie McGarry
Joy Malone, The Twixt series by Dawn Metcalf
Luc Rousseau, The Dispossessed series by Page Morgan
Tavia Michaels, Earthbound by Aprilynne Pike
Tavia Michaels, Earthquake by Aprilynne Pike
Logan McEntire, Defiance series by C.J. Redwine
Cole Holland, the White Rabbit Chronicles by Gena Showalter
Emma, Afterparty by Ann Redisch Stampler
Jade Lansing, Witch Eyes series by Scott Tracey
Justin, Jenna, Malcolm, Cole and Bailey, Moonset series by Scott Tracey
Viggo, Causal Enchantment series by K.A. Tucker
Blake Williams, Bandia series by Talia Vance
Emma Marshall, Soul Screamers series by Rachel Vincent
Sabine Campbell, Soul Screamers series by Rachel Vincent
Sophie Cavanaugh, Soul Screamers series by Rachel Vincent
Tod Hudson, Soul Screamers series by Rachel Vincent
Alex Bennett, blogger, Electrifying Reviews
Amanda and Sarah, bloggers, Short and Sweet Reviews
Jaime and Patricia, bloggers, Two Chicks On Books
Jaime, blogger, Two Chicks on Books (Playing 20 Questions with…)
Jenna, blogger, Jenna Does Books (Playing 20 Questions with…)
Jenny, blogger, Supernatural Snark (for the CRASH INTO YOU Blog Tour)
Katrina, blogger, Bookish Things & More (Playing 20 Questions with…)
Kayla, blogger, The Thousand Lives (Playing 20 Questions with…)
Mindy, blogger, Magical Urban Fantasy Reads
Guest Posts
(Sorted by Author)
Reneé Ahdieh – On Writing the eNovellas
Lynda Aicher – The Perfect Valentine…Or Not
Katie Alender – Favorite & Most Challenge Scenes from THE DEAD GIRLS OF HYSTERIA HALL
Josephine Angelini – Lucas Delos Interviews Josephine Angelini
Victoria Aveyard – This or That
Chandler Baker – Five Facts About TEEN FRANKENSTEIN
Anna Banks – The Adventures of Waitressing
Vivi Barnes – Excerpt from Z’s POV + Intro
Vivi Barnes – Questions about OLIVIA TWISTED answered
Emily Barr – One Memory You Would (Or Wouldn’t) Want to Be Your Only Memory
Erin Beaty – Favorite and Most Challenging Scenes to Write (and Why)
Nina Berry – On Being Notorious by Pagan Jones
Cristin Bishara – CharacterRuby Wright on traveling through a wormhole
Liz Braswell – Ten Reasons Why to Twist a Classic Disney Tale
Lee Bross – Life in the Criminal Underworld
Melanie Card – WARD AGAINST DEATH Excerpt
Rae Carson – Why Do I Write YA?
Nicole Castroman – Most Challenging Scene, On Writing Blacksouls, Favorite Quotes, 10 Things, 5 Things
Joelle Charbonneau – Character Q&A with Raffe
Molly Cochran – Katy Interviews Her Author, Molly Cochran
Molly Cochran – Five Things You Should Never Wish For
Daniel Cohen – Dan Interviews His Characters and They Interview Him
Gina Damico – Rogue Photo Hunt Reveal
Jordan Dane – Who are the Believers?
Melissa Darnell – Who and What are the Clann?
Heather Demetrios – This or That
Lisa Desrochers – A Little Too Hot Alternate POV Scene
Heather Dixon – Creating the Alternate Worlds
Debra Dockter – The Fabulous World of Twins
Catherine Doyle – Creating the Criminal Underworld in VENDETTA
Debra Driza – MILA 2.0 Excerpt
Alexandra Duncan – Difficult Scenes
Katlyn Duncan – Favorite Scene from This Summer
Katlyn Duncan – Hadley and Lily’s Top “Summer to Remember” Must Haves
Sabrina Elkins – Cami Describes Julian & Julian Describes Cami
Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivison – 5 Awkward Dating Moments, Misunderstandings, or Mishaps
Rinda Elliott – Forecast Vlog
Trinity Faegen – The Road to The Mephisto Covenant’s Publication
Tara Fuller – Favorite INBETWEEN Moments
Claudia Gabel and Cheryl Klam – The Pros and Cons of Escaping Into a Virtual World
Kami Garcia and Kimberly Derting – Magical Gifts
T.M. Goeglein – A Quest Paid in Blood
Lori Goldstein – 5 Jinn Stereotypes Azra Wishes Weren’t True
Carol Goodman – Blythewood’s Setting
Tessa Gratton – Tessa’s Top Ten Wizard/Magical Movies
Ryan Graudin – Top 10 Favorite Quotes from All That Glows & Why
Claudia Gray – Top Five Moments in the Spellcaster Series
Bethany Griffin – Author and Character’s Top Five Favorite Passages from DANCE OF THE RED DEATH
Bethany Hagen – On David Dana from Landry Park
Bethany Hagen – On Writing the Romance in Jubilee Manor
Kiki Hamilton – Torn Wing Blog Tour Q&A
Kim Harrington – This or That with Donovan and Kane
Alyxandra Harvey – Introduction to Moira
Wendy Higgins – This, That or The Other with Wendy, Anna and Kai
Heather Hildenbrand – COLD BLOOD Excerpt
C.J. Hill – Dystopian Fashion
C.J. Hill – Top Ten Things Every Slayer Needs
Rosamund Hodge – The Lure of the Beast
A.G. Howard – Ensnared Cover Puzzle
A.G. Howard – Morpheus Talks Likes/Dislikes of Netherlings
A.G. Howard – Morpheus shares Ensnared in a Winter Wonderland lyrics
A.G. Howard – Looking Back at the Splintered Series Characters
O’Dell Hutchison – Character and Author This or That
Stacey Jay – Love or Duty
Elana Johnson – Possession Series Villains
Michael Johnston – Everyday Conservation
Sophie Jordan – One Thing My Character(s) Have Taught Me
Sophie Jordan – Challenges of Creating the Uninvited World
Amelia Kahaney – Five Young Adult Books I Loved
Alex Kahler – Introduces The Immortal Circus
Alex Kahler – An interview between the author and King Oberon
Alex Kahler – King Oberon bashes the Winter Court
Alex Kahler – An interview between the author and Annabel Morgan
Alex Kahler – A Letter from Oberon Declaring War
Alex Kahler – Mab Introduces Act Two
Alex Kahler – On Changing a Character’s Fate
Brigid Kemmerer – Most Challenging Scenes
Dawn Klehr – Revenge, Love and Hate
Karsten Knight – Top 5 Vlogs (includes an interview)
Nina LaCour – On the cover for Everything Leads to You
Robin LaFevers – Bluebeard
Sara B. Larson – Character Bios
Jennifer Laurens – Who is Grace Doll?
Claire Legrand – Five Favorite Quotes & Passages
Christy Lenzi – Writing the Romance Aspects of STONE FIELD
April Lindner – Top Ten Things I Love About Italy by Lucy Sommersworth
April Lindner – Some Rules of the Road
Mary Lindsey – Annabel Lee’s Influence
Katherine Longshore – Top Five Favorite Scenes from Manor of Secrets
Carrie Mac – Most Challenging Scene to Write
Amanda Maciel – Top Ten Writing Must Haves
Lisa Maxwell – Character Profile: Jianyu Lee
Molly McAdams – On Brody Saco
Molly McAdams – Forgiving Lies Excerpt
Katie McGarry – Echo Interviews Katie McGarry
Gretchen McNeil – 10 Random Things
Gretchen McNeil – Top Ten ’80s Film Quotes
M.R. Merrick – The Interrogation: Rayna interviews Chase
M. R. Merrick – Chase talks about The Circle
Dawn Metcalf – A Note from Graus Claude
Courtney Allison Moulton – SHADOWS IN THE SILENCE Teaser
Courtney Allison Moulton – Deleted Scene with Ellie and Cadan
Amy K. Nichols – Meeting Danny Ogden by Eevee Solomon
Lea Nolan – Illusion Introduction + Sneak Peek
Lea Nolan – Ten Things Every Hoodoo Apprentice Needs
Elizabeth Norris – On Writing the Unraveling series + Top Ten Songs to write it to
Stacey O’Neale – Elemental Courts
Stacey O’Neale – Most Challenging Scene from UNDER HIS SKIN
Brenda Pandos – A Scene Written from Nicholas’ POV
Brenda Pandos – Brenda Interviews Julia
Fiona Paul – Getting to know Luca: A Q & A session with the other guy from VENOM
Elizabeth Paulson – Fairytale Influences
Amy Plum – Meet Vincent
Amy Plum – IF I SHOULD DIE Excerpt
Cindy Pon – Top Three Favorite Passages from SERPENTINE
Caisey Quinn – Writing LOVING DALLAS
Sara Raasch – First Lines from Snow Like Ashes
Sara Raasch – Favorite and Most Challenging Scenes in the Series
C. J. Redwine – Five Fast Facts
Juliana Romano – Friendship vs. Love
Romina Russell – On Creating the Zodiac Universe
Melinda Salisbury – 5 Favorite Quotes
Cynthia Sax – Scorching Confrontations
Cynthia Sax – When Characters Dream
Victoria Scott – 10 Things Every Brimstone Bleed Contender Should Have
Rebecca Serle – Celeb Love Triangles
Megan Shepherd – Favorite Character POV to Write From
Gena Showalter – Milla’s Phobia
Kristen Simmons – The most important thing she learned in school
Cara Lynn Shultz – Emma’s Pick for Brendan
Maria V. Snyder – Favorite Quotes
Sherry Soule – Favorite Character Moments
Jessica Spotswood – Why Cate Cahill?
Ann Redisch Stampler – On Creating the Settings for Afterparty
Sabaa Tahir – Would You Rather?
Sherry Thomas – Top Five Scenes from The Burning Sky
Sherry Thomas – A Day in the Life of Archer Fairfax
Sherry Thomas – Top Three Heartbreaking Moments in the Elemental Trilogy
Stephanie Thomas – Top Five Scenes
Michele Vail – UNDEADLY Character Post – Ally Bartolucci
Patricia Vanasse – On Max Noticing Lauren for the First Time
Talia Vance – Celtic Mythology
Talia Vance – Scene from SPIES AND PREJUDICE from Tanner’s POV
Rachel Vincent – On why romance is so important to her stories
Rachel Vincent – Top Five Favorite-to-write Soul Screamers Scenes
Rachel Vincent – On “What’s Next for Rachel Vincent”
Dan Wells – Timeline
Holly West – 10 Random Things
Kasie West – PIVOT POINT Excerpt
Cecily White – Don’t Quote Me On That
Trisha Wolfe – Top Five Favorite Passages
Samantha Young – On Writing and Self-publishing
Allen Zadoff – On Being an Assassin
Gillian Zane – Run the Streets of NOLA
Michelle Zink – THIS WICKED GAME’s Claire on witnessing her mother practice voodoo
Random Thoughts
2016
Looking Back and Looking Ahead #6 – January 1, 2016
2015
5 Years of Fiktshun: Blogoversary Musings – November 9, 2015
On Doing a Disservice to a Book – October 30, 2015
Having Fun With It – September 25, 2015
Blogging and Moving Don’t Mix – March 5, 2015
When it Clicks – January 13, 2015
2014
Looking Back and Looking Ahead #5 – December 31, 2014
Is it Compelling? – December 7, 2014
On How I Experience a Book – September 28, 2014
The TBR Pile – September 22, 2014
On Being Yourself – August 19, 2014
Seven More Reasons Not to Lend – July 31, 2014
On Making a Difference – July 17, 2014
Reviews or Page Views – June 11, 2014
On Reading YA – June 6, 2014
I’ll Never Understand… – June 3, 2014
We Need Diverse Books but… – May 4, 2014
Reading the Sexy in Public – April 23, 2014
Never-ending Posts – March 13, 2014
The Book Description – February 26, 2014
Is it Time for a Reboot? – January 23, 2014
Looking Back and Looking Ahead #4 – January 1, 2014
2013
Series Obsessed – November 27, 2013
Changes in the Blogosphere – November 7, 2013
Making Some More Changes – October 27, 2013
Blog Identity – October 24, 2013
Who Do You Blog For? – September 26, 2013
Can a Writer Ever Really Retire? – September 12, 2013
Posting for Pageviews – September 5, 2013
Making Some Changes at Fiktshun – August 21, 2013
Biting Off More Than You Can Chew – August 16, 2013
Self-confidence and Self-promotion – August 9, 2013
Blah-ging – July 24, 2013
Am I Cut Out to be a Book Blogger? – June 24, 2013
It’s About the Books, Isn’t It? – May 23, 2013
On Being Subscribed – April 22, 2013
Performance Anxiety – March 11, 2013
On Being Anti-social – March 1, 2013
Blogosphere or Battleground? – January 31, 2013
Looking Back and Looking Ahead #3 – January 1, 2013
2012
Find the Right Vehicle – December 18, 2012
Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes – November 30, 2012
Being Thankful {2} – November 21, 2012
Ennui – November 7, 2012
NaNoWriMo – November 3, 2012
On Rejection…and Being Ignored – October 24, 2012
Originality – September 18, 2012
BBAW: 2012 Highlights – September 14, 2012
BBAW: What Does Book Blogging Mean to Me? – September 12, 2012
BBAW Appreciation: Blogs I Love – September 10, 2012
Readers – September 7, 2012
Pressure – August 24, 2012
Expectations – August 16, 2012
Bloggers are Consumers Too – August 3, 2012
Remembering Why – July 27, 2012
The Slump – June 29, 2012
Is There Really Anything New? – June 20, 2012
Readers vs. Followers – June 15, 2012
When the Magic is Gone – May 18, 2012
Staying Focused – May 9, 2012
On Beta Reading – April 3, 2012
The Luxury of a Book – March 20, 2012
Re-rating – February 27, 2012
Re-reading and Re-rating – February 17, 2012
Don’t Let It End – February 10, 2012
Filling the Void – February 2, 2012
On Being a Slow Reader – January 15, 2012
Looking Back and Looking Ahead #2 – January 1, 2012
2011
On Being a Heroine – December 8, 2011
The Stress-free Book Blogger – December 2, 2011
Being Thankful…and a Giveaway – November 24, 2011
The Negative Review – November 20, 2011
Titles – November 13, 2011
My One Year Blogoversary: Goals – November 9, 2011
Twitter – November 3, 2011
What Motivates You? – October 17, 2011
The DNF Book – October 13, 2011
The New Soul Screamers Novella of Awesomeness – October 7, 2011
The Readers Have Spoken #3 – October 2, 2011
Bad Boys and Heroes – September 30, 2011
Books I’m Dying to Re-read – September 25, 2011
Reader’s Block – September 21, 2011
BBAW: Blogging – September 16, 2011
BBAW: Readers – September 15, 2011
BBAW: Community Part II – September 14, 2011
BBAW: Community – September 12, 2011
Fiktshun’s Had a Facelift – September 10, 2011
Finding Your Voice – September 9, 2011
The Highs and Lows of Book Blogging – September 6, 2011
A Hard Act to Follow – August 24, 2011
The Unbiased Review – August 20, 2011
The Readers Have Spoken #2 – August 19, 2011
The Influence-free Review – August 12, 2011
A Friendly Reminder – August 6, 2011
The YA Crush Tourney: Ash heats up the Winter Court – August 3, 2011
The Spoiler-free Review – August 1, 2011
Everyone Dances with the Reaper – July 29, 2011
The Fictional Witch – July 26, 2011
A Blogger’s Best Friend – the eGalley – July 22, 2011
The YA Crush Tourney – July 20, 2011
Don’t Fear the Reaper – July 8, 2011
Character Connection – July 7, 2011
Why I Became a Book Blogger – June 30, 2011
It all started with Cryer’s Cross – June 23, 2011
My Overused Words – June 17, 2011
The Cliffhanger Ending – June 8 , 2011
The Read-A-Thon – June 6, 2011
50 Upcoming Non-Deubts to Die For – June 3, 2011
Here One Day, Gone the Next – June 2, 2011
The Readers Have Spoken – May 18, 2011
25 Upcoming Debuts to Die For – May 15, 2011
Cover Evolution – May 13, 2011
The Last Minute Blogger – May 13, 2011
When You Put It Out There – May 9, 2011
The Aspiring Writer – May 9, 2011
Six Month Blogoversary – May 9, 2011
“Book Buzz” – May 5, 2011
The Love Letter Review – May 2, 2011
Reviewer’s Block – May 1, 2011
My eReaders – April 29, 2011
24 Hours of Fame – April 27, 2011
My 2011 Top Ten List of Unread Books – April 27, 2011
A Book Lover Who Reviews Books – April 23, 2011
For the Love of Reading – April 20, 2011
The Mailbox That Made Me Cry – April 13, 2011
Confessions of a Book Addict – April 13, 2011
The Book Trailer – April 8, 2011
RT Convention Wednesday – April 7, 2011
The Pros and Cons of Blog Advertising – March 29, 2011
Bookstores – The “Teen” Section – March 27, 2011
Amazing Authors – March 26, 2011
Ahhh…Sookie – March 23, 2011
Book Bloggers – March 15, 2011
The Bookstore – March 11, 2011
Ten Reasons Not to Lend – March 2, 2011
The End of the Road – February 26, 2011
The King – February 12, 2011
The Vampire Diaries – February 11, 2011
Early Reviews – February 3, 2011
Books Into Film – January 29, 2011
Can you judge a book by its excerpt? – January 26, 2011
The Meme – January 23, 2011
Pick Your Paranormal – January 19, 2011
Now That’s Entertaining – January 13, 2011
Cover Appeal – January 8, 2011
2010
Looking Back and Looking Ahead – December 31, 2010
To book vlog or not to book vlog? This is another question – December 26, 2010
The perfect gift for an eBibliophile – December 24, 2010
“Just Discovered” – December 19, 2010
The Magic of Books…and Movies – December 12, 2010
To Re-read or Not to Re-read? That is definitely the question. – December 6, 2010
Too much is never enough…or is it just too much? – December 3, 2010
Why YA? – November 30, 2010
Black Friday for Book Junkies – November 24, 2010
Amazon Recommends… – November 17, 2010
To Market, To Market – November 17, 2010
Book List Mania and the Thrill of the Pre-Order – November 15, 2010
Rise of the eBook – Oh where, oh where have the editors gone? – November 12, 2010
Call it Old Fashioned, but a Bound Book has its Merits – May 19, 2010
iPad for iBooks – May 6, 2010
