Wily Grant Stone Interviewed

I specifically remember the moment I started reading "The Salt Line," by Grant Stone. I was immediately transported to a strange landscape whose mood carried me through to the end. Everything about the story evokes a connection with ancient cultures and sources of power that go back even before humanity walked the earth. I found myself thinking about the story…

Wily Bruce Taylor Interviewed

Bruce Taylor, aka Mr. Magic Realism, is one of Seattle's landmarks, always seen wherever writers are gathering, dressed in his white suit and top hat. He's a ray of light in an otherwise very rainy and dark city, drawing writers and other creatives to him. If you ever get the opportunity to converse with him, grab it. He's a wise…

Wily Alan Baxter Interviewed

Alan Baxter lives in Australia, which goes to show how international the Wily Writers are. He's an up-and-coming writer with two fun and scary-as-Hell novels under his belt as well as numerous short stories. His stories have been chosen for publication at Wily Writers, with two different celebrity editors doing the choosing each time, and once for the "Best of"…

Wily Nathan Crowder Interviewed

Nathan Crowder has been affiliated with Wily Writers since its inception. His influence helped guide the group and the e-zine. He's such a talented writer, now turned editor and publisher, that I was honored to include his short story "Ink Calls to Ink" in the Night-Mantled: Best of Wily Writers anthology. I hope you enjoy this interview I did with…

Wily Lisa Morton Interviewed

Lisa Morton was one of the early Wily Writers and a definite score for the ezine. She has inspiring talent across numerous fields, including writing short fiction. She contributed "Sane Reaction" to our repertoire of podcasts. It's a horror story about a couple who meet in a bar and find they have more in common than they ever expected. This…

Wily Seanan McGuire Interviewed

The writers who contributed to WilyWriters.com, my speculative fiction podcast, have blown me away with their talent. For the anthology, Night-Mantled: Best of Wily Writers, Volume 1, we chose the very best contributors from the first year of publication. I approached the authors and invited them to contribute--this was before I opened up to general submissions--and they all responded by…