Tag: Steampunk

Author Spotlight: Larry N. Martin

Erin Penn

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Larry N. Martin is part of the Gail Z. Martin and Larry N. Martin writing team. Together they have created the steampunk Jake Desmet Adventures, the urban fantasy monster hunter Mark Wojcik – a mechanic out of Pennsylvania, the post-apocalypse Wasteland Marshals, the historic fantasy steelworker Joe Mack, and I am going to stop there for brevity. I know there is more; this team is so prolific they have their own imprint: Sol Publishing … and they still create works for other medium and small presses. 

For the most part, Ms. Martin runs the social media and marketing end of the post-production while Mr. Martin takes care of the editing and uploads. Watching them churn words is like watching a waterfall, the magic never ends.

Even with all of that, Mr. Martin creates books on his own including the fantasy The Splintered Crown and the science fiction novel Salvage Rat.

Of all the many genres he works in, I’m going to say Mr. Martin loves Steampunk the best. He even cosplays in steampunk at conventions. I’m not sure it’s his favorite genre to write in, but his eyes sparkle the most when he gets on the Steampunk and Costuming panels.

Author Spotlight: MJ Blehart

Erin Penn

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I’ve known MJ Blehart for a long time, a couple decades or more, even before the automobile accident that sent him down his new path. The accident where he wasn’t in the car with all the protection of air bags and crumple zones – car vs. human walking equals a lot of problems for the human walking. The doctors seeing a rotund computer geek said he would never walk without aid. Don’t ever tell Mr. Blehart what he can or can’t accomplish.

The man fences now – hence the writing for the anthology “Spells and Swashbucklers“. He knows Swashbuckling.

He also writes, blogs, edits, podcasts, and reads for audiobooks. His blog is focused on Positivity and how Consciousness Creates Reality. Occasionally he collects the posts into non-fiction publication. Most of his fictional work is self-published and shows his growth as a writer. The constant immersion in writing fiction, blogging non-fiction, and exposure to other writers as an editor and reader has him growing by leaps and bounds. Look at his work on Medium.com to see his style interests you: https://medium.com/@mjblehart