Tell us a little bit about you:

I have been studying for my PhD since 2009 and have, more recently begun to self-publish works of fiction on Kindle. I love to write and be creative and I often illustrate my own stories.

I like the fact that it isn’t real life.

What inspires/influences you?

All sorts of things. I notice things, often when I don’t want to. Things stick in my brain and won’t go away. If you call those influences, then that’s how it happens.

What are you working on at the moment?

Currently writing the 2^nd novel in a fantasy series that I have planned, while promoting several other works of fiction available on Kindle.

We at Good Guy Publishing are mad on books, what are you reading at the moment?

About to start re-reading Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake.

Which three books would you list as your favourite all-time reads?

Donna Tartt’s The Secret History

the Narnia books

and not sure really, I’m omnivorous.

What are your hopes for the future?

To be happy with myself and my achievements (whatever they might be).

Do you have any advice for anyone wishing to follow in your foot-steps?

Yes, don’t follow in my footsteps. Make your own footprints.

Where can you be found online?

Twitter – Authorlady2013

FB page M.E. Austin

The Good Guy Blog

 Tell us a little bit about you:

I currently work in local government as part of a cultural development team, helping to manage several writer development programmes as well as arts and heritage projects.

What do you like most about your craft?

I get a huge amount of satisfaction from the entire creative process, wrestling the initial idea into a rough draft which I can then hone into a finished piece.

What inspires/influences you?

Film, music, art and literature all influence my work, but without wanting to sound too pretentious, my main inspiration comes from emotional honesty in whatever form that may be.

What are you working on at the moment?

I recently completed a sci-fi novel which I’m interested in seeing what I can do with and I’m also at the very early stage of writing a crime thriller novel.

We at Good Guy Publishing are mad on books, what are you reading at the moment?

Dark Eden by Chris Beckett

Which three books would you list as your favourite all-time reads?

A very tough question, but at a stretch I’d have to say:

Foundation by Isaac Asimov

I am Legend by Richard Matheson

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

What are your hopes for the future?

Just to carry on producing more work and see where it leads.

Do you have any advice for anyone wishing to follow in your foot-steps?

The old saying of, “don’t get it right, get it writ”, has helped me a great deal in the past in that you just need to get your ideas down on paper instead of worrying about all the small details and whether it’s right or not.

Where can you be found online?

As well as on The Good Guy Blog  Andrew can also befound on Twitter at: twitter.com/AP_79