Guest Bio

Tony James Slater is an unusual combination of science-fiction author and travel-memoir writer.

He is a very, very strange man. He believes himself to be indestructible, despite considerable evidence to the contrary. He is often to be found making strange faces whilst pretending to be attacked by inanimate objects. But perhaps his biggest problem is this: he has a mouth so big he is at risk of swallowing his own head.

It is for this reason (amongst others) that he chooses to spend his life far from mainstream civilization, tackling ridiculous challenges and subjecting himself to constant danger. He gets hurt quite a lot.

Links

Contact Tony James Slater

Facebook: www.Facebok.com/TonyJamesSlater

Website: www.TonyJamesSlater.com

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TREASURE CHEST GIVEAWAY

From Poppy: 1 e-copy of Woken Kingdom and d1 e-copy of How to edit your own novel.

From Elizabeth: Winners Choice of any 1 thing from her etsy store/a copy of her book.

From Lourna: A winners choice of one of her Anthologies

From RA: The first book in her Amefyre Series

From Tony: 1 Copy of 1st Memoir and 1 copy of Earth Warden sci-fi book

From BCP: 2x A copy of one of the BCP Low/Medium Content Journal range and 1 $25 Voucher

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Show Notes

• Worldbuilding is an essential component to fiction
• Memoirs require world painting – additional elements decrease reputation.
• Memoirs: Dialogue opens up creative license.
• Worldbuilding and description are different.
• Favourite Character is Kyra as it was inspired by his wife.
• Earth is a forbidden planet in his series but Kyra tends to find earth clothes
• Very conscious of clothing in the series after a critique about jumpsuit
• Kyra joined us for a role play scenario
• Only has this world so fae, but the intricacies are well known.
• Recommends design what you need along the way – you can retcon
• Star wars has always inspired his works. Phantom menace wis a surprise.
• Can a speed bump is you don't research properly in advance
• Would love telepathy in this world
• Don't be a perfectionist with your writing.
• Minimum viable product talk.

  Fast Fire Questions

  1. What is your favourite Colour? Black

  2. What is your favourite thing to draw Sun or Moon? Moon

  3. Would you prefer to live near a Beach or River? River

  4. What is your dream Holiday destination? Machu Pichu

  5. What is your favourite Fairytale? Thumbelina

  Linking to Elara Question

  Garry - Which inanimate object has ambushed the author the most?

  Usually Tea towels because they are the best to do.

  Lisa - Sounds like someone I can "get". Hurt a lot! As far as questions...

  If you were a bread, what kind of bread would you be and why? What is the strangest place you have been hurt (and what was injured)?

  Garlic bread because everyone likes it. Fell on a climbing frame when young, has been a lifelong ingjury. Was blinded in one of his adventures.

  Julz - Who are his heroes from the old writers of sci fi - talking Asimov, James P Hogan, Jerry Pournelle.

  Arthur C Clarke. Approach to technology fascinated him.

  Has he combined things like shifters or vampires into a sci fi story?

  Haven't but has sword play and psychic powers.

  Has he used a gravity weapon on the world and have it backfire

  Has a compressing space technology

  How deep did you go into the lore of the starfish creatures

  Beaks were to differentiate. Starfish are fascinating and did heapd of research.

  Don't be a perfectionist with your writing.