Finnian Burnett

Author, Educator, Cat Person

Welcome to the 5 Minutes Series. Each week, I’ll ask five questions of some of my favorite authors, editors, publishers, and other industry professionals. This week, I got to talk to Brianne Sommerville about a debut novel, the publication process, and writing through life challenges. Congratulations on your upcoming release! Can you tell me about your …

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Every week, I talk to a writer, publisher, editor, or other industry professional about their experiences in the writing world. This week, I’m excited to have the chance to talk to Gar McVey-Russell. You recently retired. How has your writing life changed since then, or has it? “Wow! When I retire, I can write whenever …

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I didn’t have an interview for this week since I was away all last week on a writing retreat, so I decided to write about the retreat itself. I thought about this for a while. It’s so hard to quantify everything about this week. The good was incredible, and the bad (losing my computer) was …

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Welcome to the 5 Minutes Series. Each week, I’ll ask five questions of some of my favorite authors, editors, publishers, and other industry professionals. This week, I got to talk to Canadian author Ivanka Fear about her debut novel, The Dead Lie. I know many of my readers are interested in being traditionally published. Can you talk …

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