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INTERVIEW: IJM chats with the Future Books Podcast

June 28, 2020 by robmcclel Leave a Comment

I was honored sit down with host Randall Willis for a wonderful chat about the craft of writing, the re-release of the Mako trilogy through Theogony Books, and much more on the first ever episode of the Future Books Podcast.

Click here to check it out!

(The Future Books Podcast is a production of Chris Kennedy Publishing)

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: 4HU, Free Bird Rising, Mako Saga, Makoverse, writing

IJM talks FREE BIRD RISING and more with the Dead Robots Society Podcast

January 23, 2019 by robmcclel Leave a Comment

Had a blast talking Free Bird Rising, Colonies Lost, the craft of writing, and more with the Dead Robots Society Podcast!

Check it out via the links below!

Audio Podcast: http://deadrobotssociety.com/2019/01/23/drs-episode-529-interview-with-author-ian-j-malone/?fbclid=IwAR1dM9mZSnmD5Ntr-EX80JhWa86x7_Y_9fbg4PA5PPALXVjDZx8IoXpXMzY

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMUaVH4Q0-g&fbclid=IwAR3Z9tRSnAZG5VQk8J7q67glUlAD-3QVAq9q02G7OCHHqEAk7O2eH62gzYU

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: 4HU, colonies lost, Free Bird Rising, Military Sci-Fi, writing

VIDEO: IJM talks music and writing on Facebook

March 20, 2018 by robmcclel Leave a Comment

Happy Hump Day, y’all! Just wanted to let you know that the latest entry into the “Ian answers stuff about…” video series is now on my Facebook page! This month I discuss why it is that I tweet so much about music, and how music informs my writing process as a fiction author.

Click here to watch the new video!

Hope you enjoy, and drop me a line anytime via the comments below or the Contact IJM page if you’ve got questions!

Cheers,

Ian

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: Ian answers stuff about..., music, writing

IJM talks writing, Mako, and more with JR Handley

March 2, 2018 by robmcclel Leave a Comment

I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by JR Handley for his SciFy Shenanigans blog. Needless to say, we had a blast!

You can read the full interview here!

About the Blogger:

JR Handley is a veteran who writes military science fiction to excise the demons of his time spent fighting in the late unpleasantness in Mesopotamia. Handley is also a blogger and book reviewer, as well as a co-host of the SciFy Shenanigans podcast.

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: Mako Saga, writing

IJM sites down with ‘The Write Stuff’ Blog

August 21, 2017 by robmcclel Leave a Comment

Got to talk scifi, writing, Mako, and more with Raymond Bolton of The Write Stuff blog. You can find the full interview here!

About the blogger:

Raymond Bolton lives near Portland, Oregon with his wife, Toni, and their three cats, Georgie, Sophia & Courtney. Reviewers have been generous with praise, offering such comments as, “Eschewing the more commonly overt manifestations of alien technology and the well toted elements of fanciful magic, Bolton breathes originality into the genre with his singular focus on telepathy.”

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: Mako Saga, writing

IJM invades podcast land with The Brotherhood of the Evil Geeks

April 8, 2016 by robmcclel Leave a Comment

Had a blast talking Mako, Star Wars, comics, writing, and more with The Brotherhood of the Evil Geeks! Listen to the podcast here!

About the Geeks:

Sequestered in the dankest depths of the Evil Lair, the Brotherhood of Evil Geeks strive to bring you their honest opinions on the entertainment that we all love. Comics, video games, movies, TV shows, and geek culture in general are dissected, reviewed, then re-assembled by each Evil Geek with devious care and nefarious ingenuity.

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: batman v superman, Mako Saga, marvel comics, star wars, writing

IJM guest writes for Durham’s BULL SPEC blog

August 8, 2015 by robmcclel Leave a Comment

In the May edition of Bull Specs “The Hardest Part,” I discuss the challenges of writing Red Sky Dawning, and what it means to be a legally blind author.

You can read my guest column here.

About this publication:

BULL SPEC was founded in November 2009, and published its first issue in March 2010. While the goalposts move a bit, I’m trying to be a strong voice for Triangle- and North Carolina-area speculative fiction.

In print, Bull Spec is ISSN 2152-5234; Online, Bull Spec is ISSN 2152-5242.

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: Mako Saga, writing

Christmas Under a ‘Red Sky’

December 22, 2014 by robmcclel Leave a Comment

Hey guys, keeping this one brief since most of us still have tons to do before Thursday. That said, I didn’t feel right about closing down 2014 without giving you at least a taste of what’s to come this spring.

So, without further ado…

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RED SKY DAWNING Official Synopsis

Five years after the historic Battle of Dulaston, Danny Tucker, Lee Summerston, and the Renegades have settled nicely into life on Aura — yet none more so than Tucker.  Fueled by a rising career as an ASC staff sergeant and a love unlike any he’s ever known, Danny is in the prime of his life and at last free of the demons that’ve stalked him for years.

Some demons never die, though, and when an old enemy beckons to settle a personal score, Danny soon finds himself swept up in the backlash of a climaxing civil war, and straight into the crosshairs of a father’s bloodlust for revenge.

RED SKY DAWNING is the much-anticipated sequel to 2013’s MAKO, and the tale of one man’s quest to bury his past and protect those dearest to him as the fate of billions hangs in the balance.

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Merry Christmas, everyone. Thanks as always for your support, and God bless you and yours this holiday season.

Cheers,

IJM

Filed Under: Book News Tagged With: books, Mako Saga, Red Sky Dawning, scifi, writing

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