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Bleeding Ink Author Spotlight – Gary Hewitt
Welcome Readers of Dark Fiction to our Bleeding Ink Author Spotlight
Gary Hewitt is a writer who lives in a small village in Kent in the UK. He has had several stories published and is delighted to appear in this anthology of Bleeding Ink. His style is dark and rather unique. He is a member of the Hazlitt Arts Writers’ Group.
Bleeding Ink Tale: First Meal
Ink Babes: Welcome to the Author Spotlight, Gary. Let’s start with you telling us a little bit about yourself.
GH: I live in a small village in Kent in the United Kingdom. I enjoy reading and writing prose/poetry. My tales do tend to be on the dark side although not always.
Ink Babes: And what sparked the idea for your Bleeding Ink tale?
GH: I wanted a vampire tale with a bit of a different outlook. I believe the story achieves this aim.
Ink Babes: It does and deliciously, so.
Gary, is there anything in particular you’re afraid of?
GH: Wasps, can’t stand them!
Ink Babes: Oh! One of those nasties got a chunk out of an Ink Babe last week! So, we totally understand your fear of them! They pack a mighty fiery sting!
Speaking of sting, when did you get bitten by the writing bug?
GH: Back at school when the teacher read my work out to the class, much to my embarrassment.
Ink Babes: She obviously saw your potential… And now that you’re a writer, who would you say supported you most?
GH: My dear online friend Sharon Edwards. She often told me to get busy and get writing. She’s certainly helped me pen a few tales over the years.
Ink Babes: We all need a friend like Sharon! Do you have a favorite author?
GH: Very difficult to pin down to one. Would be Tolkien due to his incredible imagination. Must mention Herbert, King, Masterton, Lovecraft, Dickens, Conan Doyle, Bulgakov (could go on and on!) I love the classics and their writing style. I’m reading Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens, at the moment.
Ink Babes: What are you working on now?
GH: I have two novels to edit…eventually. I’ve also a poem and a short story to prepare for my next meet up at the local writers’ group, I’ve also plenty of stories to edit.
Ink Babes: Thank you for stepping into the spotlight, Gary. Before you scurry off to get your edits done, is there anything that you would like to say to our Bleeding Ink readers?
GH: Just to say enjoy this excellent publication and there’s plenty more to come!
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Ever Yours,
The Ink Babes
Posted by InkBabes on August 18, 2012
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Bleeding Ink Author Spotlight – Martin Cohen
Welcome those who love dark poetry to the Bleeding Ink Author Spotlight
Martin Cohen is a retired computer programmer who loves dancing, writing poetry, and solving math problems. He is not sure where this poem came from, but he does not want to visit there too often.
Bleeding Ink Tale: Drizzle (a Haiku)
Ink Babes: Welcome to the Author Spotlight, Martin. We’re thrilled to have you visit with us today. Please, tell us a little bit about yourself.
MC: As I said, like most of you, I am a retired computer programmer who loves dancing (swing, latin, foxtrot, others), writing poems, and solving math problems.
Ink Babes: Don’t know about those math problems – the word conundrum comes to mind. However, we’ve been known to cut a rug or two! LOL! Martin, what sparked the idea for your Bleeding Ink poem?
MC: Don’t really know. I do carry a knife, and have never used it for anything in the least bit violent. I somehow got the idea for the last line and decided to make it a haiku. The poem does make me feel uncomfortable – I usually write light verse.
Ink Babes: Uncomfortable, you say? Begs the question: What do you fear?
MC: I don’t like horror films. I love roller coasters.
Ink Babes: You thrill-seeker, you! What do you do when you are not writing?
MC: I am very good at nothinging.
Ink Babes: Is that so? Hmm…we wonder what you enjoy writing?
MC: I like to write light verse with a twist. Here are two short examples:
1. A haiku.
The modern haiku
Is no longer restricted
Five seven five – haa!
2. Title: “For extra credit, diagram this sentence”
If I only knew what I thought I knew when I thought I knew what I knew,
and if I only was what I thought I was when I thought I was what I was,
and if I only had what I thought I had when I thought I had what I had,
then maybe I’d be what I thought I was when thought I knew what I had.
Not quite suitable for your anthology.
Ink Babes: That’s okay, we’ll forgive you…this time. When you write do you work with an outline?
MC: I just write. I often have no idea where a poem is going. I write a lot with rhyme and meter. The first line just appears and determines the meter, the next few lines determine the rhyme scheme, and the poem eventually ends.
Ink Babes: And what is your writing routine? Do you do anything strange or quirky?
MC: I keep my phone (A Droid 2 with physical keyboard) beside me at night. When am idea occurs, I open it up and start keying it in. I get a lot of my ideas about 2AM.
Ink Babes: Very cool! It’s going on our list of “gotta have’s” Is there anything that you would like to say to our Bleeding Ink readers?
MC: Don’t get caught.
Ink Babes: LOL! Thanks for stepping into the Spotlight, Martin. In the words of a funny poet we know, you were Fifty Shades of Polka-Dot!
Post a Haiku, or other form of poetry, in the comments section to win a copy of Bleeding Ink – A Collection of Dark Tales
Ever Yours,
The Ink Babes
Posted by InkBabes on July 30, 2012
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Bleeding Ink Post #1
We here at The Ink Babes are almost ready to roll this puppy out. It has taken much thought and research to prepare for this little darkling of ours but we undertook the project knowing exactly what we wanted to accomplish with it. We believe that what we’ve done here is provide a setting for ourselves and other writers to showcase some wonderfully dark and thought provoking stories, and we also hope that this is the first of many projects to come.
Yes, we write for ourselves, because we love it, but we also write to share our ideas and our creative thoughts, characters, plots and fantasies with others who enjoy reading these types of stories and poems.
Supernatural, witches, werewolves, vampires, ghosts, necromancers, fairies, death, blood, gore, goth, creatures, apocalypse, and anything else with dark undertones are welcome here.
Our pages aren’t filled with romance or sex, but stories hell bent on making the reader think about what is possible outside of the real world.
As Tammy would say, combining all our thoughts and ideas was like creating a winning hockey team, lots of hard work and plenty of sweat. Pat would say, it was like designing a dress, plan, cut, put it together, cut some more, then finish it off. Lisa would say, it ended up coming together like a well rehearsed song. And then we all said, lets send it out into the world and see what kind of magic happens. 
We hope to share our thoughts with you now and then about this project and its progress so be sure to ‘follow’ us. We’re working on some wonderful marketing concepts, giveaways, and teasers too!
We hope you’ll share our enthusiasm for this anthology as we look forward to producing something for you that is unique and impactful to readers everywhere.
Ever yours,
InkBabes
Lisa, Pat, and Tammy
Ink spattered pages ~ Mind full of music and muse ~ Madness of genius
Posted by InkBabes on November 13, 2011
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