More about the authors we interviewed:

Simon Haynes is the author of four Hal Spacejock novels, a number of articles on writing and publishing, and several short stories, one of which collected an Aurealis Award in 2001. He divides his time between writing fiction and computer software, with the occasional round of golf thrown in for a laugh.

Born in the UK and raised in the south of Spain, Simon emigrated to Australia with his family in 1983. He's a founding member of Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, and lives in Perth with his wife and two children.

His goal is to write fifteen Hal Spacejock books before someone takes his keyboard away.

Angela Korra'ti's novel, the urban fantasy Faerie Blood, is available for purchase through Drollerie Press, Amazon, Fictionwise, and other ebook vendors. Her website is angelakorrati.com, and Drollerie Press can be found at drolleriepress.com.

Kathy Cano-Murillo is a writer, artist, and craft product designer. She has sold her handmade "Chicano Pop Art" crafts to hundreds of retailers including Bloomingdales, Target, and Hallmark. She wrote a weekly syndicated Arizona Republic newspaper column for eight years, and has authored seven books including Crafty Chica's Art de la Soul and Crafty Chica's Guide to Artful Sewing. She is the founder of CraftyChica.com, a web site to inspire women to brighten their lives. She has a web series on LifetimeTV.com, has been profiled in The New York Times, USA Today and NPR, and now has a Crafty Chica product line.

Kathy's new novel series debuts in March 2010 with Waking Up in the Land of Glitter (Grand Central Publishing). Kathy lives in Phoenix, AZ, with her husband, two kids and five Chihuahuas. Her motto for life is "Crafts, drama and glitter".