I refer to a lot of people on this blog as my friends…and they are. I have a lot of friends, which is an easy thing to have when you like almost everyone you meet. But one of my best friends is a fine writer named Alan Brennert. Alan has written a lot of comics and a lot of television and he's currently putting most of his skills to fine use as a novelist. His most recent one — which I admit I haven't read yet — is called Daughter of Moloka'i and nothing Alan's written has been any less than magnificent.
Recently as part of a book tour, he sat for a long interview about the new book, his earlier books and all the other things he's done. His interviewer was George R.R. Martin who's a pretty good interviewer — a field he might explore since obviously, that Game of Thrones thing of his doesn't have any kind of following. The chat runs 72 minutes and will teach you a lot about writing. If it motivates you to obtain a copy of Alan's new novel, here's a link to order…