Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode Jeff McIntyre is joining me to talk about his debut novel, The Garden Gnome.
What’s it about?
Our world is defined by science, but history tells us the world was once a magical place. What if magic were to return? When a particle accelerator experiment leads to extraordinary consequences, unlikely people are drawn together in a confrontation that will change the world.
Set in our world on the verge of the return of magic, The Garden Gnome blends science and sorcery.
What’s in this episode:
Jeff will read us an excerpt from The Garden Gnome and introduce us to the key characters, including a ten-year-old boy with an imaginary friend, scientists conducting dangerous experiments, secret society members trying to stop magic’s return, and an FBI agent caught in the middle.
Discover what inspired Jeff to write a story bringing magic back to our technological world and the challenges of blending genres.
Find out more about Jeff, an “old school nerd” and telecommunications engineer from Omaha, Nebraska, and how he created this debut novel.
Where to get the book:
Amazon, Goodreads, and more.
Where to find our guest:
Website: https://jeff-mcintyre.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086657106427
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jeff_M_McIntyre
Newsletter: https://jeff-mcintyre.com/contact/
About your host, Melinda Kucsera:
I am Melinda Kucsera, an indie fantasy author who wrote and published 20+ books since 2016 across 5 series. I write epic fantasy adventures about families and magical creatures who’re just trying to survive in a world that hates and fears magic but is steeped in it.
My books are full of magic and mayhem, but somehow, even the darkest adventure always ends well. Join me every week for a new story.
What series do I write?
The Curse Breaker series chronicles the adventures of a reluctant mage (Sarn), his son, and the magical creatures they befriend as they fight to save their underground city from monsters, ancient evils, and a variety of magical threats.
The His Angelic Keeper series follows a ghost girl who just wants to save her still-living family, not stop a demon invasion or the literal apocalypse, but she’ll do that too if she must. (This is a humorous series that stars Sarn’s twin sister from the Curse Breaker series).
The Robin of Larkspur series follows Robin, a woman who just wants to save her daughter from the mythical creatures that kidnapped her baby. Sarn tries to help her.
The Divergent Heroes series is supposed to star two knights who are partially disabled but a younger version of Sarn keeps stealing the scenes.
The Curse Breaker’s Companion series which includes side quests, wacky what ifs, and stories from my newsletter of Sarn and his family in our world because they won’t stay inside the epic fantasy books they star in. They’d rather visit me through a portal conveniently located in their cave.
Why am I here?
I want to give you more fun adventures, more often, and create a community of fantasy readers to share ideas with, new stories, artwork, and have fun. So I’m taking the plunge and posting chapters of my upcoming books, bonus content, podcasts, videos, audiobooks, boxed sets, deleted scenes, alternate endings and beginnings, Patron-only stories, and more.
Become a patron now to read those stories.
About the interview:
I entered my book, Curse Breaker Enchanted, in the Self-Published Fantasy Blog Off 9 (SPFBO 9) this year and thought it might be cool to interview my fellow entrants. Only 300 books can enter the contest. 10 will advance to the semi-finals, and one will be crowned the winner of SPFBO 9 for 2023. I hope you're cheering for Curse Breaker Enchanted! You can grab a copy for free right now to celebrate.
Where to find your host, Melinda Kucsera:
Website: https://melindakucsera.com/
Sign up for my newsletter: https://www.mkucsera.com/welcomecharacters
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