Thank you so much to fellow Next Chapter Author Kathryn Rossati for this interview on her blog:
An interview with author M J Mallon
Here’s a short snippet of the content…
Hi everyone, please welcome to the blog M J Mallon, a fellow Next Chapter novelist and poet.
M J Mallon is the author of YA sword and sorcery series, Curse of Time, of which book one, Bloodstone, and book two, Golden Healer, have been published. She has also penned several poetry collections. To find out more about M J Mallon and her work, head to her website: https://mjmallon.com
Alternatively, you can check out her Linktree here: https://linktr.ee/mjmallonauthor
When did you realise you wanted to be a writer?
About ten years ago when I started blogging at my eclectic blog home: https://mjmallon.com. At the time, I was living in Cambridge, England, and had close connections to Edinburgh, Scotland.
For my debut novel, Bloodstone, I developed a fascinating idea for a trilogy, which became The Curse of Time series. It was inspired by two sculptural artworks, the Chronophage clocks designed by esteemed inventor, Dr John C Taylor, OBE, and Jupiter Artland’s crystal grotto, designed by Anya Gallaccio – The Light Pours out of Me – exhibited during August 12 to December 2, 2012. (Jupiter Artland is located in Wilkieston, near Edinburgh, Scotland.)
What’s your latest project about?
I’m currently working on the third book in the Curse of Time series. It’s a young adult fantasy sword and sorcery novel, with the original cast of characters plus a few more. The Dragon Chronophage escarpment – the third of the sculptural clock creatures – comes alive in this trilogy, along with strange beings such as Eruterac’s living dead army, the return of the Grasshopper, the Mythological Fly, (sometimes known as the Midsummer fly) and the creepy coffin fairies. The story partially takes place in the Land of Shadows, and the battle scenes occur in Edinburgh. It’s at about 40,000 words now, still in the development stage.
To read the full interview head over to Kathryn’s blog or read on Substack:
https://substack.com/home/post/p-177203263
M J Mallon YA Author and Poet 