Today, I have an interview with prolific fantasy author R. G. Porter, author of the DARKNESS UNLEASHED and DEMON’S GATE series of paranormal novels, as well as the upcoming GUARDIANS OF NATURE series. Mrs. Porter has hit on a very successful formula and—as evidenced from the sheer number of books she’s written—is making a huge impact on the indie scene.

Without further delay, here is the interview you’ve all been waiting for.

Could you tell us about yourself and your writing?

Well, I’ve lived from the midwest to the far south and now I reside in Texas for the moment. I work fulltime during the week and write whenever I can get the chance. I’ve loved writing for as far back as I can remember. I love the feeling of immersing myself in creating a word, a conflict and seeing the characters resolve their issues. Read more »

Kindle Fire. I have it, I like it, and I think it will be a huge success if Amazon can manage the expectations of its customers.

Contrary to the hype that’s been swirling around the media, the Kindle Fire is no real competition to the iPad, except in the sense that many people (including myself) lump all tablets into one big category the same way some people (not me) lump all laptops into one category. If you accept the premise that the iPad 2 is the MacBook Pro of tablet computing, then the Kindle Fire is the tablet equivalent of a netbook–very good at doing what it was designed to do, but designed to do only the things that a majority of people do the most and not to meet the demands of power users.

To put it another way, the iPad 2 is like a powerful and complex DSLR camera compared to the Kindle Fire as a point-and-shoot. For most people, I’d imagine, the Kindle Fire is more than enough to get the job done. Read more »