Martin Vause, a Northumbrian creator of mermaids and dragons
Welcome my guest today, fantasy author, Martin Vause, from Northumbria, England. Some day I will visit the island, and these places will become more to me than names from novels. In the comments below, let me know what you think.
Interview
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Tell us a little about yourself?
I am a healthy 59 year old with a youthful outlook on life; living for love, art, beauty and my writing in the remote countryside of North Northumberland, England. Sounds like a bit of a fantasy itself, but that part of my life is true.
- What are your biggest literary influences? Favorite authors and why?
Francoise Sagan for emotional feminine insight, Franz Kafka for so clearly exposing psychological reactions, and Sappho whose surviving fragments written around 600BC have inspired all love poetry ever since.
- If you could have written any other book by any other author, what would it be, and why?
Justine by Lawrence Durrell because I marvel at the intricacy and depth of the psychology and human motivations he exposes in such detail, which is so elegantly described and also beautifully written.
- Tell us something about how you write? i.e. are you a plotter or a pantser? Do you have any weird or necessary writing habits or rituals?
Imagination inspired daydreams scribbled on jotter pads form the foundation of my stories.
- Could you tell us a bit about your most recent book?
Astrilla inhabits a fantasy world where time is a three dimensional sphere, not a straight line from past, present to future. She doesn’t know how many past lives she has lived as organic memory will not contain so many beautiful fragments in one body. In this life she is both a mermaid and human yet she searches for reason and meaning within the seemingly endless age of perfection. Together with a powerful Goddess she fights to maintain a world where love has replaced hate and peace reigns supreme. Still lurking in the darkness is tightly coiled evil that didn’t die and was just resting. Hidden from the light the last monster broods and slithers until all that is worth living for is under threat. Mythological creatures, talking animals, and a myriad delight of mystical experiences await the invisible visitor to this realm that is yourself. Complete with the poetic evocation of Sappho inspired neo- classicism ‘Sadwi the Deer Goddess’. My extreme fantasy writing began with this secret nest of a book which is also available as a luxurious full colour illustrated edition.
- What gives you inspiration for your book?
The beauty and sensitivity of loving emotions, the countryside surrounding where I live, and my wild romantic imagination.
- What else would you like readers to know about you or your work?
Amphitrite’s Tunnel is a grown up’s fantasy story set in a parallel world of mermaids, Princesses & a powerful Goddess. I invented ‘Sadwiesque’ which is a parallel realm to our normal human world. Based on love & peace mythology lives in this separate reality. This is the heaven on earth!
My first two books The Forest Angels & Sian’s Gift are more conventional mystery – ghost stories with an emphasis on positive emotions.
At the centre of my created characters you will always find kindness, sensitivity and the purity of loving relationships + Amphitrite’s Tunnel has mermaids & dragons!
Where can we find you online?
Blog/Website: https://martinvause.wordpress.com/
Facebook: I don’t need facebook. My only imaginary friends are my book characters!
Twitter: @VauseMartin
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1543257631/
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About the books
The Forest Angels
The Forest Angels is a compilation of Martin Vause’s two romantically inclined mystery thrillers: The Forest of Twins & The Lost Angel of Carmarthen. Together with the gothic fantasy poem “Sadwi the Deer Goddess,” they form a powerful and unique combination which explores the depth and range of loving relationships through the lives of an artistic couple. Touched by ghosts and a fear of loss beyond human control, they cling together on a journey that explores the sensitivities of the human soul. Love and mystery are the touchstones of this pastoral suburban dreamscape. Alf and Sian come alive as if unrestrained by the fiction writer’s page. They were not born but live as we never could, outside of time.
Sian’s Gift
Alf and Sian’s artistic lifestyle enters a new phase as Sian’s angel ghost bestowed gift raises the pressure on their smooth suburban dreamscape. As April and Anna nurture a new life, which also feels like Sian’s gift to them; the new angel of Carmarthen struggles to balance a normal modern life with an ancient responsibility. Continuing from the compilation of Martin Vause’s first two romantically inclined mystery thrillers presented as‘The Forest Angels, Sian’s Gift the third outing for Alf and Sian, her “gift” is a present she must open with extreme care.
Amphitrite’s Tunnel
Astrilla inhabits a fantasy world where time is a three dimensional sphere, not a straight line from past, present to future. She doesn’t know how many past lives she has lived as organic memory will not contain so many beautiful fragments in one body. In this life she is both a mermaid and human, yet she searches for reason and meaning within the seemingly endless age of perfection. Together with a powerful Goddess, she fights to maintain a world where love has replaced hate and peace reigns supreme. Still lurking in the darkness is tightly coiled evil that didn’t die and was just resting. Hidden from the light the last monster broods and slithers until all that is worth living for is under threat. Mythological creatures, talking animals, and a myriad delight of mystical experiences await the invisible visitor to this realm that is yourself. Complete with the poetic evocation of Sappho inspired neo- classicism “Sadwi the Deer Goddess.” Martin Vause’s fantasy writing begins with this rare and secret nest of a book. This book is also available as a luxurious full colour illustrated edition.