19 August 2014

Cary Caffrey

Who are you? Cary Caffrey.

What genre/s do you write in? Science-Fiction.

Why do you write? I got into books at a crazy early age - before I could even read on my own. Some of my earliest memories are of books; they've always been a huge part of my life. Writing just seemed like one of those inevitable things that you know you're going to do. I started writing at a very early age too; lots of crazy stories. It's always been about having fun, for me. Even if I'm approaching it professionally, I figure, if I'm not having a lot of fun writing something, how can I expect people to have fun reading it.

Planner or Pantser? I was trained as a planner, but I'm happiest as a pantser. I believe it's that silly, blissfully-ignortant, unconscious part of ourselves (the part that doesn't spend all its time worrying and fretting about what people think) that's responsible for the really inspired stuff. I make a point of keeping my inner-critic/planner locked up in the basement while I'm banging out the first drafts. Once the early work is done, I let that critic out (and, oh my goodness, he is merciless!), and then he takes care of creating order from the chaos.

Where can we find you? I live in Fredericton, New Brunswick Canada. You can stalk me there, or online via carycaffrey.com or @CaryCaffrey on Twitter.

Upcoming releases? The Girls From Alcyone II. I'm in the draft stage now, aiming for a June release.

Latest release? The Girls From Alcyone available from amazon.com.

Personal Bio: Voracious reader of sixties-pulp Sci-Fi, self-confessed Trekkie and massive BtSV fan.

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