The Speculative Fiction Cantina with Diane E.M. Tegarden and Joe MacKinnon

Today on the Speculative Fiction Cantina we are proud to welcome Diane E.M. Tegarden and Joe MacKinnon

Diane E.M. Tegarden

Diane E.M. Tegarden

Diane Tegarden, an author of four published books, lives in Pasadena, with her husband and cats.
She’s been a print journalist since 1992, writing on a wide range of subjects including; renewable energy, environmental concerns, holistic health, women’s issues, and Native Spirituality. Her work has been found in: The Pasadena Star News, Security Sales Magazine, The Pasadena Weekly, The Solar Flare, The Feral Forest, Earth Luvyrs Calendar, The Daily Sundial, the West Coast Well Being, Associated Content and Health Breakthroughs.

In April 2004, she self-published her first book, How To Escape a Bad Marriage– A Self Help Divorce Book For Women, which provides step by step instructions on how to achieve financial and emotional independence in preparation for a divorce.  Her company, FireWalker Publications Inc. was formed in 2004 to promote her passionate, original written works, ideas and creations.

Since 2005, she’s written for such online content producers, Yahoo Content and The Examiner.com.
She released her second book, a poetry e-book, Light Through Shuttered Window in December of 2007. The poems are about life, love and the process of creativity. In March 2008 she completed her third book, Anti-Vigilante and The Rips in Time, a science fiction novel set in the distant future, with its hooks deep into renewable energy and the changing face of the planet.

October 2012 found her putting the finishing touches on her second self-help book Budgeting on a Dime: 10 Steps to Financial Independence which will aid many people in learning to live within their means while getting their financial picture in good working order.

Diane's Books:

Anti-Vigilante and the Rips in Time (science fiction)

Light Through Shuttered Window, A Compendium of my Poetry

Budgeting on a Dime - Ten Steps to Financial Independence (self-help)

Diane's Links:

Website
Blog
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn

Joe MacKinnon

Joe MacKinnon

Born in Calgary, Alberta. Ran reckless through Fish Creek Part and lost teeth. Moved to Toronto, Ontario in 2000. Studied English and history at the University of Toronto. Grew a beard. Went back out west to the University of Alberta to earn a masters and study Mandarin. Wrote Faultline 49, Cypulchre, and The Savage Kingdom in quick succession. Currently involved with Pulp Media pictures (i.e. music videos and pulpy shorts), and finishing screenplay for Faultline 49 adaptation.

Joe's Books:

Faultline 49

Cypulchre

The Savage Kingdom

Joe's Links:

Website
Blog
Facebook
Twitter

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