INTERVIEW: Urban Fantasy Author Spencer Hixon

 

                                             Spencer Hixon

Mishawaka, IN

USA

 

Good morning, Spencer, and welcome to Vision and Verse, the site for 

Art and authors. What have you written? 

A Sinister Love and Fate & Fortune. The sequel to Fate & Fortune (A 

Date with Destiny) comes out soon.

 

What is your favorite genre to write?

 

Urban Fantasy, but I am also working

on a romance, a children’s dinosaur book, 

and a piece of creative nonfiction.

 

Favorite food. 

Sauerkraut, though I am a lover of all 

food(except raisins)

 

Tea or coffee?

 

Tea (my go-to is Earl Grey)

 

Pizza or ice cream?

 

Ice cream, particularly peanut butter and 

chocolate

 

Wine or beer or soda or what? 

Beer (except for IPAs—sours are my favorite)

 

Where would you like to visit?

 

Ireland, Japan, and Greece

 

Favorite musical artist. 

It’s a toss-up between Dream Theater and Ayreon. And Queen.

 

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What makes you laugh?

 

It’s pretty easy to make me laugh. I like the Office, SNL, Colbert, and 

puns.

Knock knock. Who’s there? To. To who? Actually, it’s, “To whom.”

 

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Favorite work of art or 

sculpture. 

Does La Sagrada Familia 

count?

The church in Barcelona, 

Spain that is a beautiful 

example of New Gothic 

architecture more accurately

described as New Catalan? 

That is MOST noted as being 

unfinished still 1822, wherea 

all work is done by donation?

Yes, it counts.

 

How old were you when you 

started writing?

I submitted a poem called

 “The Windbow” to a contest 

when I was in Kindergarten 

(or possibly the year before).

Do you listen to music when you write?

I used to, but not any longer. It kept distracting me. 

Now I listen to thunderstorm recordings.

Do you plan out your book with outlines 

and notecards?  Or just write?

 

I either outline or use “guideposts” to

make sure I hit certain beats if I

necessary.

Describe your perfect evening. 

Either listening to live music with

 friends, drinking a sour beer, eating

 good local food, going for a walk at

 sunset, writing a chapter or two, 

and then spending time with my 

wife…

Or board game night with friends.

 

Where do you get your inspiration?

 

Everything is an inspiration. 

I blame my ADHD.

 

What do you do when you get writer's block?

 

I have never had it.

 

Who is your favorite author?

 

Terry Pratchett

 

Best book you ever read.

 

1984

 

Last book you read.

 

Her Unwelcome Inheritance 

by J Aleksandr Wootton

 

Diesel and Loki

What would you do for a living if you 

weren’t a writer?

 

Voice acting/audiobook narrating

 

Who is the one person who has 

influenced your personal life the most 

and why?

 My wife for supporting me 

 

If you could sit down and have a conversation with ONE person, 

living or dead, real or fictional, who would it be and why?

 

Stephen Colbert. I’m a big fan and I think he’d be a great person to get 

a beer with.

 

What advice would you give someone who aspires to be a writer? 

Be honest with what your goals as a writer are and lay out a plan to 

achieve those goals. Don’t make excuses.

Do you have some links for us to follow you? 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yetanotherwritersblog

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Spencer-Hixon/author/B0D1TM329K?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1772502276&sr=8-1&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=2a7259bf-59ba-4fa4-961f-0cc7bbcaf804

Website: spencerhixon.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spencerhixonauthor/

blog: yetanotherwritersblog.blogspot.com

-Spencer Hixon

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BOOK REVIEW: Non Human Origin by Vern David Buzarde

 

This one had me on the edge of my seat! Non Human Origin by Vern David Buzaede was a sci-fi thriller that grabbed me by my lapels and interfered with my demanding sleep schedule. It can do that same for you.

A rich techie guy hires a team of former oil rig workers to man his highly sophisticated submarine to find a secret underwater payload in faraway, dangerous waters. The pay is extremely good. The details are equally as sketchy.

Did I tell you this new, super-duper submarine is equipped with the latest AI? Yeah, well it is.

Did you surmise this mysterious payload might possibly be alien? Yeah, well, it is.

From this point, things get a little rough. A great read.

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BOOK: November Chill by Carol Ann Kauffman

November Chill is part of the Cat Collier Short Story Mystery Collection.  November picks up after Cat suffers a devastating loss and needs to regroup. 

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SCHEDULE: November 9-13, 2026

 

Monday, November 9 - BOOK:

November Chill by Carol Ann Kauffman

Introduction 

Tuesday, November 10 - BOOK REVIEW:

Non Human Origins

Wednesday, November 11 - INTERVIEWS:

Urban Fantasy Author

Spencer Hixon

Thursday, November 12 - TV TIME:

Lanterns 

(HBO Max)

Friday, November 13 - BOOK:

November Chill by Carol Ann Kauffman

Excerpt

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BOOK: The Captain and the Ambassador by Carol Ann Kauffman

 

Ambassador Tull Redmond is seeking a quick ride home to Earth after concluding her twenty-year mission as a peace negotiator. All she wants is peace, quiet, and to be left alone. She boards the Earth Starship Giuseppe Verdi with its questionable leader, Captain Ben Jacobs, anyway. It's the fastest way home. 

Her quarters has a full bath, a space view window, and a large, real bed! How bad could this rule-breaking, authority-defying Captain Casanova be? High Council hates him, true, but his crew loves him. 

Surely, she's too old and tired to be drawn into this bad boy of the quadrant's personal circus.

 
Will Ambassador Redmond get the quiet, uneventful ride home she craves?

Amazon Link:  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074569BDY

Available in Kindle format, paperback, and audiobook.

Excerpt:

Chapter One

A New Passenger

 

 

Captain Jacobs? Sir, big news. Ambassador Tull Redmond is meeting us at Bridgeport Seven tomorrow and will join us as our passenger all the way to Earth,” said second-in-command Commander Zack Mankewitz of the Earth Starship Giuseppe Verdi.

“Ambassador Redmond,” repeated the captain. “Oh, I’ve heard of him, Commander. He’s that peace, love, and hope guy. He’s the most successful intergalactic mediator in this quadrant. Wow, my very first five-star passenger. Yes, that is big news. I’m glad I didn’t miss him. High Council’s never trusted me with a bigwig before.”

“Yes, sir. I know.”

“So, the ambassador and I will be going home to Earth at the same time. Well, I’m not sure the Ambassador is Earthite, I just assumed. Is he retiring, too, I wonder?

“Well, sort of. From what I heard, the ambassador refused to sign another ten-year contract, so resigning from intergalactic mediation is the only other option. You two are lucky ducks.”

“Luck had nothing to do with it, Commander. It’s plain, old-fashioned endurance. Any special dietary requests? I heard the ambassador was a vegan.”

“No. No special food requests, but a full bathroom in quarters, and the ambassador is a woman. She’s also requested a room with a space view.”

“You’re kidding me? I’ve seen him, eh, her, from a distance. Short, pale, plump, light-colored hair slicked back or something. Hair was hardly noticeable. Wears a big, long, hooded, monk-like robe. Kind of like a round beige ball. A non-sexual being.”

“Does that matter?”

“No, I guess not. The ambassador gets the job done. A full bath and a view, huh? Well, there is only one accommodation like that aboard this ship, and that’s mine. Damn. My first five-star passenger and she boots me out of my quarters. Oh, well. Go ahead and assign her to Captain’s Quarters, Commander."

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TV TIME: Line of Fire (NBC)

 I like Peter Krause. Even before his days as Bobby on 9-1-1, he played a dreamy art thief in the short-lived cat-and-mouse series called  The Catch. He was wonderful.

Peter is equally wonderful as Mike Hollingsworth in NBC's new action thriller series, Line of Fire. He plays a retiring Secret Service agent. His whole family works in law enforcement or the federal protection program. 

Mike Hollingsworth's family puts the fun in dysfunctional. Each member has their own share of problems.

But someone is targeting members of law enforcement/ federal protectors in the DC area, and the Hollingsworth family must work together to stay safe.

 

En, leading her on a fierce mission to

BOOK: The Captain and the Ambassador Reviews

 

Ambassador Tull Redmond is looking for a quick ride home back to Earth after ending her twenty-year mission as peace negotiator. 

All she wants is peace, quiet, and to be left alone. She boards the Earth Starship Giuseppe Verdi with its questionable leader, Captain Ben Jacobs anyway. 

It's the fastest way home. Her quarters has a full bath, a space view window, and a large, real bed!

 How bad could this rule-breaking, authority-defying Captain Casanova be? 

High Council hates him, true, but his crew loves him. 

Surely, she's too old and tired to be drawn into this bad boy of the quadrant's personal circus. 

Will Ambassador Redmond get the quiet, uneventful ride home she craves?

Amazon Buy Link:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074569BDY

 

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