Since I can’t seem to gain access to the top secret installation of Stony Man Farm near Shenandoah National Park, I find it every bit as cool to spend a half-hour in the company of Phil Elmore. For the past several years, Elmore has ghost written Executioner novels for Gold Eagle publishing, including the Stony Man series, his second entry of which hits the shelves in February.

Elmore is a professional writer, offering a variety of services through his website, philelmore.com. He also publishes the Martialist, an online magazine concerned with self-defense as “the inalienable right of every human being”. Elmore writes a variety of columns on a variety of subjects for a variety of publishers, some of which are detailed on the front page of his website.

He was kind enough to take a break from his current novel and speak with me over the phone about writing the Executioner novels, characterization within series fiction, and some of his other work. Check his website for articles, links, and more – including a dramatic reading of his Western zombie short story Dead Man’s Hand.

Show links:

• Podcasting for Compassion – http://compassion.socialgivingpodcast.com
• Phil Elmore: Individual Authoring Services – http://philelmore.com
• The Martialist: the Magazine for Those Who Fight Unfairly – http://themartialist.com
• Phil Elmore’s Yahoo Group – http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PhilElmoreDotCom

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