This time on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick: A conversation with the award-nominated Australian author of children’s fantasy books and stories, Jeffery E. Doherty  (also find him on Amazon, Facebook, and Twitter!).

Jeffery E. Doherty is also an illustrator, speaker, book reviewer, and book cover designer. His books include Paper Magic and his darkly humorous upper middle grade fantasy series The Guardians of St. Giles.

Jeffery has created over a dozen book covers for IFWG Publishing and five covers for SQ Mag, including the May, 2014 edition, which won the Australian Shadow Award.

Jeffery has worked as a nurse, a police officer, a learning support officer, and a librarian. He brings his experience from all those careers into his writing and art.

Join us as we explore the cathartic power of creating and writing, the responsibility and privilege of writing for special needs children, legacy, seeking out challenges and growth as an author… and more!

This episode was recorded on May 9th, 2023. The conversation with Jeffery Doherty was recorded on January 27th, 2023.

Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode

• Did you know you can name your own price (at least $1.00) for any of my e-books when you buy direct?
• My day job? I’m a creative services provider helping authors, podcasters and other creators. How can I help you?
• Creativity and post-traumatic stress disorder.
• What is spina bifida?
• Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë.
• Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.
• Norwegian singer Aurora.
• What do we mean by in medias res?
• Locke & Key comics and Netflix series.
• The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas.
• Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie.
• Jeffery’s hundred day painting challenge.
• NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month).
• The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman.
• I’ll be at the 2023 SFWA Nebula Conference. Will you be there? Say hi!
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