Michele Roger, Sci-fi and Horror Author

CD Review: Blue October’s “Approaching Normal”
April 17th, 2009
It was first a harp student and her parents who introduced me to the band “Blue October” a few years ago. While most people are attracted to the band’s hard edge rock and the sexy voice of lead singer, Justin Furstenfeld, I of course, being me was attracted to the intricate inner workings of the band’s violinist. When the writer, Stephanie Meyers brought Blue October to the Young Adult writer’s market with her playlist for each chap… Continue

www.comproom.co.uk/ourplace.htm is the link to "Our Place" a show about all things audio. This week, Steve and Ange were kind enough to feature the full Preface of my new novel, "The Conservatory". Please pay them a visit and give a listen before you can hear it anywhere else.
Thanks,
Michele

Dark Matter reaches it cosmologically thrilling climax this week. Michael, heaven's general complete with Gladius and chariot comes face to face with the apocolyptica White Rider dressed in armor made from the dead. Around them ensues a continued battle between the forces of heaven and the demons from hell. Steven plays double agent in a cat and mouse game with Miranda where De'Vok is the winning prize. Louella looks to tear Natasha apart in a carnal, winged fight of revenge.

Something Wicked T… Continue

What Does Armegeddon Sound Like?

On the heels of the the last few remaining chapters of Dark Matter, Armegeddon is in full swing. Typically a situation/small scene writer, orchestrating two armies, an air assault, love, loss and rivers of blood was a huge challenge for me. For hours, I tried countless methods to paint the pictures in my head. While the pictures came, the order was out of sync. I tried reading the biblical text, which helped but certainly didn't encompass my modern view. I took… Continue

Out There

The first time I went out on stage as a harpist, I hoped that they couldn’t tell. I had only had the instrument twelve weeks and my band mate at the time had decided that was plenty of time to learn an hour of music and perform it live; for a packed crowd at the opening of an art gallery where a close friend was making her debut. Oh yeah, and did I mention that the local public radio station was also broadcasting the show because some of their disc jokeys were performing after us?
Whi… Continue