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Rich Koslowski | 20 Questions: F.A.R.M. SYSTEM
Author Guest / November 2, 2022

1–What is the title of your latest release? F.A.R.M. SYSTEM. A 208-page, full-color graphic novel   2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? If super-heroes were out there, in our world, they’d have a Minor League system like baseball –  a system where they’re signed on and represented by Agents to train them, get them the best Marketers, Costume Designers, and Sensitivity Seminars to prepare them for the “Big Leagues.” And get them the best contracts/money! Of course, just like most minor leaguer baseball players, most of the F.AR.M. System recruits flounder in the system, never getting “the call.” Either because of their power set, lack of marketability, or unstable psychological tests. But sometimes, sometimes even the undesirable prospects land deals with teams of, shall we say, a less reputable ilk!   3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? Physically take place? In some remote, rural farm field/training facility that was formerly owned by a minor league baseball team. It was a perfect facility and safe setting to train these very powerful young, inexperienced prospects. Away from populated areas in case something goes wrong and away from “temptations.” The agent that operates the F.A.R.M. SYSTEM facility is very shrewd.   4–Would…

S.W. Searle | Exclusive Interview: PATIENCE & ESTHER
Author Guest / January 20, 2021

Hi, S.W.! Welcome to Fresh Fiction. Please introduce yourself and tell us a little bit about your new book, PATIENCE & ESTHER.  Hello! I’ve been making comics for ages and started writing/drawing erotica when Spike of Iron Circus hired me to create a story for the 2014 Smut Peddler anthology. Since then, I’ve been an ongoing contributor to Filthy Figments, plus my erotic work has appeared in other places like the French magazine L’Immanquable. I’ve been so freaking fortunate to find publishers who support me in making some of the most fun, indulgent stuff. Working in this genre is a really nice emotional break from the other more serious books I make for other audiences. Patience & Esther: An Edwardian Romance is Iron Circus Comics’ collected edition of my Sparks series that ran on Filthy Figments from 2015-2019. It’s about two women who fall in love while working in service on a country estate, and their subsequent journey toward independence as they make a life together. It’s a quiet story about the experience of being in love and growth, both as individuals and a couple. The Edwardian period was a very interesting time of transition in England’s history. What sort…