Master Switches - An Interview with Greg Maughan

We talk to writer Greg Maughan about his era-crossing Master Switches story 'Night of the Glaring'. There is nothing glaringly obvious about this one... Can you tell us a little bit about yourself ? I live in the North East of England and have been thinking up stories for most of my life. Over the last few years, I’ve been lucky enough to start getting them published by the lovely people at Obverse Books, Arcbeatle Press and Pencil Tip Publishing,...

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Master Switches - An Interview with Rachel Redhead

In the latest in our series of Master Switches author interviews, Rachel Redhead talks about her Missy and Fifth Doctor story 'The Empress of Kolkata'. Written in the first person, Missy's reactions to meeting the Doctor with the 'feckless charm' are delightful... Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? I'm an award-avoiding author, I normally write in a style that's a mix of urban fantasy, comedy sci-fi and horror.  I've written...

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Master Switches - An Interview with Paul Hiscock

For our latest interview, we talk to writer Paul Hiscock about his Master Switches story 'Peacemaker' which revisits an old classic with new characters...Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? I’m an author, dad, and website designer, living in Kent (England). A lot of my stories are Sherlock Holmes pastiches, which have appeared in anthologies from MX Publishing and Belanger Books. However, I also write horror stories for Burdizzo Books,...

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Master Switches - An Interview with Joshua Wanisko

Writer and the first ever Big Finish short-trips winner, Joshua Wanisko talks to Altrix about his Master Piece's story 'The Many Faces of Weng Chiang'. Don't be fooled by the title though, this intoxicating blend of high drama and black humour isn't the story you might be expecting...Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? I first encountered Doctor Who more than thirty years ago. It was in the middle of the episode in Full Circle where...

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Master Switches - An Interview with Kenton Hall

In the first in our series of author interviews, we talk to Canadian writer Kenton Hall. His Master Switches story is intriguingly called The Third Knock and includes a truly jaw-dropping twist...Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?  My name is actually Kenton Hall, despite that sounding like somewhere you might once have visited on a wet Bank Holiday weekend. I’m a Canadian author, actor, director and musician as I reckoned it was...

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Book Announcement: Master Switches

 Coming Soon: Master Switches: More Misadventures in Space and Time.Altrix Books is delighted to announce that the follow up to 2019's Master Pieces will soon be available for a limited time. As we lead up to publication, we will be running a series of interviews with the writers who have all given up their time for free in order to raise money for The Stroke Association.But in the meantime, here is the blurb and a sneak peek at Ginger Hoesly's...

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