Current media mentions and interviews with Author M.D. Neu

Media Spots & Press Releases

June 2, 2022 - DATEBOOK (San Francisco Chronicle). Bay Area authors share LGBTQ stories to read during Pride month. Author M.D. Neu contributed his reading picks for Pride Month 2022. Read the article here.

June 1, 2022 - Berkeley High Jacket. Bay Area Book Festival Features Diverse Collection of Authors. Author M.D. Neu speaks about diversity at the Bay Area Book Festival while representing the Bay Area Queer Writers Association (BAQWA). Click here for the article.

April 1, 2022 - Pen & Print. Write On! Features: Being An Author In A Small Publishing House by M.D. Neu. Click here to read the article.

March 5, 2021 - What Up With Rob and Chris. Join award winning author M.D. Neu as he talks about his writing journey, life as a writer, what it’s like to write, his family, and where he finds inspiration to write. He also shares with us who he would love to see cast as some of his characters, if and when his novels are turned into movies or television shows. Watch the video here.

March 3, 2021 - Guest Opinion: Voting is the theme in these stories by M.D. Neu. Voting is a right and privilege that is a cornerstone of our democracy. Throughout our history, it's also been taken for granted and remains unobtainable for many. But 2020 brought good change. More Americans voted — two-thirds of the eligible population — than in any other election in 120 years. Our voices matter. Click here for the full article.

February 19, 2021 - WROTE Podcast. M.D. “Marvin” Neu unveils his upcoming release, “The Called.” He & Baz also catch up on the virtual cons he’s participating in this year, and a short election themed story anthology, “A More Perfect Union.” Listen to the interview here.

January 3, 2020 – The Writescast Network “Non-Romantic Love in Fiction”. Author M.D. Neu returns to discuss non-romantic love in fiction. With examples from fiction of all stripes and M.D.’s own work, what’s *not* to love?. Click here for the full interview.

October 25, 2019 – WROTE Podcast. There Might Be A Former Porn Star and a Scientist.  M. D. Neu brings his novel, TAD – The Angel of Death, to the show so we can discuss how he shone a light on an angel of death and a drag queen being kind over the years. Plus we crack each other up as our silliness grows. Click here for the conversation.

July 30, 2019 - Hometown Authors “Marketing and Public Relations”. This week I was a guest blogger over on Hometown Authors sharing my thoughts on Marketing and Public Relations. Click here for the full post.

May 17, 2019 – The Writescast Network “Growing Readership Locally with M.D. Neu”. Author M.D. Neu discusses strategies for growing one’s readership locally, including hosting book events, getting one’s work featured in local media, and more. Click here for the full interview.

April 16, 2019 – Question and Answer with Author M.D. Neu. Divine Magazine did a wonderful Question and Answer session with me about my writing, my writing process, what makes a good story, and even a little about my Dyslexia. Click here for the interview.

March 8, 2019 – WROTE Podcast. What Would Grace and Frankie Do?  For this very different format – we are talking MARKETING with author M.D. Neu. Which begs the question: #WWGaFD? Click here for the conversation.

February 8, 2019 Stop Feeding the Beast! - WROTE Podcast. M.D. Neu returns to talk about his latest release, A New World – Contact. We also discuss aliens, religion, global politics, and refugees – a very timely and entertaining discussion! #WWFD (Wanna find out what that hashtag means? Listen to the blooper at the end of the show!) - click here for the episode.

February 6, 2019 Aliens make contact. A New World-Contact - OutLook Video. This month I returned to OutLook and had a sit down with Christine Konkol to talk about my new novel A New World-Contact. click here to watch the video (my segment starts at the 13-minute 30-second mark).

April 20, 2018 Cross Gender, Cross Culture, Cross Economics! - WROTE Podcast. This week M.D. Neu joins us to chat about his works, with a deep look into the immortal vampires from his novel The Calling, as well as how our books are discovered, and the reality that LGBTQA is cross culture, cross gender, cross economics! - click here for the episode. 

April 5, 2018 Vampires, Witches, and The Calling oh My. - OutLook Video. This month I was a featured guest on OutLook Video.  I have the opportunity to sit down with Roberta Gonzales-Gregg and talk about my family, my writing and of course The Calling. Click here to watch the video (my segment starts at about the 8-minute 30 mark).

January 16, 2018 A Novel idea: Vampires in San Jose by Sal Pizarro - The Mercury News. Click here for the article.

September 27, 2002 Why not have Vampires in Space and on the Moon. Local San Jose author M.D. Neu Is at it again, this time taking us into the future. Here is the link for the Press Release.

August 11, 2022 LGBTQIA Author M.D. Neu brings Aliens back to San Jose and Silicon Valley In his Science Fiction series A New World-Conspiracy (Book 3). Click here for the Press Release.

February 11, 2021 Celebrating OwnVoice, Unity, and Determination; Rainbow Space Magic Conference 2021. Click here for Press Release.

January 14, 2021 Love Wins in this Collection of Nine all New, Voting-Themed Short Stories. A More Perfect Union. Click here for Press Release.

January 9, 2019 Humans make Contact with Alien Species in LGBTQIA Author M.D. Neu’s Second Novel Set in Silicon Valley. Click here for the Press Release.

January 4, 2018 Author M.D. Neu Releases Debut Novel Set in Silicon Valley. Click here for Press Release.

October 12, 2017 Silicon Valley Comes Out. Click here for Press Release.

Author Interviews

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March 19, 2022 -MM Romance Reviewed: Ten Things about M.D. Neu. A few weeks ago I got to chat with another amazing author whose stories bring m/m romance together with sci-fi, paranormal, fantasy and urban elements as they bring queer characters to life... Click here for the full interview.

January 26, 2022 - Story Project. You’re stupid! You can’t do it! Why can’t you read? Laughter. Teasing. This is what I heard a lot in elementary school and growing up in suburban San Jose. And not only from my classmates, but from some of my teachers as well. Kids can be cruel, but they can also be honest. Click here to read to full article.

May 19, 2021 - QSac. We’ve all been to book conferences or conventions. These events have moved to virtual settings and for the most part they are good substitutes until we can get back to face-to-face events. However, I have a feeling virtual cons will still hold a place in our world after the pandemic. So, we must understand them and what goes into them. Read the whole article here.

May 6, 2021 - Matt Doyle Media. Author M.D. Neu stops by to talk about his newest novel, The Called, and shares his thoughts on writing. Read the interview here.

May 5, 2021 - Valerie Ullmer Romance Author. Author M.D. Neu share the Top Ten Things bout his character Juliet de Exter from his The Calling Series. Learn more and read the article here.

April 28, 2021 - MM Fiction Cafe. Author M.D. Neu stops by to share a bit about his new book The Called and to share some facts about one of his new characters William Marshall. Click here to learn more about the book and this fascinating character.

April 26, 2021 - Once & Books. The Calling Series, Author M.D. Neu tells us about his series The Calling and his newest book The Called (the conclusion to the series). Today, Neu, shares 10 things about one of the series characters Kirtus Lancaster. Read the post here.

April 18, 2021 - Kevin Klehr.com. Author M.D. Neu talks; Writing, Revising, and Editing; My Writing Process, in this Guest blog. Click here to read the article and learn about his writing process.

March 11, 2021 - IQARUS Books Con. Author M.D. Neu explains why the Queer Community is science fiction and fantasy junkies. check out the Guest Blog post here.

December 27, 2020 - Tiffany Lewis (Rebellion Lit). Today we would like to introduce you to a Sci-Fi and Paranormal fiction author who loves taking everyday people and putting them into extraordinary settings. He believes diversity and representation are important. He recalls growing up and not seeing characters that showed the world who he was. in response, every story he creates has strong LGBTQIA characters front and center. Click here for the full interview.

November 8, 2020 - J. Scott Coatsworth. All about T.A.D.-The Angel of Death. M.D. Neu stops by my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Click here for the full interview.

July 28, 2020 - R.L. Merrill Presents Rock ‘n’ Romance. What is the music behind the amazing stories created by author M.D. Neu. Come and see what musically inspires this amazing author when he shares, the Music Behind The Story with M.D. Neu. Click here for the Blog Post.

July 18, 2020 - Planner, Pantser, or Planster – The Writing Process by M.D. Neu. When it comes to the writing process, there are several different ways authors can go about it. However, most writers fall into three categories; planner, pantser or planster. If you don’t know what any of that means, let me explain. Click here for the full article.

February 6, 2020 - My good friend and fellow author J.B. Reynolds invited me over to his blog to talk about my latest novel, T.A.D.-The Angel of Death. It was a great chat. Check it out here.

October 3, 2019 - Research that went into T.A.D.-The Angel of Death. I had the opportunity to stop by Midnight Cafe and dive into the research that went into my latest novel T.A.D.-The Angel of Death. When creating a new story readers doing always realize just how much research goes into developing this new universe. Check out the blog post here.

October 2, 2019 - Guest Blog: Character Inspiration? Today I was invited to BOOK, TATTOOS & TEA to offer up my thoughts on character inspiration. I talk a bit about how I wright characters over their life time, using the characters from my newest novel T.A.D.-The Angel of Death (for more about the novel click here). Click here for the blog post.

September 30, 2019 - Interview and Giveaway: T.A.D.-The Angel of Death by M.D. Neu. Thank you to Joyfully Jay for having me over to share my thoughts on research, genres and of course talking about my latest novel T.A.D-The Angel of Death (learn more about the book here) It was especially fun to learn a bit more about Tad and Doug. Click here for the full exchange.

September 27, 2019 - M. D. Neu Visits My Blog! Damian Serbu had me over on his blog this week to chat about my novel The Calling (Learn more about the book here) a vampire paranormal story. (Click here for the interview). We, also, talk about our mutual love of Anne Rice.

September 18, 2019 - Better Read Than Undead: Interview with M.D. Neu. Author Barbara Russell hosted me on her blog to talk about my new book T.A.D.-The Angel of Death (click here for more info) we also chat a bit about what’s coming up next. Click here for the full interview.

September 12, 2019 - Joyce Hertzoff's Fantastic Journeys: Interview with M.D. Neu. Joyce had me over for a cat about my writing, my books, and my life. Come on over and check it out here and learn more about me and my writing life.

August 7, 2019 - Top Ten with M.D. Neu. Sharing the Top Ten reasons why I wrote The Calling. Check it out here and see if you agree with all my reasons or if I missed something.

April 17, 2019 – Guest Post. This week MM Good Book Reviews invited me over to be a guest blogger on their site. For the post I wanted to share a bit about how I became drawn to Sci Fi and paranormal story telling. Check out the Guest Post here to learn all about the inspiration behind the writing.

April 16, 2019 - The W5 of A New World series. Glenn Quigley has me over to talk about the who, what, when, where, and why of my A New World series. It made me think of the series in a whole new way, which was a lot of fun. Click here to check it out.

April 15, 2019 - Seven Question with K.S. Trenten. K.S. Trenten does a rapid-fire seven questions interview with me over on her CauldronKeeper Site. It was a great chat and I get to share more about my novel, Contact, and we even talk DimSum. Check out the interview here.

April 1, 2019 - Writing Tips: Kevin Klehr Launches a new series of Writing Tips guest blogs featuring a few NineStar Press authors. The first to guest blog for me is M.D. Neu. Click here for the Post.

March 27, 2019 – Across the Bookiverse. Author Interview: Interview with Author M.D. Neu. I have an opportunity to share some advice on writing and I share what I have coming out in the future. Check out the interview here.

March 26, 2019 – I’m All About Books. Author Guest Post. I had an opportunity to jump over and provide a personal Guest Post about what drew me to Paranormal and Sci-Fi genres. Want to learn more, click here.

March 25, 2019 – So Few Books. Author Interview: Interview with Author M.D. Neu. We talk about inspiration, hidden themes, characters, writing influences, and more. Click here for the full interview.

February 7, 2019 - Guest Post: M.D. Neu, author of A New World–Contact. This week fellow author R.R. Campbell had me over to his Empathy Blog to talk about my newest Sci Fi series and novel A New World-Contact. We chat all about the ins-and-outs of the book. Click here for the interview.

November 16, 2018 - Author Guest Blog: M.D. Neu Author Interview. This week I had a fun rapid fire interview with Nicki J. Markus on her Blog. She asked me 10 questions and I had to provide the first three answers that came to my mind. It was a blast. Click here for the interview.

September 16, 2018 - Author Interview: Interview with M.D. Neu. This week a good author buddy of mine invited me over to his blog to have a chat. We talked a bit about everything including my writing ambitions and what motivated me to write. Click here for the full interview.

August 2, 2018 - Author Interview: Interview with M.D. Neu. This week I was invited to talk with fellow author K.S. Trenten. We chatted about writing inspiration, Friends & Family, and where our ideal place to spend our days writing would be. Click here for the full interview. 

July 15, 2018 - Author Spotlight: M.D. Neu. J. Scott Coatsworth had me over for an interview on his website.  We chatted a bit about how much time and work goes into writing a novel. It's a lot more work than people think and I'm thrilled that we got to talk about it.  Check out the interview here.

July 13, 2018 - The Calling | Book Chat With M.D. Neu. This week I had the opportunity to talk with Jackie Keswick about writing and what has inspired my works.  We also hit on how the LGBTQIA community is represented in literature. Click here for the whole blog post.

June 6, 2018 - Guest Blog - Author Editing Interview with M.D. Neu. It was so an amazing talk about writing and editing.  I share some of my thoughts on editing and the editing process.  We also chat about editing tips and tricks.  Click here for the whole blog post. 

April 17, 2018 - Author Interview with M.D. Neu by Matt Doyle. We have a great chat about all three books The Calling, A Dragon for Christmas & The Reunion.  We also talk about writing as an LGBTQ Author. Click here for the full interview.

March 31, 2018 - Interview with author M.D. Neu by Barbara Russell over at Better Read Then Undead.  It was a great Q&A about The Calling and my upcoming Sci-Fi novel A New World - Contact.  Click here for the full interview. 

January 30, 2018 - Author interview provided by A.M. Leibowitz. A conversation about what it's like being published, creating characters, favorite movies and other snippets. Click here for the interview.

December 2017 -TheGlobalDig.blogspot.Com provided an interview with author M.D. Neu. Click here for the interview.

November 2017 - Interview with author M.D. Neu provided by J.B. Reynolds. Click here for the interview.

October 2017 - Interview with author and poet M.D. Neu conducted by The Positivity Hut. They talk about his involvement in television production, his poetry and his upcoming books.  Click here for the interview.

October 2017 - Interview with writer M.D. provided by Mr. Volpone. They chat about his soon to be released short story The Reunion, what he reads when he's not writing and what inspires him to write. Click here for the interview.

June 2017 - Interview with author M.D. Neu provided by C.D. Gallant-King. Click here for the interview. 

May 2017 - Interview of author M.D. Neu on Alex Schuler's blog. Click here for the interview.

April 2017 - Featured Author Interview M.D. Neu as interviewed by Jocelynn Babcock. Click here for interview.

March 2017 - Interview between M.D. Neu and D de Carvalho at the Hot Pink Press. Click here for interview.