This week’s top writing advice from around the web for Oct. 24
2021-10-24
I subscribe to dozens of writing advice sites and YouTube channels and lovingly pick the best posts from this previous week for your edification.Read More →
New Kurt Vonnegut documentary asks big questions about death, art, and friendship
2021-10-24
The trailer for the documentary Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck In Time, has just been released. The documentary, follows the science fiction writer from 1982 until his death in 2007, and is based on the 25-year friendship between the author and filmmaker Robert Weide.Read More →
Free Friday: Today’s top free Amazon sci-fi and fantasy books for Oct. 22
2021-10-22
We read the first chapters of the top ten free spec fic books on Amazon. Today’s list includes time travel, EMP survival, and six books in Will Wight’s best-selling Cradle series.Read More →
Masques
2021-10-20
In a time when death is no longer final, how many ghosts walk among us?Read More →
Oh, My Gods! 4 Novels about Greek Gods that will make you glad you are not an Olympian
2021-10-19
These books will make you realize that immortality is really not so great for some people.Read More →
12 Artificial Intelligence Tools to Write your Novel For you
2021-10-18
I played around with a dozen AI-writing tools. They can’t write a coherent story, but they can still be useful depending on your writing goals. Read More →
The Beast
2021-10-18
Marilia has a beast to conquer. It may not have scales or sharp teeth, but it’s just as terrifying all the same. Will this strange metal machine consume her, or will she find a glimmer of hope to hold onto? Read More →
This week’s top writing advice from around the web for Oct. 17
2021-10-17
I subscribe to dozens of writing advice sites and YouTube channels and lovingly pick the best posts from this previous week for your edification.Read More →
Free Friday: Today’s top free Amazon sci-fi and fantasy books for Oct. 15
2021-10-15
We read the first chapters of the top ten free spec fic books on Amazon. Today’s list includes time travel, dragons, goblins, fairies, epic fantasy battles, police detectives and zombies.Read More →
Magic for Magic
2021-10-15
Love is blind. It feels like a gift from heaven but when it is vengeful there is hell to pay.Read More →
6 Horror Films for a Fright-Filled Halloween
2021-10-13
This is my top six all-time scariest movies list. Watch them if you dare.Read More →
William Shatner’s trip to space shows power of science fiction
2021-10-13
Earlier today, actor William Shatner — who played Star Trek’s iconic Captain Kirk on television and in the movies — became the oldest person to ever go to space and helped demonstrate that power of sci-fi to inspire space exploration.Read More →
Araceli’s Stars
2021-10-13
Tattoos. High-fantasy identities. Zeppelins. Magic. Diversity and Inclusion. Oppression. Hope. Read More →
Harder Science Fiction
2021-10-11
Free Monday: Today’s top free Amazon “SF” for October 11. by Melody Friedenthal Maria and Amira of the MetaStellar staff have been bringing you, our well-loved readers, “Free Fridays” for several months now. This regular column consists of short reviews of the top ten books that appeared that week onRead More →
This week’s top writing advice from around the web for Oct. 10
2021-10-10
I subscribe to dozens of writing advice sites and YouTube channels and lovingly pick the best posts from this previous week for your edification.Read More →
From Out a Full-Orbed Moon
2021-10-09
The ghost of Edgar Allan Poe gets more than he bargained for.Read More →
Free Friday: Today’s top free Amazon sci-fi and fantasy books for Oct. 8
2021-10-08
We read the first chapters of the top ten free spec fic books on Amazon. Today’s list includes a creepy cult, werewolves, witches, and lots of dragons.Read More →
The Thirteen Quixotic Temples of Light and Darkness
2021-10-04
A young woman purchases a set of beads from an old crone and the adventure of her life begins.Read More →
This week’s top writing advice from around the web for Oct. 3
2021-10-03
I subscribe to dozens of writing advice sites and YouTube channels and lovingly pick the best posts from this previous week for your edification.Read More →
How to set up a new author website with DreamHost in 15 minutes
2021-10-03
I compare the top website hosting providers, and take you through setting up a Wordpress website with my top recommendation, DreamHost.Read More →
Free Friday: Today’s top free Amazon sci-fi and fantasy books for Oct. 1
2021-10-01
We read the first chapters of the top ten free spec fic books on Amazon. Today’s list includes the daughter of Morgan le Fae, alien lovers, post-apocalyptic creepiness, lesbian space pirates, a crime-solving witch, and a crime-solving vampire.Read More →
4 Ghostly Novels to Spark Your Halloween Mood
2021-10-01
Here are four ghost stories that will thrill and chill you as Halloween approaches.Read More →
Deify
2021-10-01
Grace is a cult survivor who is called to identify the body of her former cult’s leader and captor.Read More →
Rival fantasies: Dungeons & Dragons players and their religious critics actually have a lot in common
2021-09-29
What would lead someone to claim that a fantasy role-playing game like Dungeons and Dragons was a recruiting tool for satan?Read More →
FRIENDSHIP
2021-09-29
A lonely alien seeks friendship and fulfillment at an Alaska farmers market.Read More →
Quantum Forever
2021-09-27
A particle traveling from the beginning of time to the end and back contemplates the balance between hope and fate. Though powerless to control its direction, the particle still has choices. Read More →
This week’s top writing advice from around the web for Sep. 26
2021-09-26
I subscribe to dozens of writing advice sites and YouTube channels and lovingly pick the best posts from this previous week for your edification.Read More →
Free Friday: Today’s top free Amazon sci-fi and fantasy books for Sep. 24
2021-09-24
We read the first chapters of the top ten free spec fic books on Amazon. Today’s list includes magical academies, vampires, sexy shapeshifters, and a clone of Jack Reacher.Read More →
Urban fantasy novels: why they matter and which ones to read first
2021-09-22
The cultural relevance of urban fantasy can be traced back to the time period of its birth — the early nineteenth century — where many were struggling to respond to industrial change and a new economic system. Read More →
Website basics: How to create a row of books
2021-09-21
5 ways to add a row of book covers to your Wordpress website.Read More →
This week’s top writing advice from around the web for Sep. 19
2021-09-19
I subscribe to dozens of writing advice sites and YouTube channels and lovingly pick the best posts from this previous week for your edification.Read More →
Scientists created holograms you can touch – you could soon shake a virtual hand
2021-09-18
These holograms, created with mirrors and jets of air, could be the first steps towards a Star Trek-style holodeck.Read More →
Free Friday: Today’s top free Amazon sci-fi and fantasy books for Sep. 17
2021-09-17
We read the first chapters of the top ten free spec fic books on Amazon. Today’s list includes magical academies, space colonies, witches, and, yup, some sexy shapeshifters.Read More →
Three Centuries. Same Radio.
2021-09-17
When reaching out to the stars above, the space beyond or the ether, we allocate disproportionate energy into preparing to cast the nets over catching the fish. What do we do with it? Read More →
Six Dragons That You Would — And Would Not — Want to Take Home With You
2021-09-16
A must-read article for anyone looking to adopt a new dragon. Read More →
Fall submission cycle opens October 1
2021-09-15
The fall submission cycle for original speculative fiction begins on October 1 and closes at midnight on October 31. Read More →
‘Dark Souls’ videogame: Themes of ruin harken to images popularized by European Romantics two centuries ago
2021-09-15
The Dark Souls videogame shares many elements with the literature of British artists in the Romantic era such as Lord Byron and others from the early 1800s.Read More →
Hyacinth
2021-09-15
The allure of prospecting a deserted Mars becomes so compelling that nothing else matters. Not even love. Read More →
Andy Weir, Jim Butcher win at the Dragon Awards
2021-09-12
The votes for the annual Dragon Awards are in, and Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary won for best sci-fi novel, and Jim Butcher’s Battle Ground for best fantasy novel.Read More →
This week’s top writing advice from around the web for Sep. 12
2021-09-12
I subscribe to dozens of writing advice sites and YouTube channels and lovingly pick the best posts from this previous week for your edification.Read More →
5 Magic Schools You Would Want to Attend–And 5 to Avoid
2021-09-12
Would you really want to go to magic school? Here are some magic schools you would — or would not — want to attend.Read More →
Time to announce your NaNoWriMo project
2021-09-11
If you’re planning to write a novel during this year’s National Novel Writing Month, you can announce it now.Read More →
Free Friday: Today’s top free Amazon sci-fi and fantasy books for Sep. 10
2021-09-10
We read the first chapters of the top ten free spec fic books on Amazon. Today’s list includes magical academies, space colonies, witches, and, yup, some sexy shapeshifters.Read More →
The Wolf of the Woods
2021-09-10
When Dominic saved his sister from a monster, he didn’t anticipate he would become one too. Now, he might be the most dangerous creature in the woods and if he doesn’t get help, he could hurt the people he loves.Read More →
Free sci-fi and fantasy stories on Amazon
2021-09-09
You can find a lot of free sci-fi and fantasy short stories on Amazon — but the free promotions go fast. Get these books now.Read More →
Free author website: initial setup
2021-09-08
I show you how to create a free author site that looks like that of the big names in the industry.Read More →
One Thousand Buddhas: But Who’s Counting
2021-09-08
Armed with a magic talisman, Nathan must find the next Buddha – a thirteen-year-old boy in Chicago – before humanity is plunged into extinction. Read More →
Ollie and the Stickman
2021-09-06
When Olivia gets bored in class and doodles a stickman on her arm, she has no idea what she’s in for. When it is brought to life by a rival girl, everything changes. Read More →
This week’s top writing advice from around the web for Sep. 5
2021-09-05
I subscribe to dozens of writing advice sites and lovingly pick the best posts from this previous week for your edification.Read More →
Why I’m blogging my next book
2021-09-04
I’m blogging my next book. Every weekday, I post a new installment. It’s all part of my mission to find a writing process that works for me.Read More →