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 →
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 →
5 ways to add a row of book covers to your Wordpress website.Read More →
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 →
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The fall submission cycle for original speculative fiction begins on October 1 and closes at midnight on October 31. Read More →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Would you really want to go to magic school? Here are some magic schools you would — or would not — want to attend.Read More →
If you’re planning to write a novel during this year’s National Novel Writing Month, you can announce it now.Read More →
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 →
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 →
I show you how to create a free author site that looks like that of the big names in the industry.Read More →
I subscribe to dozens of writing advice sites and lovingly pick the best posts from this previous week for your edification.Read More →
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 →
We read the first chapters of the top ten free spec fic books on Amazon. Today’s list includes a witches, vampires, EMP attacks, aliens, and, of course, plenty of sexy shapeshifters.Read More →
Whether you are planning to follow my tutorial to create a free but expensive-looking author website, or hire a developer to build one for you, you will need to create some content before you get started. Here’s what you’ll need.Read More →
Rehearsing the end of the world through film may have desensitized us, lulling us into a false sense of security that all will end well — and that we are immortal. Read More →
I subscribe to dozens of writing advice sites and lovingly pick the best posts from this previous week for your edification.Read More →
We interviewed best-selling sci-fi author Steven Barnes about how to become a successful writer, and he delivered.Read More →
How Dude are the Jedi? Do the Jedi abide? The short answer is yes, from a certain point of view.Read More →
We read the first chapters of the top ten free spec fic books on Amazon. Today’s list includes a witches, vampires, dystopian futures, and, of course, the usual weekly crop of sexy shapeshifters.Read More →
I subscribe to dozens of writing advice sites and lovingly pick the best posts from this previous week for your edification.Read More →
Romero’s professional ingenuity and powerful metaphors can inspire us during the pandemic.Read More →
We read the first chapters of the top ten free spec fic books on Amazon. Today’s list includes an EMP attack, sexy aliens, vampires, a dragon riding school, and a cozy magical mystery. Read More →
Robert Stahl has analyzed some favorite horror films to present this list for your consideration.Read More →
I subscribe to dozens of writing advice sites and lovingly pick the best posts from this previous week for your edification.Read More →
We read the first chapters of the top ten free spec fic books on Amazon. Today’s list includes environmental catastophers, time travel, sexy shapeshifters and magic powers galore.Read More →
Quora is a site where random people post questions and random people answer them. Some of those people are sci-fi and fantasy authors.Read More →
Dragon Con is the first week of September this year in Atlanta but whether or not you plan to attend the massive multimedia convention you can still vote in the Dragon Awards.Read More →
I subscribe to dozens of writing advice sites and lovingly pick the best posts from this previous week for your edification.Read More →
We read the first chapters of the top ten free spec fic books on Amazon. Today’s list includes time travel, werewolves, fairies, a retelling of Beauty and the Beast, and a retelling of the Garden of Eden.Read More →
Today’s modern, professionally-designed author websites have three things in common: Wordpress, responsive design, and panel styling.Read More →
I subscribe to dozens of writing advice sites and lovingly pick the best posts from this previous week for your edification.Read More →
The rap song “Whitey on the Moon” has new relevance with the recent space trips of billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos.Read More →
The Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association’s poetry contest’s deadline is August 31, 2021.Read More →
I’ve read the first chapters of the top ten free spec fic books on Amazon. Today’s list includes an alien invasion, Captain Hook, space smugglers, sexy shape-shifters, sexy aliens, and a political thriller involving a psychic detective.Read More →
What do you do if you send out your work for critiques and the overwhelming response is negative?Read More →
One of the most interesting tools for thinking about future defense technology isn’t big data forecasting and the use of synthetic training environments, but narrative and imagination. And we get this from science fiction.Read More →
The finalists for the 2021 World Fantasy Awards have been announced, including Lifetime Achievement recipients Megan Lindholm and Howard Waldrop.Read More →
I subscribe to dozens of writing advice sites and lovingly pick the best posts from this previous week for your edification.Read More →
I’ve read the first few chapters of each of the top ten free fantasy and sci-fi books on Amazon. Today’s list includes a post-apocalyptic western, a sexy shape shifter, a sexy alien, and four epic fantasies. Oh, and a demonic insurance agency.Read More →
The number of planets in the universe is truly astronomical — some are gas giants, like Jupiter in our solar system. Others may be water worlds or ice planets. And some are Earth-like.Read More →
New knowledge of quantum fractals could provide the foundations for scientists to experimentally test the theory of quantum consciousness.Read More →
Deep point of view is a technique that modern writers use to make stories feel more compelling and immediate for the reader. You can use this technique in both first person and third person narration.Read More →
How I, a tech and cybersecurity journalist, backup all my computer systems.Read More →
I subscribe to dozens of writing advice sites and lovingly pick the best posts from this previous week for your edification.Read More →