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Read More Wyrd West Telethon: Once Upon a Time in the Wyrd West Live ReadingBy Jenny Ballif This article on writing realistic research labs is part of the Science in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasy blog series. Each week, we tackle one of the scientific or technological concepts pervasive in sci-fi (space travel, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, etc.) with input from an expert. Please join the mailing list to be notified every time new content is posted. About the […]
Read More Writing Realistic Research LabsBy J.K. Ullrich Indie authorship seems to have exacerbated my penchant for masochism: I can’t help looking at the bestseller lists, even though it only leaves me sad that my books aren’t on them! Browsing the top titles a few weeks ago, the blurb for Dan Brown’s latest novel Origin caught my eye. After reconnecting with one […]
Read More The Beautiful Scientist ProblemBy Renee Scattergood Welcome to another Friday Author Spotlight! This week I have Diane Morrison here to tell us about her upcoming fantasy novel, Once Upon a Time in the Wyrd West, from her Wyrd West Chronicles. She needs help funding her book release and is giving away some great gifts, including a copy of the book […]
Read More Renee Scattergood’s Author Spotlight: Once Upon a Time in the Wyrd WestYou’re a hobbit and you don’t like adventure. You think originality is dangerous! You should NEVER bring a unique setting to fantasy or science fiction! And God help you if you MIX the two! You believe that stories about people and their very human motivations are boring, even if you punctuate them with lots of […]
Read More 10 Reasons Why You *Shouldn’t* Support Once Upon a Time in the Wyrd West!To celebrate my Kickstarter for the Wyrd West Chronicles, I’m doing a series of livestreamed interviews with people who are doing similar stuff to what I’m doing in Once Upon a Time in the Wyrd West! These interviews will appear on Kickstarter Live and will be simultaneously streamed to my Facebook Author Page, then uploaded […]
Read More Interviews for the Once Upon a Time in the Wyrd West “Telethon!”Today I launch my first ever Kickstarter! Tell all your friends! And make sure to get your copy of the book, or collect some of the other great rewards I’m offering! Here’s the blurb from the Kickstarter page: Hi! My name is Diane Morrison, and I’m a hybrid author (which means I’ve been both […]
Read More Once Upon a Time in the Wyrd West Kickstarter!By Kathryn Craft Today’s mad skill comes to us via Stephen Schwartz, who wrote the music and lyrics for one of my favorite musicals, Wicked, based on Gregory Maguire’s bestselling novel of the same name. The show tracks the early life of Elphaba, the girl who is destined to become the Wicked Witch of the West. On […]
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