I didn’t realize when I started writing my Wyrd West Chronicles that there was actually a genre for this! No new ideas under the sun, I guess; but then again, it seems that my take is just a little bit unique. Less dark overall than the usual depiction; more high fantasy. Speaking of which, I’ll be […]
Read More The Weird WestHere’s a good article from Tor.com about the Weird West. Except that I disagree with their opening. The Wild West is Canadian too. It’s unfortunate that we seem to be letting the Americans get away with claiming that myth as their own. It is American, but everything West of Winnipeg has this as part of our […]
Read More A Weird West PrimerSo I figured it was time I talked a bit about my own writing, because I’m excited about it and I want other people to get excited about it! I’ve got a few irons in the fire right now: I’m working on two novels at the moment. The one I’m giving my most immediate attention […]
Read More A Note on Upcoming Projects!The artist deals in what cannot be said in words. The artist whose medium is fiction does this in words. The novelist says in words what cannot be said in words. Ursula K. Le Guin
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Lets talk bad guys. Most stories have one. Well crafted or otherwise, speculative fiction is full of them. Not that any one actual character is essential as the obstacle the protagonist has to overcome. Sometimes its simply the environment they’re in, other times its a whole alien…
Too Wyrd is is a fabulous romp that is at times funny, exciting, and even a little scary, that comes across something like Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files meets American Gods. Source: Book Review: Too Wyrd by Sarah Buhrman
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Every drama needs a supporting cast. In my time as a First Reader with Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores, I’ve come across far too many stories that fail to give sufficient thought or depth to secondary characters. An unfortunate, but easy mistake to make when writing short…
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So you’ve got a great idea for your speculative fiction story. You’ve envisioned a fantastic future or a mythical realm, and presumably given some thoughts to it’s inhabitants and the problem they’ll need to solve in order to drive the plot forward. Good start. Now, what character’s…
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A big part of any good speculative fiction story is building a believable world. A bit ironic, considering that the genres of science fiction and fantasy are built around the willing suspension of disbelief, but there it is. This isn’t to say that the setting for any…
