By N.J. Schrock In my backyard, I have a tree whose fruit is colored bottles, and it serves a useful purpose. The bottles trap and kill evil spirits. During the night, evil spirits wander into the bottles, and they can’t find their way out—basically like a lobster trap for spirits. Then, when the morning sunlight […]
Read More On Writing MisteriosoThe Fountains Of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke My rating: 4 of 5 stars Read for the SF Masterworks Reading Challenge and Science Fiction Masterworks Book Club here on Goodreads, the 12 in 12 Challenge, the LGBTQ Speculative Fiction Reading Challenge, and the Hard Core Sci-Fi Challenge. This book won the Hugo and Nebula Awards in 1979/1980, and was nominated […]
Read More Book Review: The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. ClarkeYou may have heard that my story “The Android Graveyard” was accepted to the Terra! Tara! Terror! anthology from Third Flatiron. So it’s now available for pre-order! You can get it here. There’s an amazing plethora of great authors in this collection, and we’re even featuring a special reprint from Robert Silverberg! I can’t wait! […]
Read More Terra! Tara! Terror! is Available for Pre-OrderBy Morgan Smith Writers are all different, and they have a lot of different ways of describing/manifesting how characters in their work come into being. Some of us are analytical: we use character sheets, balancing the strengths and weaknesses, outlining and pinpointing traits that we then use to (hopefully) further their plots. We “map” things. […]
Read More Character and IdentityBy Cat Rambo I’m finishing up the year by trying to wrap up writing the on-demand version of my Moving from Idea to Draft class. This is a tough translation, because the live class depends heavily on what the students have brought: I try to help them go deeper into the idea each has brought […]
Read More On Creating Story When You Only Have the PlotCat Rambo, in addition to having the coolest name ever, has been an active part of SF/F for about as long as I can remember. She’s served in SFWA, and is currently running for president of the organization. She edited Fantasy Magazine. She’s a prolific author. And she has the best hair! I’m happy to welcome her to […]
Read More On Being An “Older” Female Writer – Cat RamboPre-order and support my Kickstarter! There’s only 1 day left to get in on it!
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Read More Wyrd West Telethon: Joe Compton of GoIndieNow! on Independent Publishing
