Book Review: The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017, edited by Charles Yu

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017 by John Joseph Adams My rating: 5 of 5 stars I picked this up for “market research,” really. What sorts of stories are considered to be “the best” for audiences over the past couple of years? This is a really excellent collection from some of the best […]

Book Review: Cities of Dust, Planes of Light by Samantha L. Barrett, Sarah Daly, Jamie Lackey, Diane Morrison & Cat Rambo

Cities of Dust, Planes of Light by Samantha L. Barrett My rating: 5 of 5 stars I am one of the authors in this book (Diane Morrison) so I’ll be approaching it from that perspective. I just want to say it was quite the honour to have been included in this lovely book with so […]

Book Review: The Little Goblin Girl by Illy Hymen

The Little Goblin Girl: Book One of the Goblin Girl Series by Illy Hymen My rating: 4 of 5 stars Imagine you’re playing World of Warcraft, except that every one of the quests has a sexual element to it. Imagine that someone decided to write this into a novel, but they set it in a […]

Book Review: Mission of Honor by David Weber @DavidWeberBooks

Mission of Honor by David Weber My rating: 4 of 5 stars Honor! I’ve missed you! Since I’m trying to read the Honorverse books in chronological order from On Basilisk Station, it’s been some time since I’ve seen much of Honor Harrington. The development of the overarching macroplot that is the focus of the current […]

Alan & Jeremy vs. Science Fiction: CL Moore’s “Shambleau” with Cat Rambo & Diane Morrison

I was so pleased to appear on an episode of Alan & Jeremy vs. Science Fiction with the awesome World Fantasy award-winner and multiple-award nominee Cat Rambo! Alan & Jeremy select a story, usually a classic in the field or something generating a lot of current buzz, and they invite a sci-fi author to read […]

An Ordinary Day: My Thoughts on International Women’s Day

Reprinted from a couple of years ago. It seems more pertinent than ever. Think about everything we have to lose. Don’t let them take it away. Today was just a day like any other for me. I got up and put on a pair of jeans and a blouse that flatters my figure, tied my […]

Three Great Things About Fantasy

I found this lovely video of Gunsmoke & Dragonfire author Carrie Gessner sharing three things that she thinks are great about fantasy. I agree! Check it out!

We’re in the home stretch of our Kickstarter, but there’s still time to lend your support! Check out our great rewards! For the last week, we’re offering HANDBOUND COPIES of Gunsmoke & Dragonfire! You would be crazy not to take advantage of this if you love books! And of course, a limited supply of a library of paperback books, plus ebook caches, are still available!

Diane Morrison

Speculative Fiction Writer

October 2019

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