Welcome to the Weird West – and a Kickstarter to explore

Altered Instinct kindly did an interview with me to highlight our Kickstarter and anthology! Last year, as readers of the blog may know, I had my first Weird West tale published – The Clockwork Cowboy in the Hideous Progeny anthology from Writerpunk Press. It was my first step into a Wild West frontier remade into a world […]

Interview with Sara Codair

M.D. Neu interviewed Gunsmoke & Dragonfire author Sara Codair for his blog this week! They talk about Sara’s debut novel, Power Surge, which is included in some of our Kickstarter reward packages. But they also talked about Gunsmoke & Dragonfire. Read the whole article at M.D. Neu’s website.

Book Trailer Drop: Gunsmoke & Dragonfire Book Trailer #5!

Happy Friday! Here’s the fifth book trailer drop. It’s the last trailer you’ll see before the Kickstarter ends; we have 4 days left! Please support us here: http://kck.st/2ASWKje. We have only $174 CAD to go!

This time we’re focusing on the time travel and historical fantasy/alt-history stories in the anthology! Stories featured: “Raiders of the Lost World” by Ron S. Friedman, “One Hell of a Game” by Robert Lee Beers, “The Burning Plains” by Brent A. Harris.

Watch the full playlist of trailers so far HERE.

Video Premiere: Interview with Brent A. Harris & Ricardo Victoria

Missed the Inklings Press Thunderdo- er, I mean, the interview with Brent A. Harris and Ricardo Victoria, Gunsmoke & Dragonfire Authors? We’re replaying it on my YouTube channel in a Premiere this morning at 9 am Pacific / 12 pm Eastern. We’ll be talking about their work with Inklings Press, their Sidewise Award nominated co-written story,, Brent’s Sidewise Award-nominated novel – and, of course, their stories for Gunsmoke & Dragonfire! Check it out!

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!

Video Premiere: Interview with Diane Morrison

Hello all! A few days ago, R. Daniel Lester turned the tables and interviewed me. It’s Premiering on my YouTube channel at 10 am PST / 1 pm EST today, so you can watch with me live and ask me direct questions in the chat!

Support the Kickstarter here! Only a few days left!

Exciting News! and Gunsmoke & Dragonfire Fourth Book Trailer Drop

Howdy folks! Happy Friday! First, I have exciting news on G&D to share! New York Times bestselling author Diana Paxson, best known for her Chronicles of Westeria & co-writing the Mists of Avalon series, has joined our team! She is contributing a story that hasn’t seen publication in more than 20 years, which is perfect for our anthology. I’m so excited!

And, here’s your book trailer drop! This one features the steampunk/cattlepunk stories from the book! Featured Authors: Liam Hogan, Stanley B. Webb, Paul Alex Gray. Enjoy!

Get the book HERE at a special February pre-order price!

Support the Kickstarter HERE!

Diane Morrison

Speculative Fiction Writer

February 2019

Science Fantasy