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 […]

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!

Storycast Rob Reads “Lonesome” from Gunsmoke & Dragonfire

I’ve been awaiting this excitedly, and it’s here! Storycast Rob (Rob Edwards) read one of Gunsmoke & Dragonfire’s stories, “Lonesome” by Carrie Gessner, on his podcast! Check it out here! I think it was amazing. (Just for fun, feel free to check out my livetweet thread about it.) And then, if you’re so moved, support the […]

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!

Video Premiere: Interview with Sara Codair

Premiering tomorrow at 9 am PST / 12 pm EST.

Gunsmoke & Dragonfire is an anthology of fantasy western stories. I had the pleasure of interviewing Sara Codair, author of “Red Tide Rising,” one of the stories in the anthology!

Sara is an emerging enby writer whose work has appeared in Broadswords & Blasters, Unnerving Magazine, Vulture Bones, and many other places. They write speculative #ownvoices works on non-binary life, queerness, and mental health, and their debut novel Power Surge was published by NineStar Press in 2018.

Support the Kickstarter here!
Or pre-order the ebook on Kindle for a special February pre-order price!

Sara Codair’s Website: http://www.saracodair.com

Originally aired on Kickstarter Live January 31, 2019

Diane Morrison

Speculative Fiction Writer

Gunsmoke & Dragonfire Wide Distribution & Print Release

March 2019

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