Editing Your Writing
Toby Frost
Editing is, in a way, the less fun counterpart to writing a novel. However, in writing fiction, the devil often is in the details, and a good edit can make…
A Newbie’s First SFF Con: AKA BristolCon Confidential
Richard Marpole
I didn’t intend to write this article. I didn’t prepare for it, make any notes for it or believe that I was going to be submitting anything but reviews to…
Legacy by Debbie Viguié and Nancy Holder
Jo Niederhoff
Spoiler Alert: This review contains spoilers for the first two books. Read with caution if you have yet to finish the previous novels. I recently described these books as crack.…
Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #4: The Last Five Fall
Geoff Matthews
* Disclaimer * Writing and reading are subjective arts. What some folks will absolutely love, others will dislike. It is a bit like Marmite in the UK – normal people…
Rise of the Seer by Brandon Barr
JC Kang
Completed while the author was undergoing chemotherapy for leukemia, Brandon Barr’s Rise of the Seer captures the essence of holding onto hope when things seem dark. It’s part Game of…
The Many Faces of The Headless Horseman
S. H. Paulus
One of the most prominent creatures in both Western and European folktales is the headless horseman and can be dated as far back as the mediaeval times within Celtic folklore.…
The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells
The late Victorian era was a time of new and dangerous ideas. The concept of evolution challenged traditional religious belief. The first few voices were questioning the politics of Empire.…
Brandon Barr Interview – Song of the Worlds
Brandon Barr is a beloved figure in Indie Author circles, being an active member of several online communities and having spoken at the 20BooksTo50k® conference. He has inspired many of…
Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #4: Five More Fall
* Disclaimer * Writing and reading are subjective arts. What some folks will absolutely love, others will dislike. It is a bit like Marmite in the UK – normal people…
Going to a Writer’s Convention: What You Need to Know
Kellie Doherty
When thinking about science fiction and fantasy conventions—sometimes referred to as cons—the mind automatically dashes off to PAX or New York Comic Con or any one of the conventions in…
Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Jessica Juby
Autumn is here and right around the corner is Halloween. I usually pass on scary books and films because I like my sleep. But, as it’s the time of year…
Author’s Debrief: The Godserfs Series – Guest Blog by N. S. Dolkart
N. S. Dolkart
N. S. Dolkart’s journey from debut author to finisher-of-first-series is finally nigh, as this month he published the last in the Gemmell Award-nominated Godserfs series, an epic fantasy series with…