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SF & Fantasy

Have Your Manuscript Professionally Critiqued


icon-worldbuildersPatrick Rothfuss is a New York Times bestselling author but that’s not the reason I call him friend. He has one of the most giving souls I’ve met, and he’s proving it again with Worldbuilders!

Got a manuscript and want it professionally critiqued? Make the jump to find out how you can donate to a great cause!

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SF & Fantasy

NaNoWriMo Begins Again!


nanowrimo-iconThe National Novel Writing Month has begun again!

Here is why I think it is an important tool for some new writers.

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SF & Fantasy

Into the heart of evil…a “Tattoo” e-book bonus short!


“You’ll thank me someday. Love is a terrible weakness, and I’ve spared you its pain.”

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SF & Fantasy

How Writing Retreats Do Matter


bosworth-struckIn 2004, I attended a writing retreat that changed my life.

Jennifer Bosworth, author of the upcoming novel Struck, also attended that writing retreat.

Here’s how taking the time and money to do what we love shaped us and our futures.

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‘Word Hero’ Jay Heinrich is Here to Bend Your Will to His Liking..And Teach You to do the Same!


‘Word Hero’ Jay Heinrich is Here to Bend Your Will to His Liking..And Teach You to do the Same!

Science fiction and fantasy fiction is famously full of amazing technology and magical spells that make the impossible possible. Traveling faster than the speed of light across the cold, starry divide or destroying a kingdom with a gesture are child’s play in the worlds of our favorite authors. We in the “real” world aren’t as [...]

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SF & Fantasy

Truth & beauty vs. paper dolls and cut-out scenery


I try to be cautious with reality. When my personal life seeps into my work (as it invariably does with any writer) I am careful to use only my own emotions surrounding an experience. I mangle and mash the unstable flux of “feelings” into new shapes and découpage them onto paper dolls and cut-out scenery.

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SF & Fantasy

Keeping it Unreal


Keeping it Unreal

In one particular episode of Mythbusters, Adam Savage utters the line: “Reality makes a crappy special effects crew.”
You know what else reality often makes? Crappy genre fiction.
Obviously, it depends on the story, and it depends on the reader (or viewer, or what have you). But let me give you an example. I [...]

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SF & Fantasy

Poll: 1st Person vs. 3rd Person


The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussWhen it comes to readers, some people tend to like one narrative form over the other. I’m a perfect example of it. I enjoy 3rd Person POV mostly. I find 1st Person to be a bit too arrogant, presumptuous and limiting. Kind of like me. Ha!

Everyone is different though and I’m always curious about these things. How you read. What you like to read. And why. So here is a poll and a request to post some of your favorite books in each category. Indulge me!

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Suvudu

An Interview with Peter David, Author, “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”


An Interview with Peter David, Author, “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”

Peter David is the author of the official novelization of the movie Transformers: Dark of the Moon, but that  barely scratches the surface of David’s incredibly productive and varied career. He’s written for just about every medium you can imagine, maintaining a quick turnaround time and consistent level of quality that many writers would envy. [...]

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Guest Post from Author Nick Mamatas: “The Writer’s Life: Actually, It’s Awesome!”


Starve-Better-Front-194x300Today we’re very proud to present a guest post from anthologist and writer Nick Mamatas (Move Under Ground, Under My Roof, You Might Sleep, Sensation and others), whose new book Starve Better: Surviving the Endless Horror of the Writing Life is available now from Apex Publications.

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