Blurb A buried past, a dangerous future, a fiery destiny. Orphaned at a young age, Simone has never felt she belonged to the Champion class of her parents, despite her ability to work fire that far surpasses her peers. When Simone’s best friend is killed by fearsome beasts, Pyra, a magical flame wolf, visits Simone […]
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SFF Addicts Ep. 212: Self-Publishing in the Age of AI with Chris McGrath, Gregory Kontaxis & Michael Vadney (Indie Appreciation Month)
Join host M.J. Kuhn, guest artist Chris McGrath and guest authors Gregory Kontaxis and Michael Vadney for an Indie Appreciation Month panel on Self-Publishing in the Age of AI. During the panel, Chris, Gregory and Michael discuss the ethics of AI use, whether or not we can avoid it, the deluge of AI slop, risking your reputation, prejudices against self-publishing, filtering AI vs. human-made content, cover art and working with human artists, originality and the value of human-created art, audience (dis)trust and fan backlash to AI, the performative pressures of social media, losing the struggles (and romance) of art, how AI impacts marketing/marketplaces and more.
Meet the Badly Behaved: Six Authors Rewriting History
Meet the Badly Behaved: Six Authors Rewriting History Written by Jillian Laine If you could go back in time to any era to right one of history’s wrongs, where would you go? Honestly, I wouldn’t last very long in the court of Henry VIII before my 16th-century counterparts declared me a witch and burned me […]
7/18 Midsummer Night’s Scream 1 Day Event
Midsummer Night’s Scream Stuff Your Kindle Event Readers! There is a fantastic Stuff Your Kindle Event running today for all things HORROR! The best part? FREE & $0.99 reads right on your Kindle. All the subgenres, hauntings, and screams you could ever imagine! Be sure to click | HERE | to check out all the […]
Review: Stars Wars: Andor
Continuing on my string of reviewing some things other than just books for once. I’ve been enjoying branching out a bit; I hope you’ve enjoyed checking them out! First, I reviewed some movies, like Primitive War, Predator: Badlands, and 2025’s Frankenstein, and even a dissection of War of the Rohirrim; then some interesting games, like Still Wakes the Deep; then even […]
SFF Addicts Ep. 211: Making the Most of Conventions with Andy Peloquin, Tim Hickson & T. D. Orel (Indie Appreciation Month)
Join host Greta Kelly and guest authors/content creators Andy Peloquin, Tim Hickson (AKA Hello Future Me) and T. D. Orel for an Indie Appreciation Month panel on Making the Most of Conventions. During the panel, Andy, Tim and Tanner discuss first conventions, attending cons as a fan vs. as a professional, when to start attending conventions, selling books at cons and events, merch and swag, sales tactics and connecting with readers, pitching your books, imposter syndrome and social anxiety, making meaningful connections, balancing the professional and the personal, stepping outside of your comfort zone, trusting your instincts and more.
Cover Reveal: The Ashen Viper (Volume One of the Forahm Papers) by Joseph John Lee
Blurb Were we not meant to know the truth? It is by the hands of loresmen that heroes and villains are risen from history’s foundations, today’s stories that became yesterday’s histories that became the legends of yore. And from those legends emerge truths…of a sort. The truths that best serve a story when the facts […]
So You Want to Read More Indie Authors
So you’ve been meaning to check out more indie authors. You may have mentioned this online or in person, but you’re not sure where to start. Well, boy, do I have a list for you! I recently shared two lists on Zombies (movies / shows) and where to watch them, which people seemed to enjoy. […]
Author Interview: Helen Fray (Transcendent)
Helen Fray (she/her) is an author of Fantasy Romance books with fated, yet fatal, love stories and life-or-death, secret society situations. She lives in Manchester, England, with her children and unpredictable, fluff-ball cat. She likes to put her English degree to good use, writing novels whilst relying on her editor to fix her commas. Transcendent, […]
Cover Reveal: Embers of the Empire by Logan D. Irons
Blurb The Lothlian Empire is a corpse, and the Wyrm Lords have come to feast. On the crumbling frontier of the Reaves, three lives collide: a Nothman sword-maiden who must choose between a cage and a war, a horse lord who sustains his people through monstrous necessity, and a disgraced imperial bodyguard drowning in a […]
Cover Reveal: And Then There is the Bard by D. W. Walters
Blurb A party of heroes, who are far from zeroes. Quests to slay a dragon, so join the bandwagon. But with such high stakes, do they have what it takes?
SFF Addicts Ep. 210: Cover Art & Book Design with Jeff Brown, Rachel St Clair, Philip C. Quaintrell & Scott Palmer (Indie Appreciation Month)
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and guest authors/artists Jeff Brown, Rachel St Clair, Philip C. Quaintrell and Scott Palmer for an Indie Appreciation Month panel on Cover Art & Book Design. During the panel, Jeff, Rachel, Philip and Scott discuss what cover and book design are, creating a visual brand, the importance of typography and fonts, interior formatting and design, what makes a good vs. bad piece of art, due diligence and art/design no-nos, cover legibility and visual impact, evolving cover trends, setting reader expectations, commissioning artists, book titles, costs/budgeting, communication, timelines and more.