Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they chat with award-winning author Ai Jiang about her new novella A River from the Sky, nature vs. industrialization, incorporating technology into science fantasy, unreliable narrators and palace intrigue, family dynamics, rebellion vs. control, big lessons from writing workshops, the appeal of short-form fiction, the learning curve of writing a full-length novel, winning awards and career priorities, balancing passion with productivity and more.
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ESSAY: The Rise of Nobledark Fantasy and What It Says About Us Right Now
The Rise of Nobledark Fantasy, an essay detailing the origins and future of this unique fantasy sub genre. This essay is part of the Crownfall digital book tour. You can find the full tour HERE. BOOK INFORMATION Book/Author: Crownfall by Michael VadneyCover Artist: Katerina Belikova – InstagramTypography/Cover Design: Adrian M. Gibson – PortfolioGenre: Fantasy / Nobledark / New Adult […]
Cover Reveal: ShadowVein (A Schism of Souls #2) by Cal Logan
Reminder of the cover for Book 1 🙂https://amzn.to/4tndSFB Now The Whole Reason You Came Here Is For THIS Blurb From the ashes of the old, the Shin-Kami will rise. The cult behind the demons’ resurgence is defeated, their leader slain and their remaining numbers scattered. But every victory comes at a cost. And that victory […]
Cover Reveal: A Dance in the Dust (The Last Ballad #4) by Scott Palmer
Reminders of the covers for the first three (3) books in the series 🙂https://amzn.to/41INH0d AND HERE WE GO ! ! ! ! ! Blurb The critically acclaimed next installment to the Award-Winning epic fantasy series, the Last Ballad. By Amazon Bestselling author, Scott Palmer. 1300 years before the events of A Memory of Song, dragons […]
Cover Reveal: The Way of Stones (The Red Kingdom #2) by Ryan Lanz
Reminder of the cover for Book 1 🙂 And now, Book 2 🙂 Blurb In a changing world, old loyalties might not survive. The attack on Abalreen has failed. Phessipi’s band of rebels have regrouped in the forest, but she’s missing some of her key people. She’s finding it hard to move forward and even […]
SFF Addicts Ep. 197: How to Query Agents with Laura Crockett, John Baker & Jennifer Chevais (Masterclass Panel)
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly for a masterclass panel on How to Query Agents, featuring literary agents Laura Crockett, John Baker and Jennifer Chevais. During the panel, they lay out the fundamentals of query letters and agents, discussing what literary agents do, what a query letter is, the anatomy of a query letter, comp titles, blurbs and author bios, whether or not social media presence is important, how authors can seek out agents (and how to find the right one for you), agents picking up self-published authors, query letter mistakes and no-nos, managing expectations, professional transparency and more.
Cover Reveal: Crypt Currency: A Lesson in Orconomics by J. Zachary Pike
KICKSTARTER DATE: April 14th, 2026FORMATS: Hardcover, paperback, eBook and deluxe collector’s edition (Kickstarter) SERIES: The Dark Profits Saga (standalone adventure)COVER ARTIST: Agustin Marceillac COVER DESIGN: James T. Egan of Bookfly DesignKICKSTARTER: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jzacharypike/crypt-currency Blurb On Arth, the future of finance revolves around deep politics, hidden interests, and dark magic. Notably absent is actual money. Crypt currency is the future. The enchantments are […]
The One Thing I Always Prioritize
The One Thing I Always Prioritize Written by Tao Wong The one thing that always creeps into any of my work – even the cozy works – has always been about the cost, or the price, for choices. I think without considering, or valuing the cost of actions, the sacrifices one makes, work and life […]
SFF Addicts Ep. 196: Memory & Time with Mark Lawrence (Writing Masterclass)
Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he delves into a writing masterclass on Memory & Time with bestselling author Mark Lawrence. During the episode, Mark unlocks the secrets of the mind, including how memory and time play into the human experience, the relationship between memory and identity, forgetting and how memories change across time, the role of emotions in forming memories, collective stories and history, unreliable narrators and narratives, flashbacks and non-linear story structures, revealing the passage of time and more.
Books That Ought to Go On the Same Charcuterie Board as THE TRIDENT AND THE PEARL
A guest post by Sarah K. L. Wilson about the inspirations and compliments to THE TRIDENT AND THE PEARL.
Cover Reveal: The Rill Lord (The Triempery Revelations #6) by L. L. Stephens
First, reminders of the covers for Books 1-5You can order those here https://amzn.to/3NwzEYh or here L. L. Stephens – Forest Path Books 🙂 But maybe let’s get to what you really came for.. Right? Yeah? Sound good? Perfect. Here WE GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Blurb The Wall has been destroyed—and magically restored—by Dorilian Sordaneon. Instead of welcoming him […]
SFF Addicts Ep. 195: Mark Lawrence talks Daughter of Crows, Assassin Schools, SPFBO & More
Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he chats with bestselling author Mark Lawrence about his new novel Daughter of Crows, writing an older protagonist, showing a character across their life, new twists on assassin schools, evoking an eerie atmosphere, drawing inspirations from pagan mythologies, the meaning of “grimdark,” the evolution of self-publishing and SPFBO (the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off), working in mathematics, hard science, “detail porn” and more.