Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Writing for Different Mediums with author/actor Luke Arnold. During the episode, Luke breaks down his approaches to four different mediums (prose, comics, screenwriting and video games), including expressing your creativity through various mediums, learning from other mediums, researching and understanding your medium, as well as comparing story structure, pacing, expectations, character development and worldbuilding across mediums.
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TBRCon2025 Highlight: Religion in Fantasy (with Kaden Love, Sarah K. Balstrup, Yuval Kordov & More)
Every Friday, we’re highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2025 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting.
This week, join moderator/author Kaden Love and authors Sarah K. Balstrup, Yuval Kordov, Michael J. DeLuca, Tori Tecken and David T. List
Cover Reveal: The Many Shades of Midnight & In Midnight’s Shadow by C.M. Debell
OOOH BOY. Do I have some awesome cover reveals for ya’ll today! These are some really fun books and I had no idea they were getting new covers so when I got them in my inbox, I was so excited. They look amazing! I’m sure many of you are familiar with some of Jeff Brown‘s […]
COVER REVEAL: Ravager (Darkblade #10) by Andy Peloquin
Blurb The Hunter pits his blades and wits against an army of professional killers-for-hire.The bastards never stood a chance. Groebus Dayblood has sought refuge in the Princelands with the Scarlet Ghosts, an organization of assassins that offers no mercy and accepts no failure. Both the traitorous priest and his cutthroat protectors are about to find […]
SFF Addicts Ep. 151: Luke Arnold talks Whisper in the Wind, Acting, Noir & More
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they chat with author/actor Luke Arnold about his new novel Whisper in the Wind, the pros and cons of writing a series, character development in The Fetch Phillips Archives, his nostalgia for films and video games, lessons learned from acting, audiobook narration and voice acting, noir inspirations and tropes, urban fantasy and genre mashups, creating compelling mysteries, keeping setting/themes fresh and much more.
TBRCon2025 Highlight: What Are the Limits of Cozy Fantasy? (with Travis Baldree, Sarah Beth Durst, Stephanie Burgis & More)
Every Friday, we’re highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2025 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting.
This week, join moderator/author Marshall J. Moore and authors Travis Baldree, Sarah Beth Durst, Stephanie Burgis, Marti Dumas and Mariana Costa for a TBRCon2025 panel on “What Are the Limits of Cozy Fantasy?”
SFF Addicts Ep. 150: Writing Nature & Wildnerness with Hannah Kaner (Writing Masterclass)
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Writing Nature & Wilderness with bestselling author Hannah Kaner. During the episode, Hannah ventures out into the wilds of storytelling, including incorporating your natural surroundings into fiction, drawing influence from environments you’ve never visited, using landscape/environment to enhance story elements, awe and the unknown, nature as a character, the economy of nature and its resources, agency and control in the natural world, elemental magic, spirits and monsters, cities in contrast to nature and more.
TBRCon2025 Highlight: Is Science Catching Up to What Was Once Sci-Fi? (with Mary Robinette Kowal, Malka Older & More)
Every Friday, we’re highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2025 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting.
This week, join moderator/book reviewer Neil Williams and authors Mary Robinette Kowal, Malka Older, Sue Burke and Wick Welker for a TBRCon2025 panel on “Is Science Catching Up to What Was Once Sci-Fi?”
SFF Addicts Ep. 149: Hannah Kaner talks Faithbreaker, Gods, Perseverance & More
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they chat with bestselling author Hannah Kaner about her new novel Faithbreaker, completing The Fallen Gods Trilogy, perseverance and the marathon of publishing, querying and what to look for in an agent, the challenges of writing a series, community and pushing yourself, creating a pantheon of gods, writing about faith and religion, opening scenes, multiple POVs, character relationships, pilgrimage, trust and much more.
COVER REVEAL: The Pilgrims of the Damned (The Assembly #3) by Steve McHugh
Blurb A vampire and a journalist team up to stop a witch on a rampage in the third book of this urban fantasy from the bestselling author of the Hellequin Chronicles. Undead investigator Miles Watson has seen his share of violence, but after his last case left a trail of dead bodies in its wake—some […]
TBRCon2025 Highlight: Sidekicks & Secondary Characters That Steal the Show (with Fonda Lee, Andrea Stewart & More)
Every Friday, we’re highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2025 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting.
This week, join moderator/book reviewer Eleni Argyró and authors Fonda Lee, Andrea Stewart, Sebastien de Castell, J.S. Dewes, SourpatchHero and Luis Magalhaes
Cover Reveal: Death Rights (Grave Chronicles #2) by Shannon Knight
Shannon Knight is an author I’ve been doing cover reveals with for a good bit now and she’s got several books I really want to try (Mount TBR sends its regards). I love how each book seems to have a very particular vibe and she now has the sequel to Grave Cold coming out soon […]