Blurb Kye Verex is trapped. Due to a fluke of genetics, the decisions of the galaxy’s elite, and a lack of finances, he’s stuck on his polluted and noxious home world indefinitely. And it’s slowly killing him. Then his more fortunate sister returns one day, bringing the promise of salvation. Kelsey has always hoped to […]
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SFF Addicts Ep. 137: How to Write Great Dialogue with Ed Crocker (Mini-Masterclass)
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they delve into a mini-masterclass on How to Write Great Dialogue with author/editor Ed Crocker. During the episode, Ed chats about the keys to great dialogue, including the importance of dialogue in fiction, examples of great dialogue, worldbuilding through dialogue vs. exposition, character voices and rhythm, developing relationships through dialogue, managing dialogue/environment in group scenes, speech and action tags, Crocker’s 5 Golden Rules for dialogue and more.
COVER REVEAL: To Those Willing to Drown by Mark Matthews
Coming May 14th, 2025 from Wicked Run Press The Lake is So Cold. The Truth is So Deep Very excited to reveal, for the first time, the cover of my new novel, To Those Willing to Drown. The novel takes place in a true setting, Torch Lake, known for its cold, Caribbean-blue waters, and the […]
SFF Addicts Ep. 136: Ed Crocker talks Lightfall, Vampires, Editing & More
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they chat with author/editor Ed Crocker about his debut novel Lightfall, his writing journey (and meandering twenties), freelance editing, publishing traumas and querying, the benefits of writing courses, vampires and a world without humans, class systems, poverty and the politics of blood, immortality and the dynamics between vampires, werewolves and sorcerers, creating a powerful enemy, overcoming fear/rejection as an author and much more.
COVER REVEAL: Cold As Hell: The Definitive Edition (Black Badge #1) by Rhett C. Bruno & Jaime Castle
Blurb “A gritty romp sure to please fans of Jim Butcher and Mike Carey.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) Demons. Monsters. Witches — His sacred duty is to hunt them down. Life isn’t simple for a demon hunter. James Crowley didn’t choose this life. No. He didn’t choose life at all. Shot dead in a gunfight many years ago, […]
Bender’s Best LitRPG reads of 2024
Bender’s best LitRPG reads of 2024
Cover Reveal: The Diplomacy of the Knife (Four of Mercies #2) by C. M. Caplan
Hello again dear reader or listener! Tis a brand new year and guess what? I have brand new goodies. As a treat! As always, it is a pleasure helping our resident crackhead Golden Retriever energy levels co-blogger and Indie author, Connor M. Caplan, reveal his latest book cover. Rolls off the tongue nicely, doesn’t it?
Ganesh’s (Pippin Took) top reads of 2024
This was an interesting year in terms of reading for me. I read more than last year but I also had more disappointments than before- five 1 star reads in fact. Reflecting on it, I am just so happy at all the books that did indeed work for me. In fact, I even have an […]
Frasier’s Favourites of 2024
2024 has been a monster year for SFF. From indie fungalpunk-noir (like Mushroom Blues by Adrian M. Gibson) to brand new epic fantasy series (The Gods Below by Andrea M. Gibson) to time-loop romances (A Quantum Love Story by Mike Chen) to fantasy-creature-compendium-encyclopaedias (Loreland Bestiaries by Hope Christofferson) and innovative weird fiction that I still can’t fully describe (Three Eight […]
The Shaggy Shepherd’s Most Memorable Reads of 2024
I’ve been going back and forth between ways to recognize my favorite reads. Throughout the year, I was tracking which books I rated the highest each month, but that came with multiple issues. First, some months had multiple books with a high rating and it was difficult to just choose one winner. Second, some months […]
Dissecting The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim First and foremost, I want it to be understood that this is not so much a review as it is my attempt to dissect the good and bad of the latest entry into the world of Tolkien. With that being said, any or all of […]
Craig’s Top Reads of 2024
It’s the end of the year as we know it (and I feel full of cheese and chocolate). 2024 has been an extremely good reading year for me, and with so many highlights it’s made this post very difficult to narrow down. So I’m going to do something a little different and break it up […]