Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they chat with bestselling, award-winning author John Scalzi about his new novel When the Moon Hits Your Eye, luck and career longevity, major changes in the publishing landscape, Old Man’s War book 7 and writing without pressure, fandom and avoiding burnout, turning the moon into cheese, using the lunar cycle as a story structure, writing dozens of POV characters, cheese science, research, touring and much more.
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7 Favorite Leading Ladies for International Women’s Day
It is International Women’s Day and in honor of that I thought of listing 7 of my favorite leading ladies written by some of my favorite female authors across recent SFF! These characters are all different examples of womanhood and inspiring in their own respective ways.
EXCERPT: To Those Willing to Drown by Mark Matthews
Blurb When Jewel Jordan dies from cancer, her father’s wish is to scatter the ashes inside their beloved Torch Lake. But after the grieving mother hears her daughter’s voice coming from inside the urn, how can she let the ashes go? Especially after a mysterious pastor begs her to keep them and promises to reunite her with her daughter’s spirit. Who […]
TBRCon2025 Highlight: Writing a Successful Inciting Incident (with Philip Chase, Jenn Lyons, Evan Winter & 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/booktuber Philip Chase and authors Jenn Lyons, Evan Winter, Sung-il Kim, Rebecca Campbell and J.D.L. Rosell for a TBRCon2025 panel on “Writing a Successful Inciting Incident”.
Guest Post Spotlight: Her Writhing Crown by L.A. Riemenschneider
I want to wish a very happy pub day to L.A. Riemenschneider and her debut novel Her Writhing Crown! L.A. Riemenschneider is a multi-genre author of all things fantasy and romance, using her books to stand in solidarity with those overcoming PTSD, trauma, endometriosis, and other life physical and mental health matters. Today I’m excited […]
Author Chat: Drew Huff on “The Divine Flesh”
Join the ridiculously talented “Drew Huff,” and I as we discuss her brand new gloop and tendril-filled epic “The Divine Flesh,” which is out today- March 4th from Dark Matter Ink. What I’ve billed as a gory feminist Jekyll and Hyde, if Jekyll were a self-destructive addict and Hyde were a cosmic goddess designed to […]
COVER REVEAL: The Last Gasp Of Midnight by Thomas Howard Riley
Blurb A duel to the death in three parts. A conversation of sorts between the last two men left alive after a brutal battle. One soldier from each side. Both want to survive. Neither can walk away. Info on the Novelette This novelette is set in Thomas Howard Riley’s Luminaworld universe, and is a tale […]
SFF Addicts Ep. 144: How to Train Your Character with C. L. Clark (Writing Masterclass)
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on How to Train Your Character with award-winning author C. L. Clark. During the episode, Cherae works out the fundamentals of character strength and training, including the body and the stories we tell ourselves, convincing fictional examples of physicality, how the body affects plot and character, biological sex, body type and societal standards, how to determine your character’s starting strength, an early defeat and setting the stakes, finding the ideal method for training your character, satisfying climaxes, boss battles, injuries and more.
DUAL COVER REVEAL: Dreams of Dust & Steel (Books 1-2) by Michael Michel
Blurb Prince Barodane could not hold back the darkness. Not even in himself. He laid an innocent city in its grave and then died a hero. In his absence, war whispers across the land. Power-hungry Highborn dispatch spies and assassins to the shadows as they maneuver for the throne, while an even greater threat rises […]
COVER REVEAL: Bloodless (The Binding Tenets Trilogy #3) by G.J. Terral
Reminder of the covers for Books 1 & 2 (which you can purchase at the below link) https://amzn.to/3D46V87 Blurb No less blood is shed when bonds become broken. Threats come from all sides as Ladrican ships wait off the coast and a mysterious untethered threat becomes impossible to ignore. Lin is pushed to breaking as […]
Cover Reveal – In Deep Corprolite (Shade the Collector #2) by Douglas Lumsden
Douglas Lumsden is the author of the brilliant (in my opinion) Alexander Southerland series which consists of seven books plus the sharp and gloriously nasty novella The Demon’s Dagger which is set in the same world. That series came to an end with the seventh book A Specter Raps on My Windowpane. He has now […]
TBRCon2025 Highlight: Jump Scares: How to Create Shocking Horror on the Page (with Josh Malerman, Gemma Amor & 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 George Dunn and authors Josh Malerman, Philip Fraccasi, Gemma Amor, Cynthia Pelayo and Jenny Keifer for a TBRCon2025 panel on “Jump Scares: How to Create Shocking Horror on the Page”.