Similarly to my Zombie Movies & Shows posts (and Shark Week), I wanted to accumulate a list of slashers that I could come back to and update semi-exhaustively. With the likes of Shaun of the Dead, zombies were something accessible for me that was not necessarily scary back when I wasn’t really into horror. But […]
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Like Shark Week? Watch These Movies
Whooooo folks, it’s Shark Week! July 26th-August 1st, we’ve got all things sharks coming our way. I figured, why shouldn’t I get in on the fun? As someone who is both enamored with sharks and the ocean, as well as terrified by them, I’ve always had this sort of twisted-up interest. As a kid, my […]
SFF Addicts Ep. 213: Crowdfunding & Special Editions with Bryce O’Connor, Ben Galley & J.D.L. Rosell (Indie Appreciation Month)
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and guest authors Bryce O’Connor, Ben Galley and J.D.L. Rosell for our final Indie Appreciation Month panel on Crowdfunding & Special Editions. During the panel, Bryce, Ben and Josiah discuss what crowdfunding and special editions are, crowdfunding platforms, increased demand for special editions, the collector’s mindset, types of crowdfunding projects, the FOMO effect for authors and readers, whether or not authors should run a campaign, crowdfunding risks, product options, rewards and backer tiers, funding goals and budgeting your project, marketing your campaign, production and fulfillment, mentally preparing yourself for a campaign, campaign length, the mid-campaign plateau and more.
Cover Reveal: The Wolf in the Lantern (Book One of The Wolves of Bala) by Iseult Murphy
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 […]
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, […]