Blurb Everyone deserves a vacation. But for Death, going on holiday has dire consequences. After Nick’s brush with the afterlife, the agency is operating in full swing and things are finally calming down. Their short peace is interrupted by a rumor from “upstairs” that Death has gone missing. Unable to say no to a friend […]
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Excerpt: Elvenbane (The Halfblood Chronicles #1)
Blurb From Grand Masters Mercedes Lackey and Andre Norton — the landmark dragon-and-rebellion saga, revised, illustrated, and complete at last. The elves rule a world where humans are property. The one thing they fear is a child who is not fully human. For a thousand years the immortal elven lords have bred, collared, drugged, and […]
SFF Addicts Ep. 218: James Islington talks Scion, Cyberpunk Influences, The Hierarchy & More
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they chat with bestselling author James Islington about his new novel Scion, Blade Runner and cyberpunk influences, the Deus Ex video game series, morally gray protagonists, dystopian technologies, the reality vs. fiction of immortality, The Justice of One and The Hierarchy series, palate cleansers and writing for yourself, transitioning from a full-time career to writing, going from self-publishing to traditional publishing, finding success in your career, the importance of a good agent, dark humor, odd couples and more.
COVER ART REVEAL: Rusty Throat, Burning Heart (Copper & Ash #2) by Adam Bassett
Book 2 in the Copper & Ash series is coming to Kickstarter! Check out the cover reveal here.
SFF Addicts Ep. 217: How to Pace Your Story with Suyi Davies Okungbowa (Writing Masterclass)
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on How to Pace Your Story with award-winning author Suyi Davies Okungbowa. During the episode, Suyi finds the right speed for your story, discussing what story pacing is, the Four P’s of Pacing: Pause, Propulsion, Progression and Passage, examples of excellent pacing, the term “fast-paced” and marketing psychology, common pacing mistakes, pacing expectations across genres, whether or not word count affects pacing, tools for signalling progression to readers, identifying pacing issues during revision and more.
SFF Addicts Ep. 216: Suyi Davies Okungbowa talks Season of the Serpent, Writing for IP, Teaching & More
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they chat with award-winning author Suyi Davies Okungbowa about his new novel Season of the Serpent, completing The Nameless Republic trilogy, the challenges of writing a series, the African middle ages, expanding a cast of characters across a trilogy, collective amnesia and the effects of conflict, forgotten magic and forces of nature, teaching creative writing, writing for IPs like Black Panther, Stranger Things and Minecraft, moving to the west, culture shock and more.
Cover Reveal: Fall Red Empire (Burn Red Skies #3) by Kerstin Espinosa Rosero
Blurb It starts with a rift that burns a thousand scars into the sky. It makes the winds stop. It makes the stars go dark. It awakens an ancient beast. And with it, a new reign of blood. It is the Summoning. And at the heart of it is fire. Temperamental dragons. Enchanted forests. Blood […]
Cover Reveal: The Anguished Earth: an Empire of the Wolf Novella by Richard Swan
Blurb It is winter in the Empire of the Wolf, and the town of Eisbrück burns with plague. Whilst physicians struggle to contain the pox, the atmosphere thickens with recrimination and rumour: talk of inauspicious constellations, and a demonic witch filling the streets with bodies and black magick. Amongst the chaos, Sir Konrad Vonvalt must […]
Cover Reveal & Kickstarter: Children of Ash & Stone (Age of Fire #2) by S.A. Klopfenstein
Kickstarter Children of Ash & Stone: A Dragon Fantasy Epic by S.A. Klopfenstein — Kickstarter Campaign will include Ebooks | Audiobooks | Paperbacks | Special Edition Hardcovers Books 1+2 will be available! Special Edition Features Just like with Book One’s campaign, the hardcover for Children of Ash & Stone will be the ultimate experience of this book, including […]
The One Thing I Always Prioritize
Isabelle Spotts, author of Saint Delilah, talks about building a character’s “inner world.”
SFF Addicts Ep. 215: Parenting in Speculative Fiction with Laura E. Weymouth (Writing Masterclass)
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Parenting in Speculative Fiction with author Laura E. Weymouth. During the episode, Laura lays down the law of the (fictional) house, discussing being a parent AND a professional writer, the stereotypes of SFF parents, good and bad parental role models, writing believable parent characters, how parenthood can be intertwined with plot, teaching children empathy/morality through SFF stories, portraying community and partnership on the page, toxic vs. healthy relationships, the challenges of portraying motherhood in fiction, using spec fic to envision new ways of parenting, parental nostalgia and more.
Dark Conspiracy is Coming – A Horror RPG set in the Modern Age
Dark Conspiracy is Coming – A Horror RPG set in the Modern Age – BackerKit Dark Conspiracy is a science fiction roleplaying game based on the Traveller rules engine. Set in our own modern world – or just a few years hence – a terrible threat lurks in the shadows, utterly unknown by most of humanity. […]