Synopsis: A historic hotel long past its prime and huddled along The Cut, a questionable Lake Erie beach, isn’t Sadie Miles’ ideal place to raise a toddler while also navigating her second pregnancy. After finally fleeing her abusive ex-fiancé, though, Sadie’s new housekeeping position and free room at L’Arpin Hotel are the best she can […]
St. Martin's Press
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.
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.
REVIEW: Lightfall (Book One of the Everlands) by Ed Crocker
SYNOPSIS For centuries, vampires freely roamed the land until the Grays came out of nowhere, wiping out half the population in a night. The survivors fled to the last vampire city of First Light, where the rules are simple. If you’re poor, you drink weak blood. If you’re nobility, you get the good stuff. And […]
Review: Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler
This is a stunning exploration into the journey to finding oneself through love, sex, friendship, and mental health.
Review: Your Table is Ready • Tales of a New York Maître D’ by Michael Cecchi-Azzolina
This is a book for anyone who has worked in the service industry.
Review: The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
The Bodyguard is a lively rom-com/contemporary fiction that is brimming with personality and humor.
Review: Mickey7 by Edward Ashton
Mickey7, an “expendable,” refuses to let his replacement clone Mickey8 take his place.
Author Chat – Jay Kristoff
Join David as he chats w/ author Jay Kristoff about his most recent release, Empire of the Vampire, published in September by St. Martin’s Press / HarpverVoyager UK. They also talk about the Nevernight Chronicle, how Jay and Amie Kaufman started their stellar writing duo, and how morally gray characters are just more fun – […]
Review: Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire #1) by Jay Kristoff
Empire of the Vampire is sensational; a deliciously bloody slice of dark fantasy that leaves you thirsting for more. Vampires, violence, sex, drugs, and characters you can sink your teeth into come to a head in this epic story of love, friendship, loss, and revenge. This is Kristoff at the top of his game, and is only just the beginning of Gabriel de León’s story.