The problem with the library book sale books (now I’ve been to another one) is that I’ve got a whole bunch now, and I can’t tell which ones I picked up versus which ones my husband picked up (unless they’re
Taking a Look at Media
Hey, Squiders, hope you’re all having a lovely July. Mine has been too hot (hot damn), but I have been getting more writing done (mostly short stories, and also some on a joint story a friend and I are testing
My Gateway Novel: Wishsong of Shannara
Whenever we find something we like–a TV show, a band, a sport, whatever–there’s always something that introduces us to whatever it is, our “gateway,” if you will, that we never forget, especially if whatever turns out to be transformative in
Cover Reveal: Grave Touched (Science Fantasy)
It is my pleasure today to reveal the cover for Erin Zarro’s upcoming Grave Touched, the second book in her science fantasy series. Fey Touched – humans, genetically engineered for immortality and flight, tasked with protecting the rest of the
Interview with Adrienne Monson, Author of Defiance
It’s my pleasure today to be hosting Adrienne Monson, whose second book in her Blood Inheritance Trilogy, Defiance, came out in February. The Blood Inheritance Trilogy tells the story of two warring races–Vampires and Immortals–and a woman trapped in
Speculative Fiction is a Product of its Time
If you remember, last year I acquired and read a short story collection of the best science fiction and fantasy stories from 1959. For those too lazy to click the link, I mentioned that I thought that most, if not
The “Logic” of Fairy Tales
The other night, my husband was reading the small, mobile one Rapunzel. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the story, a pregnant woman craves the lettuce in the witch’s garden next door, and the witch says she can have it
The Hobbit Movies: Actually True to the Book?
So, Squiders, I finally did it! I finally, after twenty years and who knows how many times of trying, have read The Hobbit. (I’ve read the Lord of the Rings multiple times and had no trouble with The Silmarillion, so this has always
Autumn Sale–Everything only 99 cents!
So, exciting news, science fiction and fantasy lovers! Turtleduck Press is having a sale for the next week, and the ebook version of everything–all their anthologies, novels, and chapbooks–is only 99 cents! This includes both Shards and Hidden Worlds, as
Cover Reveal: Fragile Reign by Stacey O’Neale
We’re thrilled to help reveal the cover for FRAGILE REIGN (Mortal Enchantment #2) by Stacey O’Neale! Check out the cover below, and let us know what you think in the comments. Then be sure to enter the giveaway for a
