speculative fiction | speculative fiction
Aug.30.2010
This essay was my response to a question posted on the Black Science Fiction Society Website. The question was posted by William Landis on August 3, 2010 at 9:34pm in Black Internationale on The Black Science Fiction Society Website
Any effort to convince young men and women of color to contribute...
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Aug.07.2010
Just a quick note to mention that I'm at Gen Con, participating in writing panels as a member of the Writers Symposium--it's only about halfway finished, so if you haven't already done so and you're in the Indianapolis area, please stop by and say hello! My remaning appearances at the convention...
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Jul.20.2010
Speculative fiction trilogy is ... still speculative
David Mitchell's latest.
By Patrick Robbins
If you like David Mitchell's new novel, there's more where that came from. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, just published by Random House (and recently reviewed by us), is the first part of a...
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May.27.2010
I finally made a home in the ether. Come peek at my newly-built website and let me know what you think.
spec fic chick
Thanks! Time to celebrate. I know there are Oreos around here somewhere...
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Apr.26.2010
So much for the writing trick of "keeping secrets," as Pat Rothfuss likes to put it--I think you all pretty much know what this post is about from the title, so I might as well dive in! It's actually going up later than I intended...we're in the home stretch of the spring semester,...
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Nov.26.2009
Today is Thanksgiving and I'm thankful. I wrote the final page of the second draft of my speculative fiction novel, PLAGUE WALL (page 317). I know I have a lot of revising and editing ahead of me, but it sure feels good to be done with this draft, that came in at 82,600 words. You can read the...
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Oct.03.2009
Some forms, which have been put aside, are coming back into vogue.
This doesn’t surprise me, because such forms always break established literary molds (often using narrative and side-stepping the label of “post-modern”) They are paradoxically intriguing and entertaining, while waking the reader...
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Jul.28.2009
Well, it's finally done! Meji Book Two, my second publishing effort is complete and ready for purchase. I produced a better product this time around. The cover design is top rate, the editing a big improvement and the reviews on the back brings more focus on the quality work we're putting out....
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Jun.26.2009
HOW I MET THE GODDESS
http://www.laweekly.com/2009-06-18/art-books/old-world-meets-new-age-in-thriller-quot-nowhere-land-quot/
The pretty girl came to me on the playground with a folded note in hand. She was 13, I was 13, so we were equals in age if not in experience. Girls are always older, no...
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Dec.04.2008
I read through the NYT Review of Books Top 100 List (so you wouldn't have to). I was looking for any science fiction or fantasy that might have snuck in there, not really expecting to find it. But there is this one strange Russian novel . . .
It's called The Sacred Book of the Werewolf. It...
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