NY Comic Con 2016 Day Two (Friday, 10-07-16)
For the second day of NY Comic Con 2016, I began with more of a plan. I wanted to make sure I arrived early…
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NY Comic Con 2016 Day One (Thursday, 10-06-16)
Day one of my 2016 NY Comic Con experience was different than it was in past years. For starters, 2016 was the first year…
Guest Post: Does Choice Matter? by Karen Heuler
My characters, I choose to think, are free to do as they please, within the confines of their stories. But of course, they don’t…
Cover Reveal of The Last Sacrifice by James A Moore
We’re happy to work with Angry Robot Books to reveal the cover of The Last Sacrifice by James A Moore. The first novel in his breathtaking…
Article by Susan Boulton: How an entry in a book on myths and legends became a WW1 novel.
“Where do you get your ideas from?” is an often-asked question to authors. In this article Susan Boulton, author of Hand of Glory, published…
Guest post: What’s It Worth to You? A Small Press’s Look at Crowdfunding By Danielle Ackley-McPhail
Author’s note: For the sake of this article I will use myself and my publishing house, eSpec Books for example. All of the following…
Guest Post: MY FAVORITE CHARACTERS (AND WHY) by Alex Bledsoe
One of the more fun things I frequently get asked is, “Who’s your favorite character in your books? It’s fun because unlike, say, “Which…
James Bennett: Five Questions Blog Tour
We recently caught up with debut author James Bennett, and were very pleased to be asked to be part of his Blog Tour! We…
Guest post: Writing the Long War – part one by AJ Smith
It may appear strange to begin a four book series, with pretensions of epic fantasy, with nothing but a world and a bunch of…
Epic Fantasy: Is there such a thing as “too” epic? Guest Post by Marc Turner.
Judging by the success of Game of Thrones, epic fantasy has never been more popular. As a writer in the genre myself, that can…
Guest post: Mental Shapeshifting by SC Flynn
We all love a good shape-shift. I certainly do; always have, ever since I first discovered them reading the Icelandic sagas. Like most good…
Guest post: Those tricky trilogies by Jo Zebedee
I write standalone novels and short stories, flash fiction and blogs. I’ve also completed a trilogy. Had I known about writing what I know…
Guest post: Fantastic Britain by Robin Bennett
Fantasy is the best-selling literary genre: Of the 35 bestselling authors worldwide in any genre, 16 write fantasy. Of those 16, an astonishing 13…
Cover reveal and exclusive excerpt from Gerald Brandt’s The Operative
We’re very pleased to give you an exclusive excerpt as well as being able to reveal the cover for Gerald Brandt’s The Operative. The…
Guest post: How Does A Non-Sorcerer Design A Magical System That Makes Sense by Elizabeth Guizzetti
Full Disclosure: I am not a sorcerer. I have no magical ability whatsoever. So how can I “write what I know” if I don’t…
Guest post: The female reader: How covers are marketed to women by Megan Leigh
If I asked you to go into a bookstore and pick out a book marketed to a female audience from only glancing at the…
Guest post: Servants of Hell – the Influences by Paul Kane
When I was asked to write a blog for SFF World, I thought it would be nice to talk about some of the major…
GIVEAWAY! Children of Amarid by David B. Coe (Author’s Revised Edition)
David is giving away a $25 Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift card (winner’s choice), or one of two copies of Children of Amarid.…
Guest post: Writing believable male characters as a female author by Vikki Romano
This is a topic I’ve wanted to discuss for a while now. Not because it’s something that bothers me, but because it’s something that…
Guest post: Writing Science vs Science Fiction by Alasdair Shaw
I write all sorts of books related to science. These range from physics textbooks and revision guides, through popular science books, to space opera…
