The Fermi Paradox… Where are they? by Ralph Kern
When we look up into the night sky, we can see hundreds of stars with our naked eye. Use any reasonably priced telescope and…
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Expanding the Authorial Palate: A Study in Red by Rob Queen
Boston is home to the Red Sox, the New England Patriots, more universities than you could possibly visit in one St. Patrick’s Day weekend,…
Nine Dragons I Have Known by Alyc Helms
Whenever I see talk about the ubiquity of dragons in fantasy, I’m tempted to scoff. As far as I’m concerned, there aren’t enough dragons…
WRITING FROM A SCRIPT by Seaton Kay-Smith
I used to write for a daily television show, which meant that work was seasonal. Because the Roast was only on for eight months of the…
Jo Zebedee on writing – What are the consequences?
When I was young, I shared a smoke from a friend’s cigarette. Fast forward ten years and I was on a twenty a day…
Deleted Scene: The Hellaquin in the Froggary
We are delighted to welcome Gavin G. Smith for a special guest post. Gavin’s new book A Quantum Mythology is out now in bookshops and we…
Star Trek Memories – A British perspective.
The death of Leonard Nimoy yesterday reminded me of what I liked when I first saw Star Trek. As a tribute, I thought I…
The Expert vs. The Bumpkin: On Genre Exposition and Reader Expectations by Harry Connolly
Let’s put Harry Dresden and Frodo Baggins next to each other. (No, seriously. Let’s.) At the beginning of their respective series, they don’t have…
Why do I write SF? by Dave Bara
As Dave’s new SF book is released (SFFWorld review here) we also asked him that age-old question: “Why do you write SF?” Here’s his…
MASTER OF PLAGUES Blog Tour: An Interview with E.L. Tettensor
Who is E.L. Tettensor? Ex-musician, aid worker, Flames fan, INTJ, writer of fictions. Formidable at Hearts, rubbish at Settlers of Catan. Seriously considering taking…
Why My Second book is Nothing Like the First by Alexes Razevich
When I find a book I like, characters I enjoy following, a writing style that speaks to me—I want more. I want to follow…
SFFWorld Best of 2014: Part 3 – Genre Film & TV
Best of 2014 It’s that time of year when, as we have done for the last decade or so, we have dragged ourselves from…
SFFWorld Best of 2014: Part 2 – Science Fiction
Best of 2014 It’s that time of year when, as we have done for the last decade or so, we have dragged ourselves from…
SFFWorld Best of 2014: Part 1 – Fantasy & Horror
Best of 2014 It’s that time of year when, as we have done for the last decade or so, we have dragged ourselves from…
The Top 5 Earth Invasion Methods from Movies
The Top 5 Earth Invasion Methods from Movies It’s a scenario that makes the perfect block buster: you’re at the office, or driving home…
Writing a prequel by Jim Bernheimer
When I decided to write a prequel to Confessions of a D-List Supervillain to add more substance to the universe before advancing the storyline,…
Article: Empires: Extraction and Empires: Infiltration
On the recent release of Empires: Infiltration and Empires: Extraction, both authors involved (Stephen and Gavin) wrote about their reaction to each other’s work,…
Article: Empires: Infiltration and Empires: Extraction
On the recent release of Empires: Infiltration and Empires: Extraction, both authors involved (Stephen and Gavin) wrote about their reaction to each other’s work,…
Why Adults Need to Read Young Adult and Children’s Books by Jeyn Roberts
I always find it odd when people tell me they won’t read young adult novels. When I will ask them why, I get a…
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The Quirks of Playing in Two Sandboxes: Erin Lindsey on Pseudonyms [GUEST POST]
I remember very distinctly the first couple of times I mentioned to another author that I had just sold a second series to Ace/Roc.…
