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The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood #Review #BookReview #SciFi

In May, I gave away a copy of The Heart Goes Last to one of my newsletter followers (I do this monthly, check it out here: www.pktyler.com/giveaway). After I sent her a copy of the bookI wandered into a used bookstore at the beach, thinking to pick up something mindless while my kids jumped in the waves, and there, like it had been waiting for me all its life, was a hardcover copy of The Heart Goes Last.

My heart skipped a beat. I’d been SO jelly of the person who won but trying to be an adul...

#WomenofSciFi – Interview with LJ Cohen #sciencefiction #amreading

LJ Cohen has been a friend of mine for a few years now. Back when I was reviewing book, I was lucky enough to read her novel The Betweenwhich is a fantasy title and thoroughly enjoyed it. Usually I’m kind of a snob and get annoyed by anything with “Fae” but her work was so amazing that I got over myself and really loved the story she wove. My daughter Ninja has read that book a few times now. Recently, I discovered she has a sci-fi series and Oh My Wow am I excited to share it with you!

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The Jakkattu Vector #amwriting #excerpt #scifi

The idea of the Jakkattu Vector began sitting in my doctor’s office, listening to the list of possible things that could be contributing to my chronic, but undiagnosable, illnesses and immune depression. The list went on and working with him we peeled back layers and layers until finally the bloom of the onion was exposed and we finally had something tangible to treat. During those visits, though, often I would sit and thinkI’m simply put together wrong, my body isn’t like every other body on...

On Being The Publisher ~UnCommon Origins New Release~

Yesterday launched the release of the second UnCommon Anthology under my Publishing Imprint Fighting Monkey Press. I had a story included in this collection, and while every time I release a new story, it’s exciting, the opportunity to be at the head of another UnCommon Collection is even more thrilling.

My story is My Darlings, it’s dark, it’s different, it’s something I’m very proud of. But my decision to pull together this collection had nothing to do with my own writing. In reality, I had...

#WomenofSciFi – Interview with GS Jennsen

Todday I’m lucky to welcome best-selling author and contributor to the Beyond The Stars Anthology series G.S. Jennsen. She is the author of theAurora Rhapsodyseries which features a female lead in an epic Space Opera. She’s here to talk about writing, publishing, scifi, and women. Thanks so much for joining us!

P.K. Tyler: You chose to publish under your own imprint Hypernova, why did you choose to do this?

GS Jennsen:At the time I was offered a publishing deal, Starshine (my first book)...

The hardest lesson to learn is when to walk away #amwriting #Health

Sometimes the allure of something that should be great can obfuscate the damage being done under the surface. This was one of the hardest things I’ve had to learn in my life, both as a professional and as a person. Opportunities are exciting, seductive, and sometimes that can make you lose sight of what’s important and the damage that opportunity may be doing.

When I was in college, I was accepted into a prestigious Theatre program for a semester-long program. I was the first undergraduate ev...

Doing Things Wrong the Right Way

My traditional education experience was somewhat schizophrenic. I attended Smith College as a theatre student who couldn’t act (I actually had a Theatre Professor waive an acting course requirement if I promised never to get on stage again). I also had a sociology minor but thanks to my social anxieties I avoided talking to people, an essential skill for a sociologist! What got me through was a lesson I learned from an English professor who took me on as a project.

In the words of the brillia...

#WomenofSciFi Welcomes the Boys – Interview with Logan Snyder

Hey now, who let the boys in? Today we’re welcoming our first male author to the #WomenofSciFi series. We’ve been running these interviews for about 6 months and it seemed time to let in a little diversity, hear from the other side of the gender divide and remember that as with all things feminist, men are not the enemy, they are our allys and sometimes the solution. So, I wanted to invite some amazing Indie Sci-Fi Talent to the blog. So who did I start off with? Why Logan Snyder! And you...

#WomenofSciFi – Interview with Sabrina Locke

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P.K. Tyler – You’ve written under multiple pen names. Why do you choose to write with different pen names & does each pen name signify a different genre of writing for your readers?

Sabrina Locke –In the best of all possible worlds it would be wonderful to write all the things under one name. For many writers doing just that has been a successful strategy. For them. What seems to be true in my experience is that connecting specific pen names with genres and sub-genres helps rea...

#WomenofSciFi – Interview with Elle Casey

Elle Casey, like many Indie Authors, writes across multiple genres. She’s had amazing success and because of her quality prose and exciting story lines, readers seem willing to follow her anywhere. Today though, we’re going to focus on Science Fiction (because, that’s what this series is all about!). Welcome Elle! Pull up a chair and make yourself at home!

P.K. Tyler – You write both science-fiction and dystopian titles. For readers who aren’t sure of the differences, could you highlight...