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Types of Speculative Fiction Novels, With Examples for Each Subgenre

Are you a writer preparing to delve into speculative fiction? Or a reader looking to expand your horizons within the genre? You’ve come to the right blog! We’re about to take a deep dive into the different types of speculative fiction, with example novels for each genre.

What Is Speculative Fiction, Exactly?

Trying to define speculative fiction can be like opening a can of worms. People have argued about the definition for decades, for as long as the label has been used.

Years ago, the ...

The Mall: a Sci-Fi Horror Thriller With a Badass Female Protagonist

I’m thrilled to announce my latest sci-fi horror thriller, The Mall, will be available on Amazon later this month. Hopefully by mid January.

This book has been a long time coming, partly due to COVID. I was finishing the first draft when the whole coronavirus thing blew up in the U.S., “way back” in early 2020. I got side-tracked for a while there, before returning to finish the book.

Better late than never, I suppose.

Anyway, if you like gritty sci-fi horror thrillers, you’ll probably ...

Do You Need to Know Science to Write Sci-Fi Stories or Novels?

Do sci-fi writers need to know a lot about science? Do you need some kind of scientific expertise in order to write science fiction stories or novels? And just how much science needs to be in a sci-fi tale?

These are common questions among aspiring writers, and we’ll tackle all of them in this blog post. Let’s start with a definition of science fiction and go from there.

Definition of Science Fiction

Understanding the definition of sci-fi will help you decide how much science you need t...

Here’s Why Authors and Fiction Writers Should Have a Blog

Welcome to the author blogging series! This is the first in a series of articles that will cover the concept of author blogging. Today, we’ll examine five reasons why fiction and non-fiction writers should have a blog.

Should authors have a blog?

This is a common question among fiction and non-fiction writers alike, and the fact that you’re here means you’re wondering the same thing.

As a fiction writer and long-time blogger, I’m a bit biased. So of course I’m going to answer this quest...

YA Horror: The 17 Scariest Books for Young Adults and Teens

What are the scariest books for young adults and teens? That’s what I set out to determine last week. As it turns out, a lot of people feel that Anna Dressed in Blood, The Girl from the Well, and Asylum are among the scariest horror novels for young adults.

Methodology: I used a “general consensus” approach for this project. For starters, I reviewed more than a dozen articles and lists featuring the scariest YA horror novels. These included lists by Barnes & Noble, Book Bub, Brightly, Epic Re...

The Scariest Horror Novels of All Time, According to Multiple Lists

The Haunting of Hill House. The Exorcist. House of Leaves. It. According to popular opinion, these are some of the scariest horror novels of all time. Read on to learn how I came to this conclusion…

A couple of weeks ago, I set out to determine the scariest horror novels of all time based on popular opinion. To accomplish this, I reviewed more than two-dozen individual articles, lists and rankings.

I looked at lists created by Barnes & Noble, Book Riot, Bustle, Buzzfeed, Esquire, Goodreads...

What’s Considered to Be the Scariest Book Ever Written?

I’ve wanted to write a blog post about the “scariest book ever written” for a long time, but could never figure out how to approach it. After all, fear is subjective.

As readers, we all react to fiction in different ways. These differences are often influenced by our individual life experiences. You have your fears … I have mine.

Then it dawned on me. A general consensus! That’s one way to figure out what’s considered to be the scariest book ever written. You look at a bunch of lists and r...

What Is a Sci-Fi Thriller Novel, and How Do You Write One?

What is a sci-fi thriller novel, exactly? And how do you go about writing such a book? What makes these books different from “regular” science fiction? What are some of the best examples of sci-fi thriller novels?

If you have any or all of the questions above, you’re in the right place! We’re about to take a deep dive into the exciting, and often mind-blowing, world of science fiction thriller novels.

What Is a Sci-Fi Thriller Novel?

So, what is a sci-fi thriller novel? In simple terms,...

Dissecting the Top Five Scariest Horror Movies of All Time

Last year, the film review site Rotten Tomatoes published a top-ten list of the scariest horror movies ever made.

The RT staff began by compiling a longer list of what they considered to be the most frightening horror films of all time. They ended up with 40 movies in total. They then opened it up for reader input, in the form of online voting.

According to the RT article: “we pulled together 40 of the scariest movies ever made and asked you to vote for the one that terrified you the most...

Dissecting the Five Scariest Horror Movies of All Time

Last year, the film review site Rotten Tomatoes published a top-ten list of the scariest horror movies ever made.

The RT staff began by compiling a longer list of what they considered to be the most frightening horror films of all time. They ended up with 40 movies in total. They then opened it up for reader input, in the form of online voting.

According to the RT article: “we pulled together 40 of the scariest movies ever made and asked you to vote for the one that terrified you the most...