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Interview: Author Ren Thompson

Today, I’m very pleased to introduce the ever so talented author Ren Thompson and her new book, Dead Heat. Ren is quite a busy lady but I managed to catch up with her recently, and she graciously agreed to do this interview. You can also read this interview—which includes an excerpt from Dead Heat—in the ... Read more...

Genre Love Magazine Debuts!

Genre Love Magazine is a new quarterly speculative fiction publication. Wecreated Genre Love Magazine to shed light on the speculative fiction genres as well as under-appreciated gems and endeavors of the specfic ‘verse. This magazine’s intent is to inform, inspire and entertain. It is a labor of love and will be distributed for free download ... Read more...

Lightning Bug

When Bug was six, she got kicked in the head by a horse. By all accounts, that’s how she should have died. That she lived was a tiny miracle but it’s an old story, the one about how she went blind. When she was twelve, she got her brand new cybernetic eyes. You could even ... Read more...

Getting Over a Slump

I think that for most writers, especially in the Speculative Fiction genres, we become so caught up in the cerebral aspect of creating fantasy worlds that it becomes easy to forget the basic truth of story-telling. Articulating ideas is highly dependent on one’s ability to affect an individual’s senses and perception with nothing more than ... Read more...

National Science Fiction Day?

I recently learned that today,January 2nd has been unofficially designated as National Science Fiction Day. I have no idea where the idea originated or who came up with it but I understand this day was chosen to coincide with the birthday of one of my great inspirations, Isaac Asimov. Isaac Asimov was born “Isaak Yudovich ... Read more...

New Year, Fresh Start

Happy New Year, Everyone! A new year heralds all kinds of new beginnings. The euphoria we feel during this season always leaves us energized and eager to start something new. This could signal the birth of a new writing project or simply a fresh approach to works in progress. Often, the general idea is to ... Read more...

Why I Write Speculative Fiction

I was a story lover before I even developed any notion that I might want to write. Writers like Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Anne Mccaffrey, Larry Niven, Gene Roddenberry and Frank Herbert were the first storytellers to really stir my imagination when I was a child. These days, I try to make time to write ... Read more...

Tribute Omnibus – Reloaded

Tribute Omnibus consists of five short stories and ten flash fiction pieces spanning the urban fantasy, horror and literary fiction genres. Discover one artist’s unusual choice of canvas. A hapless traveler encounters a devious monster in the backwoods. A primitive monster brings an urban nightmare to life. Two mediums and a psychic wrestle with their ... Read more...

PUMZI: The Eye-Opening SciFi Short Film

I just came across PUMZI, an awesome speculative fiction short film of Kenyan origin. It was posted on AfroPunk a while back but I’d somehow overlooked it until today. Pumzi was written and directed by Wanuri Kahiu and can be watchedin full at AfroPunk.com. I just watched it and I havee to say, it’s quite ... Read more...

Ebook Cover Redesign: Sneak Peek

One thing I’ve been meaning to do for a while now was update the format and covers for my free ebooks. These are a couple of the covers that will be replacing the existing ones very soon. My design skills leave a lot to be desired but these are at least an improvement over the ... Read more...