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7 Tips to Writing Vampire Hunters

Originally posted on Legends of Windemere: Vampire Hunters Aplenty Vampire hunters heavily come into play in War of Nytefall: Savagery, which is a slight change from previous books.  Until now, they’ve really been pawns and random encounters for other characters.  Due to that role, I didn’t have to put a lot of thought into them.  Even now,… […]

Hardcover Release: The Bow of Destiny

The long road for The Bow of Destiny continues with its hardcover release today. Today is an unusual release for me. I never considered hardcover until recently, but the opportunity presented itself. I jumped on it and I’m rather enthused about the outcome. I got the draft of the new print format and loved it. […]

Episode 79: All About Book Promotion

We love talking about books, and it makes our week to hear someone picked up a book based on us promoting it. So how do we promote books? Which methods and mediums are the most effective? The Inn attempts to lay out their thoughts on promoting books. Interested in sponsoring a podcast episode or purchasing […]

Guest Post by The Gilded Ones Author Namina Forna

Happy book release day to Namina Forna! I’ve been excited about her debut novel, The Gilded Ones, ever since I read an excellent interview with her on Refinery29 discussing why she wrote a YA epic fantasy book in which women literally bleed gold, among other subjects—and I’m thrilled to have a guest post by her […]

SEVEN DEATHS OF AN EMPIRE by G.R.Matthews

The Roman aesthetic is strong in Seven Deaths of an Empire, G.R. Matthews’ debut with Rebellion Publishing. From the Roman numerals in the chapter headings to the pila and gladius that the protagonists wield as they lock shields in battle formations, there is much to make a Pliny or Cicero feel at home.  The story […]

A sci-fi western -The Seeker of Solace by Troy Young

E J says… The story is an old one and a good one. Redemption. Orlan doesn’t really know he wants it until he is standing with a noose around his neck. A Frontier Marshal steps in with an offer he can’t refuse. Kill all the members of his gang, and he can go back to […]

Why You Should Read “The Faithful and the Fallen”

Spoiler Free Reasons to Read The Faithful and the Fallen The Faithful and the Fallen, John Gwynne’s debut fantasy series, began with Malice in 2012. Just lately, the series is gaining a lot of attention, with many high-praise reviews across the bookish community. For those who haven’t tried the series yet, here are some reasons […]

Risk-Taking in the Face of Uncertainty

Many of us write stories with protagonists who start out as timid persons, only to realize their potential by the of the book. When charting the hero’s journey, we have to describe how they learn to take risks. Given that there’s nothing more intimidating than taking risks in the face of uncertainty, it’s usually easier […]

30 Anticipated 2021 Speculative Fiction Book Releases

It seems like it becomes harder to limit my anticipated speculative fiction book releases post to a semi-reasonable number of works every year, and it was incredibly difficult to narrow down my initial long list of titles coming out in 2021. But after scouring the web for early reviews, excerpts, and more information from the […]

A Review of Baptism of Fire by Andrzej Sapkowski

A Review of Baptism of Fire – Spoiler Free Baptism of Fire is hands-down my favorite of the Witcher series by Andrzej Sapkowski so far! The Time of Contempt was a bit of a letdown for me, but Baptism of Fire reminded me why I wanted to read this series in the first place.  Looking […]