Guest post by Amy Kuivalainen: Urban Fantasy - what I know for sure This year I have been lucky enough to publish my books Cry of the Firebird, an urban fantasy novel with heavy Nordic and Russian Fairytale influences and as of June The Eagle Key, an original fairy tale about a key that can open the heart of… Continue reading Speculative Fiction Showcase: Guest post by Amy Kuivalainen: Urban Fantasy – what I know for sure
Tag: Speculative Fiction
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Speculative Fiction Links of the Week for July 10, 2015
From the Speculative Fiction Showcase, Cora Buhlert compiles her weekly round-up of interesting and entertaining links from the world of SF&F. Speculative fiction in general: Usman T. Malik talks about the importance of science fiction, fantasy and the imagination. Renay talks about the weight of genre history and what it takes to be an SF… Continue reading Speculative Fiction Showcase: Speculative Fiction Links of the Week for July 10, 2015
Speculative Fiction Showcase – Speculative Fiction Links of the Week for July 3, 2015
Compiled by my co-host Cora Buhlert and also appearing on her own Blog, Pegasus Pulp - crucial and interesting SF&F links on diverse topics for the past week. A taster of what you will find there... And here is our weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this time with… Continue reading Speculative Fiction Showcase – Speculative Fiction Links of the Week for July 3, 2015
Indie-bum publishing: Children of the Shaman goes free (again)
I couldn't resist. I read a very interesting article by Mark Lefebvre of Kobo Writing Life and Ali Parker, a new and successful author, entitled The Secret to Marketing Your Book Series. The article is on Freebooksy's Blog (they are a well-known book promotion and review site, similar to Bookbub and Bookgorilla) and so it… Continue reading Indie-bum publishing: Children of the Shaman goes free (again)
Guest Writer: Jessica Rydill
Fantasy author and editor Jan Edwards has very kindly given me a guest slot on her blog: Guest Writer: Jessica Rydill. And not just me! Jan is featuring a series of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror writers, as well as her own regular blogs. Previous guest bloggers so far have been Misha Herwin and Joanne… Continue reading Guest Writer: Jessica Rydill
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Guest post – A.E. Williams – MANNED Space Exploration? It’s Getting Old – PART I
Over at the Speculative Fiction Showcase, the group blog that I co-host with Cora Buhlert, we have a guest post today from A.E. Williams, author of the Fantasy Series Terminal Reset. A.E. Williams writes under a pseudonym: in the real world, he was an engineer and test pilot for NASA. In his latest piece, he… Continue reading Speculative Fiction Showcase: Guest post – A.E. Williams – MANNED Space Exploration? It’s Getting Old – PART I
I went to Bristolcon!
This was my first ever trip to Bristolcon, a convention in the city of Bristol that has been running for six years. I sat on three panels, the first one at 10 o'clock after the opening speech by the redoubtable Joanne Hall, who has been running Bristolcon since its inception. I was moderating a panel… Continue reading I went to Bristolcon!
Malarat reviewed at Black Gate
I am delighted that Malarat has received a review from Donald Crankshaw at Black Gate, as part of his series on self-published fantasy. Malarat is the third book in my Mir: shamanworld series, and the first to be self-published. Short extract from the review: Malarat’s cover says that it’s a “Novel of Love Beyond Death,”… Continue reading Malarat reviewed at Black Gate
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Blood of the Water (Arts Reborn: Book II) by Jamie Maltman
New from the Speculative Fiction Showcase: Blood of the Water by Jamie Maltman. Fire returned in a blaze of war and destruction. What will Water bring to the one who finds her? A slave dreams of freedom for all. An aristocratic soldier yearns for power. A sculptress covets revenge. But the painter she loves… Continue reading Speculative Fiction Showcase: Blood of the Water (Arts Reborn: Book II) by Jamie Maltman
I went to Worldcon
I went to Worldcon for one day - Saturday - so this will be a snapshot.The last Worldcon I visited was Intervention at Glasgow in 2005, when I attended the entire con. LonCon3 was very different. The venue, the ExCel in London's Docklands, was so vast you could have fitted several aircraft hangers inside. It… Continue reading I went to Worldcon
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