High fantasy vs. low fantasy. Nah, we’re not watching them wrestle. We’re talking about the difference. For many writers, low fantasy – fantasy that takes place in our world, whatever time period – is fun. You can focus on the plot twists and character, toss in paranormal details or magic, without having to come up […]
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Spec-Fic: Writing YA Spec Romance Without the Heavy . . . er, Romance
Have you seen this stunning cover? I can’t even. LOOK at that. It released YESTERDAY, loves. If you stay until the end, underneath Mary’s bio is an easy way to win a signed copy to carry around with you. (What? People do that.)Mary Weber is with us today to talk about writing (and not writing) romance. Mary, […]
Speculative Fiction: Mike Dellosso: Horror and the Bible
Peter Ryan wakes up on a typical morning only to find his house empty, his wife and daughter nowhere to be found. His world is shattered after a phone call to a friend confirms the impossible: his wife and daughter died in a car accident he does not remember. Haunted by faint memories and flashes […]
Speculative Fiction: In Which Jess Evander Breaks Down the Space-Time Continuum
Her blood holds secrets she never knew existed.Despite the fact that she acts as a parent to her alcoholic father, Gabby Creed feels pretty normal. But her life is turned upside-down on her seventeenth birthday when a bracelet appears on her wrist and sucks her back through time. Turns out she’s not even a little bit […]
Spec-Fic: Realm Makers
Have you been enjoying the Spelunking Speculative Fiction series? It’s one of our very favorite (cavernous) genres to edit. If you’ve missed the previous posts, you can click on the author’s name below and catch up. So far, we’ve heard from Aaron Gansky (twice) Carla Laureano Autumn Kalquist Amanda G. Stevens Susan Kaye Quinn Serena Chase […]
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