I cannot even tell you how pumped I am to have Susan Kaye Quinn joining us today. This lady started her own writing journey about the same time as Erynn and I. We clicked from the get-go, and it has been surreal to watch her rocket onto the bestseller lists. Her fuel is 100% determination. […]
Category Archives: For Readers
Speculative Fiction: Dystopian
‘Ello loves. Today we get to talk with one of my (Erynn’s) crit partners. She also happens to be the best Deep POV writer and just one of the coolest people I know. Her series, Haven Seekers, is set in a dystopian future that is frighteningly similar to our own world. Well, why don’t I just […]
Speculative Fiction: Sci-Fi
Autumn Kalquist is the best-selling author of the Fractured Era series, and today she’s going to tell you a little about building a world…in space. To read more about the Sci-Fi side of speculative fiction, follow me to A Little Red Ink.
Spelunking Speculative Fiction: World-Building and Research
When I started dreaming of this foray into the hinterlands of Speculative Fiction, I made a wish list. Who has a unique spin on their craft? Who entertains? Who can we learn from? Today, it’s award-winning author Carla Laureano. Not only is she fabulously witty, she writes the kind of story you fly through (because […]
Spelunking Speculative Fiction: Fantasy
Speculative Fiction. That’s a broad term, baby. It’s cavernous. Let’s explore it, map it out just enough to be amazed. Its scope is enormous. Spec-fic includes sci-fi elements but still falls outside the genre. Throw in your futuristic gadgets, new species and races, monsters, magical abilities, and you’re getting somewhere. Rife with peril and possibility, virtue […]
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