https://www.gofundme.com/make-worldcon-great-again Friends, A month ago, the World Science Fiction Convention made an unprecedented move in pre-banning me from the convention–something they haven’t done since 1964, which they only did then with a known and later convicted child molester, Walter Breen, and with him, only for one day, not for the whole convention. To be treated […]
Retro Review: Conan The Barbarian by Robert E. Howard
I was perusing Half Price Books about a week ago and saw a stack of a 2010 edition of Conan The Barbarian by Seven Oaks Press, taking a collection of Robert E. Howard’s classics.This is not the complete works volume which I’ve seen since researching — and if you’re looking for more complete, I suggest […]
The Moment You’ve Been Waiting For: The Stars Entwined Cover Reveal!
The Stars Entwined, my military sci-fi/space opera epic, is finally done and ready, and we have a March 20th release date through Superversive Press. I’m loving how this turned out, and early readers are saying it’s my best work so far. If you missed the mailing list giveaway and reveal yesterday make sure you sign up. I […]
Friend Friday: Steampunk Lives! By Vaughn Treude
Folk who frequent here know I’m a big Steampunk fan. I think some of the best work in the genre is happening right now — as it’s settled in from its 2012 craze that saw a big public interest in Steampunk, but literature failing as it reskinned horror and romance novels into what should have […]
Quick Shot Comic Reviews – Valentines Day Week!
Reviewing up a selection of comics I read this week in brief snippets: Bane: Conquest #9: The start of a new arc here, where Bane is assembling a team to go after the dastardly secret society Kobra. Interesting introductions to several characters, though a little slower than a lot of the book has been so […]
They’re Trying To Take Away Our Right To Speak (And We Can’t Let Them)
Yesterday, I touched on DC Comics’ new “social media policy” for t heir contractors, which is aimed at one specific person in order to silence his political speech. Against the wishes of its own members, the board of the Bruin Republicans has caved to intense pressure from the UCLA faculty and one of its advisors […]
Why I’ll Likely Never Work For A Big Publisher – Thoughts On DC Comics’ Social Media Memo
Bleeding Cool actually obtained a company memo from DC Comics about their creators’ social media, which vaguely states “mean spirited” tweets are against their company policy. The fake news gossip site itself is every to gleeful to talk about how the policy is meant to “pre-empt” a buzzfeed fake news article which is going to […]
Federalist Interview with Extinct and Ender’s Game Universe Writer Aaron Johnston
I did an interview with the showrunner and writer for Extinct, a tv show I really loved last year that sadly wasn’t renewed. It was nice seeing characters that were family-oriented in sci-fi for once. Aaron knows a lot about writing and is one of the most thoughtful interviewees I’ve ever had the pleasure of […]
Quality Takes Work – There’s No Way Around It
Everyone’s always trying to get to the top of the game in whatever they’re doing with the least amount of work possible. It’s human nature. We all want to be the top-top of whatever we’re doing, and more importantly we want to do that fast. I get approached for writing advice and marketing advice on a […]
Book Blast: God Hates Me: The Diary of an Ex-Angel By Richard Cain
I love when fantasy hits on good Christian concepts, and this looks to be an excellent work in that regard. Evil comes as wolves in sheep’s clothings. They don’t tend to show themselves as the ugly, hateful creatures you’d expect. This book looks like an entertaining fantasy/horror read: Demon is such an ugly word. Malach […]
John C Wright To Co-Host First Annual Ribbit Awards
The Happy Frogs highly anticipated first annual Ribbit Awards now has a date and time: February 20th at 7 PM EST. Come watch the 2nd most prestigious awards in science fiction live with co-host, grand master of Science Fiction, one of the greatest writers in the field, John C. Wright! It’s going to be a […]
Friend Friday: “Goof Off” By Russ Meyer
R.D. Meyer, author of Salvation Day, stops by the blog today to tell us about the importance of goofing off and daydreaming in terms of creativity. Read what he has to say: Goofing off has long been maligned. We’re told as kids that we need to knuckle down and concentrate. Goofing off and daydreaming are […]
