In speculative fiction, there’s a trick people rely upon to insure their protagonist is the only one who can preserve the kingdom, save the world, and rescue the galaxy from mechanical centipedes. Unroll some ancient parchment, have blind monks read it in catacombs, and declare your main character the chosen one! Stop. To say the […]
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Guest Post: Behind the Smut by Matt Micheli
On the outside, Sam has it all: money, good-looks, youth. His life is fueled by an endless supply of drugs, alcohol, sex–anything and everything to keep his mind off of what he struggles to keep hidden away: a troubled past as well as recurring disturbing psychotic visions. Strange things begin to happen […]
Guest Post: Getting Into The Mind Of The Criminally Insane by David Paris Singer-Carter
Prior to starting my first novel, I sought to do some research into individuals with impaired reality testing, or psychosis, so I could fully immerse myself inside the mind of my antagonist. These are people who, generally-speaking, experience distorted thoughts and can have trouble differentiating reality with illusion, suffering from delusions and hallucinations. As […]
Guest Post: How Not to Look Crazy When Researching a Non-Fiction Zombie Book
By Jessica Robinson/Pembroke Sinclair Zombies are awesome. Well, not in the destroy the world and eat humans kind of way, but as metaphors. They can represent so many different fears we have as a society. Social, gender, religious, authority, race—you name it, they can be it. The one that I found fascinating was […]
Grab Inspiration and Never Let Go
I’ve murdered men. I’ve started wars, had great loves, lived through apocalyptic plagues, survived on Mars and been an ambulance driver in The Great War. And it was all in my head. That’s why I love books. That’s why they inspire me. Great books give me something I can’t get anywhere else. As an author, […]
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