Link: Blue Pencils and Bloody Swords: Editors of S&S
It’s easy to discuss authors for their contributions are evident. You just have to read the stories. The great editors are harder to corral, for Read More
Category: Publishing
Pulp Artist/Comic Artist
Doing research on my favorite Pulp artists at Field Guide to Wild American Artists, I found the end of each biography was almost always “and Read More
The Ballantine Fantasy Series by Per. J. Okerstrom
Late in the summer of 1968 the publishing team of Betty and Ian Ballantine recognized that the success of their edition of J. R. R. Read More
How Long Should That Sword & Sorcery Epic Be?
One of the great things about our crazy Amazon-driven book world is that book length matters less than it used to. In the world of Read More
Link: Writing Mythos Flash Fiction
It’s funny what you get remembered for. My most famous piece in terms of reader response, links and general hubbub is called “Writing Flash Fiction.” Read More
We’ve Updated the Bookstore!
I’d like to thank M. D. Jackson for spending several hours making our bookstore more interactive. If you haven’t seen it already, he has added Read More
An Interview With Jason M Waltz
Jason M Waltz is the editor at Rogue Blades Entertainment, a company that focuses on action-driven Fantasy. His latest anthology is Death’s Sting—Where Art Thou? Read More
Link: The Hundred Year Test
Can you name one sports record from 1917? Football, baseball, hockey, anything? And to make it harder, a record that stands to this day? I Read More
Link: Atlas’ Barbarians of Vengeance
Atlas Comics (also known as Seaboard) has a weird but brief history. The company was started in 1974 by Martin Goodman, the man who took Read More
Link: Literary Slumming: August Derleth and Mark R. Schorer
It is easy for readers like myself to forget that Weird Tales writers and other pulpsters had literary ambitions. Dwelling in my fan-boy bubble, I Read More