Books on the Beach: A Ramble
This post is brought to you by the Swords of Fire anthology series, with the fourth book due in 2026. Like the three previous collections, Read More
Category: Writing
Micro-Fiction: 100 Words of Delight
This post is brought to you by Short.Sharp.Shock by G. W. Thomas. A collection of 100 Micro-Fictions, this volume is largely a Horror anthology but Read More
The Evolution of the Monster Story
The Monster Story has changed. As with all genres and sub-genres this happens over time. But the more they change, the more they stay the Read More
Alberta Connections to Pulps and Comics
On August 19th I gave this talk to an audience at the Central Alberta Fanfest. I figured after all that research, why not make a Read More
An Open Invitation to Bloggers
I thought I’d put my shingle out to other SF/F/H and Pulp bloggers. I am quite interested in writing guest posts for your blog. (And Read More
Time Machine Problems: Writing Historical Pulp
Writing Historical Pulp has its challenges. And its rewards. I quite enjoy small Pulp and comic book surprises in television shows and movies when they Read More
Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine -The Halloween Issue
Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine, October 1981 did something special for Halloween. An issue devoted to monsters– well, criminals who appeared to be monsters anyway–in a Read More
Derrick Ferguson
It is with heavy, heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our friend and colleague Derrick Ferguson on April 4th. Derrick Ferguson was unabashedly Read More
Sword & Sorcery Roundtable #3
Session #3 of the Dark Worlds Quarterly Sword & Sorcery Round Table podcast is live! Michael Ehart, Jason M. Waltz, Peter Welmerink and Charles Gramlich Read More
Micro-Fiction: It’s All About the Title
What is your title?–Pericles I never knew that when I wrote “Writing Flash Fiction” for Fiction Factor that it would become something of a standard Read More