Tag: novels
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Ashley Amber, author of The Flip Side of Sad
When did you first consider yourself a writer? In 9th grade when I turned in a short story I’d written for an English assignment and the teacher called me over after class to say I belonged in AP English. That’s when I knew this wasn’t just a hobby. What are some day jobs you have…
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A Co-Writing Journey, Pt. 2: Berneta and Lornett Talk Characters and Story
In case you missed it, I recently sat down with my co-writer, Lornett B. Vestal (founder of Evolving Man Project), to discuss our upcoming novel, Eve and the Faders. In Pt. 1, we discussed the process of co-writing and why we chose to write speculative fiction. This week, we sat down to talk about Eve…
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The Deck of the Numinon by Gregory Scherzinger
With a turn of the cards, a Stone Giant breaks loose from the Granite Mountains, leaving a path of destruction through the Regency of the Stands. The fabled guard towers of Safrasco are destroyed by a sorcerous griffin, the threat of war rising in its wake. Captain Ferriman turns to a blind herb trader named…
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A Co-Writing Journey, Pt. 1: Berneta and Lornett Talk Creative Process
Besides running Waking Writer, I also write novels! I know…a woman who runs a site for writers and also writes. Shocker, right? Well, I recently ventured into co-writing with my spouse, Lornett B. Vestal (founder of Evolving Man Project). Coming to online retailers on January 1, 2021, Eve and the Faders will be the first…
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Camille Cabrera, author of Catalina’s Tide
When and why did you begin writing? I first began writing about a decade ago. It came from a deep love of reading that eventually grew into writing down my own creations. Are you a full-time or part-time writer and how does that affect your writing? I am currently writing full-time. It’s a passion of…
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Meet Kevin Albin, author of Stonechild
I think for most of us, we see only the smallest tip of the iceberg. As with Stonechild, I am trying to use my writing as a way to question what we do and how we might do things better. Kevin Albin When and why did you begin writing? If I think back, I’ve written from…
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Book publishing in the age of Coronavirus, and more…
How the coronavirus will change book publishing, now and forever (LA Times) Bookstores outside of shelter-in-place zones have done their best to shift to telephone or online orders (though many still don’t offer online ordering). To sell a book, they generally have two options: They can pull one from their own shelves and deliver it…
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Climate Fiction, Science Fiction, and more…
Indigenous authors celebrated as readership skyrockets across Canada (CBC) Pauls, whose work aims in part to revitalize the Southern Tutchone language he grew up with, is one of many authors featured at the Vancouver Public Library’s new Indigenous collection at the Central Branch. The collection includes fiction and non-fiction books, films and music from Indigenous authors, and about Indigenous issues. Most…
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Middle-aged Women as Heroes in Crime Fiction and more…
What is speculative fiction? (Book Riot) Margaret Atwood writes in her book In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination that science fiction and speculative fiction are fluid terms. The worlds of science fiction and speculative fiction “don’t exist, and their non-existence is of a difference in order than the non-existence of the realistic novels.” Additionally, Atwood…
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African Fiction in China, Writing Retreats, and more…
How Two Friends Started A Top Writing Retreat In France (Forbes) Created and hosted by Tyley and Slack, two friends living in France who devised the retreat over a glass of wine, Slack is an experienced journalist and communications consultant, while Tyley is the author of Spaghetti Head, as well as a series of poetry and short stories.…
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