Tag: science fiction
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Leah Hart, Author of Mistress of Magic
How do you think you’ve evolved creatively? My earliest work (from when I learned how to write, up through middle school) was all about myself, friends and family in strange situations. My little sister would be in a fairy tale, or my friends and I would be super cool and adored by the popular guys…
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Never One by Pupola
In the near future, Burgundy Hues, a teenage girl will die from the Felern virus with no cure yet. Death is imminent, and the end is a painful one. Burgundy Hues sadly has found herself in such ‘shoes’. One comforting technological solution emerged. A virtual reality machine called the V.R. Switcher is available for Felern…
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Margaret Atwood on Dystopias, and Sci-Fi Exploring NYC’s Hispanic Roots…
Margaret Atwood: ‘All dystopias are telling you is to make sure you’ve got a lot of canned goods and a gun’ (The Guardian) When The Handmaid’s Tale was published, she says, the novel was reviewed by British critics as an enjoyable fantasy, and by the Canadians with a certain anxiety (“Could it happen here?”). In…
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Arundhati Roy, Science Fiction and Entrepreneurship…
His mom banned science fiction, now he’s an award-winning publisher (Des Moines Register) Lars is 43 and makes his living writing about time travelers and vampire slayers, but his life itself is perhaps a greater flight of fantasy. He was once a small-town Iowa boy who went off to the big cities, New York and Los…
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Life is But a Dream by Jennifer Provenza
Angela is a narcoleptic. Or at least, that’s what she tells people. The truth is . . . somewhat more complicated. Angela has two lives, existing in parallel universes. When she sleeps in one life, she is awake in her other life. In one reality she is single and successful in New York City. In…
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Indie Authors Find Creative Freedom, Short Stories Don’t Pay…
The Rise of Self-Publishing Lends Authors Creative Freedom (The Lamron) This is not to say that the process doesn’t have its drawbacks. Despite the concept’s increasing popularity and the rise of Internet and digital printing, many within the literary world hold self-published books at a distance. 10 People (Besides the Author) Who Bring a Book…
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R.J. Sullivan, Author of Commanding The Red Lotus
Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre? It’s funny. I wrote three paranormal thrillers and a collection of fantasy and dark fiction short stories before I finally got around to writing a spaceship adventure SF tale. Commanding the Red Lotus is my fifth published book and the first one set…
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Robot Takeovers and Cautionary Legal Thrillers…
S.J. Whitcomb’s book “The World Never Ends”…delves into the fear and possibilities of a robotic world (PR Web) Recent release “The World Never Ends” from Page Publishing author S.J. Whitcomb is both suspenseful and chilling; this book depicts a world where robots are increasing in population causing war and the possible extinction of humans. Skye…
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Mark Gillespie, Author of FAB
On when and why he began writing… I started to take writing seriously in early 2011. I’d just ended a ten-year career as a session/touring musician and I was drifting a little, not sure of where to go next. There was definitely still a creative itch to scratch and when I started reading short stories…
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Johnny Moscato, Author of The Project
Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre? I love science fiction because I can change one little thing about life and create an entirely different reality. It can have an impact on the whole world or the entire universe. It gives readers a chance to let their imagination run with…
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