Tag: science fiction
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B.Y.O.B. Conversations with Berneta and Lornett, Ep. 5
Welcome to the fifth episode of B.Y.O.B. Conversations with Berneta and Lornett! Join us for a discussion of Mauricio, a mysterious central character of Eve and the Faders. As we prepare to release a short story centering Mauricio, we take a few minutes here to talk about his motivations and actions in the first installment…
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Meet Lisa M. Lucero, author of The Death Firm
What inspires you to write? I have a very curious and imaginative mind that runs on overdrive. Therefore, I have so many ideas and thoughts that it is hard to verbally express them. The only way for me to achieve getting them out of my head is by writing it all out. I get my…
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B.Y.O.B. Conversations with Berneta and Lornett: Happy Pride Month!
It’s June, so y’all know what time it is…time to be loud and queer! During this Pride Month episode, we discuss queer representation in Eve and the Faders. Click the video below to watch now. DISCLAIMER: the video may contain spoilers. Previous Episodes: Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3
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B.Y.O.B. Conversations with Berneta and Lornett, Ep. 3
Check out the third episode below where we discuss the role of poverty and home in Eve and the Faders. DISCLAIMER: the video may contain spoilers. Previous Episodes: Episode 1 Episode 2
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Dani J. Caile, author of Humanity H20
Are you a full-time or part-time writer and how does that affect your writing? Part-time. Since beginning writing over a decade ago I’ve considered myself a ‘hobby’ writer, even though I’ve quite recently been able to make some leeway into the market with my latest series. I have both a full-time job as a teacher…
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On Eve and the Faders: A Conversation with the Authors
On January 9th, my co-author (Lornett B. Vestal) and I celebrated the release of our new novel, Eve and the Faders. This virtual launch included an Author Q&A, readings from the book, and more. Watch the short video below if you missed it! Eve and the Faders officially hit stores on January 1, 2021. If…
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Meet Garon Whited, author of the Nightlord series
When and why did you begin writing? I started writing in kindergarten, because I didn’t care to play outside and needed to have adventures. Now I’m old and tired and not at all adventurous—except inside my head. Everything is more interesting inside my head. The rest of me is boring. When did you first consider…
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Native and Indigenous SciFi, Crime Novels, and more!
Crime novelists dish on writing about cops in a moment of reckoning (Los Angeles Times) Hall and Queally were joined by other L.A.-based crime fiction writers Attica Locke and Ivy Pochoda for a wide-ranging conversation about character voice, avoiding tropes, what they’re reading, the writing process — before and during a pandemic — and more. For Locke, the answer…
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Sean Michael Paquet, author of A Game of Gods
When and why did you begin writing? In 2017 I began going through a Spiritual Awakening. I had experienced a great deal of trauma in my life, as well as some very bizarre spiritual occurrences. It was time to write a story about these things but in a Science Fiction and Fantasy setting. Why did…
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Black Authors, Queer Nigerian Fiction, and more…
Publishers want more black authors. Why have they silenced us for so long? (The Guardian) It is taken for granted that would-be writers will know what a literary agent is. But most have no idea how to structure a book proposal, or where to send it. This information is possessed by those in the know,…
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