Tag Archive | science fiction
Big 99c sale of Science Fiction and Fantasy eBooks, Jan. 7-8
Originally posted on Ruth Nestvold – Indie Adventures:
We have another big sale coming your way to start the new year, over 100 eBooks in science fiction and fantasy genres, all for only 99c each. Just go to http://pattyjansen.com/promo/ and click on your favorite retailer to see what’s available! The promo officially begins tomorrow, January…
When a Writer Doesn’t Publish: ‘The Mountains of Parnassus’
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
? Sometimes authors, even the most lauded of them, do not publish the books that they write. That doesn’t always mean that their words remain lost forever. Though Czesław Miłosz has been dead for over a decade now, Yale University Press has resurrected one of his long buried manuscripts. Czesław Miłosz…
Submit Your 2016 Nominations
Originally posted on Planetary Awards:
Happy New Year — it’s time to nominate your favorite science fiction and fantasy writing for the 2016 Planetary Awards. We’re doing only two categories this year: Shorter story (under 40,000 words/160 paperback pages) Longer story (novels) If you’re a book blogger, book podcaster, or booktuber, the nomination process is…
Depriving Youth and Defending YA Literature
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
In spite of its seemingly benign nature, young adult literature has received tumultuous responses. Back in August, education consultant Joe Nutt published an article for teachers and educational professionals called “Why Young-Adult Fiction Is a Dangerous Fantasy.” The article reflects the not uncommon belief that YA has directly harmed young people and…
Meet Guest Author Gem Stone…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
You know that woman in the supermarket who sits behind the till smiling? She always remembers your name and knows what you buy every week? That’s me. I’m always happy and look like I really enjoy my job and on those three days a year…
Nostalgia Post No.1: My Grandmother’s Indian Head – Guest Post…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Indian Head 1 It sits on the floor and the cat is scared to death. She’s never seen at eye-level a nearly life-sized plaster bust of a Native American Chief in full-feathered headdress. She skirts the edge of the living room, never taking her saucer-sized eyes…
Nostalgia Post No. 2: Recollections of the “Good Old Days” – Guest Post…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
I’ve decided to reminisce about what is an archaic time for many of you denizens of cyberspace who are in your 20s or 30s or even 40s. And the time is the 1930s. And no, I don’t go back quite that far, but my mother…
Meet Guest Author Dan Alatorre…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Like a lot of writers, it’s a little difficult to figure out where and when I started writing because it was always kind of there. As a kid, I drew cartoons for my older brothers. Teachers would notice my unique sense of humor. I prompted…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 