Tag: scifi
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Interview with Leigh Saunders
Space might be the final frontier, but the imagination knows no limits. When it comes to science fiction and speculative writing this is especially true. Come meet my friend Leigh Saunders who continually pushes the boundaries of her own imagination with both heart and enviable skill. Leigh and I are partners in crime in the…
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Free Fiction Sample, “Imprint” by Nicholas Adams
It’s Friday, which means I get to bring you samples, interviews, and articles from new voices around the world. Today, I have a special treat for you. Friend and fellow author, Nicholas Adams, has given me permission to share the first chapter of his novella “Imprint” a hard sci-fi with a medical twist. In return,…
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Writing Fantasy Profanity
It’s writer Wednesday and today we are going to delve into the risque topic of fantasy profanity. Well, ok, it’s not all that risque. In fact, the reason many people like fantasy novels is that there is rarely ever any swearing. Instead, we enter the world of alternate swearing. In a fantasy world there are…
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Movie of the Month: Interstellar
This month’s featured movie is the sci-fi adventure Interstellar, a hard-hitting space drama that’s torn between the efforts to save humanity and one man’s fight to stay connected to his family. If you like movies similar to Inception, where there is plenty of brain bending to make the story work, then Interstellar is right up…
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New Trailer Release: Star Wars, the Force Awakens
Possibly the biggest thing that happened in the fantasy/scifi world this weekend is the release of the teaser trailer for the newest chapter in the Star Wars saga – if there was something bigger, fill me in. Star Wars, the Force Awakens (episode 7, for those who are still counting) occurs 30 years after Return…
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What is Cosplay?
Cosplay, or costume play, has been around for ages. As long as there have been iconic characters who inspire, there have been people who want to dress up like them. As children we used to dress up and pretend to be princesses, cowboys, and fairies to name a few. Every year for Halloween we celebrate…