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Guest Post: Michael Swanwick & Con Men
Chasing the Phoenix by Michael Swanwick is published today! Swanwick is a five-time Hugo Award winner. It is pretty clear that he can weave a deft story with engaging characters in a minimal amount of...
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Guest Post: Seth Dickinson On Building A Better Evil Overlord
I am in the midst of reading a wonderful new novel, The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson. On its cover, Kameron Hurley calls it "Smart. Brutal. Gut-wrenching." I have to absolutely agree with...
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Guest Essay: ‘Lazarus Gate’ Author Mark A. Latham on Roleplaying Games and...
"The Narrative of Destiny: Roleplaying Games and the Narrative Arts" by Mark A. Latham Due to my background in the tabletop gaming industry, I’ve been asked a fair few times whether or not writing for...
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‘Beyond Redemption’ Author Michael R. Fletcher: ‘NO SUCH THING AS GRIMDARK’
NO SUCH THING AS GRIMDARK by Michael R. Fletcher A billion years ago, back in the spring of 2014, my agent looked at the manuscript I'd sent her and said, "the GrimDark crowd is going to love this"...
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Guest Post: On Not Killing The Parents by Erin M. Evans
Ashes of the Tyrant by Erin M. Evans is in fine bookstores today! She has written a guest blog post for Suvudu detailing why—sometimes—killing the parents and creating an orphan might not be the right...
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Jonathan Wood: Top 5 Things I Should’ve Done To Prepare For This Damn Book...
Book launches sneak up on you, don't they? At least, that's what author Jonathan Wood says, and we're too frightened of him to disagree. (Something about that sinister British accent...) Anyway, we're...
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Guest Post: THE BLENDING OF KNIGHTS & DINOSAURS by Victor Milán
KNIGHTS AND DINOSAURS BLENDING FACT AND FANTASY FOR FUN AND PROFIT by Victor Milán I’ve been a huge dinosaur fan since I was a toddler. I’ve been a history buff for almost as long. So when I set out...
View ArticleTad Williams On Writing Hard Fantasy And An Osten Ard Update
Cover detail for To Green Angel Tower by Tad Williams. Art by Michael Whelan. As someone who writes what I think of as “hard” fantasy — similar in purpose to “hard science fiction”, that is, with a...
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Erin Lindsey On The Importance of Bloodlines In Fantasy
Cover detail from The Bloodsworn by Erin Lindsey Blood. The word itself is powerful. Evocative. Primordial. Blood is life, and also death. It can bring sickness or it can be medicine. It courses...
View ArticleChuck Wendig On Star Wars, His New Book Thunderbird, And Back Again
Cover detail from Thunderbird by Chuck Wendig. I’ll tell you a secret: I never stopped writing Miriam. Sure, it’s been a while since The Cormorant first hit shelves – god, has it really been since...
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