For a fantasy writer the word trilogy has a sacred sound to it. The Lord of the Rings is a trilogy. The KingKiller Chronicle, The Earthsea Cycle, The Magicians, and Mistborn to name a few others. For so many years a trilogy was the ultimate goal. Now many series go well beyond three, but there’s […]
Results of the Fourth #SFFpit
The fourth #SFFpit Twitter pitching event for sci-fi and fantasy authors was a doozy. It happened last Thursday, December 10th. For this event we’d followed the lead of Brenda Drake’s Pitmad, and altered the guidelines for pitching authors. Everyone got 10 tweets (total) to use as they would during the 10-hour window. And we asked […]
#SFFpit and #SFFchat with Harper Voyager Authors
I’m hosting two Twitter events this week for aspiring science fiction and fantasy authors. Thursday: #SFFpit, with Rule Changes The #SFFpit Twitter pitching event for sci-fi and fantasy authors returns this Thursday. We’ve followed the lead of Brenda Drake’s #PitMad, and made some adjustments to the pitching rules. Mainly, we’re asking authors to limit their participation to 10 tweets […]
Cover Reveal: Goldenfire by A.F.E. Smith
Today I’m happy to assist with the cover reveal for Goldenfire, the second book by my fellow Harper Voyager author A.F.E. Smith. Goldenfire is the second book in the Darkhaven series, and will be released on January 14th. If you want to read it sooner, you can enter the giveaway below for your chance to win an […]
Writing Believable Nanotechnology
This article is part of the Science in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasy blog series. Each week, we tackle one of the scientific or technological concepts pervasive in sci-fi (space travel, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, etc.) with input from an expert. Please join the mailing list to be notified every time new content is posted. You might also like The Rogue Retrieval, my debut SF novel […]
