Today’s been rough, Squiders, so for the sake of my poor brain, I’m going to keep this simple and go through some of the speculative fiction stuff I’ve been consuming lately. 1) Forever Forever is a crime procedural/supernatural show on
Eternal Sacrifice Cover Reveal and Contest
Good morning, Squiders! Today it is my pleasure to share the cover for the latest and final book in Stacey O’Neale’s Mortal Enchantment series, Eternal Sacrifice. To celebrate, the first two books of the series, The Shadow Prince and Mortal Enchantment, are free on
An Alternative to Writers Conferences
I meant to tell you guys that if getting to a writers conference isn’t doable, either from a money standpoint or because of a scheduling issue, or if you’d like to get an idea of what a writing panel might be like
Are Writers Conferences Useful?
For a general answer, I would say yes. There’s a lot of useful things that can be gotten out of a writers conference: networking with other authors, the opportunity to see where your genre/the industry seems to be heading, and
What Constitutes Storycraft?
Websites are still down. Sigh. So, I mentioned earlier that I’ve taken over the storycraft meetings of my local speculative fiction writing group. I really enjoy these meetings, but I sometimes find it hard to pick appropriate topics to discuss.
The Tricky Art of Character Creation
Before I get started, Squiders, let me note that both KitCampbellBooks.com and KitTheEditor.com are currently down. Apparently some sort of malicious source code snuck in through one of my WordPress plugins and tried to send people to other websites, so
Some Websites Writers Might Want to Know About
Good morning, Squiders, I hope you’re all doing well. I haven’t been sleeping so well lately, so I’m a bit sleepy. I’ve come across a couple of websites lately that I feel could be of interest to other writers and
Cover Reveal: Grave Touched (Science Fantasy)
It is my pleasure today to reveal the cover for Erin Zarro’s upcoming Grave Touched, the second book in her science fantasy series. Fey Touched – humans, genetically engineered for immortality and flight, tasked with protecting the rest of the
Waiting on Other People (It’s Not Your Fault)
Oh, Squiders. Don’t you wish that you could do everything in a vacuum and never have to rely on other people? Sometimes I do. Sometimes I don’t. Sometimes I eat copious amounts of ice cream, which doesn’t really help anything,