In celebration of the first anniversary of Where Landsquid Fear to Tread, I am putting together a Subgenre Study Guide for you. I will be updating this post periodically with new subgenre studies as they come out (every Friday, at
Subgenre Study: Science Fantasy
This is a tricky one. For one thing, people can’t even agree whether it’s a subgenre or its own genre. And once you reach some sort of consensus on that, getting people to try and agree on a definition –
Subgenre Study: Space Western
I can hear you now saying, “Kit, now you are just making up subgenres.” Am I? Am I? Possibly, but let’s face it. Science fiction and westerns go together like mint and chocolate. Peanut butter and jelly. Cream soda and
Subgenre Study: Space Opera
This week on Subgenre Study we examine the science fiction subgenre of the space opera, a subgenre of adventure that tends to have more in common with most fantasy than other science fiction subgenres. (I managed to get the word
Subgenre Study: Paranormal
This one’s a bit controversial, friends. While I would put paranormal as a subgenre of fantasy, I’ve started to see publishers and agents list it separate, like it’s its own genre. Paranormal tends to involve things that are not quite
Subgenre Study: Steampunk
Steampunk, like Alternative History (that we talked about last week), is a subgenre that spans science fiction and fantasy but does not truly belong to either. It can often be found mixed with Alternative History as, to quote Wikipedia, “Specifically,
When Science Goes Stale
Last night, my husband and I watched Jurassic Park. To make you all feel as old as I do, Jurassic Park came out eighteen years ago, in 1993. I probably haven’t watched it in a decade, but I remember being
Alpaca vs. Landsquid: The Elusive Alpaca
Today’s post is brought to you by the mildly insane Ian Dudley. Ian writes dark comedic science fiction (mostly) and is presumed to be armed and dangerous. You should never look him directly in the eye, as he sees that
What Ifs
Yesterday I took my first business trip with my new job. I fly fairly often, but it makes me nervous. (Unnecessarily so. I am, as I have mentioned before, an aerospace engineer. I know how commercial aircraft work. In terms
Urban Science Fiction?
First of all, I apologize. I’ve been doing a lot of writing entries lately, and I generally try to do an even mix between writing, reading, and general gushing over things like Landsquid and space shuttles and chocolate chip muffins.
