Good morning, squiders! Today’s I’ve got an urban fantasy noir story for you. Urban Fantasy Noir Publisher: Ink & Magick Date Published: March 5, 2019 Human, private detective Anna Caill isn’t keen on the prohibition of magic enacted by the
Shards is out!
It’s here! Shards is now out and available! For how to pick up a copy (including how to get a signed copy), go here. I hope you enjoy it!
So, Why Thor?
(Two days til release! Aaaaaahhhhhh ::arm flail::) (Also, my post on using Bible mythology is up over at Paranormal Unbound.) I admit I still have the Avengers on the brain a little, plus I’m finally going to get to see
Shards Release Week and Miscellany
Guys! Five days til Shards comes out! I’m super excited. I was going to leave this post until Thursday, but then I remembered that Thursday is Thanksgiving, and hopefully (if you’re American) you will be with your families eating too
Shards Cover Reveal
Surprise! Monday post. (No worries, Squiders, you’ll get your normal Tuesday/Thursday posts this week.) Anyway, I got the cover for Shards over the weekend, and I thought I’d share it with you lovely people. Isn’t it pretty? I especially like
Urban Fantasy versus Paranormal Romance
You know, despite all the subgenre studies we’ve done here, I still have a hard time differentiating between urban fantasy and paranormal romance. I mean, logically, I can spout off definitions but I have a hard time with actual books
The Agony of Book Descriptions (Also: help!)
What is a book description you say, Squiders? It’s that thing that shows up next to a book on Amazon (or your favorite book-buying location) that gives you a basic run down of the plot so you know whether or
The Music of Shards
A few years back (oh, 2009 or so) I started making novel playlists. These are songs that, somehow, evoke a character, a scene, or the overall story for me. A lot of times it’s related to lyrics, and I find
The Differences Between Urban and Contemporary Fantasy
As we touched on just barely during the Subgenre Study, while many people consider urban and contemporary fantasy to be synonymous, they’re not actually. Examples! Story 1 takes place in modern times in a major city. The story is both
Generational Fantasy
A friend recently loaned me a fantasy trilogy. (I am on the second book.) I started reading and was struck by how…80s…it read. I mean, this trilogy is from the 80s, but even if I hadn’t checked the publication date
