H. G. Wells was one of the first science fiction authors I read when I was young. His work helped me fall in love with the genre, so I thought about creating a post about his greatest works. I also decided to continue this series after writing about the greatest books by Ray Bradbury. If … Continue reading 5 Greatest Books by H. G. Wells
Note: This post, Worldbuilding: Your Fictional Culture, originally appeared in MetaStellar's Writing Advice of the Week. Worldbuilding isn’t just about building a physical world that your characters live in. A working world also needs a working culture or society. You need to create a fictional culture for a functioning, layered world. Keep in mind that … Continue reading How to World-build Your Fictional Culture
School is officially back in session for me, and that means trying to balance the craziest parts of the semester with my thesis along with this blog. I plan to cook up new ideas for this blog, but in the meantime, I wanted to work on another literary journal post. This time I chose gothic … Continue reading 5 Literary Journals Looking for Gothic Fiction
As a new semester kicks up for me back in Newcastle, I realized I need to make some changes with this blog. Of course, I'm still writing and creating new content, but I realized that I likely won't have time to continue writing book reviews, I'm sorry to say. To be fair, I might find … Continue reading An End to Book Reviews
As I continue down my TBR list, I keep finding books that don't fit into the Golden Age parameters I set up for myself. But that's fine by me. I ended up picking up Ursula K. Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness and gave that a go. Let's get into the review. Le Guin … Continue reading The Left Hand of Darkness Review
Note: This post, Plan Your Novel in Three Easy Steps, first appeared in MetaStellar's Writing Advice of the Week column. A while back, I created a post about plotting vs pantsing your story. The truth is, no matter what type of style of writing you enjoy, you can plan the basics of your novel in three … Continue reading Plan Your Novel in Three Easy Steps
A Canticle for Leibowitz often ranks among the greatest science fiction of all time. It's considered a classic, and for good reason. So of course, I placed it on my TBR, and I finally got around to reading it. Let's get into the review. Written by Walter M. Miller Jr. and published in 1959, A … Continue reading A Canticle for Leibowitz Book Review
The more science fiction books I add to my TBR, the more I learn about pioneering women's science fiction. So I thought I would create another list of women sci-fi authors! You might have heard of some of these authors, but do you know about their lives? Have you read any of their work? If … Continue reading 4 More Women Sci-fi Authors You Haven’t Heard Of
This book became my first foray into Samuel R. Delany's work. When I first picked up Babel-17, I found myself surprised at what it was about and how the story unfolded. Let's get into the review so I can better explain. Published in 1966 through Ace Books, Babel-17 won the Nebula Award in 1967, tying … Continue reading Babel-17 Book Review
Note: This article, It’s Not Wrong to Make Your Novel Dark (Here’s How to Do It), first appeared in MetaStellar's Writing Advice of the Week. There’s dark fiction, dark fantasy, grimdark, and straight-up horror. All of these genres carry dark and potentially disturbing elements. Some readers like it, and others don’t. However, if you want … Continue reading 3 Tips for Writing Dark Fiction
