Award-winning horror & dark fantasy editor Ellen Datlow stops by to talk about her newest anthology, Final Cuts: New Tales of Hollywood Horror and Other Spectacles.
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Choosing a Path in Today’s Publishing Jungle
There is no simple “turn left” or “turn right” answer when it comes to directions on the quest for success in the writing world. Your journey is determined by you.
Writers, After Dark #56: Menna van Praag When sisters learn about the plans made for them, what are empowered girls to do?
Menna van Praag stops by to talk about her debut fantasy The Sisters Grimm, a dark fantasy story that turns the idea of children rebelling against their parents’ plans for their lives sideways.
Writers, After Dark #55: Zack Jordan On playgrounds of scale and scope beyond human comprehension
Zack Jordan stops by to talk about The Last Human, where the seed for the story came from, figuring out how to write higher intelligences and how those societies might be structured.
The Pleasure of Paying
Writers need to be paid to write. Artists need to be paid to create. Otherwise they have to spend their time making a living in other ways, and the world becomes a poorer place.
Excerpt: “Chosen Ones” by Veronica Roth
The highly-anticipated Chosen Ones comes out today, April 7th — a new story in a new world, from YA author Veronica Ross, author of the Divergent series.
Enjoy this audiobook excerpt, featuring Dakota Fanning!
Writers, After Dark #54: Mercedes Yardley On putting together a beautiful, brutal horror short story collection
Mercedes Yardley stops by to talk about Arterial Bloom, a horror short story anthology from Crystal Lake Publishing, which is her first foray into being an editor.
Writers, After Dark #53: Kameron Hurley Creating rich, complex worlds in order to break them in spectacular ways
Award-winning science fiction author Kameron Hurley stops by to talk about her Worldbreaker Saga, and the concluding story, The Broken Heavens.
Writers, After Dark #52: K. S. Villoso Hail the Bitch Queen, defender of her people -- and all her poor life choices
Kay Villoso stops by to talk about her new epic fantasy The Wolf of Oren-Yaro, it’s foundation in Filipino mythology and needing to portray a strong female protagonist in this world.
The Quantum Nexus: My Paranormal Life
By facing one’s worst fears you can break free from constraints that stifle your potential and stunt your growth. However, you must be careful.
