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Writers, After Dark #82: Kacen Callender Having characters facing consequences, but without true growth
Fantasy and middle grade author Kacen Callender stops by to talk about their Caribbean fantasy duology, “Islands of Blood and Storm”
Writers, After Dark #81: M. A. Carrick A good caper story needs a carefully planned series of setups
Marie Brennan and Alyc Helms (collaborating as M. A. Carrick) stop by to talk about The Mask of Mirrors, the first in the new political intrigue caper fantasy trilogy, “Rook & Rose”.
Turning from Horror to Humor During A Pandemic
I came to realize that I embraced horror because it allows me to control the terror, the fear, the horrors. When a reader finished the story, closed the book, they were safe, and all about them was again normal.
Writers, After Dark #80: Gerald Brandt Traversing alternate worlds using string theory as the doorway
Science fiction author Gerald Brandt stops by to talk about Threader Origins, the first in a new series that explores travel across alternate worlds using quantum physics.
Writers, After Dark #79: Terry Brooks On closing the Shannara Cycle on his own terms, and more
Best-selling fantasy author Terry Brooks talks about The Last Druid, ending The Shannara Cycle and starting a new tale in a new world.
Write about What You Know? Yes, But…
One of the commonest maxims about writing is to “write what you know.” It’s not bad advice, I suppose, but it’s incomplete.
Writers, After Dark #78: Evie Green Turning a medical mystery into a horror story
YA author Emily Barr adopts a pen name to venture into writing horror, and she stops by to talk about Evie Green and her first novel We Hear Voices.
Writers, After Dark #77: Craig Johnson Mixing a historical mystery into a Walt Longmire investigation
Mystery author Craig Johnson stops by to talk about Sheriff Walt Longmire’s latest investigation, Next to Last Stand.
Writers, After Dark #76: Otto Penzler Exploring the stories comprising the best of the mystery subgenres
Otto Penzler, proprietor of Mysterious Bookshop in New York City, is also the editor of a large number of mystery-themed collections, with the newest one being The Big Book of Espionage.
