Tag: fantasy

I’ve never wanted to end my life… #holdontothelight, #alwayskeepfighting, #akf, #mentalwellness

I’ve never wanted to end my life. I’ve been sad, angry, lethargic, overwhelmed to the point of being unable to get out of bed. I would never use “depressed,” though, to describe how I felt. Part of it, I’m sure, is stigma. Another part, however, is knowing my friends who have been depressed – clinically… Continue reading I’ve never wanted to end my life… #holdontothelight, #alwayskeepfighting, #akf, #mentalwellness

CHARACTER INTERVIEW: Ian from Terry Bruce’s THEREAFTER

I’m very pleased, today, to have a special visitor here at A Novel Friend thanks to Terri Bruce’s Blog Tour! Ian, the cowboy from Terri’s newest release, Thereafter, took a few minutes out of his adventures in the Afterlife to chat with us! Thanks for stopping by my blog here, Ian! Terri and I do… Continue reading CHARACTER INTERVIEW: Ian from Terry Bruce’s THEREAFTER

Halloween Blog Post: Justine Graykin

Welcome to the Wicked, Weird and Whimsical Words Halloween Blog Tour!! A few of my author friends from Broad Universe and I adore Halloween, so we’re trading blog posts every other day for this last week of October. Justine Graykin‘s second post in this tour tickles me to no end. I’ve been a fan of… Continue reading Halloween Blog Post: Justine Graykin

Guest Post: Welcome Kendra L. Saunders!

A few years ago, at the Broad Universe / Spencer Hill Press table at the very first Anthocon, this sweet young woman wandered over. There was chemistry between the bunch of us right away and the group of us table folk absconded with the lovely Kendra L. Saunders for dinner, got her to join Broad… Continue reading Guest Post: Welcome Kendra L. Saunders!

DOORWAYS TO EXTRA TIME – Is Finally Here!!

For the good part of about two years, now, my friend and fellow Dragon*Writer, Anthony Francis and I have been working on the DOORWAYS TO EXTRA TIME anthology–and it finally comes out this Tuesday!! I am so seriously proud of this baby…there was a lot of beauty and a lot of heartache (some amazing, amazing,… Continue reading DOORWAYS TO EXTRA TIME – Is Finally Here!!

Guest Post: Welcome E. C. Ambrose, author of ELISHA BARBER, first in THE DARK APOSTLE series

I’m very excited to host my friend, E. C. Ambrose, on my blog to talk about her new book, Elisha Barber, the first book in her new The Dark Apostle series published by DAW. I’ve known E. C. for several years through conventions, Broad Universe, and online chatting–and she’s an amazing resource on medieval history–which… Continue reading Guest Post: Welcome E. C. Ambrose, author of ELISHA BARBER, first in THE DARK APOSTLE series

Editor’s Perspective: Finn Finnegan

This month I get to celebrate the release of another of my editing “god-babies”!  Finn Finnegan by Darby Karchut!  This one I got to share awesome co-editor, Vikki Ciaffone, who now heads the Spence City imprint of Spencer Hill Press. xx Finn (not bleedin’ Finnegan) MacCullen is eager to begin his apprenticeship. He soon discovers… Continue reading Editor’s Perspective: Finn Finnegan

The Broad Pod: February 2012 Romance

February_Broadly_Speaking_2012.mp3 Listen on Posterous Welcome to the February 2012 edition of Broadly Speaking, where this month we are romantically speaking.  Your host, Heidi Ruby Miller, writes stories where the relationship is as important as the adventure. She is the author of the SF Romance series set in the Ambasadora-verse and co-editor of the writing guide… Continue reading The Broad Pod: February 2012 Romance

Broadly Speaking Travels Through Time!

Broadly Speaking Travels Through Time!

Welcome to the January 2012 edition of Broadly Speaking. According to the Mayan Calender, this year is the year that we run out of time. (Or, more probably, a new cycle begins quite uneventfully.)  But if we can’t go Back to the Future in our own version of The Time Machine, we can at least talk about it. 

Join your host, Tracy S. Morris, for a timely discussion about the adventures of women writing science fiction, fantasy, horror — and everything in between.
 
Up first, Tracy and Melanie Fletcher discuss the rules that one must decide on before writing about time travel. 
 
Then, listen to a round-table discussion on the various conflicts that are inherent in time travel fiction with Pauline Baird Jones, author of Steamrolled, Kathryn Sullivan, author of Talking to Trees,  S.A. Bolich, author of Firedancer and Lynda Williams, author of the Okal Rei Saga.     
 
We hope that you can make time to listen to this podcast. If not, save it in your player for sometime when you have time on your hands.