Special Needs in Strange Worlds: The Best Books of 2014
It’s a little late for this, and I apologize for that. Life has been crazy, and I haven’t had the time I wanted to make this list as extensive as I had hoped it [Read more]
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[GUEST POST] Special Needs in Strange Worlds: J.T. Evans on Mental Disorders in the Creative Mind
In this edition of Special Needs in Strange Worlds, JT Evans discusses mental disorders in the creative mind. [Read more]
[Special Needs in Strange Worlds Guest Post] Steve Bein on What Nietzsche Taught Him About Writing Fiction
Steve Bein (pronounced “Bine”) is a philosopher, photographer, traveler, translator, climber, diver, and award-winning author of science fiction and fantasy. His [Read more]
Special Needs in Strange Worlds: A Look Back at 2014
Wow, this year has been something else. While I started this column at the tail end of 2013 (with very little hope of success), I think it really started to take off in 2014 [Read more]
[GUEST POST] Special Needs in Strange Worlds: Debra Mullins on When Disability Changes Your World
Debra Mullins is the author of multiple historical and contemporary paranormal romances. She has been nominated for numerous awards, including the National Readers’ Choice [Read more]
Special Needs in Strange Worlds: An Interview with Mercedes M. Yardley
Mercedes Murdock Yardley is a friend of mine. We talk frequently, and commiserate about health issues neither of us can control, just deal with as best as we can. [Read more]
[GUEST POST] Special Needs in Strange Worlds: Jacey Bedford on Creating Daniel Lorient in EMPIRE OF DUST
NOTE: This installment of Special Needs In Strange Worlds features a guest post from author Jacey Bedford! – Sarah Chorn Jacey Bedford is a British author who lives behind [Read more]
[GUEST POST] Special Needs in Strange Worlds – Anne Leonard on THE DANCERS OF ARUN by Elizabeth A. Lynn
NOTE: This installment of Special Needs In Strange Worlds features a guest post from author Anne Leonard! – Sarah Chorn Anne Leonard has been writing fantasy and other [Read more]
Roberta Trahan, Author of THE KEYS TO THE REALMS, on Novel Research, Writing Strong Women and The Value of Community
Roberta Trahan is the bestselling author of THE DREAM STEWARDS epic fantasy series and the SciFi novella AFTERSHOCK. Her lifelong love of speculative fiction began at an [Read more]
INTERVIEW: Lisa Jensen Talks About ALIAS HOOK and the Peter Pan Story That Needed to Be Told
Lisa Jensen is the author of the novels, Alias Hook, and The Witch From the Sea, proprietress of the arts and entertainment blog, Lisa Jensen Online Express, and longtime [Read more]
[GUEST POST] Special Needs in Strange Worlds: Paul Weimer on Rolling Perception Plus Awareness and Characters with Special Needs
NOTE: This installment of Special Needs In Strange Worlds features a guest post from author Paul Weimer! – Sarah Chorn Minnesota dwelling Ex-pat New Yorker Paul Weimer is a [Read more]
[GUEST POST] Special Needs in Strange Worlds: Depression in a Place Where Depression Is Not a Thing
NOTE: This installment of Special Needs In Strange Worlds first appeared on my site Bookworm Blues a few years ago. I thought it was a very powerful piece and I wanted to [Read more]
Special Needs in Strange Worlds: Disabilities in YA
Being a teenager was awkward for me. It really wasn’t any fun and I hated just about every minute of it. I was a pretty pukey teen, though. Maybe it was more entertaining [Read more]
A “Special Needs in Strange Worlds” Reading List
January seems to be the month for lists, but life keeps happening the way it does and it’s pushed my list back to February. I apologize for that. I am learning that it [Read more]
Special Needs in Strange Worlds – Discussion: When Abilities Becomes Disabling
The Miriam Black books by Chuck Wendig have made me look at disabilities in a completely different way. Whether or not you think Miriam Black is disabled, or just [Read more]
Special Needs in Strange Worlds: An Interview with Teresa Frohock
A few weeks ago I interviewed my disabled brother about reading SF/F and what the genre means to him. This week I decided to balance it out by interviewing author Teresa [Read more]
Special Needs in Strange Worlds: Quick Fixes Usually Aren’t
Earlier this year I successfully finished, for the second (and hopefully last) time, a battle with cancer. I was diagnosed in October of 2010, and I got my full body scan and [Read more]
Special Needs in Strange Worlds: A Conversation With My Brother
I’ve mentioned a few times that my big brother is the reason I got into genre. He is also the entire reason I write this column. My brother Rob is disabled in numerous [Read more]
Special Needs in Strange Worlds: An Interview with Jacqueline Koyanagi, Author of ASCENSION
In the last installment of Special Needs in Strange Worlds, I talked about Jacqueline Koyanagi’s Ascension, and how powerfully, and realistically, she covers a myriad [Read more]
Special Needs in Strange Worlds: Jacqueline Koyanagi’s ASCENSION
There is much about Jacqueline Koyanagi’s Ascension that has attracted the attention of a lot of people. It’s a science fiction book featuring a woman of color with [Read more]
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