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MIND MELD: What’s “Wrong” with Epic Fantasy?

February 5, 2014 // 22 Comments

[Do you have an idea for a future Mind Meld? Let us know!] On episode 224 of the SF Signal Podcast, a discussion began about how epic fantasy can sometimes be too long, too [...]

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SF Tidbits for 9/23/11

Published On: September 23, 2011

Interviews and Profiles John Scalzi's The Big Idea: Karen Healey. Creatures interviews Jeff VanderMeer. Chuck Wendig interviews Greg Stolze. Jeremy C. Shipp interviews Jane Espenson. The Once and Future Podcast interviews Jim C. Hines. Adventures in SciFi Publishing interviews Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris (podcast). Publishers Weekly (James Nicoll) interviews N.K. Jemisin. The Agony Column interviews Tad Williams and Deborah Continue Reading →

[GUEST POST] Special Needs in Strange Worlds: Kody Boye on The Power of Speech

Published On: September 23, 2014

NOTE: This installment of Special Needs In Strange Worlds features a guest post from author Kody Boye! – Sarah Chorn Born and raised in Southeastern Idaho, Kody Boye began his writing career with the publication of his story "[A] Prom Queen’s Revenge" at the age of fourteen. Published nearly three-dozen times before going independent at eighteen, Boye has authored Continue Reading →

Cover & Synopsis: JINN AND JUICE by Nicole Peeler

Published On: September 23, 2014

Check out the cover and synopsis for the upcoming novel Jinn and Juice by Nicole Peeler. Here’s the synopsis:

The SF Signal Podcast (Episode 202): 2013 Live WorldCon Panel with the Editors of Glitter and Mayhem

Published On: September 23, 2013

In episode 202 of the SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester welcomes Lynne M. Thomas (2013 Hugo Award winner - Best Fancast), Michael Damian Thomas (2013 Hugo Award Nominee - Semi-Prozine - APEX Magazine, and John Kilma (Hugo Award Winner - Electric Velocipede 2009) to discuss the genesis and journey of the Glitter & Mayhem (APEX Books) anthology from conception Continue Reading →

SF Tidbits for 9/23/09

Published On: September 23, 2009

Tim Powers confirms earlier rumors: "I can now say that Disney optioned On Stranger Tides and will use elements of the book in the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie." On Stranger Tides is about a pirate named Jack who goes in search of the Fountain of Youth Interviews & Profiles:Alethea Kontis interviews Cherie Priest, author of the fun-filled Boneshaker.Agony Continue Reading →