That’s a bold statement. Some would call him (in the pejorative sense) “just a genre writer,” but they’d be wrong. Does he write horror? SF? what is it, exactly, that he writes? The term many use is “bizarro fiction,” or… Continue reading

My own Harbingers series starter, Blackbird Rising, is in this collection, but so much more. NOTE: I don’t allow ads on my site, but I do provide these promos from time to time, to benefit indie authors (and maybe myself!)… Continue reading

Dystopian novels, what-if stories of the world’s worst-case scenarios, come in many flavors. In my last post, I discussed older novels envisioning a post-apocalyptic, post-nuclear world, especially those arising from the Red Scare era. In this post, I’ll be discussing… Continue reading

Post-nuclear novels from the ’50s Red Scare Years Dystopian novels, what-if stories of the world’s worst-case scenarios, come in many flavors. In these next two posts, I’ll be discussing post-apocalyptic novels depicting the aftermath of nuclear disaster. Today’s post will… Continue reading

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One of my books is in this promo, but a lot of other writers’ books are, too. Take a look! Also check out my SF/Dystopia web site geared toward books for purchase. Continue reading

Occasionally a student asks how to cite a blog post in an academic paper. It’s fine to cite/quote/refer to this blog and its posts. All the content is copyrighted (by me), but feel free to use it in an academic… Continue reading

Jules Verne, frequently named the Father of Science Fiction, was born on Feb. 8, 1828 in Nantes, France. He died in 1905. Along with Agatha Christie and Shakespeare, he is one of the most translated writers in the world. Jules… Continue reading

Valentine’s Day, many believe, was an invention of Geoffrey Chaucer in his Middle English poem The Parlemont of Foules (Parliament of Fowls, Assembly of the Birds), in which birds of all social ranks gather to pair off, refereed by Nature… Continue reading