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The State of Black Sci Fi, week 3: Why Is it important to show race, culture, minority politics or ethnicity in SciFi?

Why Is it important to show race, culture, minority politics or ethnicity in SciFi? Are you kidding me? I mean, come on. Race, culture, minority politics, and ethnicity all play a huge role in the real world. Why would I … Continue reading

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State of Black SciFi 2012: Why I love Black Sci Fi?

I was already a die-hard sci fi fan by age 10. A self-confessed book addict, by the time I was a teen ager, I haunted both the local library and the drug store looking for new reading material. Books were … Continue reading

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The State of Black Speculative Fiction

I am excited to participate in a seven-week online event celebrating the State of Black Science Fiction 2012. Each participating writer will blog once a week on a common topic. Today’s is “The State of Black Science Fiction.” There will … Continue reading

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Interview with author Kristin Battestella

Tell us about yourself. Oh this is always the tough part! I always feel pretentious when talking about myself or my books- and that’s half of all the promotion! There’s not much to tell really. I’d still say I’m a … Continue reading

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The Story Behind Don’t Look Back, Agnes and In This House

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Poetic Inspiration: Other People’s Poems

Check out my post on the Poetic Muselings blog on being inspired by other people’s poems. Read Mark Wyndham’s poem, and the one I wrote in response.

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Guest Post by Kathryn Meyer Griffith: Christmas Memories

Christmas Memories By author Kathryn Meyer Griffith My real childhood Christmas memories, in fact most of my holiday memories, essentially began in my ninth year. Oh, I have memories, scattered and muted, of earlier times but none as crystalized as … Continue reading

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Guest Post by Carolyn Howard-Johnson: Using “I” as a conceit

From me: I’ve always been interested in the different ways we can view language, so this post is right up my alley. Oh, yes, and do check out the new edition of Carolyn’s book, The Frugal Book Promoter From Carolyn: … Continue reading

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Guest Post: The Pitalls of Creation, by Heather Haven

I’m in the process of creating a protagonist for a new humorous mystery series, called Persephone Cole and the _______ (insert subject here). It’s agony. Getting to know a person — even a fictitious one — takes time, thought, energy, … Continue reading

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Interview with Dana Pratola, author of “The Covering”

Blurb : What do a Christian woman and a heathen biker have in common? The devil, of course. Tessa is called by God to stand in the gap for a man she’s never met. When she does meet Gunnar, she … Continue reading

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