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The Magicians Sin – Alexander Thomas

Truly one of the best books I've read out of thousands.

The characters are rich, lively beings… Continue reading

The Valley of American Shadow – Gregg Voss

Dark, Realistic Stories of Phenomena Across America

The stories in The Valley of American Shadow are clever – I found myself asking, How did the author come up with this? The characters are so real it’s not funny… Continue reading

World Building – Information Dumps in Your Story

Are You Overwhelming Your Readers?

World-building in science fiction novels and stories - are you giving readers too much information at a time?

Have you ever run across a prologue like this:


(usually in sci-fi books)

Captain Briggs took the helm and began shouting orders. “Ensign, optimize the traspositional filtration valves to ignite the gravitational destabilizers.”… Continue reading