Sweet Author and Donut Pairings from Ryka Aoki
Ryka Aoki, author of Light From Uncommon Stars, pairs her author friends with donuts!
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Everything is Change by Alaya Dawn Johnson, author of Trouble the Saints
Everything is change and everything ends, but can old things become new again?
Check out Alaya Dawn Johnson, author of the acclaimed novel Trouble the Saints, and her essay below on publishing a novel for the first time in six years and writing about structural inequality, colorism, judicial and extra-judicial violence.
Am I Adulting Yet?: Adulthood Coming-of-Age Stories in SFF
Here I am, defiantly stating that coming-of-age is no longer just for kids & teens! Let’s discuss.
Hope Wins: On Writing in Dark Times
Even in the darkest of times, hope wins. Bree Bridges, half of writing duo Kit Rocha (of Deal with the Devil and The Devil You Know fame!) knows what it’s like to write books that are almost alarmingly relevant to our social and political climate. Check out her essay below on writing in times of turmoil,…
Rocks in the Wrong Place: Trail Building as World Building
What does trail building have to do with world building? Brian Staveley, author of The Empire’s Ruin, joins us today to talk about the world building process for his new series and how trail building in real life translated to his fiction writing. Check it out here!
So, You Woke Up A Dragon? An 8-Step Guide to Survival from Brian Naslund
For our final guest post of Dragon Week: Tokyo Drift, we asked Fury of a Demon author Brian Naslund: What would you do if you woke up a dragon? Check out his step by step guide for what to do if YOU someday wakeup a dragon below!
The Everyman’s Guide to Surviving a Dragon by Jenn Lyons
How does one go about surviving a dragon encounter? Jenn Lyons, author of the Chorus of Dragons series, has a simple answer: Just don’t meet one. BUT if your dragon-y meet and greet is unavoidable, she has the following advice to give. Check out today’s Dragon Week: Tokyo Drift piece below!
A Gentleman’s Guide to Slapping A Debtor for Free Beer
Would you slap someone for a free beer? In the world of The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman, you can do just that…if the person in question is a debtor. Check out the rules on how to slap someone for a free drink below!
The Trouble with Writing (Too) Smart Characters
What’s it like to write a character that is, maybe, a little smarter than you? Ryan Van Loan, author of The Sin in the Steel and the upcoming sequel, The Justice in Revenge, talks about his experience writing super smart characters in the below guest post. Check it out here!
“Have we not loved you? Have we not cared for you?”: The Plight of AI in the Universe of Douglas Adams
If you could, would you want to develop a super intelligent AI to do your bidding? Neil Sharpson, author of When the Sparrow Falls, explores why this is a BAD idea in the below guest post. Check it out now!