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The Results Are In! Your Favorite Genre Fiction Is…

Posted in Poll, tagged , , , , , , , on February 17, 2012 | 5 Comments »

Fantasy, baby! According to our informal little survey, where we asked you to vote for your favorite genre fiction, Fantasy led the way with 23 percent of votes. All week long, Fantasy and Science Fiction were neck and neck until Fantasy pulled ahead in the final days of the week-long poll. The complete results are [...]

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Meet William Kenney

Posted in Debut Author Q&A, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on January 24, 2012 | 1 Comment »

Today’s featured debut author is William Kenney, whose dark epic fantasy made its debut last summer. I agree with William when he says that one of the most challenging aspects of writing a book is “keeping my facts straight.” In fact, next week’s writing tip will offer helpful ways for you to do just that. [...]

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Meet Shalini Boland

Posted in Debut Author Q&A, tagged , , , , , , on September 6, 2011 | 3 Comments »

It’s the first day of school here in these parts, and as I write this short intro to today’s Q&A with featured debut author, Shalini Boland, silence has taken hold of my house. I had forgotten it could be this quiet. Nothing but me and the raindrops. Could I miss them already? :) Name: Shalini [...]

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Meet Author Jen Wylie

Posted in Debut Author Q&A, tagged , , , , , , , on June 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Today’s featured author is Jen Wylie, who, in the last seven months, has published her debut novel, two short stories and a short story series. Talk about a busy author! Today, I wanted to talk with Jen about Tales of Ever, which is part of a pilot program, Electric Shorts, being put out by Echelon [...]

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Meet Author Mik Wilkens

Posted in Debut Author Q&A, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on February 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Today’s Debut Author Q&A is with Mik Wilkens, who is the fourth Lazy Day Publishing author to be featured on this blog. (We’ve also chatted with George Pappas, Liz Borino and J.M. Kelley.) I always find that I learn a little something or am reminded about something in my own process when I read those [...]

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World-Building in YA Science Fiction

Posted in Guest Blogger, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on November 18, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Within a 24-hour period, I not only met writer J.A. Souders, but she saved my butt. When a guest blogger went MIA, leaving me with a big, gaping hole for today’s blog post, she came to my rescue with this informative piece that features strong scene-setting advice for virtually all fiction writers, sci-fi or otherwise. [...]

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