Geeking Out While Writing ‘Seraphina’s Lament’: A Guest Post From Sarah Chorn
Sarah tells us what inspired her while writing her debut novel, “Seraphina’s Lament,” available on February 19th.
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Author: Melanie Meadors
Melanie R. Meadors is a pop culture and science writer who also writes fiction and role playing games. You can learn more about her at her website www.melaniermeadors.com. And if you like what she’s doing here, please support her Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/melaniermeadors!
Thiassi’s Eyes, Stars in the Viking Skies
If you were to pick up ‘The All Father Paradox,’ a new fantasy adventure novel by Ian Stuart Sharpe, you’d see a very interesting dedication in the front of the book. Ian was kind enough to share with us the story behind his dedication, and the Norse myth that inspired it all.
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I Am Not A Good Writer: A Post By Elizabeth Vaughan
‘USA Today’ bestselling author Elizabeth Vaughan tells readers why she is not a good writer—and how that helps her become a better one.
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Author S.L. Lahna Talks Espionage, History, and Queer Culture
Author S.L. Lahna has penned a novella that will appeal to fans of espionage thrillers, speculative fiction, and history. Find out what made them geek out while writing ‘The Silver Bullet Affair’!
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Deborah A. Wolf on Real World Inspirations in Fantasy
Deborah A. Wolf’s debut epic fantasy novel, ‘The Dragon’s Legacy,’ has been hailed as ground-breaking and complex. She joins us this week to tell us the real-life inspirations behind her fiction!
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Author Laurie Forest’s Geeky Inspirations Behind the ‘Black Witch Chronicles’
Young adult fantasy author Laurie Forest tells us what made her geek out while writing her debut novel, ‘The Black Witch.’ Be sure to check out her Pinterest page, where she has a lot of images of her inspirations as well!
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Western Steampunk Adventure and Espionage! Five Things That Inspired ‘Buffalo Soldier’
This week we welcome back author Maurice Broaddus to tell us what inspired him to write his new steampunk novella from Tor.com, ‘Buffalo Soldier’! Not only does this book have a fantastic cover, but it has some very interesting origins. Read on!
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Middle Grade Author Barbara Dee Geeks Out About Shakespeare!
Middle grade author Barbara Dee’s new book ‘Star-Crossed’ has been called “a fine choice for middle school libraries in need of accessible LGBTQ stories and a great option for students reading or performing Romeo and Juliet” by School Library Journal, and having read it, I whole-heartedly agree. The story also has a very engaging voice and a main characters tweens will be able to relate to. I asked Barbara Dee what made her geek out while she was writing ‘Star-Crossed’. Please welcome her to Geek Speaks…Fiction!
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Wyverns and World Building and Tattoos, Oh My! Elizabeth Vaughan Geeks Out About ‘WarDance’
This week on Geek Speaks…Fiction! fantasy author Elizabeth Vaughan talks about what she thinks is the best part of writing fantasy, and what made her geek out while she was writing her newest book, Wardance, which is available now!
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Author Megan Ryder Geeks Out About Baseball Research
Romance author Megan Ryder is a big Lord of the Rings and fantasy fan, but is also just a teeny bit of a baseball geek as well.
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5 Things That Inspired ‘The Voices of Martyrs’ by Maurice Broaddus
This week we welcome author Maurice Broaddus to Geek Speaks…Fiction! Maurice has written many pieces of wonderful speculative fiction that have appeared in places such as ‘Lightspeed Magazine,’ ‘Weird Tales,’ ‘Asimov’s,’ and more. In this article, Maurice talks about five things that inspired his new anthology, ‘The Voices of Martyrs’!
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Battle Borne: J.L. Murray on Writing ‘Monstrous’
J.L. Murray is known for dark speculative fiction that is poignant and insightful, and has been known to make grown men weep. Here she is on this week’s Geek Speaks…Fiction!, talking about how setting and character can work together to pack an emotional punch.
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Exploring the Athletic Nerd With Author Alan Baxter
Author Alan Baxter has been called the love child of Jim Butcher and Stephen King–no faint praise for an urban fantasy writer. In this week’s Geek Speaks…Fiction! Alan talks about two of his passions, writing and martial arts, and how his Alex Caine series brought them both together!
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Casting the ‘Fathom’ Crew: James Walley Sets His Imagination Wild!
If you like quirky fantasy in the vein of Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams, then James Walley is your man. This week he tells us who he imagines in the roles of his characters in his newest book, ‘The Fathom Flies Again!’
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Traveling to Other Worlds: A Post by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro
This week’s Geek Speaks… Fiction! is a little different. Our author, Alvaro Zinos-Amaro, isn’t talking about what inspired him to write a fictional work. Instead, he’s talking about a fellow science fiction author, Robert Silverberg.
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“Can I Use My Codename on My 1080 Form?” Superheroes as Contractors
This week we have YA author April Daniels on board! She has an exciting new book, ‘Dreadnought,’ out from Diversion Books, which is not only an awesome superhero book but also realistically touches on transmisogyny in today’s society. Please welcome April!
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What Inspired Delilah S. Dawson While Writing ‘Ladycastle’?
This week’s Geek Speaks…Fiction! dips a toe into the comics world. GeekMom Mel asked author Delilah S. Dawson what inspired her while she was writing her new comic, ‘Ladycastle’! Don’t miss this exciting new comic featuring strong women and heroic fantasy, coming to a comics shop near you, Wednesday, January 25!
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Artificial Inspiration: A Post From Cat Rambo
Fantasy and science fiction author Cat Rambo has an interesting new anthology out from Hydra House, ‘Neither Here Nor There.’ It’s a dual-sided book; “Neither Here” on one side and when you flip the book over, “Nor There” is on the other. Cat talks about inspiration, and how we can create wonderful things on this week’s Geek Speaks…Fiction!
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‘Choose Your Own Misery’ Authors Geek Out!
Please welcome ‘The Onion’ alums and “Choose Your Own Misery” authors Mike MacDonald and Jilly Gagnon to this week’s Geek Speaks Fiction! Their newest book, ‘Choose Your Own Misery: The Holidays,’ is available now, just in time to get you in the holiday spirit.
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Geek Speaks Fiction: Learning You’ve Grown Up
This week on Geek Speaks… Fiction!, fantasy author Gregory A. Wilson joins us to talk about what made him geek out when writing his latest epic fantasy novel ‘Grayshade’!
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