(Disclosure: I’ve taken writing workshops from Garrett Cook, and he’s done editing work for me.) There’s horror fiction out there that seeks to entertain, like the thrillers by the late Richard Laymon. Then there’s horror that seeks to get under skin and disturb you on a deep psychological level, like Jack Ketchum’s incredibly difficult masterpiece […]
Book Review: Brother by Ania Ahlborn
November 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Ania Ahlborn’s Brother reminds me a lot of Cormac McCarthy’s Child of God, which to me is entirely a good thing. If I were to pitch this book to someone, I would probably say it was like if Erskine Caldwell wrote House of 1000 Corpses. The Morrows are a family with strange traditions. If “strange” […]
Michael J. Martinez Interview
October 22, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Adventures in SciFi Publishing is excited to bring you a few words from Michael J. Martinez about his new upcoming series, MAJESTIC-12! Press Release: http://michaeljmartinez.net/writing/majestic/ Is there anything else you want to tell us that wasn’t in the press release? Well, sure, I want to tell you all about it! It’s exciting and I can’t […]
Interview: Logan Hunder, Witches Be Crazy
July 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Robert had a chance to chat with Logan J. Hunder, the debut author of WITCHES BE CRAZY (Night Shade Books, July 2015), a whimsical and mischievous tale of courage, unconventional friendship, and persevering even when you’re completely out of your depth. It may also involve killer fish, sexy princesses, and rocks getting punched in the face. It […]
Interview with Michael J. Martinez
May 6, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Michael J. Martinez is the author of the three novels in the Daedalus trilogy. You can follow Mr. Martinez on Twitter @mikemartinez72. His most recent book, The Venusian Gambit will be released on May 5, 2015. Robert – Starting with the struggles you had with publishing your first book until now, what advice do you […]
Guest Post: Antiheroes … or Not by Betsy Dornbusch
April 9, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Antiheroes … or Not by Betsy Dornbusch Betsy is the author of a dozen short stories, three novellas, and three novels. She also is an editor with the speculative fiction magazine Electric Spec and the longtime proprietress of Sex Scenes at Starbucks. You also can follow Betsy on Twitter. Her most recent novel in the Books of the […]
The Next Wave: A New Kind of Publishing
February 23, 2015 by 1 Comment
Michael Bunker takes us into Apocalypse Weird and a new wave of publishing!
How Accurate Are Arthur C. Clarke’s Predictions in 2015?
February 23, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Famed writer Arthur C. Clarke is best remembered today as the author of the science-fiction classic 2001: A Space Odyssey. Though he certainly deserves acknowledgement for his writing and contribution to Kubrick’s classic sci-fi film, Clarke’s uncanny ability to predict the future is also worth remembering. As we enter a new year, it is an […]
Attack of the Hollywood Remake Zombies: 2
December 18, 2014 by 8 Comments
Spider-man, Superman, Batman, The Thing, Invasion of The Body Snatchers, War of the Worlds – I could name many more, but I haven’t the time, or the blog space. You probably glean from the headline that I have something to say about remakes of classic, and not-so-classic films. In particular the annoying superhero origins story sub-category. […]
Fantasy Writers – What Class Are You? by Rob J. Hayes
December 10, 2014 by 4 Comments
Fantasy Writers – What Class Are You? by Rob J. Hayes By now we’ve all heard of pantsers and planners, architects and gardeners but in the realms of fantasy we authors can be classed into other categories. So today I am asking you all: Are you questers or world builders? By way of example I […]
