The first round of the Self Publishing Science Fiction Competition 2 is over! All teams have announced their semi-finalists and the fearless leader of the Wayward Stars, The Shaggy Shepherd, has the full post with scores on her blog. The final scores are a group effort, an average of all our individual scores. Not everyone Read More
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9 Indie Fantasy Books To Read in Q1
I’ve got nine indie fantasy books to share with you that I’m excited to read. All of these I want to tackle soon for various reasons but most of all, they sound interesting to me. And I hope some of them will tickle your fancy too. Drop a comment below if you picked one up Read More
Cover Reveal: No Port in a Storm by Cal Black
Today I have the cover reveal for No Port in a Storm by Cal Black. This is the second book in the Legends & Legacies series. I’m really excited for this book, even though I haven’t finished No Land for Heroes yet. I’m really enjoying Cal’s writing and I want to get to know Millie Read More
Best Reads of 2022
Phew, 2022 finally ended, only three years too late. I managed to read 100 books even though Goodreads tried to play me by listing a book as read twice. I found out around Christmas so I still had a couple of days to read two books instead of one. But I’d never be able to Read More
Cover Reveal: Kingdom of Curses and Shadows by Day Leitao
What’s better than one book? Three books! Day Leitao bundled all of the books of her series, Kingdom of Curses and Shadows, together in a special edition hardback. This is a fast-paced, fun series with hate-to-love, tons of action, mysterious magic, surprising twists, a royal contest, two love stories, and a lot of banter. The Read More
Book Spotlight: The Traitors We Are by Michael Roberti
The Traitors We Are Blurb In a world where writing disappears when the author dies, 22-year-old Cael Oberlan watches the last gasping breaths of his best friend. He pulls a scrap of paper out of his pocket as his friend’s signature fades. Cael only wants vengeance for his friend and to create a reality where Read More
7 More Writing Books
In the last few years, I’ve bought more books on writing, the craft, editing, or being a writer. I’ve written about craft books before and all of the books below are worthy additions to my growing collection. If your favourite craft book isn’t on the list, leave it in the comments below! Zen and the Read More
SPSFC: Thieves of Joy, The Tide Erases All, I’m in Sci-Fi Hell, Tropical Punch
I’m back without another batch of books! I think by the end of the week, we’ll have announced all quarter finalists. For now, I’ve got four books to talk about. All books were read by at least two members of the Wayward Stars for 20-25%. Thieves of Joy I took on Thieves of Joy as Read More
ARC Review: The Red Scholar’s Wake by Aliette de Bodard
Thank you to the author, the publisher, and Netgalley, for providing a free ARC in exchange for an honest review. The Red Scholar’s Wake is the first full novel in the Xuya universe created by Aliette de Bodard. I’ve read nearly every story set in it and I loved all of them, so I was Read More
Cover Reveal: We Deserve to Exist: An Inked in Gray Anthology
It’s been a hot minute but it’s finally time to talk more about this exciting project! I submitted a short story months ago and was accepted to be part of this anthology. No Monster of Frankstein will be in this fantastic collection and I’m honoured to share the pages with all these other talented authors. Read More