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Holiday Roundtable Part 4
To wrap up our holiday roundtable, we put on our speculative hats and asked, “What silly gift would you like to receive, if only such a thing existed?” Continue reading
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Holiday Roundtable Part 3
We continue with our discussion of holiday gift-giving, by your friends at The Spectacle, asking, “What books are you giving as gifts this year, and in what format?” Continue reading
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Holiday Roundtable Part 2
We continue with our discussion of holiday gift-giving, by your friends at The Spectacle, with the question, “Who would be the perfect recipient for a book or series of yours?” Continue reading
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Holiday Roundtable
Spectacle blog members answer questions about their own holiday wish lists. Continue reading
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Ideas for Speculative Books
Every writer knows that ideas are everywhere. Even for speculative fiction, which may be only loosely based in reality, story or book ideas can come from real-life facts or mysteries. Here are just a few examples Continue reading
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Middle Grade Trends in Speculative Fiction
Is paranormal fiction for middle grade readers really a new trend, or has it been here all along? Continue reading
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Teen Trends In Speculative Fiction
Editors report on speculative fiction trends — but the real question is, what’s up next? Continue reading
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Whatcha readin’?
We all know that writers have to be readers, too. But we don’t all have to be crazy readers who go out and buy a zillion books and then stack them in the kitchen so that we can stare at … Continue reading
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Coming Soon to a Theater Near You…
Spec Fic’s in the theaters, y’all! Here are some great books hitting the big screen first quarter 2010: January 15 The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold-the story of a teenage girl who, after being murdered, watches from heaven as her … Continue reading
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Right now in Speculative Fiction
From Presenting Lenore, we hear the first public viewing for The Hunger Games sequel, Catching Fire, will occur at BEA. Think those babies are going to be snatched up pretty quickly? Now how can I get one? Melissa Marr’s hugely … Continue reading
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