by admin | May 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
I recently read “The Crystal Void” by John Houlihan. This was a joy to read. If George MacDonald Fraser’s Harry Flashman series had an illegitimate child with HP Lovecraft’s Cthulhu series, this would be it. The main character, Captain...
by admin | Oct 24, 2020 | Books, publishing, Uncategorized, Writing
Recently I got a mediocre review of my pulp sword and sorcery book Broken Crossroads. In and of itself, that’s fine. I’ve survived worse, everyone is entitled to their opinion, and mediocre is better than scathing, so I’m not all that broken up. But what did concern...
by admin | Apr 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
SPFBO 4 has been a terrific experience, and a much needed boost all of the authors, myself included. I want to give a lot of credit to Mark for taking the initiative in making this happen, as well as to the judges who did put a lot of hours into this contest. I can...
by admin | Apr 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
We are the finalists of the 2018 Self Published Fantasy Blog Off, also known as SPFBO 2018. The contest has brought us together from across the globe and the far-flung corners of our favorite genre to celebrate speculative fiction and the possibilities of...
by admin | Dec 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
A while back, fellow QM editor Ray posted an editorial arguing against the thrown knife in literature.Check it out here: http://quantummusebooks.com/fantasy-skills/ He’s not exactly wrong, per se. But while he made some good points, I feel I have to stand up for...
by admin | Jan 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
The thing that makes me fall in love with an author is the voice. The way that a writer uses language, chooses the words and the pace and the tone. If I like the voice, I’ll read about the characters doing their taxes. Plenty of writing sites and lots of writing...
