An Open Letter to Fantasy Fans Everywhere

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...

Everybody Has a Plan Until They Get Punched in the Mouth

Recently, I had to confront one of the writer’s biggest challenges: the Bad Review. Well, it wasn’t exactly my first rodeo. I’d had like one or two bad reviews over six years, then I entered the Self Published Fantasy Blog Off, made it into the finals, so I was riding...

Just Throwing This Out There

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...