Monthly Archives: October 2012

Ripping Ghost Stories for a Blacked-Out Halloween

Posted on October 31, 2012 by

It’s beginning to look like Halloween will be a “dark and stormy night” for much of the East Coast this year, with a paucity of mini-ghouls and goblins knocking at the door. In fact, some of our BVC authors and … Continue reading →


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Writing sex: Who’s your horny reader?

Posted on October 31, 2012 by

by Jennifer Stevenson I frequently host a “road show” at science fiction conventions called  “Smut & Nothing But” where half a dozen authors read aloud explicit sex scenes from science fiction, fantasy, romance, and erotica.  There are only two rules: … Continue reading →


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Halloween Costumes Redux

Posted on October 31, 2012 by

(In case you missed it last year, Phyl wrote about her love of costuming and her family’s embrace of “let’s pretend.”  Enjoy!) Phyllis Irene Radford In earlier decades “dress up” and “let’s pretend” were favorite games of mine.  My girlfriends … Continue reading →


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From DEAD MAN’S HAND by Pati Nagle: Clive

Posted on October 31, 2012 by

Excerpt from Dead Man’s Hand by Pati Nagle. Copyright © Pati Nagle. All rights reserved. (listen to Clive’s soundtrack on Pandora) Bloomfield, New Jersey He woke from one nightmare to find himself in the middle of another. He’d been dreaming … Continue reading →


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Faith in Fiction 11: Religious Common Ground
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Posted on October 31, 2012 by
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As you go about creating a faith for your fictional world or portraying an existing faith the question may arise as to how unique a particular faith is as a feature of the culture(s) you’re positing. If you’re aiming to … Continue reading →


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Looper: A Very Short Review

Posted on October 30, 2012 by

By Brenda Clough I am in the throes of writing a time-travel novel, so when I saw that Looper was out I immediately hauled the other members of the family off with me to see it.  Even though I am … Continue reading →


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From DEAD MAN’S HAND by Pati Nagle: Ned

Posted on October 30, 2012 by

Excerpt from Dead Man’s Hand by Pati Nagle. Copyright © Pati Nagle. All rights reserved. (listen to Ned’s soundtrack on Pandora) Las Vegas, Nevada Ned rolled over and tried to go back to sleep, which was when he discovered he … Continue reading →


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From DEAD MAN’S HAND by Pati Nagle: James

Posted on October 29, 2012 by
DEAD MAN'S HAND by Pati Nagle

Excerpt from Dead Man’s Hand by Pati Nagle. Copyright © Pati Nagle. All rights reserved. (listen to James’s soundtrack on Pandora) Deadwood, South Dakota James awoke to the sensation of flesh creeping onto his bones. It had been a long … Continue reading →


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The Horse Doctor is IN

Posted on October 29, 2012 by

In the last Horseblog I talked in general about lame horses and the crazy-making process of figuring out what, where, how, and what to do about it. Now we can get specific. This is a low-tech, simple and traditional way … Continue reading →


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Good books are portals wherever we find them

Posted on October 28, 2012 by

            A recent discussion of portal fantasy hosted by Rachel Manija Brown was centered around a panel at Sirens, on which a group of agents maintained that nobody in New York publishing was buying portal … Continue reading →


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