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
Monthly Archives: October 2012
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: 1) it’s gotta … Continue reading
(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
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
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
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
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
Two weeks ago it was T-shirt weather. The sun was shining and it was 75°F. Today, winter has come to Normandy. The fields are white and it’s still snowing. So, let’s step into our favourite time machine and return to … Continue reading
Cattle Call I’m not going to be the next Fox Network Master Chef. Let me tell you how I know this. For those who are Chef Ramsay clueless, Master Chef is one of about half a dozen “reality” shows produced … Continue reading
Why are these two movies reviewed together? Do they have anything in common besides the fact that they are products of Hollywood’s genius? No. Why mash ‘em up, then? Because I happened to watch them back to back and they’re … Continue reading