Posts Tagged ‘fantasy’
A saucy little preview of what’s coming down the pipeline…
AUGMENT is coming… are you ready? This story has been a long time coming, but Augment is finally in the hands of my editor and it’s only a matter of weeks until we’re putting the final touches on the manuscript and sending it out to the world. I’m beyond psyched to share this story with…
Read MoreOn The Protean Shore Release Day!!
On The Protean Shore is officially out and about for only $0.99! Let’s keep this short and sweet. My newest short story, On The Protean Shore, is now available for visual consumption over at Amazon HERE’S A LINK! Need a bit more convincing? Here’s a tasty little blurb: Some promises are better left broken. Riley’s…
Read MoreOn The Protean Shore Cover Reveal (plus an excerpt)!
How It All Began About two years ago I get approached by a guy in a darkened cyber-alley saying he’s putting together a little anthology. Says it’ll be centered around the theme of Afterlife. Says he wants me to throw a story together for it. I squint into the pixelated gloom and wait for my pupils…
Read MoreTop 10 Books of 2017
It’s a little late, but you readers are a patient bunch. Actually, some of you really aren’t. You all can thank the dozen or so people who’ve been consistently harping on me to give up the ghost and share my Top 10 Books of 2017. 2017 was a down year for me in terms of…
Read MoreThe long wait is over… The Firstborn Saga continues!
Today’s a special day… Did you know that exactly three years ago today, Time Heist was launched out into the Universe? Since November 15th, 2014, Time Heist has sold over 20,000 copies, hit #1 on Amazon’s Top-100 chart for Science Fiction, and been adapted into a critically accclaimed audiobook performed by none other than Adam…
Read MoreMind Breach is officially available for PREORDER!
Preorder Mind Breach Today! That’s right. Mind Breach is coming and there’s little you, me, or those blasted, meddling kids can do to stop it. At this point we might as well curl into little balls and await the inevitable destruction. Wait…why am I coaching the release of Time Heist’s sequel in such cataclysmic terms?…
Read More[Interview] Tommy Muncie on Shadow’s Talent, Fighter’s Mark, and What Makes for a Great Story
ATommy Muncie has wanted to be so many things that he’s lost count, but still ended up writing about all of them. He creates future worlds and watches his characters destroy themselves as they follow their hopes and dreams from Earth to space and back. And just sometimes, they’re allowed moments of triumph. Shadow’s Talent…
Read MoreHow to Set the Scene [Writing Workshop]
Setting the Scene Pacing your story so that the action rises and falls all at the key moments is difficult. An entire weekend long masterclass could be dedicated to this singular aspect of storytelling, because there are (simply put) a metric-fuck-ton of ways to screw up your story’s pacing. Now don’t stress out if you’re…
Read MoreBlade Runner 2049 [Movie Review]
Blade Runner 2049 Review First, let it be said that I am a huge Philip K. Dick fan. That wily wordsmith with his mind-bending perspective on the world of tomorrow told some of the most influential science fiction tales of all-time. We need go no further than Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep the source…
Read MoreUse body language to tell a better story. [Writing Workshop]
Use body language to tell a better story. It’s not about what you say. It’s about how you say it. This is just as true in your day-to-day interactions with friends, loved ones, enemies, and sentient sponges as it is in your fiction. To add a layer of spice, depth, and subtle realism to your…
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