New fantasy and sci fi novels May 2025: Children of the Gods by Neen Cohen, In the Name of Honor by Courtney and Clarke Collins, and more!
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28 May 2025 | Reading Lists, Spec. Fic. Society
New fantasy and sci fi novels May 2025: Children of the Gods by Neen Cohen, In the Name of Honor by Courtney and Clarke Collins, and more!
27 May 2025 | Book Recommendations, Spec. Fic. Society
Empire of the Vampire and the Lifel1k3 series by Jay Kristoff are two examples of compelling character-driven fiction in different styles.
24 May 2025 | Featured, Spec. Fic. Society, Story Tropes
Brain uploading trope is a mainstay of sci fi stories, with plenty philosophical quandaries. These books and shows will get you started.
24 May 2025 | Book Recommendations, Spec. Fic. Society
Comes the Night by Isobelle Carmody feels like a back to roots story from this beloved Australian fantasy and science fiction author.
30 Apr 2025 | Spec. Fic. Society, Writing Life
How to build your author website: workshop at Sunshine Coast Hinterland Writers Festival on Monday 5th May 2025. Get a head start online!
8 Apr 2025 | Reading Lists, Spec. Fic. Society
New sci fi and fantasy novels April 2025: Moon Rising by Claire Barner, FrostByte by N.S. Chaudhury, Storm Captain by E.L. Reeves, plus ARCs!
8 Apr 2025 | Spec. Fic. Society, Writing Tools
BYOK App discount code: try new distraction-free writing tool, which feels like a mashup between Scrivener and Freewrite modern typewriters.
8 Apr 2025 | Book Recommendations, Spec. Fic. Society
Immersive worldbuilding short story collection, Liberation Day, by George Saunders is a beautiful example of how to create worlds, fast.
8 Apr 2025 | Spec. Fic. Society, Writing Tools
Pacemaker is a goal setting tool that lets you track your writing progress with different metrics like word count, pages and more.
14 Feb 2025 | Spec. Fic. Society, Writing Tools
Interrogate your novel for plot holes, and other ways to get unstuck when doing a structural edit.
30 Jun 2024 | Spec. Fic. Society, Writing Life
Atmosphere Press interviewed me about my current work-in-progress, Icewind: a post-apocalyptic sci-fi novel about winged post-humans living in floating cities above the surface of the ruined Earth.
30 Mar 2024 | Featured, Short Stories, Spec. Fic. Society
My short story “Tremble” won the March 2024 Right Left Write competition run by Queensland Writers Centre. Read it here.
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