Tag Archives: Fiction
Ask Dr. Sinisterion: Can one dupe a genius?

Ask Dr. Sinisterion: Can one dupe a genius?

(Because of rebuilding the webstore, I’m a bit behind in my blogging. Luckily, there’s a brilliant and infinitely talented guest blogger (whose denials of being a consultant for Wikileaks ring hollow) who has once again come to the rescue. Here is his latest dose of insights about the world from a decidedly and distinctly unique […]

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Free Fiction

Free Fiction

The Chain Story just released its 23rd tale: The Cost of a Tasmanian Tiger by Paul Genesse. Paul’s a great writer, and you’ll enjoy his addition to the project. I also wanted to point to Dean Wesley Smith’s blog for free fiction—among other thing, including a great series of posts about writing and writing careers. […]

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Ask Dr. Sinisterion: World Domination

Ask Dr. Sinisterion: World Domination

(Because of a bone-crushing workload, I’m a bit behind in my blogging. Luckily, there’s a brilliant and infinitely talented guest blogger (whose culpability in producing the recent “Snowmageddon II” is suspected but unproven) who has once again come to the rescue. Here is his latest dose of insights about the world from a decidedly and […]

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Pardon Our Dust

Pardon Our Dust

Over the next three weeks or so we’re going to be doing some software upgrades to both the blog and the store. We want to make the store easier to use and more secure; and make the website easier to use from mobile devices like my iPad. This means updating software and teaching an old […]

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In Hero Years… I’m Dead Review

In Hero Years… I’m Dead Review

Jason Craft posted a wonderful review of In Hero Years… I’m Dead on his website.

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Getting First Chapters Right

Getting First Chapters Right

First chapters are an absolute bear for any novel, but especially so for works in the speculative fiction family of genres. Think about it. In that first 2500 words we have to do the following: Introduce the main character Give the reader a reason to become emotionally connected to the main character Introduce the world […]

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The Chain Story

The Chain Story

The Chain Story has added its twenty-first story, Crucified Coyote by Jason Walters. Jason is a stunningly good writer, so you won’t want to miss this story. And, better yet, he has a full collection of stories dealing with the same setting, so once you’re done reading Crucified Coyote, there’s lots more to be had!

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