Awakening by Christy Dorrity

Art is a huge part of what draws me to science fiction and fantasy. I still have the Hildebrant LOTR calendars I got back in the early eighties. On the web you can browse awesome work on DeviantArt.com and CGHub.com. But something that’s been around for much longer is Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art.

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Orson Card’s Literary Boot Camp

Orson Card has just announced the dates and location for this year’s literary boot camp. This one is in North Carolina. Card usually usually holds a session in the west every other year. But here’s the deal: east or west, if you are a new writer, this is THE workshop to attend. It is hands-down THE best workshop

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Short Reviews: Icefall, Gravity, 42, Z, and Lynda.com

The last few weeks I’ve been burning the candles at both ends with publication tasks. So no time for long reviews, but I still wanted to share. Icefall by Matthew Kirby Wow. I loved this book. LOVED IT! It’s Norse historical fiction. A war is coming, and the king sends his children away to a remote fjord steading to keep them

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