By David Wagner If you write a murder mystery there are certain requirements. To begin with, you must have a dead body pop up somewhere, usually at the beginning of the book. Then you start to develop your characters and begin throwing out clues, both false and real. Along the way are the clever twists […]
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Book Review: Carmilla, by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Today, it might seem like the vampire genre has gone stale. Much of the genre now consists of cheap storylines that rely on overused, often misogynistic, tropes. However, this has not always been the case. When the genre was first getting started, it took quite a few writers to figure out what the vampire story […]
Interview with Chris McKinney
TSM: You’ve written across a wide range of genres throughout your career, encompassing both fiction and nonfiction. What drew you to science fiction and neo-noir for your most recent novels, the Water City series? CM: Like a lot of fiction writers, for years, I wrote my region (Hawaii). The thing is, Hawaii, though rich with culture […]