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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for January 2022

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Cora

It’s that time of the month again, time for “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie and small press authors newly published this month, … Continue reading →

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Indie Crime Fiction of the Month for January 2022

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Cora

Welcome to the latest edition of “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of crime fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some December books I missed … Continue reading →

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Of Squeecore and Conan

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Cora

No, Conan has not been declared “squeecore” yet, though come to think of it, Conan the Cimmerian is a person from a marginalised background who rises to a high position, he’s something of a wish fulfillment character, there is banter … Continue reading →

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How To Define a New Subgenre/Trend: The Speculative Epic and an Addendum to the “Squeecore” Debate

Posted on January 20, 2022 by Cora

I initially put this as an ETA under one of the previous posts in the so-called “squeecore” debate. However, I think it deserves it’s own post. Lincoln Michel has also gotten into the business of defining a new subgenre/trend as … Continue reading →

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More on the Squeecore Debate

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Cora

The so-called “squeecore” debate is still raging and I’ve linked to various entries, responses and comments as ETAs in my other post. However, I think this point deserves a separate post, for Camestros Felapton links to a discussion on Reddit … Continue reading →

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Science Fiction Is Never Evenly Distributed

Posted on January 15, 2022 by Cora

Camestros Felapton has an interesting post on his blog asking if there is a currently dominant mode of speculative fiction. Camestros’ post is a response to two episodes of the Rite Gud podcast, namely this one where host Raquel S. … Continue reading →

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First Monday Free Fiction: The Wolf of Rajala

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Cora

Welcome to the first edition of First Monday Free Fiction for 2022. To recap, inspired by Kristine Kathryn Rusch who posts a free short story every week on her blog, I’ll post a free story on the first Monday of … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for December 2021

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Cora

It’s that time of the month again, time for “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie and small press authors newly published this month, … Continue reading →

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Indie Crime Fiction of the Month for December 2021

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Cora

Welcome to the latest edition of “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of crime fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some November books I missed … Continue reading →

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Two new historical horror tales just in time for the holidays: The Witchfinder’s Apprentice and The Solstice Horror

Posted on December 26, 2021 by Cora

The much delayed Hawkeye and Star Trek Discovery reviews are coming, but first of all, here is the final new release announcement for 2021. And it’s even a double new release announcement for what turned out to be a new … Continue reading →

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