Update
First and foremost, please read this article by author Katie Zhao about what it’s like to be the target of xenophobia in the COVID age. Then, please consider these ways to fight it.
There’s also been a lot of chatter on publishing Twitter this week about neurodiverse and neurodivergent representation. I still consider ADHD my superpower, but in a neurotypical world, sometimes you have to ask for what you need. And, don’t be afraid to talk to other authors about their experiences (both for neurodiversity and in general).
“I just couldn’t connect to the character.” If you can’t write unusually structured stories in SFF, then where? Here are the darkest SFF books coming in 2021, for your catharsis. ICYMI: Star-crossed lovers of speculative fiction.
Yo-Yo Ma gave a healing impromptu inoculation concert. RIP Lou Ottens, the man who made it his mission to democratize music by inventing the cassette tape. The victors continue to write the history.
NASA named its Persevere rover’s landing site on Mars after speculative fiction great Octavia E. Butler. What’s a nonfungible digital creation worth? Way more than you think. Mishearing as a creative act.
Promos & Goodies! One Year of The Chronicles of the Third Realm War
Amazingly, the first and last books of my Chronicles of the Third Realm War series both released in March, four years apart. That’s double the reason to celebrate that it’s been a full year since the series conclusion, SPARKS, released!
My publisher City Owl Press has an awesome promo running all next week—the entire series will be for sale for $0.99!
And, I’ll be doing some other fun stuff, too. Details to come!
Reading
Breaking news, I’m still reading slower than I want to. But I’ve been doing a lot of running, which means I’m spending a lot of time with my audio books. The Girl With All The Gifts is the most fun I’ve had with zombies in a really long time.
Mood
Hope you’re faring better from Daylight Savings Time than I am
Giveaway
As I research my way through a series of great witchy reads, I’ve found some gems worth sharing.
The randomly-chosen winner will get their choice of these books featuring witches. To be announced in March!
If you’re a paying MONSTROSITY Hoard subscriber, you’re already entered just by being a subscriber. If you haven’t joined us in our weekly nerd-outs, what are you waiting for?
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E. J. Wenstrom is the award-winning SFF author of the Chronicles of the Third Realm War series. Start with Mud.