Links of Steel, 5/21/2023
This week: Howard Andrew Jones, Jack Williamson, Lin Carter anthologies, Don Maitz, a rare Michael Moorcock novel, and more.
Read MoreIndependent Author Spotlight: Rose Strickman
“I write both with and against readers' expectations. Some of my stories adhere to established and traditional plotlines--the hero's journey, the fairy tale--while in others I try to challenge expectations. People reading my Drowned World novellas might expect a dystopia, but I made the conscious decision that, while the setting is post-apocalyptic, the plot is not dystopian.”
Read MoreDMR Books Summer 2023 Convention Schedule
Summer is convention season, and it’s time for us to get ready to go out on the road and hawk our wares. Here’s where DMR Books will be this summer.
Read MoreLinks of Steel, 5/14/2023
This week: Michael Moorcock, Howard Days, Al Williamson, The Dying Earth, Thomas Ligotti, pornographic sword-and-sorcery from the ‘70s, and more.
Read MoreREVIEW: The Lion of Skye by J.T.T. Ryder
In this installment, Brennus will complete three tasks for the Amazon Queen Sgathach while learning to harness his powers. In the process he will travel to the underworld and speak with the dead.
Read MoreIndependent Author Spotlight: Gregory D. Mele
“In Azatlan, I've tried to create a world that you won't find somewhere else and to open a window onto cultures radically different from our own. I also bring the kind of complex world-building associated with epic fantasy to the style of faster-paced fantasy one found in Weird Tales.”
Read MoreLinks of Steel, 5/7/2023
This week: Manly Wade Wellman’s Kardios, Howard Days recaps, Jack Vance, Arthur Machen, Aliens, weird fiction, and more.
Read MoreIndependent Author Spotlight: Howie K. Bentley
“I write with my own voice and don’t worry so much about what other writers are doing. I think writers are expected to conform to certain rules that maybe other artists such as filmmakers and musicians aren’t pressured to follow as much.”
Read MoreLinks of Steel, 4/30/2023
This week: Manly Wade Wellman, Elak of Atlantis, Jack Vance, Conan, Beowulf, Dark Sun, and more.
Read MoreIndependent Author Spotlight: Steve Carroll
“I am a trained graphic designer and digital illustrator, so I I am shocked at the poor design work that goes into most book cover design in the self-publishing era—it is either amateurish or generic cookie cutter Photoshop manipulation.”
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