“I try to keep the reader reading and guessing. So whether it’s slice-of-life weird horror or dark heroic fantasy, I try to set up and pay off a twist or an image a reader couldn’t possibly anticipate. But the weirdness has to be justified within the story and compelling, not just a gimmick.”
Read MoreThis week: The Weird Tales sword & sorcery issue, Fritz Leiber, Robert E. Howard, Fred Saberhagen, Robert Holdstock, Fantastic Magazine, and more.
Read MoreIn this collection, Swain Olaf’s son finally crosses swords with the one man who ever defied him and escaped with his life: The murderer Olvir Rosta. The bitterest blood-feud the North has ever seen will come to an end—but who will survive?
Read MoreThis week: Live-action Conan news, John Carter of Mars, Roger Zelazny, Harold Lamb, Weird Tales, Jack London, Henry Kuttner, Die By the Sword, and more.
Read More“Instead of considering the technicalities of writing, planning a tactical approach, and coming up with extensive outlines, I tend to just see a blank canvas. I take a moment to meditate on how I can fill it with vibrant color and striking visions in the most effective way, then dive in head-first.”
Read MoreThis week: Howard Andrew Jones, Jack Williamson, Lin Carter anthologies, Don Maitz, a rare Michael Moorcock novel, and more.
Read More“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 MoreSummer 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 MoreThis week: Michael Moorcock, Howard Days, Al Williamson, The Dying Earth, Thomas Ligotti, pornographic sword-and-sorcery from the ‘70s, and more.
Read MoreIn 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.
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