Author Spotlight: Stewart Lewis
Stewart Lewis is a multi-talented artist. A singer-songwriter, his music has been featured in television and film, and he's toured with artists including Sheryl Crow and Shawn Colvin. His writing career has bee... Read More...
The Descent of the Drowned – A Stunning YA Fantasy Debut by Ana Lal Din
Ana Lal Din's debut YA novel, Descent of the Drowned, is a haunting, powerful, and beautifully told epic fantasy. Roma is a sacred slave of the goddess, with no choice but to submit to the traditions of her cas... Read More...
The Happiness Thief by Nicole Bokat Is Not Your Ordinary Thriller
Natalie Greene does not have it all together. Her soon-to-be-ex-husband is creating a new life with a new woman. Her teenage daughter is, well, a teenager. And, her step-sister Isabel is a happiness guru who is... Read More...
Why BCB Thinks Dune Will Be A Spectacular Movie
Dune was originally accepted and printed in 1965 by a publishing house that specialized in auto repair manuals. That one tidbit might validate my premise that the upcoming movie Dune is destined to be much much... Read More...
Using Creative Project Failure To Your Advantage
While any sort of creative writing failure can be very stressful, upsetting, and disheartening, the greatest thing you can do in this scenario is to flip things on their head, i.e. turn this experience into one... Read More...
Should I Watch Chaos Walking
As a perpetual optimist, writing an honest review of the adaption of Patrick Ness's brilliant internationally best-selling book The Knife of Never Letting Go is heartbreaking for me. All the subtlety, intellige... Read More...
The Expanse Series Versus the Books: The Character of James Holden Broken Down
First of all, let me make it clear – I LOVED the James S.A. Corey books - written collaboratively by Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck - that The Expanse series is based on. I thought the novels were sharp, creativ... Read More...
How to Encourage Your Child’s Creative Writing Skills
Handwriting is fast becoming a lost art, especially among children. All evidence shows that handwriting is on the decrease due to the use of digital devices.
Blissfully, creative writing itself is not a lost... Read More...
It’s Complicated! Colin Alexander’s New Release Checks All the Boxes
I met Colin Alexander last year, before the world shut down, at Boskone, an annual SFF convention held in Boston. The event gathers authors, scientists, artists, musicians, and gamers for a weekend full of pane... Read More...