From the outside, V.E. Schwab’s life looks as charmed as they come: Signed with a literary agent by 19. First book deal by 21. Well over a dozen books by 33, with her most ambitious to date, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, released just this week, along with news […]
I have a confession to make. I have always been attracted to a certain kind of story. A story that involves, first and foremost, a sense of wonder. A place – usually wild, but at very least a break from my everyday world – that is hidden or secret or […]
One of the things I love about speculative fiction is the way it lets you play with impossible, outlandish concepts while still exploring age-old questions about the human condition. How ironic, then, that readers of science fiction and fantasy are some of the toughest crowds when it comes to […]
I’m always juggling a half-dozen story ideas around in my head. Recently, I’ve debated whether to start one written from the point of view of an animal – a bird who survives an apocalypse that kills off all human civilization. I pitched the short story to my kids (if you […]
One of my favorite things about writing fantasy and science fiction is the way the genres allow you to take everyday problems and project them onto extraordinary settings and circumstances. Take the challenges of motherhood, the simple desire to want to keep your children safe. Every day, we hear horror […]
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