Matt’s Reviews: Blatant Self-Promotion by Matt Truxaw
I’ve been putting out these reviews for the last 16 months or so, and yes, I have had not quite so blatant, self promotion in my author profile and at the end of most reviews, […]
The Evil Within: El cerebro como el parque de atracciones de un psicópata
Sean bienvenidos nuevamente a esta cueva gamer donde escucharán sangrientas historias que podrán inspirar sus más violentas y sagaces musas que impulsen su narrativa por un nuevo camino… uno que lentamente desciende hacia el infierno. […]
Too Important To Wait Till Sunday: Writer Beware Is Being Impersonated
Ann Stolinsky of Celestial Echo Press brought this to my attention today on Facebook (thanks Ann): According to (the legitimate) Victoria Strauss of SFWA’s Writer Beware advocacy group, someone is sending out emails impersonating Victoria […]
25th Century Five & Dime #9: My Experience at Speculative Fiction Across Media in Los Angeles!
This time I want to talk about an awesome first-time conference that happened in October in Los Angeles. The second edition of this conference will be in September 2025 and I wanted to write a […]
Narrativa Gamer: Blasphemous, como narrativa de una religión sangrienta y retorcida.
Sean bienvenidos todos, tomen asiento y diviértanse dentro de esta cueva gamer donde escucharán sangrientas historias que podrán inspirar sus más violentas y sagaces musas que impulsen su narrativa por un nuevo camino… uno […]
FILOFICCIÓN 2-El rol de la filosofía en la ficción especulativa, el ejemplo de “Esclavas”
No soy la primera en pensar que existe entre la filosofía y la ciencia ficción una articulación esencial. Cuando empecé a dejar de lado el mundo universitario después de mi magíster de filosofía, inyecté en […]
This Just In: Middle Eastern Science Fiction in Translation Conference – Today and Tomorrow
Thank you to David Ulicsak for bringing this to our attention!
Historias asombrosas en español – Amazing Stories in Spanish
Today we are pleased to announce the release of the Spanish Language version of the Amazing Stories website! Almost from the beginning of the site, we have endeavored to include science fiction voices from across […]
Dean Wesley Smith: Correction To Dates For Writer’s Block Freedom Classes
Dean thinks it is essential for you to know that – Correction: Oct 1st Writer’s Block FREEDOM I made a mistake on my blog the first night and on the newsletter yesterday, and said the […]
La ventana sur 1: La seducción fantástica del sur
Los invito a reflexionar conmigo sobre dos obsesiones en particular que impulsan nuestros quehaceres narrativos: el sur y la liminalidad. Es el principio del otoño en esta parte del mundo, temporada ideal para leer en […]
8 Bloggers en Busca de un E-zine (o la Invasión de los Qhipa Pachianos a Amazing Stories)
Haré corta la histoira. Como saben pertenezco al colectivo Qhipa Pacha, cuyo objetivo es promover el futurismo andino y amazónico. Pues entre los proyectos que realizan, un e-zine les propuso tener blogs en sus páginas. […]
The Games Machine Trilogy Three Writers Conversation over Generations
Editorial Note: A previous version of this post was published to the website with editorial markups. This was not the author’s fault. Those markups have been removed in this version. I don’t often get writer’s […]
The Big Idea: Tiffani Angus & Val Nolan
There’s so much to speculative fiction that you could write a book about it. And that’s exactly what authors Tiffani Angus and Val Nolan did! In fact, they did it twice. Today they’re here to […]
25th Century Five and Dime #7: Help us honor Science Fiction and Horror Pioneer Catherine Lucille Moore!
In the mid to late 1930s the current site of the Hilton Garden Inn in Indianapolis Indiana was known as The Fletcher Trust Building. A stenographer and secretary who worked for the company was a […]
How To Read Old Science Fiction w/o Losing Your Mind
I started reading Science Fiction in the 1960s. I read contemporary works then, but also older works…stories from the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s. While there was plenty of new SF being published, there was even […]
A Special Holocaust Issue of the Award Winning Journey Planet Fanzine Released Today
Steven H Silver, author, Fan and occasional contributor to Amazing Stories was asked to edit the Holocaust themed issue of Journey Planet, the Hugo Award winning and multiply nominated collaborative ‘zine published by James Bacon […]
BOOK REVIEW – WRITERS OF THE FUTURE VOL 40
It’s been a bit over 40 years since L. Ron Hubbard began the institution Writers of the Future to “pay forward” his success in writing science fiction. In that time, well over 800 writers (and illustrators!) have won awards, most going on to major careers in the field. This week, Steve reviews the 40th volume in the series. And finds it excellent!
Matt’s Reviews: Wool by Hugh Howey
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Published Date: March 2013) Pages: 514 ISBN-13: 978-1-4767-3511-5 Author: Hugh Howey Wool By Hugh Howey is the first book in the Silo series. Howey wrote Wool in his spare time […]
James Beamon Offers Editorial Insight in SFWA’s Publishing Taught Me: A SFWA Anthology Project Series
James Beamon, Amazing Select’s editor for its No Police = No Future anthology that gathered stories about the future of policing and justice in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, discusses his work as editor […]
POCONO WRITERS SPONSOR WRITING SEMINAR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michael A. Ventrella (570-629-6322) On Saturday, April 20, local writers and authors will gather at the Hughes Library in Stroudsburg for the free annual Pocono Liars Club Writers Conference. The day-long […]
Matt’s Reviews: Range: How Generalists Triumph In A Specialized World by David Epstein
Publisher: RIVERHEAD BOOKS/PENGUIN PUTNAM Publication date: 04/27/2021 Pages: 368 ISBN: 9780735214507 Author: David Epstein Range: How Generalists Triumph In A Specialized World by David Epstein includes several real world examples […]
Matt’s Reviews: Farewell Summer by Ray Bradbury
Publisher: BBC Audiobooks America Published Date: 2006 Author: Ray Bradbury Read By: Robert Fass ISBN: 0-7927-4519-1 Length: 3 hours 19 minutes Farewell Summer by Ray Bradbury is the sequel, or maybe just the completion, […]
Matt’s Reviews: A Tale of Two Writers – Stephen King and Ray Bradbury
Title: On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft Published by: Simon & Schuster Audio, 2000 ISBN 10: 0743506650 ISBN 13: 9780743506656 Author: Stephen King Read by: Stephen King On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft […]
In Dangerous Purpose: Mulder and Scully and the Greatest of Journeys (Part 4)
An unofficial and unauthorized overview of The X-Files (Parts 1 2 3 4) Part Four: The Journey A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces […]
In Dangerous Purpose: Mulder and Scully and the Greatest of Journeys (Part 3)
Part 3 of John Pierce’s Xamination of the X-Files
In Dangerous Purpose: Mulder and Scully and the Greatest of Journeys (Part 2)
Part 2 of John Pierce’s analysis of the X-Files
In Dangerous Purpose: Mulder and Scully and the Greatest of Journeys (Part 1)
An unofficial and unauthorized overview of The X-Files (Parts 1 2 3 4) Cautionary Note If you’re looking for a treatise about the 2016-2018 reboot of The X-Files, which trashed both the human drama and […]
Orbit Presents: How to Write Your First SFF Novel
Always wanted to write a SFF novel but don’t know where to start? Want to improve your SFF writing skills? Join Orbit for a one-of-a-kind FREE virtual event series this fall that will take you […]
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