Souldancer Book of the Year Nomination

Souldancer Book of the Year Nomination

The Conservative-Libertarian Fiction Alliance has announced that my novel Souldancer, which won the 2016 Dragon Award for Best Horror Novel, has been nominated for 2016 CLFA Book of the Year. The nominations are in and counted, and the CLFA is thrilled to present our ten finalists for the CLFA Book…
March 2, 20172 Comments

Trump’s Address to Congress

President Donald Trump delivered a speech--technically not a state of the union address--to a joint session of Congress last night. Here is the full video. A full transcript can also be found here. The theme: A new chapter of American Greatness is now beginning. A new national pride is sweeping…
March 1, 20175 Comments
Reviewer Praise for the Soul Cycle

Reviewer Praise for the Soul Cycle

The Soul Cycle has been racking up more 5 star reviews on Amazon. Here are a couple that stood out. Adam Smith writes of Nethereal: Five stars. The most unique sci-fi story I have experienced in years This book does a lot of things right. I enjoyed it and I've already…
February 28, 20172 Comments
John Wick 2 Follow Up

John Wick 2 Follow Up

If you enjoyed my review of John Wick Chapter 2, then the latest episode of Geek Gab will definitely be right up your alley. Because this time I get to discuss this exquisite action flick with two other raging geeks! YouTube threw more technical difficulties in our way, but DW…
February 27, 2017
How to Be Productive

How to Be Productive

A reader and fellow author approached me with a question that I think is worth sharing. Hey Brian, I had a question for you as an aspiring writer. What are some tricks that you do to keep on top of your production? Most days I can barely get 500 words…
February 24, 20174 Comments

Learning to Be a Hero

The following words are those of reader Adam Smith. I recently finished writing my first novel, and I’m hoping to publish it sometime this summer. This has been a long process for me. It’s stirred up a lot of thoughts about what made me even want to write a book…
February 23, 20174 Comments
Socialists Ruin Everything

Socialists Ruin Everything

Jasyn Jones regales us with a story from SFF history of an original paradise invaded by pinkos, pedos, and Men with Screwdrivers. There was once an age, a Golden Age, an age of wonder and delight, of adventure and heroics, of creativity and imagination unbound… an age undreamt of by…
February 22, 201711 Comments
MILO Witch Hunt Unmasks Legacy Publishers, Media

MILO Witch Hunt Unmasks Legacy Publishers, Media

Media witch hunt The recent witch hunt against Milo Yiannopoulos offered a valuable insight into how the legacy media, the political establishment, and New York publishers operate and what their real motives are. The elites who run our government, press, and entertainment industries see themselves as better educated, better morally,…
February 21, 20176 Comments

Monsters of Pulp: Reactions

For anyone who missed Saturday's epic meeting of the pulp SFF minds on Geek Gab, here's the replay: And if you'd rather listen on the go, here is the audio-only version on SoundCloud. On behalf of myself and my fellow Geek Gab hosts, I can honestly say that being present…
February 20, 20176 Comments
Sensitivity Readers

Sensitivity Readers

Presenting reason number 1,864.979 to abandon the sinking tradpub ship and self-publish: "Sensitivity Readers" (h/t Rawle Nyanzi). Book publishers fearing the backlash from social justice activists are hiring special readers to check the books and flag up racist, sexist and other so-called offensive content before they go to print. “Sensitivity…
February 17, 201712 Comments