KATIE WRITES: from my Skype buddy Sarah Sanborn, author of imaginative inter-dimensional steampunk train fiction, comes a blog post with a title that’s blatantly stolen from the PBS series currently on Netflix. Obviously if you enjoy this post you should … Continue reading
Category Archives: Imagine This
It’s the final showdown. The hero confronts the villain one last time, and he demands to know why the villain has created so much chaos and destruction. The villain, in a voice dripping with rage and malice, tells the hero … Continue reading
Howdy! I’m Aubrey Hansen. Some of you may know me already–spec fic writer, holyworlds.org alumni, screenwriter, sarcastic blogger, etc. Yeah? No? Well, maybe you’ve read my (indie spec fic, woo!) books, Red Rain and Peter’s Angel. Still no? Whatever, nevermind. … Continue reading
KATIE WRITES: When I started writing superhero fiction no one was more surprised than me. Why? Because I was probably the biggest hater on superheroes that ever had the audacity to criticize. It took Joss Whedon to get me to … Continue reading
Don’t forget to check out today’s post: Into Darkness by Jeremiah Stiles! And if you haven’t already, be sure to enter our rafflecoptor giveaway for two awesome prize packages at the end of the month! You can find it at … Continue reading
KATIE WRITES: Jeremiah is an old friend, and a strong Christian, and the most common victim of my tendency to turn blog post titles into puns. Last year he wrote a piece I called “After World’s End” about post-apocolyptic fiction, … Continue reading
“Your Honor, this is ridiculous!” cried the prosecutor. “I will not work in the same room as a chicken.” The defendant roared to her feet, feathers ruffled. “Objection, your honor! That’s prejudice.” “Objection sustained.” Banging the gavel with a webbed … Continue reading
KATIE WRITES: Last week Mirriam Neal told us not to use cliches in our writing, but how exactly do you avoid that? Here is Kendra Ardnek’s take on how to take old, worn out tropes and rework them into something … Continue reading
Urban fantasy is incredibly popular right now, especially in the young adult market. The market has, in fact, been glutted with YA urban fantasy novels of varying quality. So, how can your work stand out? One way is to create … Continue reading
KATIE WRITES: Hello everyone! I’d like to formally introduce you to Alex Costello! As you may have already guessed from the tell-all sidebar, Alex has joined us as a regular contributor here on Vaguely Circular! That means you’ll be seeing … Continue reading