Guest Fest: Reimagining Shape Shifters by Valjeanne Jeffers
Monday, May 14, 2012
As a child, I was fascinated by werewolves and vampires. I was never afraid of them. Instead I was sympathetic. Here were creatures who had weirdness thrust upon them, and who had no choice except to become raving lunatics at the behest of a full moon or each time they were hungry. Who were ultimately doomed to die.
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Guest Fest: Going Multicultural in a Monochromatic Fantasy World By Kendall Grey
Monday, May 7, 2012
I always wondered why most sci-fi and fantasy books were so...white. Reality is not white. It's a beautiful mix of color, ethnicity, culture, and diversity. As a white writer, I obviously identify most closely with characters that look like me, but that doesn't mean I can't include a colorful cast in my novels. Read More...
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Blog Circus: State of Black SciFi 2012 Youth Symposium at Auburn Research Library
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
I’m a little late this week so I’m catching up with the other writers who will be participating in the Youth Symposium at the Auburn Research Library this Saturday, May 5th. The topic is when I was a child, speculative fiction taught me…
I fell in love with scifi and fantasy when I was really young. In fact, one of my first stories that I wrote was a spaceship story about two black children who escape from harsh city life and fly in a cool spaceship to explore the universe. The title was “Lashamn and Zeneco’s Space Adventures.” Read More…
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Guest Fest: Lea Nolan Discusses her Gullah Root Worker in her Upcoming Novel "Conjure"
Monday, April 30, 2012
Thanks so much for having me, Alicia it is truly a pleasure to be here for Guest Fest!
Since this post is supposed to address paranormal and color, I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to introduce one of the characters in my upcoming debut, CONJURE, the first book in The Hoodoo Apprentice series.
In CONJURE, Miss Delia Whitaker is a ninety-seven year old Gullah root worker who lives on St. Helena Island in the South Carolina low country. Miss Delia’s not just any conjurer, she’s the island’s premier hoodoo practitioner and wise woman. When my heroine, Emma Guthrie, her brother and their best friend unleash a wicked flesh-eating curse that threatens their lives, they turn to Miss Delia for help in learning the magic to break the hex. Read More...
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Guest Fest: Don’t Judge a Book by its Color By Christine Leo/ Christine Collier
Monday, April 23, 2012
Once upon a time, there were two little girls born into two very different worlds. One was from an affluent family who enjoyed summer vacations and regular trips to the orthodontist. Her father was a doctor and her mother was a nurse. She grew up in a nice neighborhood where they owned a great big house with a lovely green yard. When the girl finished high school, she was given a brand new car and her parents sent her away to the college of her choosing, all expenses paid. Read More...
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