Middle Class Life in Fernwall — Part I
Police Inspector Barbara Cole first appears in Raven's Tears and her story continues throughout the Raven & the Iris Series. In this series of shorts, which we're titling "Middle Class Life in Fernwall" we go back in time to Barbara's preparations to…
The EPUB Connundrum
For readers and publishers both, the EPUB format has everything one could want in a 21st century digital publication — except for one thing: Uniformity of presentation as described by the IDPF Standard. This post looks at some of the more common…
Whether Or Not To Weather
Today, we live in air conditioned houses or flats in concrete jungles, and travel in air conditioned cars and buses and planes. Natural disasters not withstanding, weather is usually little more than a minor irritation or point of idle conversation. It…
What Does It Take To Be An Effective Writer?
Anyone can learn to be an effective writer. Colleges are full of creative writing courses turning out effective writers. A better question would be, can one learn to be an affective writer.
Are You Elitist Writers?
Just 1Question: Here's a quickie one question interview: Are you eliltist writers? Are you an indie Author? Would you like a shot at appearing in J1Q? Email us at support at Metaphor Publications (one word) ((dot)) com to put in your request!
We Need a New Genre of Fiction
You know the list. You've seen it a thousand times. There's fantasy fiction, science fiction, historical fiction, crime, mystery, thriller… The list goes on and on -- until the clothes come off. Then we need a new genre of fiction. Because whatever real…
Book Givaway at Cmash Now Live
About a month ago we were asked to do a guest post for the good folks at Cmash. Today that guest post, coupled with a give-a-way of Raven's Tears went live. Click the link below to go check it out. And while you're there, sign up for the give away!…
Raven’s Tears: Book Review by Book Addiction
Here's the complete book review of the epic romantasy book Raven's Tears, by AprilR on Book Addiction RAVEN’S TEARS by Alesia and Michael Matson is an exciting, heart pounding Science Fiction/Fantasy/Thriller/Romance set in the Fantasy world of Menelon.…
The Slush Pile Flood
It seems that the slush pile flood issue will never go away. Hundreds, maybe thousands, of new titles are being uploaded to Amazon every day. Books and shorts that never would have seen the light of day under the ‘old regime’ can now be tossed up on the…