Month: April 2019

Spring Cleaning Book Tag With Emma Jane Holloway

Welcome! Every Tuesday the authors of Rogue Skies will be bringing you some fun book/author tags! So what are tag posts? A tag post is a series of questions that we will answer and then challenge our readers or other blogger and authors to do too! It’s just a fun way to get to know…
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Meet The Rogues — Shannon Pemrick

Author Shannon Pemrick Tell us a little about yourself. Hi, I’m Shannon. I’m from the southeast corner of New Hampshire where I live with my overly sarcastic husband and 5 four-legged critters. I write fantasy and science fiction with strong heroines, bold heroes, and romantic subplots (sometimes main plot) and in my free time, I…
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5 Fantasy Weapons Ranked From Worst to Best

  Ah, fantasy weapons. They’re a part of the reason we love this genre, am I right? We love our fantasy weapons so much that they’re right there in the name of some fantasy subset genres: sword and sorcery. But some are better, in my opinion, than others. And so, I bring to you, dear…
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How the Media Invented Jack the Ripper

  Jack the Ripper is a favorite subject for fiction writers for many reasons and the notion that the sinister drama is true ranks high among them. However, we don’t know the killer’s name or occupation, if there were one or several killers, and even the exact number of victims. The number of suspects is…
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Researching Worlds That Don’t Exist

  So far, at least, there is no online reservation system for me to book a B&B in my story world. This makes literal boots-on-the-ground research impossible. So—now what? For anyone writing outside their own experience, this is a genuine problem. How do you get real intel on places you can’t go or don’t even…
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Netflix Book Tag With S.A. McClure

Welcome! Every Tuesday the authors of Rogue Skies will be bringing you some fun book/author tags! So what are tag posts? A tag post is a series of questions that we will answer and then challenge our readers or other blogger and authors to do too! It’s just a fun way to get to know…
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Meet The Rogues — Candace Sams

Author Candace Sams   Tell us a little about yourself. My name is Candace Sams. I’ve been writing for almost 30 years and have published about 90 books. I was a police officer and am currently a Master Gardener. I love collecting Halloween paraphernalia and rocks. What is your favorite/most frustrating part of the writing…
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7 Underrated Fantasy and Sci-fi Sidekicks

1. Ron Weasley – Harry Potter Being the youngest son in a family of 7 children is hard enough; being best friends with the famous Harry Potter can only extend the shadow that you exist in. Still, Ron Weasley has stood by Harry’s side more times than we can count and was extraordinarily brave in…
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Making The Connection: What Gamers & Sci-fi/Fantasy Fans Have In Common

  How would gamers find a book they might like? Why would they even want to pick one up instead of playing their favorite game? If you like fantasy or sci-fi games, does that mean you would like that kind of book as well? Actually, yes. Reading a great adventure has as much to offer…
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Fighting Dragons…and Writer’s Block Too

  If you’re a writer, chances are, at some point in your career, you have felt cut off, pressed up against a wall, or perhaps as if there is a roadblock or a dragon to slay before you can rescue your book from creativity limbo. You are not alone! Today I’m going to give you…
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