The Apples of Idunn: Eschaton Cycle, by Matt Larkin (40:00)
Today we see that when your marketing matches your book, it will hook readers who love your book. What I gleaned about the story: Odin’s father has died, leaving him…
Tag Archives: dark fantasy
While the Black Stars Burn, by Lucy A. Snyder (40:00)
Today we see that if two stories are in the same collection, readers will carry information from one into another.
Honest Fibs, by Nicholas C. Rossis (40:00)
Today we see that every time a reader needs to unravel the formatting, immersion falters. What I gleaned about the stories: The tall tales people tell each other can be…
Ignifer Tales, by Michael John Grist (2:16)
Today we see that if you evoke a sense of immediate and visceral horror in the reader, they will be confused if your characters then seem bored. What I gleaned…
Damage, by Stephen Shea (40:00)
Today we see that dread does not come from a firehose. It trickles at us with surgical precision, dripped in tiny installments from an eye dropper.
