Reader's Freebies 13 - STRANGE HORIZONS
A Glimpse of the World Beyond In the ever-changing and sometimes fickle landscape of the World Wide Web, it’s hard to find an online magazine that has consistently provided quality fiction as well as not bucked to whatever the latest trend is. Strange Horizons has been around for seventeen years. Seventeen! In the world of the net, that’s a glacial age. On top of exploring all that’s new in the world of this genre, the weekly speculative fiction magazine also serves as a stab
Reader's Freebies 12 - PROJECT GUTENBERG
Imagine a library filled with thousands upon thousands of old books, rich with the fragrance of matured leather and parchment. One corner holds a small selection of new books, bright, shiny and full of promise. And there's a sign on the door: "Take what you like; it's free and it's yours to keep." For a booklover, it would be like dying and going to paradise, or at least stumbling on a treasure trove to rival Aladdin's. It's real, and it's yours to discover today at Project G
Reader's Freebies 11 - BEWILDERING STORIES and coordinating editor Edward Ahern
I recently sat down with writer and poet Edward Ahern. He has over 100 publications in magazines and anthologies, two collections of short stories and a novella to his name. His work has appeared in such journals as Cast of Wonders, FLAPPERHOUSE, Best Horror Shorts, Enchanted Conversation, Bards and Sages Quarterly and Kzine. Ed and I are also both editors at the e-zine Bewildering Stories, although we’re in different departments. It’s a weekly magazine which is free to read
Reader's Freebies 10 - LUCIFER'S FALL by A.J. Flowers
Hello, Reader Abodians! This week, I had the pleasure of chatting with A.J. Flowers, author of Fallen to Grace, A Guide to Writing Your First Novel, and numerous short stories and flash fiction pieces. But before I get into our Q&A, I wanted to give a quick review of her FREE prequel to Fallen to Grace, “Lucifer’s Fall.” The story takes place in Heaven, before Lucifer fell and became Mehmet—as he is known in the novel, Fallen to Grace. I absolutely loved A.J.’s take on this t
Reader's Freebies 9 - INSTAFREEBIE
Hello, lovely Aboders! Today, I’d like to talk about one of my favourite websites, Instafreebie. I bumped into it after I subscribed to the newsletter of Future House Publishing, an indie press that publishes fantasy and sci-fi novels with particular focus on superhero stories like Marrow, and The Supes. Anyway, I received an email from FHP saying that one of their novels, Stuck in the Game was free on Instafreebie for a limited time. I clicked and wow! I got my free copy of
Reader's Freebies 8 - FINDING PANDORA: BOOK ONE: WORLD by E. Rachael Hardcastle
Hello and Welcome to Reader’s Abode! Today, I’d like to introduce another author in our Reader’s Freebies series. From West Yorkshire England, we have E. Rachael Hardcastle, a high-fantasy and post-apocalyptic fiction author. I recently had the opportunity to read her novel, Finding Pandora: Book One: World. This is the first of four in the Finding Pandora series and is free. While I must admit Miss Hardcastle’s work is a bit outside my favorite genres, I’m glad I’ve taken th
Reader's Freebies 7 - Flash Fiction
In my first blog post in the Reader's Freebies series, I looked at ten of my favorite free magazines for speculative poetry, which is a genre I feel constantly increases in popularity. Another favorite for readers these days, and something that I personally love to read and write, is flash fiction. Flash fiction is a genre of stories that are 1,000 words and under. Also called short-shorts, there are many subdivisions within the genre. Twitterature/tweetfic arose from microbl
Reader's Freebies 6 - DEATH OF A TEMPTRESS by P. F. Ford
For the next in our Reader's Freebies blog, I've chosen Death of a Temptress by P. F. Ford, free on Kindle. This book is the first in Peter Ford's police procedural series, featuring Detective Sergeants Dave Slater and Norman Norman. (Yes, his name’s really Norman Norman – these things happen!) DS Dave Slater is unofficially suspended pending investigation, thanks to a fiasco of bad luck and poor planning, although the blame really belongs to senior officers from the Serious
Reader's Freebies 5 - HEROIC FANTASY QUARTERLY
The Magical Land of Fantasy Fiction Nowadays navigating the diverse landscape of Fantasy Fiction can in itself become a heroic quest of perilous proportions. Fantasy as a literary genre has become a blanket term encompassing a group of sub-genres almost as fascinating as the literature itself; dying earth fantasy, urban fantasy, sword and sorcery, swashbuckling fantasy and the increasingly popular, young adult fantasy. Even superhero fantasy with its brightly colored, muscle
Reader's Freebies 4 - LIQUID IMAGINATION Literary Magazine
Literary Magazines: What the Heck are They, and Why Should I Care? Until I became a serious writer, I had no idea these hidden gems existed. Literary magazines/journals are publications that focus on creative writing and artwork: poems, short stories, digital art etc. that may otherwise not find a readership in commercial publishing. Universities and independent literary presses assemble and distribute them online or in print. Few contributors even get paid for their work! So
