BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW – ALICIA MCCALLA

Do you write full time, or do you have another full-time job? What is your educational background? Yes. I’m a full-time writer. Until recently, I worked full-time as a School Media Specialist or School Librarian. I have a Master’s Degree in Library Service from Clark Atlanta University. What genre(s) do you write in, is thereContinue reading “BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW – ALICIA MCCALLA”

BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW – JOE ROBINSON CURRIE

At what point in your life did you discover that you were destined to be a comic book writer? Hmmm destined, I’ll say this. There was a Comic-Con I had just attended in Chicago. It was my first one and it was like going to Disney World. I had never seen anything like it. TheContinue reading “BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW – JOE ROBINSON CURRIE”

BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW – LINDA ADDISON

When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer and what does it mean to you to be a black writer in this society? The first time I held a book in my hands in elementary school and the teacher read the story and I followed the pictures I knew I wanted toContinue reading “BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW – LINDA ADDISON”

BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW – BALOGUN OJETADE

When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer and what does it mean to you to be a black writer in this society? I realized I wanted to be a writer when I was five and vowed to write stories like Wild, Wild West, but with a Black protagonist.  To be aContinue reading “BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW – BALOGUN OJETADE”

Codename: Knight Ranger Official Blog Tour Master Link List

My blog tour in support of Codename: Knight Ranger launches Monday, 2 November 2015! Check out Seventh Star’s announcement here. This blog post will serve as the master list, and I’ll add live links to the each post as soon as I know they’ve gone up. It’s going to be an exciting week and I hope youContinue reading “Codename: Knight Ranger Official Blog Tour Master Link List”

TODAY THE GOD KILLERS IS ON SALE FOR JUST $0.99 AND IT GOT ANOTHER 5 STAR REVIEW!!!

HELLO STAUNCH PERUSERS!!! Come one, come all to the SSP Spring Fling! Seventh Star Press titles will be offered for $0.99! That’s right, folks, just ninety-nine little pennies for the best of the best! Not sure what you need? That’s okay! We have something for everyone! With the kind assistance of BookBub, BookGorilla, and BookTastikContinue reading “TODAY THE GOD KILLERS IS ON SALE FOR JUST $0.99 AND IT GOT ANOTHER 5 STAR REVIEW!!!”

CELEBRATING DIVERSITY WITHIN SPECULATIVE FICTION IS NOT DIVISIVE OR SEPARATIST

WHAT WE CAN ALL LEARN FROM BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH   Last month, I ran a series of blog posts spotlighting Black Speculative Fiction Month. BSFM was designed to acknowledge and spread the word about black authors and artists within the speculative fiction genre. In and of itself, speculative fiction is mostly represented by whitesContinue reading “CELEBRATING DIVERSITY WITHIN SPECULATIVE FICTION IS NOT DIVISIVE OR SEPARATIST”

BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #21

TODAY’S BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT IS SUMIKO SAULSON!   Sumiko Saulson’s blog “Things That Go Bump In My Head” focuses on horror fiction writing and features author interviews, writing advice, short stories and editorial pieces. She is the author of three novels in the science fiction, horror and dark fantasy genres, “Solitude,” “Warmth”, andContinue reading “BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #21”

BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #20

TODAY’S BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT IS SHAWNTELLE MADISON! Shawntelle Madison is a web developer who loves to weave words as well as code. She’d never admit it, but if asked she’d say she covets and collects source code. After losing her first summer job detasseling corn, Shawntelle performed various jobs—from fast-food clerk to gruntContinue reading “BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #20”

BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #19

TODAY’S BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT IS JOE ROBINSON CURRIE! My name is Joe Currie aka That Strictly Kid I am the Head Creator and Publisher for Strictly Underground Comics. I have been in the comic book business as a publisher and a creator for about 17 years. My credits: Include,Co-Creator, Co-Writer and Publisher forContinue reading “BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #19”