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!!!”

SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHOR DONALD GOINES

African American author, Donald Goines was born in Detroit, Michigan on December 15, 1936. He came from a middle-class background, where his parents ran a laundry business. According to stories told to him by his mother—Myrtle Goines—the family was descended from a sexual encounter between Jefferson Davis and a slave. At age 15, Goines liedContinue reading “SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHOR DONALD GOINES”

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 #25

TODAY’S BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT IS BALOGUN OJETADE! Balogun is the author of the bestselling Afrikan Martial Arts: Discovering the Warrior Within and screenwriter / producer / director of the films, A Single Link and Rite of Passage: Initiation. He is one of the leading authorities on Steamfunk – a philosophy or style of writing that combines the AfricanContinue reading “BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #25”

BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #24

TODAY’S BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT IS WAYNE RILEY! Wayne Riley is the brainchild behind All Knightz, a team of animators, graphic designers, illustrators and writers who are together most notably responsible for the animated series known as ‘Hard Wired’. Their aim is to give you a whole new fresh take on how you view comicContinue reading “BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #24”

BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #23

TODAY’S BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION SPOTLIGHT IS MILTON DAVIS!     Milton Davis works as a full time chemist and a part time writer. He is finally fulfilling my dream of writing by self publishing his novels and stories. His publishing company is MVmedia Publishing and Beyond.         Some of his titles include:Continue reading “BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #23”

IMAGINARIUM 2014 ANNOUNCED!

Welcome to Imaginarium 2014, a creative writing convention where ideas transcend reality! I am excited and extremely proud to announce that coming to the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky from September 19-21 of 2014 is, The Imaginarium! This is a unique kind of convention offering a wealth of programming, events, and all kinds ofContinue reading “IMAGINARIUM 2014 ANNOUNCED!”

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”

BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #17

TODAY’S BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT IS DERRICK FERGUSON!   I’m always told by other writers whose opinions I respect highly that I need to have a proper bio handy so that folks can ‘connect’ with me. They say that in this brave new world we find ourselves in that the rules have changed forContinue reading “BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #17”

BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #14

TODAY’S BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT IS CHYNA MCCOY! Andre’ Milan McCoy also known as Chyna McCoy, moved to Los Angeles, California in ‘1995’ to pursue his dreams in acting. Landing on the shores of Venice Beach, Ca, he got his first start at doing Extra work for Television Shows such as Baywatch, Charmed andContinue reading “BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #14”