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Tessa Barron
- Jan 9
- 5 min
Ancient Apocalypse: How the Netflix Hit Proves There is Still Uncharted Territory for Fiction
Netflix's Ancient Apocalypse, a show that proves to me that there is still unexplored terrain for speculative writers. Here is why.
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Tessa Barron
- Oct 28, 2022
- 9 min
Speculative Fiction Sucks at Giving us Satisfying Character Arcs
Fantasy and Sci-fi writers can sometimes forget about character arcs to focus on worldbuilding and plotting. But you can do both.
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Tessa Barron
- Sep 28, 2022
- 37 min
TODD by Turi T. Armstrong
Short story from The Beginning and End of All Things. Amidst a robot zombie apocalypse, an old man must deal with guilt and loneliness.
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Tessa Barron
- Sep 16, 2022
- 7 min
The One Thing Great Science Fiction Writers Have in Common
This post will be a bit of a rant about the meaning we find in our writing and the example we can take from science fiction authors.
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Tessa Barron
- Nov 24, 2021
- 11 min
HOPEPUNK - A TREND IN SCI FI AND FANTASY I HOPE TO GOD GOES AWAY
I came across a fiction niche called hopepunk and it is NOT ok. I'm going to have to rant about this.
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Alex Ganon
- Feb 9, 2021
- 11 min
Alex Ganon Reviews: Absent Aliens
I'm going to state the top reasons for why I believe our little light-bearing wise extraterrestrial guides will not show.
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FFF Short Stories
- Feb 5, 2021
- 28 min
Valhalla Interrupted
Note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. by Matthew Stuart Evans (Taken from The Beginning & End of All Things,...
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Tessa Barron
- Jan 29, 2021
- 8 min
From Above You It Devours: 7 Best Cheesy SCI FI Movies With Aliens That Want You For Dinner
FFF's accountant/premier author has written a blog post for this month called, In Defense of Tropes. It's the first in a series about why...
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Alex Ganon
- Dec 22, 2020
- 7 min
Alex Ganon Reviews: Neuralink
The quick recap is that they are basically building wearable tech that’s not really wearable but “built-in.”
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Tessa Barron
- Nov 28, 2020
- 4 min
Juxtaposition: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly...and the beautiful...cuz contrast
Just as an artist knows that a piece needs contrast to be engaging, a good writer knows that a book needs contrast to engage the reader.
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