Leigh Brackett, Queen of Space
Leigh Brackett was one quarter of Space Opera’s Big Four (Edmond Hamilton, Henry Kuttner, C. L. Moore. These four were actually two married couples who Read More
Tag: science fiction
Good Guys & Better Coffee
The old Pulp magazines offered everything from a gritty back street world of violence to the unimaginable planets of the far stars. Pulp fiction was Read More
Science Fiction Themes: What Has Changed?
One of the darlings of the Gernsback magazines was author, Clare Winger Harris (1891-1968). She may be the first official “fan-girl” of that era. (C. Read More
Amazing Stories needs your help!
UPDATE: The Kickstarter campaign succeeded! With four minutes to spare some investor angel swooped in and pushed it over the top. Congratulations to Steve, Ira Read More
GW and Jack Shoot the Poop: Writing Habits
GW: How did you ever decide to become a novelist? Certainly there are easier ways to express yourself. Finger painting. Interpretive dance? Jack: Well, as Read More
Why Write Horror?
Why write horror? Why not the socially more accepted Science Fiction or Fantasy, in which the reader experiences wonder and the heights of imagination? Why Read More