June 23, 2020
The SpaceX launch had me hankering for some space travel science fiction and both The Calculating Stars and The Fated Sky have been sitting on my shelf for a while. Also, my husband and I told each other we’d read more science fiction together during quarantine. That hasn’t happened yet, so I jumped in and dragged him along with me.…
June 22, 2020
They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with Misty Massey, whose latest book, Kestrel’s Dance, will be released…
June 19, 2020
We all love to talk about our Favorite Things, but it’s not always the latest and greatest that charms us. Sometimes it’s those foundational favorites, the works that shaped us, that we find ourselves returning to again and again. Here at Speculative Chic, we decided it was way past time to create a dedicated platform to shine a spotlight on these…
June 18, 2020
For my 2020 Resolution Project, I’m tackling two great Netflix animated series, starting with Voltron: Legendary Defender. I can’t believe we’re already at Season Five! After this, we only have three seasons left! As always, if you want a refresher of what’s happened so far, take a look at my breakdowns of Seasons One, Two, Three, and Four. The Premise: DreamWorks’…
June 17, 2020
One of the most common questions authors face is a deceptively difficult one to answer: “Where do you get your ideas?” Yet, the answers to that common question can be almost as interesting as the resulting story. Welcome to You’re My Inspiration, a new column dedicated to discovering what inspires a particular author and their work. Whether it be a…
June 16, 2020
The great thing about the metaphorical map of speculative fiction is the sheer variety of landscape. Some stories are great mountain ranges, enormous peaks of books that you ascend, book after book, hiking over hundreds of thousands of words. And then there’s the land of Anthologia, located in the realm of Short Fiction, where you can take a stroll, or…
June 15, 2020
They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with Patrick Dugan, whose latest installment of the Darkest Storm series,…
June 12, 2020
At Speculative Chic, we feature a lot of authors who share everything from their favorite things to the inspiration for their work. But why not also share their fiction? Welcome to Fiction Friday, where you’ll be able to sample the fiction of a variety of authors, including those who write at Speculative Chic! Today, we’re featuring our very own J.L.…
June 11, 2020
Indie publishing (also known as self-publishing) has been around for quite a long time, and with the introduction of ebooks and print-on-demand, it is a legitimate and growing industry. Here at Speculative Chic, we’ve featured a number of indie authors, both as guests and on our list of regular contributors, so we thought we’d give some information on how it…
June 10, 2020
The Festival of Magic (2018) Written by: David Flor Genre: Tabletop Game Publisher: Dark Light Interactive Media Why I Chose It: The cover instantly caught my eye. I was looking for a fun, vibrant adventure to run a group through, and this sounded perfect! The Premise: The Festival of Magic is a short introductory adventure for a group of of 1st-characters, compatible…