SM Williams, Look How The Ice Cream Has Melted
Xlibris Publishing is happy to introduce SM Williams, author of Look How The Ice Cream Has Melted. Please briefly describe your book? Look How The Ice Cream Has Melted is an exciting Children’s story of an adventure where ‘Freddie’ is trying desperately to keep the chocolate ice cream that he loves frozen; so that […] READ MORE |
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Old Fashioned Monsters
Monsters. Nightmares. The things that go bump in the night. Humanity has had a love-hate relationship with the idea of monsters since the dawn of time. Despite, or due to, being figures of dread we are constantly fascinated by such things as Vampires, Werewolves, and other nasty creatures. Countless films, graphic novels, shows, and books […] READ MORE |
Writing Science-Fiction Pt 2
Xlibris Publishing returns to share tips and advice in Part 2 of Writing Science-Fiction. Making Aliens Alien If you involve non-Earth based lifeforms (intelligent or animal), carefully consider how different these beings might be. There are countless factors to keep in mind when creating alien entities. How are they similar to any living […] READ MORE |
Be Very Afraid: Writing Horror Part 2
Xlibris Publishing returns with Be Very Afraid: Writing Horror Part 2. The Inevitable This is what truly differentiates horror stories from the genres of fantasy or science-fiction. While horror might use the supernatural or science gone wrong to explain the origins of the monster or killer computer, they are not the source of horror. […] READ MORE |
Writing Science-Fiction
Over the past few decades, we have witnessed a surge of science-fiction in mainstream media. It is hard to determine how old science-fiction is as a genre. Some would argue Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, was one of the first science-fiction authors. Others might consider Jules Verne and H.G. Wells as the fathers of science […] READ MORE |