Covers that change faces are the bane of every series-collecting reader. New covers can appear at any given time, often without any kind of warning. It’s fair to expect that the art from the hardcover won’t be the same when the book is released in paperback. But when you’re picking up a series of books […]
My Favorite Things with J.L. Gribble – Speculative Chic
They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome to the new and improved version of 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 […]
george r.r. martin – Speculative Chic
April 14, 2019 Hello, Game of Thrones fans! Tonight, Sunday April 14th at 9:00 pm on HBO, marks the moment so many of us have been waiting for: the premiere of the final, six-episode season. What kind of answers are in store for us? Will we be happy with the ending? Who lives? Who dies? […]
first contact – Speculative Chic
In January this year, I set myself a goal of reading six translated SF/F works. The first book on my list was Stanislaw Lem’s Eden. Eden (1959; reissue, 1989) Written By: Stanislaw Lem Pages: 276 pages (hardback) Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Why I Chose It: I had read Lem’s most famous work, Solaris (published two years […]
the last unicorn – Speculative Chic
September 28, 2018 Welcome to the Speculative Chic Book Club! Each month, we invite you to join us in reading a book that is voted on by YOU, our readers. Following a short review, please feel free to discuss the book in the comments! The Last Unicorn (1968) Author: Peter S. Beagle Pages: 294 Publisher: […]
game of thrones – Speculative Chic
July 29, 2019 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 fellow Speculative […]
Dear Sherry: Creative Fitness – Speculative Chic
Dear Sherry, I hear people talk about writing exercises all the time. They say it’s a good way to warm up the brain and help focus on the writing tasks, especially for those of us who tend to get distracted by the internet. What do you think? Worth it or not? I’m afraid it might […]
Silver Screen Resolution – Page 2 – Speculative Chic
July 5, 2018 For my 2018 Resolution Project, I decided to take a page out of Lane’s book and do my own Silver Screen Resolution (hence the Take Two part of the title). There are a lot of movies out there I haven’t seen but feel like I should have, or movies that I’ve simply […]
MFT Editor – Page 2 – Speculative Chic
May 27, 2019 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 Courtney Bates-Hardy, […]
Silver Screen Resolution, Take Two: The Revenant – Speculative Chic
For my 2018 Resolution Project, I decided to take a page out of Lane’s book and do my own Silver Screen Resolution (hence the Take Two part of the title). There are a lot of movies out there I haven’t seen but feel like I should have, or movies that I’ve simply wanted to see […]
Weekly Roundup, July 30-August 3, 2018 – Speculative Chic
Welcome to August (she said, several days late)! And, more importantly, welcome to the weekend! Have you had a nice week? I hope so. I, on the other hand, well…have you ever had one of those weeks that drains every single ounce of energy from you? That was me. That was the entire last month […]
Coach’s Corner – Page 2 – Speculative Chic
July 7, 2017 Dear Sherry, I’m a relatively experienced writer, and I’m on the downward slope of my planned book series. But there’s always room for new problems with such an expansive project. Now, I feel like I’ve run out of the “easy” ideas. I still love my characters, and I still love my world, […]
Dear Sherry: Staring at a Blank Page – Speculative Chic
Dear Sherry, I’ve got nothing. Drawing a complete blank. I’ve always been a one idea at a time type of writer, but it has been three months since I’ve come up with an idea for my next book. Most of my writer friends have two and three, sometimes even more, writing projects on the go. […]
Silver Screen Resolution, Take Two: Futureworld – Speculative Chic
For my 2018 Resolution Project, I decided to take a page out of Lane’s book and do my own Silver Screen Resolution (hence the Take Two part of the title). There are a lot of movies out there I haven’t seen but feel like I should have, or movies that I’ve simply wanted to see […]