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A few years back, I had the pleasure of participating in Mark Lawrence’s Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO) contest, which is one of the best resources around for readers who want to get into reading more indie fantasy books, but aren’t sure where to start. Every year, 300 authors enter their self-published fantasy books for judging. […]
Presenting the thread that nobody asked for: every SPFBO entry from SPFBO1 through to SPFBO9 under a "Steve", "Steven", "Stephen", "Stefan", "Stevens", "Stephanie", etc in the byline.
Part IV of my live-tweeted readalong/reaction Twitter thread to the release of Song of the Mysteries by Janny Wurts.
Part III of my live-tweeted readalong/reaction Twitter thread to the release of Song of the Mysteries by Janny Wurts.
Part II of my live-tweeted readalong/reaction Twitter thread to the release of Song of the Mysteries by Janny Wurts.
Part I of my live-tweeted readalong/reaction Twitter thread to the release of Song of the Mysteries by Janny Wurts.
There are many, many incredible women writing epic fantasy—far more than I could fit in one spotlight—but here's a shortlist of nine female authors whose adult epic fantasy works have heavily influenced me, and why you should read their books.
In 2025, I saw more and more fellow authors and readers go from simply expressing their frustrations with Amazon, major book retailers, and other titans of the publishing/book industry to actively making plans and taking steps to reduce their dependency on these corporations. I'm hopeful that 2026 will be the year where we'll finally see readers buying and authors selling direct become mainstream.
In September 2024, fellow author Maya Darjani asked: "What do indie authors use Kickstarter *for*?" At the time, I was getting ready to launch Supplicant on Kickstarter so I chimed in with some thoughts.
In July 2023, fellow author Steven William Hannah's quest to read the opening of all 300 SPFBO9 entrants collided with ongoing #booktwt discourse on DNFing based on the first lines/pages. Here are the lessons I've learned in reworking the opening to my debut fantasy novel, Petition.
