Josh Vogt - Fantasy Author & Freelancer Posts

Apparently the Holy Spirit decided the Bible wasn’t enough, so it has now started selling some new texts on Amazon… So there’s a tactic some of us might take in marketing our books…claiming divine inspiration. Any way we can get God to do some blurbs for the front cover? That’d…

Rare that you see those two terms lumped together. But artist Ryan Jones manages to synthesize the two, as seen in these two examples of his work:(click through to see a larger image version) Check out more of his work on his blog, which hosts a bit of the twisted…

Check out the link to see a list of famous methods of getting around the galaxy or universe at large. Would you have a preferred way? Something that doesn’t involved portals to Hell, perhaps, or drug addiction? Of course, if you want to be turned into a whale or perhaps…

I’ve pointed out projects by Alex CF in the past, with his creation of various kits and scientific modules that touch on the edge of human imagination. The more this guy does, the better he gets. His most recent project appears to be a lycanthropy kit, filled with blood and…

Which is worse? Selling your soul on Ebay, or selling your child? Gas prices are ridiculous, but $175 for a burger? And I bet you can’t train your dog to do this… That’s all for this holiday weekend, everyone. I hope you all are enjoying the extra day off work,…

They’ve created what some might call a brass and mirrors webcam. New York and London are now linked through a giant telescope, one that lets denizens of either city see each other in real time. http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/22/scope.project/index.html Spearheaded by British artist, Alexander St. George, a transatlantic tunnel, which was originally drilled…

For some reason, this link refuses to link up directly to this article, but if you scroll down towards the bottom of the page, you’ll see “Pitfalls of Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy.” http://www.sff.net/people/Vonda/ Here are twelve big issues that can cripple any author or any story. We start off…

If you don’t receive the newsletter from Dean Koontz, there are two announcements you might be interested in hearing. First, all four Odd Passenger webisodes are now available. Check them out on youtube for an interesting sidetrack to Odd’s story, and a leadup to where, I’m guessing, his next book…

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I’ve been taking part in http://sff.onlinewritingworkshop.com/ for a couple weeks now, and, even though my free membership period isn’t quite up yet, I’m certain I’ll be taking out a subscription. It has been a great experience so far, on many different levels. Obviously, one takes part in a workshop in…