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Magnitude by Victor Jimenez

Magnitude by Victor Jimenez is a speculative science fiction novel. I think. I'm not good at genres. I was drawn in from the beginning by the intriguing concept. Strange stars that show up in the…

By Keith Long December 11, 2025REVIEW STACKNo Comments

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Mars in Retrograde by James Worth

2 parts here, Part 1: A comment on writing fiction. I recently made it about 60% through a Substack novel which I didn't like (if you're wondering if it's yours, it's not. I messaged the…

By Keith Long December 10, 2025REVIEW STACKNo Comments

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Hallucinations by Hamish Kavanagh

Hallucinations is a collection of twenty stories by Hamish Kavanaugh, and it did things to me. I thought about each story after it finished, wondering about it, even rereading some of them. Most of the…

By Keith Long December 2, 2025REVIEW STACKNo Comments

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To the Moon, Darkly by Pablo Baez

If we were the sort of friends who went out and got coffee just to catch up after not seeing each other for a long while, I would probably bring up this book I read…

By Keith Long November 21, 2025REVIEW STACKNo Comments

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On the Verge by Garen Glazier

The instructor speaks liquid sunlight, soft, drinkable. Her painting is tangible, trees you could climb and a cabin that glows. You try to follow the instructions but your trees are too thick and the mossy…

By Keith Long November 10, 2025REVIEW STACKNo Comments

BITS of BOOK MARKETING

Conferences, Book Festivals, Literary Events, Oh My!

That's right. Sometimes, in order to market your book, you need to turn on your extrovertedness and power through for a few hours. I recently attended Proof, a Midwest Literary Festival, and was blown away…

By Bri Heron November 7, 2025BITS of BOOK MARKETING1 Comment

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Duel: a tech-noir serial by Scoot

The sounds of rummaging can be heard outside your office. You push the door open with a lovers touch, but do not enter. I am in your office, wrecking the place, searching for something. “Come…

By Keith Long October 9, 2025REVIEW STACKNo Comments

FICTION PENTOBER

✒️ Pentober 2025 – The Kick Off

🗓️ 31 Days. 31 Prompts. Ink, Paper, Terror. This October, you’re invited to step into the shadows of your own imagination. Pentober is a month-long fiction challenge where writers embrace the haunted and the mysterious…

By EricaDrayton September 30, 2025FICTION, PENTOBER1 Comment

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From “The End” to the hands of readers

You finally, dramatically I might add, type the glorious two words that you thought you’d never get to at the end of your draft, “The End.” You bask in that amazing feeling, leaning back in…

By Bri Heron September 28, 2025BITS of BOOK MARKETINGNo Comments

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Wealthgiver by Daniel M. Benson

You come to the edge of consciousness, blinking. Everything is black and silent. My voice decimates the quiet. “Attend!” Something whistles through the air to snap against the tip of your nose. You cry out…

By Keith Long September 28, 2025REVIEW STACKNo Comments