Great Idea for a Story
by Raymond M. Coulombe Everyone has a great idea for a story. I mean absolutely everyone. If you’ve every written and published anything anywhere […]
Rants
Strong Female Heroes
by Raymond M. Coulombe Look through the offerings in any bookstore. You’ll find a lot more books with strong female characters. Women have always […]
LITERATURE
by Raymond M. Coulombe When I write LITERATURE it’s capitalized for a reason. Picture the word pronounced with a haughty upper crust British accent. […]
Just Throwing This Out There
by Patrick LeClerc A while back, fellow QM editor Ray posted an editorial arguing against the thrown knife in literature.Check it out here: http://quantummusebooks.com/fantasy-skills/ […]
Darn You Joseph Campbell!
By Raymond M. Coulombe In his landmark book, Hero With a Thousand Faces, Joseph Campbell explored the hero’s journey. It’s about the archetypal story […]
Why I’m Sick of the Chosen One
by Patrick LeClerc It’s a trope we all know. It’s been used by some of the most beloved authors in some of the best known […]
Lazy Writers
by Raymond M. Coulombe Steven King has a reputation for sometimes not doing enough background research. A college buddy of mine was considerably upset […]
Diversity in Speculative Fiction, or Where the Hell is my “Black Widow” Movie?
by Patrick LeClerc Recently, I saw one of the Avengers movies on TV, and started thinking about all the Marvel Universe movies, and kept coming […]
Fantasy Skills
by Raymond M. Coulombe You’ve seen this Fantasy character before, the one who’s good with knives. They go by many names and guises, but […]
Serials: the Good and the Bad
by Raymond M. Coulombe Once again, I return to a pet peeve of mine. As readers you may have noticed that a lot of […]