by Alex P. Berg | Oct 12, 2014 | Fantasy, Literature
If you follow me on Facebook, you’ll undoubtedly already have seen the new covers for my two upcoming novels, Red Hot Steele and The Genesis Allegory. If not, here they are in all their luscious glory. You’ll also notice there’s been some changes to...
by Alex P. Berg | Sep 8, 2014 | Fantasy, Literature, Science Fiction, Thoughts on Writing
Those of you who know me and have talked to me about writing have probably heard me talk about the Superstars Writing conference before. It’s a business oriented writing conference spearheaded by best-selling science fiction and fantasy author Kevin J. Anderson, and...
by Alex P. Berg | Oct 25, 2013 | Fantasy, Literature, Science Fiction
So I’m currently about halfway through Gene Wolfe’s The Book of the New Sun series, a “dying earth” style tetralogy which has been described as both science fiction and fantasy and has won awards in both categories. Whether or not the series is science fiction or...
by Alex P. Berg | Oct 5, 2013 | Fantasy, Literature
Strap yourselves in folks, because today we are talking about the one, the only, The Wheel of Time. What is The Wheel of Time you ask? Well, in the broadest sense, the ‘wheel of time’ is a concept found in several religions, such as Hinduism and Buddhism, which...
by Alex P. Berg | Sep 18, 2013 | Fantasy, Literature, Thoughts on Writing
Consider for a moment: what is the most important part of a story? What leaves the most lasting impact? Is it an intriguing plot? Is it a powerful setting, beautifully described? Is it characters that have depth and show real emotion? There is no right or wrong...
by Alex P. Berg | Sep 12, 2013 | Fantasy, Literature
Yet another recurring segment here on this blog, Forgotten Gems will take a look at great speculative fiction books of years past and offer up thoughts on why they’re still worthy of a read. In this inaugural post, I’ll look at one of the great classics of the fantasy...
