From protagonists to side characters and from heroes to villains, we often think of our characters in terms of the roles they play in the story. There is much terminology used for various roles, often with overlapping meanings, and this might seem daunting to a new student of literature or an aspiring author. An exampleContinue reading “New Article: From Protagonist to Antagonist”
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Setting the Mood – Article
Picking apart and old cliché, we can learn more about how to write effective openings for our stories.
Interview with The Wet Ink Project
Find out more about the creative process and inspiration behind The Ravencrest Chronicles, Warriors of Understone, and some deep philosophical questions such as “Who would win in a fight between Legolas and Gimli?”
A Family Affair (World Anvil)
The wonderful folks over at World Anvil hosted a new competition in the month of January titled “A Family Affair.” The goal of this challenge was to write an article focusing on an important family for our worldbuilding projects. World Anvil is a worldbuilding tool for Authors, Storytellers and worldbuilding lovers. worldanvil.com My entry into theContinue reading “A Family Affair (World Anvil)”
World Ember Results!
Today was the official awards ceremony from World Anvil for their annual World Ember event (see my article on this here.) My own work in the challenge was in the short-lists for seven different categories, and I placed in four of them! I’d like to share the results here, along with links to the articlesContinue reading “World Ember Results!”
The Ravencrest Chronicles: Wave two
The next wave of Ravencrest books are coming up in the second half of 2019. Unlike the episodic nature of the first wave – which focused on introducing key characters and the setting – the second wave will be a serialized epic told over the course of four novellas.
Night Shift – Coming This Friday
His first title with Kyanite Publishing LLC, “Night Shift,” is a science fiction story about a detective in the fictional city of New Angeles. Readers familiar with the science fiction subgenre called “cyberpunk” will appreciate the crime-ridden, dystopian setting. “Night Shift” was originally a serialized story Mr. Bass released online. He’s especially fond of serials and novellas that can be collected into longer works because they’re sized for today’s busy audience.
Remnants
Remnants Check out B.K. Bass’ latest editorial project: Remnants! Based on the world created by Stephen Coghlan, Remnants is a shared-world project with an open invitation for authors to submit their own stories to compile an anthology! Find out more HERE!
A Slice of Cake with B.K. Bass
I had a new interview go live today! Check out my unconventional conversation with the witty and talented Claire Buss! A Slice of Cake With B.K. Bass by Claire Buss
Everything ‘Punk!
Our article on the ‘Punk genres, such as cyberpunk and steampunk, is now availbable. CLICK HERE to read the full article! Like a mechanical octopus rising from the deep, the various ‘punk genres of speculative fiction can be surprising, amusing, and frightening! The ‘punk genres often blur the lines between different types of speculative fiction. Continue reading “Everything ‘Punk!”
B.K. Bass, Author 