Breaking the Glass Slipper: Women in science fiction, fantasy, and horror

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We have a lot of authors on our podcast, talking about their books, what inspired them, how they’ve written them etc. Quite often they’ll get drawn into the TV series or films that inspired them [*coughs* Star Trek]. But a medium we don’t often touch upon is comics & graphic novels, even though some of […] The post Writing horror comics with Corissa Grant [https://www.breakingtheglassslipper.com/2024/07/04/writing-horror-comics-with-corissa-grant/] first appeared on Breaking the Glass Slipper [https://www.breakingtheglassslipper.com].

When we say the word “novel,” most of us think of a book written in prose, split into chapters and possibly parts. But every now and again, we come across novels that defy our expectations. Pratchett’s early work not only eschewed chapters – instead presenting the reader with continuous prose divided by section breaks – […] The post The poetry of space – with Oliver K. Langmead [https://www.breakingtheglassslipper.com/2024/06/20/the-poetry-of-space-with-oliver-k-langmead/] first appeared on Breaking the Glass Slipper [https://www.breakingtheglassslipper.com].

A few decades ago, if you said the word “Gothic haunted house novel,” the phrase would very definitely have brought to mind something with a rambling Victorian mansion, tortured heroines, mad women in the attic, sombre men, and wailing ghosts. It probably wouldn’t have brought to mind a little old lady baking scones and conducting […] The post Secrets and killers with Kaaron Warren [https://www.breakingtheglassslipper.com/2024/06/06/secrets-and-killers-with-kaaron-warren/] first appeared on Breaking the Glass Slipper [https://www.breakingtheglassslipper.com].

A short story isn’t just a novel in miniature form. It isn’t even a shortened novella. It is a creature of its own devising. There’s only time for a snapshot of reality, and in the space of a few thousand words, you have to be able to draw in a reader, make them feel for […] The post Keeping it short – with Gianni Washington [https://www.breakingtheglassslipper.com/2024/05/23/keeping-it-short-with-gianni-washington/] first appeared on Breaking the Glass Slipper [https://www.breakingtheglassslipper.com].