Flame Tree Fiction

In the last of this month's Q&As with our February authors, we have Beth Overmyer. She talks about the themes of her book, The Goblets Immortal, her writing methods and gives some advice for new writers!

Topics: Flame Tree Press, Flame Tree Press Authors, Flame Tree Press Titles, Science Fiction

In the second of this month's Q&As with our February authors, we have Michael R. Johnston. He talks about why he writes science fiction, the books that got him into writing and shares details about his writing methods!

Topics: Flame Tree Press, Flame Tree Press Authors, Flame Tree Press Titles, Science Fiction

In the first of this month's Q&As with our February authors, we have Catherine Cavendish. She talks about the biggest influence on her writing, advice to aspiring writers and gives us a sneak peek into what she is working on at the moment! Be sure to check in tomorrow for more writing inspiration!

Topics: Flame Tree Press, Flame Tree Press Authors, Flame Tree Press Titles, Horror Fiction

We have some great titles coming out in the next few months, so we wanted to talk about them here! We have three brand new Flame Tree titles, a horror from Catherine Cavendish called The Garden of Bewitchment, Michael R. Johnston's The Blood-Dimmed Tide, the sequel to The Widening Gyre, and The Goblets Immortal, a fantasy novel by Beth Overmyer. Check out today's blog for more details about everything we have coming up over the next couple of months!

Topics: Flame Tree Press, Flame Tree Press Authors, Flame Tree Press Titles, Horror Fiction, Science Fiction, crime fiction

Concluding this month's Q&As with our January authors, we have Brian Kirk. He talks about what inspired him to write the book, why his characters are so realistic and what scares him the most!

Topics: Flame Tree Press, Flame Tree Press Authors, Flame Tree Press Titles, Horror Fiction

In the first of this month's Q&As with our January authors, we have Gregory Bastianelli. He talks about the biggest influence on his writing, who and what he bases his characters on and advice to aspiring writers! Be sure to check in tomorrow for more writing inspiration!

Topics: Flame Tree Press, Flame Tree Press Authors, Flame Tree Press Titles, Horror Fiction

Christmas has long been a time for joy and goodwill to all but it has also become popular within horror fiction. In this week’s blog we look at some of the best examples of Christmas horror and discuss why the Yuletide period makes such an interesting excellent device for fiction.

 

Topics: Horror Fiction History

Featuring new authors alongside classic works by Margery Allingham, Arthur Conan Doyle, Carroll John Daly, Anthony Berkeley and more, our recently released collection Detective Mysteries is a treat for crime fiction lovers. Last week, the modern authors from the book introduced their stories by discussing the inspiration behind their tale. Now, they recommend stories and authors whose influence they’ve felt in their own work, and cast light on how they approach the task of writing:

Topics: Gothic Fantasy, Short Stories, detective fiction, Detective Mysteries, Classic Fiction

Our new anthology, Epic Fantasy Short Stories, is due out in this week! Paired with Detective Mysteries, the two collections gather together the work of modern authors with classic fiction from the genres. Epic Fantasy promises to be a bewitching mix of adventure, fearsome beasts, and enchantment, and you can read more about the featured tales in Part 1 of this Author Q&A. Now, the book's contemporary authors tell us a bit more about their favourite fantasy stories, as well as the different ways they bring their own stories to life:

Topics: gothic and fantasy, Gothic Fantasy, short fiction