THE AFTERLIFE PROJECT excerpt up at Amazing Stories
April 18, 2025 § Leave a comment
It’s such an honor to be excerpted in the pages of this venerable old science fiction magazine – where such luminaries as Isaac Asimov, Howard Fast, and Ursula K LeGuin published some of their early stories.
In case you want a little amuse-bouche before you order a copy of The Afterlife Project. Enjoy!
Kirkus Reviews’ verdict on THE AFTERLIFE PROJECT
December 12, 2024 § 2 Comments
A real shot in the arm in the form of this highly favorable review by Kirkus!
This is something every novelist hopes for (you really never know with Kirkus) and to have it happen this early in the process feels like a good omen.
The novel comes out on June 3, 2025, but allow me to suggest (for various reasons, most having to do with the vicissitudes of publishing algorithms) that you preorder it NOW at your local independent bookstore or via Bookshop.org, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or (for audiobook) Audible
New piece on rule-breaking for writers up at GrubWrites
March 28, 2018 § Leave a comment
“There’s an unwritten rule that dreams have no place in fiction. Perhaps you’re aware of it. No? Then maybe you haven’t taken enough workshops. It’s pretty high on the list of fiction-writing no-nos.”
Click here to read my thoughts on why fictional dreams AREN’T actually forbidden, and other thoughts on why breaking the rules is an essential skill for writers . . .
Eight Novels to Prepare You for the End of Civilization at Talking Writing
March 21, 2017 § Leave a comment
Yet another new article up, this one at Talking Writing. Here’s a quick excerpt:
Novels act like beacons in stormy weather. Even when they promise an escape from the daily onslaught, novels light a path forward in ways nonfiction can’t. They allow readers to live out life’s worst-case scenarios from within the safety of their own imaginations so that when something terrible actually happens—a personal tragedy, a natural catastrophe, a deadly plague—it’s not a complete surprise. As a reader, I’m an easy mark for dystopian and post-apocalyptic fiction, and I’m often struck by the unique way such novels deliver not only practical strategies for surviving the unthinkable but emotional strategies, too—which ultimately may be more important. It’s hard to overstate the solace good fiction can provide even in the darkest of times.
So, if you’re stocking the shelves of your survival shelter, don’t forget to throw in a few gripping novels. Here are eight that strike me as especially pertinent right now.
Read the full article here!
Tim Weed 