I’ve read so many articles on how to prepare for a literary convention…especially if you’re a writer looking to break into the market. Look at lists of agents. Try to set up appointments with editors (hahahaha! You’re a nobody!). Blah,... by Ryan McFadden | Dec 2, 2013 | Writing
Opening Chapter of Curse of the Black Swan We lay entwined, naked in the candlelight of her apartment. Rain thrummed on the baked-clay roof, muting the sounds of Havencastle at night. Amber ran her finger along the straight pink-and-white scar under my left nipple.... by Ryan McFadden | Dec 2, 2013 | Curse of the Black Swan, Writing
I’m off to SFContario this weekend. SFContario: Toronto’s Autumn Science Fiction Convention. I’ve had some good times at this convention in the past. Last year I skipped because the World Fantasy Convention was held the weekend before in Toronto.... by Ryan McFadden | Nov 27, 2013 | Writing
A quick trip down the 401 brought me to Bakka Phoenix books where I was helping to launch Blood and Water (edited by Hayden Trenholm and published through Bundoran Press. Also in attendance are Julie Czerneda and Stephanie Bedwell-Grime. It includes my story A Rash of... by Ryan McFadden | Sep 24, 2012 | Writing
I recently sold a story to an anthology called Blood and Water. Blood and Water will gather the stories of the new resource wars that will mark the next fifty years – stories of conflict and cooperation, of hope and despair – all told from a uniquely Canadian... by Ryan McFadden | Apr 22, 2012 | Writing
The poor bad guy. Why does no one cry for them? They work hard. They have determination. And they have vision. See what happens when they return home after a rough day at the battlefield/office/matrix/attic co-edited by Gabrielle Harbowy and Ed Greenwood –... by Ryan McFadden | Apr 5, 2012 | Writing
