by Fiona Ross | Sep 24, 2026 | Articles, My Fiction
Introduction The trouble with AI junk fiction (whether AI crafted the plot or the text or both, depending on the choice of the “author”) is the next generation is going to grow up on it like previous generations grew up on junk food. They’re going to get used to it....
by Fiona Ross | Aug 21, 2025 | Articles, My Fiction
Intro and What I Read On my journey as indie writer, Sapphire Lebesque, I chose two genres to write in, Historical Romance and Romantasy (Fantasy Romance). To make sure I hit the beats within those genres, I read a lot of books in them. In other words, as a writer,...
by Fiona Ross | Jun 11, 2024 | Articles, My Fiction
Genre Fiction is a landscape populated with many different species, including subspecies. Authors and publishers need to know the layout because their livelihood depends on it. For genre and subgenre read “readers’ tastes” and for Genre Fiction read...
by Fiona Ross | Mar 14, 2023 | Articles, My Fiction
Not the only 5 things, obviously, but in a decade of writing fiction, in my experience from online chatter, etc., these are the things that we writers seem to obsess about the most. Looking back, I think I went into it somewhat naïvely. Creative writing and essays...
by Fiona Ross | Mar 15, 2022 | Articles, My Fiction, News
I’m having to work through issues in this post so if you want to skip it and fast-track to the escapism, here’s the link. Spring Fantasy Feast What’s done is done and the world will not return to normal. Ever. The best thing we can do for our own...
by Fiona Ross | Feb 20, 2022 | Articles, My Fiction, News
World War Three, Pandemic, Climate Change, Overpopulation, Famine? Take your pick of the horror stories. We often feel powerless in the face of such overwhelming disasters, but at the very least we can inform our leaders politely but firmly of our views, and plead for...
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