Pizza, Curry, or a Sloppy Meal? 

Pizza, Curry, or a Sloppy Meal? 

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,...
Popular Genre Fiction Trends in 2024

Popular Genre Fiction Trends in 2024

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...
Escape Into Urban Fantasy

Escape Into Urban Fantasy

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...
Horror Story

Horror Story

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...
Cut Them Down

Cut Them Down

It’s a challenge to focus on plans and dreams when the powerful men of the world are itching to destroy it, but we are where we are, as they say. Mediocre prevails and some of them are jealous of individuals with more imagination and creativity. The sentiment...