by Ben Wolf | Feb 9, 2022 | Speculative Fiction
This Saturday, February 12th, Quad Con will feature over 100 vendors, artists, authors, cosplayers, and special guests at the Des Moines Comic & Toy Show. The event is being hosted at Merle Hay Mall in—you guessed it—Des Moines, IA. Yours truly (and my talented...
by Ben Wolf | Jun 14, 2018 | Editing, Money, Speculative Fiction, Storytelling, Strategery, Writing
Late last night I started a conversation with a friend of mine who also writes speculative fiction–specifically, he writes Christian spec fic. I used to classify myself and my writing using similar vernacular, but I have since changed my approach. My friend...
by Ben Wolf | Apr 18, 2017 | Storytelling, Writing
As a kid, I put down the book JAWS because I reached a point where one character was cussing out another character. Nowadays, I probably would’ve kept reading. Why? My thoughts on the issue of profanity have changed. In my opinion (and that’s all this post...
by Ben Wolf | Sep 3, 2015 | Editing, Movies, Speculative Fiction, Storytelling
On September 1st, 2015, Mad Max: Fury Road came out on BluRay/DVD. The only reason I didn’t camp out at Target to get a copy when the doors opened was because I forgot until 9pm that night. And also because I don’t like getting up early. As I watched Fury...
by Ben Wolf | Dec 15, 2014 | Money, Speculative Fiction
Disclaimer: I am on the operating board of Realm Makers and have been an avid supporter of both Realm Makers and ACFW in my time as an author. This blog post represents my opinion and my opinion only unless otherwise stated. This post is not written on behalf of ACFW,...