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 | Dec 9, 2020 | Editing, Speculative Fiction, Storytelling, Strategery, Writing
You’re sitting in the chair, staring at your empty screen. The cursor keeps flashing, alternating between taunting and beckoning you to write. But your brain is empty. This day has left you torched, ragged, and perhaps even a little scarred. How are you supposed...
by Ben Wolf | Sep 7, 2020 | Speculative Fiction, Storytelling, Strategery, Vampires, Writing
“Have you ever heard of Ravzar, the God of Beasts?” Garrick scoffed, and he couldn’t help but grin. “Yes.” “Legend has it he created a special breed of feline—that’s another name for ‘cat’—” “I know what it means.” “Anyway, he created a special breed of cat that...
by Ben Wolf | Sep 22, 2019 | Editing, Money, Speculative Fiction, Storytelling, Writing
September 20th, 2019 marks the end of my 10th year in the world of professional publishing.As such, I thought it would be fun to do a “by the numbers” post to count up what all I’ve achieved, what has happened, and perhaps even what I’ve learned during that time.Hope...
by Ben Wolf | Jul 2, 2019 | Speculative Fiction, Storytelling, Vampires, Writing
Fantasy is perhaps the greatest genre ever conceived, and today’s indie authors are doing it the justice it rightfully deserves. Replete with magic, mythical creatures, knights and nobles, kingdoms and empires, and even angels, demons, werewolves, and vampires,...
by Ben Wolf | Jun 17, 2019 | Editing, Money, Speculative Fiction, Storytelling, Strategery, Writing
A sickness has infected the Christian creative community, and it’s especially prevalent in Christian writing and publishing circles. I call it the “Good Enough” Fallacy. And it’s a fatal sickness. The “Good Enough” Fallacy, defined simply, is the theory that as...