Commentary

From the Aetheriad: Read author John Bierce’s musings, appreciations, and commentaries.

Worldbuilding Advice

By |2023-08-22T10:34:53-04:00August 22nd, 2023|Commentary|

Your ability to create inventive, original, and intriguing worlds is ENTIRELY contingent upon your knowledge of our world.

James E. Gunn, 1923-2020

By |2022-02-24T18:31:20-05:00December 28th, 2020|Commentary|

I had the good fortune to take a couple of science fiction classes with Gunn at the University of Kansas a bit over a decade ago, and I can honestly say I wouldn't be the author I am today without...

Myopia in Horror

By |2022-02-24T18:20:45-05:00April 12th, 2020|Commentary|

I spend a LOT of time thinking about horror stories. Part of that is, admittedly, just because I really enjoy them. My best friend is a giant...

Street Cultivation

By |2022-02-24T18:19:52-05:00April 11th, 2020|Commentary|

I have, I think, mentioned before what a big fan of Sarah Lin's series Street Cultivation I am. (Really, of all her stuff, but especially Street Cultivation...