For better or worse, I was listening to Justin Timberlake’s album 20/20 while doing some free writing. The track, ‘That Girl’, came on and the lyrics inspired me in a rather unusual way. I’ll say no more than that. I ...

This July marks the 75th anniversary of Batman. ‘Batman Day’ will be celebrated by DC Comics and Warner Brothers Studios on July 23rd with a re-release of the original Detective Comics issue that featured the first ever story of Batman ...

Allegory. Simple and effective. Allegory is where science fiction really thrives and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes uses this for all it’s worth. The conspiracies, political intrigue, imminent war, and more – in both the human and ape ...

Ben Peek is the author of the upcoming novel, The Godless. His previous novels include, Black Sheep, Twenty-Six Lies/One Truth, and Above/Below. His short story collection, Dead Americans and Other Stories, was released earlier in the year by ChiZine Publications. He ...

Guest post by Lucy Chamberlain, Publicity Director, Legend Press Over the last week there has been a lot of media attention about author incomes, with a recent article in the Bookseller stating that authors earn on average £11,000 a year. This ...

Recently, Leena McCall’s Portrait of Ms Ruby May, Standing was removed from the Mall Galleries after being deemed ‘disgusting’ and pornographic’. It’s certainly not the first time an artistic work has been removed from the public eye for similar reasons ...

Following in the footsteps of other authors who have used Twitter as a storytelling medium (such as Neil Gaiman, Philip Pullman, and Jennifer Egan), Mitchell has begun publishing a 6,000 word story on Twitter. The story will play out over ...

On my way to work one morning, I heard ‘Royals’ on the radio. I thought it was amazing, but it was one of those annoying times when the announcer didn’t say what the track was called or who it was ...

Sometimes being a writer is hard going. Like many, writing is almost a compulsion with me, but that doesn’t mean it brings me endless joys. There are plenty of nights where I stare at the blank screen or piece of ...

Michael Sacal recently spoke to Pop Verse about his latest comic book project, Knight’s Legacy: Awakening of The Pen Ddraig, for which he has turned to crowd-funding to produce. Michael is the President and founder of Heroic Tendencies Studios and ...