John Wiswell on the Web

Now that my book is out in the world, I have to go follow it! On this post you'll find every official event and convention I'll be a...

My debut novel is extremely nigh! It releases April 2nd in the U.S., and April 11th in the U.K.. In this post, I'll walk you through eve...

February is one of those months when I'm grateful to do lists like this. I've been so busy with healthcare problems and editing...

December ended busily with Books of the Year and Games of the Year posts, so I couldn't fit my normal short story/non-fiction round-up....

Hello, January! What a nice year you've brought behind you. Today I want to share the books I'm most looking forward to this year. L...

My favorite thing about BestReads is remembering how many special books I encountered in a year. It's easy to take great literature an...

It's December, which means it's Best Reads time. This is an annual event for bloggers asking what your favorite books were of t...

My November reading got cut short by some health problems, but I still crossed several amazing short pieces. Since October, I've starte...

I'm proud to announce my short story, "Making Her," is live in the inaugural issue of The Charleston Anvil ! "Making H...

I'm thrilled to present my flash story, " Bones at the Door ," as part of the newest issue of Fireside Fiction . On Monda...

Below is a bibliography of works discussed across the eleven panels at 4th Street Fantasy this year. It was taken mostly from the whiteboard...

This week I'm happy to present "Alligators by Twitter," the story of a simple man who'd just like to trend worldwide befo...

Since I keep getting questions about where people can find me this year, I'm sharing my convention schedule. I'll be traveling to fo...

Today I'm happy to present to you one of Friday Flash's original stars: Peter Newman. Peter is co-host of the lovely Tea & Jeop...

Part of why I've been so quiet for the last couple months is intense writing and editing work. I've had my fingers in so many differ...

It's March, which means it's National Novel Reading Month. This is an annual tradition encouraging people to read the classic novels...

Debate can be such a wonderful waste of passion. A couple months ago I discovered something physical books can't do. Yangsze Choo t...

They teach you about symbolism, too. While I was in the hospital, submissions opened for the Viable Paradise workshop . It's ru...

2014 was a rough year. Twice, I found myself so sick for prolonged stretches of time that I wasn't cognitively capable of reading at al...

This week the first-ever issue of Urban Fantasy Magazine was published. Its first two stories are "A Chance of Cats and Dogs," ...