John Wiswell on the Web

Last night I was doubting my imagination. I'd just finished a new short story, which was the conclusion of a premise I came up with fi...

Today I'm proud to present a guest post from author Tam MacNeil, who's just launched her paranormal thriller Salt and Iron . It...

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...

It's almost March 2016, so of course we're all talking about the best movies of 2015. If all the griping on Twitter is any indicati...

I'm happy to announce I've sold my short, "Foreign Tongues," to Flash Fiction Online. FFO is one of my favorite short fict...

This isn't about respecting the dead, as Justices have almost always been replaced within six months after they die. Obama has twelve m...

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....

If one thing ruins this X-Files revival, it will be us. It won't be Chris Carter's zany and plodding scripts - you liked that twe...

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...

The Russos Weigh In On Their Realistic And Grounded Take On The Amazing Spider-Man #Marvel #SpiderMan ... https://t.co/tgXxvOGeIa — Co...

Nothing expresses how Three-Stooges-goofy I find ranking art than my own attempts to do so. After Twitter friends said they wanted to read a...

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

I have a tradition with my brother. He likes to figure out what's in his Christmas presents, so I give him a book. Unable to figure...

My mom doesn't really like Fantasy and Science Fiction. She barely reads what I write, preferring more grounded dramas like No Country f...

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...

It could be worse. This is what it's like when it's bad. Thursday is one of those nights. I intended to push four mile...

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

I went on a little Twitter rant Thursday morning. It was a positive rant, which is unusual because rants are not usually positive - nor a...

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

Foggy: No no no no no. Matt: What's the matter, Foggy? Foggy: I just realized this guy is going to kill one of us and you're...

1. On December 25th. 2. As you're leaving a Christmas Eve party. 3. The week before Christmas, as you part company with someone...

Let me tell you the problem of Based On True Events. Because a lot of friends don't know it, but there was a time when I was chased by a...

My superhero short "The Terrible" is now up and free to read at Daily Science Fiction ! It follows The Terrible, the self-proclaim...

Happy Halloween, everybody! While I prepare for World Fantasy, I wanted to share some of the great things I've been reading. I'm onl...

This will make very little sense to most readers, but sometimes it's good to review how a scene can end. While I was stuck in the docto...

If only all my posts could have this much good news. The editors at Podcastle just produced their latest episode, which includes an audio v...