It’s taken a teensy bit longer than I’d hoped, but it’s finally here: the Wonderbox.Digital marketplace for digital fiction is open for beta users. It’s a bit of a soft launch to wok out any remaining kinks in the system, but everything is functional, so anyone and everyone are welcome…
I’ve been working to make Wonderbox a thing for several years now, and I’m thrilled it’s finally happening. I’d always envisioned Wonderbox as a platform for publishing digital fiction; as this site got closer to reality my ever-churning brain began adding different genres and forms and experiments to the publishing…
This post is a deep-dive into the background of Wondercosms: what the experiment is, where it comes from, and how I envision it working on Wonderbox.
Reflect-O-Grams by Mark C. Marino 2019 Collection Yes, I really should be. Am I? No. Of course not. I’m reviewing Mark Marino’s Reflect-O-Grams collection. I know. I drop off the radar for months, and then I just throw a review at you. Well, I threaten to throw a review. I haven’t…
Notes: We forgot to tell Melissa we’re PG! We bleeped a couple of words. Also, Lyle does know the Civil War and Civil Rights Movement are different things in different centuries (~minute 14); forgive her slip of the tongue. Dr Melissa Kagen of Bangor University joins us this week to…
We had a break – what did we do? What projects are we working on? We discuss our experiences over the summer, our current digital writing projects, and the state of our practice-based research. Easing into this season, when we’ll be hosting numerous guests on the podcast! Lyle’s hypernovel outline:…
Judges’ Prize Digital Fiction Winner Dolores and the Cave by Magda Knight COME INTO THE CAVE, DOLORES. NOTHING BAD EVER HAPPENED IN A CAVE. You have your team, your caving gear, your equipment. You’re all set to descend into a previously unexplored cave – the find of a lifetime. But…
I recently received an email from a colleague asking me about digital fiction workshops. (FYI, while I don’t have workshops scheduled at the moment, Dreaming Methods does.) While I do think in-person workshops are ideal, let’s face it: writing retreats aren’t offering courses in DF yet, and the few of…
In this last episode of the season, we revisit some topics to explore them further, including: digital fiction museums, locative transmedia works, publishing digital fiction, walking sims, and the future. BONUS: Blooper reel! Links mentioned in this episode: Normal Deviation Anthology (buy it now!) Lyle’s current project: Seven Sisters Unmet Electronic Literature Lab…
