Open Letter to Adrian Swartout, Owner and CEO of Gen Con, LLC My name is Conrad Zero, and I'm a dark fiction author, lifelong RPG gamer and Gen Con fan living in Minneapolis, MN. I grew up attending Gen Con when it was held in Milwaukee, WI. I'll … [Read more]
Dark Fiction Review – Joy To The Worlds
[easyazon_image align="right" height="500" identifier="0990815765" locale="US" src="https://conradzero.com/wp-content/uploads/514loVdSQL.jpg" tag="zero00b-20" width="313"]Joy to the Worlds is a delightful collection of eight Holiday-Season-Themed … [Read more]
6 Common Author Traps And How To Avoid Them
In the Minnesota Speculative Fiction Writers Group, we often discuss our current projects. Can't tell you how often I hear of people getting hung up in author traps. They've been working on their first manuscript for years, (sometimes decades) … [Read more]
How Does Your ‘Artistic Diet’ Affect Your Writing?
My friend Saveau has a great saying. "You Deserve The Gods You Worship." Likewise, I've long said that you deserve your social media streams, email inbox and many other areas of your life that you forget that you control. But let's focus on one of … [Read more]
Tripping the Dark Fantastic – Arcana 2015
2015 marks the 45th Arcana, Convention of the Dark Fantastic. This three-day convention was held at the Best Western hotel at Bandana Square in St. Paul, MN. The con is intended for fans and creators of dark fiction, dark fantasy, dark … [Read more]
Dark Fiction Review – Blade of the Destroyer (The Last Bucelarii Book 1) by Andy Peloquin
[easyazon_image align="right" height="500" identifier="B012EI9M4A" locale="US" src="https://conradzero.com/wp-content/uploads/41YjDU7S1AL.jpg" tag="zero00b-20" width="337"]Blade of the Destroyer by Andy Peloquin is an exciting new novel in the … [Read more]