Tag: Speculative Fiction
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The Future of J.E. Skye
The least invasive of the ideas is sending a preset set of questions, allowing you, the writer, to take the time to answer them (or add questions you would respond to), and I feature a blog article feature about you.
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James Answers Five Questions
My story is based on a dystopian society called Mantichora, where the people believe that humans were created by mythological creatures (their religion). Inequality exists between the rich living in the dome cities and those poor working long hours inside the domes and the factory cities.
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Female Protagonists in Speculative Fiction
I made a choice early on when writing fiction—short stories and novels—that my protagonists would be female. It was a personal choice because I felt, much like my cultural background, the group was underrepresented. I think the same way about the LGTBQ+, so all this comes into consideration in my work.
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My Cultural Background
efore I could talk, I had always loved rice and kimchi, and I lived off of Filipino food my mom cooked my entire life. Whether it was Hawaiian food, Japanese food, or Filipino food, I identified as a mixed Asian-American. As I grew up, however, partly because of my mental health issues and what happened…
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Influences: Film and Novels of a Dystopian Future
That led me to Hemingway, H.G. Wells, Jules Vern, H.P. Lovecraft, and Atwood. There are so many influences that got me into writing. Of course, the first thing I remember about the stories I began writing at age six was about UFOs coming to Earth or even those stories where I was the alien on…
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Why Dystopian Fiction: Part One
In retrospect, it seems silly now, but as a kid, the idea of 2 + 2 = 5 fascinated me–how could anyone honestly believe something so untrue to me fact? Looking at today’s political climate, you see just how crucial dystopian fiction can be for society.
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Getting to Know James
After reading 1984 and The Handmaid’s Tale in high school, I chose to write dystopian fiction alongside dark fantasy fiction. I began to love the genre, but I also liked dark fantasy; I read a lot of manga and books, so I decided that would be my main writing area. I have two books self-published…
James Edgar Skye 