WRITING THE WARRIORS OF THE LAST DAYS UNIVERSE
ABOUT WRITING
Writing Short Stories in a Long Series
The author explains how writing a long series like Warriors of the Last Days requires balancing monthly short stories with
Strange Maps
A writer’s self‑imposed challenge: craft stories set in Canada’s strangest places, from the 31‑letter Pekwachnamaykoskwaskwaypinwanik Lake to the two‑exclamation‑mark Saint‑Louis‑du‑Ha!
DISCOVERABILITY
Thirty-three novels are written or planned and the pace is holding – so how does an unknown author actually become
FIRST TWO YEARS COMPLETED
Cold Storage’s first draft is finished – the eighth novel, set in Dawson City under a strange purple aurora. With
THE EXODUS IS HERE
The wait is over: The Exodus, Book II of Warriors of the Last Days, is available worldwide in ePub, trade
THE HEART OF FRANCON
Emile was never supposed to matter this much. Born in the editing of The Exodus out of two thin minor
BUILDING A LIVING WORLD: ONE STORY AT A TIME
A novel gives you a spine; a short story gives you breath. Starting now, one Warriors of the Last Days
LAUNCHING!
After years of development, detours, and rewrites, Warriors of the Last Days Book I: The Refusal is ready. ISBNs received,
THE FEELING OF BEING READY
There’s a specific feeling in the body when a manuscript is nearly done. The Lullaby – a song for the
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Stéphane Roy is a lifelong reader and writer with a deep love for science fiction, apocalyptic worlds, and tightly constructed mysteries. This is his first novel. He lives in the Yukon with his dog and his aquarium, where long winters, silence, and wide, sometimes glowing, skies leave plenty of room for imagining the end of the world, and what might come after it. He is also waiting, with cautious optimism, for the aliens to finally reveal themselves and straighten us all out.