Monthly Archives: April 2021
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STORMLAND by John Shirley (BOOK REVIEW)
“You haven’t been here that long. Just wait. I don’t go for it either, but who’s in charge of Stormland, really? The perpetual storm system is! ... -
THE FALL OF ERLON by Robert H. Fleming (SPFBO 6 FINALIST REVIEW)
Phase 2 of the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off is drawing to a close at the end of this month! Keep track of the finalists’ scoreboard here. If you’re ... -
Interview with Oliver K. Langmead (BIRDS OF PARADISE)
Oliver K. Langmead is an author and poet based in Glasgow. His long-form poem, Dark Star, featured in the Guardian’s Best Books of 2015. Oliver is ... -
THE SPACE BETWEEN WORLDS By Micaiah Johnson (BOOK REVIEW)
This review contains spoilers. Cara is based on Earth Zero but travels to other worlds in the multiverse to gather information about planetary resources that ... -
The Four Cs of Fantasy Worldbuilding (WORLDBUILDING BY THE NUMBERS)
One goal of Worldbuilding for Fantasy Fans and Authors was compiling and synthesizing all the varying worldbuilding theories and best practices gleaned from fantasy authors and ... -
OUR BLOODY PEARL by D. N. Bryn (BOOK REVIEW)
Content warnings: Gore/blood/eating of human body parts (not overly graphic); some violence; coming to terms with new disability; recovery from trauma. When I first took a ... -
THE BONE SHARD DAUGHTER by Andrea Stewart (BOOK REVIEW)
On the face of it, Andrea Stewart’s debut novel The Bone Shard Daughter is an escapist’s dream. We’re transported to an Earthsea-like archipelago of shifting islands, where ... -
BIRDS OF PARADISE by Oliver K. Langmead (BOOK REVIEW)
“The books are a perfect example, Adam thinks, of reading to confirm one’s own beliefs: they are all theological in nature, and of a very particular ... -
Author Spotlight: Mark Cushen (LITTLE WHITE HANDS)
Hi! My name is Mark Cushen, and I’m a 33-year-old soon-to-be self-published writer from Scotland. I’ve been writing in some capacity since I was I was ... -
MEMORY OF WATER by Emmi Itäranta – THE UNSEEN ACADEMIC
This is an occasional series of posts drawing on my excursion into the academic side of creative writing. Having taken a career break from secondary schooling ...
