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Tough Travelling: Jewellery
Welcome intrepid adventurers to Tough Travelling with the Tough Guide to Fantasyland! That’s right, we’ve dusted it down and brought back this feature (created by Nathan of ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
CRUISING THE COSMERE: Elantris (BOOK REVIEW)
“The Elantrians represented the ultimate flaw of human arrogance. They had set themselves up as gods. Their hubris had earned them their fate.” Elantris by ... -
Author Spotlight – Lucy Holland (SISTERSONG)
Lucy Hounsom is the author of The Worldmaker Trilogy. Her first book, STARBORN, was shortlisted in the 2016 Gemmell Awards for Best Fantasy Debut. Her ... -
Author Spotlight – A. J. Rettger (OATHBREAKER)
A.J. Rettger lives on a farm near the small town of Aberdeen Saskatchewan with his dog, Zeke. He has a bachelor’s of education degree, ... -
Women in SFF Author Spotlight – Samantha Shannon (THE MASK IS FALLING)
Samantha Shannon studied English Language and Literature at St. Anne’s College, Oxford. The Bone Season, the first in a seven-book series, was a New York Times bestseller and ... -
ART AND IDEAS IN THE NOVELS OF CHINA MIEVILLE by Carl Freedman – 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 ... -
Tough Travelling: Nautical Fantasy
Welcome intrepid adventurers to Tough Travelling with the Tough Guide to Fantasyland! That’s right, we’ve dusted it down and brought back this feature (created by Nathan of ...
