Tag: Blog
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In Medias Res and Then Some: Beginning THE LAST ROAD (Guest Post by K.V. Johansen)
“Begin at the beginning,” Holmes (or Lord Ickenham) might say, but storytellers from Homer on have been beginning in the middle of things. That’s often taken ... -
SPFBO 5: Another 4 Eliminations – And Second Semi-Finalist Announcement!
The fifth Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO) is well underway! Check out our introduction here, read all about the contest’s origins here, and keep track of phase ... -
THE FLIGHT OF THE DARKSTAR DRAGON by Benedict Patrick – Excerpt and Character Art!
To celebrate the preorder of The Flight of the Darkstar Dragon, the first in a new fantasy adventure series from Yarnsworld author Benedict Patrick, all this week ... -
Ebay Ebook Piracy – A Brief Guide
Ebay ebook piracy. It’s not as hard to say as ‘Irish wristwatch’ but it’s still pretty tricky – and it’s tricky to unravel as a subject, ... -
New Characters, Same Universe, Or Stealing From the Best
When I’d finished my first grimsnark spy thriller, Supremacy’s Shadow, I wanted to write a sequel in the vast universe that now existed inside my head. ... -
The American Tolkien isn’t George R.R. Martin – it’s Stephen King: GUEST POST by Ryan Howse
Time Magazine called George R. R. Martin “The American Tolkien” back in 2005. Since then, it’s been plastered all over his books. And why not? It ... -
To the Moon and back with Dublin Worldcon
Every so often I find myself picking up an old classic in an impulse to broaden my education. So it was when I plucked H.G.Wells The ... -
Using History in Fantasy (Guest Post by Toby Frost)
I’m not sure that truth is stranger than fiction, but it’s a lot less neat, and it often throws up unusual ideas that can inspire fantasy ... -
7 Simple Rules for Writing Realistic Combat: GUEST POST by J. P. Harker
Even when reading books in the fantasy genre, few things take me out of a story like a lack of realism. The magic can be fantastical ... -
Getting Started With Dungeons and Dragons
Dungeons and Dragons (aka D&D) has been around for decades, but in recent years it’s become more popular than ever. From starring in Stranger Things, to ...
