Tag: Writing
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Making Monsters – GUEST POST by Gareth Hanrahan (THE SWORD DEFIANT)
Making Monsters by Gareth Hanrahan Tentacles and tooth-filled maws, scales and serrated claws, slime-dripping horrors and nightmares made flesh, these are a few of my favourite ... -
Anyone With A Heart – GUEST POST by Gareth L. Powell (DESCENDANT MACHINE)
ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART Gareth L. Powell The composer Burt Bacharach is quoted as saying: They put a label on my music. They called ... -
The Five Women Who Created Fantasy – GUEST POST by Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier
The Five Women Who Created Fantasy By Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier Fantasy as a separate literary genre could be said to have begun with the ... -
Dragons vs Spaceships, Who’d Win In A Fight? GUEST POST by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Dragons vs Spaceships, Who’d Win In A Fight? by Adrian Tchaikovsky I am, of course, a fantasy fiction writer. Spaceships? Me? Perish the thought. In ... -
Writing and Anxiety – GUEST POST by Alison Levy (BLUE FLAME)
Writing and Anxiety by Alison Levy Having an anxiety disorder is weird. Anxiety itself is a healthy emotion; it’s a normal response to stress, meant ... -
What is the point of Science Fiction – GUEST POST by Lavie Tidhar (NEOM)
What is the Point of Science Fiction? by Lavie Tidhar I grew disaffected with the world of genre fiction a few years ago, and it ... -
The Joys and Struggles of Writing a Series – GUEST POST by D. A. Mucci (IGNATIUS AND THE BATTLE AT DINAS AFFARAON)
The Joys and Struggles of Writing a Series D. A. Mucci The Ignatius series is my first time writing a series versus a standalone story, ... -
A Plain Brown Wren: or, In Defense of Small Magics – GUEST POST by Alexandra Rowland
A Plain Brown Wren: or, In Defense of Small Magics by Alexandra Rowland You know what I love? Wizards. Or mages, or magic-users—whatever you want ... -
The Storyteller – GUEST POST by R. R. Virdi (THE FIRST BINDING)
The Storyteller by R.R. Virdi What inspired me in part for Tales of Tremaine was learning how Tolkien wanted to create a new mythology for ... -
How to Balance Series Ambitions with Standalone Stories: Guest Post by Dan Moren (THE NOVA INCIDENT)
How to Balance Series Ambitions with Standalone Stories by Dan Moren Writing a series is a dangerous business. Sure, it might seem like great fun to ...
