An Introduction to Manga
Paul Wiseall
When you think of comics it seems normal in the Western world for minds to jump to the likes of Spider-man and Batman. In fact, these days characters like the…
May 2011
Writer’s Den: Developing Supporting Characters
Thomas A. Knight
No matter what genre you write in, or what kind of book you’re planning, inevitably the story will touch more than just your protagonist and antagonist. These supporting characters are…
Magic In Fantasy: An Introduction
Leo Elijah Cristea
Magic has been around since the dawn of fantasy: in fact, much of what makes fantasy “fantasy” is the magic that permeates the genre. Even throughout worlds and stories veering…
Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce
Chelsea Haller
After reading Tamora Pierce’s most recent book Tortall and Other Lands: A Collection of Tales, I wanted to reread her other pieces. Of course that means starting at the beginning…
Strengthen Your Voice
Amy Rose Davis
Rosalie Skinner posted a great article several weeks ago about what agents and editors hate to see in manuscripts. One of the things the agents mentioned was passive voice. Passive…
Neil Gaiman Spotlight
I’ll try to keep this spoiler free but WOW! Did you watch Doctor Who night? Whattan episode! You know in the series trailer where the voice says, “Fear me, I’ve…
Revisions – Part Two: The Three Step Process
Daniel D Jones
In my last article, we took a broad look at the subject of revision. I began by delivering the bad news: finishing the first draft is the easy part –…
Wanted: Assistant Editor for Fantasy-Faction
Overlord
Fantasy-Faction.com has been open just six months…hard to believe isn’t it? Much to our delight, Fantasy-Faction was able to attract 33 staff members within the first three months; an incredible…
Kraken: An Anatomy by China Miéville
Chloe Smith
They say there are no new stories, just tropes, myths and archetypes that appear over and over again in different guises. This is, perhaps, especially the case in genres such…
The Steel Remains by Richard K. Morgan
Alister Davison
Now that I’ve got my breath back, I’ll begin. I’ve read a couple of Richard Morgan’s science fiction novels, so I was looking forward to The Steel Remains, his first…
Purple and Black by K. J. Parker
Khaldun
Subterranean Press recently announced a new novella from K. J. Parker, the enigmatic author of The Company and The Engineer Trilogy. As with all Subterranean Press Novella’s these were limited,…
Coyote Trilogy by Allen Steele
Jo Warne
Coyote: A Novel of Interstellar Exploration (Book 1) Synopsis: Coyote is an astonishing discovery, a habitable moon in a solar system 40-odd light years from Earth. A despotic post-US government…