Balticon 2012 Review
Jennie Ivins
On Friday May 25th, I pulled up to the Baltimore Marriott, ready to begin my first vacation in almost six years. But even the excitement of being ‘kidless’ for three…
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In the Face of Adversity: When Loved Ones Don’t Love Your Book
Ashley Barnard
About fifteen years ago, I sent my mom a copy of my manuscript – my very first novel. It was 973 pages long, and was, looking back, pretty much a…
Brandon Sanderson’s Self-Publishing & Small Press Releases
Overlord
I woke up this morning to find an interesting post on the Fantasy-Faction Forums. It was by a gentleman who was going to be self-publishing a number of titles and…
The Man Who Thought He Was King
Yesterday night over 1,350 people visited a thread on Fantasy-Faction by a self-published author named M. R. Mathias. I hate to further bring attention to what has since been called:…
How to Create a Promotional Trailer for Your Book
Tegan Beechey
Today I am here to share some of the lessons I have learned while creating a book trailer for my novel, Firedust. While I would like to tell you that…
The Dying Earth by Jack Vance
Nyki Blatchley
Fantasy authors who want to get away from familiar contemporary or historical surroundings have various broad types of setting to choose from. They can create a fictional prehistory, as both…
Fantasy-Faction World Tour of Wonderment: The Philippines – Part Two
Paolo Chikiamco
Welcome to part two of the Fantasy Faction World Tour of Wonderment: The Philippines! If you missed part one, you can read it here. In this installment, we will look…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Luck
Hello everyone! I’m a little late with my article this month. I blame April. It didn’t give me adequate notice it was ending until May had already begun. Anyway, lots…
Fantasy-Faction World Tour of Wonderment: The Philippines – Part One
Welcome back to the Fantasy-Faction World Tour of Wonderment! This is where we shine the spotlight on different parts of the world and their unique contributions to and traditions of…
The City’s Son Cover Reveal
It’s not often that you read a book and feel sorry for the publishers, but that happened to me with Tom Pollock’s novel, The City’s Son. Oh, it wasn’t bad;…
Disability and Imperfect People in Fantasy
Leo Elijah Cristea
A couple of days ago, Elspeth Cooper guest blogged at Bookworm Blues about a running theme in Songs of the Earth, the first in a fantasy series that has been…
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As you know, Fantasy-Faction is a not for profit website. For the past year we have been releasing articles, reviews and interviews each and every day. In total we now…