Conan The Enigma
Jesse Flohrs
Greetings Faction Readers! I write to you tonight from my new home in Ontario, observing a curious local ritual this evening by which I spend my time chasing urchins, inexplicably…
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Top Scary Movies For Halloween 2011
Paul Wiseall
We here at Fantasy-Faction are getting excited about the coming Halloween celebrations and figure that there is no better way to get yourself in the mood for Halloween than with…
Get Ready For The Kitschies
Pornokitsch
This year marks the third year of The Kitschies. After two years of paddling around in the shallows, we’ve taken the plunge into deeper waters. For 2011, we’ve added more…
NY Comic Con 2011 Review
Jennie Ivins
So over the weekend, this happened: Where could I have possibly gone to see Mr. T, the Queen of Hearts, and Link hanging out as a group? New York Comic…
Written In Blood: A Look At Violence In Fantasy
The biggest fantasy series right now, and easily the biggest since J.R.R Tolkien first uttered “Hobbit,” is George R.R. Martin’ s A Song of Ice and Fire. From the Wall…
Fantasy-Faction World Tour of Wonderment: The Caribbean
Welcome back to the Fantasy-Faction World Tour of Wonderment where we aim to shine a spotlight on different parts of the world and their contributions to the fantasy genre. In…
Story Structure – Part 11: Climax and Denouement
Amy Rose Davis
You can read the rest of the Story Structure series here: Part 1 – Story Structure: Beginnings Part 2 – Revisiting the Three-Act Structure Part 3 – In the Beginning……
Writer’s Den: Using Feedback to Better Your Work
Thomas A. Knight
Writing a book is hard. Nobody told me this when I started writing my first novel. I went in blind thinking, “Hey, I can do this, it’s just words right?”…
Richard K. Morgan Tour Dates PLUS: Competition
Overlord
The Cold Commands, one of the most anticipated books in 2011, is nearly upon us. For anyone who didn’t read book one, The Steel Remains, you can read our review…
FantasyCon 2011 – Convention Review
By far the most anticipated event on a British fantasy fan’s calendar this year was FantasyCon 2011. Held in the Victorian city of Brighton and within a huge, huge hotel…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Water
Yet another month is behind us and October is officially here. Last month was a great month for writing on Fantasy-Faction. And next month promises to be even better! For…
Hayao Miyazaki: Worlds in Animation
David Carani
An Academy Award winning director and animator, Hayao Miyazaki has come to be known as the Walt Disney of Japan. In a country known for its animation, that’s quite a…