A Message From The Staff
Jennie Ivins
Merry Christmas Factioners! We at Fantasy-Faction wish you all the best this holiday season! And whether you are celebrating today or not, you can spread good cheer to your favorite…
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Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #4: The Final Five and Our Finalist
Geoff Matthews
* Disclaimer * Writing and reading are subjective arts. What some folks will absolutely love, others will dislike. It is a bit like Marmite in the UK – normal people…
5 Supernatural Tales to Scare Away the Christmas Cheer
Emma Rose Hollands
What’s better than roasting chestnuts on an open fire? How about reading a novel to send shivers up your spine? The holiday season is almost upon us, and it’s high…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Magic and Technology
Xiagan
This month we had our entrants write a story in a world where traditional fantasy with magic and science fictional technology coexist. Or meet. Or clash. Or fight. There are…
Help Us Choose the Best Fantasy Novel of 2018!
EDIT: Nominations are in! Our winner will be announced soon! – – – Greeting Factioners! If you are in the US, Happy Thanksgiving! If you are not, happy Thursday! But…
Character Development: Writing Realistic Personalities & Flaws
Carlyn Atkinson
This is the second article in our Character Development series. Click here to read the first article: Character Death and the Ultimate Sacrifice. In writing a novel, many authors are…
The Lore of Prometheus by Graham Austin-King – Cover Reveal & Excerpt!
Those of you who are new to Fantasy-Faction may not know this, but I love SFF art, and am particularly found of book cover art. It won’t be a surprise…
Editing Your Writing
Toby Frost
Editing is, in a way, the less fun counterpart to writing a novel. However, in writing fiction, the devil often is in the details, and a good edit can make…
A Newbie’s First SFF Con: AKA BristolCon Confidential
Richard Marpole
I didn’t intend to write this article. I didn’t prepare for it, make any notes for it or believe that I was going to be submitting anything but reviews to…
Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #4: The Last Five Fall
* Disclaimer * Writing and reading are subjective arts. What some folks will absolutely love, others will dislike. It is a bit like Marmite in the UK – normal people…
The Many Faces of The Headless Horseman
S. H. Paulus
One of the most prominent creatures in both Western and European folktales is the headless horseman and can be dated as far back as the mediaeval times within Celtic folklore.…
Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #4: Five More Fall
* Disclaimer * Writing and reading are subjective arts. What some folks will absolutely love, others will dislike. It is a bit like Marmite in the UK – normal people…