A Toast To Fantasy Romance – Guest Blog by Anna Kashina
Anna Kashina
Fantasy-Faction is delighted to announce that Angry Robot is due to publish Ironbloods, a new fantasy romance series from Anna Kashina, next year! The first novel in the series, Shadowblade,…
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Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #4: Another Five Fall
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…
The Midderlands – OSR Setting Mega Review
Richard Marpole
This review includes The Midderlands, The Midderlands Expanded and the Midderlands GM Screen created by Glynn Seal, Edwin Nagy and Mark Nolan of MonkeyBlood Design. Disclaimer: I bought a copy…
Terry Pratchett and the Fantastical Power of Similes
Emma Rose Hollands
Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series is celebrated by fantasy readers around the world for its wit, humour, and worldbuilding. Those who enjoy the series, myself included, cannot deny the vividness of…
Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #4: Fall of the Second Five
* 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…
It’s Agent Week!
UPDATE: Agent week is over! Thanks to our awesome agents and factioners for making it a huge success! Head over to our Facebook group to read all the questions and…
Critical Role Is A Natural 20 Of A Good Time
Kellie Doherty
“How do you want to do this?” is a phrase that’s branded on t-shirts and hoodies, stickers and scarves. It’s hinted at around gaming tables, talked about on the Internet,…
Character Development: Character Death and the Ultimate Sacrifice
Carlyn Atkinson
Killing a character in your novel is a tried and true method for advancing your plot. Allegiances are torn, revenge is sought, kingdoms fall apart. Character death feels as essential…
Chasing Graves by Ben Galley – Cover Reveal & Guest Blog
Ben Galley
I’m a firm believer that cover art is part and parcel of the book – conjoined twins impossible to separate. The cover plays an important role. It represents the words…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Maiden, Mother, Crone
Xiagan
The depiction of women in fantasy is a controversial, fascinating, and ongoing topic. This month we had our entrants write a story about women. Specifically, we wanted a story with…
Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #4: The Fall of the First Five
* 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…
Fantasy Worldbuilding: From the Bottom Up – Guest Blog by Cameron Johnston
Cameron Johnston
Falling down wiki-holes of research in the cause of plausible worldbuilding, and why magic shit is such an important resource. We’ve all seen those hefty articles on building fantasy worlds,…