Kickstarter and Fantasy
Nicholas Schmiedicker
Fantasy is a genre that extends across mediums with artists of every ilk contributing and expanding it in their own ways to create a wonderful shared experience for the community.…
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Fantastical Creatures of Greco-Roman Mythology: The Myrmekes Indikoi (Indian Ant)
Faith M. Boughan
For the seventh instalment of this series on lesser known creatures and monsters of Greco-Roman mythology, we’re going to look at something really obscure. So obscure, in fact, that there…
New Harry Potter Film Announced
Overlord
Well, we all thought we’d heard the last of the wizarding world of Harry Potter – at least until the remakes (which probably won’t be too far away judging by…
The Wonderful Worlds of Diana Wynne Jones
Victoria Hooper
Diana Wynne Jones is one of my favourite writers. Her books are fondly remembered by generations of fantasy fans, and she has had a huge influence on many authors who…
Believable Fantasy Character Design
Ben Galley
Enter a man. He is tall, ruggedly handsome, a pinch over six foot, with eyes of swirling green and blue. His arms were toned and muscular, and there was a…
Small Press vs. Self-Publishing
Ashley Barnard
Given the choice, I feel safe in saying that the vast majority of writers would prefer to be published with a large publishing house, particularly after a bidding war that…
Writing Groups – Part Two
Adrian Faulkner
This is part two of our interview series on writing groups. If you missed part one, you can read it here. In my previous article we looked at how writing…
Dragons: Classifications
Leo Elijah Cristea
Last time we considered dragons as a general species, to introduce their role in fantasy fiction, giving introductory examples of their usual staging and appearances in the stories we relish.…
Monthly Short Story Winner: The Deep
Jennie Ivins
In this month’s short story contest, participants wrote us stories about ‘the deep’. There were a lot of great entries, but before we look at the winner, here is the…
Reflections on A Memory of Light
Zachary A. Matzo
Editor’s Note: This article DOES NOT contain any spoilers. And so it ends. Twenty-two years and over four million words later, I’ve finished A Memory of Light. The 14th and…
The Chaotic Champion – Part Seven: The King Hero
Nyki Blatchley
For nearly a thousand years, great authors and poets have written virtually uncountable quantities of words about King Arthur. Each has tried to sum up what was special about that…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Mazes
Welcome back to our monthly writing contest winner post. This month our contest participants wrote stories about mazes. There were a lot of great entries, but before we look at…