One King To Rule Them All
A. J. Zaethe
Founding Fathers Or Mothers Hope you have been practicing your John Hancocks, because you are about to become a founding father or mother. I am certain that most of you…
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The Last Hurrah: A Farewell to Fantasy Faction
Amy Rose Davis
It is with a heavy heart that I write this, my final post for Fantasy-Faction. After much deliberation and consideration, I’ve come to the realization that in order to properly…
When Nice Girls Write Dark Fantasy
Ashley Barnard
I’m a nice girl. A very nice girl. I’ve been told many times that I am the nicest person so-and-so has ever met. And happy too! I sing Broadway show…
Something Is Wrong In Fantasy
Lady Rosalie Skinner
Something is blurring the focus in Fantasy. Did that get your attention? Fantasy is great. There is nothing wrong with the genre, but as aspiring authors, we need to realize…
The Fantasy Feminist – Part 4
A comment from AE Marling on one of my recent blog posts about feminism in fantasy triggered some thoughts about another approach to bringing a feminist touch to our works—namely,…
Why World Build?
Keeping It Real There is no wrong way to build a world, but there are factors of believability. A world should always be built to be believable, unless of course…
THE FANTASY FEMINIST: PART 3
I have two apologies to make to Fantasy Faction readers. First, I apologize for my last article. I sort of phoned that one in. I realized it after I re-read…
Where. R. U? – Creating a Fantasy World
Where. R. U? A dream? A fantasy? Both? Alice fell. Through shadow…and flame. Wait. That was Gandalf. But she did fall, and she did face the trials of another world.…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Paths
Jennie Ivins
Welcome back writers and readers! Last month was busy wasn’t it? Here at Fantasy-Faction we saw the last day of our Anthology Contest come and go. Amazingly, we received 1,734…
The Fantasy Feminist: Part 2
I talked last week about what makes a strong character in general, but this week I want to be more specific about the kind of female characters I think we…
In a Minute – The Delicate Art of Procrastination
Sandra Norval
Before I start on this month’s article, I’m just going to tell you about this. I simply can’t sit down to write until I’ve checked my Facebook and Twitter accounts,…
The Fantasy Feminist
In my last article, I mentioned that I needed some more ideas for my next several columns, and once again, Fantasy-Faction readers came through for me! I’m starting with a…