13 Minutes by Sarah Pinborough
Jonathan Thornton
“People so often try and make themselves look good when they lie. That, however, should never be the point. The point should be to distract from the truth. Whether you…
Is Fantasy for Gardeners?
Stephen Deas
At some convention in the distant past on some panel about something or other, someone once asked me whether I was an architect or a gardener. I had really no…
The Endless Journey
Aaron Miles
I recently began reading The Complete Chronicles of Conan Centenary Edition by Robert E. Howard, this weighty tome may well require the strength of a barbarian to lift it, such…
Apocalypse how? Vehicle modding inspiration for the end times
Matt Hill
In my new novel Graft, the Britain of 2025 has all but collapsed. Up in lawless Manchester, local mechanic Sol props up his workshop business by stealing cars and scavenging…
Dragon Hunters by Marc Turner
Overlord
The first book in Marc Turner’s Chronicles of Exile series, When The Heavens Fall, got an array of positive reviews when it was released in 2015. We found it to…
Writing Multi-Layered Narratives
Adam Christopher
Ideas Are Easy There’s a joke about writers: never ask them where they get their ideas from. The question might be met with a roll of the eyes, and the…
Outlining With Scrivener
Adrian Faulkner
If you write fantasy then no doubt you will have heard of the writing software, Scrivener. Many writers – both those working toward publication and those who’ve been published many…
The Passage Readalong: Introduction
The Passage is just 99p on the Amazon Kindle to encourage you guys to join our readalong! Click here to pick it up if you are in the UK! A…
Music To Write Science Fiction By
Matthew De Abaitua
I listen to music when I write. For each novel, I make a playlist lasting up to twelve hours, and then listen to it repeatedly throughout composition. In the case…
Hidden Treasures: The Heir to the North by Steven Poore
A.F.E. Smith
Hidden Treasures – A series that reviews small press and digital-first fantasy works. “I will not rest until I have broken the curse Malessar has set upon Caenthell. Whether it…
3 More Things Fantasy Can’t Get Right With Combat…
Trent Cannon
A few weeks ago I told you the story of Chet MacGuffin, a young man chosen by destiny to overthrow the evil that has oppressed the kingdom for years now…
Snakewood by Adrian Selby
Snakewood is one of those books that will have plenty of fans and plenty of haters too. When an author tries to do something unique or far-reaching it will either…