How to Create a Promotional Trailer for Your Book
Tegan Beechey
Today I am here to share some of the lessons I have learned while creating a book trailer for my novel, Firedust. While I would like to tell you that…
The Double-Edged Sword by Sarah Silverwood
Overlord
Sarah Silverwood is actually a pseudonym; the author of The Double-Edged Sword’s real name is Sarah Pinborough. For anyone who hasn’t heard of Sarah Pinborough before, let me begin by…
The Dying Earth by Jack Vance
Nyki Blatchley
Fantasy authors who want to get away from familiar contemporary or historical surroundings have various broad types of setting to choose from. They can create a fictional prehistory, as both…
Literary Devices: Motif
Amy Rose Davis
If any of you follow my blog or know me on other social media (especially Facebook), you know that I’m a “yarnie”—that is, I’m addicted to yarn. I’ve had a…
Arsenic and Old Leaves: The Art of Poisoning Your Fantasy Characters – Part 2
Faith M. Boughan
If you missed part one of this series, you can check it out here. So… poisoned anyone lately? Based on the comments on Part One, it seems that subtle murder…
Fantasy-Faction World Tour of Wonderment: The Philippines – Part Two
Paolo Chikiamco
Welcome to part two of the Fantasy Faction World Tour of Wonderment: The Philippines! If you missed part one, you can read it here. In this installment, we will look…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Luck
Jennie Ivins
Hello everyone! I’m a little late with my article this month. I blame April. It didn’t give me adequate notice it was ending until May had already begun. Anyway, lots…
Literary Devices: Themes
As a fan of fantastic fiction, I’ve heard it all: Fantasy is for kids and nerds. Science fiction is for geeks. Speculative fiction isn’t deep enough—it has none of the…
Writer’s Den: Plotters vs. Pantsers
Thomas A. Knight
There are two types of writers in the world: those who plot out their writing, and those who write by the seat of their pants. Plotters and Pantsers. (Yeah, yeah,…
Irenicon by Aiden Harte
In the world that Irenicon is set, just after Jesus Christ was born, he was murdered. Torn from the arms of his mother, Mary, Jesus was killed by King Herod…
The Leaping by Tom Fletcher
Paul Wiseall
Synopsis in 200-ish words Like so many ex-students, Jack is currently working a crappy job while still trying to hold on to the kind of care-free life he enjoyed while…
Fantasy-Faction World Tour of Wonderment: The Philippines – Part One
Welcome back to the Fantasy-Faction World Tour of Wonderment! This is where we shine the spotlight on different parts of the world and their unique contributions to and traditions of…