The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett
Jennie Ivins
To Arlen the night was a thing to be feared. In his world things didn’t just lurk in the night, they owned it. The only safe place to be when…
Disney Parents: Dead Mothers and Absent Fathers
Amy Rose Davis
Quick, think of an animated Disney movie that features a hero or heroine with two parents who are alive and present in the main character’s life for the entire movie.…
Fantasy Book Club – December 2011: Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick
Overlord
Well guys, you are in for a treat this month! Fantasy-Factioners have spoken and we will be reading Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick for December’s Book Club. I’ve actually read…
The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson
Chelsea Haller
The Mistborn Trilogy has become a firm favourite with fantasy fans the world over. The imagination that Sanderson brought to the series, his skill at marshalling epic storylines and dramatic…
Virus Day!
As some of you may have noticed over the last few days, we’ve had a major malware infection. This wasn’t actually our fault so much. What happened is a third…
Horn by Peter M. Ball
Paolo Chikiamco
Unicorns. They’re a staple of the fantasy genre, and while there are many works that treat the unicorn with respect, they are also regularly dismissed in popular culture as being…
One Salt Sea by Seanan McGuire
Kit
This entire escapade was breaking several rules of life in the mortal world, chief among them the injunction to never, ever go out in public without wearing a human disguise.…
Marketing for the Broke Author
Ashley Barnard
Starting when I was about twelve and ending just a few years ago, I wished on many stars, pennies in fountains and birthday candles to be a published writer. I…
The Kobalos Trilogy by Ty Johnston
Jesse Flohrs
Kron Darkbow seeks vengeance, and he plans to have it no matter the costs. Returning to the city of his birth after 15 years, he hunts down the wizard responsible…
Avoiding the “Instabond”
Making Your Characters Fall In Love on the Page Last week, I got a little wordy talking about things to remember when creating compelling romantic relationships on the page, and…
Nights of Villjamur by Mark Charan Newton
If you didn’t live through the Golden Age of Speculative Fiction (I didn’t) and haven’t gone back and read some of the fantastic 1930’s-1950’s novels (I have), you are certainly…
Writing Fantasy Gender Stereotypes – Part Two: Writing the Opposite Gender
Faith M. Boughan
This is Part Two of a series on Writing Fantasy Gender Stereotypes. If you missed Part One you can read it here. This past July, I attended Polaris, a sci-fi…