Embassytown by China Miéville
Max Edwards
My goodness gracious me is there a lot to get through your poor little brain in this book. From the great literary mind of China Miéville, comes this romp through…
Story Structure – Part 2: Revisiting the Three-Act Structure
Amy Rose Davis
A few weeks ago, I started my discussion of story structure with a post about inciting incidents and beginnings and where those first turning points should come in a story.…
Fantasy Books We NEED Now
Overlord
Overlord’s Top 4 Fantasy Books We Need Right Now 2012/2013 seems a long way off, but I’m looking to it already…dreaming…wishing it would hurry the heck up!!! Some of the…
Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry
ChrisMB
If you ask any of my friends and family what my main interests have been for the last ten years, I guarantee that you would either hear “fantasy” or “zombies”…
An Introduction to Manga
Paul Wiseall
When you think of comics it seems normal in the Western world for minds to jump to the likes of Spider-man and Batman. In fact, these days characters like the…
Writer’s Den: Developing Supporting Characters
Thomas A. Knight
No matter what genre you write in, or what kind of book you’re planning, inevitably the story will touch more than just your protagonist and antagonist. These supporting characters are…
Magic In Fantasy: An Introduction
Leo Elijah Cristea
Magic has been around since the dawn of fantasy: in fact, much of what makes fantasy “fantasy” is the magic that permeates the genre. Even throughout worlds and stories veering…
Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce
Chelsea Haller
After reading Tamora Pierce’s most recent book Tortall and Other Lands: A Collection of Tales, I wanted to reread her other pieces. Of course that means starting at the beginning…
Strengthen Your Voice
Rosalie Skinner posted a great article several weeks ago about what agents and editors hate to see in manuscripts. One of the things the agents mentioned was passive voice. Passive…
Neil Gaiman Spotlight
I’ll try to keep this spoiler free but WOW! Did you watch Doctor Who night? Whattan episode! You know in the series trailer where the voice says, “Fear me, I’ve…
Revisions – Part Two: The Three Step Process
Daniel D Jones
In my last article, we took a broad look at the subject of revision. I began by delivering the bad news: finishing the first draft is the easy part –…
Wanted: Assistant Editor for Fantasy-Faction
Fantasy-Faction.com has been open just six months…hard to believe isn’t it? Much to our delight, Fantasy-Faction was able to attract 33 staff members within the first three months; an incredible…