Jeremy Tarr Interview
Chelsea Haller
Jeremy Tarr, author of the debut book (S)mythology, came to Sacramento, CA and Davis, CA on July 30. But, before he sat and answered questions about his book for the…
Reviews of SF/F Movies 2011
Overlord
Well, working for Fantasy-Faction is a tough, tough job. Not only do I have to read tons upon tons of fantasy novels, but I also made a pledge to play…
Mark Charan Newton Interview
Leo Elijah Cristea
Mark Charan Newton, author of the Legends of the Red Sun series—presently Nights of Villjamur, City of Ruin, and The Book of Transformations—isn’t your typical fantasy writer. In fact, buying…
Rhythm and Time – Part 5: The Rests
Amy Rose Davis
You can read the rest of this series here: Part 1: Give Your Writing a Beat of Its Own Part 2: Add a Little Harmony with Adjectives Part 3: Dialogue…
Elric of Melniboné by Michael Moorcock
Elric. The name is legendary. Even those who don’t really touch fantasy tend to know the name Elric or at very least Stormbringer. Those older will know the name Moorcock…
The Case of the Capital in Fantasy
Lady Rosalie Skinner
When going through the final edit of a galley, the tension mounts. This is the last opportunity to make changes, fix rogue quotation marks, commas and capitals. It is during…
San Diego Comicon 2011
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
Comicon. The word invokes the image of vast masses of comic nerds and SFF geeks as they all perform the annual migration to San Diego to commune with others of…
Movie Adaptations: Is the film version ever allowed to best the novel?
Ashley Barnard
Up until a few years ago I was one of many book lovers who firmly believed it’s virtually impossible for a film adaptation to be better than the novel it’s…
Jon Sprunk Interview
Jon Sprunk, author of the Shadow Saga—presently Shadow’s Son, Shadow’s Lure and the upcoming Shadow’s Master (slated for 2012)—is one of the latest writers to really sink his teeth into…
The Crystal Shard by R. A. Salvatore
ChrisMB
Come gather ‘round Hardy people of the internets And listen to my look back to a tale of heroes bold And grand deeds told From the Tyrant of Icewind Dale…
Middles – Part 3: The Meandering Middle
You can read the rest of this series here: Part 1: Mushy Middle Syndrome Part 2: Propel Yourself into the Middle We fantasy enthusiasts are a funny lot. We’ll put…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Storms
Jennie Ivins
Some of you may not know this, but along with Fantasy-Faction being an awesome site for readers of fantasy, we also house a growing collection of published and aspiring authors.…