NaNoWriMo 2019: My Personal Experience – Part One
S. H. Paulus
As I am writing this, I am feeling completely burned out. My hair is a mess (is that another silver strand sprouting up?!), my eyes are puffy and twitchy, dark…
Smoke and Stone by Michael R. Fletcher
L. A. Young
Smoke and Stone is a grimdark story about two young people who live at opposite ends of their caste system. Both believe one of the gods has chosen them to…
Scion RPG 2nd Edition Review – Part Two – Scion: Hero
Richard Marpole
Okay, round two of my review of Scion—the RPG from the good folks at Onyx Path that lets you play the children of mythological gods in a modern world. Check…
An Introduction to Xianxia: LitRPG’s Redheaded Stepsister
JC Kang
The most widely read fantasy story in history is not George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire, nor even JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings. That honor belongs…
Help Us Pick 2019’s Best Fantasy Books
Jennie Ivins
Hello Factioners! It’s time to start making our Best Fantasy Books of 2019 list! You can nominate as many books as you like. They must be full length novels, and…
On the Importance of Critique Groups
Kellie Doherty
Writing can be—and often is—a solitary journey. The stereotypical and sometimes romantic notion of a writer alone in a room penning the next great novel does stem from truth. Most…
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
From the listless repose of the place, and the peculiar character of its inhabitants, who are descendants from the original Dutch settlers, this sequestered glen has long been known by…
Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #5: Next Five Fall
Geoff Matthews
* Disclaimer * Writing and reading are subjective arts. What some folks will absolutely love, others will dislike. It is a bit like Marmite in the UK—normal people dislike it…
‘Salem’s Lot by Stephen King
Toby Frost
Novelist Ben Mears returns to his hometown of ‘Salem’s Lot after the death of his wife. He becomes part of local life and begins a new relationship, but things are…
Scion RPG 2nd Edition Review – Part One – Scion: Origin
Scion is an urban fantasy roleplaying game (RPG) of a very particular sort and one that’s likely to appeal to fans of fantasy fiction. It’s not about secretive societies of…
Rosewater by Tade Thompson
The description of Rosewater sounds more like a thriller than a science fiction novel, and that is one of the many appeals surrounding this novel. A government agent with a…
Fierce Fantasy Night – Writing Panel Recap
Jessica Juby
Living in a mostly rural area, I get few opportunities to attend book signings. For the big names, you can guarantee you’ve got to travel to London, but when my…