Don’t Show, Don’t Tell – Guest Blog by K. C. Alexander
K. C. Alexander
We’ve heard it, right: “show, don’t tell.” A four-word reminder to make sure your work is rich with description, follow-through, actions rather than (in a non-literal sense) words. But what…
Big Fish & Begonia – Movie Review
Malcolm Pope
So apparently China is making big animated movies now? Good on them. No seriously, that wasn’t sarcasm. Good on them. The more different animations out there the better. Especially if…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Regret and Redemption
Xiagan
Your main character (MC) did something, planned or by accident, and it went terribly wrong. Life is now constant regret. Do they want to correct it? Is it even possible?…
Brett A. Brooks Interview
Joshua Robertson
Brett A. Brooks has long been involved in both the comic and gaming world. He has written comics for both Dark Horse and Tekno Comics, as well as working on…
Red Season Rising by Dominick Murray – Cover Reveal
Dominick Murray
I’m so excited to finally reveal the new cover for Red Season Rising. I’ve been sitting on this cover image for a few weeks, and I’m telling you, it has…
10 Science Fiction Books and Series’ that Made Me: Guest Blog by Cameron Johnston
Cameron Johnston
Angry Robot is proud to announce another new addition to their ever-growing robot army: our own Fantasy-Faction forum-ite Cameron Johnston! His debut publication will arrive in June 2018 and we…
A War in Crimson Embers by Alex Marshall
Eric Christensen
A War in Crimson Embers is the third and final book in Marshall’s Crimson Empire trilogy that began with A Crown for Cold Silver. What started as a revenge tale…
Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #3: The Fifth Five Fall
James Latimer
The Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off officially began on July 1st! In case you missed it, here’s what Fantasy-Faction has posted so far. Our Announcement Introducing Round One Cover Contest Winners First…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Story Generator
This month’s stories were all crafted using the Official Bea and Xia Story Generator™. Rules: 1. Entrants must go to Roll Dice Online. Choose number of sides 5; number of…
Tough Travels: Snarky Sidekicks
Laura M. Hughes
This is not an April Fools’ Day trick. Tough Travelling is back! Since April, at the start of every month Fantasy-Faction has led you (yes, YOU!) on a tour of…
The Empire Trilogy by Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts – Spoiler Free Series Review
Pippa
The Empire Trilogy is a collaborative political fantasy series by the American writers Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts. It is also a part of the larger Riftwar series by…
Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski
Amy Zinger
Although The Witcher series had been on my to-read list for years, I didn’t actually get around to it until I spent a bit too much time on YouTube one…