Category: fantasy
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Science Fiction & Fantasy I’ve Read Lately
Let’s talk about three recent speculative fiction releases, one fantasy, one science fiction, and one dark academia.
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Writing Advice from Brandon Sanderson
Witness a dramatic fantasy landscape come to life in this atmospheric artwork inspired by classic epic fantasy covers.
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Writing Advice from James Islington
Unlock powerful writing insights from bestselling fantasy author James Islington.
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Friday’s Findings: What’s Scaring Me This Halloween
Last year I read Edgar Allen Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher during the Halloween season and it was so much fun I decided to read something scary every October. This year, I decided to read Crumb Hill. Here are my thoughts on this creepy tome: Crumb Hill: A Town History by Ethan…
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My Favorite SF&F Shows, Part 9
The Addams Family and the Alien movies have both been around for decades. These days, these two franchises have offered up their latest 21st century versions on the screen, and here are my thoughts. Wednesday Available on Netflix In season 2 of Wednesday, Wednesday Addams uses her psychic abilities to solve the mystery of the…
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Science Fiction & Fantasy I’ve Read Lately
Somewhere between my third alien invasion and second time-traveling romance, it hit me: I’d been devouring science fiction all year without stopping to process the journey. So, I decided to excavate my reading pile and see what patterns emerged from the wreckage. Here are my thoughts on some recent speculative fiction reading I’ve done: A…
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Friday’s Findings: Should You Add a Prologue?
Five years ago, I did a series called Writing Style Outcasts. It’s been a while since I’ve talked about one of these misfits of grammar. I’ve discovered the question is not why shouldn’t I use them but is when to use them. I’d like to add prologues to these misfits of the writing craft. A…
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Should You Bundle Your Books?
For the past few months, I had been playing with the idea of bundling the books in my Consortium series I’ve written so far. I had already bought a pre-made cover from bookcoverzone.com, so I thought ‘what the heck.’ It’s gone more smoothly than I thought possible. One thing I’ve done is put the book…
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Fridays Findings: My Top Five Reads This Year
Wow. I’ve read so many great books this year. It was hard willowing my top five list down, but here they are. I’ve reprinted my original reviews here. In no particular order, I present my top five favorite reads for 2024: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin literary fiction, friendship fiction Most of us…
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