Category: fantasy
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Some Books I Read this Year: Will I Continue Reading These Fantasy Authors?
2020, a unique year in Earth history, had one silver lining for me. While I’ve had to wear a mask for most of this year and I’ve had some friends and family suffer from COVID-19, this year provided some great fantasy reads. And if there was ever a year I needed to escape through reading,…
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Friday’s Findings
It’s hard to believe almost a year ago I attended my first Imaginarium conference. This event brings together writers and editors of science fiction, fantasy, horror and other genres that fit into the “speculative fiction” category. Imaginarium offers workshops on honing the fiction writing craft and marketing a writer’s products This year, due to COVID-19,…
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MY FAVORITE SF&F SHOWS, PART 5
Even though I should be writing, I couldn’t help but binge-watch these shows. Here are some I’ve watched in the past few weeks: His Dark Materials I’ve read the His Dark Materials trilogy a few times and watched the 2007 movie, The Golden Compass. Now HBO has made it a series and covers the first…
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Some good Storytelling advice
Sometimes, I go see a movie by myself. John Carter of Mars was one of them. I had read the book and was looking forward to watching the film. After sitting down in the theatre by myself, popcorn and soda in hand, I watched the previews. Then the featured movie lit up the screen. Even…
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A Look at Tolkien’s Ten Tips for Writers
I read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings years before the movies made them more well-known. Even though one part of me is happy Frodo, Gandalf and Gollum are now household names, the other part of me misses not having to share them with the rest of the world. Just the other day…
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MY FAVORITE SF&F SHOWS, PART 4
Even though I am fortunate enough to be working full time during this quarantine, I am not doing much after work except for grocery shopping. So I’ve been binging on these shows: Locke & Key Based on the graphic novels of the same name, a family moves back to a town where their ancestors are…
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Friday’s Findings
Two days ago, I engaged in a Skype call with an illustrator who specializes in book covers for science fiction and fantasy novels. While we were on the call, he produced a rough sketch of what will become the cover of my current WIP novel, Oblivion’s Hope. Yesterday, he sent me the first draft. I’m…
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Author Interview: Willem Neill
Willem Neill, who hails from the city of Brisbane in Australia, just published his debut fantasy novel, Embered Soul. I’m currently reading it and enjoying it thoroughly. Thanks, Willem, for participating in my Author Interview series. How did you decide to become an author? I’ve always harboured a vivid imagination and a desire to escape…
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Author Interview: Kyle Alexander Romines
Although we live in the same city, Kyle and I have never had the chance to meet in person. He’s a prolific writer and I’ve read a couple of his fantasy, horror and science fiction books. I’m honored he responded to an interview for my blog. Check out his Amazon Author page. How did you…
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