The wonderful Catherynne M. Valente on embracing her true identity as a fantasy writer: · Excerpt · When I wrote my first novel, The Labyrinth, it honestly never occurred to me that I wasn’t a ... Continue reading →
D. M. Andrews, author and self-publication promoter, discusses the importance, not only of through world building (as we have highlighted before here on FairyRoom), but of pulling mythic and symbolic memory from this world, ... Continue reading →
Howard Andrew Jones, author of the acclaimed The Desert Souls, managing editor of Black Gate magazine, and creative writing instructor, believes in heroes. In an increasingly cynical world, he argues in the article excerpted below, they are more ... Continue reading →
R. Scott Bakker, both a fantasy author and a scholar with a masters in literary criticism, is known for his analysis of the fantasy genre and its importance in the lives of its readers. ... Continue reading →
Part of the success in world-building is the plausibility. A couple of months ago, we brought up the way that small details can richly layer fantasy fiction world-building. We are certainly not the first ... Continue reading →
In 2005, Terry Brooks, literary giant of the Fantastic realm, wrote a piece for Amazon Shorts on the importance of the genre, touching upon how much careful consideration goes into making the make-believe believable. ... Continue reading →
“Genre fiction in general, and fantasy literature in particular, is the only contemporary literature in which characters can act honourably, without irony,” wrote Violette Malan on her blog earlier this month. Malan is the ... Continue reading →
“Yes, there is a heap of terrible fantasy writing out there (as well as any other genre, I should point out),” said Natania Barron in her blog post, ‘In Defense of Fantasy – Or ... Continue reading →
We are a few days into Banned Books Week, an annual awareness campaign that celebrates the freedom to read and draws attention to banned and challenged books led by the American Library Association. Fantasy books are regularly in the top ten ... Continue reading →
Congratulations to Roberta Trahan, whose debut novel, The Well of Tears came out yesterday! In honor of its release, we're featuring Trahan's story of how myths and legends inspired her to write about the ... Continue reading →
The wonderful Catherynne M. Valente on embracing her true identity as a fantasy writer: · Excerpt · When I wrote my first novel, The Labyrinth, it honestly never occurred to me that I wasn’t a ... 
D. M. Andrews, author and self-publication promoter, discusses the importance, not only of through world building (as we have highlighted before here on FairyRoom), but of pulling mythic and symbolic memory from this world, ... 
Howard Andrew Jones, author of the acclaimed The Desert Souls, managing editor of Black Gate magazine, and creative writing instructor, believes in heroes. In an increasingly cynical world, he argues in the article excerpted below, they are more ... 
R. Scott Bakker, both a fantasy author and a scholar with a masters in literary criticism, is known for his analysis of the fantasy genre and its importance in the lives of its readers. ... 
Part of the success in world-building is the plausibility. A couple of months ago, we brought up the way that small details can richly layer fantasy fiction world-building. We are certainly not the first ... 
In 2005, Terry Brooks, literary giant of the Fantastic realm, wrote a piece for Amazon Shorts on the importance of the genre, touching upon how much careful consideration goes into making the make-believe believable. ... 
“Genre fiction in general, and fantasy literature in particular, is the only contemporary literature in which characters can act honourably, without irony,” wrote Violette Malan on her blog earlier this month. Malan is the ... 
“Yes, there is a heap of terrible fantasy writing out there (as well as any other genre, I should point out),” said Natania Barron in her blog post, ‘In Defense of Fantasy – Or ... 
We are a few days into Banned Books Week, an annual awareness campaign that celebrates the freedom to read and draws attention to banned and challenged books led by the American Library Association. Fantasy books are regularly in the top ten ... 
Congratulations to Roberta Trahan, whose debut novel, The Well of Tears came out yesterday! In honor of its release, we're featuring Trahan's story of how myths and legends inspired her to write about the ...