There’s a strong element of ‘write what you know’ as well. I read a lot of fantasy and I connect with it, so it feels perfectly natural for me to write it. I think ... Continue reading →
Today we're doing a spin on our New, Soon, & Classic series today, and shining the spotlight on Terry Brooks, one of the unequivocal masters of modern fantasy whose new series released yesterday. We're ... Continue reading →
For Banned Book Week 2009, #1 New York TImes bestselling author Patricia C. Wrede published a speech she had given about book banning several years earlier. Naturally, this text supported the importance of fiction in ... Continue reading →
“People often ask me if it was difficult to switch from writing about faeries to writing about vampires,” wrote Julie Kagawa, author of the fairy series The Iron Fey and a brand new series ... Continue reading →
“I chose to write about fairies with an I because it’s a more standard spelling,” said Malinda Lo, author of award-winning fantasy novels for young adults, Ash and Huntress. “It is less exotic than faeries with an E. (This ... Continue reading →
When asked why she writes fantasy, Carrie Jones, author of Endure, the fourth and final book in the New York Times bestselling Need series lays all the blame at Bigfoot’s feet. “I wanted to find ... Continue reading →
“Something is up with fantasy,” said New York Times-bestselling author Lev Grossman on his blog in November of 2011, “I feel like the zeitgeist is taking an interest in it. Like the Great Lidless Eye ... Continue reading →
It’s easy to see what Tiffany Trent, author of the Hallowmere series loves about the Fey. So many writers and readers are intrigued by the possibility of what might be, of the barely visible. ... Continue reading →
“I can’t remember how I first became interested in faeries,” muses Janni Lee Simner, author of Bones of Faerie (Random House, 2009), the first in a trilogy. “What I do remember is that I latched on ... Continue reading →
“The entire book started with the single sentence: ‘The fairies flew on wires despite their tendency to get tangled together,’” explains Lisa Mantchev, author of the Théâtre Illuminata series: Eyes Like Stars, Perchance to ... Continue reading →
There’s a strong element of ‘write what you know’ as well. I read a lot of fantasy and I connect with it, so it feels perfectly natural for me to write it. I think ... 
Today we're doing a spin on our New, Soon, & Classic series today, and shining the spotlight on Terry Brooks, one of the unequivocal masters of modern fantasy whose new series released yesterday. We're ... 
For Banned Book Week 2009, #1 New York TImes bestselling author Patricia C. Wrede published a speech she had given about book banning several years earlier. Naturally, this text supported the importance of fiction in ... 
“People often ask me if it was difficult to switch from writing about faeries to writing about vampires,” wrote Julie Kagawa, author of the fairy series The Iron Fey and a brand new series ... 
“I chose to write about fairies with an I because it’s a more standard spelling,” said Malinda Lo, author of award-winning fantasy novels for young adults, Ash and Huntress. “It is less exotic than faeries with an E. (This ... 
When asked why she writes fantasy, Carrie Jones, author of Endure, the fourth and final book in the New York Times bestselling Need series lays all the blame at Bigfoot’s feet. “I wanted to find ... 
“Something is up with fantasy,” said New York Times-bestselling author Lev Grossman on his blog in November of 2011, “I feel like the zeitgeist is taking an interest in it. Like the Great Lidless Eye ... 
It’s easy to see what Tiffany Trent, author of the Hallowmere series loves about the Fey. So many writers and readers are intrigued by the possibility of what might be, of the barely visible. ... 
“I can’t remember how I first became interested in faeries,” muses Janni Lee Simner, author of Bones of Faerie (Random House, 2009), the first in a trilogy. “What I do remember is that I latched on ... 
“The entire book started with the single sentence: ‘The fairies flew on wires despite their tendency to get tangled together,’” explains Lisa Mantchev, author of the Théâtre Illuminata series: Eyes Like Stars, Perchance to ...