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The human’s struggle against their self, against their inner demons, can significantly amplify the dread of an external threat in a story. After all, the only…
Escapism is treated like a dirty word, and it’s smeared liberally over anything that falls into a clear genre. The good news is, that word shouldn’t…
Although science fiction and fantasy have many common tropes within their broad umbrellas, they differ dramatically. What I hope to do, in this week’s article, is…
Faith is grounds for solace and conflict, healing and harm, enlightenment and ignorance. It’s an essential element in fantasy, science fiction, and other kinds of speculative…
Who doesn’t love a good fairy tale? Simple, classic, and inspiring, they’re the foundation of a child’s daydreams, and three or four are the basis of…
So, you want to make a map. You aren’t a cartographer, and you’re a little nervous – excited, but nervous. Is this something you can mess…
If you’re writing any flavor of fantasy fiction, you’re probably employing some sort of magical systems. However, it’s easy to get carried away with all the…
Last week, I presented a webinar for an online science fiction and fantasy writers conference. My topic was character development, and I had fun exploring the…
Making the strange familiar and the familiar strange.Novalis Applied to poetry, surrealism, cultural anthropology, and many other arts and sciences, this quote encapsulates a writer’s aim…