Category: Grimdark
10 Things Writers Don’t Know About the Woods
By Dan Koboldt It’s hard to put a number on how many books I’ve read that feature characters in the woods. Sometimes they’re fleeing, sometimes chasing, sometimes just looking for something to eat. As someone who spends a lot of time in the woods, I should tell you that most authors get it wrong. Here […]
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This article is part of the Science in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasy blog series. Each week, we tackle one of the scientific or technological concepts pervasive in sci-fi (space travel, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, etc.) with input from an expert. Read the full article at Dan Koboldt.
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Writing Your Fighting (the complete story)
Originally posted on Traveling Light:
Visit me at the Virtual Fantasy Con Sunday, Oct. 9 !! https://www.facebook.com/events/518395788285240/?active_tab=posts I’ve been having some conversations with writers about writing fight scenes, and I thought it might be a good idea to put some information out there. A lot of writers write fight scenes that are, to be honest,…
Book Review: Flashing Swords! #4, edited by Lin Carter
Flashing Swords! #4: Barbarians and Black Magicians by Lin Carter My rating: 5 of 5 stars Read for the High Fantasy Reading Challenge and the Genre Non-Fiction Reading Challenge. This is an outstanding collection of some of the best in classic sword and sorcery writing! I had heard of all of these fine fantasy writers, […]
Read More Book Review: Flashing Swords! #4, edited by Lin CarterNovel Excerpt: A Game of the Forever Throne
#30days30authors I’m presenting a panel at the Virtual Fantasy Con #VFC2017 this October on “Realism in Fantasy Warfare.” It’s a stick in my craw that a lot of fantasy writers, especially writers of high fantasy, do not give enough consideration to the battles and wars that their characters are embroiled in. If you’re going to […]
Read More Novel Excerpt: A Game of the Forever ThroneQuest for Fire
#30days30authors #amwritingfantasy Excellent article by Cindy Tomamichel reminding those of us who write fantasy or historical fiction that central heating and range stoves just weren’t a thing for our ancestors, and making fire wasn’t as easy as flipping a switch. Reading is easy. We sit in a comfortable chair, perhaps by a warm heater with cat […]
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