Tag: Fantasy
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A SF Writer’s Thanksgiving
It’s Thanksgiving, a purely US holiday. I was talking with a friend of mine, an immigrant, who told me that he really didn’t get the whole idea of Thanksgiving, so he mostly just ignored it. I’ll say this, everyone has their own take on it, but for me, it’s a time to reflect on all…
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Writing habits and what I do in my off time
So, dear readers, the question arose in another setting as to what I do in my off time, and just how I recharge my mental capacitors in order to write more. This in turn, came up as a result of an offhand comment that I wrote 5800 words in four hours last weekend. It’s not…
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Urban Fantasy
Urban fantasy is, at its root, a mishmash of a variety of genres. The typical urban fantasy author often combines one or more genres of fiction with fantasy in their story. The fun of urban fantasy stories often lies in the contrast between the ordinary and the extraordinary. Wizards duke it out with magic and…
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We now return to your regularly scheduled programming
Due to unforeseen circumstances, there was no Wednesday and Friday posts last week. Posts are back on and look here for a few extra posts this week! Also, I was interviewed by Shiny Book Review last week, and the interview will be coming soon there. They’ve got an awesome site, you should check them out…
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The Evolution of Fantasy
Fantasy as a genre has its origins in the myths and legends of ancient times. These myths are often seen as primitive man’s attempts to explain the unexplainable. Yet in modern times, we have explainations for almost everything… so why the interest in such things? Personally, I think it is some attempt by us to…
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Building Strong Characters
One of my goals for writing characters is to develop them to the point that they feel real to the reader. Story can be interesting, but strong characters are what the reader ends up caring about. An excellent character will keep a reader coming back, again and again… and the victories and defeats of those…
Kal Spriggs 