The Bible as a storytelling pattern

Filed under Tips & Tools on October 12, 2009
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I know I have readers who are neither christian nor religious. Most of what follows may not have relevance to you, but I do make some applications to fantasy fiction writing with regard to presenting deities and embedding messages in your story. I encourage you to read through the entire post and take from it [...]

Treating it like a second job

Filed under Writing Journal on October 5, 2009
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I began the process of dissolving my company earlier this summer. Goldbox Media Group incorporated back in June of 2006, and for the past three years, I poured time, money, and less tangible resources into the production of an online game. It was my second job. The decision to quit that job was not an [...]

My trip to Barsoom

Filed under Reviews on September 21, 2009
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I owe a large part of my love for fantasy fiction to my parents’ bookshelves, upon which were stacked the works of Brooks, Eddings, Lewis, McCaffrey, Tolkien, and others. There was a mix of science fiction as well, but I shied away from the likes of Asimov, Bradbury, and Clarke. (I did read Chalker’s Rings [...]

Heroic Fantasy Quarterly publishes first issue

Filed under Market Report on August 25, 2009
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I think I’ve found the next market I will submit “Relvan’s Rescue” to, barring acceptance from Black Gate. Heroic Fantasy Quarterly, an ezine that began accepting submissions back in February of this year, published their first issue at the end of June. (I just heard about it last week via Grasping for the Wind.) HFQ [...]

Fire and prophecy

Filed under Fiction on August 21, 2009
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The orange light of the campfire glinted off the spear tips thrust in our faces. I held my hands up to show I posed no threat. “We are arrows in the dark,” Pelban said. I saw him hold up his silver pin from the corner of my eye. The sharp metal point inches from my [...]