Remember that really weird dream you had about Legolas? You might call it a fantasy, but write it down, it becomes "fan fiction." ...

Well the last column on crime, law, and punishment in one's continuity generated the most feedback I've had period. Even more than the religion columns. However, there is more to cover, and I decided to extend the column once more to address some specific issues on writing crime, law, and punishment in your continuity. Special thanks to a certain Jedi Lawyer

Without further ado, a quick look at some odds and ends of writing ...

My interest in the Knights Templar goes back many, many years, and first surfaced in print when I began writing about the Knights of Saint Michael in the Deryni series. ...

Batten down the hatches, the concepts are rebelling!

Ok, the rest of the column is not going to sound nearly that exciting, but consider some interesting things I've observed in fanfic and writing over time:

Sonic the Hedgehog darkfic? Yes, they exist, there's quite a few, and some can get very dark.

How many times in "Sailor Moon" is the male lead of Tuxedo Mask (affectionately known to a friend of mine as "Wuss Boy) replaced, or sometimes made brutal or vicious?

Ever seen people work on ...

In One of Tolkien’s widely recognized essays "On fairy stories" he emphasized that the happy ending, the "eucatastrophe", is an essential element of Fantasy, necessary for it to fulfill its major functions: Recovery, Escape, Consolation. It is ironic ...