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Time Traveled Tales edited by Jean Rabe, the 2012 Origins Anthology Goes Kickstarter for Wide Release

The authors from last year’s Origins (2012) anthology, Time Traveled Tales, have come together to run a Kickstarter campaign... read more
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Game of Thrones in HD available on blinkbox July 15th

HBO's Game of Thrones fans will be able to buy the third series of the fantasy series on blinkbox following its Sky Atlantic airing – months ahead of its DVD and Blu-ray release.
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Extract from Neil Gaimans The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Neil Gaimans new book The Ocean at the End of the Lane is to be released on June 18.

A brilliantly imaginative and poignant fairy tale from the modern master of wonder and terror... read more
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A way with worlds: 04 - Intelligent life and culture by Steven Savage of Seventh Sanctum

Published on May 19th, 2000 01:47 PM

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Writing

Last time we took a look at getting down the basics of your universe and your settings. Now, we'll put some people or something close within them and give them a way of life. ...

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A way with worlds: 09 - Retcon as Continuity by Steven Savage of Seventh Sanctum

Published on May 25th, 2000 12:30 PM

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Writing

You're writing along, and you look back on some of your published stories, perhaps to review, perhaps for fun, perhaps to see glaring flaws (don't we always see those). However, whatever your reason, then you note that which we all fear, the specter that haunts so many writers.

A continuity error.

Maybe its a spell working different than it does later in the tale, or a location wrong, or something that didn't happen the way it should. No matter, its a violation of your continuity, and its ...

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The Mystery of the New by Sean Russell

Published on February 26th, 2002 09:07 AM

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Fantasy

Dear Reader,

I’ve long been a great admirer of J. R. R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings but have always avoided writing in that "High Fantasy" mode for fear of being lumped in with Tolkien’s many imitators. ...

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A way with worlds: 42 - Without Words by Steven Savage of Seventh Sanctum

Published on May 21st, 2001 02:47 PM

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Writing

You've got your own (or borrowed) world. You know the language. It's so well designed it'd put Tolkein to shame. You've got terms, you've got slang, you've got speech patterns. Your world has communications!

No, it doesn't. Not completely.

Language, speech, is just one method of communication, and there are many more methods. In designing your world, its inhabitants, its cultures, and in writing your stories ...

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Interview with a Dragon by Holly Lisle

Published on July 13th, 2002 12:47 PM

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Fantasy

One accepts the invitation of a monster cautiously, and with a backup plan if possible. I have no backup plan.

The rrôn faces me, smiling, and says, "I've been looking forward to this chat."

"Why?" I ask. The question the mouse asks the owl, and the rrôn laughs, but does not give me an answer.

Unnerved, I fall back my questions, ...

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Blood Song (Raven's Shadow 1) by Anthony Ryan

I'm also usually put off by this type of read - ie another fantasy with lords, kings, deception and revenge - but the reviews have got me interested (and
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Stopped about half way through Stephenson's Snow Crash - I can appreciated the ideas and the action that happens from page one, as well as the fairly
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2013 Upcoming Releases-Fantasy & Horror

Amazon, but not B&N, now has Words of Radiance (Book Two of the Stormlight Archive) listed for January, so we might have to wait a couple of months
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Short sci-fi story of mine podcast on Beam Me Up Podcast site

The Beam Me Up Podcast site has just podcast my short sci-fi story: “The rise (and rise) of Grey Power.” Worth a listen as Paul Cole is such a great
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Haunting

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“Wow,” was all Nick said, as he watched the huge alien spacecraft stop when it arrived over their location at S-4. It was beautiful, a circular, saucer-shaped craft. It had considerably more detail...
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