First and foremost, the best way to get yourself published is by submitting your novels or short stories to as many publishing houses, magazines, e-zines etc. that you can manage. The more people who see your name, the better chance you have of success. ...

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 ...

Fantasy lovers are a strange breed. Not too many people seem to spend their free time looking at the newest J.R.R. Tolkien calender or studying The Art of the Brothers Hildebrandt. But there are more of us out there than we would let on. ...

A SHADOW ON THE GLASS is a "science-fantasy" novel. When creating this book, did you think in terms of combining Science Fiction and Fantasy?

Not at all, though after it was written I realised that, because of my training and work as a scientist, the settings I had created and the fantasy elements of my story had a strong and logical foundation which added to the realism and believability of my worlds.

Initially ...

Why do people read fantasy?

The typical answer is that people are searching for 'escape.' Fantasy represents, many would say, a retreat from the harsh world of competition and commerce. Another answer is that fantasy provides, like much fiction, a specific kind ...