The Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off has been running for a number of years. As the name implies, it is a contest of self-published fantasy, that accepts only 300 books each year, then puts those books through a grueling four rounds of reading and critiquing (with all reviews being made public). This year’s SPFBO has reached the […]
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So, I wrote myself all the way into a corner, and didn’t realize it until just a few days ago. If you’ve been following my stories for a while, you might be familiar with the Magorian and Jones series, or the Harley Firebird series, or both. They’re both set in the same fantasy world, with
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On this day in 532, five days of rioting ended with the death of tens of thousands of residents of the city of Constantinople (now Istanbul), and more than half the city destroyed by fire and violence. It is the most violent riot the city has ever experienced. Chariot racing was a huge sports entertainment
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I’ve posted a couple of posts lately about urban fantasy versus contemporary fantasy (here and here) and got a ton of emails and messages from all of you, discussing how you see the genres, and what you think they are. All very interesting. I’m a member of SFWA (Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association), and
I literally, about 40 minutes ago, typed “The End” at the bottom of the manuscript for The Divine and Deadly. So the final book of the Magorian and Jones series is done. It’ll be going through the editing process over the next few weeks, then uploaded to take the place of the dummy manuscript that
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Cameron Cooper is one of the writers on Stories Rule Press, and has a deal happening for the next week that I thought I would share with you. Cam writes mostly non-romance space opera. The first book of Cam’s flagship Imperial Hammer space opera series, Hammer and Crucible, came fourth in Hugh Howey’s Self-Published Science
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Have you ever read a fantastic book, thought about leaving a review, then decided there was no point? After all, you’re just one voice among millions. No one is going to care what you think about the book. No one would even see any review you wrote. If you’ve ever hesitated about writing a review
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Phew! Lots of reactions to my post about Urban Fantasy versus Contemporary Fantasy! Thank you to everyone who responded. There were some interesting answers in there! I found that your responses fell more or less evenly on either side of the question I asked. About half of the responses indicated that all fantasy set in
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The first time I heard the term “cozy epic fantasy”, I blinked, because at first glance, it sounds like a complete contradiction in terms. “Epic” fantasy is all about the scale, with huge stakes; the entire world is often in jeopardy. There are three or four major fantasy species, each with their own convoluted histories,
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This one tickled my funny bone. Today, in 1872, the first international soccer match was held. It was a game between Scotland and England (which is technically an international game) in Scotland. There was a lot of grumbling about who got to play on which team, as both Scots and Englishmen had played for either
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