“Dear Emperor” Fantastic Version by NextMars via DepositPhotosI came across this statement the other day: For the most part, quality fantasy art isn’t considered “serious” art by academia, but surreal art of similar quality is universally applauded. Why is that? — DeviantArt I admit that the attitude puzzles me. All three of my kids would […]
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I have an opportunity to make case hardcover editions of my books available. Which sounds fantastic…if you like hardcovers! There’s an image of a case hardcover book, above. They’re the hardcovers that have the cover image printed right onto them, instead of onto a loose cover wrap (and I *hate* those!). Of course, the hardcovers
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Unlike a lot of paranormal phenomenon, myths and fantasies, Doppelgängers have only been around for just over two centuries, yet the name is firmly entrenched in the English language and western society. We often refer to people who share similar physical appearances as someone’s Doppelgängers. Doppelgängers were the invention of Jean Paul, an eighteenth century
It’s 100% for sure that you buy your ebooks from one of the four big retailers; Amazon, Apple, B&N or Kobo. But do you only buy your books on one of those stores? A great many readers won’t consider buying a book anywhere else but their retailer. There’s a ton of reasons why they won’t,
This is a continuation of the It’s just a Job series. Fairies, or the Fae, have multiple sources within mythology, and come in a vast range of shapes and sizes, from small pixie-type creatures to human-sized ones, from fair to ugly, to human in guise, to demonic-looking. Fairies can come with wings or without them,
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This is a continuation of the It’s just a Job series. We’re starting to get into the more and more “obvious” fantasy species in this series, but in order to keep the series complete and whole, they all have to get a post of their own, even the most well known species, like vampires. Angels
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This is a continuation of the It’s just a Job series. Ghosts come in a range of shapes and sizes, from visible apparitions, to spirits that show their presence only by what they move and/or effect. Most ghosts are anchored to a building — usually the building within which they died and while their physical
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This is a continuation of the It’s just a Job series. Elves as they appear in modern fantasy fiction were plucked from Norse mythology, where there were High and Dark Elves, and the Dark Elves were the forerunners of Dwarves as we know them in fantasy fiction. But Wood Elves were not part of Norse
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For any long-life species – vampires being a perfect example, but others abound – passing as a human in a world that doesn’t suspect their existence poses a number of challenges. Close to the top of the list (just behind the 11th commandment) would be how, when and where to trade off one “life” for
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Just like vampires, it seems specious to explain werewolves to an audience of fantasy readers. If you don’t know what a werewolf is by now, you’re not really a fantasy reader. But in order to keep this series of posts complete, I’m doing a post on werewolves, just as I did one on vampires. Unlike
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