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#4866:February 08, 2012  Satuawany
What Do They Read?
What's there to read on your fantasy world?
#4852:February 01, 2012  Prosperous Snow
Romance in Science Fiction and Fantasy
Does your character need a lover interest?
#4846:January 25, 2012  ~j
But What Will They Wear?
Do you know your jerkin from your tunic? A quick look at writing about what your speculative fiction characters wear.
#4831:January 18, 2012  Robert Waltz
Video Games
Video Games from a writer's perspective
#4820:January 11, 2012  Satuawany
Roar
Remembering who you are doesn't mean, "Stop growing."
#4804:January 04, 2012  Prosperous Snow
Happy New Year
Do you know where your plots and characters are going this year?
#4791:December 27, 2011  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
Fantasy = imagination brought to life
Imagination invokes an alternate reality which, with an open mind, becomes a fantasy story or poem
#4775:December 20, 2011  Robert Waltz
Mountains
Climb the highest mountain...
#4769:December 13, 2011  Satuawany
Audience Intrusion
There is a time to consider your audience, and a time to forget it.
#4749:December 06, 2011  Prosperous Snow
Anthros and Other Non-Humans
Anthros are animals with human abilities and features.
#4731:November 22, 2011  Robert Waltz
Coasts
Down by the sea
#4724:November 15, 2011  Satuawany
Switching Genders
If you really want to know who your characters are, imagine them as the opposite gender.
#4706:November 08, 2011  Prosperous Snow
Happy NaNoWriMo 2011
It is November, National Novel Writing Month... Write, Write, Write
#4696:November 02, 2011  Satuawany
Does God Exist?
Ideas for attacking that creation myth.
#4683:October 26, 2011  Robert Waltz
Modern Fantasy
Finding magic in the modern world
#4677:October 19, 2011  Satuawany
Halloween Inspiration
The elements of Halloween can inspire elements of fantasy worlds.
#4660:October 12, 2011  Prosperous Snow
Let the Animals Talk
Children’s stories contain talking animals and they make fun reading.
#4643:October 05, 2011  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
Lights Out ~ Dark Fantasy
Dark Fantasy ~ not your everyday horror or speculative fiction
#4638:September 28, 2011  Robert Waltz
City
The Heart of Civilization
#4626:September 21, 2011  Satuawany
You're Not That Sick
Where are the people who just have a cold?
#4613:September 14, 2011  Prosperous Snow
Howard Philips Lovecraft
H. P. Lovecraft called his guiding literary principle cosmicism.
#4582:September 07, 2011  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
Speculative Fiction = Creative Realities
Speculative Fiction=innovative combinations of fantasy with action adventure, mystery, suspense, and/or horror,and more
#4591:August 31, 2011  Robert Waltz
Alcohol
A bit about drinks and drinking
#4579:August 24, 2011  Satuawany
Unusual Eyes
It might be possible to have X-ray vision, but it'd work differently than it did for Superman.
#4564:August 17, 2011  Prosperous Snow
Light reveals and darkness conceals
Light reveals shadows that the darkness conceals.
#4544:August 10, 2011  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
Believe in Faeries? Clap your hands.
Cohabitation with Elementals - faeries of earth air fire and water
#4533:August 03, 2011  Robert Waltz
Gods
A bit about the ultimate Fantasy characters
#4526:July 27, 2011  Satuawany
Peer-Review Groups in the Spotlight
Information on six great peer-review groups right here on Writing.com that cater to speculative fiction.
#4512:July 20, 2011  Prosperous Snow
Find science fiction and fantasy ideas
Where do you find ideas for science fiction and fantasy stories?
#4488:July 06, 2011  Robert Waltz
Fear
The only thing we have to fear is phobophobia
#4481:June 29, 2011  Satuawany
Calling All Peer-Review Groups
Know something about peer-review groups on Writing.com? Help me out with my investigation.
#4463:June 22, 2011  Prosperous Snow
Seasons of Fantasy and Science fiction
Why do the spring and fall equinoxes or the summer and winter solstices occur?
#4446:June 15, 2011  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
Fairy Tales ~ Not Just for Kids
Fairy Tales invoke improbable possibilities transporting us from the mundane everyday norm to an otherworld fantastic
#4436:June 08, 2011  Robert Waltz
Games
Wanna play?
#4430:June 01, 2011  Sara♥Jean
Portraying a Child
I find that some authors struggle with the portrayal of a child or teen in stories - here's a few hints!
#4415:May 25, 2011  Prosperous Snow
Zombies Grab Readers Attention
We fantasy and science fiction writers can take a lesson for the CDC
#4403:May 18, 2011  ~j
Time as a Medium
Finding ways to use the passage of time in your fantasy worlds can help to make your world more real to your readers.
#4383:May 11, 2011  Robert Waltz
Transportation
Are we there yet?
#4375:May 04, 2011  Ben Langhinrichs-quiet
Well-versed in Fantasy
"All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost" - Imagine LOTR without verse.
#4359:April 27, 2011  Prosperous Snow
Chupacabras and other cryptids
Cryptid, from a Greek word that means hide or hidden, was coined by John E. Wall in 1983.
#4354:April 20, 2011  ~j
Absorbing a Little Daily Mysticism...
When I was younger, it was easy to find the dark and mystical in the everyday.
#4338:April 13, 2011  Robert Waltz
Fandom
You guys! Get a life!
#4328:April 06, 2011  Sara♥Jean
Is It Possible To OVER Describe?
What language truly enhances our descriptions, and what language makes people roll their eyes?
#4314:March 30, 2011  Prosperous Snow
Prompting Fantasy
Can a prompt help overcome writer’s block?
#4298:March 23, 2011  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
A real live world to explore
Create a real live otherworld for your readers
#4288:March 16, 2011  Robert Waltz
Space
Is it really the "Final Frontier?"
#4280:March 09, 2011  Fyn can use 2 hands!
Fantasy: Believe it or Not!
Your reader needs to be able to believe in and accept the parameters of your fantasy; in other words, make it real!
#4266:March 02, 2011  Prosperous Snow
The inspiration of What if...
Asking the question “What if?” inspires both Fantasy and Science Fiction authors.
#4248:February 23, 2011  Sara♥Jean
Creating Relate-able Stories
In the fantasy genre, the hardest thing to do is to get people to buy into the story and relate to it.
#4239:February 16, 2011  Robert Waltz
Gained in Translation
Some things are best left said.
#4215:February 02, 2011  Prosperous Snow
Writers Write and Writers Read
As a writer, do you read only your chosen genre?
#4210:January 26, 2011  Lonewolf
Fantasy on a Whim
My love for fantasy and monsters
#4191:January 19, 2011  Robert Waltz
In The Beginning
In the beginning was the Idea.
#4177:January 12, 2011  emerin-liseli
Taking the Leap
Have you written something you feel proud of? Take the leap and consider submitting for publication.
#4170:January 05, 2011  Prosperous Snow
Reviewing Fantasy and Science Fiction
Plot, character, conflict, and setting help create a fantasy or science fiction story.
#4148:December 28, 2010  Shaara Dragon Breath
Shape Changers
Why are there so many tales about Shape Changing? Could it be the dream that we all desire?
#4140:December 21, 2010  Robert Waltz
Santa Claus
The Most Important Gift
#4134:December 14, 2010  Fyn can use 2 hands!
Just Be Claus
This year, spread some Christmas Magic!
#4119:December 07, 2010  Prosperous Snow
The Gift of Fantasy
Give the gift of fantasy in this season of giving.
#4099:November 30, 2010  Shaara Dragon Breath
Further Animal Oddities . . .
In this month's newsletter I give more science-oriented facts for designing imaginative sci/fi or fantasy tales.
#4090:November 23, 2010  Robert Waltz
Once Upon a Blue Moon
Teaching the controversy.
#4078:November 16, 2010  emerin-liseli
Literary Fantasy
How to take your fantasy to the next level and rise above genre cliches.
#4066:November 09, 2010  Prosperous Snow
Rewriting Fantasy and Science Fiction
First, write your science fiction or fantasy novel. Second, rewrite the novel you have just written.
#4047:November 03, 2010  Shaara Dragon Breath
Androids: One Version of the Future
What will it be like in the future when we all have our own personal android?
#4038:October 27, 2010  Robert Waltz
Costumes
Be somebody... somebody else, that is!
#4015:October 20, 2010  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
Close encounters of the magickal kind
When we meet fellow travelers across the veil of entities ~ let's not be ethnocentric ^O^
#4013:October 13, 2010  Prosperous Snow
Technical Difficulties
Technical Difficulties and Murphy’s Law
#4001:October 06, 2010  Shaara Dragon Breath
Ten Steps to Unlock Your Life
Was it an e-mail I shouldn't have deleted? Could it have been an invitation for something really quite astonishing?
#3988:September 29, 2010  Robert Waltz
Minions
A look at the supporting cast.
#3979:September 22, 2010  Storm Machine
A Work in Progress
A look at the issues of unfinished works.
#3968:September 15, 2010  Prosperous Snow
The Premise and the Plot
Premise and plot help give a novel structure.
#3950:September 08, 2010  Shaara Dragon Breath
Reptiles: Part 2: Super Weirdnesses
We explore interesting characteristics of two odd lizards and probe ways that their difference can build our creativity.
#3938:September 01, 2010  Robert Waltz
The Basics
A look at some of the basic building blocks of good writing
#3932:August 25, 2010  Storm Machine
Instead of Money
What does your economy run on? Is it money, or some other force?
#3920:August 18, 2010  Prosperous Snow
Reading and writing Fantasy
What category of fantasy do you like to read or write?
#3896:August 11, 2010  Shaara Dragon Breath
Reptiles: Part 1
A knowledge about how reptiles use color and heat can inspire fantasy and science fiction writers with creative ideas.
#3892:August 04, 2010  Robert Waltz
Staying Put
Not all who are lost, wander.
#3885:July 28, 2010  Fyn can use 2 hands!
The Birth of a Fantasy
After the idea is born, the world must be created. Only then, inhabited.
#3867:July 21, 2010  Prosperous Snow
Words are a Writer’s Tools
For both poet and storyteller, choosing the right word is essential.
#3852:July 14, 2010  Shaara Dragon Breath
Snakes in Sci/Fi and Fantasy Worlds
This begins a study of how one can use the animal kingdom for ideas.
#3842:July 07, 2010  Robert Waltz
Travels
Not all who wander are lost
#3832:June 30, 2010  Storm Machine
Conflict
Plot means things happen, but there must also be conflict and tension for good stories.
#3818:June 23, 2010  Prosperous Snow
Fathers in Fantasy and Science Fiction
I am Prosperous Snow the editor for this edition of the Fantasy Newsletter. The subject of this edition is Fathers.
#3798:June 16, 2010  Shaara Dragon Breath
Weather Wields Worldly Worlds
Weather must play an important part in stories. Remember even ogres prefer sunshine to hurricanes or tornadoes.
#3780:June 09, 2010  Robert Waltz
Anathem
I don't usually plug individual books, but...
#3777:June 02, 2010  Storm Machine
Series Bible
Things to think about when making an author's reference book
#3761:May 26, 2010  Prosperous Snow
Sound in Fantasy and Science Fiction
Using the Sense of Sound in descriptions
#3738:May 19, 2010  Shaara Dragon Breath
Why Romantic Sci/fi is King/Queen
Romance in science fiction and why I think it's popular
#3730:May 12, 2010  Robert Waltz
Does Size Matter?
Do you need a novel-length work - or a series - to fully realize your fantasy world?
#3712:May 05, 2010  Fyn can use 2 hands!
#3693:April 28, 2010  Prosperous Snow
#3680:April 21, 2010  Shaara Dragon Breath
#3667:April 14, 2010  Robert Waltz
#3657:April 07, 2010  Storm Machine
#3643:March 31, 2010  Prosperous Snow
#3628:March 24, 2010  Shaara Dragon Breath
#3615:March 17, 2010  Robert Waltz
#3607:March 10, 2010  Legerdemain
#3586:March 03, 2010  Prosperous Snow
#3569:February 24, 2010  Shaara Dragon Breath
#3560:February 17, 2010  Robert Waltz
#3540:February 10, 2010  Smiling Sonali WDC Power #1!
#3534:February 03, 2010  Prosperous Snow
#3519:January 27, 2010  Shaara Dragon Breath
#3505:January 20, 2010  Robert Waltz
#3463:January 13, 2010  Crys in Winter Wonderland
#3485:January 06, 2010  Prosperous Snow
#3469:December 30, 2009  Shaara Dragon Breath
#3455:December 23, 2009  Robert Waltz
#3445:December 16, 2009  Mark C Bradley
#3428:December 09, 2009  Prosperous Snow
#3419:December 02, 2009  Shaara Dragon Breath
#3403:November 25, 2009  Robert Waltz
#3389:November 18, 2009  Crys in Winter Wonderland
#3374:November 11, 2009  Prosperous Snow
#3366:November 04, 2009  Shaara Dragon Breath
#3357:October 28, 2009  Robert Waltz
#3341:October 21, 2009  Northernwrites
Prophecies
Decisions to make and elements to consider when you add a prophecy to your science fiction or fantasy story.
#3330:October 14, 2009  Prosperous Snow
#3318:October 07, 2009  Shaara Dragon Breath
#3302:September 30, 2009  Robert Waltz
#3285:September 23, 2009  Northernwrites
Coping With Chaos and Change
How people react to massive, chaotic change can provide heroes with obstacles and the opportunity to invest in allies.
#3274:September 16, 2009  Prosperous Snow
#3262:September 09, 2009  Shaara Dragon Breath
#3252:September 02, 2009  Robert Waltz
#3244:August 26, 2009  Storm Machine
#3224:August 19, 2009  Prosperous Snow
#3211:August 12, 2009  Shaara Dragon Breath
#3194:August 05, 2009  Robert Waltz
#3172:July 22, 2009  Prosperous Snow
#3161:July 15, 2009  Shaara Dragon Breath
#3155:July 08, 2009  Robert Waltz
#3146:July 01, 2009  Storm Machine
#3122:June 24, 2009  Prosperous Snow
#3108:June 17, 2009  Shaara Dragon Breath
#3099:June 10, 2009  Robert Waltz
#3092:June 03, 2009  Smiling Sonali WDC Power #1!
#3072:May 27, 2009  Prosperous Snow
#2914:May 20, 2009  Shaara Dragon Breath
#3050:May 13, 2009  Robert Waltz
#3042:May 06, 2009  Fyn can use 2 hands!
#3018:April 29, 2009  Prosperous Snow
#2907:April 22, 2009  Shaara Dragon Breath
#2998:April 15, 2009  Robert Waltz
#2986:April 08, 2009  Northernwrites
Trust and Betrayal
One of the worst trials you can heap upon your character is a betrayal by someone he or she trusts completely.
#2975:April 01, 2009  Prosperous Snow
#2906:March 25, 2009  Shaara Dragon Breath
#2953:March 18, 2009  Robert Waltz
#2934:March 11, 2009  Northernwrites
Passing Along Wisdom
The methods that characters use to pass along wisdom can contribute to a story's sense of reality.
#2916:March 04, 2009  Prosperous Snow
#2856:February 25, 2009  Shaara Dragon Breath
#2898:February 18, 2009  Robert Waltz
#2884:February 11, 2009  Storm Machine
#2868:February 04, 2009  Prosperous Snow
#2853:January 28, 2009  Shaara Dragon Breath
#2836:January 21, 2009  Robert Waltz
#2827:January 14, 2009  Storm Machine
#2814:January 07, 2009  Prosperous Snow
#2800:December 31, 2008  Shaara Dragon Breath
#2788:December 24, 2008  Robert Waltz
#2762:December 10, 2008  Prosperous Snow
#2749:December 03, 2008  Shaara Dragon Breath
#2736:November 26, 2008  Robert Waltz
#2706:November 12, 2008  Prosperous Snow
#2696:November 05, 2008  Shaara Dragon Breath
#2680:October 29, 2008  Robert Waltz
#2657:October 15, 2008  Prosperous Snow
#2647:October 08, 2008  Shaara Dragon Breath
#2636:October 01, 2008  Robert Waltz
#2626:September 24, 2008  spidey
#2611:September 17, 2008  Prosperous Snow
#2573:September 10, 2008  Sarah
#2590:September 03, 2008  Robert Waltz
#2578:August 27, 2008  Fyn can use 2 hands!
#2560:August 20, 2008  Prosperous Snow
#2512:August 13, 2008  Sarah
#2543:August 06, 2008  Robert Waltz
#2526:July 30, 2008  Feywriter
#2514:July 23, 2008  Prosperous Snow
#2496:July 16, 2008  Sarah
#2486:July 09, 2008  Robert Waltz
#2474:July 02, 2008  Feywriter
#2466:June 25, 2008  Prosperous Snow
#2456:June 18, 2008  Sarah
#2439:June 11, 2008  Robert Waltz
#2414:May 28, 2008  Prosperous Snow
#2357:May 21, 2008  Sarah
#2394:May 14, 2008  Robert Waltz
#2380:May 07, 2008  Feywriter
#2362:April 30, 2008  Prosperous Snow
#2354:April 23, 2008  Sarah
#2353:April 23, 2008  Sarah
#2343:April 16, 2008  Robert Waltz
#2324:April 09, 2008  Feywriter
#2309:April 02, 2008  Prosperous Snow
#2296:March 26, 2008  Sarah
#2290:March 19, 2008  Robert Waltz
#2277:March 12, 2008  Feywriter
#2260:March 05, 2008  Prosperous Snow
#2242:February 27, 2008  Sarah
#2237:February 20, 2008  Robert Waltz
#2220:February 13, 2008  Feywriter
#2208:February 06, 2008  Fyn can use 2 hands!
#2200:January 30, 2008  Sarah
#2190:January 23, 2008  Past Member 'rose_shadow'
#2174:January 16, 2008  Feywriter
#2170:January 09, 2008  Texas Belle
#2138:December 26, 2007  Robert Waltz
#2110:December 19, 2007  Sarah
#2114:December 12, 2007  Past Member 'rose_shadow'
#2098:December 05, 2007  Feywriter
#2032:November 21, 2007  Sarah
#2059:November 14, 2007  Past Member 'rose_shadow'
#2047:November 07, 2007  Feywriter
#2039:October 31, 2007  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
#2017:October 24, 2007  Sarah
#2004:October 17, 2007  Past Member 'rose_shadow'
#2003:October 10, 2007  Fyn can use 2 hands!
#1984:October 03, 2007  Fyn can use 2 hands!
#1965:September 26, 2007  Sarah
#1951:September 19, 2007  Past Member 'rose_shadow'
#1942:September 12, 2007  Feywriter
#1926:September 05, 2007  spidey
#1904:August 29, 2007  Sarah
#1907:August 22, 2007  Demon Squirrel of Doom!
#1886:August 15, 2007  Feywriter
#1885:August 15, 2007  Feywriter
#1884:August 15, 2007  Feywriter
#1870:August 08, 2007  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
#1819:August 01, 2007  Sarah
#1845:July 25, 2007  Past Member 'rose_shadow'
#1833:July 18, 2007  Feywriter
#1820:July 11, 2007  Past Member 'rose_shadow'
#1804:July 04, 2007  Sarah
#1795:June 27, 2007  Feywriter
#1778:June 20, 2007  Sarah
#1762:June 13, 2007  Past Member 'rose_shadow'
#1751:June 06, 2007  Texas Belle
#1741:May 30, 2007  Feywriter
#1723:May 23, 2007  Sarah
#1707:May 16, 2007  Past Member 'rose_shadow'
#1705:May 09, 2007  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
#1685:May 02, 2007  Feywriter
#1669:April 25, 2007  Sarah
#1659:April 18, 2007  Past Member 'rose_shadow'
#1632:April 04, 2007  Feywriter
#1616:March 28, 2007  Sarah
#1603:March 21, 2007  Past Member 'rose_shadow'
#1602:March 14, 2007  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
#1580:March 07, 2007  Feywriter
#1556:February 28, 2007  Sarah
#1551:February 21, 2007  Past Member 'rose_shadow'
#1540:February 14, 2007  Sarah
#1536:February 07, 2007  Feywriter
#1515:January 31, 2007  Sarah
#1502:January 24, 2007  Past Member 'rose_shadow'
#1491:January 17, 2007  Robert Waltz
#1481:January 10, 2007  Feywriter
#1469:January 03, 2007  Texas Belle
#1451:December 27, 2006  Feywriter
#1447:December 20, 2006  Jian~Ashen
#1422:December 13, 2006  Past Member 'rose_shadow'
#1411:December 06, 2006  Sarah
#1408:November 29, 2006  Feywriter
#1394:November 22, 2006  Jian~Ashen
#1373:November 15, 2006  Past Member 'rose_shadow'
#1360:November 08, 2006  Colin Back on the Ghost Roads
#1352:November 01, 2006  Feywriter
#1339:October 25, 2006  Jian~Ashen
#1321:October 18, 2006  Past Member 'rose_shadow'
#1313:October 11, 2006  Colin Back on the Ghost Roads
#1293:October 04, 2006  Feywriter
#1286:September 27, 2006  Jian~Ashen
#1268:September 20, 2006  Past Member 'rose_shadow'
#1257:September 13, 2006  Colin Back on the Ghost Roads
#1246:September 06, 2006  Feywriter
#1236:August 30, 2006  Jian~Ashen
#1221:August 23, 2006  Past Member 'rose_shadow'
#1205:August 16, 2006  Colin Back on the Ghost Roads
#1193:August 09, 2006  Feywriter
#1186:August 02, 2006  Jian~Ashen
#1168:July 26, 2006  Past Member 'rose_shadow'
#1167:July 26, 2006  Past Member 'rose_shadow'
#1152:July 19, 2006  Colin Back on the Ghost Roads
#1141:July 12, 2006  Legerdemain
#1135:July 05, 2006  Jian~Ashen
#1115:June 28, 2006  Past Member 'rose_shadow'
#1101:June 21, 2006  Colin Back on the Ghost Roads
#1085:June 14, 2006  Legerdemain
#1087:June 07, 2006  Jian~Ashen
#1061:May 31, 2006  Past Member 'rose_shadow'
#1048:May 24, 2006  Colin Back on the Ghost Roads
#1046:May 17, 2006  W.D.Wilcox © ¿ Φ
#1032:May 10, 2006  Jian~Ashen
#1009:May 03, 2006  Past Member 'rose_shadow'
#997:April 26, 2006  Colin Back on the Ghost Roads
#982:April 19, 2006  W.D.Wilcox © ¿ Φ
#978:April 12, 2006  Jian~Ashen
#957:April 05, 2006  Past Member 'rose_shadow'
#947:March 29, 2006  Colin Back on the Ghost Roads
#938:March 22, 2006  W.D.Wilcox © ¿ Φ
#931:March 15, 2006  Jian~Ashen
#909:March 08, 2006  Past Member 'rose_shadow'
#904:March 01, 2006  Colin Back on the Ghost Roads
#890:February 22, 2006  W.D.Wilcox © ¿ Φ
#885:February 15, 2006  Jian~Ashen