There’s one thing I love about fantasy as much as I love actually writing fantasy. World-building. It’s addicting. Writers have the power to create anything. It’s one thing to create a world, cultures, plants,… Continue reading
I’ll be honest, guys, this is one post I don’t have pre-written. Along with Z. See, life has taken some amazing twists and turns this month, and I thought I was going to… Continue reading
Okay, yes, this really was the only thing I could think of for X! There’s lots of scientific things for X . . . fantasy, not so much. X marks the spot makes… Continue reading
There are two types of writers who focus on weapons the most – fantasy writers, and historical writers. At least, in my opinion :D. I could be wrong. Many fantasy stories are set… Continue reading
I thought virgins would be appropriate after the unicorn post yesterday, don’t you agree? The picture above is from a story in the Bible about a man named Jepthah. He was a judge of… Continue reading
Unicorns. The fabled horse-like creatures with a single horn protruding from their heads. They represent purity, virginity, etc. Who knows where these things originated? Was it the rhinocerous? The narwhal? The drunken delusions… Continue reading
Temptation is another theme that is as old as sacrifice. I like to think that it dates back to the Garden of Eden, the same way that sacrifice could. There is no true… Continue reading
Sacrifice is one of the most used themes in fantasy writing. Most fantasy novels I’ve read, and much of what I’ve written, play with the theme of sacrifice. Just think – Aslan dying… Continue reading
Ah, revenge. It’s made many good stories, hasn’t it? Someone wants revenge for a lovers death/a family member’s death/anything they might have found remotely offensive. Sometimes it just gets ridiculous. To be completely… Continue reading
Powerful Women for Powerful Stories I will probably go on and on for this post. The moment I settled on my ‘fantasy writing’ theme for the A-Z Challenge, I knew exactly what I… Continue reading
Parables are stories used to convey spiritual and/or moral concepts that may not be within the grasp of the listener/reader (my own definition). I think I’m very familiar with parables, personally, because I… Continue reading
What is our fascination with the taking of an oath, especially within fantasy fiction? Is it our remembrance of the oaths, vows, and covenants of our ancestors? Or is it our desperation for… Continue reading
Whenever a character in a story mentions ‘the necromancer’, you know things are about to get serious. What is necromancy? (just in case some of you don’t know) According to Dictionary.com, it is:… Continue reading
Magic is what differentiates fantasy from science fiction. Fantasy is all about what isn’t possible, science fiction is all about what might be possible. Most of the time (but not all), there is… Continue reading
Ah, killing. Have you all met my friend Lissa at Quid for Quill yet? If not, go poke around her blog. She’s awesome. Well, Lissa and I know each other in real life… Continue reading
So many stories revolve around jealousy. Lord of the Rings is filled with jealousy. The whole vicious cycle starts when Smeagol becomes jealous of Deagol after they find the One Ring. Eventually, the… Continue reading
The world is full of heroes. In the Bible, there’s Samson, Gideon, King David, and many more. In ancient mythology, there’s Odysseus, Beowulf, and King Arthur. In more modern times, there’s Aragorn, Gandalf,… Continue reading
Just stop and think for a moment on this question – how many popular entertainment icons can you think of, right off the bat, that involve mythological gods? I can think of at… Continue reading
Fantasy is such a versatile genre – anything is possible. However, just because anything is possible doesn’t mean it should be possible. Fantasy is all about making the fantastical believable. To do that,… Continue reading
Etymology? What the heck’s etymology, you say? Etymology is all about words. If you’re creating your own languages in your fantasy worlds, you’re going to have to become familiar with etymology. More… Continue reading
Destiny. Fate. Que-sera-sera . . . It all plays into so many stories, fantasy or otherwise. Just think of the term ‘destiny’ or ‘fate’. How many different things do you think of? Excalibur… Continue reading
