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Shown is a graphic that has a background of a dusky forest scene. Coloured lights dot the green grass and there are silhouettes of two creatures: a dragon (top left) and a fairy (top right). On the bottom right and left is the BFS logo, a shimmering dragon design curling around the letters ‘BFS’. Photos: Chris Hawton (top left); Lindsey Byrd (top right); Rob Cameron (bottom left); David Watkins (bottom right).

BFS Online: Crafting Characters – Supporting Cast

You know who your protagonist and antagonist are, but what about the rest? How do you create

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Shown is a graphic that has a background of a dusky forest scene. Coloured lights dot the green grass and there are silhouettes of two creatures: a dragon (top left) and a fairy (top right). On the bottom right and left is the BFS logo, a shimmering dragon design curling around the letters ‘BFS’. Photos: Dan Hanly (top left); A colourful sunset drawing by Mina Ikemoto Ghosh (top right); Dan Hanks (bottom left); Joao F. Silva (bottom right).

BFS Online: Crafting Characters – Animals & Environments as Characters

How do you build a character that isn’t human – or humanoid? What if they don’t even have a

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Shown is a graphic that has a background of a dusky forest scene. Coloured lights dot the green grass and there are silhouettes of two creatures: a dragon (top left) and a fairy (top right). On the bottom right and left is the BFS logo, a shimmering dragon design curling around the letters ‘BFS’. Photos: Wole Talabi (top left); Temitayo Olofinlua (top right); Rebecca Gault (middle left); Chrissey Harrison (middle right); Renee Edwards (bottom left); Juan Manuel Perez (bottom right).

BFS Online: Crafting Characters – Readings

We have six readings from a range of authors – fantasy, science fiction and horror – to help

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Sarah Elliott

Why I Love Buffy – Even Though She’s Not Black!

Connection. Disconnection. Reconnection. These are themes that run through all of us. Yes,

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Andrew Knighton

Planning a Series: Notes from a Fantasycon Panel

Andrew Knighton was furiously scribbling notes during Fantasycon sessions; here, he shares insights

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Meet Dominic Miles

Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they

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Laura Bennett

Ask an Agent: November 2024

In this monthly column, we check in with one of our resident agent, Laura Bennett of the Liverpool

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Marve Michael Anson

My First Fantasycon: Author Edition 

A month on from Chester, Marve Michael Anderson reflects on her first Fantasycon – especially as an

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The BFS Book Club is Reading: The Silverblood Promise

Yet another perk of joining the BFS: get to know some of the best new speculative fiction reads,

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