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BFS Online: Crafting Characters – Supporting Cast
You know who your protagonist and antagonist are, but what about the rest? How do you createTags: events, Fantasy, fantasywriting, horror, panel, Science Fiction
BFS Online: Crafting Characters – Animals & Environments as Characters
How do you build a character that isn’t human – or humanoid? What if theyTags: events, Fantasy, fantasywriting, horror, panel, Science Fiction
BFS Online: Crafting Characters – Readings
We have six readings from a range of authors – fantasy, science fiction and horror –Tags: bfsonline, book reading, events, Fantasy, horror, Science Fiction
Why I Love Buffy – Even Though She’s Not Black!
Connection. Disconnection. Reconnection. These are themes that run through all of us. Yes,Tags: Buffy, Diversity, Representation, Supernatural, TV
Planning a Series: Notes from a Fantasycon Panel
Andrew Knighton was furiously scribbling notes during Fantasycon sessions; here, he shares insightsTags: Book series, Fantasy, Planning a series, Writing tips
Meet Dominic Miles
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form theyTags: Dystopia, horror, Members, mental health, profile
Ask an Agent: November 2024
In this monthly column, we check in with one of our resident agent, Laura Bennett of the LiverpoolTags: agent, ask an agent, ask an expert, column
My First Fantasycon: Author EditionÂ
A month on from Chester, Marve Michael Anderson reflects on her first Fantasycon – especially as anTags: fantasycon, My First Fantasycon
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,Tags: BFS book club, Fantasy
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