Giveaway time! Win a signed copy of A Kiss of Hammer and Flame + Artwork
To celebrate the release of Amy de la Force’s debut romantasy novel, A Kiss of Hammer and
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Hierarchies in Fantasy
With his new novel, Inquisitive, freshly in book stores, Stephen Frame has been pondering power
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Creating ‘The Climate-Conscious Writers Handbook’
Meet the writer and mission behind The Climate-Conscious Writers Handbook, and consider this guest
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Meet Dan Satchwell
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
How a Change of Scenery Can Inspire You Out of a Writing Slump
Author of the futuristic fantasy series The Haven Chronicles, Fi Phillips shares her tips on
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How Shakespeare Invented Romantasy
When Karin J Robinson was researching her first novel, she noticed a few familiar things in a very
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Marginal by Tom Carlisle
In many ways, it’s hard to imagine a world which hadn’t experienced John W.
The Last Song of Penelope By Claire North
This is the last book in North’s ‘Songs of Penelope’ series, telling the
The Country Under Heaven by Frederic S. Durbin
Evocative. Eerie. Mythic. Down-right weird. I could say all these things, and more, about The
The Witch of Wol Sin Lake by Lena Jeong
As long as the Netherking inhabits her brother’s body, Mirae cannot strike the final blow
Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett
It has taken long and arduous research, but Professor Emily Wilde thinks she has finally found a
Senseless by Ronald Malfi
As a teenager, Detective William Renney survived a snakebite, which gave him a healthy respect for