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BFS Online: Crafting Characters – Heroes and Villains

Stories are driven by conflict, by the battle between good and evil, and fought in the morally

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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 create

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BFS Online: Crafting Characters – Animals & Environments as Characters

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

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BFS Online: Crafting Characters – Readings

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

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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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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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Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang

The Caldonnae tribe has long been dwindling. Now, Thomil and the few survivors have no choice but

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The Barricade by Stephanie Ellis

Perhaps best known for her speculative poetry, short stories and the Five Turns of the Wheel folk

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Jekyll & Hyde: Consulting Detectives By Tim Major

The story of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is well known. Dr Henry Jekyll creates a potion that transforms

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Goddess of the River by Vaishnavi Patel

This lyrical novel by Vaishnavi Patel begins with a fall from grace.  The Goddess Ganga is

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The Origin of the Wolf by Danny Beeson

The Origin of the Wolf starts in solid fantasy territory: an injured man is washed ashore on a

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Conditions Are Different After Dark By Owen W. Knight

You won’t be far wrong if you take a look at the cover of Conditions Are Different After

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