Ask an Expert: April 2025
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Writing for LARP: The Sandbox Approach
You enjoy the experience, the dressing up, the improvisation—but what exactly goes into
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Meet Natalie Milne
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
Subgenre deep dive: Places people should not go
In this latest edition of her regular column, Tiffani Angus—co-author of Spec Fic for
Disturbing body horror creatures and how to spawn them
M F Alfrey—known for his creepy crawlies and body horror terror—looks at what makes a
Meet Robin Riback
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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Until We Shatter by Kate Dylan
Until We Shatter is described as an ‘epic, addictive and romantic heist fantasy’. The
Ghost of the Neon God by T.R. NapperÂ
T.R. Napper is the award-winning author of the debut novel 36 Streets (2022), a
A STROKE OF THE PEN The Lost Stories by Terry Pratchett
Before Terry Pratchett became Terry Pratchett to his millions of adoring fans, he was a young
Desert Creatures By Kay Chronister
Well, you couldn’t get a book with a more apt title, so expect a lot of desert and a lot of
The Bloodless Princes by Charlotte Bond
High Mage Saralene is struggling with nightmares in which her predecessor, whose body she has taken
Withered Hill by David Barnett
Sophie is a young woman living in London who parties hard and whose friends are moving away from