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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Creatures of the Night: Vicious Vampire Tales by Kevin J. Kennedy, Gord Rollo and Simon Clark
Creatures of the Night: Vicious Vampire Tales is a collection of three long short stories about
Daughters of the Merciful Deep by Leslye Penelope
Jane Edwards is a competent young woman who lives in the all-Black town of Awenasa sometime in the
Ghostsmith by Nicki Pau Preto
Wren is on the run from her father, discovering that behind the scenes, he has been manipulating
 THE LAST SHIELD by Cameron Johnston
The Last Shield is one of those rare books that is utterly satisfying and, when finished, leaves a
The Mercy of Gods by James S. A. Corey
Humans have been on Anjiin for so long that they have forgotten how they arrived there. They live a
Heads Will Roll by Josh Winning
Once a sitcom darling, Willow is now a fallen star, the latest victim of internet cancel culture;