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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 don’t even have a
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BFS Online: Crafting Characters – Readings
We have six readings from a range of authors – fantasy, science fiction and horror – to help
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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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Meet Dominic Miles
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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Ask an Agent: November 2024
In this monthly column, we check in with one of our resident agent, Laura Bennett of the Liverpool
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Seaborn by Michael Livingston
When she was young, Bela became Belakané, Hero of the Harbour. The windborn had come with flying
Les Vacances by Phil Sloman
Elizabeth and Frank have a familiar life. They have lived in the same house for their whole married
Those Beyond The Wall by Micaiah Johnson
The blurb on the back cover of Those Beyond The Wall doesn’t do it justice. Reading it might lead
The Aeronaut’s Windlass by Jim Butcher
When an author produces a series of books featuring a popular set of characters that enchants the
Hail the New Age by Mike Chinn
Given the popularity of the murder mystery genre, it is always nice to see a new spin on it; one of
Deadly Dolls: Midnight Tales of Uncanny Playthings ed by Elizabeth Dearnley
Dolls are a childhood staple, something most children will have, whether it is a realistic