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Meet Fi Phillips
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
Meet Otto Redman
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
BFS Online: Crafting Characters – Interview with R.S.A. Garcia
BFS Chair Shona Kinsella interviews Nebula and Sturgeon Award winning author R.S.A. Garcia
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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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Toxxic by Jane Hennigan
If you read and enjoyed Moths, you’ll want to read Toxxic. There, review done. Okay, you
THIS ISLAND EARTH: 8 FEATURES FROM THE DRIVE-IN By Dale Bailey
This selection of otherworldly tales comes straight from 1950s America – the illustrations
A FEATHER SO BLACK by Lyra Selene
The day Fia Nà MainnÃn appeared in the High Queen’s home, her daughter Eala, Princess
A Poisoner’s Tale by Cathryn Kemp
Rome 1656: Two sicknesses are stalking the streets of Rome; the Plague and a clear liquid, four
FORGED BY BLOOD by Ehigbor Okosun
When high fantasy began to be popular, it tended to model itself on J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of
Any Human Power by Manda Scott
Alanna Penhaligon lies dying in a hospital bed. She has spent her life preparing for this moment.