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Lauren McMenemy

Meet Otto Redman

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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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 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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Adrian Fletcher

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

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Adrian Fletcher

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

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Adrian Fletcher

Masters of Death by Olivie Blake

The main protagonist in this book is Fox D’Mora – Death’s godson. Yes, godson to Death –

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Adrian Fletcher

Sorcery and Small Magics by Maiga Doocy

Sorcery and Small Magics is a wonderfully fun book. It is the first in a trilogy set in the

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Adrian Fletcher

The House of Frost and Feathers by Lauren Wiesebron

Deliciously dark, bold, and vivid, The House of Frost and Feathers is an imaginative tale of hope,

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Liz Delton

Ninth Life by Stark Holborn

An evocative dystopian novel that will stay in your mind for some time afterwards. The book is

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