Tag Archives: fantasy fiction

Meta Monday 11: Stop Over Describing

photo by jim frazier I think the tendency to over-explain and over describe is one of the most common failings in fantasy. It’s an unfortunate piece of Tolkien’s legacy. Don’t get me wrong, Tolkien was a great worldbuilder, but he got a little caught up describing his world at times, at the expense of the …

November 30, 2009 – 12:43 pm | By Keith | Posted in Advice, GMing, Meta Monday, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Fiction Friday 7: Leviathan

Scott Westerfeld‘s newest book, the Leviathan looks like a truly amazing experience. Littered with steampunk artwork like the above, with a tight, intelligent prose, it is definitely on my holiday lists. I’m getting it for my book-worm cousin, hopefully someone feels the same way about me. From Westerfeld’s website: Prince Aleksander, would-be heir to the …

November 27, 2009 – 9:00 am | By Keith | Posted in Fiction Friday | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Meta Monday 10: Why Women Should Read SFF

photo by John Le When asked why women should read science fiction and fantasy, Ursula K. LeGuin replied: Because it offers alternatives. What any group that is socially oppressed, or marginalized, or not in control, needs is to know that there are other ways to run a society, that the way this society is being …

November 23, 2009 – 12:42 pm | By Keith | Posted in Advice, Creative Life, Meta Monday, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (1)