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Meta Monday 12: The Ending of Things

photo by via He who is certain he knows the ending of things when he is only beginning them is either extremely wise or extremely foolish; no matter which is true, he is certainly an unhappy man, for he has put a knife in the heart of wonder. -Tad Williams Bear this in mind, my

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

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