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Fiction Friday 8: Conifer Rosin

photo by robert young The following is an excerpt from an early draft of Daughters of Oyr, my fantasy novel-in-progress. The world around him moved at a crawling pace. The crowd of people were nearly still, save for a slight sway, like blades of grass pushed by the slightest breeze. One serving woman eased through …

December 4, 2009 – 11:55 am | By Keith | Posted in Daughters of Oyr, Fiction Friday, Original Fiction | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

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)

War of the Words Winner Announced

SciFi now and Tor put on an awesome contest earlier this year to find a fresh new face in Sci-Fi/Fantasy. Hundreds of people from around the world submitted (hundreds? Around the world? For a contest run by Tor? I’m surprised it wasn’t thousands). The winner has been announced: The Nemesis List by RJ Frith. First …

November 25, 2009 – 8:42 am | By Keith | Posted in News | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)