And now for an Onion article, just for fun

Posted on 11/29/2018 at 06:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Your reward for making it through almost all of the post-holiday week: an article from everyone’s favorite newspap...

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Author Q&A: Brandon Barr

Posted on 11/20/2018 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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NOTE: Brandon Barr passed away November 21, just two days after we published this interview. We strongly encourage...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Fantasy, Science fiction

George R.R. Martin's writing projects have lives of their own

Posted on 11/12/2018 at 03:09 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

George R.R. Martin didn’t plan on Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones being just the first p...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Fantasy, New release, The Guardian

Author Q&A: Elise Kova

Posted on 11/09/2018 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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A frequent recommendation for writers to hone their craft is to read as much as they can from other authors. We might am...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Fantasy, Young adult literature

Brandon's Buddies seek help for cancer-stricken author

Posted on 11/05/2018 at 08:36 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Fantasy author Brandon Barr received devastating medical news recently. The leukemia he has battled since 2015 — w...

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Travel through tons of fictional worlds in "The Writer's Map"

Posted on 10/26/2018 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Cartography enthusiasts will want to check out the new book The Writer’s Map, but we can all appreciate the author...

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Author Q&A: Linda Thomas-Sundstrom

Posted on 10/17/2018 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Author Linda Thomas-Sundstrom takes productivity while commuting to a whole new level. As a faculty member at two differ...

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Amazon officially orders "The Wheel of Time" TV series

Posted on 10/02/2018 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Amazon confirmed today that it’s ordering a series based on the Wheel of Time novels. In sharing the news, Th...

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Congratulations to the 2018 Dragon Awards winners

Posted on 09/07/2018 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The 2018 Dragon Awards winners were announced over the holiday weekend at Dragon Con in Atlanta. The awards celebrate ex...

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Writer shares her blueprint for building fantasy worlds

Posted on 09/06/2018 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It hadn’t fully dawned on us just how complex any given world is, until we read Sara Raasch’s checklist for...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Fantasy, Writer's Digest, Writing advice