Record-large LEGO diorama re-creates battles from Lord of the Rings

Posted on 02/21/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Those of you who wish you could visit Middle-earth now, at least, have another replica option. A children’s museum in...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Fantasy, Just for fun

How to set the rules for magic in your novel

Posted on 01/27/2021 at 10:35 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Writer’s Digest editor Moriah Richard previously invited her fellow authors of magical fiction to determine which of two systems their...

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Tagged As: Fantasy, Writer's Digest

How to create conflict among your novel's cultures

Posted on 01/26/2021 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Territorial war is an obvious choice for conflict in your novel, whether it takes place in the real world or...

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Tagged As: Fantasy, Plot / narrative, Science fiction, Writer's Digest

New US stamp honors author Ursula K. Le Guin

Posted on 01/19/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Ursula K. Le Guin may have passed away three years ago, but she's still making headlines: the US Postal Service...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Fantasy, Science fiction, Women in literature

Where does your fantasy novel fall on the magic spectrum?

Posted on 12/30/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Writer’s Digest editor Moriah Richard wants to set the record straight when it comes to magic in fiction — it...

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

Charity seeking to buy J.R.R. Tolkien house responds to concerns

Posted on 12/08/2020 at 08:39 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The charity that’s fundraising to purchase writer J.R.R. Tolkien’s home has responded to concerns over its intentions for the building....

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Tagged As: Fantasy, Literary tourism, The Guardian

Screen updates: “American Gods,” “Shuggie Bain,” and a Biden book

Posted on 12/04/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

So many updates from the world of book adaptations! In the order of firmest to haziest, we have: Starz has...

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Tagged As: Fantasy, Movie adaptation, Nonfiction, Politics, TV adaptation

Author Q&A: Jamie Davis

Posted on 12/01/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Today we're interviewing urban- and epic-fantasy author Jamie Davis. Davis is a nurse, retired paramedic, author, and nationally recognized medical...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Fantasy

J.R.R. Tolkien's essays about Middle-earth will come out in June

Posted on 11/19/2020 at 09:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Never-before-published essays by J.R.R. Tolkien will be released next summer. The Nature of Middle-earth, authorized by the writer’s estate, reveals...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Fantasy, The Guardian

Roxanne Conrad, who wrote as Rachel Caine, has died

Posted on 11/02/2020 at 10:27 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Roxanne Conrad, who wrote as Rachel Caine, Roxanne Longstreet, and Julie Fortune, has died. Tor reports that Conrad’s family...

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Tagged As: Fantasy, Obituary, Science fiction