SFF authors spend a lot of time building utterly fantastical worlds drawn from countless imaginative figments, any one of which is bound to draw you in....
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My Top 5 Fantasy Authors
But, if you enjoy such details as much as you enjoy the story, you'll agree that Robert Jordan is the greatest fantasy author of all time. ...
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Finding Your Crowd: How to Find Reader Friends
Books aren't cheap, and the value of a fair-sized shelf or two will probably keep you watered and fed for a year and a half....
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Top 6 Must-Read Fantasy Series for Newbies
And, to the die-hards who simply read this piece out of curiosity to see if their favorites made the cut, you're free to bash my head (and my pen) in the comments section below....
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A Socio-Political Analysis of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart
Polygamy reigns supreme in Umuofia and other neighboring villages, but in the case of titled men, only the first wives are mandated to wear the anklets of their husband's titles. ...
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The Sandman Volumes 1-2 Comics vs. TV Series
I will compare the movie and the comic books because, yes, while I liked watching the characters come to life on screen, I did have some gripes with it. ...
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What Inspires Creative Writing- Dreams, People, and Experiences
creativity is a self-fulfilling trait; if you tell yourself you're not creative long enough, you'll believe it, let your potential go silent, and then you will become uncreative...
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How to Make A Good Movie/TV Reboot
If you're going to ignore everything about the original movie/series, why not create new material and build a new fanbase? Proper, isn't it?...
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A Return to Westeros: Major Talking Points in House of the Dragon
A father pawning off his daughter and a king betraying his queen are just hors ​d'oeuvre to the main course ahead....
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Overcoming Reader’s Block
If you are like me, who doesn’t like leaving a book halfway, this might be hard, but darling, you have to dump it. ...
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A Few Words on the Art of Writing
Besides, my head is hardly level enough these days for creative winds to blow inside of my cranium. The country is hard, and a man must make ends meet....
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Writing African Literature: An Unpopular Opinion
Western Fiction of every sort presently has more appeal to the bulk of African readers, not necessarily because of any literary superiority but because of an unwillingness of the former to evolve. ...
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African Myths and Fantasy
African Myth is being systematically erased, and Fantasy becoming more 'modern' and cosmopolitan. ...
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The Great Book Debate: Paperbacks vs. EBooks
Okay, paperback supporters, hold it. That's enough! The eBook team is about to make a grand entrance; let's make way for the Electronic King. ...
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Do Women Read More Than Men?
Who's more social about their reading, men or women? This is an easy one. You can tell by just looking at bookstagrammers. They are usually women. At least the popular ones are....
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Stereotypes and Clichés in Romance Literature
Our hero always knows where exactly to touch our heroine to make her see stars. There are always mind-blowing orgasms, and this grade A chemistry sweetens the deal....
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What Is a Good Plot? What Makes a Good Plot?
Before you try your hand at writing your big story, practice and practice making a good plot. Work on stories that come to you and spend lots of time thinking up new ideas. ...
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Science Fiction and the 21st Century
Science and technology are progressing at a rapid pace, and the role of science fiction literature in charting a course and helping to imagine future technology will always hold true....
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