Fantasy Links 8/25/17

Here are some links of interest for this week:

A writing article about writing epic fantasy the historical fiction way:  https://www.tor.com/2017/08/25/writing-epic-fantasy-the-historical-fiction-way-lessons-from-dorothy-dunnetts-the-game-of-kings/

An article on the monster’s place in fantasy:  http://fantasy-faction.com/2017/a-monsters-place

An article on Patricia McKillip’s The Forgotten Beasts of Eld :  https://www.blackgate.com/2017/08/24/an-incomparable-voyage-through-dreamland-the-forgotten-beasts-of-eld-by-patricia-a-mckillip/

An article on the romance of violence:  http://www.dianapfrancis.com/2017/08/10/romance-of-violence-revisted/

An article on “The Storyteller’s Guide to Criticism”  :  https://mythcreants.com/blog/a-storytellers-guide-to-criticism/

Fantasy Links 8/18/17

A list of fantasy books to read from the 90s:  http://www.unboundworlds.com/2017/08/want-read-90s-heres-start/

An article about eclipses in fantasy and science fiction:  http://www.tor.com/2017/08/18/all-the-crazy-stuff-that-goes-down-during-sff-eclipses/#more-287671

An article about reading the right book at the right time:  http://www.tor.com/2017/08/18/the-right-book-at-the-right-time/

A writing article on omniscient narration:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/five-essentials-of-omniscient-narration/#more-18937

An article about wizards in fantasy:  http://fantasy-faction.com/2017/worlds-within-worlds-part-three-old-grey-beards

A list of books to get started in urban fantasy:  https://theportalist.com/urban-fantasy-101-books-to-get-you-started

Fantasy Links 8/5/17

A day late but here you go.

An article about fantasy books inspired by British Isles stories:  http://www.tor.com/2017/08/04/13-fantasies-inspired-by-legends-from-the-british-isles/

A writing article on getting inspiration from history:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/six-tips-for-taking-inspiration-from-history/

An article on genre expectations for romance:  https://madgeniusclub.com/2017/08/02/romance-structure-and-genre-expectations/

An article on Stephen King’s “The Dark Tower” :  http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/movies/a10392330/stephen-king-primer/?utm_campaign=Contact+Quiboat+For+More+Referrer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=quiboat

An article on self publishing:  http://fantasy-faction.com/2017/10-tips-for-self-published-authors