New Year's Eve Fantasy Link 12/31/17

As the old year fades away and we begin a new year, I want to wish a Happy New Year to everyone!

Today's link is an article about the fantasy and science fiction shows and movies that will be coming out in January. Enjoy!  http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/all-the-sci-fi-tv-and-movies-hitting-netflix-hulu-and-amazon-prime-in-january-2018

Daily Fantasy Link 12/30/17

Today's link if for fantasy artist Ciruelo's website. He does wonderful artwork of dragons and other fantasy things.  http://www.dac-editions.com

Daily Fantasy Link 12/29/17

Today's link is an article about five stories that are hurt by unlikable characters:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/five-stories-hurt-by-unlikable-protagonists/

Daily Fantasy Link 12/28/17

Today's link is an article on who would win the fight between a Balrog or Dragon:  https://www.tor.com/2017/12/28/who-would-win-in-the-ultimate-dragonbalrog-showdown/

Daily Fantasy Link 12/27/17

Today's link is for an article about SFF movies and TV shows for 2018:  https://www.tor.com/2017/12/27/sci-fi-fantasy-movies-tv-looking-forward-to-in-2018/

Daily Fantasy Link 12/26/17

Today's link is to a story, but it's a space opera story. Still, enjoy:  https://mythcreants.com/stories/contingency/#more-18071

Merry Christmas!

Here is a classic letter of Christmas hope:

 Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except [what] they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's or children's, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished.

Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that's no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.
You may tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.

No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Hi,
No link today. Just want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas! May the gifts of fantasy and wonder be yours.

Daily Fantasy Link 12/23/17

Today's link is an article of interest for those who play role playing games and limiting NPCs:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/eight-tips-for-managing-npcs/#more-20513

Daily Fantasy Link 12/22/17

Today's link is a writing article about when "Five Signs Your Story is Transphobic:   https://mythcreants.com/blog/five-signs-your-story-is-transphobic/#more-20542

Daily Fantasy Link 12/21/17

If you love Charles de Lint's books, please consider joining his group on Facebook the Mythic Cafe. There are many interesting posts there daily:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/114379772019551/

Daily Fantasy Link 12/20/17

Today's link is great news for fantasy fans. Guy Gavriel Kay's Fionavar Tapestry books will be made into a tv series:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10154832994897003&id=189763622002

Daily Fantasy Link 12/19/17

Today's link is for the website of Faerie Magazine. This is a consistently published magazine about faeries and other fantasy creatures. https://faeriemagazine.com

Daily Fantasy Link 12/18/17

Today's link is an interview with fantasy author Stephen Donaldson:  http://www.unboundworlds.com/2017/12/stephen-r-donaldson-interviewed-seventh-decimate/

Daily Fantasy Link 12/17/17

An article for writers from Mythic Scribes about wagons, carts and trucks:  https://mythicscribes.com/history/wagons-carts-trucks/

Daily Fantasy Link 12/16/17

Here's a writing link for today. "Five Insufficient Reasons for Including Bigotry in Your Story" :  https://mythcreants.com/blog/five-insufficient-reasons-for-including-bigotry-in-your-story/#more-20565

Daily Fantasy Link 12/15/17

This is the beginning of part of my reset. I'm going to try to post a daily link of something of interest for blog readers.  Today's first link is an article from Mythcreants about Six Tips for Sequels:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/six-tips-for-sequels/

Reset

The new year is a little less than a month away, but it’s time for a reset for this blog. Life events have kept me from regular posts and I plan to get back on schedule starting this month. The reset is mainly for me, also for readers of this blog. I’m working on articles and an interview. I hope to stay on schedule in the new year too. Thanks for bearing with me.