Daily Fantasy Link 11/5/18

Today's link is to an article on TV series on horses with the right amount of fantasy:  https://www.tor.com/2018/11/05/tv-dramas-with-the-right-amount-of-horse-fantasy-free-rein-and-heartland/

Daily Fantasy Link 11/3/18

Today's link is to an analysis of five stories that turned creepy:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/five-more-good-stories-that-turned-creepy/

Daily Fantasy Link 11/2/18

Today's link is to a list of fantasy and science fiction genre bending books for November:  https://www.tor.com/2018/11/02/all-the-new-genre-bending-books-coming-out-in-november-2/#more-402788

Daily Fantasy Link 11/1/18

Today's link is to the young adult fantasy and science fiction books coming out in November:  https://www.tor.com/2018/11/01/new-young-adult-sff-november-2018/

Sharing Old Articles

There used to be a web site called Suite 101 that covered many different topics for people. I wrote biweekly articles on the fantasy genre for a few years before they company went out of business. From time to time I'm going to post some of those older articles on this blog. I am working on new blog posts too. Coming soon.

Daily Fantasy Link 10/31/18

Happy Halloween!

Today's link is to a list of science fiction books coming out in November:  https://www.tor.com/2018/10/31/new-science-fiction-books-november-2018/

Daily Fantasy Link 10/30/18

Today's links is for the fantasy books that are coming out in November:  https://www.tor.com/2018/10/30/new-fantasy-releases-november-2018/

Daily Fantasy Link 10/28/18

With Halloween fast approaching, today's link is to a podcast on slasher stories:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/194-slasher-stories/

Daily Fantasy Link 10/26/18

Today's link is about storytelling and ways to bluff you're killing your hero:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/six-ways-to-bluff-that-your-hero-will-die/

Daily Fantasy Link 10/25/18

Today's link is for Halloween lovers about scary movies and scary scenes:  http://www.fantasyliterature.com/giveaway/thoughtful-thursday-scary-movies-scary-scenes/

Daily Fantasy Link 10/24/18

Today's link is to a writing article about writer conferences:  http://fantasy-faction.com/2018/going-to-a-writers-convention-what-you-need-to-know

Daily Fantasy Link 10/23/18

Today's link is for Halloween and five spooky books that take place in real places:  https://www.tor.com/2018/10/23/five-spooky-books-set-in-real-places/

Daily Fantasy Link 10/21/18

Happy Sunday!

Today I have two links for you. The first is for an article on world building with fables about the moon:  https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/the-making-of-a-fable/

The second is about the epic fantasy trope of the mentor:  http://helenlowe.info/blog/2018/10/22/having-fun-with-epic-fantasy-tropes-11-the-mentor/

Daily Fantasy Link 10/20/18

Today's links is to an article on world building and some common problems using technology:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/seven-common-problems-with-spec-fic-technology/

Daily Fantasy Link 10/19/18

Today I have two links for you. First is a link to a writing article on word craft questions writers fight over:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/six-wordcraft-questions-writers-fight-over/

The second is to a list of fantasy books with adult fairy tales:  https://theportalist.com/fairy-tales-for-adults

Daily Fantasy Link 10/18/18

Today's link is to an article on romance in fantasy books:  http://fantasy-faction.com/2018/a-toast-to-fantasy-romance-guest-blog-by-anna-kashina

Daily Fantasy Link 10/17/18

Today's link is to an article about Arthurian books that use history in them:  https://www.tor.com/2018/10/17/the-best-arthurian-novels-for-fans-of-actual-history/

Daily Fantasy Link 10/16/18

Today's link is to an interview of fantasy author R.A. Salvatore:  https://theportalist.com/ra-salvatore-drizzt-interview

Daily Fantasy Link 10/15/18

Today's link is to an article about Peter Dinklage and his saying goodbye to Tyrion his "Game of Thrones" character:  https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/peter-dinklage-describes-tyrions-arc-and-what-it-was-like-to-say-goodbye-to-game-of-thrones

Daily Fantasy Link 10/14/18

Today's link is to a podcast on magical weapons in fantasy:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/192-magic-weapons/

Daily Fantasy Link 10/13/18

Today's link is to an article analyzing six characters that should have had their own stories or not have been in their works:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/six-characters-siloed-into-a-separate-story/

Daily Fantasy Link 10/12/18

Today's links is to an article on roleplaying games and unstated expectations:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/six-unstated-expectations-for-roleplaying/

Daily Fantasy Link 10/11/18

Today's link is to an article about Peter Beagle's The Last Unicorn:  https://www.tor.com/2018/10/11/the-fantasy-book-that-that-taught-me-how-to-love/

Daily Fantasy Link 10/9/18

Today's link is to an article about defending power fantasy books:  https://www.tor.com/2018/10/09/in-defense-of-power-fantasies/

Daily Fantasy Link 10/7/18

Today's link is to the Mythcreants podcast on literary criticism:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/191-literary-criticism/#more-23969

Daily Fantasy Link 10/6/18

Today's link is to a writing article analyzing the plot of the science fiction book The Collapsing Empire:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/lessons-from-the-fractured-plotting-of-the-collapsing-empire/

Daily Fantasy Link 10/5/18

Today's link is for a writing article on world building and making the power of teleportation work:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/making-teleportation-work-in-your-story/

Almost Daily Fantasy Link 10/4/18

Today's link is to a list of twelve fantasy and science fiction romance books coming out in October:  https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/12-sci-fi-and-fantasy-romance-recommendations-to-savor-in-october

Daily Fantasy Link 10/2/18

Today's link is to news about the Wheel of Time tv series being done by Amazon studios:  https://www.tor.com/2018/10/02/wheel-of-time-picked-up-by-amazon-first-season-to-focus-on-moiraine/

Daily Fantasy Link 10/1/18

Today's links is about the importance for fantasy readers to read the epigraphs and footnotes in fantasy novels:  https://www.tor.com/2018/10/01/always-read-the-epigraph-a-lesson-for-fantasy-readers/

Daily Fantasy Link 9/29/18

Today's link is to a writing article on what a writer can learn from writing fan fiction:  https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/surprising-fan-fiction/

Daily Fantasy Link 9/28/18

Today's link is to a writing article about breaking storytelling rules:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/how-to-break-storytelling-rules/

Daily Fantasy Link 9/27/18

Today's link is a list of fantasy and science fiction young adult books coming out in October:  https://www.tor.com/2018/09/27/all-the-new-young-adult-sff-books-coming-out-in-october/

Daily Fantasy Link 9/26/18

Today's link is to a list of science fiction books coming out in October:  https://www.tor.com/2018/09/26/new-science-fiction-books-october-2018/

Daily Fantasy Link 9/25/18

Today's link is for fantasy books coming out in October:  https://www.tor.com/2018/09/25/all-the-new-fantasy-books-coming-out-in-october/

Almost Daily Fantasy Link 9/24/18

Today's link is to writing fantasy horses right and focusing on Kristen Britain's Green Rider books:  https://www.tor.com/2018/09/24/writing-fantasy-horses-right-kristen-britains-green-rider/

Daily Fantasy Link 9/22/18

Today's link is to an article about world building and sources of conflict a writer can use:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/six-sources-of-conflict-for-your-world/

Daily Fantasy Link 9/21/18

Today's link is to a writing article on creating characters that don't follow the status quo: https://mythcreants.com/blog/five-tips-for-characters-that-go-against-the-flow/

Daily Fantasy Link 9/20/18

Sorry for the late posting. Today's link is to a list of fantasy and science fiction books coming out this fall:  https://www.tor.com/2018/09/20/17-fall-books-we-cannot-wait-to-read/

Daily Fantasy Link 9/18/18

Today I have two links to make up for yesterday. The first is to a writing article on character development:  http://fantasy-faction.com/2018/character-development-character-death-and-the-ultimate-sacrifice

The second is to a blog post on the tropes of epic fantasy:  http://helenlowe.info/blog/2018/09/17/having-fun-with-epic-fantasy-tropes-wrapping-up-entries-1-10/

Daily Fantasy Link 9/16/18

Today's link is for a podcast from Mythcreants about the difference between message and theme in a story:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/188-messages-and-themes/#more-23734

Daily Fantasy Link 9/15/18

Today's link is to a writing article on storytelling and six misunderstood pieces of advice:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/six-pieces-of-misunderstood-storytelling-advice/

Daily Fantasy Link 9/14/18

Today's link is a list of fantasy and science fiction shows coming out on television for this fall:  https://www.tor.com/2018/09/14/fall-2018-tv-whats-new-whats-old-and-whats-best-forgotten/

Daily Fantasy Link 9/13/18

Today's article is about "Game of Thrones" tv series and how it became such a juggernaut:  https://theportalist.com/the-history-of-game-of-thrones

Daily Fantasy Link 9/12/18

Today's link is to an article talking about different narrative techniques in fantasy books:  https://www.tor.com/2018/09/12/outside-the-lines-unique-narrative-devices-in-fantasy/

Daily Fantasy Link 9/11/18

Today's link is to an excerpt from The Phoenix Empress, the second book of a new series: https://www.tor.com/2018/09/11/read-an-excerpt-from-the-phoenix-empress-sequel-to-the-tigers-daughter/

Daily Fantasy Link 9/10/18

Today's link is to an article on fantasy and science fiction horses by Judith Tarr:  https://www.tor.com/2018/09/10/all-the-fine-fantasy-horses-mary-herberts-dark-horse/

Daily Fantasy Link 9/9/18

Today's link is about epic fantasy tropes and having fun with them. It's the tenth in a series of articles by author Helen Lowe:  http://helenlowe.info/blog/2018/09/10/having-fun-with-epic-fantasy-tropes-10-the-alchemy-of-numbers/

Daily Fantasy Link 9/8/18

Today's link is for dragon lovers. A list of nine good dragon movies to watch:  https://theportalist.com/9-great-dragon-movies-for-fans-of-fire-breathers

Daily Fantasy Link 9/7/18

Today's link is to a commentary article on wrongly portraying characters with disabilities in stories and how to avoid them:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/five-common-harmful-representations-of-disability/

Daily Fantasy Link 9/5/18

Today's link is to a list of ten military fantasy books with magical warfare:  https://www.tor.com/2018/09/05/magical-warfare-10-military-fantasy-titles-we-love/

Daily Fantasy Link 9/4/18

Today's link is to fourteen romance fantasy and science fiction books coming out in September:  https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/14-sci-fi-and-fantasy-romances-to-cozy-up-with-in-september

Daily Fantasy Link 9/3/18

Today's link is an article about a character's inner journey arc that leads to change:  https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/change-arc/

Daily Fantasy Link 9/2/18

Today's link is to a post about fantastic animal companions in fantasy books by Helen Lowe:  http://supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com/2018/09/fantastic-creatures-animal-companions.html

Daily Fantasy Link 9/1/18

Today's link is to a writing article on world building using gods and afterlives:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/five-ways-gods-and-the-afterlife-change-a-fantasy-setting/

Daily Fantasy Link 8/31/18

Today's link is to an article on storytelling and character identification:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/accounting-for-character-identification/#more-23553

Daily Fantasy Link 8/30/18

Today's link is to an article on How to Map a Fantasy World:  https://www.tor.com/2018/08/30/how-to-map-a-fantasy-world/

Daily Fantasy Link 8/28/18

Today's link is for a list of fantasy books coming out in September:  https://www.tor.com/2018/08/28/all-the-new-fantasy-books-coming-out-in-september/#more-386653

Daily Fantasy Link 8/27/18

Today I have two links to share. Both about women writers and a list of feminist books.

The first is an article about forgotten women fantasy and science fiction authors of the 1980s:  https://www.tor.com/2018/08/27/fighting-erasure-women-sf-writers-of-the-1980s-part-ii/

Next is a list of feminist fantasy and science fiction books worth reading:  https://theportalist.com/feminism-through-the-ages-10-powerful-sci-fi-and-fantasy-books

Daily Fantasy Link 8/26/18

Today's link is an article from the Mythic Scribes site about eight things they learned from writing a sequel:  https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/writing-sequel/

Daily Fantasy Link 8/25/18

Today's link is to a writing article on following rules in storytelling:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/everyone-must-now-follow-the-ideals-of-french-neoclassicism/

Daily Fantasy Link 8/24/18

Today's link is to an article that comments on writing a persecution flip story:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/five-reasons-not-to-write-a-persecution-flip-story/

Daily Fantasy Link 8/23/18

Today's link is for a writing article on fantasy world building from the bottom up:  http://fantasy-faction.com/2018/fantasy-worldbuilding-from-the-bottom-up-guest-blog-by-cameron-johnston

Daily Fantasy Link 8/22/18

Today's link is about ten fantasy and science fiction books that take place on water worlds:  https://www.unboundworlds.com/2018/08/water-worlds-10-aquatic-science-fiction-and-fantasy-books/

Daily Fantasy Link 8/21/18

Today's link if for an article about fairy tales and fantasy:  http://fantasy-faction.com/2018/once-upon-a-time-fairy-tales-and-fantasy

Daily Fantasy Link 8/20/18

Today's link is for a list of 37 epic fantasy books coming out in the next year:  https://www.tor.com/2018/08/20/37-upcoming-epic-fantasy-books/

Also, the Hugo Award winners for this year:  http://locusmag.com/2018/08/2018-hugo-and-campbell-awards-winners/

Daily Fantasy Link 8/18/18

Sorry for the lack of links that past few days. Some life events took precedence. Getting back to it with a few today.

First is to a writing article on weaving a narrative:  http://fantasy-faction.com/2018/weaving-a-narrative

Next is another writing article for lessons from a book:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/lessons-from-the-hyped-writing-of-dawn-of-wonder/

Next is a article of an analysis of five stories that don't understand power and privilege:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/five-stories-that-dont-understand-power-privilege/

Daily Fantasy Link 8/13/18

Today's link is to an article on epic fantasy tropes exploring the artifacts of power and doom to be found in these books:  http://helenlowe.info/blog/2018/08/13/having-fun-with-epic-fantasy-tropes-9-artefacts-of-power-and-doom-and-where-to-find-them/

Daily Fantasy Link 8/12/18

Today's post is on writing and three ways to do free marketing:  https://mythicscribes.com/marketing/market-book-free/

Daily Fantasy Link 8/11/18

Sorry I missed yesterday's post. Today I give you two links:

An article about the hardworking horses of epic fantasy:  https://www.tor.com/2018/08/10/the-hard-working-horses-of-epic-fantasy/

A writing article about nonlinear narratives:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/four-challenges-of-nonlinear-narratives/

Daily Fantasy Link 8/9/18

Today I have two links for everyone.

The first is about the books that made us genre lovers:  http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/the-books-that-made-us-genre-lovers

The second is about twelve fantasy tv shows with strong women characters:  https://theportalist.com/fantasy-tv-shows-strong-female-characters

Daily Fantasy Link 8/8/18

Sorry for the lack of links the past few days. I was on vacation. Here’s a few to make up for the lack:

A writing article on eight absurdities writers force on female characters:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/eight-absurdities-we-force-on-female-characters/

A podcast on literary devices to help writers:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/182-literary-devices/

A helpful article on legal systems for world building:  https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/law-fantasy-writers/

An article on women science fiction and fantasy authors of the 1980s:  https://www.tor.com/2018/08/07/fighting-erasure-women-sf-writers-of-the-1980s-part-i/

A list of fantasy and science fiction books coming out this week:  http://locusmag.com/2018/08/new-books-7-august-2018/

Daily Fantasy Link 8/4/18

Today's link is to a writing article on eight absurdities forced on female characters :  https://m.mythcreants.com/blog/eight-absurdities-we-force-on-female-characters/#more-22980

Daily Fantasy Link 8/2/18

Today's link is the final article about women fantasy and science fiction authors of the 1970s:  https://www.tor.com/2018/08/02/fighting-erasure-women-sf-writers-of-the-1970s-part-x/

Daily Fantasy Link 7/31/18

Today's link is to a list of the new fantasy books coming out in August:  https://www.tor.com/2018/07/31/all-the-new-fantasy-books-coming-out-in-august-2018/

Daily Fantasy Link 7/30/18

Sorry about yesterday. Didn't find any interesting links. Today's link is to an article in the ongoing  series of F and SF Equines by Judith Tarr:  https://www.tor.com/2018/07/30/a-very-irish-story-r-a-macavoys-the-grey-horse/

Daily Fantasy Link 7/28/18

Today's link is to an article that analyzes the Lord of the Rings book and movie:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/ten-changes-made-in-the-lord-of-the-rings-novelization/#more-23134

Daily Fantasy Link 7/27/19

Today I have two links of interest.

First is to a writing article on writing epistolary fiction:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/a-beginners-guide-to-writing-epistolary/

The second is a writing article on the Chronicles of Prydain and how it made old tropes new:  https://www.tor.com/2018/07/27/lloyd-alexanders-chronicles-of-prydain-tells-a-fresh-story-with-old-tropes/

Daily Fantasy Link 7/26/18

Today's link is for an article about how time is used in fantasy and dealing with time conflicts:  http://fantasy-faction.com/2018/temporal-anomalies-timekeeping-in-fantasy

Daily Fantasy Link 7/25/18

Today there are two links. First is the list for the 2018 World Fantasy Award nominees:  https://www.tor.com/2018/07/25/2018-world-fantasy-award-finalists/

The second is for Harry Potter fans and scenes that were changed in the movies from the book:  https://theportalist.com/harry-potter-movies

Daily Fantasy Link 7/23/18

Today's link is to an article on author Helen Lowe's blog about having fun with epic fantasy tropes such as the maguffin:  http://helenlowe.info/blog/

Daily Fantasy Link 7/23/18

Today there are two links to make up for yesterday's miss. The first is to an article on advice on writing fantasy graphic novels:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/do-you-have-advice-for-graphic-novels/#more-23037

The second is on an article about women in history and having roles too:  https://mythicscribes.com/history/ching-shih/

Daily Fantasy Link 7/21/18

Today's link is to a writing article on fantasy world building and five mistakes to avoid:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/five-common-worldbuilding-mistakes-in-new-manuscripts/#more-22901

Daily Fantasy Link 7/20/18

Today there are two links of interest. The first is a commentary article about the trigger warning in stories that have dark scenes:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/why-we-shouldnt-be-fighting-over-trigger-warnings/

The second is an article about five things fantasy writers can learn from Terry Pratchett: https://theportalist.com/fantasy-lessons-terry-pratchett

Daily Fantasy Link 7/19/18

Today's link is to a fantasy short story from Lightspeed magazine by author Naomi Novik called "Castle Coeurlieu":  http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/castle-coeurlieu/

Daily Fantasy Link 7/17/18

Today's link is about the movie and the book  The Beastmasterby Andre Norton and how they compare:  http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/book-vs-flick-the-beastmaster

Daily Fantasy Link 7/16/18

Today's link is for an article on the horses and riders of CJ Cherryh's Gate of Ivrel books by Judith Tarr:  https://www.tor.com/2018/07/16/horses-and-horsemen-in-c-j-cherryhs-gate-of-ivrel/

Daily Fantasy Link 7/15/18

Today's link is to a podcast about writing and keeping your manuscript smooth:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/179-keeping-your-manuscript-smooth/

Daily Fantasy Link 7/14/18

Today's link is to books and movies that explore fairytales about selkies and other sea creatures:  https://www.tor.com/2018/07/13/11-selkie-stories/

Daily Fantasy Link 7/13/18

Today's link is for a writing article on storytelling and character karma:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/understanding-character-karma/

Daily Fantasy Link 7/12/18

Today I have two links for you. The first is to five books that deal with time travel:  https://www.tor.com/2018/07/12/five-novels-dealing-with-time-travel/  The second is an article about fairytales and the younger sons' trials:  https://www.tor.com/2018/07/12/the-golden-goose/

Daily Fantasy Link 7/11/18

Sorry for the late post. Today's link is to some sizzling fantasy romance books coming out in July:  http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/10-sci-fi-and-fantasy-romance-recommendations-to-make-your-july-sizzle

Daily Fantasy Link 7/10/18

Today's link is the latest article on women fantasy and science fiction authors from the 1970s fighting erasure. This covers the alphabet of R and S authors:  https://www.tor.com/2018/07/10/fighting-erasure-women-sf-writers-of-the-1970s-part-ix/

Daily Fantasy Link 7/9/18

Today I have two links. The first is a list of books that TOR publishing is coming out with in the Fall:  https://www.tor.com/2018/07/09/tor-dot-com-publishing-fall-2018-lineup/

The second is to an article on why readers love gothic horror:  https://www.tor.com/2018/07/09/the-allure-of-gothic-horror/

Daily Fantasy Link 8/8/18

Today's link is to a writing articles on rebooting the fantasy trope of the mentor:  https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/mentor-trope-reboot/

Daily Fantasy Link 7/7/18

Today's link is about story elements that worked in one story but not another:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/five-story-elements-that-worked-in-one-story-but-not-in-another/#more-22455

Daily Fantasy Link 7/5/18

I'm sharing two links today for the long holiday weekend. The first is to a fantasy story from the Lightspeed online magazine:  http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/a-song-of-home-the-organ-grinds/

The second link is to an article on almost all fantasy, science fiction and comics adaptations in the works:  https://www.tor.com/2018/07/05/sff-adaptations/

Daily Fantasy Link 7/4/18

Happy Fourth of July everyone!

Sorry for missing yesterday, life event got in the way. Today's link is to a list of books coming out this week for summer reading:  http://locusmag.com/2018/07/new-books-3-july-2018/

Daily Fantasy Link 7/2/18

First, I just wanted to say I saw the movie "Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom" today. I loved it. Plenty of action and suspense for dinosaur lovers.

Today's link is the latest on science fiction and fantasy horses by Judith Tarr. This week, she is talking about the book Red Moon, Black Mountainby Joy Chant:  https://www.tor.com/2018/07/02/horse-of-bronze-pony-of-earth-joy-chants-red-moon-and-black-mountain/

Daily Fantasy Link 7/1/18

Today I have two links to make up for yesterday.

The first is to a podcast about  creating character chemistry:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/177-creating-character-chemistry/

The second is to an article about Medieval merchant guilds to use for stories:  https://mythicscribes.com/history/merchant-guilds/