Friday, June 29, 2018

Daily Fantasy Link 6/29/18

Today's link is to a writing article on what makes a story go viral:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/what-makes-stories-go-viral/#more-22467

Thursday, June 28, 2018

Daily Fantasy Link 6/28/18

Today's link is to a list of genre bending books with speculative elements coming out in July:  https://www.tor.com/2018/06/28/all-the-genre-bending-books-coming-out-in-july/

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Daily Fantasy Link 6/27/18

Today's link is to a list of fantasy books coming out in July:  https://www.tor.com/2018/06/27/all-the-new-fantasy-books-coming-out-in-july-2/

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Daily Fantasy Link 6/26/18

Today's link is to ten fantasy tv shows to watch when you really need to escape:  https://theportalist.com/fantasy-tv-shows

Monday, June 25, 2018

Daily Fantasy Link 6/25/18

Today's link is about how to create a magic system for writers and game players:  http://fantasy-faction.com/2018/creating-a-magic-system

Sunday, June 24, 2018

Daily Fantasy Link 6/24/18

Today's link is to the Locus Award winners:  http://locusmag.com/2018/06/2018-locus-awards-winners/ Enjoy.

Saturday, June 23, 2018

Daily Fantasy Link 6/23/18

Today's link is to a writing article on exercising your muse:  https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/writers-notebook/

Friday, June 22, 2018

Daily Fantasy Link 6/22/18

Today's link is to an article about fantasy books that are optimistic over the grimdark stuff:  https://www.tor.com/2018/06/22/13-optimistic-fantasies-to-chase-away-the-grimdark-blues/

Thursday, June 21, 2018

Daily Fantasy Link 6/21/18

Today's link for fantasy fans is to an article of ten important quotes from the Lord of the Rings trilogy:  https://theportalist.com/lord-of-the-ring-quotes

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Daily Fantasy Link 6/20/18

I have two links for you today since I missed yesterday.

The first link is to a writing article on story structure and story coming first:  http://www.unboundworlds.com/2018/06/story-comes-first-start-story-structure/

The second link is to a primer article on Tolkien's Silmarillion:  https://www.tor.com/2018/06/20/angband-strikes-back-or-the-battle-of-unnumbered-tears/

Monday, June 18, 2018

Daily Fantasy Link 6/18/18

Today's link is to an article about the fantasy worlds created by author L.E. Modesitt, Jr. : https://www.tor.com/2018/06/18/visit-the-fantasy-worlds-of-le-modesitt-jr/

Sunday, June 17, 2018

Daily Fantasy Link 6/17/18

Happy Father's Day everyone!

Today's link is to a writing article about writing beyond the common narrative:  https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/beyond-common-narrative/

Saturday, June 16, 2018

Daily Fantasy Link 6/16/18

Today's link is to an article for those who play roleplaying games on character creation:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/six-signs-of-good-character-creation/

Friday, June 15, 2018

Daily Fantasy Link 6/15/18

Today's link is to a writing article on five underused character archetypes:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/five-underused-character-archetypes/#more-22345

Thursday, June 14, 2018

Daily Fantasy Link 6/14/18

Since I missed posting a link yesterday, I have two for you today to make up.

First, with Father's Day this Sunday, here's a link to eight father figures is fantasy and science fiction:  https://theportalist.com/father-figures-sci-fi-fantasy

Second is to an interview with author Jaqueline Carey and writing a stand alone epic fantasy novel:  https://www.tor.com/2018/06/14/interviews-jacqueline-carey-on-writing-standalone-epic-fantasy-starless/

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Daily Fantasy Link 6/12/18

Today's link is to an article about the Wheel of Time series being made into a television series:  https://www.tor.com/2018/06/12/the-wheel-of-time-tv-series-in-development-at-amazon-studios/

Monday, June 11, 2018

Daily Fantasy Link 6/11/18

Today's link is about what to watch once after the "Game of Thrones" tv series is over. This article talks about the old epic Hollywood movies that have the spectacle that fantasy lovers love:  https://www.blackgate.com/2018/06/10/burton-in-a-skirt-or-what-are-you-going-to-do-with-your-life-when-game-of-thrones-is-over/#more-306693

Sunday, June 10, 2018

Daily Fantasy Link 6/10/18

Today's link is an article for writers that is a primer on organized crime for use in stories:  https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/organized-crime-writers/

Saturday, June 09, 2018

Daily Fantasy Link 6/9/18

Today's link is to an article analyzing the original "Star Wars" movies and seven questions that remain unanswered:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/seven-unanswered-questions-from-the-original-star-wars-films/

Friday, June 08, 2018

Daily Fantasy Link 6/8/18

Today's link is to a writing article on giving your protagonist sympathetic problems for readers to identify with:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/giving-your-hero-sympathetic-problems/

Thursday, June 07, 2018

Daily Fantasy Link 6/7/18

Today's link is to five books that end in magical apocalypses:  https://www.tor.com/2018/06/07/five-books-about-magical-apocalypses/

Wednesday, June 06, 2018

Daily Fantasy Link 6/6/18

Today I have two links for readers. The first is to five books that take place in forests with the peril and wonder of nature they provide:  https://www.tor.com/2018/06/06/into-the-woods-five-books-about-the-peril-and-wonder-of-nature/

The second is to a list of science fiction books coming out in June:  https://www.tor.com/2018/06/06/new-science-fiction-books-june-2018/

Tuesday, June 05, 2018

Daily Fantasy Link 6/5/18

Today's link is to a list of all the fantasy books coming out in June:  https://www.tor.com/2018/06/05/new-fantasy-books-june-2018/

Monday, June 04, 2018

Daily Fantasy Link 6/4/18

Today's link is to an article on writing and how to get good feedback on your writing by asking the right questions:  https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/feedback-writing/

Sunday, June 03, 2018

Daily Fantasy Link 6/3/18

Today's link is a list of fantasy and science fiction romance books for June:  http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/13-sci-fi-and-fantasy-romance-recommendations-to-heat-up-your-june

Friday, June 01, 2018

Daily Fantasy Link 6/1/18

Sorry for missing the link yesterday. Life events got in the way.

Today's link is for an article on storytelling and what writers can learn from the concept of flavor found in roleplaying:  https://mythcreants.com/blog/what-writers-can-learn-from-the-roleplaying-concept-of-flavor/