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St. Ursula

A lot of tributes are going to be coming out today, to which I cannot hope to be as eloquent, nor as thoughtful. I started referring to Ursula Le Guin as St. Ursula a few years ago, perhaps as a nod to her gentle humor and subtle surrealism – a surrealism which wasn’t ‘strange’ or ‘abstracting’ but, in her own words: “Fantasy is not antirational, but pararational; not realistic but surrealistic,…

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Indy Fantasy Authors: Sever Bronny!

Another week, and we have another victim Indy Author arriving at the hallowed steps of the Guild to talk on the subject of covers; the ever thought-provoking, danger-writing, industrial-music-making Sever Bronny, author of The Arinthian Line and Fury of a Rising Dragon. nb. Navigate to the Categories menu for previous interviews! ~ ~ ~ Sever Bronny, Legend (The Arinthian Line, book 5) Latest…

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Wordpress Spambots?

WordPress Spambots?

Just out of interest… Is anyone else out there in the WordPress blogosphere seeing a sudden rise in the amount of spam-email accounts starting to follow them (strings of letters and an email account)? *Grrr*

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The Role of the Villain in Fiction

Let’s face it, the villains of our books and media often get short shrift. Quite rightly so, perhaps, when we consider what they do for a living. But while reading and researching for my own stories I started to notice a glaring lack – to my mind at least – on the other side of the dramatic coin: the role of the bad guy. There are lots of writing guides and manuals out there devoted to the…

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Indy Fantasy Writers: Richard Billing!

Welcome back, Gentle Readers. I trust that the New Year saw you all drowning in books, and to that TBR pile I would love to add the latest addition to the Guild; the erudite and truly-nice-chap, Richard Billing, author of The General. nb. Every week, here at the erstwhile home of the Guild (not really a home as such, more of a drinking spot for the itinerent adventurers that indy writers so often…

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Indy Fantasy Writers: Alice Gristle!

Okay, gentle peeps – you know the drill. This blog is fortunate enough to be able to host a series of interviews with indy fantasy authors, covering various aspects of their work and the self-publishing process. Last week we talked to Richard M. Ankers, and today we will be chatting with the delightfully mischievous Alice Gristle, author of the alternative-history, dark fantasy work The Blood Cup…

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SDJ - Landing Dock by ElsaKroese

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The Whale by zudartslee

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Airships!

One of the key features of the Airship Wars‘ vessels, is that most are fantasy airships rather than say, diesel punk or ‘balloon-punk’ (I think I just coined that phrase…). Although I still love balloons, and we we have a few of those appearing as well… However, here are some great ideas of how airships can be constructed from Felonius Monk (not that one) and Neill Richards, which have been…

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Dragon Slayer Axe by MRBee30

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Reign Of Gods Cover by natjkris

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Common Treasures by catmist

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Medival-Styled Airship by psychepool

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Whitebeard by natjkriss

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Pirate Hideout by Nele Diel

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Second daughter of Milder family by David Gaillet

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Legend of the Cryptids Pirate 2 by Ashramart