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Welcome to Amassia

Rainaya by Alayna on DeviantArt Welcome to my world of Amassia... I'm AK Wilder, officially joining the Sup authors in our endeavor to share books that make the heart beat faster. Let's have some fun in the world of Amassia! Win a $20 Gift Card The Release Date Some of you have been waiting for this story world, found in Crown of Bones, to hit the shelves and I thank you for your

The Great Escape

Runaway Alchemist by ViridRain While researching why adults continue to enjoy YA Fantasy well beyond their teens, I found Abbigail Mazour's thesis on The Reality of Escape in Fantasy. It's an insightful read with two points you might enjoy. 1) Fantasy fiction is an escape of the prisoner genre, reflected by -- you guessed it -- characters escaping for their lives. 2) Escape fantasy is

Year of Genesis: The Birth of a Character

Available @ Amazon Hello all, We have the second installment of my Year of Genesis for my new series: The Merci Lanard Files. Year of Genesis: CHARACTER Merci Lanard was a bit like Athena in her origin story. While I was writing Claws and Effect: Book 2 of the Diaries series (author edition out later this year), this investigative journalist just showed up on the page. Because of

Mermaids, Selkies & Sea Monsters...Oh, My!

MERMAIDIA : A LIMITED EDITION MERMAID ANTHOLOGY Love mermaids and all creatures aquatic? This limited-time anthology is just for you! With more than 700 pages of captivating fiction, you’ll be enchanted by sirens, swim with the mermaids, and terrified of sea witches. With stories from: Merrie Destefano Bokerah Brumley Rachel A. Marks Catherine Banks Kai Ellory ViolaMia Ellas Anthea

Year Of Worldbuilding In Fantasy #2: Spellbinding – "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula Le Guin

. #YoW Year of Worldbuilding #WiF Worldbuilding in Fantasy Worldbuilding lies at the heart of Fantasy fiction, which is why I've declared 2020 my Year of Worldbuilding in Fantasy and started at my personal beginning last month, with CS Lewis's The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe. . In the introduction, I promised that through this year I would continue to focus on some (but by no means all

Where in Which World

The world of Amassia is based on what earth will be like in 250 million years. Today, I want to look at the question of where we place our stories. From distant planets, real and imagined, to cities we've lived in, or at least know of. The where of a story-world helps tell the tale. The idea of location was inspired by Helen Lowe's #YearOfWorldBuilding here on the Sup Blog,and

Year of Worldbuilding in Fantasy #1: Surprised by Delight – "The Lion, The Witch & the Wardrobe" by CS Lewis

. #YoW Year of Worldbuilding #WiF Worldbuilding in Fantasy Last month, I heralded 2020 as the year I intended focusing on Worldbuilding in Fantasy fiction, emulating 1919 as the Year of Romance: #YoR; #RIFF Worldbuilding lies at the heart of Fantasy fiction Art (c) PJ Fitzpatrick I indicated, too, that I intended following last year's formula in terms of the focus being on some of my

Visioning Equality in Fantasy Fiction

Blue Petals by Tim McBurnie In the wake of the issues re the cancellation of the RWA Awards - this will get you up to speed - I wanted to talk about the challenges of writing diversity, equality, inclusion and realism in Fantasy Fiction. It can be a double-edged blade. Celebrating Diversity in Anime - Yatta Tachi If I write a world where real-life marginalized people are 'normal', is it

Year of Genesis: The Birth of a Paranormal

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Happy New Year, Supernatural Undergrounders! Welcome to My Year of Wonderful Worldbuilding

. Happy New Year! Happy New Year, dear Supernatural Undergrounders. In a world that often seems increasingly troubled and beset, I hope we can all find a path through 2020 that sustains our hope, our creativity, and our wellbeing. When set against the larger backdrop of world, national, and even community affairs, posts on a blog with a focus on fiction that makes our hearts beat faster,