Hello everyone! I thought I would share some more writing prompts with you today, but this time they would be fantasy-related! This week has been so crazy, that I realized that I completely forgot to create an update OR a roundup last month. So enjoy this writing inspiration instead! As always, I came up with … Continue reading 20 Fantasy Prompts!
Hello everyone! I have a short post for you today. The speculative fiction journal MetaStellar just announced its March submission cycle! Submit fiction up to 1, 200 words from now until March 31st. Using this link, fill out your submission and send it to a panel of judges. Also, if you don't have anything to … Continue reading MetaStellar’s Submission Cycle Is Open!
When you think of fantasy, what do you normally think of? You might imagine castles, dragons, and wizards. Great battles being fought and complex magic systems. And you would be right! But these are characteristics of all different kinds of fantasy subgenres. High fantasy might have these characteristics, but what makes it stand out from … Continue reading What Is High Fantasy?
A lot of writers focus on publishing in literary journals, which is awesome. But literary journals aren't the only places you can submit your work to. This is especially true with genre writing such as science fiction and fantasy. Writers writing in these genres should also know about anthologies. These are usually produced by publishing … Continue reading Upcoming Sci-fi/Fantasy Anthologies
Welcome back to another post about fantasy subgenres! Today I wanted to introduce Arthurian Fantasy, a genre dedicated to the high fantasy area of fantasy writing. On the surface, it seems obvious what Arthurian fantasy is. This subgenre is based on King Arthur and the overall Arthurian legend, but that's only part of it. This … Continue reading Arthurian Fantasy: A Definition
I haven't talked much about writing poetry on this blog. I have, however, talked quite a bit about speculative genres, mainly science fiction and fantasy. When you think about these genres, you might think of fiction, including novels and short stories. But speculative poetry also exists, and it acts as a great way to take … Continue reading How to Write Speculative Poetry
To answer the question, it depends on how you look at it. You could technically say that, yes, science fiction existed in the Middle Ages long before science fiction was really classified. Long before science fiction became known as a genre in the literary world. It wouldn't be exactly like what we read today, especially … Continue reading Did Science Fiction Exist in Medieval Times?
I recently wrote about science fiction tropes and how to include them in your writing. I thought today I would do the same for fantasy. When you think of fantasy, you probably picture certain characteristics that are typical for the genre. Dragons and medieval settings and magic are incredibly commonplace in fantasy, to name some … Continue reading Fantasy Writing Tropes to Subvert
Everyone knows about science fiction and fantasy, but what about science fantasy? This is another one of those hybrid genres within speculative fiction that don't strictly follow science fiction or fantasy rules. However, this hybrid speculative genre utilizes various tropes and ideas that both science fiction and fantasy often use, meaning it's super easy to … Continue reading What Is Science Fantasy?
Thinking about publishing your speculative fiction novel but don't know where to start? It's true there are plenty of publishers out there, but narrowing the best science fiction and fantasy publishers down isn't too difficult. Some of these speculative fiction small presses also accept speculative genres such as horror, gothic, and all kinds of subgenres. … Continue reading Speculative Fiction Small Presses
