You might have heard that imagery is pivotal to writing a story. It truly makes a scene come alive, but many sources I’ve seen that talked about imagery have just said “Use the five senses!” and then moved on. The five senses are touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing, but writing imagery isn’t just using … Continue reading How to Add Imagery to Your Speculative Novel
Romantasy. A combination of "romance" and "fantasy," where both play an equal part in the story. You've probably seen a bunch of these books flooding the market. If you've ever been on the social media platform TikTok, you've likely seen a bunch of romantasy titles being passed around. But have you ever scrolled through reels … Continue reading Romantasy: What Is It?
If you've written a science fiction or fantasy story that turned out to be longer than you intended, don't worry! There's definitely a market for those. Well-respected speculative literary journals look for long short stories, or novelettes, and even novellas. I've created a list of several of them below. Of course, each journal has different … Continue reading 5 Literary Journals Looking for Speculative Novelettes
Got a short fantasy piece that you've written, but you don't know where to submit it? Sure, there are plenty of literary journals that publish both science fiction and fantasy, but those tend to focus more on sci-fi than true fantasy. However, some literary journals look for fantasy specifically, especially high fantasy. Check out this … Continue reading 6 Literary Journals Looking for High Fantasy
To date, I've read Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, and several of his short stories. But I hadn't yet read Something Wicked This Way Comes, which delves more into fantasy and horror than science fiction. I figured there was no time like the present, and let me tell you, I have so much … Continue reading Something Wicked This Way Comes Review
What if you wanted to read a story that was equal parts fantasy and science fiction, adventure and misfortune? That's about what I got when reading Leigh Brackett's The Sword of Rhiannon. Reading science fiction and fantasy from the Golden Age eventually led me to this surprisingly short novel. So after reading, I decided to … Continue reading The Sword of Rhiannon Review
As November kicks off (and I realized I accidentally scheduled a Saturday post for Sunday, whoops), I thought I would write a book review for a book I recently finished. I'm talking about Anne McCaffrey's first novel in The Dragonriders of Pern series, Dragonflight. Ballantine Books published this book in 1968. However, the book previously … Continue reading Dragonflight Book Review
In the spirit of reading more epic fantasy books, I've racked up a bunch of them on my TBR list. The more I put on my lists, the more I realize that it's time for another SF/F TBR post! Check out the list below! Also, check out my previous post about the longest epic fantasy … Continue reading Epic Fantasy Books on My TBR
Hi, everyone! I thought I would do a fun post today since things have been crazy with getting settled into my PhD program (did I mention that? Yes, I'm doing a PhD). So, in the spirit of creating more posts about sci-fi and fantasy books, along with my writing and literary journal posts, here's a … Continue reading 5 Epic Fantasy Books Ranked by How Long They Are
Welcome back to another book post! This week, I thought I would talk about epic fantasy books you need to know about, especially if you want to get into the genre. Obviously, there are way more epic fantasy books out there, but these are a good start. Also note: I feel like J. R. R. … Continue reading 7 Epic Fantasy Books You Need to Know about
