Sep 21, 2024 | Current Ned Note, Fantasy, On Writing, Past Notes
J.R.R. Tolkien published his famous novel The Hobbit on September 21st, 1937. That was 87 years ago today. Tolkien’s little story was soon seen as destined for greatness. The book won a prize from the NewYork Herald Tribune and was soon nominated for a Carnegie...
Aug 1, 2015 | Fantasy, On Writing, Past Notes
How to Write & Read Great Fantastical Fiction: Techniques & Tools in Fantasy & Science Fiction Literature Works Cited These are all the works cited: Barker, Clive. The Great and Secret Show. New York: Harper, 1989. Print. Chabon,...
Jul 27, 2015 | Fantasy, On Writing, Past Notes
How to Write & Read Great Fantastical Fiction: Techniques & Tools in Fantasy & Science Fiction Literature One final example in a work of contemporary literature may serve to illuminate the power that can be found in combining all these...
Jul 20, 2015 | Fantasy, On Writing, Past Notes
How to Write & Read Great Fantastical Fiction: Techniques & Tools in Fantasy & Science Fiction Literature Working Magic by Implication Magic contains acts that supersede our reality, and thus are known as “supernatural.” As...
Jul 13, 2015 | Fantasy, On Writing, Past Notes
How to Write & Read Great Fantastical Fiction: Techniques & Tools in Fantasy & Science Fiction Literature The Sorcery of Withholding The best stories feel as if you have simply stepped inside them and that the events of the story are...
Jul 6, 2015 | Fantasy, On Writing, Past Notes
How to Write & Read Great Fantastical Fiction: Techniques & Tools in Fantasy & Science Fiction Literature Grounding Magic in Reality One of the keys to multivalent use of magic in a novel is the author’s refusal to characterize the...
