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Sorting Fictional Characters into the Hogwarts Houses of Harry Potter
I have always liked J. K. Rowling’s system in the Harry Potter novels of sorting school children into houses based on their personalities. I know I’m not the only person who has sat around trying to sort myself and my … Continue reading
Meme Monday: I Don’t Want to Live on this Planet Anymore
This week’s meme is a simple picture of the Professor from Futurama declaring that he does not ‘want to live on this planet anymore’ coupled with an image explaining what could make him say such a thing. Read more about this … Continue reading
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Literary Trope of the Week: “Mr. Exposition”
A literary trope in a story is like a cliche with impunity. It’s a recognizable convention, but if the author knows what to do, it can be used to great effect. Any writer looking for ways to add useful details … Continue reading
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Tagged exposition, harry potter, literary trope, trope, writing
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Fantasy Writers: What We’re Up Against — Rowling Edition
This is the continuation of a series of posts that highlight some key facts about the careers of those fantasy writers ‘who’ve made it.’ My intention with this is inherently contradictory. I want to both calm the fears and exacerbate … Continue reading
Meme Sunday: Fantasy E-Cards
This week’s meme–making Fantasy E-cards using the “someecards” meme. I see these seemingly random ecards floating around all over, and I enjoyed trying to fit some kind of speculative fiction/fantasy-related comment to them. Here are my attempts: Harry Potter Edition: … Continue reading
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Gifs of the Week: Silliness & Pride
These are the gifs of the week to me. They may not be new; for all I know, they’ve been around for months. I have just seen them this week and want to highlight them. I find myself endlessly amazed … Continue reading
What Happened to Pottermore?
As a Harry Potter fan who was not part of the group admitted to the beta run of Pottermore last July, I have not been following the development of the site much at all. To be honest, when Rowling announced … Continue reading
List of the Week: Top 15 Fantasy Foods
The fantasy genre is always improving on real life, and food is no exception. The fact that readers/audiences can never actually taste these tasty treats makes these 15 foods no less desirable. When writing your fantasy story, you should always … Continue reading
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Tagged dune, fantasy food, fantasy writing, futurama, harry potter, hook, Hunger Games, lord of the rings, redwall, wonka
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The Top Ten Most Eligible Bachelors of Science Fiction and Fantasy
I thought in honor of Valentine’s Day that I’d compile a list of the 10 most eligible bachelors in science fiction and fantasy. The characters below are not necessarily ones who have a bad history with relationships (though some do); … Continue reading
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Tagged bachelors, fantasy, harry potter, lord of the rings, star wars, valentines day
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Are Novels Getting Longer?
In Robert McCrum’s piece in The Observer yesterday he complained that “fiction is putting on weight.” He described a trend in which novels are becoming increasingly lengthy and comes up with a few reasons why: “You can blame the computer … Continue reading →