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The Basics of Young Adult Fantasy

Though its popularity waxes and wanes, as does any genre fiction, YA fantasy continues to delight and enchant readers of all ages. In fact, many adults admit to reading YA fantasy. The cross-over appeal of the books works in the other direction as well as younger children dip their “fantasy

5 Steps to Building a World in Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Building worlds in science fiction and fantasy involves more than simply deciding upon the name of that world. It means creating a language, a culture, rules and mores, dress and styles, a past or history.

Does that sound intimidating? It needn’t be.

Just as in eating an

Mastering Fantasy

She was a liar. No one in middle school believed her stories and she knew it, yet she kept lying to them. It wasn’t until she met the unicorn in the supply closet that she discovered she had to find a way to make them believe she’d seen the creature,

PODCAST – Victoria Hanley on Writing YA Fantasy

In this podcast, Laura interviews popular Young Adult author Victoria Hanley about the ins and outs of writing YA fantasy novels.

PODCAST: Kaleb Nation – How a 21-Year-Old First-Time Author Hit It Big Using the Internet.

Laura chats with Kaleb Nation, author of the new middle-grade fantasy Bran Hambric, about how he built an online fan base before his book was published!