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World Builders 2.0 — Joseph Asphahani
Happy February! This month, you can look forward to more great posts from our contributors — the focus in these posts: Fantasy, the making of a story that will live through the ages. But there’s more! World Builders resumes — … Continue reading
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Beware the Dragon – by A.R. Patterson
Before putting pen to paper of their fantasy story, many writers will already have a fair idea of their story in their heads. The main characters, basic plot, the world and perhaps its creatures. Fantasy stories already have a stock … Continue reading
Dragons: Myth or Science? – Melissa Berg
Since the dawning of man’s ability to dream and imagine, Dragons have been in existence. And like many other mythical beasts, it has played a huge part in understanding the oft times cruel world our forebears lived in. Dragons, in … Continue reading
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The Dragon and the Man by Byron Gillian
Welcome back Byron Gillan, who shares with you today his reflection on dragons. Enjoy! ’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. “Beware the Jabberwock, … Continue reading
Thar Be Dragons… by R. Todd Henrichs
Dragons. The giant leather winged lizards of yore, who swoop down upon unsuspecting villagers to burn, pillage, and destroy. The grand, smoke-breathing creatures of myth and nightmare. The captor of beautiful princesses fair-haired maidens. The most epic of hoarders, amassing … Continue reading
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Dragon Pros Vs. Cons, by Andrew Wood
Today, I’d like to explore the two most common types of dragon seen in fantasy fiction, and take a look at the benefits, or problems, they can cause in a story. In all of fantasy, whether it be High, Low … Continue reading
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How Your New Year Traditions Came to Be, by Yicheng Liu
Hello everyone. First of all: Happy new year! New year is the beginning of all things fun, exciting and wonderfully traditional. The ancient people rank truth based on whichever story is best relayed over some ale and a folksy campfire, … Continue reading
Dragons!
Happy 2016! I hope you all enjoyed the short stories from last month as we launched the Epic Fantasy Writer collaborative blogging endeavor. This month, we’re back to write about the meat and potatoes of fantasy: dragons. What better way … Continue reading
Solar Flare – Elan Samuel
Explosions above ground shook the cavernous space, throwing around beams of light from floating glowbulbs, illuminating the stark gray placrete walls and the crowd of soldiers shifting uneasily in the spotty darkness. At a stage at the center of the … Continue reading
Of Fates and Men – Melissa Berg
Usually when a man wants to ponder the intricacies of his life, he seeks the serenity of a peaceful loneliness. A walk in the woods, a boat on a lake, his garage or the manly decorated riches of a finished … Continue reading