Tag Archives: fantasy

The Kingston Cycle by C.L. Polk

Posted on March 6, 2021 by Marion

Soulstar, the third book in C.L. Polk’s fantasy trilogy, is out now. The books are a beautiful mass market paperback set, with themed covers. With in those covers Polk introduces us to a complex, believable world, a world in the … Continue reading →

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Trail of Lightning

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Marion

Last year Rebecca Roanhorse won both the Hugo and the Nebula Awards for her short story “Welcome to your Authentic Indian ExperienceTM.” Her first novel, Trail of Lightning, is out, published by Saga Press. I loved the book’s action, its … Continue reading →

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Ragged

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Marion

This is my original work. You are welcome to link to it. If you quote from it, give me credit. Commentary:  I think I do achieve the illusion of a non-human main character in this fantasy story. It’s one of … Continue reading →

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Opening Lines: The First 3 Paragraphs of The Chimes by Anna Smaill

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Marion

I’ve been standing here forever. My arms and legs and head and even my bones are heavy with sleep. Clothes heavy with the rain that won’t stop falling. Shoes heavy with mud. My roughcloth bag is slung over my shoulder … Continue reading →

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Into the Badlands

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Marion

I’ve been seduced by AMCs Into the Badlands. AMC is developing a rep for creating well-produced, interesting original programming, like Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead. Into the Badlands is closer to the latter in category, being post-apocalyptic fantasy. Instead … Continue reading →

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FOGCon: Writing Between Genres or “You Got Chocolate on my Peanut Butter!”

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Marion

Panelists:  Madeleine E. Robins; Robyn Bennis; Katharine Kerr; Delia Sherman; Sarah Stegall. The FOGCon panel on Writing Between Genres talked about fictional works that fall between established categories. It’s like the old Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups commercial: “You’ve got peanut … Continue reading →

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Strange California; It’s Funded!

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Marion

Strange California is the themed anthology (can you guess the theme? Can you?) that accepted a story of mine earlier in the year. Payment and publication were all dependent on a Kickstarter campaign, and getting enough backers.  The Kickstarter ends … Continue reading →

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Whose Story is This, Anyway?

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Marion

Two years ago I wrote a short fantasy story. It had a first-person narrator, in the person of a slackerish teenaged boy in a strange family. It started off with an almost-funny premise, and I tried to create pop-culture-weird family … Continue reading →

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Stop the Presses! The Third Prester John Book, by Catherynne Valente

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Marion

I spoke to Catherynne Valente while she signed some books for me at FOGCon, in Walnut Creek, CA, last weekend. With a bit of trepidation, I asked her about the third book in the Prester John series. I say “with … Continue reading →

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Neil Gaiman, Victim of His Own Talent

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Marion

I recently finished The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman.  (I did review it for Fanlit.) After I read it I looked at reviews and comments. The folks at Goodreads and Amazon are split on this … Continue reading →

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