Category: Writing

The Middle Ages That Never Were

June 26, 2025 / Written by nykiblatchley
There seems to be a fixed idea that, at least until very recently, most fantasy has been set in a mediaeval-type setting. This is almost an article of faith to many people, in the face of all evidence, and shows that they have very little understanding of what mediaeval1...

Multi-Genre Author: Liability or Secret Weapon?

June 14, 2025 / Written by Beth Riggott-Turnage
(Beth Turnage) Is Being a Multi-Genre Author A Sales Pitch Gone Wrong or A Secret Weapon? So I sent you a query, and you decided to check out my socials, and you landed on my page and you go, what’s this? Why is there all this science fiction here?...

Quest — A Fantasy-Writers.org Anthology

May 23, 2025 / Written by nykiblatchley
There have been a few moments in my writing life that have changed everything. One was a long walk I took the family dog on when I was fifteen, in the course of which I thought up and planned a story which proved to be the germ for much...

A Fantasy World That’s All Grown Up

October 5, 2024 / Written by nykiblatchley
There’s a very clear traditional idea of what a fantasy world is supposed to be like. It has warriors riding horses and wielding swords and axes. It doesn’t have them travelling on planes and operating computers. It just doesn’t. But why not? After all, our world has had all...

The Dangers of an Echo Chamber

June 30, 2024 / Written by Jonathan S. Pembroke
So … I’m sure most readers are familiar with the idea of an echo chamber: a person surrounding themselves only with people who agree with that person, so that the only ideas the person hears are similar to their own—you know, echoing back their own opinions. It’s often brought...