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Wild Sign
by Patricia Briggs Highly Recommend Where to find: Amazon Barnes & Nobles Indigo Books SPOILER ALERT: Please be aware that this is book 6 of this series. If you have not read the previous books, this review might spoil events in those books. If you want to see my spoiler based review, click here. Once again Charles and Anna are called in to handle a paranormal incident that is beyond anyone else’s abilities. This time, however, the problems are much closer to home this time when it’s Leah’s past that comes calling. A group of people who were camping in the wilderness of Northern California suddenly disappear. It seems that…
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How I Started Writing Fantasy Fiction
As I have enjoyed reading since I was very young, I have also enjoyed writing for almost as long. I’m not exactly sure when I started writing my own little stories, but I do know that I have some very vivid memories of wanting to write a novel when I was in middle school. In fact, there was a specific notebook that was one of the first ones I dedicated to using only for my personal writing. It was a large wide ruled notebook with a yellow to orange ombre cover with an orange plastic spiral binding. I used this notebook to write simple ideas, parts of actual stories, and…
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The Importance of Setting to a Story
In many ways I feel like setting is one of the easiest aspects of writing and one of the hardest. In some stories, the setting can blend into the background. Sometimes, it stands out as much as the characters. In fantasy, setting can be even more complicated and unique because not all stories reside in any version of our world. Many stories are about worlds that are born from the imagination of the author’s mind. The possibilities are endless which can be both good or bad depending on the situation. I know having too many options can be the hardest situation. Why is Setting Important? Setting is the base of…
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Great Fantasy Movies For Families
Mary Poppins This movie is a great movie for a family to watch together. Mary Poppins helps bring a lot of joy and adventure to little Jane and Micheal’s life while helping heal the wounds that reside in George Bank’s heart. The magic in this movie is focused around bringing joy and adventure into the world for both the characters and the watchers a like. Plus, the music from this movie is a whole lot of fun. It is truly a feel good movie with wonder and the meaning of family. Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas This animated movie depicts an epic sea adventure conducted by Sinbad and his…
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Wildcat
by J.P. Harker Recommend Rhia, daughter of Carradan, was happy living her life. She had a man she loved, family and friends who always supported her, and even got her first taste of battle. Her simple life was exactly what she had hoped it would be. Until, it all fell apart thanks to the Gaian soldiers that raided her home. Her world as she knew it was over in a moment. With everything falling around her, how would she be able to move forward? Wildcat by J.P. Harker is a historical fantasy centered around a Caderyn woman who must help her people fight against the invading Gaian army. It has…
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Great Adventures in Short Packages
Note: I classify a short series as six books or less. #1. The Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher Tavi has always felt different. He lives in a world where everyone has a fury, the ability to manipulate some kind of element. He has been born with no furies. He lives an ordinary life, or at least, he did. He manages to get himself sucked into an adventure that will change his life and those of the people around him. Time Commitment: 100% worth it! Though this series is at six books, it is the perfect length for the story and doesn’t feel like a long-time commitment.  This series is…
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Choosing Point of View
One of the first things you have to decide when starting a new story is what point of view you are going to write this story in. Sometimes this decision can be easy, and sometimes it can be hard. It can depend on a person’s writing style. It can depend on what will serve the story the best. There are limitations, pros, and cons between each point of view. If you are unsure of the different kinds of points of view or the differences between them, I have a post to help you here. If you want to have a close and strong connection to one or two of your…
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The Forever Sea
by Joshua Phillip Johnson Highly Recommend Where to find: Amazon Barnes & Nobles Indigo Books Kindred is a keeper aboard her ship. A keeper keeps the ship afloat as it sails the Forever Sea. A sea that is not made up of water, but a sea of grass and flowers and plants. It’s a sea of life. It goes on farther than anyone has ever traveled and deeper than anyone has dared to venture. Beware sailing the roughs where the pirates live in a moving city and who attack any ships that sail too close. However, Kindred’s grandmother wonders what lies below the sea. Now Kindred will have to decide…
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Common Supernatural Beings
*I classify supernatural beings as mythological and fantasy beings that are mostly depicted in stories that take place in our world. These definitions and descriptions may be different depending on the author and how they create their beings and mythological lore. Angels- are beings that are almost always related to religion. They are often depicted as beautiful men or woman with large white wings and a holy glow or light about them. However, despite their relation to religion, they are not always depicted as good. There are many stories that show angels as cruel and vain as well as many stories that show them as good helpful guides. It really…
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Children of the Outback
By Amanda N Newman Recommend Australia has become divided. The New Australian Republic rejected those that now live in the Outback. The people known as Dingoes are the most feared in both the Republic and the Outback. Gangs of Bitzers kidnap anyone who trespasses beyond the gate and make them slaves to anyone who will buy them. Grace Walker was kidnapped when she was twelve years old, and officially enters the slave trade now that she has turned sixteen. As she is taken deeper into the Outback, she begins to truly learn about the people who live there and what the civil war that split the country was really all…
