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[ibrithir-was-here]

How the heck is there not more talk about Tanith Lee??

Like my gosh, the woman wrote, according to her wiki, 90 books, over 300 short stories, two World Fantasy Awards, and was the first woman to win the British Fantasy Award/Augus Derleth Award and wrote for tv shows.

Like, it's not like she just wrote a heck ton but wasn't very good! She was clearly very good she won awards, and i've read a swath of her stuff across different genres and really enjoyed most of it. I mean that even if not each one has been my cup of tea I can at least appreciate the skill and quite a lot I have truly enjoyed. She's got great prose and style and imagination. Not everything obviously was a banger, but they've all been at least well written, which is harder to come by in writing than you might think.

But nobody ever seems to talk about her?? And I feel like the fantasy crowd on here would really enjoy her stuff. The woman has done stuff in pretty much every genre from what I can see, but I never see her listed on fantasy authors like Clive Barker or Diana Wynne Jones or Neil Gaiman or Terry Pratchett or Diane Duane even though she was writing at the same time and has a similar sort of '80s Doing Cool Stuff with Fantasy vibe' I feel like people who like those authors would enjoy though she's very much her own style of author.

Anyway this was really just me putting out a rant that such a prolific and talented author seems to have fallen by the wayside and I think it's really a shame

Heck she even did a witch-queen fighting againt vampire Snow White a whole decade before Neil Gaiman did his phenomenal Snow Glass Apples and it's also excellent, give a look here:

#tanith lee #fantasy authors #fantasy books #70s fantasy #80s fantasy #90s fantasy #british fantasy #British writers #i dunno how to tag i just want this woman to be remembered darn it #Youtube #i hope its ok to tag the authors mentioned #not trying to spam but like also want the fan crossover to get people interested in her again? #i dont know why i'm taking this so personally xD #neil gaiman #diane duane #terry pratchett #clive barker #diana wynne jones #vampire snow white

[gollancz]

We're going for a different cover look for our edition, but this is just beautiful! And an exclusive excerpt from I'M AFRAID YOU'VE GOT DRAGONS is right here!

If you missed it last week, you can also watch Peter in conversation with Catherynne M. Valente over on Youtube!

#Peter S. Beagle #I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons #Catherynne M. Valente #Interviews #Fantasy Authors

[cam-ulu29]

#Brandon Sanderson #Robert Jordan #fantasy authors #wheel of time #stormlight archive #mistborn

[arijensineink]

I have a writer friend discouraged about querying, they're totally inconsolable.

So I thought I'd take this moment to talk about querying and publishing.

While I am not traditionally published (querying Wolfena in 2023, please root for me!) I've been to a couple Futurescapes workshops and therefore have some experience, hands-on, with agents, authors, and editors who gave me some amazing insight into the industry. My long-time writer friend Emily Randolph-Epstein has also spent a lot of time querying, as well as having published a few short stories I workshopped for them. They have also offered me some amazing insights into the industry.

Let's start with the ultimate truth:

QUERYING IS THE LITERAL HARDEST THING YOU WILL EVER DO AS A WRITER

I'm serious. No other aspect of the writing process involves every single facet of who you are as a writer and person as much as querying does.

All the years, money, and energy you spent learning to write, all the hours, tears, and time you spend on that manuscript... now you're going to send that to 50 people, and probably all 50 of them are going to reject your heart-story.

Everyone, you HAVE to go into querying with the right mindset or it WILL destroy you.

Not only do you need to find agents you think might resonate with your book, the agents at Futurescapes emphasized to us that the amount of luck involved is actually insane.

I'm serious. Your manuscript could land on your perfect agent's desk, but maybe the first page includes a huge emotional trigger for them.

Maybe the agent just picked up a manuscript similar to yours yesterday.

Maybe they were just in a bad mood when they read your query letter.

Maybe you forgot to capitalize their name.

It's so hard, you guys. I know a lot of us writers in the 23-33 age bracket are seeing a lot of our peers get picked up by agents and even going all the way to publishing.

But this process is not linear, and I want to emphasize how incredibly, ridiculously, insanely, unbelievably rare it is to publish a successful novel before the age of 30. Please don't think you're running out of time or that your book isn't good enough.

Focus on becoming a better storyteller--that's all you can do. And querying is 100% about storytelling in both the macro and micro, not so much writing. We've all been sucked in to an amazing story with sub-par writing, haven't we? Bad writing can always be corrected, but being the best storyteller you can be is the only path to getting picked up by a literary agent.

My plan is to query The Wolfena for a couple of years and if things are looking dismal, move towards self publishing. And they very well may be dismal. I'm not going to start querying expecting either acceptance or rejection, but rather with a pure neutrality.

Also, keep in mind, the publishing industry is historically sexist, racist, homophobic, and xenophobic. At times I question why we're all so desperate for this approval, anyway (aside from the obvious financial and marketing benefits, but a lot of published authors never make decent income off their books!).

Listen, the moral of this story is: focus on becoming the best writer and storyteller you can be, and don't expect querying to be an epic, grand adventure like the one you just penned. It's gonna hurt, it's gonna suck, but how you deal with it is totally up to you.

My story, your story, it'll get to the people it needs to. Somehow, some way. I promise you that.

K, now go write!!!!!!

#writeblr #writing community #writers of tumblr #queer authors #fantasy authors #queer writers #creative writing #publishing #self publishing #book publishing #writing advice #writing tips #writing motivation

[belpheg0r-luna]

"She was not in love with Rantel: she was in love with what he meant to her as someone she could love."

Mervyn Peake was in fact a cancer stellium, in case literally anyone couldn't tell

#mervyn peake #titus groan #gormenghast #titus alone #ALSO he had his mercury in cancer in the 10th house come the fuck on! #the gormenghast trilogy #keda #cancer stellium #cancer #fantasy authors #classic fantasy #gothic fantasy #classic literature #classics #astrology observations #astrology thoughts #cancer placements #cancer energy #belphegor luna

[joncronshawauthor]

The Heroines Who Wear the Crown: Princess Protagonists in Modern Fantasy

From magical kingdoms to epic quests, princess protagonists have long captivated readers of fantasy literature. While early fantasy works often portrayed princesses as damsels in distress or prizes to be won, modern takes on the archetype have brought nuance, depth and agency to these royal heroines.  Let’s explore some of the most influential princess protagonists in contemporary fantasy…

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#Aerin #Angharad #Aru Shah #beauty #Celaena Sardothien #character evolution #Chronicles of Prydain #Cimorene #damsels in distress #Dealing with Dragons #Eilonwy #Elisa #empowered heroines #End of Time #Fantasy Authors #fantasy literature #Girl of Fire and Thorns #Green Rider #Howl’s Moving Castle #Irene #modern fantasy #Princess Protagonists #Queen’s Thief #Robin McKinley #royal heroines #Sophie #Sophos #The Hero and the Crown #The Princess and the Goblin #Throne of Glass

[catandherwips]

I love this book I wrote so much its actually ruining my life a bit that only like five people have read it.

#render to silver #fantasy authors #fantasy writer #books of tumblr #dark fantasy #enemies to lovers #read this please

[minutiaewriter]

The child of a star....

The result of a forbidden romance between a goddess and a mortal, young Rynn has been kept safely hidden his entire life, though he does not know why. One day, the truth is made clear to him after he is rescued by a reserved stranger who makes it his mission to protect Rynn and the honor of the goddesses. But slowly Rynn begins to realize that there is more to this stranger than he first thought, and that merely because of his blood, the danger he is in is far greater than he could ever imagine. 

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You can check out the first chapter of To Catch a Star FREE below:

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[memento-morri-writes]

What do you need to / want to know about horses + riding?

I wanted to make a follow up post or two to my post about writing horses, and I was wondering if there's anything in particular anyone who follows me needs to or wants to know. What confuses you? What do you want a clear and simple explanation for? This can be about horses, tack, riding, types of riding, care of horses, etc. Basically, anything horse-related. Leave a comment or send an ask, or even reblog this post, and I'll try my best to make a post about it, or include it in a larger post.

(I'm well aware this is a very niche post I'm making, and that most people who follow me don't write stuff that involves horses heavily, but I know there are some fantasy writers who follow me, so I figured I'd make this post.)

Also, yes, I'm well aware google exists, but sometimes it's nice to be able to talk to someone directly or get an answer to your exact question and be able to ask questions in return, etc. But don't take my word as law. I'm knowledgeable, but I'm no expert.

#writeblr #writing research #fantasy writing #writing fantasy #ask me questions #writing horses #writers on tumblr #fantasy authors #fantasy writeblr #fantasy novel #morrigan.txt #even if I don't get any questions #I'm still going to at least make a post about basic tack #because that's pretty important to understand.

[allisoncarrwaechter]

Listen, I know it is weird that people are migrating back here at weird rates. I was here when tumblr started, and had to leave at a certain point because it was just drama after drama—but this is where I got my start. This is where I learned to write habitually, not every day, but as a true habit.

In some ways it just makes sense to me to be back here now. To return to the space that made me a writer, when I’ve become an author. This feels like home, in so many ways. I honestly don’t know what I’ll do with this space, other than to be chaotic and free—which I admit, I love the idea of a whole lot.

So welcome to the newbies. Welcome back to the old guard, and hello to all who’ve held things down here while others were elsewhere. Let’s make magic.

#tumblr authors #authors of tumblr #fantasy authors #writers on tumblr #fantasy books #booklr #dark academia

[writinginslowmotion]

More book mail! I received a copy of The Stray Spirit, by @ashen-crest, along with some goodies! The Stray Spirit is the first book in The Lutesong Series, and it is a light-hearted low fantasy with a romance subplot, according to the author's website. As someone who doesn't like high fantasy, this is right up my alley, and I can't wait to read it!

#writeblr #writing #writeblr community #writers of tumblr #indie authors #fantasy authors #low fantasy #cozy fantasy #booklr #bookblr

[gollancz]

Twitter is having a Completely Normal One. Again.

#Ed McDonald #Daughter of Redwinter #Traitor of Redwinter #Blackwing #Crowfall #Ravencry #Fantasy authors #Grimdark #booklr #authors

[tfrohock]

Patricia A. McKillip and the Giant

There have been some beautiful tributes to Patricia A. McKillip since the news of her death in February has reached us this past spring. I wanted to contribute my memories early on but was so busy enjoying the beautiful tributes other authors and fans left on their blogs, I decided to wait.

I’ve spoken before about my father taking us all to the library every Saturday, and it was there that I discovered a novel called The Forgotten Beasts of Eld when I was twelve. McKillip’s prose and story captivated me, and within her words, I fell in love with fantasy.

The one line in that novel that struck me still was simply this: The giant Grof was hit in one eye by a stone, and that eye turned inward so that it looked into his mind, and he died of what he saw there.

She used the line, not once, but twice, first spoken by Cyrin the wise boar and used a second time as a warning and reminder. I’ve always interpreted Grof’s story as a cautionary tale that even those who are willfully blind to their faults will one day be faced with the truth, and when that day comes, will they die of what they see?

The story of the giant, Goff, is merely one of the best known lines from Eld. All of McKillip’s books are full of wisdom strewn through the pages, like little seeds with the ability to take root and grow in fertile minds. Another favorite from the same book:

“But you had a right to be angry.” “Yes. But not to hurt those I love, or myself.”

The idea that I had a right to be angry, but not to take my anger out on others was a known factor. To include myself in that configuration was a new idea to me, one that I wasn’t fully able to grasp until much later in life, but it was McKillip who first introduced me to the concept.

I know so many people talk about the books they would give a young person, and while all are quite magical, The Forgotten Beasts of Eld is the one book I always recommend because there is so much to think about in each and every line. Both timeless and magical, Eld is as much about the pains of emotional growth as someone makes the transition from child to adult as it is about wizards and enchanted animals.

As I grew older, I left fantasy behind for a while to read other genres, but when I returned, McKillip was there for me again. I read several of her releases before I found In the Forests of Serre. Here was a book about grief and love that brought to me the same feelings I’d once had about Eld. The story is about prince whose grief over the death of his wife and child is so deep, he gives a witch his heart, because who needs a heart when all that he loved has been taken from him? Being a prince, he must remarry, but the princess chosen for him refuses to let him live without his heart. She does battle with the witch to rescue the prince’s heart and unlike Eld with its ambiguous ending, Serre gives us a happier conclusion.

The story in Serre was a much more mature story than Eld, or maybe that was simply how I saw it. Either way, In the Forests of Serre is a beautiful expression of finding love again and the lengths we’re willing to go to in order to change our circumstances. I also loved that “Serre” could very well be a play on “sere,” which means withered or dry, an application that played to both the forest in the novel and to the idea of a withered heart.

Which leads me to another reason that I love her work so deeply. McKillip had a command of language and symbolism that I have only rarely seen in other authors since. Combining poetical sentences with fantastical imagery, her works always did and always will excite the imagination. We have truly lost a giant of the genre, one that can never be replaced.

#Patricia A. Mckillip #The Forgotten Beasts of Eld #fantasy #fantasy authors

[arijensineink]

Don't let the (book sales) numbers get you down.

My dear goblins there is a post going around showing an extremely dismal view of book sales, both trad and self pubbed, from 2022. The tone of the whole thread is very...blegh so here's my counter post with some things to consider:

-Idk about you but I am personally still catching up on TBR from books I purchased in 2020/21.

-Book sales tend to rise and fall over the years. It just happens.

-People in 2022 could go out and do things again. A lot were spending their money not on books but on experiences they missed out on.

-A LOT of people are struggling with attention span issues because of our devices/apps but the discussion has opened and we're working on it. We're all going to get reading a lot again soon.

-People are never going to stop wanting/needing stories.

I guess that's all. My friend pointed out how many people are financially struggling right now and might be utilizing libraries, borrowing, etc.

Making a living off the creative arts has never been easy and now with AI and all this tech we have to fight even harder for our work. Idk about you but I'm not giving up on anything.

#writeblr #writerblr #writing community #writers of tumblr #writer tumblr #writer problems #writing advice #writing things #writing motivation #motivation #fantasy authors #queer writers #author #amwriting #novel writing

[gone2soon-rip]

PATRICIA McKILLIP (1948-Died May 6th 2022,at 74). American author of fantasy and science fiction. She has been called "one of the most accomplished prose stylists in the fantasy genre",and wrote predominantly standalone fantasy novels. Her work won numerous awards, including the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2008.Amongst her books included The Riddle-Master trilogy,The Forgotten Beasts of Eld,and the childrens story,The Throne of Erril of Sherill.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_A._McKillip

#Patricia McKillip #American Novelists #Fantasy Authors #Novelists #The Riddle-Master Trilogy #Notable Deaths in 2022 #Notable Deaths in May 2022

[joncronshawauthor]

20 Women Writers Every Fantasy Reader Should Check Out!

Fantasy is a genre that has traditionally been dominated by male writes. However, in recent years, female authors have been gaining recognition for their incredible works of imagination and creativity. In this blog post, you’ll twenty women writers that every fantasy fan should read (with one more honourable mention). Ursula K. Le Guin Ursula K. Le Guin is a legend in the world of science…

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