The way we write traditional epic fantasy now is making the whole genre look bad... you can't always have male protaganists-even in medieval Europe, women were useful and functional in society. You can't just have quests and the Hero's Journey. Youca
I started this project to spotlight emerging talent, and to give established talent the opportunity to market themselves and collaborate with other artists from arounf the globe.
Yesterday I posted photos live from the workshops at OnyxCon. Maurice Novembre's 3D demo, Milton Davis' mini writers workshop, Latoicha Givens Copyrights session and a Photoshop coloring session with the incomparable Mshindo Kuumba.
If you read or write or dream 'sword and soul,' some classics are must-reads. Amos Tutuola's Palm-Wine Drinkard is one of the wildest stories I've ever read--with babies that sprout from thumbs, skulls that talk and ghosts of every type. It moves fr
from my short years of experience in the realms of science fiction and writing i have come to the realization that a mfa creative writing is one of the greatest assets one could have in the writing world. it is from what i have seen the highest acaed
being that we are a science fiction society shouldnt we develop awards? you know something like the nebula or the prometheus. im not sure if its organized to do something like that but it would be fun and a good way to move BSFS forward.