Category Archives: Rowling

Genre Genre, Who’s Got the Sub-Genre?

Posted on July 15, 2011 by SharonJoss

If you write on the Fantasy side of Science Fiction and Fantasy, like I do, sometimes it seems as though there are a myriad of sub-genres to bucket yourself under.  I attended a webinar last month where the presenter talked … Continue reading →

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A Monster by any other name: Motivating Your Inner Cryptozoid

Posted on March 10, 2011 by SharonJoss

I may be going out on a limb here, but if you’re writing urban fantasy (or any kind of fantasy), the supernatural & paranormal characters of your story are going to need motivations, feelings, and possibly even emotions, just like … Continue reading →

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