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The Wood Between the Worlds: Does Grimdark Fantasy Belong in the Canon of Speculative Fiction?
Why Am I Reading Grimdark? Recently I decided, for reasons that will become clear later this summer (how’s that for a teaser?),…
The Craftsman’s Workshop: Cultivating Imagination
Spring is springing! Flowers are blooming, and life returns after the death of winter. How fitting for the end of Lent and…
The Craftsman’s Workshop: Slow Productivity and Better Stories
1. Do fewer things;
2. Work at a natural pace; and
3. Obsess over quality
Fantasy For Our Time: Touch the Darkness Again . . .
Could this be the Star Wars of our time?! . . . . no. Definitely not. Together, Richard and I discuss the…
In a Certain Kingdom: The Wooden Eagle
A certain Tsar collects artisans like trinkets. And what do you think? Of course they all compete for his attention. But once…
Fantasy For Our Time: The Shadow is a Passing Thing… Or Is It?
In this episode, dear friend Richard Rohlin and I continue our discussion on The Rings of Power, picking up with episodes 6 and…