Ah, headcanons…there’s nothing more satisfying than finding the perfect one for your fandom, for your OTP, or to explain a plothole that’s been niggling at you from the recesses of your mind. Not familiar with headcanons? Here’s how Urban Dictionary defines the term. So, without further ado, let’s introduce you to five Fantasy headcanons…
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What do you do when your assassin is supposed to sneak across the rooftops wearing a corset, a bustle, and high heeled boots? Setting stories in historical (or historical-like) settings opens the door to any number of head-scratching issues, and wardrobing is just the start. Since I’m a history nerd, I want to understand…
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Welcome! Every Tuesday the authors of Rogue Skies will be bringing you some fun book/author tags! So what are tag posts? A tag post is a series of questions that we will answer and then challenge our readers or other blogger and authors to do too! It’s just a fun way to get to know…
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Hurl invective like a Victorian! Rather than provide a top ten list, I’m giving you the tools to make your own! Is your co-worker a scowsy soap-crawler or a splathering whiffmagig? Is your ex a boggy gomus or a bottle-arsed impudence? Find the precise set-down of your choice by combining the columns below. …
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Have you ever read a story where the hero seemed too bland or the villain too extreme? What about a stereotype that is so inflexible it has nothing to distinguish it from a thousand others out there? There are multitudes of crafting skills for writers when it comes to creating characters, and it’s not…
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Welcome! Every Tuesday the authors of Rogue Skies will be bringing you some fun book/author tags! So what are tag posts? A tag post is a series of questions that we will answer and then challenge our readers or other blogger and authors to do too! It’s just a fun way to get to know…
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Ah, fantasy weapons. They’re a part of the reason we love this genre, am I right? We love our fantasy weapons so much that they’re right there in the name of some fantasy subset genres: sword and sorcery. But some are better, in my opinion, than others. And so, I bring to you, dear…
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Jack the Ripper is a favorite subject for fiction writers for many reasons and the notion that the sinister drama is true ranks high among them. However, we don’t know the killer’s name or occupation, if there were one or several killers, and even the exact number of victims. The number of suspects is…
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So far, at least, there is no online reservation system for me to book a B&B in my story world. This makes literal boots-on-the-ground research impossible. So—now what? For anyone writing outside their own experience, this is a genuine problem. How do you get real intel on places you can’t go or don’t even…
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Welcome! Every Tuesday the authors of Rogue Skies will be bringing you some fun book/author tags! So what are tag posts? A tag post is a series of questions that we will answer and then challenge our readers or other blogger and authors to do too! It’s just a fun way to get to know…
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