The desert has a way of holding you.
The sands are treacherous, each a little weight bound to my ankles with cords of stratus clouds and cactus needles. They cling to [...]
Issue: March 2005
The Tale of the Scorpion Prince
Check-in Between
Social psychologists call them limbous periods. Few people, if asked, can really remember the details of their day-to-day lives. The drive to work, the workout at the gym, even the [...]
Outside the Box: Bringing Life to Your Story’s Location
Location is often relegated to an afterthought, particularly in short fiction, where every word counts. But a thorough understanding of a story’s landscape can provide a great deal more than imagery, from mood to motivation – not to mention simply keeping the reader informed of exactly who and what is where. Learn here how to develop a location as thoroughly as any character.
Letter from the Editors: Why Genre Fiction?
The editors of Reflection’s Edge have been asked both why they champion genre fiction and why they chose to represent so many genres that are not traditionally thought to have an overlapping fan base. This is an attempt to answer those questions.
Getting Down the Details
Apostrophes unnerve you? Homophones concern you? Try this easy, informal guide to correcting basic grammar mistakes even good writers make.
Check-in Between
Social psychologists call them limbous periods. Few people, if asked, can really remember the details of their day-to-day lives. The drive to work, the workout at the gym, even the [...]
Doing Tolkien Wrong: Why Fantasy Shouldn’t Follow in Tolkien’s Footsteps
Tolkien is the gold standard of fantasy fiction, if not its basis, as mile-long lists of paperbacks and whole gaming industries can attest. But at what point does this imitation cease to help the writer and the audience – or does it ever help at all?
Chores, Minerals, and Phalanxes: Adding Historical Flavor to Your Fiction
Even fantasy needs a touch of reality. Take a tour through four entertaining history books that will add depth to your fantasy quests, westerns, and adventure stories.
Up
6:57 p.m.
Lucas flopped his hand onto his cell phone. Two seconds later it rang. He flipped it open and pulled it under the pillow to his ear.
“Christ, mom, I’m up,” [...]
Necropolis by Xina Marie Uhl
Romie Stott continues her monthly book reviews with a review of Necropolis, a Middle-Eastern fantasy adventure by Xina Marie Uhl.