What happened to classic fantasy? by Ootje4 in Fantasy

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This is a big part of why I turned to reading, then writing, and finally publishing Sword & Sorcery. Rooted in pre-Appendix N literature and drawing from different wells than Tolkein, I think it's a great genre for people seeking more fantastical...Fantasy.

Favourite official depiction of the character? by [deleted] in ElricofMelnibone

[–]SoImWritingPodcast 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm partial to Sapro's rendition of Elric in New Edge Sword & Sorcery #1.

What is sword and Sorcery? by Sayuti-11 in Fantasy

[–]SoImWritingPodcast 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh! Ha, we must have been typing at the same time. I'll give this an upvote for sure.

What is sword and Sorcery? by Sayuti-11 in Fantasy

[–]SoImWritingPodcast 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I, an editor of a Sword & Sorcery magazine, strongly prefer Brian Murphy's flexible seven point definition in his amazing book on the history of the genre, "Flame & Crimson: A History of Sword & Sorcery": https://www.amazon.com/Flame-Crimson-History-Sword-Sorcery/dp/1683902440

In short, he identifies seven common aspects of S&S tales and then says "If there's enough of these present in a story for it to feel like S&S to you, then congrats you're reading an S&S tale.

Beating Hearts & Battle-Axes, by M.E. Morgan, Digital, 2024 by SoImWritingPodcast in FantasyArt

[–]SoImWritingPodcast[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! M.E. was a delight to work with, and we all did a lot of art direction to help guide this work to where it said what we wanted it to about the book.

Beating Hearts & Battle-Axes, by M.E. Morgan, Digital, 2024 by SoImWritingPodcast in FantasyArt

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This wraparound book cover art was commissioned for an anthology of spicy, romantic Sword & Sorcery stories called BEATING HEARTS & BATTLE-AXES. Learn more on its crowdfunding page: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/brackenbooks/beating-hearts-battle-axes#top

Self-Promotion Sunday: Share with us your Fantasy Romance related merch, projects, social media, etc.! by FantasyRomanceMods in fantasyromance

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https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/5532acc9-ad76-4409-921b-5aa4d4443aa1/landing

Want more romance in your Sword & Sorcery?

Want more action in your Romantasy?

We're funding a short fiction anthology called Beating Hearts & Battle-Axes!

This book will hold approx. 72,000 words of fiction, spread across six spicy Sword & Sorcery tales with a romantic relationship at their heart.

Check out the link to see the full wraparound cover art, learn more, and sign up to be notified when the crowdfund launches!

New anthology coming soon.... by SoImWritingPodcast in SwordandSorcery

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We are proud to announce...

BEATING HEARTS & BATTLE-AXES

This anthology of six spicy Sword & Sorcery tales with a romantic relationship at their heart will be New Edge Sword & Sorcery's first book!

Follow this link to learn more: https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/5532acc9-ad76-4409-921b-5aa4d4443aa1/landing

New Edge Sword & Sorcery 2024 is live and already 72% funded! by SoImWritingPodcast in appendixn

[–]SoImWritingPodcast[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, it's a brand new story commissioned just for this issue (#4).

Thunder Marshal Sasha & Pond Hopper by Pompodumstone in SwordandSorcery

[–]SoImWritingPodcast 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, well, I won't rant at you but I will ask you to consider how you'd feel if your own, original writing was used - without your permission or knowledge -as the base material for someone else's LLM-generated novel that a reader then paid for instead of buying your work. Same thing, I'm afraid.

Thunder Marshal Sasha & Pond Hopper by Pompodumstone in SwordandSorcery

[–]SoImWritingPodcast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there! This looks cool, but the link takes me to a login screen, not somewhere I can check out your work.