Tag Archives: speculative fiction

Gendering the Fans of Speculative Fiction: Do you care?

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Ciara Darren

  This past week I poked around online, looking for some interesting forums in the fantasy genre. It’s the one I write in, but I’m not generally active online, mostly person to person and a little on Goodreads. I’ll admit, … Continue reading →

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Debt or Chains?

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Ciara Darren

More than any other genre, epic fantasy owes a debt to the past. From Star Wars to Harry Potter, the major brands of fantasy have their own version of the orthodox struggle of good and evil, often portrayed as the … Continue reading →

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Speculative Fiction and Tradition

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Ciara Darren

When I first started writing, I kept conflicts, characters and my societies very much politically correct, in as far as I understood correctness. I didn’t bash any races, I didn’t write racist characters and I didn’t mess around with life … Continue reading →

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