Flame Tree Publishing has posted the second part of its Q&A with the authors of the stories in Heroic Fantasy. This time, we talk about our writing and editin
g methods and recommend some of our favorite reads in the genre. Take a look and something might inspire you!
Though each author answered both questions, method and favorite stories, only one of our answers could be shared because of space constraints. So here’s my favorite heroic fantasy:
When I was writing my first short stories, I had also just discovered Dungeons and Dragons. It’s still great when my friends and I can get together to play. Reading-wise, just about anything will get my attention (my blog isn’t called “Story Addict” for nothing!), but my favorite heroic fantasy stories have a sense of bigger cosmic creepiness in the background—and eldritch beauty, too—as well as interesting characters. I love creative worldbuilding and I especially enjoy the Sword and Sorceress anthology series.
You can check out the blog post to hear about my creative method, as well as more writing insights and story suggestions from the other authors in the anthology. Except Geoffrey Chaucer. He’s been strangely silent on the blog for such a big name.
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About Therese
Therese Arkenberg's first short story was accepted for publication on January 2, 2008, and her second acceptance came a few hours later. Since then they haven't always been in such a rush, yet her work appears in places like Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Analog, Daily Science Fiction, and the anthology Sword & Sorceress XXIV. Aqua Vitae, her science fiction novella, was released by WolfSinger Publications in December 2011.
She works as a freelance editor and writer in Wisconsin, where she returned after a brief but unforgettable time in Washington, D.C. When she isn't reading, writing, or editing (it's true!) she serves on the board of the Plowshare Center of Waukesha, which works for social, economic, and environmental justice.