What kind of writer are you? Today I am sharing my reaction to the new Legend Fiction quiz which help you determine what kind of legend author you are. I had a blast taking the quiz AND there were all kinds of helpful resources at the end!
What if you could get a glimpse into how the human soul works, and how our culture is a turning wheel of expectation and failure? You could create content ‘ahead of time,’ and – I imagine – have a better chance at success.
How Brandon Sanderson’s Laws of Magic are helpful Laws of Religion too.
Anjanette Barr is one of our favorite collaborators, an super-fan agent for authors! Today she’s taking the Wheel of Legends quiz to determine her author role.
Horror as a genre can contribute something positive – depending on how it’s handled. But it’s not a pleasant positivity. These kinds of stories are cautionary tales.
Summary: The World Wars seemed to birth an unlikely legend, the saga of Middle Earth. Tolkien wove a new mythology for humanity, to help us move beyond a nostalgia for violence. Our world needs new stories, rooted in the goodness of the world, in the merriment of...
"We need a Catholic version of genre fiction," she was telling me. "It's important that our teens have Catholic versions of things to grow up with." At first I agreed. But then, a moment later, something sounded off. I couldn't figure out what, so I nodded and moved...
2 books called to me like grimoires throughout my childhood. An illustrated Bible, and the Usborne Book of Facts for Kids. Both were thick tomes dense with details and stories. My favorite part was the maps. A great big poster of the continents hung over a dresser in...
Most writers are part of plenty of writing groups, either forums, Facebook groups, or writing communities. If you're uber creative and love giving and getting feedback, and you're on tight budget, where do you go? Plus, where do you go that honors your love of your...
Antony Barone Kolenc interviews Dominic de Souza, the founder of Legend Fiction, about the importance for teens to have a writing community for self-expression and mentorship, and we review his site, Legend Fiction.
Our imaginations today are fired by many kinds of dragons: Smaug, Maleficent, the DragonRiders of Pern, Drogon, Godzilla, Sisudatu, Toothless, Sandworms, Mountain Banshees from Pandora, and so many more. And now LegendFiction's first online convention is themed 'There...
Children and teens who can sort and share their inner lives prove to be more successful everywhere – in business, friendships, and more.
The kinds of stories we tell today come from extremely ancient rituals. That’s right. Telling a story, and writing fan fiction, first started as a deeply religious act.
When I was a young writer and reader, I used to get mad at all the characters who would resist the call to adventure.
Back in the 4th Century, a Christian named Basil (later canonized) codified how his students were to approach their study of the classics of Greek and non-Christian literature