This article on horses in fantasy is part of the Science in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasy blog series. Each week, we tackle one of the cultural, historical, or world-building aspects of fantasy with input from an expert. Please join the mailing list to be notified every time new content is posted. The Expert: Cordia Pearson Cordia Pearson has been […]
Fact in Fantasy (#FactInFantasy) Series
Fantasy novels often draw on real-world concepts, either from history or present day. Good world-building relies on everything from economics to military strategy to animal husbandry.
The goal of this blog series is to go in-depth on these topics -- with help from people who have experience and expertise -- to help fantasy authors get the details right. For more information, see the Science in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasy main page.
Writing Realistic Horses: Horse Psychology 101
This article on writing realistic horses is part of the Science in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasy blog series. Each week, we tackle one of the cultural, historical, or world-building aspects of fantasy with input from an expert. Please join the mailing list to be notified every time new content is posted. The Expert: Debby Lush By day, Debby Lush […]
Pottery and Ceramics for SFF Writers, Part 2
This article on making pottery and ceramics is part of the Science in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasy blog series. Each week, we tackle one of the cultural, historical, or world-building aspects of fantasy with input from an expert. Please join the mailing list to be notified every time new content is posted. The Expert: Lisa Harnish Lisa Harnish is a […]
Pottery and Ceramics for SFF Writers, Part 1
This article on making pottery and ceramics is part of the Science in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasy blog series. Each week, we tackle one of the cultural, historical, or world-building aspects of fantasy with input from an expert. Please join the mailing list to be notified every time new content is posted. The Expert: Lisa Harnish Lisa Harnish is a […]
Putting the Fact in Fantasy Sold to Penguin Random House
About five years ago I started a blog series discussing the scientific/technical/medical aspects of science fiction and cultural/historical/world-building aspects of fantasy with input from real-world experts. Since that time, the Science in Sci-fi / Fact in Fantasy series has collected guest posts from more than a hundred professional contributors who were willing to share their […]
