Stuff:

Here for your amusement and information are some things I've written. Enjoy.

Essays and other Works:

Write What You Like! A rant of mine on writing fantasy...
Race/Culture Creation Checklist This is for all of you out there who're wanting to create your own race/aliens for your book/story.
Character Creation Checklist A checklist aimed more at creating fantasy/science fiction characters who have no real connection to our world.
The Annotated Zorkollabond A detailed editing of Zorkollabond.
The Grand List of Fantasy ClichesCompiled by myself and Jeff Burke, with a little help from our friends.
Murphy's Laws for Orcs by myself and a few friends. New Laws added as often as I get 'em!

Off The Pedestal:

is a collection of short essays about various cliched themes and ideas in fantasy fiction and how to make them new.

OTP#1: VAMPIRES
OTP#2: GOOD VS. EVIL FINALLY! another essay! I started this sucker 2 years ago and only now got around to finishing it. It's a long 'un, hope y'all like! I am planning on updating this section a lot more frequently than one essay every 2 years though, honest!

What On the Web:

Reviews of websites and webpages of interest to writers.

WOTW #1 Writing Medieval Romances A review of a series of articles by romance writer Susan Sizemore about writing medieval romances.
WOTW #2 Rape in RPGs A review of an article written by game designer A. Whetton for her modern horror game Principia Malefax. Recommended.

Out of the Stacks:

Book reviewsof books, fiction and non-fiction, I've enjoyed and/or found useful

How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy by Orson Scott Card.
Grunts: A Fantasy With Attitude A brief review that first appeared in Area51's The Outer Rim.

Modern Fantasy Banner Exchange

Stories:

Miss You So Badly is a short story I did for a fiction writing class. It's mainstream, of a sort, instead of fantasy or science fiction. It's also quite dark, NC-17 at best. (The story formally know as 'Don')
Tough Love A fantasy story I wrote a while ago.
Civilizing Influences A story I wrote for a web fanzine here in one piece for your enjoyment. Visit FAERYTALES, the site of first publication!
Zorkollabond Think of it as Eye of Argon Lite... Note: Zorkollabond is not my creation
Zorkollabond PlusA rewriting/parody of Zorkollabond, in the interests of humor. By Drake Fenwick.
Today: Odd Couples A talk-show scene we're never gonna see...maybe.

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Don, Off the Pedestal and all related writings and the Race Creation Chart are copyright 1998 to Kathy Pulver and cannot be used without permission. What On the Web and Off the Pedestal and their related articles are copyright 2000 by Kathy Pulver and can be freely reproduced so long as their contents and copyright notices remain intact.