Subtle Worldbuilding through Nursery Rhymes: Allison Pang’s IronHeart Chronicle
In Allison Pang’s IronHeart chronicles, each chapter begins with a short rhyming couplet that sounds like a chat children would use when skipping rope. The eerie, slightly sinister rhymes are one of Outland’s favorite details for the IronHeart books, so we asked her to share a little bit about where that concept came from, and how it evolved over the series.
Bouncing Off the Ropes: D. W. Vogel Talks about Writing in the World of Nightfell
By D. W. Vogel Sci-fi and fantasy writers live for worldbuilding. We love to spend hours, days, months, years planning
Bridge to Elsewhere Live Author Reading
New York Times bestselling author Carlos Hernandez and yours truly, C. S. E. Cooney are so happy to be hosting the authors of Outland Entertainment’s newest anthology, Bridge to Elsewhere, currently being Kickstarted in the month of November 2021.
In the Name of the King: The Meaning Behind My Story Title, TO MEGA THERION
Apex: World of Dinosaurs Anthology hits the bookstore shelves on April 6! Here, contributor Markisan Naso gives a behind-the-scenes look at the title of his short story, “To Mega Therion.”
Backing into a World: Shannon Page on Worldbuilding in the Nightcraft Quartet
Shannon Page discusses how she created the world of the Nighcraft Quartet, and how each step of the process led further down the rabbit hole of how her witchy world works.
The Santa Myth…
…And Why Pit Such a Cheery Legend Against the Horror of Zombies? by John Mayer Although this very question sounds
Storytime with Ian: Who are the Jötnar?
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth”. See, that’s where the Christianity has it all wrong. All
Reclaiming Norse Mythology from the Nazis by Ian Stuart Sharpe
It is one of the most iconic scenes in modern cinematic history: Indiana Jones is in a desperate race against
Interview with Ian Stuart Sharpe, Author of The All Father Paradox!
Q: What made you write The All Father Paradox? Ian Stuart Sharpe: I think it was preordained. Not in a crazy
Women in Dark Fantasy Have Changed by Linda Robertson
In doing a bit of research looking for a dark-fantasy-related topic for this article, I sought something that I knew
