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- Cultural Literacy and Genre Fiction by The World in the Satin Bag on Nov 19, 2009
I've been researching this concept called "cultural literacy" in preparation for my final paper in my pedagogy course. In doing so, I've come to an interesting "revelation," if you will. Science fiction and fantasy are part of our culture as much a...
- The Fantastic is in the Genes by The World in the Satin Bag on Nov 2, 2009
If you trace back through time you can see through every generation and era the presence of the fantastic. By fantastic, I mean anything that could be construed as fitting into science fiction, fantasy, magical realism, fairy tale, myth, religion, a...
- Science Fiction's Not Dead, Fantasy is in the Golden Age by The World in the Satin Bag on Oct 19, 2009
People are talking about the death of science fiction again. It's not actually dead, far from it, but as soon as someone says "it's dead" someone else goes crazy (either because they believe SF has long been dead or because they're tired of hearing...
- Capitalist Fantasy: Where’s it at? by The World in the Satin Bag on Oct 8, 2009
I had an interesting though the other day. With the exception of urban fantasy, which tends to take place in an nearby past or version of the present (with varying degrees of separation), the fantasy genre lacks a capitalist vein. Science fiction,...
- Talk Like a Pirate Day: Fast Ships, Black Sails! by The World in the Satin Bag on Sep 19, 2009
Avast! Today be Talk Like a Pirate Day, a day o' rejoicin' an' rum drinkin' for all pirates everywhere. On such a day we be needin' to set sail on the high seas to spread the word o' somethin' tha pulls us all together with it's piratey goodness! Cap...
- World Building: Thoughts and Practices by The World in the Satin Bag on Sep 7, 2009
World building is one of those things you have to do, even if you don't want to. Whether you write fantasy, science fiction, or something else entirely, you'll always find yourself attempting to build your world, whether at the micro or macro levels...
- Fantasy Essentials: What Should I Have Read? by The World in the Satin Bag on Sep 5, 2009
Somewhere along the line I began getting criticized for not being all that great at writing fantasy because I had not read enough in the genre. Maybe this is true, and if so, I would like to rectify that, to the best of my ability.So, to all those r...
