I was starting to worry I overreached a bit with the Homemade Heroes Contest. Oh, there have been some absolutely fantastic entries, but just a trickle compared to the other contests. Part of this I realize is that this contest was a little more skill-specific. Far less inclusive than “ward something” or “take a picture […]
French Made Heroes
Usually, I laud the awesomeness of my readers before showing you their entry, but sometimes, when the reader is as awesome as French Jess, there is nothing I can add that competes with her own words and pictures. You will see therein that her boyfriend is awesome, too. This is good. I wouldn’t want her […]
Rock Ward
When I first set out to write fantasy novels, I had hoped they would be popular, but never dreamed I would create anything that would inspire others to mark their own flesh. But here’s another real-life warded man, Dave from South Africa, and his reason for permanently warding himself: I decided on the Rock Ward […]
Arlen on All Hallow’s Eve
I hope everyone had a fun Halloween! I was in Columbus, OH, at the World Fantasy Convention, hobnobbing with the likes of Scott Lynch, Sam Sykes, Blake Charlton, and others of their ilk. (And of course, when I say “hobnobbing”, I mean “getting drunk at the bar”.) Anyway, while I was away, I received some […]
Glass Heroes
Homemade Hero entries are starting to trickle in, and they have been worth the wait. There are still a few weeks left to enter before Thanksgiving, but already the bar has been set quite high. Check out this amazing entry by Justine Glass, who you may recall was one of the winners of the Warding […]