Tag: Fantasy

Written by S.Kay.Smith

Speculating Genre Fiction

The phrase “speculative fiction” is one I’m not particularly fond of. Its official definition, according to Merriam-Webster, is “a broad literary genre encompassing any fiction with supernatural, fantastical, or futuristic elements.” Speculative fiction covers a few different genres, and each of them are doing different things. The three main genres under the overarching label of […]

Written by S.Kay.Smith

Male Competitors

Going back to one of my previous posts, “Writing in Competition,” here is a list of my top ten competitors: As you can see, the majority of the authors I consider my top competitors are men. Coming from a woman who considers herself a feminist, this might seem strange. I should be reading and drawing […]