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Author Archives: Sean F Gallagher
Crazy for Cthulhu – Kant stand Kreuger
Today I have the pleasure of welcoming back a regular contributor to the EFW gang, Sean F. Gallagher. Sean is going to pick up the topic of adding horror elements to your fantasy story that Rayne Hall kicked off at the … Continue reading
Sean F. Gallagher — Mixed Genre: Mixed Metaphor, Mixed MetaGenre?
Today I have the pleasure of welcoming back a regular contributor to the EFW gang, Sean F. Gallagher. Sean is going to pick up the topic of genre cross-currents I kicked off last week. His debut novel Mysts of Mythos, in … Continue reading
Magic in the World of Mysts – by Sean Gallagher
Today, author Sean Gallagher returns to talk about Magic! What is important when writing about magic in your world? Read on to find out what he did to create a believable magic system for his. To read more by Sean Gallagher, go HERE. … Continue reading
Sean Gallagher — Fighting in the Mysts
Two men stand in the middle of the street, glaring intensely at one another, taking the measure of their opponent. Armies assembled on opposite sides of a field shout their rage, building up their will to risk injury and death. … Continue reading
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Language, Culture and Prose in Mysts of Mythos
Today, Sean Gallagher, author of Mysts of Mythos, returns to the blog to offer his perspective on language and culture in fantasy. For more from Sean, click here. When one sets out to write a story within a historical setting, very critical … Continue reading
Building a Fantasy World in a World That Already Exists
The world of Mysts of Mythos is our world in the year 1001 CE. Because of this you might think that I had it easy when it comes to maps and things like that. I can just use historical maps … Continue reading
Epic Fantasy and Tales of Good vs Evil
We live in a world of varying greys. There may possibly have been a few human beings throughout history who were purely evil, but they are likely to have been vanishingly rare. In the same vein, there have probably been … Continue reading
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A Short Story by Sean Gallagher
Midmorning, December 25th, 1001, Two miles East of the village of Stretham, Surrey, a small cottage Loud barking from his dogs, Goderic and Godwine, told Dag that someone was coming down the road. He set down his carving knife and … Continue reading