Tag Archives: fantasy

FinnCon and My First Face-to-Face Critique

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

FinnCon is an annual science fiction and fantasy convention held somewhere in Finland. This year it’s in Helsinki and there are numerous panels in English, which means I can actually attend and understand something, yay! Today I attended my first … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Writing | Tagged critique, fantasy, FinnCon, science fiction, writing workshop | 2 Comments

INDIEpendence Day Blog Hop – Arrow of the Mist

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

This INDIEpendence day, the Indelibles would like to celebrate indie authors (self-published and small-press) by holding up examples of outstanding indie works. To be honest, I’ve not been a fan of self-published works. I read a friend’s self-pubbed titled a few months ago … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Reviews | Tagged Arrow of the Mist, blog hop, Christina Mercer, fantasy, indie authors, INDIEpendence Day, MG, YA | 6 Comments

Second Verse, Same As the First

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Today I am thrilled to have fellow South African author Christine Porter at Off the Page chatting about her book Perils beyond the Waterfall and writing sequels. Christine Porter is a South African-born writer of children’s fantasy. Born and raised in Pretoria, … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Reading | Tagged Christine Porter, fantasy, MG, sequels, South African authors, YA | Leave a comment

Crossing over with Kia Zi Shiru

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Today I’m pleased to welcome Kia Zi Shiru back to Off the Page to chat about writing across the great genre divide. Take it away Kia! Crossing the Boundaries of Genre and Age by Kia Zi Shiru Otherkin Spirits, my upcoming series, … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Writing | Tagged fantasy, genre, kia zi shiru, NA, writing, YA | 2 Comments

RTW: Best April Read

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

This Week’s Topic: What was the best book you read in April?

Posted in Blog, Reading | Tagged best read, Elizabeth Bear, fantasy, RTW Wednesday, YA Highway | 6 Comments

Q is for Q&A

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Today I’m pleased to welcome YA/NA author ST Bende to Off the Page, and she’s brought to very special guests with her: Ull and Inga, two of the Norse gods starring in her new fantasy book Elsker. But before we meet … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Reading | Tagged Elsker, fantasy, NA, Norse mythology, ST Bende, YA | 2 Comments

H is for Heroes and Heroines

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Today’s letter in the A-Z Challenge is H. The Top Ten Tuesday topic this week from The Broke and the Bookish is Top Ten Favorite Books I Read Before I Was A Blogger Since I used to read predominantly fantasy, … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Reading | Tagged A-Z challenge, fantasy, heroes heroines, lord of the rings, Neil Gaiman, top ten tuesday | 14 Comments

C is for Camelot

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

This week’s Road Trip Wednesday topic is: If you could visit any country with a fictional character as your guide, who would you pick and where would you go? And in keeping with the A-Z Challenge, I’ve chosen to visit … Continue reading →