Wheel of Time Article Series
The Wheel of Time: Critical Analysis Article Series
It’s a Small World After All – World Design in The Wheel of Time
– A broad look at the design of RandLand in the context of population, and society
If You Can’t Make Your Own Setting, Store-Bought is Fine
– The consequences of trying to quietly set a Fantasy series on Earth when you don’t think it through
The Bosom of Time
– The many problematic issues in Robert Jordan’s portrayal of women in the series
I Converted a Novel into a TV Show and all I got was this Lousy Sheepherder
– An in-depth look at the conversion of The Eye of the World into Season 1 of the Amazon Prime series
Less “Based on Wheel of Time” more “Wheel of Time La Croix”
– Episode by episode rundown of the divergences in plot and characters between the Book and the Series
—– Episode 1 – Leavetaking – Taking Liberties
—– Episode 2 – Shadow’s Waiting – Plot Jebaiting
—– Episode 3 – A Place of Safety – Misplaced Characters
—– Episode 4 – The Dragon Reborn – No Pain No Logain
—– Episode 5 – Blood Calls Blood – Blood and Guts
—– Episode 6 – The Flame of Tar Valon – The Mats We Leave Behind
—– Episode 7 – The Dark Along The Ways – Going Way Off Course
—– Episode 8 – The Eye of the World – The Whyyy of Time
Guest Articles/Interviews
Putting Politics into Space Opera: My Novel Border Crosser and the Current Unpleasantness
– A guest article from author Tom Doyle
The Shelf Life Of Secret History During Interesting Times
– A guest Article from author Tom Doyle
Writing Fiction in a Time of Genuine Crisis
– A guest article from author Patrick S. Tomlinson
An Interview with Tanya Huff
– On the subject of the Confederacy Novels and some fan geeking out on my part.
10 Amazing SFF Books By Women
– An article by me, guest published on DZAMarie.com
10 Amazing Sci-Fi/Fantasy Books by Women You Need on Your Bookshelf
– A guest article from Christina Marie
General Articles
An Open Letter to Gary L.M. Martin, the very worst author.
– Read on a dare, so terrible I wrote a short novel on how terrible it is
On SFF, Gender and Expanding Boundaries
– Ruminations on who I read and why I read them.
Meanwhile, Over There
– Thoughts on shared-world fiction, and the best way to approach it.
The Broken Empire Trilogy: A Retrospective
– Thoughts on Mark Lawrence’s ‘The Broken Empire Trilogy.
Ranking, Rating and Reviewing
– Some thoughts and advice for fellow reviewers.
The Forgotten Realms
– A six-part series of Forgotten Realms reviews evaluating the influence of the setting on Fantasy.
‘A Memory of Light’ A Triumph of the Will?
– Meditations on the ending of The Wheel Of Time. SPOILERS
Lists
My Top 3 Books of 2020
– My top three list of books read in 2020
Top Five 2015 Books of the Year
– My top five list of books read in 2015 published in 2015
Top Five Non-2015 Books of the Year
– My top five list of books read in 2015 not published in 2015
Novel and Interesting Magic Systems, Part 2
– Yet more fiction with interesting Magic Systems.
Novel and Interesting magic Systems Part 1
– Fantasy Fiction with interesting Magic Systems.
Five Ways to Never End Your Story
– A list of supremely frustrating story-ending tropes.
Reading Lists
2010 Reading List
2011 Reading List
2012 Reading List
2013 Reading List
2014 Reading List
2015 Reading List
2016 Reading List
2017 Reading List
2018 Reading List [Incomplete]
[2019 Reading List Completely Lost]
2020 Reading List
2021 Reading List
2022 Reading List
2023 Reading List