Black Gate - Adventures in Fantasy Literature

[Coír Draoi Ceítien]

This was a quarterly fantasy magazine founded in 2000 which, according to Wikipedia, featured primarily original fiction up to novella length, as well as reviews of novels, comics/graphic novels and role-playing products. There were also several articles and columns discussing the past of fantasy as well as the future. Now it may seem weird to bring attention to a magazine that last saw print in 2011, but, thankfully, an official website was constructed that serves the same functions. I would highly recommend it for those who wish to do some quality scouting for fantasy material.

https://www.blackgate.com/

As an example of what you may find there, here are a couple collections of posts regarding a particular theme. The first gives some advice on writing fantasy.

Originality: https://www.blackgate.com/2010/07/08/on-writing-fantasy-the-quest-for-originality/
Style: https://www.blackgate.com/2010/07/21/on-writing-fantasy-a-timeless-style/
Plot: https://www.blackgate.com/2010/08/04/on-writing-fantasy-the-plot-thickens/
Character: https://www.blackgate.com/2010/08/10/on-writing-fantasy-character-is-king/
Setting: https://www.blackgate.com/2010/08/26/on-writing-fantasy-setting-the-five-senses/

The second is a discussion on where heroic fantasy began.

Part I: https://www.blackgate.com/2010/08/29/worlds-within-worlds-the-first-heroic-fantasy-part-i/
Part II: https://www.blackgate.com/2010/09/05/worlds-within-worlds-the-first-heroic-fantasy-part-ii/
Part III: https://www.blackgate.com/2010/09/12/worlds-within-worlds-the-first-heroic-fantasy-part-iii/
Part IV: https://www.blackgate.com/2010/09/19/worlds-within-worlds-the-first-heroic-fantasy-part-iv/

[Raven]

Hmm. This is interesting. When I have a but more time and am not heading to bed, I'll peruse this. Thanks for the link.