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What Makes It a Fantasy? Further Thoughts

© 2015 by Devorah Fox (Published with permission)

  Last year as I prepared for the launch of The King’s Redress, Book Three in The Bewildering Adventures of King Bewilliam epic fantasy series, I ruminated on what makes a story a fantasy as opposed to general fiction. 

Fiction is about made-up stuff. That’s why it’s fiction and not nonfiction. I asked myself, is a work considered Fantasy simply by virtue of the degree to which the fiction is imaginative? This year, my short story Turning the Tide was accepted for publication in Masters of Time. 

It’s a Sci-Fi and Fantasy anthology and I found myself pondering the difference between the two genres. I’ve seen the proposition that Science Fiction explores the possible, albeit improbable, while Fantasy explores the impossible, but I wouldn’t agree. I don’t see a clear distinction between imagining a world that includes aliens versus one that includes werewolves. Ray Bradbury, whose work falls into both genres, suggested that science fiction is a logical projection of the future.


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July 2015, Time will fall into unlikely hands

 

Masters of Time: A Sci-fi & Fantasy Time Travel Anthology will be released July 13, 2015. These high-impact short stories are brought to you by USA Today bestselling author Samantha LaFantasie, Amazon bestselling authors Devorah Fox and Alesha Escobar, and the exceptionally talented authors Timothy C. Ward, H.M. Jones, and Alice Marks.

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Samantha LaFantasie stops by Fantasy, Mash-ups & Mayhem to share how she uses cool images, Pinterest, and Google Maps to plot, lay out, and inspire her stories.

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Staring Into is my story.

One way people may connect is in the sense that my main character is confronted with the idea of changing the past, no matter how it affects his future.

Is there something you would sacrifice yourself for in order to have back, for the good of others? 

As he [the protagonist] gets closer to the moment of change, will he feel up to the challenge based on how he's failed in the past? That last sentence sums up so many of my life's struggles. I hope to bring the heart of my experience into a story that will connect with yours.

How close do you think we are to actually achieving time travel (if at all)?

Haha, not close, but I believe time is beyond our current understanding. Who knows what will happen in the future. It sure is fun to think about.


Where did you look for inspiration while writing your time travel short story?

I like to take circumstances I'm dealing with and insert them into the character aspect of my stories. In "Staring Into," I thought, what the heck is the point of my life sitting here at this job staring at monitors?

The biggest challenge I have is enduring boredom. I thought, what if a security guard reached such an elevated level of focused boredom--where he stared at one spot on the monitor for so long--that he was able to travel in time. After I had that idea, I had to find a way to connect to his heart and why traveling in time would be exciting and affect his heart.

If you stumbled upon the secret to time travel, would you share it with others (why or why not)?
 
No. Chaos would be inevitable. It hurts my head to think of how much could change if you accepted the butterfly effect principle.

What was the best part about writing a time travel tale? The most challenging?
 
I just love writing stories. I suppose this one was especially cool because I've loved time travel ever since Quantum Leap and Time Cop. To publish a story in that genre is amazing and makes me thank God. The most challenging is the fact that I majored in English and Philosophy. I know very little about the science behind time travel. If there is any, haha.

Where can we find out more about you?
 
I hang around on Facebook more than anything else online, but you can also catch me at Adventures in SciFi Publishing and timothycward.com. 

Aside from buying my other stories, signing up for my newsletter would be the best way to connect and support my writing career. 


My debut novel, Scavenger: Evolution is a Dune meets Alien thriller in a future America covered in sand, where sand divers discover a buried military base that should have remained so.

 
 Logan is a clone in a future United Americas, but one day he wakes up and experiences something he had never encountered before, and it turns his world upside down.

As he begins questioning his own emotions and humanity, he also questions his makers--and then it gets dangerous. 

I think readers will connect with it because we all ponder from time to time questions and theoretical situations such as what to do with the power to control time, or what is it that makes us truly human? 

There's a super-cool science fiction bent to the story, a bit of humor, as well as action and suspense. You're going to love it!


How close do you think we are to actually achieving time travel (if at all)?
 
I've recently come across several scientific articles tackling the question. Some say it's possible, and some say "you'll paradox yourself and blow up." It's all very fascinating. 

I have to admit, it's hard to wrap my mind around it being a possibility. Could you imagine? Who would be in control or in charge of Time Travel if it were ever possible? It sounds adventurous and amazing, but at the same time, humanity doesn't have the best track record, so we more than likely would mess some things up.

But goodness, the selfish part of me is like, "Heck yes, time travel!" because if I could do that, then I would go back and try to fix so many things from the past.

Where did you look for inspiration while writing your time travel short story?
 
I'm a huge fan of Dr. Who, and I love the idea of time travel, going to different worlds, etc. but you know when you sit down to watch an episode, there's (often) going to be a moral to the story, or a hard decision that has to be made, wars fought, and sometimes laughter and tears. I wanted my time travel story to have a secondary layer that brings up some of the "big questions" in the context of a future world and time travel. I couldn't tell you how I settled on my protagonist being a clone--but it worked out great, so I won't complain.

If you stumbled upon the secret to time travel, would you share it with others (why or why not)? 

Geez, it's hard for me to keep a secret. Don't make me answer this!

What was the best part about writing a time travel tale? The most challenging?
 
The best part was getting into the groove of writing sci-fi--I've just finished a fantasy trilogy and did another fantasy short story, so this time, I decided to go the science fiction route. This was a great experience. The most challenging part was doing the research and making sure the "science" of my story made sense to me.

Where can we find out more about you?
 
 
If Samantha LaFantasie has created a world for you to step into, you'll probably want to be prepared for a wild (and addictive) ride. 

She has penned the USA Today bestselling fantasy, Heart Song, as well as the action-packed, futuristic Nepherium novellas.

 For the upcoming Masters of Time collection, Samantha has crafted Ghosts of Time, a time travel story that will keep you on the edge of your seat and wanting more. We caught up with Samantha to ask her about her story, her thoughts on time travel, and what inspires her.


 How close do you think we are to actually achieving time travel (if at all)?

I don't know, it's neat to think about. I know we've obtained some pretty stellar advances in just my time and I know that the technology scientists are mastering right now is getting closer and closer to understanding the more complex ideals such as time travel and space travel, so who knows? I think it's possible. Whether that's something that will actually happen or not remains to be seen.
 

Where did you look for inspiration while writing your time travel short story?

Shows like Continuum, Dr. Who, Time Cop, The Time Machine, etc., plus my own fascination with time travel and science fiction.

If you stumbled upon the secret to time travel, would you share it with others (why or why not)?
 
I am not sure. Ideally, yes. But people are easily corrupt, and the power that would time travel, especially in the wrong hands, could eventually destroy the world or change it in ways that would benefit only certain people than humanity as a species.
 

What was the best part about writing a time travel tale? The most challenging?

The best part was getting to know new characters and what they had to say. The hardest part was figuring out how to fit such a detail-rich story in a short story.
 

Where can we find out more about you?

I'm EVERYWHERE! *belts out evil laugh*

You can find me on:

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 As always, Samantha, it's been fun chatting! Folks, don't forget to check out her other books which are now available at Amazon, and if you haven't entered our massive giveaway, do it today!