When the first issue of Wyngraf debuted May 1st, it was only listed on Amazon’s US, Canadian, and Mexican sites. Why? Well, we only bought First North American Serial Rights from our authors. We didn’t have the right to publish outside North America. What we didn’t anticipate was the interest in cozy fantasy all around … More Wyngraf Goes Global!
The latest episode of the wonderful So I’m Writing a Novel… podcast features Wyngraf EiC Nathaniel Webb diving into the nitty-gritty of starting a fiction magazine. He and host Oliver Brackenbury also discuss what cozy fantasy is and where it’s going, how Nathaniel got into cozy, why he started Wyngraf, what he learned from the … More Podcast Alert: Talking Cozy on So I’m Writing a Novel
On the outskirts of Rooksnest, in the rainy land of Hylomoria, a ruined church of Gordash stood alone. Beyond the tumbled gravestones, all paths were lost in forest hills. Only the dead kept council here, but the misspent magic of some long-dead cleric lingered in the bell tower, and two deep slow bongs tolled the … More Cozy Flash: “The Knowing”
Dawn came but brought little light to the land of Chalcodin. Rain clouds, dark and heavy, hid the rising sun. They had taken occupancy above Chalcodin some days ago and ever since had spilled forth their waters. Rivers burst their banks. Paths became streams. In the village of Knos, all who could avoid leaving their … More Cozy Flash: “A Stubborn Friend”
On Saturday we attended a LEGO expo. Among all the famous buildings and awesome rockets, we discovered builder Paul Hetherington’s tribute to a very cozy tabletop RPG! You can see many much nicer pics at Paul’s website.
The long wait is over and Wyngraf is here! Our inaugural issue features nine all-new stories of cozy fantasy wrapped in a beautiful cover. Learn more here or buy Wyngraf #1 now in ebook and paperback!
The scaled creature hovered on iridescent wings near Pila’s hand, then flew up, carrying a piece of seasoned meat from her picnic sandwich. Pila and her father Jou watched it struggle to stay aloft amid drifting beile-fruit blossoms. The beile tree was a favorite camouflage of the tiny dragons, with petals almost as iridescent as … More Cozy Flash: “Dragon’s Choice”
Editor’s Note: “Lily and Ink” takes places alongside Amanda Cook’s story “Weaving Serenity” in Wyngraf #1. Check out the magazine for more of Lily and the Calmers of Leafside. Golden afternoon sun slanted through Mummy’s workroom window as Lily finished chasing cobwebs from the corners. She paused at Mummy’s worktable and ran a linen cloth … More Cozy Flash: “Lily and Ink”
The swordsman entered the clearing first, with a groan that shook the evening birds from their bowers. Or perhaps it was his companion, fifty hands of flashing red scale and coiling smoke breath, that was the cause for their flight. “This seems like an excellent spot,” the man remarked as he stretched his arms over … More Cozy Flash: “Knight of the Wandering Spring”
Way back in March we discussed reasons stories were rejected by Wyngraf. The number one cause of rejections was what we call “nuts & bolts”—the essential mechanics of prose writing and storytelling. Nuts & bolts rejections walk a fine line. We took some pieces that required essentially zero editing, but we also took some that … More Nuts & Bolts, Part 1: Prose Mechanics
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