You might be further along than you think, writer.
Since 2021, LegendFiction has been helping dragon-loving, faith-inspired storytellers who love fantasy, science fiction, and more, to start and finish their dream novels. Writing is a call to explore epic worlds without end, and share your quests with friends and fans. Find your fellowship with us.
You're a dragon rider. Saddle up, and get skybound.
What's your Rider rank?
We've made a plan to help you keep going:
Fire-Finder
You've started saving your ideas and writing them down.
Ember Warden
You're working on a project, and building a habit.
Skybound
You wrote 'The End' on your first novel project.
Dragon Rider
You've published a book and it's available to readers.
Legend
You are building your brand, readers follow your work, and you help other writers.
The Dragon Rider's Creed
They told you to put your story away. It was too dark. Too strange. Too much. Not the kind of story people like us are supposed to write. Instead, you put a saddle on it. And climbed on.
A rider is not a tame lion. We don't file the teeth off our stories to make them safe for everyone. The fun and dragonfire is the point. It was always the point.
A rider does not fly borrowed dragons. Yours was hatched in your own drafts folder, from your own life, and it will not answer to anyone else. It is a bond borne from sub-creation, and it calls you further up, and further in.
A rider flies alone and rides in company. We keep each other in sight. We build a better future together.
A rider does not wait to be worthy. Nobody hands you the reins. We climb on with cold hands and shaky legs and no proof, and take off anyway. We learn by doing.
Your dragon is still in there. Still breathing. Still yours.
Your saddle awaits.
Who we are as LegendFiction storytellers
What everyone else said was boring or a mark of failure, we see as hidden gold:
Stay free, friend
Most places ask you to trust them. We'd rather you check first. You keep your copyrights, always.
Plus, published authors get paid as long as the book sells.
Bring your drafts
Everyone here has a folder of a hundred abandoned first chapters. Everyone. No one cares if you start a hundred more.
We'll cheer every new first line.
Invent as you wish
Yes, your magic system is a bit Sanderson. Ours too. Tolkien copied from Beowulf. Lewis lifted from Tolkien.
Ideas aren't copyright. Join the noble tradition of Inklings.
We're amateurs too
Can only manage four hours a week? You're a passionate amateur, like the rest of us. Tolkien had a day job, four kids, and a war behind him.
The writers who finish here aren't the ones with the most hours — they're the ones who just keep going, whenever they can.
Find your fellowship
Our smaller, founder-led culture means writers can know each other, write together, and receive human feedback.
Join houses, roles, build shared lore, level up, and come to our con. Spark your imagination.
Build & believe boldly
Most Christian fiction is bad, it's not because of the faith. It's the fear. It's stories built to prove a point instead of tell the truth.
When meaning collapses, cynicism, apathy, and worse, take over. We need better stories. We need a million more.
We’re inspired by the best stories in the world, and the deep roots of story from myth, religion, and magic.
We exist to help and heal the next generation of epic authors. When culture crashes, storytellers are first-responders. Storytelling is how souls survive.
Meaning matters
Every life needs meaning and purpose. Let’s build a future we believe in .
Moral good
We have to imagine in a way that helps human thriving. Fiction builds imagination.
Mythic stories
Myths are the timeless truths across cultures that don't let us go, and keep coming back.
Magical world
The world is enchanted and magical, and fiction helps us find that again.
Welcome letter from the Founder and Muggle Dragontamer
Dominic de Souza
Author, founder, nerd, friend
Hello there…
You and I have a call to explore deep and challenging ideas. To go on inner adventures to find and fight dragons. But no one around us knows what to do, or how to guide us. Worse, some tell us that our interests are dangerous, and they want to Dial-an-Exorcist on us. I was tired of:
Celebrity hot-takes who haven’t read enough books
Online communities that raise bastions against the world
Defining ‘faithful fiction’ by how many saints and sacraments bubble from the pages.
All the Generative AI naysayers who can’t see how artists are the best people to use AI.
Me? I wanted dragons. Dragons, Gandalf!
Sound like you?
LegendFiction is a community launched in 2021. I wanted to understand how faith-inspired storytellers could subcreate wildly, without losing the plot, or their faith.
My founding course, 'Storyteller', became the backbone of our approach to creativity.
We started courses, a YouTube channel, our own Substack, our own writing school, and even our own annual convention. And more.
We welcome anyone who shares our four tenets of meaning, moral imagination, myth, and magic. Write anything you want, go anywhere you need, and tell any story you’re inspired to tell.
For the Christians in the mix, we circle a core idea; God is not in competition with his creation. In fact, he reveals himself through it.
The world needs saving, legend, and I can’t wait to meet you and your stories. Find your fellowship, and join us!
Storytelling is at the heart of our university’s mission to impact culture for Christ, and we look forward to supporting and encouraging Catholic authors!
JPCatholic University
2023
The Association of Catholic Publishers is pleased to support LegendFiction as a means to creating a bigger, deeper, richer catalogue of books and stories that are infused with and informed by the Catholic imagination.
Association of Catholic Publishers
2023
The LegendFiction community will be an incredible resource for Benedictine College students! What a great match: the support and encouragement of a community of faith-filled authors at LegendFiction awaits the involvement of our faithful, creative, literary-minded Ravens.
Benedictine College
2023
Finally aspiring Catholic teen writers have a place to demonstrate their beautiful gifts, dreams, and creativity that swells in their hearts. Hearts that are longing for sharing their God-given talents. It is certain that the world will be better for the gift of their stories.
Catholic Homeschool Community
Paola Ciskanik, 2022
With our friends at LegendFiction, we at Chrism Press firmly believe that stories can change the world!
Chrism Press
2022
What is LegendFiction?
The epic, writing community for nerds who love fiction, where meaning, moral imagination, and storytelling really matters.
What's your position on AI?
AI can be a collaborative and creative partner. AI can amplify how artists create. Artists are the best people to use AI.
AI is like having a full creative team in your pocket, your own personal Weta Workshop—ready to help you dream bigger, go deeper, and create faster. We encourage authors to use AI to design character art, map locations, build mood boards, outline plots, and get instant feedback on your ideas.
No bot books here.
Each member will use it (or not) as they see best. Let AI do what you can’t (like eliminate tedium), so you can do what only you can.
What's your position on Artists?
We are a fiction writing community, not an artistic community.
Some of our members are artists, and we celebrate that. We encourage our members to collab with them, or hire them, if it fits their interest or project goals.
LegendFiction encourages artists to create boldly and frequently, and not to see AI as competition. Artists are the best people to use AI well.
Does LegendFiction work on my device?
Yes, we work in the browser, iOs , and Android.
Our community is built on Mighty, a software platform. You can login through a browser, or download the Mighty app and search for LegendFiction from the available communities.
Does LegendFiction have safety features?
Yes, we have a carefully crafted code of conduct (3 rules!). And we all work to take care of each other.
High-school students under 18 must provide a guardian's email for contact reasons.
See our privacy terms and conditions, linked in the footer.
Why would I pay for a writing community when I can join free Discord servers/Facebook groups?
You're right! There are plenty of options for you out there.
LegendFiction is curated, mentored, and focused — with real publishing opportunities, daily accountability, and a culture that actually helps you grow instead of getting lost.
What if I don't have time to participate daily?
Whether you check in every day or only show up on weekends, you're building your dream at your pace — with friends ready whenever you are.
Is this only for Catholics/Christians?
Faith is welcome, but not required. If you believe fiction should mean something, and the craft of storytelling matters, you're one of us.
We are transparent about our origins as Catholic Christians, and that our community is run by Catholics.
All are welcome who share our values.
Am I good enough to join?
Anyone can join, and if you want training, we offer a school program to help.
Can I cancel if it's not a good fit?
Yes. Try it for a 30 days free. If it’s not the right fit for you, cancel anytime. No reasons needed.
What makes this community different from other writing memberships?
LegendFiction is for writers who believe stories should awaken wonder, rebuild moral imagination, and reshape the future.
If you think writing is a calling (fun too!), not just a career move — you'll like it here.
Writing is the biggest open-world adventure in the world.
Enter our living, creative world, finish real work with a fellowship, publish and grow together, and build habits that get writing done waaay faster than you thought.
