Category: writing a book
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Casting Your Multi-POV Story: How to do this right.
One of the most fun and challenging things you can do in your novel is create the cast for your book. You can spend hours on Pinterest find the perfect model and add it to your mood board, or your character may come from someone in real life. In some cases, your character might be…
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Create a believable history for your fantasy worlds
When you think of incredible world building, some of the top authors that might come to mind would be Brandon Sanderson with his sprawling mythical worlds and magic systems, or J.R.R Tolkien’s Middle Earth with its lore and history. Some others have come across recently have been Stephanie Garber‘s Caraval (see my review) series where…
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The Thing with Love Triangles…
Love them or hate them, love triangles are a common trope found in a broad range of literature. Books such as Wuthering Heights (Gothic fiction), The Hunger Games (YA dystopian fiction), and my epic fantasy series, The Comstock Chronicles, feature love triangles. Their sole purpose is to drive the emotional plot forward. In case you…
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What Your Story May Be Missing: A deep-dive into story milestones
Do you ever wonder why some stories just work, while others do not? It may have something to do with what is called the “Story Milestones.” If you haven’t heard this term, don’t worry, because you’ve likely heard of some of its other names such as “story acts”, “story beats,” or “plot rise and fall.”…
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Six Methods to Research Your Next Novel
“Why do I need to do research? I’m writing fantasy.” If this has ever crossed your mind, you aren’t alone. In fantasy writing, you spend a great deal of time making things up as you go along. However, if you want to craft believable worlds and characters, research can give your stories a depth you…
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How to Craft an Irresistible Fantasy World
Worldbuilding: the frame for your story. World building as a definition, is figuring out what the landscape, scenery, and setting for your story is. You can make this totally imaginary with purple skies and trees that grow down, or set in the real world (or something like it). But the most important thing you need…