If you’ve ever dreamed of creating your own fictional world filled with distinct cultures, amazing landscapes, and stories that feel alive, then worldbuilding is where it all begins. Whether you’re crafting a fantasy kingdom, a sci-fi empire, or a cozy magical town, worldbuilding is the foundation that helps to make your story feel believable and […]
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In terms of genres, historical fantasy isn’t often one that I’ll opt to pick up. However, when I read the synopsis of The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo, I found myself really interested in what the story had to offer. Beyond that, I loved Six of Crows and thought I’d give another Bardugo work a chance.
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When you feel like you’re stuck staring at a blank page when all you want to do is write your story, it can feel complicated. However, there are methods that many authors have used over the years to get motivated and to keep track of their ideas to make life easier. One of those methods
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Rebecca Yarros’s Fourth Wing took the fantasy and romantasy world by storm, blending epic worldbuilding with sizzling romance, high-stakes danger, and characters readers can’t stop thinking about. If you’ve ever wondered how you can capture that same magic in your own novel, then you’re in the right place. Fourth Wing is a very popular romantasy
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After you’ve written your first draft, you’re probably staring at a very long, very sprawling document that is your manuscript. It’s super exciting to finally finish that first draft, but afterwards comes the editing phase. Editing tends to be one of the more intimidating parts of the writing process and many writers dread having to
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The idea of the author bio is more than just a formality. An author bio is a key part of your personal brand as a writer. Whether it’s on the back of your book, a press kit, your social media profiles, or a website, your bio tells readers who you are and why they should
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Creating maps for fantasy worlds is one of the most fun processes you can try in world building. A well-drawn map can spark the imagination, grounding a story or game in a world that feels alive. From the mountain ranges that divide kingdoms to the winding rivers that carve through ancient forests, maps do more
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World building is one of the most rewarding and imaginative parts about creating and running a Dungeons & Dragons (DND) campaign. People who create these campaigns are often called Dungeon Masters or DMs. Dungeon Masters have an opportunity to breathe life into a universe of their own design, complete with its own cultures, landscapes, histories,
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As writers, we are very fortunate to have so many tools available at our disposal for enhancing our craft and publishing books faster. When it comes to editing, refining our writing styles, and helping us grow as writers though, there are not so many tools out there to make the process easier. However, one platform
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Part of the world building process is to be able to create cities and towns and settlements for a book, story, game, world, etc… Cities and towns are some of the most important locations that anyone will ever live in. Most of the bustle of daily life takes place in cities, from governments to commerce
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If you’ve been following a lot of writing pages lately, you’ve probably heard the term “trope” used a lot. This has been especially big with the rise of romantasy marketing. You often see lots of posts these days on social media with arrows and words like “enemies-to-lovers” and “he falls first” and things like that.
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One of the biggest trends in recent years for authors has been to take the route of self-publishing. Self-publishing means that you are the publisher of your own book and you don’t have to go through big publishers to be considered an author. However, you still typically have to go through some sort of service
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