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In world building, a very important component has to be the way you design the government of your main world. Now, by world building, you could be talking about a country,
For many writers, sci-fi or fantasy, designing a planet is probably one of the most intense achievements you can accomplish in your world building journey. Simply put, a planet is basically
One of the most compelling challenges when it comes to writing a novel is the idea of curating natural, realistic dialogue. This is especially complicated when we talk about fantasy–high fantasy,
As a sci-fi/fantasy author, one of the most significant things I’ve worked on in world-building has to be the idea of religion and religious movements. Religion is something that plays a
Villains are typically some of the most popular characters in fiction stories. I bet you, even if someone hasn’t even seen Star Wars, they already know what Darth Vader looks like
Whether you’re writing a romance-based novel or you’re writing a story that includes some level of romance in it, you’ve likely already stumbled upon the love triangle trope. The love triangle
Anybody who’s ever taken some sort of a creative writing course will probably tell you that one of the first things you learn about is this idea of “show, don’t tell.”
World building is something that I often talk about on my blog (obviously!) and I love to world build. And by love, I mean I LOVE LOVE LOVE doing all things
Psychopaths. We often hear the word psychopath get thrown around when referring to evil, awful, or just downright terrible people. The word itself just has a negative connotation to it, and
Far too often, we hear writers talk about how the idea of a “chosen one” has been done time and time again and that the trope should be dropped. In fact,
There are many forms of fantasy out there, with there existing multiple subgenres available to read for all sorts of wants and likes. Fantasy has bridged reality with imagination, offering readers
When you go to write a book, I’m sure all you can think about is how your plot will be. Who your characters are. What the major fight scenes will look