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Designing weapons for a fantasy military is one of those world building topics that looks simple on the surface but actually goes pretty deep once you start digging into it. A
World building is one of those topics that gets talked about a lot in the writing community, but it’s also one of those things that a lot of writers still struggle
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Fantasy battle scenes are some of the most anticipated moments in a story. They are where tension peaks, loyalties are tested, and consequences become unavoidable. However, they are also some of
Post-apocalyptic fiction is one of the most compelling subgenres in speculative fiction. However, many writers make the mistake of thinking that a post-apocalyptic world is defined by destruction and chaos alone.
Self-publishing was long considered a more stigmatized path that many writers would avoid for most of the early 2000s on the fear that it made their books look lesser-than. However, this
Every year, writers set ambitious goals like finishing up that book they were procrastinating on or writing every day. A lot of writers will even set a goal to finish one
When you’re building a fantasy world, creating cities that feel real and lived-in can be one of the trickiest parts of the process. A lot of fantasy writers will create cities
One of the best parts of fantasy is the ability to create entire worlds. World building is a complicated and intensive subject that involves a lot of bits and pieces, and