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Grimdark is an interesting term that refers to books that take place in gritty, harsh, destructive worlds where there is a generally dreadful, hopeless sense. Characters tend to be morally gray

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Science fantasy, or sci-fantasy, is a genre that blends elements of science fiction (sci-fi) and fantasy, creating an interesting genre on its own. More often than not, science fantasy involves technological

Alternate history is a genre that basically tries to imagine what the world would look like had certain events happened differently or not at all. It’s always been quite a popular

Speculative fiction is a term that encompasses a wide number of different genres that tend to explore worlds that transcend our current reality. The idea of speculative fiction is to let

Writing a book comes with many complicated aspects but one of the most important things in the writing process is ensuring that your plot is well-written and developed properly. An angle

Almost every story that you pick up out there, be it packaged in the form of a book, movie, video game, etc… happens to have a protagonist at its core. Simply

\If you’re a writer looking to write your first book, you might be hearing some conflicting ideas about outlining a book or not. Some writers tend to just jump into a

One of the biggest issues many writers have when going to start their first draft is the idea of word count. One of the biggest questions I often see as a

Rituals are one of the best ways that you can add more depth to your fantasy world’s religion and culture and help to convey a lot about the people in your

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If you’ve been a fan of fantasy, you’ve probably heard about the romantasy subgenre that’s been trending like wildfire. Fantasy has always encompassed the ideas of romance, and there are lots

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