Short stories are an interesting way to deliver a narrative experience in a smaller form. Because of how short a short story is, it can be a bit difficult to give the full experience of characterization, plot development, world building, and more. However, when a writer does a short story the right way, it can […]
If you’re currently writing a book but you’re finding that it seems to be taking forever, then you’re probably wondering how to actually get that book done already so you can start editing. While writing a book is a lengthy process, there are still ways that you can make the process feel a bit faster
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Epilogues have been used in books for quite a long time and have been great tools to show readers what happens after the ending of a story. It’s basically a sort of equivalent to the idea of a post-credits scene in a movie. An epilogue sometimes wraps up the story but also sometimes provides a
Urban fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy that blends the idea of fantasy with contemporary urban settings, most notably densely populated cities. Unlike other forms of fantasy, urban fantasy does not take in entirely fictional worlds. Rather, it integrates the world of magic with the world we know. But what precisely is urban fantasy and
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 or even villains and commit evil actions for the sake of evil or good or both. The government, the religion, the culture, the society,
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Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli is a YA romantasy book that came out in 2024 and has quickly grown in popularity since. It is also the first book that I will be doing a world building analysis on as a part of my new series! I figured that talking about world building is fun and
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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 advancements and futuristic settings combined with magical elements of some sort. The hybrid genre is a very unique one and I don’t often see
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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 genre and a lot of people enjoy the idea of creating “what if” scenarios for historical events. Writing an alternate history book, however, is
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 imagination flourish, show how the world would look under different circumstances, involve the idea of magic or the supernatural and more. There are many
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 of ensuring that this happens is to watch out for the idea of plot holes. Plot holes can hurt a story’s credibility and make
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 put, a protagonist is an important piece of any story and has a very large role to play in an overall narrative. But what
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\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 story–and I used to be like that until I actually started outlining my books. Once I began to outline my stories, I found that
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