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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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 writer is “how many words should my novel have?” The answer is a little less clear than you may think, as it really depends
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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 story. Creating rituals for your fantasy religion is also a great way to add immersion for the readers and to create a full-fledged religion
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If you’re an obsessive world builder like I am, then you’ve probably wanted to have some way to keep track of all your insane and expansive ideas. I would know, because every device and every notebook in my house pretty much has random ramblings and world building ideas and concepts. However, I personally find that
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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 of fantasy stories that have romance subplots, but the romantasy realm has evolved the idea of romance and blended it with the world of
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