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One of the most important decisions you’ll make as a writer is figuring out the structure of your story. Should you write a trilogy? A duology? A full series? This choice affects everything from pacing to character development to your publishing strategy. Yet, many writers make this decision way too early or for the wrong […]
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Literary fiction and contemporary fiction are two terms that get thrown around a lot in the writing world. However, a lot of writers struggle to understand where their own work fits between these two labels. Is literary fiction just “fancy” fiction? Is contemporary fiction less valuable? These are questions I see come up constantly, and
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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 the hardest scenes to write well. Many battle scenes feel confusing, bloated, or emotionally hollow, even when the stakes are supposedly high. Writing a
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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. The ruined cities, empty highways, and broken systems are only the surface of what makes these stories work. What truly makes a post-apocalyptic setting
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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 stigma has long since vanished in the past and self-publishing is now viewed as a viable alternative to the traditional world of query letters
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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 book a month every month for the entire year. However, like many New Year’s resolutions, these goals seem to quietly fade out into the
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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 that look cool on the surface but feel hollow once you start digging into them. The buildings are there, the streets exist, maybe there’s
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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 one of those pieces is location design. When you’re writing medieval fantasy, there’s nothing quite like a well-constructed medieval town to anchor your story.
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Knight and princess stories have been around for centuries, and there’s a good reason for that. This pairing creates natural tension through power dynamics, duty versus desire, and the conflict between personal wants and societal expectations. If you’ve been perusing TikTok for the past couple of months, you’ve probably seen a huge push in the
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Romantasy is one of the newer genres to be recognized over the past few years. However, it still maintains a top spot in terms of popularity and it continues to garner new readers every day. In 2026, if you want to commit to writing a romantasy book, then there are a few things you should
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Royal families dominate fantasy novels from The Lord of the Rings to Game of Thrones. Kings, queens, princes, and princesses fill castles with political intrigue and dramatic power struggles. However, many fantasy writers struggle to create royal families that feel authentic. They end up with characters who act like modern people wearing crowns rather than
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Medieval fantasy is a genre of fantasy that has been beloved for a long time. However, its popularity has also made it quite “oversaturated” in a way. Often, we associate things like castles, swords, kings, knights, magic, dragons, prophecies, etc… with medieval fantasy. However, what tends to occur with this subgenre of fantasy is that
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