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One of the most important elements of writing fantasy has to be the idea and concept of the magic system. Magic gives your world flavor, tension, and wonder and it allows

Writing interesting characters sometimes involves going beyond the norm and convention. A mysterious main character is one way that you can make your story have more of an intrigue and depth

Paranormal romance (PNR) is romance with a core of something supernatural. Think fated mates, vampire lords, witches with inconvenient crushes, demon hunters falling for demons, ghosts, angels, fae, shifters… if the

Most people often associate the idea of books with world building and they don’t realize just how much world building can impact. Any story or experience that requires an audience to

If you’re world building for a new project of yours, you might find yourself feeling a bit stuck with creating settlements and cities. You may have come up with a name

One thing that I’m sure many writers have experienced before is the idea of abandoning manuscripts. It happens sometimes where we have such great ideas for stories and we have amazing

From morally gray rogues who we fall for to quiet scholars whose courage surprises everyone, engaging characters are pretty much the heartbeat of any novel. Even if your plot is absolutely

Character chemistry is a major part of what makes romantasy such a great genre and why so many people love it. One of the best ways to showcase the chemistry between

One of the most popular tropes in the world of romantasy is the idea of the villain love interest, or at least a very morally gray MMC. But a villain love

Do you find yourself ready to start world building for your next project but suddenly feel like you just have no ideas? Do you find that you end up staring at

A vivid past gives a fantasy or sci-fi setting the weight of feeling like a real civilization. When readers get the sense that there are centuries of triumphs, tragedies, and turning

Fantasy comes in many different styles and forms, and there are so many kinds that you can read from out there. The idea of fantasy itself typically refers to a world

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