Introduction Voices by Ursula K Le Guin was the last book on my March reading list, and I actually finished on time, but I'm a little behind on posting the review. At any rate, I'm done reading it, so let's take a look. Reader's Review: Voices This is the first YA fantasy novel I've reviewed… Continue reading Voices: Religion As A Writing Tool
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Some Monsters Never Die: Bringing Fantasy To Life
Introduction I recently finished reading Some Monsters Never Die by E.A. Comiskey, and let me say, I was impressed. More on that in a few. To start with, E.A. Comiskey is an author that I already know fairly well from working with her in our critique group. She's awesome to work with, and when I… Continue reading Some Monsters Never Die: Bringing Fantasy To Life
Saturday Setups – GLobal Mapping: Terrain Features Pt. 1
Introduction to Terrains Hey, everyone! I'm back this week with a post on world-building. Today's post is the first to delve into the global side of mapping, and we're looking at terrain considerations first. Terrain affects a lot of your world-building. After all, if your characters are living in a desert, their lifestyle will be… Continue reading Saturday Setups – GLobal Mapping: Terrain Features Pt. 1
The United by James Quinlan Meservy – A Large Cast
Introduction Hey, everyone! I'm here with a new book review for you all! Today's is for The United by James Quinlan Meservy. He graciously provided me with a review copy when I mentioned I would be interested in having more reviews of different authors' books on my blog. After he got in touch, we agreed… Continue reading The United by James Quinlan Meservy – A Large Cast
Saturday Setup: Creatures – Creating Your Own
Introduction Any discussion of creatures and fantasy would be totally remiss if I didn't cover creating your own creatures. After all, while we've got a plethora of well-established fantasy creatures, creating your own is one really fun way to put a unique spin on your world, and plenty of authors do it. There's a variety… Continue reading Saturday Setup: Creatures – Creating Your Own
Thursday Technicalities: Weaving World-Building Into Your Story – Through Your Character’s Eyes
Introduction This week, we're going to talk about weaving world-building into the story through your character's eyes. There are multiple ways to go about weaving your world into the story, but one of the best ways is through your character. So let's talk about how. dISCOVERIES The first way you can go about weaving your… Continue reading Thursday Technicalities: Weaving World-Building Into Your Story – Through Your Character’s Eyes
Saturday Setup – Creatures: The Usual Suspects
Introduction This week, we're moving from language creation to talking about fantasy creatures. Today, we're just going to go over some of the typical fantasy creatures and what you ought to be considering for them. Mainly, this week's post is going to be focusing on bigger creatures like dragons and sea monsters. It won't be… Continue reading Saturday Setup – Creatures: The Usual Suspects
Saturday Setups – Factors to Consider
Introduction Last time, we talked about languages and developing them, but this week, we're going to briefly go over some factors to consider. Building languages is complex, so it's important to break it down and go part by part. How far you go with it obviously depends, as we said last time, on what you… Continue reading Saturday Setups – Factors to Consider
Saturday Setups: Language Building – An Introduction
Introduction In a post on language factors, we already went over some basics about languages and building them for specific areas as well as basics on how to do it in general. In this post and upcoming ones, we're taking a look at this more closely. This is a process that is entirely optional, and… Continue reading Saturday Setups: Language Building – An Introduction
Thursday Technicalities – Interacting with Your Critiquer
Introduction So, we already discussed interacting with your beta-reader, but as you know, beta-readers are different than critiquers. So, while some principles will be the same, not all of them will be. Let's take a look. Do's and Don'ts of Interacting with your Critiquer 1. Do not argue with your critiquer. This goes for beta-readers… Continue reading Thursday Technicalities – Interacting with Your Critiquer