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Fantasy

Creative Writing Prompts: Shapeshifters, Real and Metaphorical

January 25, 2013 by Kathy Steffen 5 Comments

Exploring shapeshifters, both in the fantasy and real world, will add depth and interest to your writing. And who doesn’t want that?

Posted in: By Genre, Fantasy, Writing Craft, Writing Prompts Tagged: creative writing prompts, shapeshifters, writing inspiration

Why Build Your Own World, When You Can Steal One?

October 1, 2012 by Lori Devoti 1 Comment
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No, this is not a post about fan fiction or making a living as a copyright thief. It’s really more of a “write what you know” post or what you can research post. It’s a build your own world post based on what is already established or accepted. I’ve had two series that required some … [Read more…]

Posted in: By Genre, Fantasy, Worldbuilding, Writing Craft Tagged: amwriting, world building, writetips

Realism When Writing Fantasy and SciFi

December 15, 2010 by Alex Bledsoe 8 Comments
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One problem with writing fantasy novels in which heroes and heroines wield swords, shields and sundry other objets d’mayhem, is that most of us have no idea what using those things is actually like. Luckily, it’s almost a moot point–most of our readers have little experience in this area as well, and so don’t know … [Read more…]

Posted in: By Genre, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Worldbuilding, Writing Craft Tagged: Fantasy, LARP, Science Fiction, weapons

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