- Of Time Travel and Genocide
I had a thought the other day; based off a dream I had the night before. Basically, the idea is that an alien world is on the verge of destruction…
- First Draft: Shorter or Longer?
I have with me a question that has been bugging me for a while. Are first drafts normally longer than needed and need toning down, or…
- Action and Variety
Do people find they have a favorite type of action or challenge for a scene? I mean, a given point in the story could be about things as different…
- Both Sides of the Wardrobe
I recently purchased the third book in the Adventurers Wanted series. Only at chapter two when I had an idea for a dual-world giving dual conflicts….
- Relationships & Conflict in Your Writing
I read a blog by Sam Sykes today which discussed the relationship between “conflict” and “relationships” in…
- Naming Characters, Places & Things?
I’m the worst ever namer of people, places and things. How do you guys do it? To me there is so much FINALITY about it. What if I write an 100k…
- Average Chapter Word Count
I’m currently outlining my novel and would like to hear what you think is a reasonable chapter word count. I know it will vary from author to…
- Do historical events inspire your plots?
I often say that history inspires a lot of my world-building, but this time I’m talking not about Counterpart Cultures but about the influence of…
- Myth versus History
As has been pointed out in this very forum, probably multiple times, a lot of fantasy writers take a very literal approach to their mythologies…
