Fantasy Writing Discussions July 25, 2011

  • Implementing romance in a fantasy novel
    I’ve been working on a sequel to my novel and I want to implement a bit of romance between two of my main characters but I’m finding it difficult. I…
  • How long should a chapter be?
    I’m writing my novel, but I don’t know how many pages should sum up a chapter? Any suggestions?
  • Help describing a surcoat
    I asked this on a general creative writing sight, and didn’t get good suggestions other then “He wore a blue and white surcoat with swords on each…
  • Currency in worlds
    Hey, i’m kinda stuck. I need a currency in my world, but I don’t want to have just gold or silver. I have coins, but i don’t know what to call them….
  • rejection letters
    (not sure if this is in right section, but I’m new so don’t tell me off too much if it’s not lol) Anyway, if you have had any in the past, what…
  • My villain is too cliche!
    If I could scrap this character from my novel without ruining important plot points, I probably would. He’s the leader of a warmongering race and…
  • Elemental magic systems – is there still some fire left in them?
    I wasn’t sure whether to put this in Writing Questions or World Building, but as you can see, I eventually went with the latter. I figure this is a…
  • New room for a lazy read?
    I’ve been taking a break in my writing. Not a break from writing – like I ever could – but a shift of feel. Normally I write and read epic…
  • Too long?
    I’ve been working on a novel for six years and it’s roughly 220,000 words. (the sequel which is not yet finished is so far about 100,000 words but…
  • Mistborn initial impressions
    So far I am about halfway through the first Mistborn book By Brandon Sanderson and I have to say I really enjoy it. It is a good fun read and I have…
  • Good fantasy books
    I’m looking to read some fantasy books, preferably aimed at young adults. Does anyone have any reccomendations?
  • Bullying in fantasy stories
    I hope this belongs here, I’m not quite sure though. Many fantasy books with a young hero/ine tend to have him or her being bullied by their peers…
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