- Comparing Song of Ice and Fire to the War of the Roses
I’ve often heard that a SoIaF is based off of the War of the Roses, but how closely do they match up? What do these two events have in common?
- How do you describe hair colours?
Seriously. All I can find online for the colour I’m thinking are things like light honey blonde and other such hairdressing boutique labels. My…
- Who needs friends?
Open a fantasy novel and before too many chapters you’ll be presented with a host of individuals you’re expected to get to know and quite possibly…
- Interesting story or rather just historical background?
Many of you probably now about my current story where the main character has to get out of her city, accept her magic and so on. What I’m going to…
- Naming Your Weapons
Do you prefer to name important weapons, such as special swords and daggers? How do you approach choosing names for them?
- Conflict after the climax
Any insights into including a conflict after a novel’s climax? Should this practice be avoided, or can it work in the right hands? Can you…
- Untitled Story its a gnome story
I have need of wording on this story and how to build this magical world where the Gnome Lord Savron lives. Typed below is what I have so far for it….
- Can’t remember the title of a book
There was a book that I read about ten years ago that was one of the books that really got me into fantasy in the first place. One of the main…
- Varying Technology
In my world, technology is stuck at a fairly backwards level, somewhere in the Dark Ages. However, one country has discovered the mysterious…
- Writing combat
I’ve always found it challenging to write effective scenes of combat. It takes a certain level of skill to describe the action in just enough…
- Question before I post a story
I have a fan fiction story I have been working on for a while now.. Is it ok to post part of it to the Showcase? Thanks, Starrynight
- Starting over again, again.
I am a new writer, had my first story idea about a year and a half ago, did nothing for a while then started writing it. I got 10k words in and…
