- Ugg, This sucks. I’m stuck, lost, and want to start over. But i desperatly don’t.
I’m at 91k words approximately 130+ pages and…. The more I write the more i get ideas that totally clash with what i have already written, and I…
- A Canticle for Leibowitz
I read this book in college, and found it to be a profound commentary on human nature and faith. It’s also a visionary post-apocalyptic fantasy.
- Fantasy publishers/newbies
I found a website that offered a list of twenty Scifi/fantasy publishers websites. I went to each, 18 either did not accept submissions, their…
- Combining genres
I always find myself wanting to use elements for other genres. For example, when working with quick dialogue, I’ll format it as if I’m writing a…
- Writing crutches
“She stood up and stepped forward, something, quite possibly panic, or maybe terror, coursing through her. She stepped again and glanced to the sky,…
- Good and evil
Does good and evil exist in your world/setting? In a more consistent way than “winner defines what good and evil are”.
On earth many cultures did… - The Hobbit.
I’ve succeeded! It’s taken me 12 years to do so, but I’ve finally finished The Hobbit. In the end, it took me a week to read it through, but I’ve…
- inspiration
what are the best sources of inspiration?
- Dealing with time
I’m curious as to whether anybody here has tried new ways to deal with time. Have you created a new system for telling time, days of the week,…
- cat amongst the pidgeons
Ok I’m taking the agent provocateur role here. I’m hearing a lot of people making a lot of distinctions between YA & high fantasy, not all of…


