Recent content by Heidi Hanley

I agree. I think the key is writing omniscient well. If not, it can be hard to follow. I tried it once. And only once.

I agree that they're totally cool. I would add- elegant. Even the largest sword has an elegance about it, that I don't necessarily feel with guns. In my fantasy series, The Kingdom of Uisneach, the protag is a female and she carries a large broadsword type of sword made out of magical faerie...

I know I'm a little late weighing in and everyone has offered their thoughts. If you do go for it, then I recommend Diana Gabaldon's book, I Give you My Body..." How I write Sex Scenes. Wonderful resource and ideas on how to write sex scenes and not always explicit.

The dungeon is below the keep and after taking stairs down into a dark place, it opens up into a cavernous room lit by rushes. I ended up using the wooden bars. "Bottomless pit? The bowels of hell? The prick of light grew larger until the staircase emptied into a cavernous, musty room. The room...

Like this idea very much. Thanks everyone for the background and good ideas. Going to work on it now.

I am writing about a fantasy world that is pre-medieval and Celtic in nature. They do not have chain mail but they do have iron/metal swords. I have a man in a dungeon and not sure if I can use metal bars across the door or if I should use something with wood. I don't want a solid door because...

I'm a big fan of series and usually expect to have resolution of the biq issue or question in book three. Occasionally, as in the Outlander series, the books go on forever, thankfully for some of us and there is no real resolution. In other books, such as C.J. Archer's Glass and Steele series, I...

When does the journey begin? It seems like the hero's journey begins the moment you step into that otherworld. What happens between entry and the 'real journey' may be a whole other journey. Perhaps an internal journey of initiation and preparation before the external journey begins.

Always learning... Grateful for all the responses to this post. I recently received my first manuscript back from an editor and was overwhelmed by the work I still need to do. After hanging out in my cave for a week in tears, I came out ready to face the battle again. Your comments are...

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this! Thanks for sharing....

I say you've done well! Don't forget, sometimes it's in the midst of the "random crap" that inspiration appears! Keep on writing!

All terrific suggestions and possibilities. Going to the rules of the magic of the world is an excellent way to figure it out. Your thought that the telepathy might weaken when they are apart is important as they will be torn apart in book two! There is a critical moment in that book when the...

Telepathy Thanks, Thomas. Yes, that makes sense. I was working along the same idea, and Silas does tell her at one point that if they really need each other, they will know. But, there will be times when they will be thinking of each other that it would be a bad idea to communicate. There...

In my novel, the protag and another main character fall in love and discover they can communicate telepathically. Given that she is destined to marry another man, this could be problematic when she is actually married. There will be times when it would be painful for them both and unfair to the...

Greetings from Uisneach (pronounced oosh-nay). Well, from a writer working on a book from the mythical kingdom of Uisneach. My name is Heidi and I am so happy to have found an online group that seems to offer a place to share in the joys and sorrows of writing fantasy. I’m an avid reader of...