Hi all, Who has bought the Mythic Guide to Characters? Hope this is in the right place. I ordered a paperback copy some weeks ago and it has...
Travel Menu Hi all, I was looking at the fantasy writer's quiz and saw the comment about on-road stews and how they are unrealistic and a...
Hi all, My setting is a world similar to 16th, 17th century Europe etc (no later than early-mid 17th century). Some regions are quite cold...
It always serves to remember good things that have happened and how they made you feel. I think it can help motivation, not just with writing but...
Hi all, I stumbled across this link today: Laura Diehl Illustration - Freelance Fantasy Illustrator | Children's Fantasy Illustrator | Science...
Hello all, In many mythologies, faeries are allergic to iron and iron alloys. I would like to keep this in my novel, which is set in a fantasy...
Hello, This seems like a silly question. I have a setting in a cold region. The duke's castle backs some low mountains and it is fronted by a...
Hi all, I thought it might be fun and useful to make a thread on the kinds of protagonists found in fantasy. That is, all kinds of fantasy...
What are your tips for hooking the reader in from the start? What makes you want to read further? Feel free to give examples (but explain them). I...
Wondering how to design your castles when you're world building? Could always visit Google Images or go to the library, but I found this...
Has anybody seen the Robin Hood series with Jonas Armstrong? I quite enjoyed it, though it isn't meant to be in any way historically accurate. It...
Share the writing advice you have been given over the years. Ten years ago, I used to correspond with author Robin Hobb regularly via email....
Has anybody been following The Borgias? I'm enjoying it, especially as my fantasy novel's setting has a lot of elements from that time period. I...
Hello, Anyone know much about mass excavation in, say, the 15th-17th centuries? Pre-modern archaeology methods. The novel is in a fantasy world...
Hello all, I have a character who is the eldest son of a Duke. A snotty, petulant, selfish boy who is nonetheless one of my novel's protagonists....
I am looking for a title to name my Earl's 'Stable Master'. Should I stick with 'Stable Master' or 'Stable Lord'? It would be a general title...
Hello, For my 'default subscription mode', I have put 'through my control panel only'. Why the hell am I still receiving emails every time...
It seems odd for me to ask this, since I have read a lot of books where the King's or Queen's or Duke's (etc) court is described. However,...
I have a Kingdom in my (roughly-planned) book which will likely be based on the feudal system. Kings in the past have conquered several new...
Favourite type of character? Feisty female lead, dark, brooding guy with a terrible past - seeking redemption, alien personality learning about...
