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- [Size of Armies Part 2](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/size-of-armies-part-2/) - Advice for Fantasy Writers This article is by Toni Šušnjar.Note: This is Part Two of a two-part essay. Here is the link to Part One. Feudal Army Feudal army is a complex beast: it may include landed troops, mercenaries, town militias, conscripted peasants, or any combination of these. Thus estimating size of a feudal army
- [Size of Armies](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/size-of-armies/) - Advice for Fantasy Writers This article is by Toni Šušnjar. One of basic elements of fantasy warfare is fantasy army. And one of basic elements of army is its size, which will affect organization and logistics, as well as strategies and tactics it can employ. Thus, prospective fantasy writers should understand factors which limit the
- [Questions for Worldbuilding the Concept of Wisdom](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/questions-for-worldbuilding-the-concept-of-wisdom/) - Wisdom to my mind is a bit of a paradox. It is subjective and context-dependent, but inherently universal. I say this, because for something to be wise it ought to be applicable across time and space, yet whether the claims are appraised as being "wise" hinges on the perception of a past, present or future
- [How to Write Captivating Villains](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/write-villains/) - The most interesting villains are those who are more than just plain evil.
- [Lessons from the UFC: How to Keep Blood-Sports Interesting](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/lessons-from-ufc/) - How the best lessons on writing and worldbuilding are found by observing the world.
- [Can I? When Doubt Kills Your Ideas](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/when-doubt-kills/) - What to do when you second-guess your own worldbuilding.
- [Writing Neurodivergent Characters in Fantasy](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/neurodivergent/) - How to portray neurodivergent characters in fantasy literature.
- [Building a Fantasy Army — Weapons & Tactics](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/fantasy-army-weapons-tactics/) - Weapons and tactics will adapt to each other, as well as to the enemies faced – but adaptations will be done within the boundaries of a society.
- [Building a Fantasy Army — Recruitment & Logistics](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/fantasy-army-recruitment/) - How large an army would be depended on the ability of the state to support it financially and logistically.
- [Building a Fantasy Army — Strategy & Organization](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/fantasy-army-strategy/) - The structure of an army will depend on the strategy, as strategy will determine the army's role and tasks.
- [Building a Fantasy Army — Environment & Society](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/fantasy-army-environment/) - Environmental conditions influence how an army will fight and which weapons it will use. Society also influences composition of the army.
- [Faith-Based Fantasy](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/faith-based-fantasy/) - How writing and marketing faith-based fantasy is perhaps as much a double-edged sword as any other sub-genre.
- [Mindset Matters — 8 Simple Steps to Better Writing Habits](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-life/mindset-matters/) - Getting through writer’s block, building confidence after it’s been shaken, and being more productive all begin with changing your habits.
- [Fantasy and Monarchy](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/fantasy-monarchy/) - Why monarchy makes more sense in a fantasy setting than any other form of government.
- [History for Fantasy Writers: Medieval Mining](https://mythicscribes.com/history/medieval-mines/) - This article continues the topic of medieval miners and mining. Here’s a link to part 1, which talks about medieval theories of how gold and other metals are formed. Mining Once a vein has been discovered, the challenge is to get the stuff out of the ground. From earliest times, people have done both open-pit
- [History for Fantasy Writers: Miners](https://mythicscribes.com/history/history-for-fantasy-writers-miners/) - Four ancient theories about the formation of valuable metals that can be used by fantasy writers.
- [Civilizations Thrive in Adverse Environments](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/adverse-environments/) - The key to survival is willingness to change. Whether that means adapting to their environment or changing it, humans excel at surviving in adverse conditions.
- [5 Characteristics of an Epic Villain](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/5-characteristics-epic-villain/) - How do you craft a villain so compelling that readers want more of him? By looking at my favorite villains, I have narrowed in on five common characteristics.
- [3 Tales from Limburg](https://mythicscribes.com/analysis/3-tales-from-limburg/) - Limburg is a land of rolling hills and meandering streams, chock-full of villages, castles, and ruins. It's folklore is unknown to the world at large.
- [2 Tales of Horror from Limburgish Folklore](https://mythicscribes.com/analysis/2-tales-of-horror/) - Traditional horror stories from the folkore of Limburg.
- [Storming the Bastille](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/storming-the-bastille/) - You can add layers to a setting by showing evidence of change over time. The Bastille is an example of a structure that changed in both name and purpose.
- [NaNoWriMo Milestones List](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/nanowrimo-milestones-list/) - A list of milestones for writing your National Novel Writing Month novel.
- [An Overview of Fictional Travel](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/fictional-travel/) - A brief look at travel across various stories in both science fiction and fantasy.
- [A Quick Guide to Worldbuilding Cultures](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/worldbuilding-cultures/) - How to create an in-depth culture, complete with customs, traditions, values and more. A step-by-step worldbuilding guide.
- [Elemental Magic: Trope Reboot](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/elemental-magic/) - How to restore wonder to elemental magic in your fantasy fiction.
- [Hush: The Role of Secret Societies in Revolutions](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/secret-societies/) - How to create truly interesting and compelling revolutionary groups.
- [History for Fantasy Writers: On Tree-Wrights and Others](https://mythicscribes.com/history/tree-wrights/) - An overview of woodworking industries for fantasy writers.
- [Mythic Guide to Heroes & Villains — The Shadow Archetype and Powerful Villains](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/shadow/) - It is not uncommon for the villain to be the embodiment of the hero's shadow. And for the villain be a real obstacle, he must be powerful.
- [Mythic Guide to Heroes & Villains — Intelligent and Immoral Villains](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/intelligent-immoral-villains/) - Make your villain immoral, but not at the cost of making him one-dimensional.
- [Deity as Celebrity — Crafting a Myth Cycle](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/deity-celebrity/) - What sort of attitude do the people in your world take to toward their gods? The messier the mythology is, the more realistic it will seem.
- [Mythic Guide to Heroes & Villains — The Importance of the Villain](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/importance-villain/) - How to write a great villain.
- [Basics of Heraldry](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/basics-of-heraldry/) - An introduction to heraldry for fantasy writers.
- [Map Building for Fantasy Writers](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/map-building-for-writers/) - Map building is perhaps the basis of fantasy. Here are some factors to consider when building a map of your fantasy world.
- [Building Systems of Tanistry](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/tanistry/) - Originally found in Gaelic Ireland, tanistry is a method of succession where the nobility elect a ruler from their own number.
- [World Anvil - a Love Story](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/world-anvil/) - World Anvil’s story is really a love story about two geeks who love worldbuilding.
- [A Primer on Organized Crime for Writers](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/organized-crime-writers/) - Organized crime has become a mainstay in modern fiction. From suited-up dons to street thugs struggling to survive, criminal networks make for interesting stories. As writers and worldbuilders, how do we make organized criminal groups believable? Buckle up, because in this article I'll tell you how. 1.Mafias and Gangs In the golden olden days, the
- [A Primer on Cults for Writers](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/cults-for-writers/) - What are Cults? While there are numerous interpretations of what a cult specifically entails, there is consensus on the fact that a modern cult (we will not be talking about ancient cults, which is a subject onto itself), exploits the beliefs of its members for the gain of the cult. Furthermore, the International Cultic Studies
- [How Writing Poetry Helped My Prose](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/writing-poetry/) - My poetry is to me what a sandbox is to a toddler. It is a playing field in which I can try creative things and see if they work.
- [Rise of Skywalker — Held Back by Damage Control?](https://mythicscribes.com/reviews/skywalker-damage-control/) - While it’s a much better film than its immediate predecessor, The Rise of Skywalker has many missed opportunities.
- [Make It Awesome — Three Tips for Impressing Your Readers](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/impress-readers/) - How to make your awesome stuff seem more awesome. Writing advice on how to impress readers.
- [History for Fantasy Writers: Bank on It](https://mythicscribes.com/history/bank-on-it/) - For writers considering including banks and bankers in their own stories, knowing something of the history of banking can help add detail and color.
- [Keeping It Short](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/keeping-it-short/) - You’ve got a short story that goes on too long? A chapter that reads at a dying snail’s pace? If so, here's your article.
- [Fantasy Fortifications — Part 4: Types of Castles](https://mythicscribes.com/history/types-of-castles/) - An overview of different types of castles. Also includes info on artillery and building castles.
- [Review of Campfire Pro Writing Software](https://mythicscribes.com/reviews/campfire-pro/) - Campfire Pro is a program that aims to be a comprehensive tool for worldbuilders, ranging from authors to game designers.
- [History for Fantasy Writers: Do You Have a Moment?](https://mythicscribes.com/history/have-a-moment/) - How hours, minutes, and seconds were perceived and measured in ancient and medieval Europe, in the age before mechanical clocks.
- [History for Fantasy Writers: Time Was](https://mythicscribes.com/history/time-was/) - How time was perceived and measured in ancient and medieval Europe.
- [Avatars of the Divine: Gods Living Among the Ancients](https://mythicscribes.com/history/avatars-divine/) - People from all cultures throughout history surrounded themselves with depictions of their faith—and continue to do so today.
- [Pace Your Prose — Three Thoughts on Timing](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/thoughts-on-timing/) - How to pick up or slow down the pace of your prose.
- [Fantasy Fortifications — Part 3: Design](https://mythicscribes.com/history/fantasy-fortifications-design/) - The design of a fortification depends on its purpose and on the threats it is expected to face.
- [Writing Groups Part 2](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-life/writing-groups-2/) - How to start and manage a successful writing group.
- [Fantasy Fortifications — Part 1: Strategy](https://mythicscribes.com/history/fantasy-fortifications-strategy/) - How the frequency and nature of fortifications depends on political and strategic outlook.
- [Fantasy Fortifications — Part 2: Technology and Materials](https://mythicscribes.com/history/fantasy-fortifications-materials/) - How the availability of technology and building materials shapes the construction of a fortress.
- [Blood for Money: The Origins of the Mercenary](https://mythicscribes.com/history/origins-mercenary/) - What is the line in the sand that separates the greedy scoundrel from the professional soldier?
- [Mythic Guide to Heroes & Villains — The Fatal Flaw and Unlikely Heroes](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/fatal-flaw/) - In some cases, a character's flaw may be so pronounced that it is almost a defining quality.
- [History for Fantasy Writers: Journeymen](https://mythicscribes.com/history/journeymen/) - There are more story-telling possibilities for the journeyman than either the apprentice or the master.
- [Mythic Guide to Heroes & Villains — Destined and Wounded Heroes](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/destined-wounded-heroes/) - The hero may be selected for a special task by the hand of fate itself. And sometimes the hero is wounded, either literally or figuratively.
- [Feudal Economics](https://mythicscribes.com/history/feudal-economics/) - An introduction to the socioeconomic system that dominated western Europe during the Middle Ages. A primer for writers.
- [History for Fantasy Writers: Shoemakers](https://mythicscribes.com/history/shoemakers/) - Because everyone needed shoes, shoemakers had a certain amount of power.
- [So, You Want to Be a Writer?](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/want-to-be-writer/) - Seven steps that I took in order to improve my writing.
- [Sometimes We Fail](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-life/sometimes-we-fail/) - Failure is a natural part of the writing process. It allows us to recognize our weaknesses and appreciate our strengths.
- [Mythic Guide to Heroes & Villains — Sacrificial Heroes](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/sacrificial-heroes/) - Not every hero survives the villain’s wrath. But their death is not in vain.
- [Habitable Planets: Exoplanet Research for Worldbuilding](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/habitable-planets/) - How geology can add a new layer to your world and story building.
- [World-building Historical Fantasy (or, of Unicorns and Icebergs)](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/historical-fantasy-unicorns/) - What is historical fantasy? How much "history" is in books of this genre?
- [Who's Killing Fantasy? You Are!](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/whos-killing-fantasy/) - A genre once famed for its wild flights of fancy has begun to suffocate under the weight of cliché.
- [Mythic Guide to Heroes & Villains — Courageous and Skilled Heroes](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/courageous-skilled-heroes/) - The hero archetype has several characteristics that are synonymous with the role. Two of these, bravery and skill, are among the most important.
- [Mythic Scribes - Our First Birthday!](https://mythicscribes.com/news/mythic-scribes-first-birthday/) - Each day thousands of visitors come to Mythic Scribes to read and share our articles, and to participate in our writing forums.
- [History for Fantasy Writers: Cowboys of Europe](https://mythicscribes.com/history/fantasy-writers-cowboys/) - Cowboys are by no means peculiar to America. Cattle form an important part of just about every society, and those who herd them perform a vital role.
- [Conan on the Couch - Psychoanalyzing Conan the Barbarian](https://mythicscribes.com/analysis/conan-on-the-couch-psychoanalyzing-conan-the-barbarian/) - Conan the Barbarian viewed through a psychoanalytic lens. An in-depth analysis of the classic 1982 fantasy film.
- [Writing an Online Fantasy Series](https://mythicscribes.com/interviews/writing-an-online-fantasy-series/) - A conversation with Michelle Franklin, author of the web's longest ongoing fantasy series.
- [Medieval Armor – A Primer for Writers](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/medieval-armor/) - A guide to the varieties of Medieval armor. How to choose the right armor for your characters.
- [Final Fantasy Reimagined: J-RPG+Western RPG=Awesome?](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/final-fantasy/) - What if a J-RPG incorporated more elements from Western RPGs? What would the final product be like?
- [Character Girl - Letting Characters Drive the Story](https://mythicscribes.com/plot/character-girl-letting-characters-drive-the-story/) - Create proper characters, and they will write your book for you.
- [Foodbuilding as Worldbuilding — Creating Fantasy Cuisines](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/foodbuilding/) - How to build a unique culinary world for your fantasy races.
- [Fantasy Unlocked: How to Get Teens Started with Writing Fantasy](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/teens-writing-fantasy/) - A guide to breaking fantasy fiction down into bite size chunks with three fun, quickfire fantasy writing tasks.
- [Your Bones Are Showing: Too Little Story, Too Many Problems](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/your-bones-are-showing/) - When the narrative runs thin, when it is malnourished and weak, the bones will peak out.
- [Weaving a Romantic Thread](https://mythicscribes.com/plot/romantic-thread/) - How to structure a romantic plotline. Advice for writers.
- [From First Word to Last, Part 2: Endings](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/first-word-endings/) - How to write endings. If beginnings are important, endings are doubly so.
- [From First Word to Last, Part 1: Beginnings](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/first-word-beginnings/) - How to writing beginnings. What is the secret to an amazing story opening?
- [Game of Thrones: An Unfair Maligning](https://mythicscribes.com/analysis/game-thrones-maligning/) - The negative voices on the internet tend to be the loudest. Yet there was a lot of good in Game of Thrones and its conclusion.
- [5 Characteristics of a Hero](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/characteristics-of-a-hero/) - The Qualities of a Hero. Discover five characteristics which are common to most heroes.
- [How to Design Your Diabolical Cult](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/design-your-diabolical-cult/) - Cult leaders possess a certain mystique that people find compelling. When writing fantasy fiction, a cult can become a memorable component of your story.
- [Embracing My Inner Fanboy - 10 Things That Fuel My Obsession With a Story](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/embracing-my-inner-fanboy/) - Here are ten things that fuel my obsession with a story.
- [The Walking Dead is Not About Zombies](https://mythicscribes.com/analysis/the-walking-dead-is-not-about-zombies/) - An analysis of The Walking Dead, and what the show is really about.
- [Game of Thrones – The First 100 Pages](https://mythicscribes.com/reviews/game-of-thrones-100-pages/) - Since Mythic Scribes is going to be live tweeting during each episode of Game of Thrones, starting on April 17th at 9:00pm, I decided that I would read the book.
- [6 Tips for Adding Life to Your Locations](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/life-to-locations/) - Fantasy writers like to talk about world building, but what do you do once the world has been built? One of the things I enjoy with fantasy is how it can transport me to a different world. A place that only exists in my mind. To achieve this, world building is important, but it's also
- [Choosing the Right Idea](https://mythicscribes.com/inspiration/choosing-right-idea/) - The too-many-ideas syndrome keeps many writers from getting ahead in their work and finishing a book.
- [Punkography](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/punkography/) - The various -punk genres within speculative fiction constantly evolve. They have distinctive, evocative styles, but resist clear-cut boundaries.
- [Writing as a Collaboration — What is Collaborative Writing?](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/collaborative-writing/) - Successful collaborations need to have a few common elements.
- [Mythic Guide to Heroes & Villains — The Hero Archetype and the Hero’s Journey](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/hero-archetype-journey/) - Heroes often embark on a journey, whether literally or metaphorically. More often than not, this journey follows a specific formula.
- [Mythic Guide to Heroes & Villains — Why Do We Have Heroes?](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/why-we-have-heroes/) - Heroes reflect life principals that we all seek to understand and emulate.
- [Toxicology in Worldbuilding](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/toxicology-in-worldbuilding/) - How venom and poisons work and have been used historically. A primer on toxicology for fantasy writers.
- [3 Tips for Writing Action Scenes](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/writing-action/) - Three tips for spicing up your action scenes and making them more exciting to read.
- [It Was a Woman’s World, Too: Nzinga Mbande](https://mythicscribes.com/history/nzinga-mbande/) - Nzinga Mbande was a lifelong freedom fighter and a brilliant queen. Imagine the kind of character such a woman could make in a fantasy novel.
- [It Was a Woman’s World, Too: Christine de Pizan](https://mythicscribes.com/history/christine-de-pizan/) - Christine de Pizan is proof that women were able to carve a place for themselves in medieval society.
- [Bracketology for Story Plotting?](https://mythicscribes.com/plot/bracketology-for-story-plotting/) - What do sports brackets have to do with writing a story? Almost everything.
- [7 Online Resources for Creating Fantasy Languages](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/resources-fantasy-languages/) - Online tools for creating your own language.
- [5 Myths About Writing Characters](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/5-myths-writing-characters/) - Five myths that you should avoid when attempting to write compelling characters.
- [How to Choose Sounds for a Fantasy Language](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/fantasy-language/) - Fantasy languages can lend life and consistency to your fantasy worlds. But for writers, language construction can be a daunting task.
- [Worldbuilding on the Crossroads](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/worldbuilding-crossroads/) - How to build fantasy worlds that are intricate and rich.
- [How to Find the Discipline and Focus to Write](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-life/discipline-focus-to-write/) - How to beat procrastination and complete your novel.
- [3 Ways to Add a Personal Touch to Your Writing](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/personal-writing/) - Three ways that you can add a more unique touch to your writing.
- [7 Tips On How To Make Your Antagonist More Prominent](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/tips-antagonist/) - This article is by Erica Sunarjo. It’s a common mistake believing that writing is a simple, straightforward process. People usually imagine writers sitting in front of their laptops and writing what comes to their minds at the moment, as their inspiration takes over. The truth is writing a piece of work takes a lot of
- [Writing in the Wake of a Tragedy](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-life/writing-in-wake-of-tragedy/) - This article is by A.L.S. Vossler. Writing has always been a source of joy for me, and a source of tremendous frustration. But when I successfully published my first book, it was all joy and happiness. I got my first shipment of books on December 23rd, 2017. It was the most exciting thing I have
- [Paperback Formatting for Beginners](https://mythicscribes.com/publishing/paperback-formatting/) - In this day and age, publishing a book you’ve written is as easy as uploading a file to a website and clicking a button. You can even get a copy printed and sent to you in the mail. Easy. That’s just the actual publishing though, and the printing. Writing the book is still difficult, and
- [Pushing To The End](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/pushing-to-the-end/) - I had the fortune of finishing my first novel of 2018 the day after Halloween. After almost an entire year of starting, stopping, starting, stopping, starting, going, going, going, stopping, deleting, etc, the end has finally come. Finishing a book is comparable to climbing a mountain or racing a marathon. It’s both of those things
- [Eating Habits & Social Impacts](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/eating-habits-social-impacts/) - Worldbuilding has the unique opportunity to be profound even in what are often mundane details, such as eating and drinking.
- [A Worldbuilding Magazine](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/worldbuilding-magazine/) - The process behind the creation of Worldbuilding Monthly, a magazine for worldbuilders.
- [History for Fantasy Writers: Millers](https://mythicscribes.com/history/fantasy-writers-millers/) - This time we talk about millers and mills. Millers were a part of everyday life everywhere, for they provide the grain the bakers use for our daily bread. Even where someone might have their own baking oven (most people did not), they still needed to have their grain turned into flour. Almost no one did
- [The Making of a Fable](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/the-making-of-a-fable/) - This article is by S. Yurvati. Okay, so we all know the moon isn’t really made of cheese—which really bummed me out as girl born in Wisconsin. However, it’s the most transcendent of all heavenly bodies and certainly offers copious sources of fanciful fodder for an author. Ancient cultures and mythology typically portray the moon
- [Writers Block: What to Do When You Get Stuck](https://mythicscribes.com/inspiration/writers-block-what-to-do/) - This article is by Rachel Meyer. Most of us have had writers block at one time or another. Our story is flowing freely and then something happens that jams up the story works. A scene isn't going the way we thought, we aren't sure what to do next, or we seem to have no inspiration.
- [The Surprising Things I Learned Writing Fan Fiction](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/surprising-fan-fiction/) - Like many writers I’m a huge fan of many things – from novels and superheroes to anime and Doctor Who. But recently, watching a show with my young daughter, I’ve been pulled beyond a threshold I never expected to cross. I started writing fanfiction. It is the best thing to happen to my writing in
- [FREE Book Marketing Strategies, Part Two](https://mythicscribes.com/marketing/book-marketing-two/) - This is part two in our Free Marketing series. Whether you are traditionally or independently published, it is important to engage with the author community. As a follow up to our previous discussion on free marketing strategies we will cover two tactics to help promote your work and build relationships with your fellow writers. There
- [Change Arc: The Inner Journey](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/change-arc/) - Simply put, a change arc is the inner journey a character experiences from the beginning of the story to the end. It’s their transformation, or their lesson learned. It’s how far they’ve really come regardless the distance of their physical journey. And it’s super easy to mess up. So, here’s a cheat sheet to use
- [Then What Happened? 8 Things We Learned Writing Our First Sequel](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/writing-sequel/) - In 2017 our team released our first full-length urban fantasy novel. After the frenetic pace of finishing, editing, formatting, publishing, and promoting our first offering, we thought we would take a well-earned vacation before jumping into the sequel. We set out to take a month to regroup, but one month quickly turned into four and
- [3 Ways To Market Your Book For Free](https://mythicscribes.com/marketing/market-book-free/) - This is part one in our Free Marketing series. Authors are ordinary people with ordinary lives. Most of us have jobs, families, and responsibilities out in the world that, well, cost money (bills, bills, bills). In my life as an Indie, I have come across few authors who have plenty of money to spend on
- [Law for Fantasy Writers — Legal Systems in Worldbuilding](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/law-fantasy-writers/) - This article is by Garren Jacobsen. What do you call 1000 attorneys at the bottom of the ocean? A good start. Now, with the obligatory lawyer joke out of the way, let’s consider fantasy writers’ worlds and the law. There is a lot that goes into the law. Sometimes, the law is concerned with high
- [It Was a Woman’s World, Too: Ching Shih](https://mythicscribes.com/history/ching-shih/) - We welcome you again to the world of speculative fiction, where there are no limits for what an individual can accomplish—except in the mind of the writer. Often, while we can create entire worlds out of our imaginations, stories of adventure and daring do have been limited to male characters, based on the belief that
- [The Quest for Originality](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/quest-for-originality/) - Have you ever had a really awesome idea for a story? Have you ever given up on this idea because it seemed too similar to something else, or because someone said it was just like that other story they read – or movie they saw, or whatever? If you haven't, you're probably an exception. Chances
- [The Mentor:  Trope Reboot](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/mentor-trope-reboot/) - Fantasy novels are complex tomes filled with beguiling magics, curious creatures, unspeakable names, countless political fiefdoms, more breeds of elf, and thousands of years of adventure. Your readers have to learn all those new particulars without wanting to burn your book in rage. Thankfully there’s a trope for teaching those details. Let’s reboot the Mentor.
- [History for Fantasy Writers: Merchant Guilds](https://mythicscribes.com/history/merchant-guilds/) - A merchant guild is a great resource for any of your characters who might be a merchant. Why would any writer make a character a merchant? He might be fine for a minor character, some colorful fellow met at a tavern, and certainly just the sort of someone to rob on an empty highway, but
- [Exercise the Muse: The Merit of the Writer's Notebook](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/writers-notebook/) - It never fails. I will be napping in my truck at the school parking lot, waiting to pick up my son, when a perfect story idea will hit my skull with the force of a comic book onomatopoeia (BAM! POW! SPLAT!) This sudden smack from my muse will be so inspiring that I will sit,
- [Reaching Beyond the Common Narrative](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/beyond-common-narrative/) - What is the common narrative? The common narrative is the system of default characters and stories that a society tells. If you look at the preponderance of stories in a culture, you will usually find strong patterns about who is written about—whose stories are considered important enough to tell. In the western world, our common
- [How to Get Good Feedback on Your Writing — Asking the Right Person the Right Questions](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/feedback-writing/) - One of the first things I learned when I got into writing was that I was supposed to ask others to read my stories and give feedback on them. Apparently it wasn't enough that I'd written something – others were supposed to give me their opinions on it and I might even have to [gasp]
- [History for Fantasy Writers: Bathhouse Keepers](https://mythicscribes.com/history/bathhouse-keepers/) - This is another installment in my series, History for Fantasy Authors. There were scores of trades and crafts that organized into guilds. This is an essay about one of them, a guild that existed in Augsburg, Germany in the late Middle Ages. It's not typical, and that's part of why I think it's worth examining.
- [The Talent Myth](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/talent-myth/) - None of us are born being good at anything. In order to become good at something we have to practice.
- [Character Agency for Beginners](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/character-agency/) - What is character agency? What's it good for, and what are some practical examples? How can I tell if my characters have agency?
- [History for Fantasy Writers: Pirates](https://mythicscribes.com/history/pirates/) - The lines between pirate, merchant, and rebel were blurry and ever-shifting. Few pirates exclusively engaged in piracy.
- [6 Characteristics of a Great Fantasy Writer](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/6-characteristics/) - What sets a great fantasy writer apart from a good one?
- [History for Fantasy Writers: Money](https://mythicscribes.com/history/money/) - Medieval money can be divided into two distinctly different types: the kind that existed and the kind that didn't.
- [What Lies Beneath: How To Use Subtext To Drive Narrative](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/how-to-use-subtext/) - An easy technique for creating subtext that will propel your narrative forward.
- [The Waypoint Writer — A Flexible Way to Plan a Story](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/waypoint-writer/) - What is "waypoint writing," and can it work for you?
- [Life Finds a Way — Overcoming Obstacles to Writing](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-life/obstacles-to-writing/) - When writing a novel, life finds a way to slow you down. But like life, writing finds a way. You just have to open yourself up to the possibilities.
- [How I Published and Promoted My Book](https://mythicscribes.com/publishing/published-book/) - A few weeks back I wrote about how I went from a vague idea to a finished story (here), and this week I'll talk about how I turned that story into a published book. It was at the same time both rather complicated, and very easy. If you just want to publish, you can upload
- [History for Fantasy Writers: Medieval Childhood](https://mythicscribes.com/history/childhood/) - What do we know about childhood in the Middle Ages, and in what ways might this prove useful to the fantasy writer?
- [History for Fantasy Writers: Barber Surgeons](https://mythicscribes.com/history/barber-surgeons/) - One of the more interesting trades in the Middle Ages was that of a barber, sometimes also called a barber-surgeon. You can tell just from the title that we're dealing with more than just trimming hair.
- [I Wrote a Book — Here's What I Learned](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/wrote-a-book/) - How I took my story from just another idea to a completed novella.
- [Insider and Outsider Viewpoints](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/insider-outsider-viewpoints/) - A protagonist’s connection to the culture or world in which the story takes place – whether they are an insider or an outsider - sets up key assumptions that helps determine the story’s arc, and the nature of the main conflict.
- [Dark Lord Darkington Darkingly — How to Avoid the Dark Lord Cliché](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/lord-darkington/) - Write a villain, not a cliché. How to write a dynamic dark lord.
- [History for Fantasy Writers: Wagons, Carts and Trucks](https://mythicscribes.com/history/wagons-carts-trucks/) - How to accurately describe the use of carts and wagons in your writing.
- [Starting Over - Figuring Out How to Tell Stories](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-life/starting-over/) - I'm a good writer, at least when it comes to word crafting. Unfortunately, I'm no good at storytelling.
- [In the Land of Mordor where the Foreshadows lie](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/mordor-foreshadows/) - The four components of effective foreshadowing.
- [Collaborative Dreaming — From Isolation to Collaboration](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-life/collaborative-dreaming/) - Maybe writing isn’t so lonely a profession after all.
- [Medieval Kingdom: Trope Reboot](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/medieval-kingdom-trope-reboot/) - It’s a trope to make all magical settings feel familiar. Let’s reboot the Medieval Kingdom.
- [Transforming Dreams Into Stories](https://mythicscribes.com/inspiration/transforming-dreams-into-stories/) - Dreams can be a great source of inspiration for fantasy writers. But how do you weave them into stories?
- [Starting Over — What I've Learned So Far](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/starting-over-so-far/) - I decided to take a step back and re-learn the basics of storytelling. Here's what I discovered.
- [From Roleplayer to Writer](https://mythicscribes.com/inspiration/from-roleplayer-to-writer/) - How roleplaying has shaped my writing.
- [Beneath the Shining Armor — The Paladin](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/paladin/) - How to write a Holy Warrior.
- [Writing a Novella — 5 Things to Consider](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/writing-a-novella/) - How to write a novella.
- [History for Fantasy Writers: How to Cross a River](https://mythicscribes.com/history/how-to-cross-a-river/) - How to write a realistic river crossing sequence.
- [13 Stress Relievers to Help Your Fantasy Writing](https://mythicscribes.com/inspiration/13-stress-relievers/) - Writing can be a stressful task for even the most experienced writers, so the occasional method of unwinding can do wonders for the creative psyche.
- [History for Fantasy Writers: How Old Was Old?](https://mythicscribes.com/history/how-old-was-old/) - In times past, were people truly old at age forty?
- [Creating a Fictional Religion](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/creating-religion/) - Tips for developing and presenting a fantasy religion.
- [Armor of Plot Invulnerability + 20](https://mythicscribes.com/plot/armor-of-plot-invulnerability-20/) - What is plot armor and why do you put up with it? Stop cheating your reader or audience.
- [Becoming a Breakout Writer — Interview with Donald Maass](https://mythicscribes.com/interviews/donald-maass/) - How to stand out as a writer. Advice from literary agent and author Donald Maass.
- [Creating a Writing Habit — 6 Simple Tips](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/writing-habit-tips/) - How to to get into the habit of writing regularly.
- [History for Fantasy Writers: Craft Guilds](https://mythicscribes.com/history/craft-guilds/) - How historical guilds can provide inspiration for fantasy writing.
- [Lessons from the Punisher](https://mythicscribes.com/analysis/lessons-from-the-punisher/) - I break down the great, good and bad from Netflix's Punisher for writers to analyze and incorporate in their own writing.
- [The Fact and the Fantastical - 5 Tips for Creating an Urban Fantasy World](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/the-fact-and-the-fantastical/) - 5 tips to help writers blend the real with the fantastical, and create a world that readers will become lost in.
- [Lessons From The Wire: Character Development and Contrast](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/the-wire-character-development/) - By using internal contrast as a means to character development, The Wire depicts vivid, compelling characters.
- [How to Stop Writing - Beating Writer's Fatigue](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-life/stop-writers-fatigue/) - Practical advice for overcoming writer's fatigue.
- [How to Plan Your Character's Arc](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/plan-characters-arc/) - What is a character arc, and how do you plan one?
- [How the Walking Dead Explores the Fabric of Society](https://mythicscribes.com/analysis/walking-dead-society/) - The Walking Dead has us asking question about our own reality and our relationship to it.
- [4 Proven Ways to Build Suspense](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/build-suspense/) - Four proven ways to keep the suspense going in your story.
- [Foreshadowing — When and Where to Use It](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/foreshadowing/) - Offering slight hints of what is to happen next is a proven way to keep the reader on the edge of her seat.
- [Don't Show, Don't Tell — How to Leave Room for the Reader's Imagination](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/dont-show-dont-tell/) - We writers bring the facts, the ideas, and the inspiration, but it's the reader who brings the life.
- [How to Write an Unforgettable Ending](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/how-to-write-an-unforgettable-ending/) - A novel needs a strong ending in order to tell a good story. The trick is making it happen in an unusual way.
- [Finding Success as a Novelist — Interview with C.S. Lakin](https://mythicscribes.com/interviews/c-s-lakin/) - How to break out as a writer. Advice from author C. S. Lakin.
- [Social Issues in Speculative Fiction](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/social-issues/) - Why speculative fiction writers tackle social issues.
- [How to Connect With Readers Through Personal Interests](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/connect-with-readers/) - How do we use our interests to connect with readers? Advice for writers.
- [Using Mythic Elements in Your Stories](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/mythic-elements/) - How authors borrow from fairy-tales, myths, and legends, and transform them to suit their own stories.
- [Comedy: Your First Reading Quest](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/comedy-reading-quest/) - Strong characters and worldbuilding are no longer enough. Now writers have to learn to be clever.
- [Building a Better War — Using Politics in Fantasy Fiction](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/building-a-better-war/) - How to use politics to drive a plot forward.
- [Writing and the Power of Association](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/writing-association/) - If you understand how the mind processes text, and how it turns words into images and impressions, you have a powerful tool to use to your advantage.
- [4 Keys to Writing Archetypal Characters](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/archetypal-characters/) - How to effectively write archetypal characters.
- [Why My Novels Sucked — And What I Did About It](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/novels-sucked/) - I couldn’t write a compelling novel, and was getting frustrated. Then a realization hit me.
- [5 Tips for Building Your Author Brand](https://mythicscribes.com/marketing/build-your-brand/) - Writing a book is not enough. You have to find an audience. One way to do this is by building your own brand. Here are five good ways to build your brand.
- [Writing Killer Descriptions – First Impressions](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/descriptions-first-impressions/) - Why first impressions last for readers, and how to use this in your writing.
- [Making It Worse for a Character: The How and Why](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/making-it-worse/) - How making things worse for a character may improve your writing.
- [Work-For-Hire Writing: Pros and Cons](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-life/work-for-hire-writing/) - Author Frank Cavallo shares the upsides and downsides to writing work-for-hire.
- [Backstory — How Much is Too Much?](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/backstory-how-much/) - How to write backstory without boring your readers.
- [The Dark Lord: Trope Reboot](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/dark-lord-trope-reboot/) - How to write a compelling Dark Lord. Tips on how to make Dark Lords interesting again.
- [The Chosen One: Trope Reboot](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/the-chosen-one-trope-reboot/) - We can use any storytelling trope to write powerful novels. But there’s one trope that angers many readers because it’s close to cheating.
- [National Novel Writing Month - Advice & Inspiration](https://mythicscribes.com/inspiration/novel-writing-advice/) - With National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) well under way, here are some articles and resources to help you succeed.
- [Write What You Don't Know - 3 Tips For Winging It](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/write-dont-know/) - How to write about something that you don't know much about.
- [Adapting Novels Into Comic Books — An Inside Look](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/adapting-novels-comics/) - An inside scoop into how Dabel Brothers makes their NY Times bestselling graphic novels.
- [Things to Do for Non-NoWriMos](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/non-nowrimos/) - 10 productive (and not-so-productive) alternatives to National Novel Writing Month.
- [How to Hook Readers with Nuanced Emotion](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/nuanced-emotions/) - How to create authentic emotions in a character, and pull readers into your story.
- [5 Tips for Writing Vivid Descriptions](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/writing-vivid-descriptions/) - How to truly immerse your readers in the fictional world that you have created.
- [Writing Outside Your Home](https://mythicscribes.com/inspiration/writing-outside/) - Potential benefits of writing in public spaces, and places where writers can practice their art.
- [Writing Groups 101](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-life/writing-groups-101/) - How do you get in touch with a writing group, or meet people who want to form one?
- [The Why of Weapons: The Great Sword of War](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/great-sword/) - A primer on swords for fantasy authors. Discover the Oakeshott Type XIIIa great sword of war.
- [How to Promote Your Latest Work With a Blog](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/how-to-promote/) - How writers can use blogging to build readership.
- [Magic on a Boat - Telling a Story Without Writing It](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/telling-a-story/) - An excellent exercise for us storytellers is to tell a story without the activity of writing.
- [Let's Talk About Theme](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/about-theme/) - How to elevate the themes of your stories through secondary characters.
- [Finishing That Endless Manuscript](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/endless-manuscript/) - I’ve been working on the same story for months now. It’s the slowest I’ve ever written a single story in my whole life. What started out as a one-off short story evolved into a long short story, then a novelette, and now it’s looking like a novella by the time I’m finished. In some ways
- [Why You Should Care What Others Think](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-theory/what-others-think/) - A discussion on criticism and swallowing our pride.
- [Your World in Ruin — Worldbuilding Without a Story](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/world-in-ruin/) - What good is all that worldbuilding without a story?
- [Lessons of the Last Witch Hunter](https://mythicscribes.com/analysis/last-witch-hunter/) - What went wrong with The Last Witch Hunter? How these lessons can be applied to writing.
- [Sparks and Clicks: A Guide to Sparkly Storytelling](https://mythicscribes.com/inspiration/sparks-and-clicks/) - The best stories come from "sparks," those incredible moments when a story suddenly presents itself.
- [Parasites — A Primer for Writers](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/parasites/) - There are creatures whose hunger knows no satisfaction.
- [The Scientific Method of Writing](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/scientific-method-writing/) - Your story needs a soul, one as real and mysterious as the first to kindle life in the shaped clay.
- [Understanding Tolkien](https://mythicscribes.com/analysis/understanding-tolkien/) - To get the most out of Tolkien's works, it is important to understand a little about the man, his life, passions and views.
- [Voice vs. Grammar](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/voice-vs-grammar/) - What to do when voice and grammar come into conflict with each other.
- [Tips for Writers Setting Up Their Workspace](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-life/writers-workspace/) - How to create a productive workspace for writing.
- [The Power of Story — Telling a Story Within a Story](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/the-power-of-story-telling-a-story-within-a-story/) - How telling a story within a story helps bring the past into focus.
- [How to Make the Magic in Your Story... Magical](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/make-magic-magical/) - How to weave magic into your stories. Tips for fantasy writers.
- [Writer's Voice — What It Is, and How to Find It](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/writers-voice/) - How to find your voice as a writer.
- [How to Find a Niche Audience](https://mythicscribes.com/publishing/find-niche-audience/) - Finding a niche audience in your genre. Tips for writers.
- [The Magic of Fantasy — Let's Love the Unreal](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/magic-of-fantasy/) - If you reduce magic to nothing more than logic and pseudo-science, are you still writing fantasy?
- [The Metrics of Writing](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/metrics-of-writing/) - Writing a novel isn't impossible for writers with limited time.
- [Writing Better Villains](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/writing-better-villains/) - Helpful tips for writing villains. How to make antagonists more memorable.
- [How Walking Sparks the Imagination](https://mythicscribes.com/inspiration/walking-imagination/) - How walking can jump-start the writing process. The benefits of walking, from a writer’s perspective.
- [Fantasy Music - What Inspires You?](https://mythicscribes.com/inspiration/fantasy-music/) - 7 of the best Fantasy Music albums. Inspirational music for fans of fantasy fiction.
- [How To Edit Your Own Writing](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/edit-own-writing/) - Editing advice for writers. A guide to editing your story or novel.
- [Into the Deep End with Podcasting](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/podcasting/) - How to run a successful podcast. Insight into the world of podcasting.
- [How to Develop the Discipline of a Professional Writer](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/develop-the-discipline/) - The importance of self-discipline for a writer. How to make the commitment to write regularly.
- [Kishōtenketsu for Beginners - An Introduction to Four Act Story Structure](https://mythicscribes.com/plot/kishotenketsu/) - Discover Kishōtenketsu, which is a four-act story structure that's used in classical Chinese, Korean, and Japanese narratives.
- [Pacing: What Plot and Poker Have in Common](https://mythicscribes.com/plot/pacing-and-poker/) - It can take a lifetime to master poker. It can take just as long to master storytelling.
- [What I Learned from Starting a Webcomic …and Stopping](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/starting-webcomic/) - A brutally honest account of the highs and lows of starting a webcomic.
- [Big Picture Story Structure - Part 3: Seven-Point Plot Structure](https://mythicscribes.com/plot/story-structure-part-3/) - An exploration of Seven-Point Story Structure and plot weaving.
- [Has the Fantasy Literature Genre Become Stagnant?](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/fantasy-literature-stagnant/) - Why the current state of the fantasy genre is a cause for concern
- [Big Picture Story Structure - Part 2: Three-Act Structure](https://mythicscribes.com/plot/story-structure-part-2/) - This is the second part of a three-part series on story structure. This part continues the discussion of the three-act structure.
- [Big Picture Story Structure - Part 1: Three-Act Structure](https://mythicscribes.com/plot/story-structure-part-1/) - An overview of the three-act structure. The first part of a series on story structure for writers.
- [Speaking Without Words - Writing Body Language](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/writing-body-language/) - How to Write Body Language. Advice for writers.
- [Swordplay for Fantasy Writers](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/swordplay-for-fantasy-writers/) - A primer on sword fighting for writers of speculative fiction. How to write realistic sword fights.
- [In Defense of Escapism and the Themes of Fantasy](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/in-defense-of-escapism-and-the-themes-of-fantasy/) - The fantasy genre is laced with the subtext of wonder. How often do we feel awe in our lives?
- [Write More, Care Less?](https://mythicscribes.com/inspiration/write-more-care-less/) - What do you do to stay productive and avoid letting your inner editor eat your dreams?
- [Why the Star Wars Prequels Failed](https://mythicscribes.com/analysis/star-wars-prequels/) - The Star Wars prequels were not terrible films. The problem is that they undermine what made the original trilogy so great, which is the mythos.
- [The Griffin: Call it a Chimera Comeback](https://mythicscribes.com/mythology/chimera/) - The Griffin takes on many different interpretations across the cultures of the ancient world as well as in today’s fantasy fiction.
- [Don't Let Quality Stop You Now](https://mythicscribes.com/inspiration/dont-let-quality-stop-you-now/) - National Novel Writing Month is on. Write a novel in a month. In the case of the NaNoWriMo this means 50,000 words in thirty days.
- [Concealing Your Awesomes](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/concealing-awesomes/) - How do you balance your need to share your worldbuilding with providing a reader a story?
- [To See A New World - How to Efficiently Write Descriptions](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/write-descriptions/) - The modern trend of minimizing descriptions (compared to classic literature) and how to efficiently write descriptions for scifi and fantasy.
- [Anticipating Story Length](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/story-length/) - Finding the right length for your writing project. How considering your concept can help you determine how long to make a work.
- [Warfare in Fantasy: Forgotten Logistics](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/warfare-logistics/) - Ever wonder how armies of tens of thousands of men spring up from the ground overnight like weeds? How these weedy men go clickity-clank across the landscape with few troubles? Do you question the ability of a feudal society to maintain said massive weed crops which they throw willy-nilly to the wind against one another?
- [Small Sparks of Life - Making Your World Feel Alive](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/small-sparks-of-life/) - How to bring life to fantasy worlds in your stories.
- [The Obsessive Worldbuilder Quiz](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/worldbuilder-quiz/) - Do you spend weeks designing the ceremonial cloaks that your orcs wear for their Annual Wereboar BBQ? If so, then you might be an Obsessive Worldbuilder.
- [Writing In a Foreign Language - Like English](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/writing-in-foreign-language/) - I have a confession to make. It's probably not a big deal to anyone, except to me – specifically to me as a writer. So, here goes: I'm not a native English speaker. I was born, and grew up, in Sweden. I learned Swedish first and didn't start learning English in school until I was
- [Do Writers Really Need to Know Theory?](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-theory/writing-theories-tools/) - How theories of writing can help fiction writers.
- [3 Easy Steps to Crafting a Language for Your Fantasy Novel](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/crafting-a-language/) - How to create a fantasy language in three easy steps.
- [The Chapters of Life](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-life/the-chapters-of-life/) - Writing a story about the transitions that we all face, and making it relatable to universal human experience, is a surefire way to generate emotional impact.
- [The RPG Experience to Writing a Novel](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/rpg-experience-writing-novel/) - How can engaging in role-playing games help you to become a better writer?
- [Publishing Perils - Interview with James D. Macdonald](https://mythicscribes.com/interviews/publishing-perils-james-d-macdonald/) - How to avoid literary and publishing scams. Author James D. Macdonald offers advice to new authors.
- [Starting out Strong - How to Write a Killer Opening](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/starting-out-strong-how-to-write-a-killer-opening/) - How to write an opening that hooks readers. Writing advice from bestselling author Michael J. Sullivan.
- [Stop Writing That Epic! Why New Writers Should Start Small](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/stop-writing-that-epic-why-new-writers-should-start-small/) - Why new writers shouldn't attempt writing epics. Advice for beginning authors.
- [9 Amazing Blogs for Writers](https://mythicscribes.com/inspiration/9-amazing-blogs-for-writers/) - An overview of nine of the best writing blogs.
- [How Tolkien Influences My Writing](https://mythicscribes.com/analysis/tolkien-influences-writing/) - Author Terri Rochenski shares how Tolkien has shaped her own writing.
- [Secrets of Fantasy Literature - Interview with Harry Potter Scholar John Granger](https://mythicscribes.com/interviews/fantasy-literature-john-granger/) - Harry Potter scholar John Granger explains the popularity of fantasy literature, and the secrets of writing a great fantasy story.
- [Co-Authoring with Kids](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/co-authoring-with-kids/) - Author Henry L. Herz offers advice for co-authoring a book with your children.
- [The Mythic Guide to Characters is Now Available!](https://mythicscribes.com/news/mythic-guide-characters-available/) - Introducing a layered, step-by-step approach to writing characters.
- [Writing Secondary Characters - Interview with Scott Lynch](https://mythicscribes.com/interviews/writing-secondary-characters-scott-lynch/) - How to write vivid secondary characters. Advice from award-winning author Scott Lynch.
- [Writing Historical Fantasy - Interview with Ian Tregillis](https://mythicscribes.com/interviews/historical-fantasy-ian-tregillis/) - Advice for writing historical fantasy or alternate history.
- [Racial Diversity in Speculative Fiction](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/racial-diversity-in-speculative-fiction/) - Why are people of color underrepresented in fantasy and science fiction? Here are some reasons.
- [How to Plan and Write a Conversation](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/write-conversations/) - How to write dialogue without it getting boring.
- [Defining Human](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/defining-human/) - A usage of real world science to help give your world authenticity.
- [Writing With Confidence](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-life/writing-with-confidence/) - Developing one’s confidence as a writer isn’t easy. I can’t speak for anyone else, but I know my own path has been an arduous one, and confidence waxed and waned along the way. I read a fair amount of articles written by a variety of authors and bloggers, and in doing so, it’s become apparent
- [Avoiding Fantasy Fatigue](https://mythicscribes.com/inspiration/avoiding-fantasy-fatigue/) - If you're reading this article you might be thinking two things: 1. Why would a fantasy website feature an article about being burned out with fantasy? 2. I'm burned out on fantasy, so I want to see what this guy rants about. Well, to put this into perspective, I'm a life-long fan of fantasy, have
- [Writing Warfare in Fantasy: A Guide to the Battle Scene](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/writing-warfare/) - How to write realistic and compelling battle scenes. Advice for writers.
- [Real World Issues and Fantasy Literature: Police Forces](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/fantasy-police-forces/) - How we can use fiction, particularly science fiction and fantasy fiction, to help imagine solutions to a very real world problem.
- [Embracing Discipline and Accountability](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-life/discipline-accountability/) - Deadlines make a person accountable. But deadlines in writing, when you’re on your own, are often few, far between, arbitrary, and easy to mess up.
- [Applying the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to Fictional Characters](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/myers-briggs/) - How writers can use the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to flesh out their characters.
- [Magical Creatures for Magical Worlds: The Hydra](https://mythicscribes.com/mythology/hydra/) - The Hydra is a many-headed creature, fierce and dangerous. If a head is cut off, two more will grow in its place, making it a difficult monster to defeat. The Hydra story comes from the Labours of Heracles, and, like the Phoenix which I wrote about last time, has gone from being a single individual
- [Knowing When You're Ready to Publish](https://mythicscribes.com/publishing/ready-to-publish/) - When is the right time to pull the trigger and put your book out in the world?
- [Siege Weaponry: A Primer for Writers](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/siege-weaponry-for-writers/) - A crucial part of medieval warfare was the application of siege weaponry on the battlefield. No one is getting in anyone’s castle without some ingenuity,
- [How to Write a Compelling Story Using a Familiar Setting](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/write-a-compelling-story/) - Tips on how to create a fantasy world without getting too bogged down in minutia.
- [Keeping Readers Reading (And Yourself Writing)](https://mythicscribes.com/inspiration/keeping-readers-reading/) - It's becoming easier and easier for people to put books down these days. With so many entertaining distractions in the world, writers have to fight for readers' attention more than ever. Normally, I approach these articles only from the stance of a writer. However, today I'm going to wear two hats: one small writer's beret
- [A Beginner's Guide to Writing Descriptions - Part 2](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/writing-descriptions-2/) - The best images and the strongest impressions we get from stories are those we create in our own minds.
- [What Your Local Librarian Can Do for Authors](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/local-librarian/) - You might already use libraries for books, movies and internet, but have you considered how your local librarian can help you as an author?
- [Channel Your Inner Samurai - How Being an Author is Like Performing Martial Arts](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/martial-arts/) - The similarities between the process of writing and that of performing martial arts.
- [A Beginner's Guide to Writing Descriptions – Part 1](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/writing-descriptions-1/) - How to set up, and write, a description of something. Advice for writers.
- [Understanding How Readers Read](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/understanding-how-readers-read/) - Why writers must understand how people read.
- [5 Steps to Effective Editing](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/5-steps-editing/) - Before you can send your novel out to be seen by the world, you need to spend some time editing. Here are a few steps to use in the editing process.
- [Putting Your Novel Where Your Mouth Is](https://mythicscribes.com/inspiration/novel-where-your-mouth-is/) - Talking about writing can be fun. Hell, I love it. But a year ago I realized that I needed to stop yapping so much and start tapping more. The keys, that is. It's lonely, hair-pulling work sometimes, but I had to keep my nose to the grindstone. No matter how much I wanted to chat
- [Naming Your Characters - 4 Quick and Dirty Tips](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/naming-characters/) - Naming your characters is often step one in the writing process. Don’t let it hold you back. Create names using these quick tips so you can write your story.
- [How to Woo the Writer's Muse](https://mythicscribes.com/inspiration/writers-muse/) - How to develop a lasting, fruitful relationship with your muse. Advice for writers.
- [Magical Creatures for Magical Worlds: The Phoenix](https://mythicscribes.com/mythology/phoenix/) - The phoenix; the firebird. It's a popular mythic creature for fantasy - beautiful, unnatural and filled with symbolism. But where did the myth come from?
- [Pilfering Your Novel Graveyard](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/novel-graveyard/) - “Finish what you start" is some of the best advice one can give a burgeoning writer. However, what happens when you absolutely can’t finish something?
- [Setting Stories in My Own Backyard](https://mythicscribes.com/inspiration/setting-stories-backyard/) - Drawing inspiration from real-life places that you know.
- [The Power of Symbolism](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/power-of-symbolism/) - How to use symbolism to add depth to your stories.
- [Cover to Cover IV: Learning to Love Editing](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/cover-to-cover-iv-learning-to-love-editing/) - How I changed from an edit-hater to an edit-relisher. Tips for editing your manuscript.
- [Memorable Characters and Their Flaws](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/characters-and-flaws/) - Why flaws make characters unforgettable. How to incorporate character flaws into your stories.
- [Medieval Blunt Weaponry - A Primer for Writers](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/blunt-weaponry/) - A guide to medieval blunt weaponry for writers. How to choose the right weapons for your characters.
- [What Writers Can Learn From Soaping](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/writers-soaping/) - How the process of soaping resembles the process of writing.
- [Beta Readers: The Unsung Heroes of Literature](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/beta-readers/) - Do you have the right Beta readers? Advice for finding and working with Beta readers.
- [30 Ways to Resuscitate a Dying NaNoWriMo Novel](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/nanowrimo-novel/) - Advice for breathing life into a failing novel. Tips for participants in National Novel Writing Month.
- [How to Balance Creativity with Story](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/creativity-story/) - How to balance the demands of the story with creative choices. Techniques for spicing up the boring and mundane.
- [NaNoWriMo: Four Weeks of Marathon Writing](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/nanowrimo/) - Why you should participate in National Novel Writing Month. A guide for beginners.
- [Destiny: A Failed Storytelling Experience](https://mythicscribes.com/analysis/destiny-storytelling/) - Why Bungie's Destiny fails on the level of storytelling.
- [5 Ways Writing Fanfiction Can Help the Beginning Writer](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/fanfiction-can-help/) - How writing fanfiction can help beginning writers to develop their skills.
- [Secondary Characters: An Important Tool in a Writer’s Toolkit](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/secondary-characters/) - How to use secondary characters to make your protagonist more relatable.
- [Help! I Accidentally Wrote a Novel](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/accidentally-wrote-a-novel/) - Why I wish that I had discovered writing short stories sooner.
- [Producing Developed Worlds in Cross-Genre Fiction](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/cross-genre-fiction/) - Producing interesting cross-genre worlds is not only possible and acceptable, but a lot of fun
- [Magical Creatures for Magical Worlds: The Minotaur](https://mythicscribes.com/mythology/minotaur/) - The mythological origins of the Minotaur, and how the creature has been used in literature.
- [J.R.R. Tolkien: Myths That Never Were and the Worlds That They Become](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/tolkien-myths/) - What fantasy writers can learn from Tolkien about worldbuilding and mythology.
- [The Perilous and Wondrous Realm of Faërie](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/the-perilous-and-wondrous-realm-of-faerie/) - How fairy-stories enable us to see the world anew.
- [The Forests of Fantasyland](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/the-forests-of-fantasyland/) - Forests are a staple of the fantasy genre. What attracts authors of fantasy, more than other genres, to the forest?
- [Magical Creatures for Magical Worlds: Fairies](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/magical-creatures-fairies/) - The mythological origins of Fairies - where they came from, how authors have used them, and what potential they have in the stories we’re writing now.
- [Where True Blood Went Wrong: A Cautionary Tale for Writers](https://mythicscribes.com/analysis/true-blood-went-wrong/) - How True Blood went from promising and entertaining to disappointing and lifeless.
- [Writing What You Know When There’s No Way to “Know” It](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/writing-what-you-know/) - How can you write what you know if you can’t live in impossible worlds, use magic, or go up against fantastic creatures?
- ['Soft' Magic Systems Still Have a Place](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/soft-magic-systems/) - The case for using soft magic systems in fantasy writing. The pros and cons of soft (unexplained) vs. hard (explained) magic systems.
- [Surviving Grimdark Fantasy for the Squeamish](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/surviving-grimdark-fantasy-for-the-squeamish/) - Tips (for readers and writers) for surviving a grimdark book without losing your lunch and/or faith in humanity.
- [Absolutism vs. Ambiguity in Fantasy](https://mythicscribes.com/analysis/absolutism-ambiguity-fantasy/) - The pros and cons of black and white versus grey fantasy.
- [Is Single-Genre Fiction Outdated? ](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/single-genre-fiction/) - Stating the case for a genre mash-up, or just throwing it out the window altogether…
- [Using Role-Playing to Rein in Your WIP ](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/using-role-playing-to-rein-in-your-wip/) - How to use role-playing to flesh out your world and your characters.
- [5 Ways to Build Stronger Characters](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/stronger-characters/) - How to build characters who achieve a secondary reality, and become people who live in their own right.
- [Names in Fantasy – 3 Ways to Invent Names for Characters and Creatures](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/names-in-fantasy/) - How to come up with names for fantasy creatures and characters. 3 proven methods for writers.
- [The Iron Pen Anthology is Now Available!](https://mythicscribes.com/news/iron-pen-anthology/) - We're excited to announce the publication of the Iron Pen Anthology: Volume 1. This anthology features eight winning entries from our Iron Pen writing contests.
- [Focused Ambiguity: Using Metaphor in Fantasy Writing](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/metaphor-fantasy-writing/) - How to use metaphor effectively when writing fantasy fiction.
- [Knowing What You Want](https://mythicscribes.com/inspiration/knowing-what-you-want/) - To find success as a writer, you should first know what it is that you want.
- [Using Fantasy to Enhance a Story](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/fantasy-enhance-story/) - How to use fantasy elements to empower your stories.
- [Howl's Moving Castle: A Review of Its Adaptations](https://mythicscribes.com/reviews/howls-moving-castle/) - A review of both the film and stage adaptations of Howl's Moving Castle by Diane Wynne-Jones.
- [Why Plot Clichés are a Good Thing](https://mythicscribes.com/plot/plot-cliches/) - A step-by-step process for turning a plot cliché into a great story.
- [5 Tips for Inspiration](https://mythicscribes.com/inspiration/5-tips-for-inspiration/) - Five proven methods to overcome writer's block and get the creative juices flowing.
- [Getting Published in the Fantasy Genre](https://mythicscribes.com/interviews/getting-published-fantasy-genre/) - How to get published in the fantasy genre. Insights from fantasy and science fiction author Terry W. Ervin II.
- [Writing Character-Driven Fantasy](https://mythicscribes.com/interviews/writing-character-driven-fantasy/) - How to write vivid, compelling characters. Insights from fantasy author Frank LaVoie.
- [Humor in Fantasy Fiction](https://mythicscribes.com/interviews/humor-in-fantasy-fiction/) - How to incorporate humor into your fantasy novel. Writing advice from author Brian Wood.
- [5 Keys to Writing Craptastic Fantasy](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/writing-craptastic-fantasy/) - Secrets to writing a bad fantasy novel. Learn ancient elven techniques for writing a novel that sucks.
- [Why Am I Still Writing?](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-life/why-am-i-still-writing/) - If I write something and not many people read it, am I wasting my time?
- [Role-Play with Mythic Scribes](https://mythicscribes.com/news/role-play-with-mythic-scribes/) - Mythic Scribes will be hosting a role-playing contest during the month of October.
- [Fantasy Video Games - Distraction or Inspiration?](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-life/fantasy-video-games-distraction-or-inspiration/) - Do you find fantasy video games to be primarily a distraction, or are they a source of inspiration?
- [Imaginative Realism - Interview with Marc Fishman, Illustrator of A Dance with Dragons](https://mythicscribes.com/interviews/imaginative-realism-dance-with-dragons/) - Imaginative Realism is the art of drawing or painting what doesn’t exist. An interview with A Dance with Dragon's illustrator Marc Fishman.
- [6 Disappointing Fantasy Movies](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/disappointing-fantasy-movies/) - An overview of six fantasy films that had the potential to be great, but went bad somewhere along the way.
- [eBooks - Taking the Plunge](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/ebooks-ereader/) - Why I stopped resisting eBooks, and decided to purchase an eReader.
- [The Real Power of Fantasy Writing](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/power-of-fantasy-writing/) - Fantasy can be a potent form of writing if you understand how to use symbolism and maintain the inner consistency of reality.
- [J.R.R. Tolkien, “The Lord of the Rings”, and Free Will](https://mythicscribes.com/analysis/tolkien-lord-of-the-rings-free-will/) - How J.R.R. Tolkien explored the theme of free will in The Lord of the Rings.
- [How to Write Battle Scenes](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/how-to-write-battle-scenes/) - Six tips for writing engaging battle scenes. Learn how to depict war zones in a fresh and unique light.
- [How to Write a Novel - 5 Essential Tips](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/how-to-write-a-novel/) - Five useful tips for beginning novelists. Learn how to write a novel.
- [Depression in Writers](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-life/writers-and-depression/) - Is there a connection between writers and depression? Why are there so many depressed writers?
- [Five Ways to Beat Writer's Block](https://mythicscribes.com/inspiration/writers-block/) - Writer's block doesn't have to stop you. Discover five practical tips for overcoming writer's block.
- [Bridging the Gap Between Author and Character](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/bridging-gap-author-character/) - How to create believable characters in a fantasy setting.
- [Finding your Writer's Voice](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/finding-your-writers-voice/) - Discovering the honest authenticity of Your Writer's Voice is not a writing exercise, it’s a quest worthy of any mythic hero.
- [Flash Novels: The Future of Fantasy Fiction?](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/flash-novels-the-future-of-fantasy-fiction/) - How to write flash fiction. An introduction to flash fiction for fantasy writers.
- [Welcome To My Worlds – One Author’s Approach to Building Fantasy Worlds](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/building-fantasy-worlds/) - World-building advice from author S.G. Rogers. One writer's approach to building fantasy worlds.
- [The Impatient Writer's Guide to Getting Published](https://mythicscribes.com/publishing/impatient-writers-guide-getting-published/) - A satirical guide to getting published. 5 surefire ways to sabotage your writing career.
- [Assessing Your Writing - How Do You Know When It's Good?](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/assessing-your-writing/) - How to determine if your writing is good. Advice for aspiring writers.
- [Skyrim: A Fantasy Writer's Perspective](https://mythicscribes.com/reviews/skyrim-a-fantasy-writers-perspective/) - A writer's perspective on Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
- [Once Upon a Time and Pancakes](https://mythicscribes.com/reviews/once-upon-a-time-and-pancakes/) - One fan's perspective on what makes Once Upon a Time so delicious.
- [The Power of the Genre - Why Write Fantasy?](https://mythicscribes.com/inspiration/the-power-of-the-genre-why-write-fantasy/) - What it is about speculative fiction that makes you want to read or write it? Five fantasy and science-fiction authors answer this question.
- [Using History as Inspiration for Fantasy](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/history-inspiration-for-fantasy/) - How to use historical events as inspiration for story settings, plots and characters. Advice for writers.
- [Why I Don't Write About Evil](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/why-i-dont-write-about-evil/) - Every epic needs an opposing force, and in most high and heroic fantasy, that opposing force is evil.
- [Fantasy Writing Case Study: Trindall Grove](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/fantasy-writing-case-study/) - A case study to help other fantasy authors consider their own work. See the process behind the creation of a new fantasy world.
- [How to Obliterate Writer's Block](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/how-to-obliterate-writers-block/) - A humorous guide to destroying writer's block.
- [Writing Believable Fantasy - A Guide to Keeping It Real](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/writing-believable-fantasy/) - How realism and fantasy need each other to produce a healthy, sensible work of fantasy fiction.
- [Give Up: You'll Never Be Published](https://mythicscribes.com/publishing/give-up-never-be-published/) - 5 reasons why you will never be published.
- [Know the Rules. Understand the Rules. Break the Rules.](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/know-rules-understand-rules-break-rules/) - Creative writing has no laws. There are only guidelines. There is no rule that cannot be broken advantageously – if you understand it well enough.
- [Mythic Justice - Crime and Punishment in Your Fantasy World](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/mythic-justice-crime-punishment/) - How to handle crime and punishment in your fantasy world. A guide to developing a criminal justice system when worldbuilding.
- [Sword & Sorcery Film Classics: Conan the Destroyer](https://mythicscribes.com/reviews/sword-sorcery-conan-destroyer/) - Why Conan the Destroyer is simultaneously awesome and awful.
- [In Defense of Peter Jackson](https://mythicscribes.com/opinion/in-defense-of-peter-jackson/) - Why the Hobbit becoming a film trilogy should be a cause for celebration.
- [Delivering the Story](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/delivering-the-story/) - Tips for improving your writing style and delivering your story in the most effective way possible.
- [Should Christians Write Fantasy?](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/should-christians-write-fantasy/) - Is it wrong for Christians to write about magic, wizards and otherworldly beings? Surprisingly, some people believe so.
- [Killing Off Characters - Knowing When to Drop the Guillotine](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/killing-off-characters/) - When you kill a character, you’re ending a part of your story. Be sure that you don’t end it at the wrong point.
- [Who Is the Founder of Mythic Scribes?](https://mythicscribes.com/news/mythic-scribes-founder/) - Discover the mysterious founder of Mythic Scribes, Dr. Antonio del Drago.
- [LGBT Characters in Sci-Fi and Fantasy](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/lgbt-characters-scifi-fantasy/) - Why are LGBT characters in speculative fiction so few and far between?
- [Medieval Archery for Fantasy Writers](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/medieval-archery-writers/) - A primer on medieval archery for speculative fiction authors.
- [The Human Beneath the Hero](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/the-human-beneath-the-hero/) - Allow your characters to feel pain, hurt and doubt. Not only will they seem more human, but they'll seem more like heroes.
- [Writing Without Pants - Does Outlining Kill Creativity?](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/does-outlining-kill-creativity/) - The pros and cons of outlining a novel before writing it.
- [The Owls Are Not What They Seem - Expanding Minds with Loose Ends](https://mythicscribes.com/plot/expanding-minds-loose-ends/) - How leaving loose ends in stories affects the minds of readers.
- [What Fantasy Writers Can Learn From Horror](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/what-fantasy-writers-can-learn-from-horror/) - Fantasy explores our dreams, and Horror our nightmares. But the two genres have more in common than we realize.
- [10 Easy Steps to Crush Creative ADD](https://mythicscribes.com/inspiration/crush-creative-add/) - How to stop the Creative ADD faerie before it claims another victim.
- [The Mythic Archipelago - A Community Worldbuilding Project](https://mythicscribes.com/news/the-mythic-archipelago-a-community-worldbuilding-project/) - A community world-building project that features contests, challenges, and story-writing.
- [5 Tips for Writing Kick-Ass Characters](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/tips-writing-characters/) - Tips and ideas to help you write kick-ass characters that your readers will never forget.
- [Profitable Games with Point of View (PoV)](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/point-of-view-pov/) - How to avoid the three greatest mistakes with POV that new-time writers always make.
- [How to Market Your Self-Published Book](https://mythicscribes.com/marketing/how-to-market-your-self-published-book/) - Ways to market your book online. Proven strategies for finding an audience.
- [Finding Strengths in Your Weaknesses as a Writer](https://mythicscribes.com/inspiration/strengths-weaknesses-writer/) - How finding your strengths and weaknesses can help you to improve your writing.
- [How to Write a Query Letter](https://mythicscribes.com/publishing/how-to-write-a-query-letter/) - A formula for writing query letters to agents. Practical advice for authors.
- [TimeCraft - Squeezing the Most Out of Your Writing Schedule](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-life/squeezing-writing-schedule/) - Tips for making time to write. Practical advice for the busy writer.
- [Secrets of Story Structure - Interview with Hollywood Writer Eric Luke](https://mythicscribes.com/interviews/secrets-story-structure-eric-luke/) - Writer and director Eric Luke discusses story development and narrative structure.
- [Fight for What's Right: Moral Causes in Fantasy Worlds](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/moral-causes-fantasy-worlds/) - How to give your protagonist a goal that is worthy of a great novel.
- [Introducing Myths Inscribed - An Online Fantasy Magazine](https://mythicscribes.com/news/introducing-myths-inscribed-an-online-fantasy-magazine/) - Discover Myths Inscribed, a fantasy ezine created by the members of the Mythic Scribes writing community.
- [How to Write a Synopsis](https://mythicscribes.com/publishing/how-to-write-a-synopsis/) - How to write a synopsis with as little pain as possible. Tips for writers.
- [Writing the Military: 5 Biggest Mistakes](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/writing-military-mistakes/) - Common mistakes that writers make when portraying the military in fiction
- [Extensive vs. Minimal:  What is Your World Building Coming To?](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/extensive-minimal-what-is-your-world-building-coming-to/) - Do you take an extensive approach to world-building? Or do you prefer a minimal approach? This article considers the pros and cons of both approaches.
- [The Magnificent(ly Flawed) Seven - Classic Characters Whose Flaws Make Them Great](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/magnificently-flawed-characters-whose-flaws-make-them-great/) - Seven great characters and the flaws that make them memorable.
- [4 Elements of Epic Storytelling](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/elements-epic-storytelling/) - Epic storytelling has a certain formula that can produce a killer product.
- [Give Your Clichés a Makeover!](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/give-your-cliches-a-makeover/) - How to make clichés unique and unrecognizable.
- [How to Spot Your Weaknesses as a Writer](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/weaknesses-as-a-writer/) - By identifying your weaknesses, you can improve your writing.
- [Using Plot to Reveal Character Transformation](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/plot-character-transformation/) - How to show your character's transformation through smaller, believable milestones.
- [One Mistake Never to Repeat](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/how-to-plan-a-novel/) - What kind of planning does a writer need to do? Tools for planning a novel.
- [Transforming a World Into a Setting](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/transforming-a-world-into-a-setting/) - Hobbyists build worlds, authors build settings. Practical worldbuilding advice for authors.
- [15 Alternative Steps to Better Writing](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/alternative-steps-better-writing/) - The best writing advice that you will ever receive. Seriously.
- [Fantasy Weapons - the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/fantasy-weapons/) - A look at several fantasy weapons, and what makes them good, terrible, or worse.
- [Target Editing - A Time-Saving Strategy for Writers](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/target-editing-a-time-saving-strategy-for-writers/) - A new approach to editing a manuscript.
- [From Serviceable to Memorable: 5 Principles for Dialogue That Delivers](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/principles-dialogue-delivers/) - Dialogue is one of the most powerful tools in a writer’s arsenal. Carefully crafted, it can draw readers back to your story again and again.
- [10 Ways to Find Inspiration for Fantasy Writing](https://mythicscribes.com/inspiration/inspiration-fantasy-writing/) - Unconventional ways to find writing inspiration.
- [Is Black and White Fantasy Dead?](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/is-black-and-white-fantasy-dead/) - Is the struggle between good and evil too conventional for today's audiences?
- [Exploration Through Story - How Stories Teach Us About Ourselves](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/exploration-through-story-how-stories-teach-us-about-ourselves/) - Stories help us use our imaginations to create worlds that we can explore and use to ask questions about ourselves.
- [Writing a Great Villain](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/writing-a-great-villain/) - What does it take to make a villain great? Tips for writing a villain.
- [Adding Depth to a Fantasy World](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/adding-depth-to-a-fantasy-world/) - By including little elements and details, you can add tremendous depth to your fantasy world.
- [Purple Prose - How to Find It and Fight It](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/purple-prose/) - What is purple prose, and why should you avoid it? Advice for writers.
- [Confessions of a Lone Writer: A Journey Into Collaborative Creativity](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-life/confessions-of-a-lone-writer-a-journey-into-collaborative-creativity/) - How collaboration transformed one author's approach to writing.
- [4 Tips for Worldbuilding Success](https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/4-tips-worldbuilding/) - Tips for creating a fantasy world without getting overwhelmed.
- [One Letter Every Writer Should Write](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/one-letter-every-writer-should-write/) - Whether you’ve just begun your novel or are in the midst of editing it, this exercise can help answer some important questions.
- [A Demon Did It: Breakdowns of Consistency in Fantasy Fiction](https://mythicscribes.com/analysis/consistency-in-fantasy-fiction/) - Found an inconsistency? Blame it on a demon.
- [Cover to Cover: From Inception to Publication](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/cover-to-cover-from-inception-to-publication/) - All good books start from somewhere. That inkling of an idea sparked by reading a great book, taking an afternoon walk, or even being walloped over the head by the muse. Time passes. Maybe months, maybe years. You see that idea grow into a story concept, the story concept become a rough outline, the outline
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- [Is Plot or Character More Important?](https://mythicscribes.com/plot/plot-or-character/) - Either your book is plot-driven or character-driven. Can’t possibly be both, right?
- [Fantasy Gaming: A Plea for the Next-Gen](https://mythicscribes.com/opinion/fantasy-gaming-next-gen/) - What does the future hold for the next generation of fantasy games?
- [Playing with Story Structure - Interview with Steven Brust](https://mythicscribes.com/interviews/story-structure-steven-brust/) - Author Steven Brust shares advice on experimenting with story structure.
- [The Benefits of Outlining: A Layered Approach](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/benefits-of-outlining/) - How outlining actually frees writers to be more creative. Discover a new approach to outlining.
- [Cover to Cover II: From Idea to Story](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/cover-to-cover-ii/) - How to take an idea and mold it into an actual story.
- [Case Study: Using Villains to Shape Your Hero](https://mythicscribes.com/character-development/villains-shape-hero/) - How to use villains to shape the development of your protagonist.
- [Dragons and the Imaginative Mind of J.R.R. Tolkien](https://mythicscribes.com/analysis/dragons-and-the-imaginative-mind-of-j-r-r-tolkien/) - What we can learn from Tolkien's presentation of dragons.
- [Mastering Multiple POV in 6 Steps](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/multiple-pov/) - How to craft a multiple point of view novel, from start to finish.
- [The Great Free Book Debate: The Readers](https://mythicscribes.com/marketing/the-great-free-book-debate-the-readers/) - Has the proliferation of free books been good or bad for readers?
- [Why You Should Burn Your NaNoWriMo Novel](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-process/burn-nanowrimo-novel/) - Now that National Novel Writing Month is over, what are you going to do with the manuscript? Here are some options.
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- [A New Page for a New Year](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-life/new-page-new-year/) - The new year is a chance to turn a new page, start afresh and put past failures behind us.
- [Fan Fiction: An Epiphany](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/fan-fiction-epiphany/) - What writers can learn from fan fiction.
- [How to Kill Your Main Character](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/kill-main-character/) - Advice on how to kill of your novel's protagonist without alienating your readers.
- [Is Fantasy Fiction Too Safe?](https://mythicscribes.com/miscellaneous/fantasy-fiction-too-safe/) - Is fantasy is one of the safest genres out there? Is safe a bad word?
- [Making Romance Epic - 5 Tips for Writers](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/romance-tips-for-writers/) - How to write a compelling romantic relationship between two characters.
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- [The Third Eye: Unleashing Creative Inspiration](https://mythicscribes.com/inspiration/third-eye-creative-inspiration/) - The third eye allows us to experience visions and other mystical phenomenon. By learning to open it, you will unleash powers of creative inspiration.
- [The Banquo At Your Banquet](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-life/the-banquo-at-your-banquet/) - We all have ghosts, each and every one of us: they trail us like shadows, invisible to outsiders yet insistent nonetheless.
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- [Why Write a Fantasy Novel?](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-life/why-write-fantasy-novel/) - The purpose of writing is to express whatever longings the heart may harbour. Fiction has the potential to open our minds not to what is, but to what might be
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- [Fantasy Writing and the Spiritual Quest](https://mythicscribes.com/writing-life/fantasy-writing-spiritual-quest/) - Fantasy writing is more than a hobby, or even a career choice. For many, it is a calling.
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