The Mentor: Trope Reboot
…They are bearers of the Chosen MacGuffin, of a special secret or a royal lineage or a magical force which designates this individual as the target of the mentor’s manipulative…
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Building a Fantasy Army — Weapons & Tactics
…essential, as heavy cavalry had to charge at the right time, against the right target, and maintain tight ranks throughout. Knights could be recalled from charge and reorganized for further…
Critiques: A How-To Guide
…(usually red). It saves me time instead of explaining, “this is an erroneous word”, which is just silly. Advanced Editing For most of my critiques, I do an “advanced editing”…
The Great Free Book Debate: The Readers
…errors from poor editing and some that simply are not as well written. Erin Eymard: Yes! Editing errors seem to run amok in many free books that I’ve come across….
Writing as a Collaboration — What is Collaborative Writing?
…is Collaboration? From two authors exchanging manuscripts for developmental editing to authors taking turns writing sections of a book, to full co-drafting, collaborative writing can take many forms, but at…
Help! I Accidentally Wrote a Novel
…never discovers your intriguing plot twists midway, or cries for your heart-wrenching conclusion. Granted, editing is the solution, but editing a novel comes with a price—time. If the short story…
A Worldbuilding Magazine
…articles or develop over the course of the writing/editing process. Here are a few things I’ve learned since joining the team, which I think are good quick tips for anybody…
Writing Secondary Characters – Interview with Scott Lynch
…all receiving their due page (screen) time. When planning (or writing/editing), how do you get that balance humming? The magic, I think, lies in the editing process… first I tend…
How to Write a Novel – 5 Essential Tips
…kick-starting the creative process. By forcing yourself to write continuously and quickly, this exercise can help you to lower your inhibitions and stop over-editing yourself. 2. Read The quality of…
How Writing Poetry Helped My Prose
…words is that editing is time intensive, and that it is alright to half-ass things depending on the purpose behind what you’re writing. If your writing is experimental in its…