Cannon Fodder: Music
Tegan Beechey
Today I will introduce a topic I hope to return to from time to time: Inspiration. This one word is incredibly important to writers of all stripes, and is the…
Tegan Beechey
Mapmaking for Fantasy Authors
A good map is, I’d venture to say, just as vital to you as it is to your characters; you need a map to know the size of the world…
Why Are Our Heroes Getting Darker?
I know this is a terrible request in my first article, but I am going to ask you to close your eyes. Go ahead! After putting in a few hours…
How to Create a Promotional Trailer for Your Book
Today I am here to share some of the lessons I have learned while creating a book trailer for my novel, Firedust. While I would like to tell you that…
Setting the Scene: Weather
This article is part of a continuing series on setting the scene in fiction. Through this series, I will explore elements critical to creating a compelling setting, including landscape, plants,…
Zealotry in Fiction
There are few systems of belief that so greatly influence human behavior as religion. Our history is marked by acts of faith, both great and terrible, which have altered the…
Trope a Dope: The Origins of Evil
Literature, film, and music are filled to the brim with recurring themes and concepts- in short, ‘tropes’. While some people might see these tropes as testaments to lazy writing, they…