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…
Writing
Authors, Reviews and Commenting
Stephen Deas
Most of the advice I’ve seen for authors is not to read reviews, although by no means all. I’m going to disagree and say it’s a useful practice but you’d…
New Year’s Creativity Resolutions
Eric Christensen
Come January 1st, after the fireworks, champagne, and parties wind down, people focus on their New Year’s resolutions. For most of us, that means focusing on our bodies. We resolve…
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…
NaNoWriMo Type Along with Stephen Deas – The Finish
Follow along as Stephen Daes shares his week by week experience doing NaNoWriMo. If you missed Stephen’s intro article, you can read it here. If you missed any of the…
After NaNoWriMo
So, if everything goes to plan, in a few hours you will have written 50,000 words in the month of November. Congratulations! That is quite an accomplishment, and you should…
NaNoWriMo Type Along with Stephen Deas – Week Four
Follow along as Stephen Daes shares his week by week experience doing NaNoWriMo. If you missed Stephen’s intro article, you can read it here. If you missed any of the…
NaNoWriMo Type Along with Stephen Deas – Week Three
Follow along as Stephen Daes shares his week by week experience doing NaNoWriMo. If you missed Stephen’s intro article, you can read it here. If you missed week one, you…
On Character Construction
Aaron Miles
When writing in the fantasy genre, it’s all too easy to get caught up in the wonder of the world: the magic, the monsters, the bleak dungeons and shining cites…
NaNoWriMo Type Along with Stephen Deas – Week Two
Follow along as Stephen Daes shares his week by week experience doing NaNoWriMo. If you missed Stephen’s intro article, you can read it here. If you missed week one, you…
Fantasy Relationship Building: From Real World to the Page
Amy Rose Davis
When I mentioned at the end of my last article that I was looking for some ideas for future columns, our esteemed Overlord suggested that I tackle romantic relationships in…
Commas…To Avoid Confusion
Lady Rosalie Skinner
In an effort to educate myself, I am taking a deeper, longer and more exhaustive look at commas. The most basic use for commas is to indicate a pause where…