Relax, it’s only Tense.
Lady Rosalie Skinner
When the fantasy writer writes it is probably a good idea to have some idea of tense. There are some who claim to know of over thirty different tenses, though…
writing advice
Middles – Part 5: Cramped Middles
Amy Rose Davis
You can read the rest of this series here: Part 1: Mushy Middle Syndrome Part 2: Propel Yourself into the Middle Part 3: The Meandering Middle Part 4: The Wispy…
The Character Building of Peter V. Brett
Jesse Flohrs
Greetings, Fantasy-Faction readers! As one of the newest members of the team, I would like to take this opportunity to thank both the overlords of the site as well as…
How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy by Orson Scott Card
Overlord
Firstly, I would like to point out the reason as to why I picked up this book: I would like to one day, become a published FANTASY AUTHOR. Therefore, my…
Rhythm and Time – Part 6: The Repeats and the Choruses
You can read the rest of this series here: Part 1: Give Your Writing a Beat of Its Own Part 2: Add a Little Harmony with Adjectives Part 3: Dialogue…
Middles – Part 4: Wispy Middles
You can read the rest of this series here: Part 1: Mushy Middle Syndrome Part 2: Propel Yourself into the Middle Part 3: The Meandering Middle A while back, I…
Rhythm and Time – Part 5: The Rests
You can read the rest of this series here: Part 1: Give Your Writing a Beat of Its Own Part 2: Add a Little Harmony with Adjectives Part 3: Dialogue…
The Case of the Capital in Fantasy
When going through the final edit of a galley, the tension mounts. This is the last opportunity to make changes, fix rogue quotation marks, commas and capitals. It is during…
Middles – Part 3: The Meandering Middle
You can read the rest of this series here: Part 1: Mushy Middle Syndrome Part 2: Propel Yourself into the Middle We fantasy enthusiasts are a funny lot. We’ll put…
Rhythm and Time – Part 4: Make Your Characters Sing
You can read the rest of this series here: Part 1: Give Your Writing a Beat of Its Own Part 2: Add a Little Harmony with Adjectives Part 3: Dialogue…
Surfing the Network – Part Three
Sandra Norval
If you missed part one or two of this article series you can read them here: Part One: http://fantasy-faction.com/2011/surfing-the-network-part-one Part Two: http://fantasy-faction.com/2011/surfing-the-network Many a traveller will tell you that an…
Middles – Part 2: Propel Yourself Into the Middle
Two weeks ago, I started talking about mushy middles and why I think writers encounter them. Now that we’ve identified mushy middles as an issue, let’s look at some of…
