Rhythm and Time – Part 4: Make Your Characters Sing
Amy Rose Davis
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…
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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…
Rhythm and Time – Part 3: Dialogue
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 It’s a good…
Occupational Hazards of Being a Fantasy Writer
Ashley Barnard
During the month of June I drove right past my street at least four times on my way home from the grocery store. My eight-year-old daughter, who is no stranger…
Middles – Part 1: Mushy Middle Syndrome
You can read the rest of the Story Structure series here: Part 1 – Story Structure: Beginnings Part 2 – Revisiting the Three-Act Structure Part 3 – In the Beginning……
Rhythm and Time – Part 2: Add a Little Harmony with Adjectives
Two weeks ago, I started my series on rhythm and time in writing by talking about verbs. I think verbs are the bass line for all writing, because if you…
Story Structure – Part 3: In the Beginning…
You can find parts one and two of this series here: Part 1: Story Structure: Beginnings Part 2: Story Structure: Revisiting the Three-Act Structure In the Beginning… There is perhaps…
Surfing the Network – Part Two
If you missed Part One of this article you can read it here. So I’m sitting on a ledge, a little way up Mount Publication, eating some lunch. I’m checking…
Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life by Terry Brooks
ChrisMB
And now for something, completely different: Memoirs. Memoirs are windows into the souls of those who write them: glimpses of the mind and anecdotal lessons that can either be funny,…
What’s in a Fantasy Name?
Lady Rosalie Skinner
Today I ask you to share some of your creative ideas. All authors have to give their characters names, whether they write romance, mystery, or fantasy. Fantasy authors have more…
Story Structure – Part 2: Revisiting the Three-Act Structure
A few weeks ago, I started my discussion of story structure with a post about inciting incidents and beginnings and where those first turning points should come in a story.…