Writing Fantasy

 Here's what NOT to do when writing fantasy.

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2026/07/writing-fantasy/

Alternate Histories

 How do you build a believable alternate history for your novel?

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2025/07/the-what-ifs-of-building-believable-alternate-history/

Fantasy World Building

 Here are six pillars of building a fantasy world.

https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/how-to-make-your-fantasy-world-feel-real/

Magic Systems

 When you're writing fantasy, you need to create a believable magic system.

https://janefriedman.com/how-to-create-a-believable-magic-system-in-your-fantasy-story/

Fantasy Novels

 What is a fantasy novel and how do you write one?

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2024/06/top-10-tips-on-writing-a-fantasy-novel/

Historical Fantasy

 Combine myth and fantasy to create historical fantasy.

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2024/04/how-to-combine-myth-with-history-to-create-historical-fantasy/

Fantasy Picture Books

 How can you write a fantasy picture book that feels fresh?

https://www.goodstorycompany.com/blog/fantasy-picture-books

Writing Magic in Real World Settings

 How do you incorporate magical elements and beings into a real world setting?

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2022/01/writing-magic-in-a-real-world-setting/

Writing Magic in the Real World

 How do you inject magical elements into an everyday, real-world setting?

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2022/01/writing-magic-in-a-real-world-setting/

Unique Story Elements

 How do you introduce unique story elements, like in a fantasy world, without confusing your readers.

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2021/01/introducing-unique-story-elements-without-confusing-readers/

Fantasy Maps

 For you fantasy writers, here's a tool to help map out your world.

https://inkarnate.com/

Worldbuilding Cultures

 When you write fantasy, you have to build a believable world for your readers.  

https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/worldbuilding-cultures/

Map Building

Although you might think you only need to map build your world when writing fantasy, it helps to do so in realistic fiction, too. 

https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/map-building-for-writers/

Writing Fantasy

Here are seven suggestions from Gail Carson Levine for writing fantasy.

https://kidlit.com/2019/12/16/writing-fantasy-gail-carson-levine/

Fantasy Languages

If you want characters in your fantasy novel to speak another language, here are some resources to make their words believable. 

https://mythicscribes.com/world-building/resources-fantasy-languages/

World Building

Whether you write fantasy or realistic fiction, your readers need to believe in the world of your story.

http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2017/05/wow-building-world-that-comes-alive-in.html#.WVF-qWjytlZ

World Building

The world you build for your fantasy novel needs to be believable, but also your own.

http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/there-are-no-rules/6-tips-world-building-fantasy

World Building

There are many things you need to decide when building a completely new world.

https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2016/02/01/being-god-101-the-basics-of-world-building/

Inventing a Language

When you create a language for your fantasy novel, you want it to sound as if it were real.

http://mythicscribes.com/world-building/crafting-a-language/

SF/F Categories

The genre of science fiction and fantasy has many subcategories.

http://www.fuseliterary.com/sff-subcategories/