Showing posts with label fantasy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fantasy. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Writing Fantasy

 Here's what NOT to do when writing fantasy.

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

Friday, August 8, 2025

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/

Friday, March 28, 2025

Fantasy World Building

 Here are six pillars of building a fantasy world.

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

Sunday, September 29, 2024

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/

Thursday, August 8, 2024

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/

Sunday, April 28, 2024

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Fantasy Picture Books

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

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

Thursday, March 10, 2022

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/

Friday, February 25, 2022

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/

Sunday, July 4, 2021

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/

Thursday, January 14, 2021

Fantasy Maps

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

https://inkarnate.com/

Sunday, October 25, 2020

Worldbuilding Cultures

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


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

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

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/

Saturday, January 18, 2020

Writing Fantasy

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

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

Monday, February 25, 2019

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/

Saturday, July 22, 2017

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

Monday, June 5, 2017

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

Thursday, March 24, 2016

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/

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

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/

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

SF/F Categories

The genre of science fiction and fantasy has many subcategories.

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