*** We all love a character with a unique set of armour: the baresark Rek from David Gemmell’s Legend with his enchanted armour of bronze, or Tomas from Raymond Feist’s Riftwar Cycle with his gleaming white armour which gifted him incredible power. Although such armour exists, unfortunately, in fantasy worlds, it’s important to understand how things work … [Read more...] about A Fantasy Writer’s Guide to Armour
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Marketing Your Novel on Facebook
You’ve finished writing your book. You survived the editing stages, and you have made publishing arrangements. All of the hardest work is done, right? Of course not. Marketing is one of the most difficult aspects of becoming an author. You must promote yourself without sounding too braggy, while still selling your book to the masses. Luckily, there are Facebook groups … [Read more...] about Marketing Your Novel on Facebook
Stopping the Reader’s Heart: Creating Tension
Below is yet another great article from Richie Billing. Can you think of a moment in a novel or story when you lost all awareness of your surroundings? The only thing that mattered was happening on the page, and then at the end you come up for air and utter a “fuck.” In reality, we don’t like a life full of tension. In fiction, however, the opposite is true. As … [Read more...] about Stopping the Reader’s Heart: Creating Tension
7 Ways To Improve Your Writing by Richie Billing
The following article first appeared on richiebilling.com and to see the full article please visit his website at: https://richiebilling.com/2017/08/08/7-ways-to-improve-as-a-writer/ 1. Read This seems to be the most golden of all rules. ”If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write.” Stephen King. Reading teaches you … [Read more...] about 7 Ways To Improve Your Writing by Richie Billing
World-Building: Creating A World
Here’s the final teaser chapter from my new book, A Fantasy Writers’ Handbook, released on Wednesday 12th June! I wanted to include in this book topics that I never see covered in any other books on writing, and one of them is world-building. In the Handbook you’ll find three chapters on the topic: creating a world, revealing a world, and approaches to world-building. Today, I … [Read more...] about World-Building: Creating A World