3. Enough with The Chosen One already. Miracle babies who are destined to destroy the evil warlord. Hidden princes, raised humbly on some tiny farm, who will grow up to […]
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Fantasy Manifesto #2
Continuing with my Fantasy Manifesto, I offer the following: 2. You don’t have to re-invent the wheel. You certainly don’t have to re-name it. I understand the motivation to give […]
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When it comes to Fantasy writing, I have a number of rules. Maybe not rules, but red-flags. Things that, when I see them, let me know that I’m probably not […]
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Magic is always a challenge for a fantasy writer, I think. Not actually writing about magic, per se, but dealing with your readers’ expectations of What Magic Should Be. Magic […]
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