Back when I did the DFW Writer’s Conference last year, the keynote speaker said, in part of her keynote speech, “Stephen King reads four hours a day and writes four […]
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Organization of Worldbuilding
I’ve mentioned before how I have the various nations of the world that Druthal occupies given some degree of definition in “National Documents”. These are, in essence, a handful of […]
Read moreElves and Originality
Tim Akers, author of “The Horns of Ruin”, writes “In Defense of Elves“, where he defends using elves in fantasy fiction. Or, at least, that’s what it says the article […]
Read moreGender Awareness and POV
So I was reading an article the other day, and at one point it quoted this scene from George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones: “When she went to the stables, […]
Read moreA Question From My Agent
Last week my agent posted on his blog about “series death“, including this question: What can you as a writer do to hold onto that “core value” of a series? […]
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