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 […]
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Elves 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? […]
Read moreVillains and POV
Villains are always very fun to write. They are even more fun to write from their point of view. That was something I missed getting to do, to a degree, […]
Read moreFacts not in Evidence
One of the pitfalls in writing genre fiction is, of course, the dreaded infodump. Who doesn’t see one of those wind-ups where 6000 years of history is about to be […]
Read moreSorting out the subgenre- Street Level Fantasy
I’m still dissatisfied with subgenre definitions in the Fantasy genre. Specifically, where work like Thorn of Dentonhill, Holver Alley Crew and Maradaine Constabulary fit in the grand scheme. Take, for […]
Read moreFirst Plug at ArmadilloCon Writers Workshop 2012
It’s time to start thinking about ArmadilloCon 34, especially since this year it will be at the end of July instead of the end of August. You don’t want to […]
Read moreWheels within wheels
Part of looking at the big picture means not only making plans for further installments, but making sure that those further installments also involve good plotting and storytelling.* The series […]
Read moreWorldbuilding and Language: Idioms and Slang
As I’ve said before, I’m not too keen on doing the nuts and bolts of a constructed language as part of my worldbuilding. Well, more correctly, I think it’s a […]
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