This is actually a question I’ve asked myself a number of times. Because, for a lot of people, fantasy can feel intimidating. It’s hard enough writing about the real world, much less create an entirely new one that needs to feel consistent. But that said, here are a few reasons th...
Learning to write fantasy stories is important for Key Stage 2 (KS2) children for several reasons: Creativity and imagination: writing fantasy stories encourages children to use their imagination and creativity to invent new worlds, characters, and magical elements. This fosters creative thinking and...
Lore tends to exist in cultures with long and complex histories, something that is extremely common in fantasy genres. In fact, I don’t know a fantasy story that doesn’t include at least one old, complex culture. So why lore? The biggest advantage of using lore to establish a fantasy ...
Most screenwriters follow these five steps to write a screenplay. While this doesn't mean you should follow these steps exactly, hopefully this will be a helpful how to guide as you write a screenplay of your own. 1. Craft Your Logline A logline is a one-sentence summary of your story...
While that's obviously not how real-world rape works, the fantasy gives women -- often socially conditioned to repress sexual urges -- the freedom to explore what they like without the shame of being a "slut." Not to mention that when you write your own fanfiction, "You might write you...
“Is it worth my time and effort (and money) to buy this book?” Your back cover blurb is what they will use to decide whether to buy your book or to move on to the next book. So let’s get it right. How to write a cover blurb for a fiction book ...
Here, you'll find a step-by-step guide on how to write a novel, including answers to questions like: - How long should your novel be? - How can you tell if your idea will work as a novel—or if it would be better as a short story?
appear in the form of an erotic fantasy or mood [as the anima often does to men]…even in a woman who is outwardly very feminine the animus can be an equally hard and inexorable power. One may suddenly find oneself up against something in a woman that ...
When you’re putting household items inside your body, there is a lot of stuff that can go wrong. Every makeshift dildo is different, but here are some homemade sex toy safety tips that apply to most DIY sex toys: 1. Use a condom! 9 times out of 10, you need to use a condom wi...
we can learn how to write good endings, in part, by reading as many books and stories as possible. Guy Gavriel Kay’s stand-alone fantasy novel,Tigana, has one of the finest endings of any book I’ve ever read. It is haunting and beautiful and — surprisingly — uncertain. But it is...