Why Write Fantasy? 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 ar...
If you’re an Outliner, you prefer to map out everything before you start writing your novel. You want to know your characters and what happens to them frombeginning to end. If you’re a Pantser, meaning you write by the seat of your pants, you begin with the germ of an idea and ...
How to Write a Novel: A Step-by-Step Guide for Aspiring Authors Raymond Miller Published: Dec 11, 2023 Creating a novel may seem like a daunting endeavor, but there's an undeniable allure to putting pen to paper or fingers to keyboard, creating a world that exists solely in the realms ...
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I should stress that your particular niche is different to your overall genre, more specific. You may write under the fantasy banner, but your specific sub-genre might begrimdark epic fantasy. In the big world of romance, your niche might becontemporary romanceorhistorical romance.And under an...
Beauty and the Beast.A beautiful woman falls for an ugly man because of his personality. The Chosen One.Especially in Young Adult fantasy, a young person is expected to save the world simply because of his birth lineage. The Resurrected.Someone presumed dead magically recovers to fatally shoot...
Here’s how to do it. Put everything in one file I’ve always liked to write an entire manuscript in one file. When I make revisions, I copy and paste whatever I’m about to cut or change and save it as a file labeled ‘Scraps’ so I can access it later if I want to. So...
At 35, I said to myself, Mozart was dead at 36. I don’t want to be 60 and not have written a novel. The determination to write came first. Then I asked myself, what am I going to write At Doune Castle about? What would be the easiest thing for me? I’m a research profess...
Click here to get The Write Structure ($5.99). Definition of the Inciting Incident The inciting incident is an unexpected event in a story that upsets the character's status quo. This begins the story's movement, either in a positive or negative way, that culminates in the climax. ...
It’s hard enough writing your novel, but now you have to somehow condense everything into fewer than 500 words. Unlike the query, where voice matters, this is meant to be as direct and forward-moving as possible. Not many writers enjoy writing a synopsis. They’re hard to write, even...