Writing my first fantasy novel

I'm Writing My First Fantasy Novel, But Hardly Anyone Knows

I've got my fantasy world all figured out. I've got characters, an outline of the plot, a few great plot twists even. At the moment I'm ...

Writing a fantasy novel – tips and things to consider

When the story is excellent. Donald Maas talks about this in his book Writing a Breakout Novel and says that all “breakout novels” have certain ...

How to write a great first line for your novel | by Aspiring Reader

So, is the conclusion that the opening line needs to offer some unique detail about the world? Definitely not. There are plenty of examples out ...

How To Write The First Draft Of Your Novel | The Creative Penn

How To Write The First Draft Of Your Novel · (1) Schedule time blocks for writing – and ONLY write in that time · (2) Find a location that will help you create · ( ...

Challenges of Writing Fantasy (and How to Avoid Pulling Out All ...

Like any good story, fantasy stories need well-developed characters that readers can care about and understand. Characters should be unique and ...

How to Write a Standalone (but Interconnected) Fantasy Novel

How to Write a Standalone (but Interconnected) Fantasy Novel · Sequels · Series · Can a Sequel Be Part of a Series? · Start with a character in a ...

Building a Fictional World: A Novelist's Guide - The Darling Axe

The first time I wrote a fantasy novel, I had truly no idea what I was doing. An idea popped into my head, and I sat down and wrote the ...

Fantasy Writing Exercises To Get You Unstuck - NovelPad

For all its magic and wonder, fantasy can be a hard genre to navigate. When I was struggling with a scientific magic system for my first novel (now forever ...

So you want to write a fantasy novel? For and against

A writer may want to display the full magnitude of their imagination, but if that comes at the cost of telling a coherent story, then the novel ...

How Not to Write the Opening Scene of Your Fantasy Book

My first mistake is the easiest to make in a fantasy story: too much information that the reader does not care about.

The Foolproof Method to Writing Your First Novel This Year

How long will it take to write a novel then? Well, the average novel is about 120,000 to 150,000 words in the fantasy genre. What I am going to suggest to you ...

Writing Without a Map: Or, X Steps to Creating a New Fantasy Series

For writers who don't find structure particularly helpful, author Mark Lawrence discusses the process of writing without a map.

Why I Write Fantasy: The First Ambitions - Roderick T. Macdonald

So last week I wrote about my first intentions when writing fantasy stories. Some, like the youthful need to 'borrow' bits of my favourite ...

A Great Framework for Plotting a Fantasy Novel - Turner Stories

If you are a writer and want to achieve this, you need to outline (or plot) your story before you start writing. You don't have to follow your ...

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Creating a Sense of Wonder in Fantasy - MyStoryDoctor.com

Deal with characters in a way that is realistic and fascinating. So often when authors attack a fantasy, they create stock archetypes. If you ...

My Struggle Writing an Epic Fantasy Novel: Intro and Influences

When I first started as a writer I had no idea what sort of work load was waiting for me. I enjoyed writing and that was that. It wasn't until I ...

A Discussion of Narrative Style: Exploring 1st Person PoV in Fantasy

Fantasy started off pretty much exclusively written in third person, past tense. In fact, I think up until recently, most books were written in ...

Should I write in 1st person POV or 3rd?

Answer First, the reason so many fantasy novels are in third person is ... write my novel. Thank you very much!" - Leo T. Rollins. "I can honestly say ...

Why Fantasy Authors Should Self-Publish Their First Book

For those fantasy writers who have secured both an agent and a traditional publishing contract, the vast majority is either waiting for their ...