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Tag Archives: fantasy
Magic Systems 101: Pt. 2 Hard Magic vs Soft Magic
This post is a continuation of a presentation originally given at the Eagle Mountain Writer’s Conference held on Sept 9th, 2017. Don’t miss the other parts of this series: Pt 1 – Why Write Good Magic? Pt 3 – Sanderson’s … Continue reading
Magic Systems 101: Pt. 1 Why Write Good Magic
This presentation was originally given at the Eagle Mountain Writer’s Conference held on Sept 9th, 2017. This is the first part of a five part series. Here are handy links to the rest of the series: Pt 2 – Hard … Continue reading
Interview with Scott E. Tarbet
Welcome Scott E. Tarbet to My Literary Quest! I’m glad to have you here and looking forward to hearing the wit and wisdom you have to share with my readers. I got to know Scott through the editorial process of … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Reading, Guest Post
Tagged advice, fantasy, Fantasy Anthology, interview, Rafflecopter giveaway, Scott E Tarbet, steampunk, Toll of Another Bell, Xchyler Publishing
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My Writing Process Blog Tour
My fellow fantasy blogging friend Christina Hawthorn asked me to join the writing process blog tour and I’d like to thank her for this terrific opportunity. Blog tours are such a treat and I love meeting new bloggers and readers. Christina … Continue reading
Posted in Art of Writing, Editing and Revision, Writing
Tagged #mywriting, American Night Writers Association, ANWA, blog tour, Creativity, fantasy, fiction, links, novel writing
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Elevator Pitching to Relatives
Not many people outside of the internet know that writing is what I do to stay sane. This weekend a close member of my family asked what the book I’m writing is all about. My reply went something like this: … Continue reading
Posted in Marketing and Publication, Writing Exercise
Tagged arts, Elevator pitch, fantasy, fiction, novel, novel writing, pitching, query
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Discussion: Real vs. Imaginary Settings
After creating characters and piecing together a great story, the next important step is creating a believable setting. Since I usually work in fantasy, I’ve never had to face the problem of using a real setting versus a created one. … Continue reading
Posted in Art of Writing, Concept Creation, NaNoWriMo, Visual writing, World Building
Tagged arts, fantasy, fiction, literature, NaNoWriMo, novel writing, setting, Writing, writing fiction
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Interview with A. F. Stewart
For this week’s Feature Friday I am happy to introduce fantasy author A. F. Stewart. For great book reviews and writer resources check out her blog. Her other blog, In the Spotlight, promotes the best of today’s entertainment, including books, … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Post
Tagged a. f. stewart, arts, author, fantasy, fiction, Guy Gavriel Kay, Harlan Ellison, interview, Neil Gaiman, Ray Bradbury
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Sword Anatomy 101
If you write fantasy epics, Arthurian tales, pirate stories, or Medieval historical fiction – chances are that somewhere in the story a sword will come into play. Being familiar with the vocabulary is the first step to writing sword fight … Continue reading
Posted in Featured Resource, Technology, Visual writing, World Building
Tagged arthurian, Blade, dark ages, Edged Weapons, fantasy, Rapier, reference, Sword, swords and swordplay, weapons, writing fiction
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The Uncanny Valley
It’s a reaction we all have experienced when a doll, clown, robot, or animated person triggers a reaction of repulsion and disgust for no other reason then being not quite right. Something in our brain screams that there is something … Continue reading
Posted in Concept Creation, Emotional Impact, Visual writing
Tagged creepy robots, fantasy, horror, Masahiro Mori, robotics, robots, scifi, uncanny valley, Writing
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Medieval Castle Anatomy 101
For those of you writing epic or swords and sorcery fantasy, or anything set in Medieval times, this post is for you. Chances are that somewhere in your story there will be a castle and you will need to be … Continue reading
Posted in Concept Creation, Featured Resource
Tagged Architecture, Building Types, castle, fantasy, glossary, medieval, reference
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