Believing In The Power of Stories
Jon Snow, Sauron, Gandalf, Jorah Mormont, Bilbo…
Those are examples of well-remembered names that genius authors have created. Names are important, for it’s the thing that serves as a bridge to the character’s core, but why is it so hard to create unique names that your readers will remember?… Read More
Worldbuilding religion is an important thing when you’re creating a fantasy world. Religion is something that defines a culture’s morals and the way they live their lives.
Religion can create conflict, solve a conflict, and create different kinds of laws the people in your fantasy world must live by.… Read More
Fantasy worldbuilding is one of the most important things when it comes to writing a fantasy novel.
Good worldbuilding can offer story opportunities, create an immersive setting for your characters to explore, and just make your story seem alive.
While good worldbuilding can give you many great benefits, when done badly, the lack of good worldbuilding can absolutely destroy a story, no matter how good the plot or the characters are.… Read More
Let’s say that you’re writing your newest book with a passion. You sit down with a coffee at hand and open your wordprocessor, prepared to start writing.
You write the first paragraphs when suddenly, you feel something terrible inside. The words you just wrote slowly start seeming terrible.… Read More
Finishing a book might be one of the best feelings in existence for a writer. When I wrote those last words of my book, I felt so fulfilled and accomplished. “I finally achieved something,” I thought.
But after the book was finished, I couldn’t rest, for I knew I had to start a new one.… Read More
We live around machines and technology. Our lives are busy and we’re under a constant barrage of notifications and stress. We rarely get to rest our senses, enjoy complete silence and detach ourselves from all the havoc and speed of the modern world.… Read More