by Autumn | Sep 26, 2018 | Tips, Writing
Last time, we delved into dialogue tags, including if you really always have to use “said.” There was a lot covered in that post and if you missed it, check it out here. In our examples, we managed to clarify who was speaking and how many people are...
by Autumn | Sep 10, 2018 | Tips, Writing
Dialogue is so important to a story. It breaks up pages of prose. It reveals a character’s personality like no other method except for internal thoughts. But so many authors get it wrong. And that is understandable because there is a lot going on with dialogue. In...
by Autumn | Aug 20, 2018 | Book Marketing, News and Events, Tips, Ultimate Fantasy Writer's Guide, Writing
Six months have flown by! I can’t believe it was late in February that Jesper and I opened the Ultimate Fantasy Writer’s Guide to new students for only the third time. Since then, we’ve watched our new students progress, improving their writing and...
by Autumn | Mar 7, 2018 | Book Marketing, Tips
Don’t you LOVE awesome book covers? I admit that I picked up any book that had an image drawn by Thomas Canty on the cover during my teenage years. That is all it took for me to check out a fantasy paperback, read the blurb, maybe a few pages, and then walk out the...
by Autumn | Jan 31, 2018 | Tips, Writing
Writing relies heavily on telling the reader descriptions: clothing, appearances, landscapes, cities, movements, clues for time of day, and such. But there is so much more to the world of your story than this! Plus, it is telling and isn’t this supposed to be “show...
by Autumn | Jan 22, 2018 | Tips, Worldbuilding
Worldbuilding is a critical aspect of storytelling that can make or break a fictional work’s success. While essential, even seasoned writers can struggle with worldbuilding, leading to common problems that can disrupt a reader’s immersion in the story. In...
