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 | Jan 3, 2018 | Tips
Happy New Year! Something about the date change inspires all of us to make resolutions and get our act together. And while that motivation has a hold of you, now is a great time to not only think about your writing goals for 2018, but also to take a look at what...
by Autumn | Dec 23, 2017 | News and Events
This last week AmWritingFantasy went through a major overhaul. The change was so big, the site had to come down for five days. But boy, was it worth it! Not only is a lot of the clutter cleared away and my new partner on the site, Jesper Schmidt, given a place of...
by Autumn | Sep 20, 2017 | 15 Minute Fantasy Writer
Welcome back to the 15 Minute Fantasy Writer video series! We have one more world building video, but before we get there I wanted to switch gears and talk about a very important subject. One that a lot of authors skirt around: covers! In this video, we will look at...
by Autumn | Sep 6, 2017 | 15 Minute Fantasy Writer
Welcome back to the 15 Minute Fantasy Writer video series! It is time to move on with world building in part 4. We’ve come so far from video 1 where we discussed how choosing the era helps you world build, including knowing the presumptions readers will make...