Category Archives: Fantasy

Reddit Writers Contest

Here’s the link from the fantasy writer subreddit.  December Challenge This month writers have to create a short story in the fantasy genre.  The challenge is that the people in the story are limited to Stone Age technology. Enjoy! December … Continue reading

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Etra Project

A few weeks ago on our Sunday Reddit Rewrite thread, I posted about a shared novel in a fantasy world called Etra.  I’ve always wanted to write a fantasy novel about mermaids, and have joined the novel-writing team. One of … Continue reading

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New Fun Writing Collaborative

Two weeks ago I posted about Etra, a high fantasy world I found on Reddit.  Etra is a writing collaborative fully in 21st century digital technology.  I joined to explore using modern formats like Tumbler and Discourse as springboards for … Continue reading

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Sunday Reddit Rewrite

Reddit is a phenomenal writing resource; each Sunday I’ll bring some passages from various authors who are looking for advice.  Then I’ll add my two-cents worth and help them rewrite their passage. This week in the fantasy writing subreddit is … Continue reading

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Sunday Reddit Rewrite

https://www.reddit.com/r/fantasywriters/comments/3top5y/mockup_for_chapter_1_of_a_fantasy_novel_im/ The OP has an interesting idea: he is writing a fantasy novel with a friend, so they each contribute characters, plot development and action. Here is the first page: So you wanna know how my whole story started, huh? … Continue reading

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Managed to win a Reddit writing contest

I entered the World Building October contest on Reddit here  orc logistics, and received an email that I won. Worldbuilding is a very difficult science fiction and fantasy theme.  I went with selections of an unfinished novel where I’m trying … Continue reading

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Fantasy Worldbuilding: Orc Logistics

Here is my latest novella.  This is my submission to the October Reddit contest for Worldbuilding.  Worldbuilding is one of the hardest science fiction and fantasy themes.  Most books on how to write shudder in horror that writers will devote … Continue reading

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Sunday Reddit Rewrite, October 12th

Each Sunday I’ll help a writer on Reddit by offering a rewrite and critique Here is the OP and their opening paragraph for a new fantasy novel. Reddit: great place to write “Tanion, wait!” Tanion gasped for air as he … Continue reading

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Thoughts on Fantasy Cartography

A few days ago I linked an article about using maps in fantasy literature. Cartography is one of my favorite subjects, especially in fantasy literature. Here are some thoughts. One of the earlier maps I loved was the Keep of … Continue reading

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Reblog: making maps for fantasy worlds

Here’s an interesting article I found last night. I’ll post my thoughts on map creation when I have more time. Map creation for your novel

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