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Nell Walton — Humor in Epic Fantasy
Inspiration comes in many forms, it isn’t all about setting the right mood or finding motivation to write, sometimes it’s about inspiring the reader. In her debut article here on Epic Fantasy Writer, author Nell Walton discusses one of the … Continue reading
Our Friend – The Prologue
Today, Byron Gillan is back on the blog to discuss prologues. Interested in learning more? Read on. Click here for more posts by Byron. A raven-haired woman flees through the night, pursued by a band of villains… A terrible calamity befalls a … Continue reading
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Tagged A Song of Ice and Fire, Advice, Byron Gillan, Fantasy world building, Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, Inkshares, Pillars of the Earth, prologue, The Children of the Forest, The Wheel of Time, world builders, world building, world building methods, world building tips
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Making sacrifices: the 80/20 rule and getting Blood Dawn back on track
This week, I made a radical shift in how I work to reclaim the weekend writing time that I’d maintained for 15 months, every week, while I was writing the draft for Blood Dawn. Ever since 2016 began, I’ve been … Continue reading
John Robin on the Inkshares blog!
A quick post today since many of your are familiar with Inkshares. Today I had the honor of being interviewed by them on their blog! Check out this article where I talk about the motives behind my relentless community building work … Continue reading
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Tagged Inkshares, inshares blog, inshares publishing, John Robin, John Robin interview
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World Builders — Jay Lockwood
Welcome back to World Builders, with another peek behind the world building process of a fantasy writer — Jay Lockwood. Dyslexic. Queer. Nerd. Writer. A former retail manager and convention organizer, JAY LOCKWOOD aspires to live a stress free existence. … Continue reading
World Builders — Yicheng Liu
Today everything comes round circle. Yicheng Liu, my guest today, is the Inkshares author through whom I’d say the collaborative excitement — and this series as it’s come to be — began. Yicheng Liu is a guy who sadistically enjoys … Continue reading
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Tagged Inkshares, inkshares authors, John Robin World Builders, john robin's blog, Remains of Civilization, science fiction world building, world building archive, world building how to, world building ideas, world building in sci-fi, world building information, Yicheng Liu
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World Builders — Robert Wren
Welcome back to World Builders. Today my guest is the author of a Gaiman-esque fantasy novel, with a rich imagination for dreaming up imaginary worlds. Welcome, Robert Wren! Robert Wren is the author of Ophelia, Doll. This is his first … Continue reading
World Builders — Paul Robinson
Today I’m taking World Builders on a detour into science fiction, with my guest, Paul Robinson, author of Ghosts of War. Paul Robinson is a 28 year old author and artist from Australia. Right out of high school an illness … Continue reading
World Builders — Rick Heinz
Welcome to another installment in the World Builders series, where I connect with fantasy, and occasionally other speculative fiction authors to explore the process of creating a believable and immersive imaginary world. Today I continue with the special segment of … Continue reading
World Builders — C. Brennecke
Welcome to the third installment in my new World Builders series, where I explore the process of creating a believable and immersive imaginary world. Over the next several months, I will be connecting with fantasy authors and asking them to … Continue reading