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Mixing Genres: An Important Writer’s Tool — Melissa Berg
Author Melissa Berg is back with a look at how mixing genres can be an invaluable tool that every writer should have. She will look at three ways different stories have used this technique. If you like Melissa’s article, you can read … Continue reading
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
Byron Gillan — A Bottomless Well: Magic and the Environment
“And that’s what I don’t like about magic, Captain. ‘cos it’s *magic*. You can’t ask questions, it’s magic. It doesn’t explain anything, it’s magic. You don’t know where it comes from, it’s magic! That’s what I don’t like about magic, … Continue reading
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Melissa Berg – The Science of Magic
Today, author Melissa Berg returns to talk about Magic! What is one of the most important ingredients for magic? Read on to find out what is essential in order to create a believable magic system for your world. To read more by Melissa Berg, go HERE. … Continue reading
6 Tips For Writing Engaging and Tension-filled Fight Scenes
Today, author Melissa Berg returns to talk about the two main types of fight scenes: Sword fights and epic battles. Want to know how to make your fights exciting and fun to read? Read on to find out her easy formula for … Continue reading
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Epic Fantasy and Tales of Good vs Evil
We live in a world of varying greys. There may possibly have been a few human beings throughout history who were purely evil, but they are likely to have been vanishingly rare. In the same vein, there have probably been … Continue reading
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Fantasy as Social Experiment
The other day I was talking with a colleague, a fellow writer and editor, about genre fiction, and we came to an interesting—if somewhat morbid—conclusion about why we love reading fantasy and science fiction. Reality, we determined, kind of sucks. … Continue reading
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Five Clichés that should be kicked in the butt… and then remolded and reused… Think Green—Recycle!
(“Because there are some good clichés in this world, Mr. Frodo, and they’re worth fighting for!”) All right, first I want to say: Your article was great, Yicheng! Good job! Obviously it made me start thinking. Thank you so much … Continue reading
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The Object of Our Contempt: The Victimization of Women in Epic Fantasy
Previously, I wrote an article covering women’s role in the Epic Fantasy genre. While I think I managed to successfully work through a good chunk of my feelings about the current state of the genre as a whole, there’s still … Continue reading
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Beware the Dragon – by A.R. Patterson
Before putting pen to paper of their fantasy story, many writers will already have a fair idea of their story in their heads. The main characters, basic plot, the world and perhaps its creatures. Fantasy stories already have a stock … Continue reading