Tag: fantasy
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Experimental Files
Revised 2/22/2024. Originally written 3/30/2015. How did this happen? Why can I not remember? I stand, facing a village, the searing heat radiating from the burning buildings pricking at my exposed skin. Fire rises through the billowing smoke, the wind carrying the scent of charred wood and flesh. Sweat forms on my brow, my tunic…
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Civilization (The Bully)
Revised 2/5/2024. Originally written 2/28/2015. She stared at the world map laid in front of her, hands outstretched on the table. The room was dimly lit, and the smell of incense and wine filled the space. Her great admiral to her left and her great general to her right, she closed her eyes in deep…
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Magic Systems: Ideas for your next Fantasy World
Magic systems are the ultimate tool to conflict and worldbuilding in any fantasy realm. Magic can add a layer of mystery or be the greatest point of tension and raising the stakes. Whether writing a fantasy novel or embarking on a new campaign in the roleplaying world, knowing and understanding the magic system will be…
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Flash Fiction Fixin’: The Choice is Mine
Hello, all! Today I share with you a piece of flash fiction I wrote for a Creative Writing class almost a decade ago! (How time flies!) Take a read through and in our next post, I will detail what I would do differently as a writer with more experience. It’s normal for old writings to…
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Distractions: How NOT to Pull Your Reader from the Story
When an audience says they couldn’t get through a story, what do they mean? In fantasy and sci-fi, a reader should and will understand that it is a work of fiction. They will suspend disbelief. So, what is it that pull them from the story? We’ll go over some examples of distractions for readers and…
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Using Your Senses to Enhance Worldbuilding
Worldbuilding is one of the many important aspects of writing a story, especially fantasy and sci-fi. But what sort of descriptions are considered necessary and not just purple prose? Today we’ll take a look at using your senses to enhance the worldbuilding in your story and evoke reactions from your readers! When it comes to…
