If you are writing an epic that spans the globe of whatever fantasy or SF world you have created, sooner or later the subject of weather will come up. And if you do indeed have an entire world to deal with (or most enough of one) then it is not just enough to start sprinkling …
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Writing Tips: How to Write Fight Scenes
Fight scenes can be a two-edged sword. On the one hand they look great and exciting… visually on thew movie screen. But trying to put that on paper can very quickly end up as something like “parry, parry, thrust, oh parry” for a couple of pages. I learned very quickly tat you have to get …
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Writing Tips: 3 Secrets to Writing Long Novels
There are a lot of tips and strategies that people suggest and use for doing what it takes to write an epic novel, but no matter what fine point or strategy one chooses, no matter what preference one tells you or secret one has for writing that book, it really comes down to three simply …
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Writing Tips: Plotting Multi-Volume Epics
There’s something to be said about a good epic, the kind that spans several volumes. But for the writer, that involves a lot of planning ahead. For myself, I have written a fantasy ep;ic that spans 13 novels, 5.2 million words, and about 250 characters, as well as a smaller Sci-Fi epic at 5 novels, …
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Characters of Maldene: The King
Of course every fantasy world has its kings, but this is one in particular. Known only as “The King”, his given name as unknown as his past, it is said he was found as a young child wandering in the woods then raised by the peasants who found him. He rose to become King of …
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Writing Tips: Messages In A Story
A lot of writers have a certain message they would like to put into a story. That is all fine and well, but it is important to remember that the story must come first. No matter how strong or important a message you may have, it will not be heard if the reader doesn’t finish …
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Characters of Maldene: Miro
Every good epic has its villain, and for Maldene this is Miro (pronounced MY-RO). His origins unknown, his power undeniable, he is the most evil, most feared being on Maldene… or perhaps any other world. Power enough to conquer the world, and yet he has not, though his appearances throughout History have demonstrated his desire …
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Guest Post: Epic Fantasy And Modern Mythmaking by Jeff Shanley
As part of a virtual fantasy writer tour, author Jeff Shanley has written up a guest post for my blog. He voices a few thoughts similar to the process behind my own creation of Maldene. So read on, then afterwards go to his site and read some more. Jeff’s Blog site: The Mavonduri Trilogy Official …
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Characters of Maldene: Bronto
Every story needs its strong man, and for Maldene, Bronto is it. A normal enough Human but for two shining attributes. The strength of an ogre and strong enough in combat, yet he would just as readily prefer to win a battle by way of a tavern and a good stout mug. Spend the day …
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Writing Tips: Magic In Your World
Fantasy worlds have one standard prerequisite: Magic. But, how does a writer use it in his story? Is it enough to simply have the wizard do whatever needs to be done and all the writer has to do is shrug and say “It’s magic” when asked how? Everything needs a logic, it’s own internal consistency, …
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