People can have lots of different writing styles. Orson Scott Card (Enders Game) has a very formal and dry kind of writing style, which can attract a certain amount of different people. Different people may unconsciously like a certain writing style and not even know it, simply because that particular writing style appeals to their... Continue Reading →
Writers Block is a problem that many writers and authors face. It comes in many forms, but the most popular is the lack to find and write continuously. I am going to talk about it, and hopefully help you along with this disease/virus/annoyance/brick/wall… Writer’s block is where a writer has trouble continuing a story. They... Continue Reading →
Brandon Sanderson is one of the greatest fantasy and science-fiction writers today. He has risen in popularity since he released his first novel, and has been on the treadmill since, writing with incredible fury, coming out with dozens of worlds in his books.The reason I enjoy his books so much is mostly that of his... Continue Reading →
One of two of my favorite things about fantasy worlds is the magic system (the other is worldbuilding, but we won’t talk about that just yet). Defining magic in your world can be a key point in your book, so let me help you out.Brandon Sanderson defined the difference between a ‘hard’ magic system and... Continue Reading →
One of the worst things that can happen to a character in a book, movie, tv show, is making them a Mary Sue. A Mary Sue is a character with absolutely no faults in them. This makes them the perfect angel who never argues, is incredibly smart, unexplainably powerful, and tends to be involved in... Continue Reading →
NaNoWriMo is a worldwide event in which old and new writers take part in the challenge of writing a novel in one month. You start the contest on November 1st at www.NaNoWriMo.org and end it on November the 30th. I participated in it in 2018 and managed to reach the required 50,000 words by the 30th. If... Continue Reading →
This fiction doesn’t really have a whole lot of action in it, but it’s an idea I have for a series I will write in the future! Hope you like it! Kadaan sat, cross legged on the ground in Sophkas underground house. Geometric shapes decorated the sides of the walls, and Kadaan noted, not for... Continue Reading →
Laruk grunted as his feet slammed slammed against the stony ground, and he rolled with the impact, continuing his sprint through the trees. Trees and branches were shoved and broken, marking the clear path of a hugely-powerful animal. All Weres made the mistake of thinking it was better to transform into their Beast-form while being... Continue Reading →
Merck's Musings 