Fantasy books and movies, and imaginations around the world, are filled with dragons breathing fire at innocent villagers and stalwart knights. Whether you are a writer, role-playing gamer or simply a creative day-dreamer you need to find a way for someone to stay safe around these pyrotechnic beasts. With these five ways to stay safe [...]
Posts under ‘Fantasy Genre’
Three Things to Avoid When Creating Fantasy Worlds
Lots of writers and readers think that, in the fantasy genre, anything goes. "Outside the box," is a phrase that gets tossed around quite a lot, but it only skates the very edge of truth for quality fantasy. There are still rules when creating fantasy worlds. Things still have to make sense.
Creating Fantasy Worlds [...]
Fantasy Quests: Writing Believable Adventure
Fantasy quests writing is a cornerstone of the fantasy genre of fiction. When you think about it, most books in all genres contain some sort of quest. Whether it be for happiness or fulfillment or a magic amulet, the important thing is that the character wants it really badly, and he or she gets [...]
Create Stand Alone Story Arcs for a Fantasy Fiction Trilogy
The fantasy fiction trilogy is becoming more and more popular in the genre. Series of three or more books dominate the marketplace and succeed in brining fantasy fiction to fans. While a vast multi-book story arc is expected in these fantasy fiction trilogies, it is important to create stand alone novels within the trilogy. Not [...]
Horror vs. Paranormal vs. Urban Fantasy
I call myself a fantasy and horror writer, and that is true, but what I write stretches far beyond that.
If expanded to cover all the possible sub-genres, I would have to include:
1) Fantasy
— epic fantasy
— sword & sorcery
— high fantasy
— dark fantasy
2) Urban Fantasy
3) Paranormal
4) Horror
But what in the heck is [...]
