This Travel Writer’s Guide To Prague was created specifically with the needs of a writer in mind. A traveling writer needs to know the history, where to find inspiration, a great place to write, and a great place to lay their head. That way all your energy can funnel into creating! History Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, is a city with a rich and fascinating history that spans over a...
This Traveling Writer’s Guide To Crete was created specifically with the needs of a writer in mind. A traveling writer needs to know the history, where to find inspiration, a great place to write, and a great place to lay their head. That way all your energy can funnel into creating! History It is believed that early hominids settled on Crete, as stone tools dating back 130,000 years have been...
This Traveling Writer’s Guide To Turin was created specifically with the needs of a writer in mind. A traveling writer needs to know the history, where to find inspiration, a great place to write, and a great place to lay their head. That way all your energy can funnel into creating! History Turin is located in the north of Italy, and is the capital of the Piedmont region which is home to some of...
There’s a new subgenre budding in the science-fiction and fantasy space, aptly named LitRPG, short for Literary/Literature RPG. Although it is a relatively niche space, the subgenre has a strong, passionate following. LitRPG satisfies the exact fantasy of living inside a game or a similar game-like environment, working around world rules and systems. The Gods’ Game series is one of the...
“Where would a good hero be without a villain? I mean, why would the hero even need to save the day? There is no bad guy.” And so you see, every author needs to write a villain for their novel. But a great novel needs an even greater villain. As it’s the villain who will oppose the hero and try to thwart any attempts at saving the day. Because of this, it should be clear it’s the villain who...
Fantasy novels are packed with cliches and tropes. As a fantasy writer you need to walk the fine line between tropes and originality otherwise you risk boring your readers. Not to say cliches and tropes are bad all the time. In small doses as they say. But for your fantasy novel to stand tall and proud you have to delve into your imagination and be creative. So here are some tips to help you...