Always reblog Noble Hierarchy. Also, female equivalents: Empress Queen Grand Duchess Grand Princess Archduchess Duchess Princess Marchioness Countess Viscountess Baroness Dame Lady
Worldbuilding can be the most difficult, or fun, part of the writing process. I've compiled a list of over 100 things to consider while worldbuilding.
Explore our curated collection of ten thought-provoking dystopian writing prompts. Dive into worlds of forbidden history, environmental upheavals, virtual realities, and authoritarian societies. Ideal for writers seeking inspiration for their next dystopian tale.
Get 100 dark academia writing prompts here, and check out our free guide to writing dark academia novels to learn what to do with your idea. A cursed painting in the university gallery comes to life at night. The characters within it seek the help of a talented art history major to break the spell. They work together
Today I'm bringing you 8 romance fantasy writing prompts to help spark your imagination. You can use these to get ideas, write a story, or try a quick sketch. All of these prompts are original, so feel free to use them on your own site or for your writing. If you do post on your site, attribution wo
For those of you who missed it earlier in February, or for those who actually came but wanted a replay, here's the inspiring content from Lee White's talk on character-building. Thanks to Lee and to Jaime Zollars, for permission to reprint this useful questionnaire to share with our chapter at large!
Download This Writing Worksheet (PDF) When it comes to writing dialogue, you could do worse than follow the rules of Just a Minute: no hesitation, no repetition, no deviation. Theatre scripts provide excellent inspiration for good dialogue, being composed of little else, and having been written with speech at the forefront, without film’s excessive reliance on visual…
As much as I love royals, witches, rebels and assassins, there are other jobs out there for your fantasy heroes!
Today is Purim. “What is Purim?” You may ask, “And why are you mentioning it on a writing blog?” Well, as some of you (clearly not those who asked) may know, Purim is…
How to define a dark heroic fantasy story from other fantasy subgenres in fiction and roleplaying games like Dungeons and Dragons, and Pathfinder RPG. #DnD #amwritingfantasy
Our Fantasy Classes Generator is here to jumpstart your imagination. This clever tool goes beyond the typical fighter-mage-rogue trio.
Writing Worksheet – Reconnect with your Story (PDF) Your harddrive is littered with languishing stories; I know it is! You believed in those stories in the beginning and built them up word by word, suffering when you had to run errands or go to work or even sleep. What happened? Don’t doubt that starting spark.…
A book chock full of information and tips for writers at every stage of their writing process from concept to publishing. © E A Carter 2017 All Rights Reserved.
Your students are bright, but they don't always sound like it. Help improve student vocabulary with these 600 ways to say common things.
NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month—write a 50K word novel during November) starts today, and while I plan to continue blogging throughout NaNo, I wanted to make sure I gave you something good to keep you happy during my crazy month. *smile* Of course, whether or not you’d define today’s post as anything good might depend […]
Creative Writing Worksheet – Politics (PDF) No subject could be less dear to my heart than politics, and in consequence I find myself immensely impressed by writers who create intricate political intrigue in their stories. On one end of the spectrum are science-fiction authors like Lois McMaster Bujold and Anne McCaffrey who invent the political systems of different planets, and on…
If you could manifest my love/hate relationship with story tropes and plot devices in concrete form, it turns out it would look like a bingo card.
As most readers will tell you, there is something quite disturbing about a character who loves dogs one moment and is terrified of them the next, or who has pants on at the beginning of a line of d…
A summary of the comprehensive outlining method developed by Youtuber and writer, Kat O’Keeffe.
