What is the Difference Between Contemporary Fantasy and Urban Fantasy? Fantasy comes in many different types and subgenres. Often when we think of fantasy, we think of Tolkienesque fantasy with elves, dwarfs, dragons and wizards, but that is just one aspect. With modern life comes the imagined instances of fantastic happenings within modern settings. This […]
The 5 Men in Urban Fantasy You Want If you were in an urban fantasy world looking for a good man, could you identify him? Thanks to my previous post, you know which guys to steer clear from, but which ones are the good ones? It might seem like all the men you’d come across […]
When it’s the survival of the fittest Fitness is important as a mortal in a dangerous world. Even as a mortal in our mundane world, fitness is important for a long and happy life. In my daily fitness regime I imagine my training in terms of an urban fantasy or contemporary fantasy context. That is, […]
Say you find yourself in an urban fantasy world looking for a good man for companionship and fun. While there are plenty of possibilities presented by the fantasy world, there are certain men you should avoid. If you recognise any of the warning signs, run the other way. From vampires to shifters to warlocks, there […]
How Long Should My Novel Be? How long should my novel be is a question we all ask at one point or another. Invariably you’ll come across long winded articles that dance around the topic. They’ll provide lots of fluff and no substance. It is easy to say “your novel should be as long as […]
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My Journey Through Failure My First “Novel” I recently threw out the first book I ever wrote. It was from year one, when I was five going on six. I wrote a series of seven books that year. The longest was four pages with two or three sentences on each and some illustrations. In year […]
What is a Plot? What is a Story? Story vs plot, what’s the difference and a simple plotting tool is the question asked and what is needed by every writer at some point in their career. It doesn’t matter if you are writing short stories, news articles, audio dramas or screen plays, before you can […]
How is Writing a Novel Different to Writing a Short Story? The difference between writing a novel and a short story is something all short story writers ask themselves at some point. Knowing the difference between a short story and a novel is important if you plan to successfully transition from one to the other. […]
Break through your block by using this easy to follow 6 step framework for creating inspiring fantasy. Because you need to create page turning and imagination firing fantasy stories I have created this easy to follow framework just for you. Sometimes the ideas just flow from you like the molten lava of Mount Doom and […]