Fantasy Writing Guide—Magic System Design
Chapter 28. The protagonist is cornered -- enemies on three sides, allies unconscious, no weapons left. Then she remembers a healing spell. A heali...
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Chapter 28. The protagonist is cornered -- enemies on three sides, allies unconscious, no weapons left. Then she remembers a healing spell. A heali...
Most writing advice says to surprise your reader. Mystery fiction flips that on its head -- the best mysteries are the ones where the reader could ...
"She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me." One sentence. That is all it took for Elizabeth Bennet to decide she despised Mr. Darcy. ...
In 1982, a film lost its studio nearly $20 million. Critics called it too slow. Audiences stayed away. The movie was Blade Runner. Four decades la...
Halfway through chapter seven, a reader stops caring about the protagonist. Not because the plot dragged. Not because the writing was bad. Because ...
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